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Deep Purple is an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968. Together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath they are considered to be heavy metal pioneers. Especially influential to heavy metal were Ian Gillan’s powerful screams and Ritchie Blackmore’s virtuoso solos. Deep Purple were also very influential to progressive rock.
Deep Purple’s early output ranged from rock (such as their cover of Joe South’s “Hush)” to strongly classically influenced pieces (such as “April”, from their third album). Their first few albums contained very long solos, such as those on the band’s covers of “Hey Joe” and “I’m So Glad”.
After their third album, founding member and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in particular felt the band should move in a harder direction - and felt that then singer Rod Evans and bassist Nicky Simper were incapable of working in that direction. Both were therefore let go, and replaced with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover from Episode Six, producing what is now thought of as the classic Deep Purple lineup with keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice.
The first output of this new lineup was a mixed electric and orchestral album with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Deep Purple In Concert, with the centrepiece being Lord’s “Concerto For Group And Orchestra”. The whole project was reputedly initiated after idle chat with the band’s manager about the possibility led to him book the orchestra and give the inexperienced composer a deadline to produce the work of a public concert.
Following on from this unusual venture were four very influential studio albums over the next four years: Deep Purple In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head, and Who Do We Think We Are?, and the live album Made In Japan.
Deep Purple’s early output ranged from rock (such as their cover of Joe South’s “
Hush)” to strongly classically influenced pieces (such as “April”, from their third album). Their first few albums contained very long solos, such as those on the band’s covers of “Hey Joe” and “I’m So Glad”.
After their third album, founding member and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in particular felt the band should move in a harder direction - and felt that then singer Rod Evans and bassist Nicky Simper were incapable of working in that direction. Both were therefore let go, and replaced with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover from Episode Six, producing what is now thought of as the classic Deep Purple lineup with keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice.
The first output of this new lineup was a mixed electric and orchestral album with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Deep Purple In Concert, with the centrepiece being Lord’s “Concerto For Group And Orchestra”. The whole project was reputedly initiated after idle chat with the band’s manager about the possibility led to him book the orchestra and give the inexperienced composer a deadline to produce the work of a public concert.
Following on from this unusual venture were four very influential studio albums over the next four years: Deep Purple In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head, and Who Do We Think We Are?, and the live album Made In Japan.
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Slesar-int wrote:
Check some sleaze/hard rock http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Shit+rave
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Danilo-sama wrote:
Child in time is amazing
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Olli6 wrote:
He's fagot scream suck's
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neangel72 wrote:
Listen to them, this range of feelings!
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drunk_bender wrote:
Why DP better then LZ?
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TheXEnter wrote:
http://youcanlike.it/pictures/photo/?mode=normal&id=1435 ;)
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marcopacca83 wrote:
MarkVIII.. Don Airey (the Great) replaced Jon Lord (of Hammond).
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rockmetalrules wrote:
what Mach is the lineup now? & also to the dummies posting you say i say shit please shut the hell up!
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Ramund-hin-unge wrote:
You say Miley Cyrus-I say Led Zepplin You say Flowers-I say Accept You say Pink-I say Iron Maiden You say Hip Hop-i say shut the fuck up You say Pop-I scream Heavy Metal! You say Hannah Montana-i fucking punch you in the face 92% of teenagers have turned to Hip Hop and Pop.If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music,copy and paste this message to another 5 bands.DONT LET THE SPIRIT OF ROCK DIE!
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mynameisjoehann wrote:
Awesome show the other night! \,,/
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Nordmar_Hammer wrote:
You say Miley Cyrus-I say Led Zepplin You say Flowers-I say Accept You say Pink-I say Iron Maiden You say Hip Hop-i say shut the fuck up You say Pop-I scream Heavy Metal! You say Hannah Montana-i fucking punch you in the face 92% of teenagers have turned to Hip Hop and Pop.If you are part of the 8% that still listen to real music,copy and paste this message to another 5 bands.DONT LET THE SPIRIT OF ROCK DIE!
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Szopen715 wrote:
I've heard that they cancelled their tourne to record new stuff, so maybe we will not wait forever?
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veyita_88 wrote:
Wich of all? because they have many great riffs.
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TheMukeyMu wrote:
good riff
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academyofrock wrote:
You might enjoy this blog post on the devil's interval http://humandynamics.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/the-power-of-music-black-sabbath/
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TheJudasMaster wrote:
Yeah, when the fuck is that album coming out? I've been waiting over a year now -.-
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WishingAngel wrote:
I look forward to new album!!!
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elgringoloco_ wrote:
new album? what are you talking about
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romasana69 wrote:
10000000 score
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Love Scandinavian Nights
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Deep Purple in Horsens on 12/15/11
15 Dec 2011 | from www.deep-purple.com
Artist: Deep Purple
Tour: Europe 2011
Date: Thursday, December 15th 2011
Time: 8:00pm
City: Horsens
Venue: Forum
Country: Denmark
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