'' is a studio album by former
Deep Purple ,
Black Sabbath and
Trapeze vocalist/ bassist
Glenn Hughes . It was his eighth solo studio album and was released in 2001 on
SPV , DNA and
Nippon Crown records.
''Building The Machine'' has a similar feel to Hughes’ previous album, 2000’s ''
Return Of Crystal Karma ''. Many of the songs have a
Hard Rock sound with a
Funk edge, although the funk aspect is somewhat toned down on this album and the songs are more driven by guitar riffs than bass lines.
This album marks the fourth collaboration between Hughes and long time guitarist and co-songwriter
JJ Marsh . The album also features contributions from Hughes’ regular drummer of the period Gary Ferguson, keyboardists
Vince DiCola and
John Beasley and guitarist
Pat Travers , who duets with Hughes on the
Rare Earth cover I Just Want To Celebrate.
Bobby Kimball of
Toto provides backing vocals on two of the tracks.
The track High Ball Shooter is a newly recorded version of the
Deep Purple song, which originally featured on the album ''
Stormbringer ''.
The Japanese version of the album includes the track Cosmic Spell, which was written by Hughes and
Pat Travers .
The opening track Can’t Stop The Flood also kicked off Hughes’ 2004 live album ''
Soulfully Live In The City Of Angels '' and often frequents his set-lists.
#"Can't Stop the Flood" – 4:11 ''(Hughes, Marsh)''
#"Inside" – 4:52 ''(Hughes, Marsh)''
#"Out On Me" – 5:32 ''(Hughes)''
#"I Just Want To Celebrate" – 3:23 ''(Fekaris, Zesses)''
#"Don't Let it Slip Away" – 4:57 ''(Hughes, Marsh, Scott)''
#"Feels Like Home" – 4:38 ''(Crook, Hughes)''
#"High Ball Shooter" – 4:29 ''(Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice)''
#"When You Fall" – 4:57 ''(Hughes, Marsh)''
#"I Will Follow You" – 6:11 ''(Hughes, Marsh)''
#"Beyond the Numb" – 7:51 ''(Hughes)''
#"Big Sky" – 4:38 ''(Ellis, Hughes)''
#
"Cosmic Spell" – 4:49 ''(Hughes, Travers)''
Building The Machine entry at glennhughes.com
