If the title seems a little random, keep in mind you need to think in acronyms. If Return of Crystal Karma didn't give you the hint as to this seemingly random title, well, shoot, I don't know what to tell you.
Glenn enjoyed a very good run in the middle part of the last decade with his solo career. Soul Mover launched this renaissance, and Music for the Divine pulled things in a funkier direction. This album takes it even further, with some tracks feeling like parts of an official followup album to 1977's classic Play Me Out. All of these albums are well worth hearing and investing in. In fact, nothing went wrong in the end, it's just that both he and Chad Smith (yes, that Chad Smith) decided to change direction structurally and work within band contexts instead of continuing on as the core of Glenn's solo career. For Glenn it was off to Black Country Communion and its successor group California Breed (plus an emergency fill-in gig with
For a guy that lives in Los Angeles, it's notoriously difficult to actually see Glenn in concert if you live in the United States (seriously, I think the Balkans have logged more shows that the U.S. in the last fifteen years). I finally had my chance, back at the Whisky-a-Go-Go following the release of this album. After we suffered through about four other bands of varying quality, Glenn took the stage sometime in the 10 PM hour. Most of his band on stage were either from far previous albums or the less prominent players of his then-current band. However, Chad Smith was able to sneak out of his house and crash the encores, which was pretty cool for such a tiny venue. Glenn Hughes remains the most vibrant member of the extended Deep Purple family outside of that band itself.
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