Deep Purple - Rapture Of The Deep

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Release date: 26 February 2008

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Deep Purple - Rapture Of The Deep: Wikipedia Album Entry

Rapture Of The Deep is the 18th studio album by Deep Purple. It was recorded and released in 2005. A tour edition followed some months later with a bonus CD containing live tracks and session left-outs.

The band embarked on a lenghty, multiple-leg tour, during which they played many of the album's tracks and even the left-outs, such as "Things I Never Said" and "The Well-Dressed Guitar". These two tracks, along with the title track are still in the band's setlist as of 2010. The title track became a kind of a live favourite among fans.

The album was generally praised by fans and reviewers, reaching top40 in some European countries, e.g. #10 in Germany and #11 in Finland.

It was the second album recorded by Mark VIII, that features:

Ian Gillan
Roger Glover
Steve Morse
Ian Paice
Don Airey

As of November 2010, it is still the last Deep Purple album, although a new album by the side line-up is expected in 2011.

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I read in the news that the average man
Is uplifted five times a day
I'm confused, I have to confess
My feeling never goes away

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Don't get me started, let's get it right
There's no use to talk about it, deep into the night
Don't ask about secrets I could tell
I'm gonna keep them to myself

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Broken down relations, beaten up guitars
Making one last appearance in a heap of old cars
Brambles and weeds are flourishing amongst
Lines of empty bottles and rambling drunks

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Deep Purple - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Lyrics

I threw a rock in the lake and it sank to the bottom
The waves spread out but the rock got forgotten

The ripples came back as we all feared

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Deep Purple - Money Talks Lyrics

I was young and healthy, extremely wealthy
I swung in the trees and did as I pleased
I thought I was rich, oh yeah

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Deep Purple - MTV Lyrics

I was driving through the night
Into an endless tunnel of fog
When it dawned on me something was wrong
I was in a trance, hypnotized

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I told you once about a place that I had accidentally stumbled upon
Can you imagine how it feels to find somewhere that you can do no wrong
But it's alright you're safe in my hands

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I'm in a bad spot, babe
I can't hear what you say
I'd love to stop and talk
You keep fading away

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Deep Purple - Don't Let Go Lyrics

You know I get lost on a regular basis
I'm not alone, I see the same old faces
Back on the road it's a worthy opponent
I get home in the heat of the moment

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Deep Purple - Clearly Quite Absurd Lyrics

After all we said today, the strangest thought occurred
I feel I ought to tell you, but it's clearly quite absurd
Wouldn't it be wonderful, If you could read my mind
Imagine all the stuff we could leave behind

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The daylight fades and the stars come out
But there's never much to talk about
Another day goes rushing by
And here we are just wondering why

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Deep Purple - Wrong Man Lyrics

I wasn't in the room
When the action was goin' down
I may have been there once
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