Deep Purple - Burn (1974)

When we first heard the LP, my buddies and I were somewhat disappointed that Ian Gillan and Roger Glover weren't on any of the tracks. But as the music played on, disappointment gradually turned into excitement.

The Mark III line-up, with new vocalist David Coverdale and ex-Trapeze bassist/co-vocalist Glenn Hughes, were really cookin' on the songs, especially hard-drivin' chuggers like 'Lay Down, Stay Down', 'You Fool No One', 'What's Going on Here' and 'Burn'. It sounded like the band had coolly moved on to the next level. As for 'Sail Away' and 'Mistreated', they seem to have deservedly found their place among the most enduring songs in the DP catalogue.