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Snapshot

Roger Glover And The Guilty Party

Eagle Records, 2002

REVIEW BY: Mark Kadzielawa

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 05/23/2003

Being a life-long Deep Purple fan makes it seem like you'reobligated to check out all of the satellite and solo projects. Inmany ways it's a good thing because you get to be exposed to a lotof good music. It's been nearly 20 years since the last RogerGlover solo album, 1984's The Mask. That was a very overlooked album, but at that timeDeep Purple's reformation was in full swing, and what couldpossibly compete with the excellent Perfect Strangers?

Snapshot is a very varied album, probably unlike anythingGlover did as a solo artist. It's an album that you put on latenight, and relax to it. There really aren't any potential hits,although these days with the right airplay anything can become ahit. It's an album that you listen to all the way through andsimply enjoy.

There are many guest musicians on this album, and that'sprobably why it sounds so different and diverse. There are somesouthern rock influences here, but they seem to be very gentle. Itmust've been the touring Purple did with Lynyrd Skynyrd thateventually rubbed off on Roger. If you're looking for anyPurple-related sounds you'll hardly hear any. This album is a realdeparture from what Glover does with Deep Purple. But, on the otherhand, why would he want to do solo albums that are identical towhat he's already released?

Snapshot is definitely some good music, but this willprobably go unnoticed by the general public. Deep Purple fans willpick it up out of curiosity, and others may accidentally get intoit as well. Basically it's an album that fits any mood you might bein. Let's hope there won't be another 15-20 years of waiting beforehe decides to do another album, and how about another Gillan/Glovercollaboration?