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Fireball is the opening song of the album of the same name by the English hard rock band Deep Purple. It was Deep Purple’s second single release in 1971.
The song begins with the fan-like sound of a Leslie speaker cabinet (which eventually fades out) being turned on and the drums begin at bar 2 at 240 bpm. The guitar, bass, organ and vocals join in on bar 10 in the key of A, although most of the song’s riff is in Bm.
“Fireball” is an odd song for Deep Purple as it features no guitar solo. Instead it features a bass solo in the key of F#m which then modulates into an organ solo in Bm. The song ends in a fade out with ad-libbing from the organ. The beat is accented with a tambourine played by Ian Gillan.
“Fireball” (take 1 - instrumental), a bonus track on the remastered Fireball album, features a guitar solo near the end, at 3:30, after the fade-out of the original version.
It is one of the only Deep Purple songs to feature Ian Paice using a double-bass pedal; when performed live, a roadie brings on another bass drum to perform the song, only to remove it when it is finished. Hence it is not performed live very often. However, it has been performed during the ongoing Rapture of the Deep Tour.
The song begins with the fan-like sound of a Leslie speaker cabinet (which eventually fades out) being turned on and the drums begin at bar 2 at 240 bpm. The guitar, bass, organ and vocals join in on bar 10 in the key of A, although most of the song’s riff is in Bm.
“Fireball” is an odd song for Deep Purple as it features no guitar solo. Instead it features a bass solo in the key of F#m which then modulates into an organ solo in Bm. The song ends in a fade out with ad-libbing from the organ. The beat is accented with a tambourine played by Ian Gillan.
“Fireball” (take 1 - instrumental), a bonus track on the remastered Fireball album, features a guitar solo near the end, at 3:30, after the fade-out of the original version.
It is one of the only Deep Purple songs to feature Ian Paice using a double-bass pedal; when performed live, a roadie brings on another bass drum to perform the song, only to remove it when it is finished. Hence it is not performed live very often. However, it has been performed during the ongoing Rapture of the Deep Tour.
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catdaddybaycali wrote:
Oh, and what the fuck is a "Grandmaster Flash"???
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catdaddybaycali wrote:
Who are the retards running the RRHOF????
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catdaddybaycali wrote:
DP is not in the R&R Hall of Fame?????
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asibalen wrote:
zeitlos.......
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misterBlonde84 wrote:
guitar - vocals - bass - keyboard - drums ... all great [3] LOVE this song!!
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bonzolead wrote:
Can anybody tell me why Deep Purple isn't. in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Grandmaster Flash is in there but not Deep Purple WTF
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Zero-74 wrote:
yeah!!!!
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dorogavtsevalex wrote:
Fire!!!!!!
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Smoleybluesband wrote:
So geil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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R-HeavyMetal wrote:
Yeah...! GoOd Song! \m/
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stlthbmr wrote:
Fuck yeah, I love this song. The album is outstanding as well.
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kemming wrote:
guitar - vocals - bass - keyboard - drums ... all great [2]
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PrakashKrishnan wrote:
The Mark II lineup put out some damn fine rock tracks and this is certainly one of them.
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behemouth wrote:
jon lord is he best electric key boardist of that era.
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purple-dirk wrote:
guitar - vocals - bass - keyboard - drums ... all great
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vinicorrea wrote:
ladies and gentlemen mr. Ian Paice !!!
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keithster12 wrote:
Great keyboards! thanks Jon!
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Akatharsia wrote:
Heavy metal, yeah!
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mitsch1 wrote:
des gehd dursch un dursch
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KissesTingle wrote:
Memories! Young ones today don't know what they missed
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