umbertino Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 From their best album "Deep Purple In Rock" 1970 ( magical year for music ...Stunning albums were created...) All below songs are performed by the classic / epic somehow DP lineup ... Deep Purple In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head, Who Do We Think We Are, Made In Japan (live) albums ( I might have forgotten some) Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Jon Lord (RIP) – keyboards, organ Ian Paice – drums, percussion Ian Gillan – lead vocals Roger Glover – bass This lineup ( the second one in the band's history) then crumbled after a few years mainly because there was a bad fight going on for quite some time between (great) vocalist Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore ( acknowledged by many as an excellent guitarist but also crazy like a horse...For a few years he had played in the anglo-Italian band the Trip) They had gotten to the point of beating each other in a few occasions mainly due to Blackmore's temper........ Can't recall exactly...But one of those 2 (or both maybe) then left the band https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 Left to right: Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover, Ian Paice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 A superb track ....One of their most popular and best ever ... Contains the long and legendary Blackmore's guitar ride (besides the great Jon Lord's organ sound and usual special Gillan's singing) When I first heard this one at age 13 (1970)...It did change the world perception ( thundered on my way to Damascus sorta) I had until then music-wise...Loved it right away.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 Another extremely good track ...One of my faves Ian Paice (called little Ian in order not to confuse him with Gillan) - great drummer...Much underrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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umbertino Posted March 16 Author Report Share Posted March 16 In 2020 this album turned 50 ........Got released in one of the most graced / blessed years for modern music....1970.....A year where lots and lots of masterpieces were created (Santana -Abraxas, Gravy Train, Emerson, Lake & Palmer 1st, Quatermass, John McLaughlin-Devotion, Frank Zappa's Chunga's Revenge, McDonald & Giles, Traffic-John Barleycorn Must Die, CSNY - Deja Vu, King Crimson - Lizard, Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother and many many more).... Because for some artists / bands the main motive for making music was not only economical (ie.making lots of money and that was it)...They ( some at least) had really something to say, something to express ...They had a vision and a good few of them had also fantastic, genius-like creativity, sharp intuition that I'm grateful they decided to share with all of us.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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