Deep Purple - Speed King

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From what I consider their best album "Deep Purple In Rock" 1970 ( magical year for music ...Stunning albums were created...JMHO )

 

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

 

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Left to right:  Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover, Ian Paice

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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...Fell madly in love with this track

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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 

 

 

 

 

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In 2025 this album turned  55 ........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 many more)....

 

Because (so I believe...) for some artists / bands the main  motive for making music was not only economical (ie.making lots of money and that would be  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 music-wise  that I'm very grateful they decided to share with all of us....JMHO