[1] Comin' Home (Bolin/Coverdale/Paice) - 3:55
[2] Lady Luck (Cook/Coverdale) - 2:48
[3] Gettin' Tighter (Bolin/Hughes/Tommy) - 3:37
[4] Dealer (Bolin/Coverdale) - 3:50
[5] I Need Love (Bolin/Coverdale) - 4:23
[6] Drifter (Bolin/Coverdale) - 4:02
[7] Love Child (Bolin/Coverdale) - 3:08
[8] This Time Around/Owed to G (Bolin/Hughes/Lord) - 6:10
[9] You Keep on Moving (Coverdale/Hughes) - 5:19
1973 LP Metal Blade 2-26454
1973 CS Metal Blade 4-26454
1975 LP Warner Brothers 2895
1990 CD Warner Brothers 26454
1998 CD EMI 94032
1990 EMI reissue of the band's top 50 1975 album for the label &
the only studio album they cut with ex-James Gang guitarist Tommy Bolin
replacing Ritchie Blackmore. Nine tracks, including 'Lady Luck',
'Dealer' and 'Love Child'. Come Taste the Band Was Released in 1975,
Shortly after the Departure of Original Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore,
who Was Replaced by Ex-James Gang Axe-Slinger Tommy Bolin. Features
David Coverdale (He who Would Go on to Form and Front Whitesnake) on
Vocals and "Come Taste" Was Produced by Martin Birch. Includes "Comin'
Home", "Lady Luck", "Dealer" and Six More.
When Ritchie Blackmore departed Deep Purple in the mid-'70s and formed
Elf (which evolved into Blackmore's Rainbow and featured Ronnie James
Dio), his replacement was Tommy Bolin. To be sure, Blackmore was a darn
tough act to follow, but Bolin proved himself to be a fine guitarist in
his own right on Come Taste The Band, his first album with Purple. But
unfortunately, Bolin didn't have exceptional material to work with
— decent and likable, but hardly exceptional. While sweaty yet
melodic cuts like "Dealer," "Lady Luck" and "You Keep On Moving" are
far from bad, nothing here is in a class with "Smoke On The Water" or
"Highway Star." Purple's more hardcore devotees will want this album
(reissued on CD in the early 1990s), though it's far from the best
representation of their '70s work.
Mitte der Siebziger geriet das Deep Purple-Schlachtschiff mächtig
ins Schlingern. Nachdem zuvor bereits Basser Roger Glover und
Sänger Ian Gillan ausgestiegen waren, nahm '75 auch noch
Gitarrenexzentriker Ritchie Blackmore seinen Hut. Die verbliebenen
Originalmitglieder Jon Lord (keys) und Ian Paice (dr.) bewiesen
allerdings Stehvermögen und rekrutierten mit Tommy Bolin ein
junges, unverbrauchtes Saitentalent, um Come Taste The Band einspielen
zu können. Bolin ersetzte Blackmore ganz passabel, stand jedoch im
Schatten der ebenfalls noch recht frischen Purple-Neuzugänge David
Coverdale (v.) und Glenn Hughes (b./v.), die dem Bandsound eine noch
stärkere Blues-Schlagseite verpassten und auch vor leichten
Funk-Einschüben nicht zurückschreckten. Nichtsdestotrotz ist
Come Taste The Band eines der härtesten Purple-Alben und ein
würdiger Nachfolger der Sahnescheiben Burn und Stormbringer.
My mama showed me how to rock in the cradle
But I learned how to roll along
My papa said "son, gotta git some fun,
Cos when your old it ain't too good on your own"
Been so long since you heard my song
Gonna pick up my guitar and play
Felt so bad when I had to leave you
But I knew that I'd be back some day
So I'm comin' home
To give you more than you bargained for
Comin' home
No mistake I'm gonna shiver 'n' shake
Comin' home
Gonna rock 'n' roll an' give you my soul
Comin' home
I got over the pain I'm comin' home again
Groovin to American Bandstand
B.B. onstage with 'Lucille'
The thrill is gone but it won't be for long
Cos you know I like to play how you feel
Now that we're back together
Gonna shiver 'n' shake all night
I just gotta say the music I play
Will sure enough make you feel alright
Tho I learned how to rock in the cradle
An' rollin' came so easy to me
All the years I travelled the world
Made it so clear to see
It's been so long since you heard my song
Gonna pick up my guitar 'n' play
Felt so bad when I had to leave you
But I knew that I'd be back some day
Comin' home
To give you more than you baragained for
Comin' home
No mistake I'm gonna shiver and shake
Comin' home
Gonna rock 'n' roll and give you my soul
Comin' home
I got over the pain I'm comin' home again
Comin' home
Shiver 'n' shakin' anticpatin'
Comin' home
The thrill is gone but it won't be for long
LADY LUCK
She was a juke-box dancer
A blue eyed gypsy queen
She always had an answer
For what she'd done
And where she'd been
A feathercane Lady Midnight
For all around to see
She spoke with words of wisdom
And this is what she said to me
Lady luck
C'mon give me what I want
Pull me up
Lady luck
If I see you again
I will call you my friend
I have always been a sinner
But then the lady came along
She stole my heart and turned me 'round
'Till I didn't know right from wrong
She whispered words of kindness
I'd never ever heard before
Golden words and silver tongue
Till I really couldn't take no more
Lady luck
C'mon give me what I want
Pull me up
Lady luck
If I see you again
I will call you my friend
C'mon shake me
GETTIN' TIGHTER
When night time comes
And I'm ten thousand miles away
Just lose yourself
And watch the band kick back and play
Get up--keep in line
It's gettin' tighter all the time
You say you're feelin' fine
It's gettin' tighter all the time
Get a load off your mind
This place is right
It's hard to find
The mood is set alright
It's gonna be a long long night
You keep spinnin' 'round
You find it hard to touch the ground
And time is all it takes
You'll find it easy once you make
Get up--keep in line
It's gettin' tighter all the time
Gettin' tighter
Gettin' tighter
DEALER
If you fool around
With the dealer
Remember soon
You'll have to pay
He'll creep behind you
Like a hunter
Just to steal your soul away
I don't want no one
Messing with my woman
But just the same
I don't see nobody
Fooling with you
If you're snowblind
Madonna can hold you
But if you don't understand
There is nothing she can do for you
Running from the dealer
Trying to save your soul
I can feel the fire
Coming from inside you
I know what it's like
Cos I've been burned before
Ain't no mercy
In the hunger but
You're a fool to yourself
Cos your dealer keeps you begging for more
Running from the dealer
Trying to save your soul
In the beginning all you wanted
Was the calm before the storm
If the bluebird plays the eagle
He finds his song will turn to stone
Dealer
I NEED LOVE
I keep singing the same old song
Like I did before
When you left me
You left me in darkness
I'd never known before
I was restless
A fool for your time
Waiting 'round for you to call
But now I've found me
An angel of mercy
I don't feel bad at all
Your body was honey
I tasted a lot
But let me tell you babe
I need more than you got
I want someone to hold me
An' keep me satisfied
I need love
I've got nothing to do
Ain't got nothing to say
Just live your life
The way you know
When you moved on
You took all the sweetness
Was I a fool to let you go
With the woman I forget for the moment
All the times we knew before
Tho I'm still singing
The same old love song
I don't want you knocking on my door
DRIFTER
I was born a rambling man
An' I never got the chance
To settle down an' get a hold on love
Takin' air an' movin' around
Is all I can see that I'm doin'
An' it is bringin' me down
Drivin' on a highway going nowhere
Desolation destination
Guess I'll find it somewhere
I know if there's trouble
I ain't takin' the blame
That's why I keep movin'
So nobody knows my name
Born a loser
I'm beyond the law
Women behind me
Never can find me
They can never get together
What I've been here for
Cos I'm a drifter
Rollin' on
Ain't wastin' my time no more
LOVE CHILD
You can walk through fire
Make the north wind blow
Squeeze 'n' tease me honey
When you shake your body
You move my soul
Let me be your lover
Won't you let me be your child
Take me through your universe
Y'know that when you smile
You drive me wild
Love child
Driving me wild
Love child
Always teasin' me
You can ride your pony
Day dream in fairy tales
All I know is I need more
When I see you dance the seven veils
THIS TIME AROUND
The world around us hangs in doubt
You face a crime that we'll hear about
To pay the cost would never be the same
Eternal lovers we're not to blame
There's no mistake there's no refrain
The same surroundings that stood
Are here again this time
As I look around you can't be found
To lose you I'd rather see
The endless time of space go passing by
This time around
This time around
So look around we all will be found
In love
The world around us hangs in doubt
You face a crime that we'll hear about
To pay the cost would never be the same
Eternal lover you're not to blame
There's no mistake there's no refrain
The same surroundings that stood
Are here again this time
As I look around you can't be found
To lose you I'd rather see
The endless time of space go passing by
This time around
This time around
To lose you I'd rather see
The endless time of space go passing by
Fly
By
OWED TO 'G'
(Instrumental)
YOU KEEP ON MOVING
You keep on moving
Far away far away
You keep on moving
Far away far away
Everyday wheels are turning
And the cry still returning
Dawn will soon be breaking
The day has just begun
You put your arms around me
Like a circle 'round the sun
Dance across the seasons
To a place that no one knows
Where angels fear to tread