Re-release of Gillan's sixth solo album from 1991. The album was immediately recognized by the critics as Gillan's return to the old Deep Purple sound, particularly comparable to the albums "In Rock" and "Machine Head". The eerie 80's-like production (courtesy of Chris Tsangarides) and the Randy Rhodes sounding guitars made up for a truly spectacular album. Some of the most prominent tracks from "Toolbox" are surely the opening rocker "Hang Me Out to Dry" (with brilliant performance by ex-Mountain guitarist Leslie West), the beautiful ballad "Don't Hold Me Back" and "Pictures of Hell", written by Gillan after his experiences of seeing the aftermath of the Armenian Earthquake in 1989.
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