Some can never get enough of it, others flee when hearing that frightening scream solo from singer Ian Gillan in Child In Time, the 1970s Deep Purple song that practically invented the term classic rock and made Gillan immortal. In the years that followed, Gillan had an on-again, off-again relationship with this band (which doesn't seem to stop) and solo works by him appeared regularly, with moderate
… success. That his primal glow is far behind him can be heard on One Eye To Morocco. He is still in a good voice, however, with that swinging and bluesy timbre with which he was already recognizable in the seventies. One Eye To Morocco opens promisingly with the mesmerizing title track. There is an oriental touch about this, reminiscent of the adventures in the world music of Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. However, it seems as if Gillan has shot his powder composition right away because unimaginative rock and blues rock then start to dominate the album. Gillan continues to sing in good humor and groovy, but he no longer manages to hold the attention with this. (MR)more
