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“Child in Time” is an epic rock song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. Featured on their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock, the song is 10 minutes and 17 seconds long.
Written by the band in 1969, it is said by the band members themselves to have been inspired by a riff featured in a song by Purple contemporaries It’s a Beautiful Day, called “Bombay Calling”. The riff was played on violins and very much faster in tempo.
“Child in Time” is an essentially simple composition, featuring an organ intro, three power chords, and a two minute long solo. Lyrically dark, it is set around the theme of Cold War. Vocalist Ian Gillan utilizes his full vocal range and goes from quiet singing to loud, high-pitched, banshee-esque screaming. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore comes in with a slow solo, which builds up to a fast-pace playing and then ends abruptly, with the whole song cycle starting over again.
A staple of the Deep Purple live concerts in 1970–73, the song has not featured regularly at concerts since the reunion of the line up in 1993. Gillan cites many personal reasons for leaving the song out, but it is likely that, given his advancing years, the song is becoming increasingly difficult to perform without sampled vocal backings. Its last appearance in Deep Purple’s live set was at Harrogate in 2002. In that performance, high-pitched guitar was used to cover up Gillan’s now-limited vocal range during the “screaming” parts. A similar technique is used on current live performances of “Space Truckin’”.
Written by the band in 1969, it is said by the band members themselves to have been inspired by a riff featured in a song by Purple contemporaries It’s a Beautiful Day, called “Bombay Calling”. The riff was played on violins and very much faster in tempo.
“Child in Time” is an essentially simple composition, featuring an organ intro, three power chords, and a two minute long solo. Lyrically dark, it is set around the theme of Cold War. Vocalist Ian Gillan utilizes his full vocal range and goes from quiet singing to loud, high-pitched, banshee-esque screaming. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore comes in with a slow solo, which builds up to a fast-pace playing and then ends abruptly, with the whole song cycle starting over again.
A staple of the Deep Purple live concerts in 1970–73, the song has not featured regularly at concerts since the reunion of the line up in 1993. Gillan cites many personal reasons for leaving the song out, but it is likely that, given his advancing years, the song is becoming increasingly difficult to perform without sampled vocal backings. Its last appearance in Deep Purple’s live set was at Harrogate in 2002. In that performance, high-pitched guitar was used to cover up Gillan’s now-limited vocal range during the “screaming” parts. A similar technique is used on current live performances of “Space Truckin’”.
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sionborg wrote:
Fantastic Song !!! :-)
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DonnieSTFU wrote:
one of the greatest songs ever.
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Timitzi wrote:
One of the greatest vocal performances ever ;)
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keithster12 wrote:
Slow tempo? Have you heard the Whole song?
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str4ngel wrote:
slow tempo
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WinDu94 wrote:
nein das is das legendörste was es gibt ! untopbar ...... das leid wird auch so gemeint das macht es aus
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Nobantu wrote:
Made in Japan ist brillianter! Aber ist das nicht ewig klasse?!
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McLuckes wrote:
uuuuuuuhuuuuhuu!!! oh ilove this song
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irlandgirl wrote:
I love this song since thousand of years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mofilia wrote:
UAU!!! Excelente música... atemporal e viva o rock sempre!!!
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Akimp wrote:
Awesome song
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malungo100 wrote:
super song, ♥ ♪♫ღ ♫ღ ღ ♫ღ♥ ♪♫
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misterBlonde84 wrote:
Amazing!
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Theseeker2 wrote:
UUUhhhaaaaaAAAAAHHHaaaaaaaaaaaa
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purple-dirk wrote:
Deep Purple Mark 2 in Bestform ...
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bhb60 wrote:
prefer 'Made in Japan' version myself
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montegoman74 wrote:
nothing sets a mood like a great keyboardist playing a hamond b3,sweet
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legonz wrote:
Epic !
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WillyBoettcher wrote:
Dies ist die Band die mich durch mein Leben begleitet hat,sie sind immer noch so gut wie vor 33 Jahren,als ich das erste Mal Deep Purple hören durfte,einzigartig fantastisch...
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nils1964 wrote:
unreal, pure magic, after all these years still hypnotizing!
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