Burn (studio album)
by Deep Purple

Burn by Deep Purple
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 1,360th   
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 359 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (28th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (269th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,360th)

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Deep Purple bestography

Burn is ranked 4th best out of 71 albums by Deep Purple on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Deep Purple is Machine Head which is ranked number 254 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,444.

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Burn track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 1,360th | 1970s rank: 269th | 1974 rank: 28th

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78/100 (from 359 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.3/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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From 05/31/2023 11:39 | #297316
This is the best MKIII album well on par with even Machine Head and way better than "Who Do We Think We Are"
The band plays tightly and Blackmores solos are amazing as usual.
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From 10/15/2022 02:31 | #290485
Second favorite non mach 2 album right after self titled. Coverdale fits in seamlessly. Heck I even like it more than some Mach 2 albums.
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From 11/27/2021 14:34 | #276756
The best Mk3 album, but it also ranks well overall in DP discography.
Burn riffs.
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From 10/29/2020 15:18 | #259912
David Coverdale's debut. "You Fool No One" is the stand-out track! Rating (80.00)
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From 05/26/2020 15:15 | #252113
This version of Deep Purple may not have lasted long, but it was worth it just for this album.

Top tracks: Burn, Mistreated, You Fool No One
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From 07/31/2019 20:05 | #240598
This is the best album with Coverdale and Hughes. The new voices compliment each other very good even though I prefer Hughes vocals if I have to choose. More progressive than earlier albums, less funky than later albums.
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From 12/24/2018 10:53 | #227780
Direcionou o que seria o rock por décadas!
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From 09/27/2018 17:29 | #221756
A great album by Deep Purple Mark 2. I see that opinions are mixed on who was the better vocalist. Personally I think it comes down to individual preference. I certainly think that this and 'Stormbringer' sound even better now than they did back when they were released, possibly part of that is my musical taste maturing. Without a doubt David Coverdale brought a new lease of life to Purple when Gillan left. Equally Gillan made 'In Rock' and 'Machine Head' albums that will hold legendary status. As far as this album goes, the title track is a personal favourite.
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From 05/10/2018 01:23 | #214506
Decent album. Coverdale's vocals are good, but I prefer Ian Gillan's with Deep Purple. A good, solid offering. Nothing great here, but nothing awful either.
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From 02/24/2018 23:50 | #209523
One of the first albums I owned - and all these years later it is still one of my top favourites!
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