The Battle Rages On

Infobox Album | Name = The Battle Rages On...
Type = Album
Artist = Deep Purple


Released = July 1993
Recorded = Bearsville Studios
Red Rooster Studios
Greg Rike Studios
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 49:25
Label = BMG (UK) Giant Records (US)
Producer = Thom Panunzio & Roger Glover
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:tnaxlf0egcqo link]
*CDuniverse Rating|4|5 [http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7050960/a/Battle+Rages+On.htm link] | Last album = "Slaves & Masters"
(1990)
This album = "The Battle Rages On"
(1993)
Next album = "Purpendicular"
(1996)

"The Battle Rages On..." is the fourteenth studio album by Deep Purple, released in 1993. It's the last album recorded with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who quit during the tour in November 1993.

The band's classic Mk II line-up reunited for a second time (the first being 1984's "Perfect Strangers"). Departed vocalist Joe Lynn Turner once referred to this album as "The Cattle Grazes On", claiming that much stronger material existed for the album until he was fired from the band and Ian Gillan returned and reworked much of it.

Track listing

All songs written by Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover except where indicated.
# "The Battle Rages On" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) – 5:57
# "Lick It Up" – 4:00
# "Anya" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord) – 6:32
# "Talk About Love" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice) – 4:08
# "Time to Kill" – 5:51
# "Ramshackle Man" – 5:34
# "A Twist in the Tale" – 4:17
# "Nasty Piece of Work" (Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Lord) – 4:37
# "Solitaire" – 4:42
# "One Man's Meat" – 4:39

Personnel

* Ian Gillan - vocals
* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
* Roger Glover - bass
* Jon Lord - organ, keyboards
* Ian Paice - drums

External links

* [http://www.thehighwaystar.com/rosas/jouni/discos/studio14.html 14h studio album]