The first and final appearance of the late guitarist 'Tommy Bolin' for 'Purple', being drafted in, after the departure of 'Ritchie Blackmore' to form 'Rainbow'. A fine job he does too, filling the boots of one of the most influential guitarist of the time is no easy task, unfortunately as with 'Stormbringer' the material is lacking. More consistent than its predecessor, but lacks the bite and drive of earlier classics like 'Burn' and 'Machine Head' as they seem happy to continue in the bluesy 'Whitesnake' style.

'Comin' Home' is a solid opener with a trademark 70's 'Purple' intro, and builds into a catchy lightweight rocker, complete with strong chorus and nice instrumental break. 'Lady Luck' could be straight off 'Whitesnake's' 'Saints and Sinner' or 'Ready N' Willing', as it bears little resemblance to earlier 'Purple'. Better is the 'Bolin' driven 'Gettin' Tighter', with its chugging rhythm, sharp guitaring and crisp melodic vocals. Less inviting is the bluesy 'Dealer-', a lyrically disappointing track, with dull and predictable arrangements. Marginally better is 'I Need Love' which display some typical 'Bolin' fret work and although a bit statically pace has a pleasant flow. Side two kicks off with another 'Whitesnake' sounding number 'Drifter' and overall is a fairly lacklustre endeavour, but at least they try to pick up the pace a bit. Following in the aforementioned style is 'Love Child', and yet again they fail to ignite any gusto on this unfocused number. Continuing in this poor vein of form is 'This Time Around' a lightweight number, and while well sung is about as 'Hard Rock' as 'The Bee Gees', this track closes with the instrumental 'Owed to 'G'', but even this is fairly ordinary. Fortunately the album closes on a high point with the excellently penned 'You Keep on Moving', this is definitely a marked improvement over the previous tracks, the arrangements are clever and overall is the highlight of this release.

Following a farewell tour 'Deep Purple' split, 'David Coverdale' famously went on to form 'Whitesnake'. While 'Tommy Bolin' after releasing a couple of solo albums, tragically died of a drugs overdose in 76'. Thankfully the classic 'Mark II' lineup reformed in the early 80's and cut a couple of quality albums, which are definitely preferable to 'Stormbringer' and 'Come Taste the Band'.