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Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (1968 – 1976, 1984 – present)
“Deep Purple” is an English hard 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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Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple
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Machine Head
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emilczak wrote:
Hush!
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neukk wrote:
@Twiggy_Manson - it's burn not bum. reading helps.
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MarGuitarHero wrote:
Agree!Those albums are very,very nice! :DD
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FjordSweetFjord wrote:
I played the Coverdale albums today, wonderful wonderful songs. Always loved that era! :D
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Twiggy_Manson wrote:
Why is there 5th most popular song called Bum?
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FrankyRey wrote:
Makes my ears hurt....
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Lionheartattack wrote:
Why yes, one of those reasons I never began playing drums. Wouldn't want to come out of the closet before I could be as good as Paice, and that could take time... :D What I most adore of Purple though is the fact that they have made some melodies basicly everyone has heard. I bet everyone have heard, like, Smoke on the Water or Black Night. Or Burn or Perfect Srrangers or... Simply just awesome music!
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FjordSweetFjord wrote:
Ian Paice can play some drums!
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JadziaKraweznik wrote:
the best band of all time. [2]
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JrMaD3 wrote:
the best band of all time.
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worldtoforgive wrote:
dun dun dun dun da dun dun dun dun dun da dun.
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Preacher_WF wrote:
great band!
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dave0012 wrote:
i love it motherfuckers
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lcmln wrote:
love it !~
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Twiggy_Manson wrote:
You know. Ritchie Blackmore was in "Deep Purple" right? Purple is the color representing homosexuality. Then he made "Rainbow" another homosexuality reference. Coincidence? Then Ritchie joined the group "Massive hard cock". I think that's the final straw really.
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hnava wrote:
kewl
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Raku92 wrote:
BURN !!!!!!!!!!!!
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plastic_boy7 wrote:
SoW's lyrics are really simple
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Partymacher wrote:
The world's best band.
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BurningRemnant wrote:
If SMoke on the Water is not among the best riffs ever, I don't know what is. I think it's the catchiest and most emblematic riff of all time
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