TEAM RNS PRESENTS

ARTIST: Deep Purple

LABEL: EMi / Capitol

RIPPER: Team RNS

0hr 51min total- 74.2mb

RELEASE DATE: 2003-08-25
RIP DATE: 2003-08-11

01 House Of Pain                  3:34
02 Sun Goes Down                  4:10

07 Picture Of Innocence           5:11
08 I've Got Your Number           6:01

11 Doing It Tonight               3:29

Deep Purple - Ian Gillan (vocals),
Roger Glover (bass), Ian Paice (drums),
Steve Morse (guitar), Don Airey (organ),
met up in L.A in December of 2002, wrote
the material for the album within only
one month, and in the Spring of 2003
another month was all they needed to
complete recording. And this spontaneous
and easy-going approach shimmers through
the songs. 'Bananas' sees Deep Purple
rocking and conjuring a whole arsenal
of catchy melodies and masterly
instrumental passages. Vocals, guitar,
bass,organ, and drums interlock in such
a natural-sounding way as can only be
achieved by musicians who have known
each other for years and have a mutual

But what about that album title? It might
sound very profane, but that was meant
to be. 'Bananas' offers plently of
different associations, but the story
behind it is quite simple. Glover
explains: "It all started with a little
joke. About three years ago, I saw a
photo of a man in a newspaper who was
trying to hoist a hugebanana tree onto
the front of his bike. I said to Ian
Gillan: Look Ian, here's the title of our
next album. We'll call it 'Bananas'. Ian
wasn't really looking, he just said
'great idea'. Of course, his enthusiasm
was ironic, but somehow the thought
remained in our heads. Because 'Bananas'
is so striking and people can talk
about what it's supposed to mean. It
leaves plenty of space for
philosophical interpretations or
whatever. And I'm sure Ian would be able
to give you a deeply political
explanation. But really, it's just a
word, nothing more".

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