Mr. Universe
by Gillan
- Type: Album
- Released: 12 October 1979
- Label: Acrobat
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 39:24
- Community rating: 3.52/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Bernie Torm茅, Colin Towns, Ian Gillan, Mick Underwood, John McCoy
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Showcasing a revitalized Ian Gillan, 'Mr. Universe' delivers a potent blend of blues-rooted swagger and driving metallic energy. The blistering guitar work of Colin Towns and Bernie Torm茅 propels the compositions, capturing a band hungry for reinvention after deep purple's collapse. It successfully rode the cusp of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, securing a renewed, fervent fanbase.
Genres
Descriptors: progressive, melodic
Tracklist
- Vengeance (3:34)
- Mr. Universe (6:14)
- She Tears Me Down (5:08)
- Your Sister's On My List (4:09)
- Street Theatre (2:42)
- Roller (4:37)
- Puget Sound (4:26)
- Move With The Times (5:00)
- Sleeping On The Job (3:34)
Credits
- Mick Underwood - drums, written-by
- Bernie Torm茅 - guitar, written-by