Whoosh! (Limited Hattrick Edition) [DE-Version, Regio 2/ B]
Deep Purple

Somehow, this collaboration resulted in Whoosh! sounding so organic, it would have a staple on rock radio in 1974, yet it still manages to register as utterly modern. Whoosh!'s 13 tracks are tightly written, economical (only two songs are over five minutes) hard rock songs saturate in edgy pop hooks, prog interludes, and the band's signature approach to groove. Adopting the studio motto "Deep Purple is putting the 'Deep' back in 'Purple,'" they let their creative impulses freely serve their blues-influenced hard rock. Morse's razor-wire guitar solo (that briefly nods to Richie Blackmore's original break), and soulful, jazzy organ. Whoosh! is musically superior to its immediate, Ezrin-produced predecessors, but it's more, too: If it's the last album Deep Purple release, it should be remembered as among their best.