This postcard from paradise is easily the most carefree record that Ian Gillan or Roger Glover have ever been involved in and the music excels because of it.

Gone are all the proprietary boundaries of their main group, DEEP PURPLE, leaving the pair to run through every and any style of music that caught their fancy that day or to join any number of them that they felt would culminate in something interesting.

More than anything else this is a "happy" record that two friends made with and for each other.

There are several cover songs, "The Purple People Eater" being the one that stands out the most. There is a lot of techno diddling, "Chet" and "Evil Eye." There are splashes of Reggae, "Cayman Island." But the track most PURPLE-like, and that, after all, is what people are looking for, at least initially, is "I Can't Dance to That."

The song that should have been a raging radio hit and MTV favorite is "Telephone Box," it is simply one of the best pop tunes ever associated with Gillan or Glover.

"I Thought No" retells, partially, the story from PURPLE'S "Anyone's Daughter" this time in a harmonica filled blues romp. It also contains one of the all time classic Gillan lyrics,

"It didn't take more than a minute, she blew me right away. . ."

Shortly after this record surfaced Gillan was out of DEEP PURPLE for a second time and could spend as much time on the beach as he wanted.

Had Gillan done that we might have another record as light and enjoyable to listen to as this one but it just wasn't meant to be.

These thirteen tracks stand on their own regardless of who was involved in their creation still, the fact that it was Gillan and Glover makes the listening all the more enjoyable. Be careful not to spill your Margarita!

Released by Spitfire Records.
Website: http://www.SpifireRecords.com

Review by David Lee