Whoosh!
by Deep Purple
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
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  1. Pjeffreygilstra
    Aug 13, 2020
    10
    One of Purples best and one of 2020's best albums. Long live rock. Thank you DP
  2. Kos1983
    Aug 11, 2020
    10
    Perfect.Album of the year!!!I cant beliave they make their best album in the last 25 years...
  3. SonnyForelli
    Aug 11, 2020
    9
    Better than Perpendicular! Great albulm from start to finish and one would only hope that I would hear some of these songs on the radio here in the US
  4. Zigzagwanderer
    Aug 11, 2020
    9
    This is a grower. By the fifth listen you'll be picking up on just how good this is.
  5. mitbruin
    Sep 11, 2020
    8
    Raise your hand if you expected Deep Purple would still be releasing new albums in the 2020’s. While this record’s mere existence is a little bit surprising, the fact that it’s also good should not be. There are no modern day ‘Smoke on the Water’ classics here, of course, but 90% of the tracks are interesting and engaging, and all of the Steve Morse guitar solos are worth the price ofRaise your hand if you expected Deep Purple would still be releasing new albums in the 2020’s. While this record’s mere existence is a little bit surprising, the fact that it’s also good should not be. There are no modern day ‘Smoke on the Water’ classics here, of course, but 90% of the tracks are interesting and engaging, and all of the Steve Morse guitar solos are worth the price of admission on their own.

    3/5 of the (essentially) original members are still present, and Ritchie Blackmore & Jon Lord are here in spirit as well, as the instrumental track ‘And the Address’ originally appeared on the band’s debut album 52(!) years ago.    … Expand
  6. nino7070
    Jan 17, 2022
    10
    This is a very strong concept album, in which the band once again proves that age is not a hindrance to creativity. Next to hard rock there are prog songs like Step By Step, The Power Of The Moon, Man Alive. My Favorite Nothing At All and Throw My Bones.

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Sputnikmusic
    Aug 13, 2020
    60
    It’s not as consistently good as Now What?! and it doesn’t contain inFinite’s peaks. Nonetheless, it’s classy, enjoyable, and it’s certainly commendable to see legendary musicians who have nothing to prove, feel the desire to express themselves artistically.
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  2. AllMusic
    Aug 7, 2020
    80
    Whoosh! is musically superior to its immediate, Ezrin-produced predecessors, but it's more, too: If it's the last album Deep Purple release, it should be remembered as among their best.
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  3. Mojo
    Aug 6, 2020
    60
    It's certainly brave. Whoosh! is superior when guitarist Steve Morse and keyboard player Don Airey slip their leashes. [Sep 2020, p.85]
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