Vocal ANALYSIS of Deep Purple's "Highway Star" has it cruisin' right to my playlist!
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2023
- Ian Gillan's sizzling sound is leaving me enamored, and I wanted more. "Highway Star" is your next most requested Deep Purple song, and I can hear why. . . this was such a fun journey! Between the mix of the vocals, Ritchie Blackmore's amazing guitar riffs and just the total vibe, I'm hooked!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Deep Purple performing "Highway Star" for the first time.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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This track is probably responsible for more speeding tickets than any other track in history
This and Radar Love by Golden Earring.
Omg!!! As a 14 year old back in 1972, we would put the speakers on the floor and lay between them and listen to the song over and over and over❤
Highway Star is really a Drummer-led song and the way that Ian Paice keeps the rest of the band on track is amazing.
Y el BAJO ... Tengo la pista aislada de Roger Glover del bajo de Highway Star ... AWESOME 👌👌👌
The great thing about Elizabeth is that she is able to explain why what I think is so cool is so cool!
That's so true :)
Love how she's just become the rock & metal queen now. Really cool to see someone introduced to this music later in life and really enjoy it.
She is so ridiculously smart, as a professional world traveler vocalist, I think that she can’t help but appreciate the real quality of the music itself as she so articulately breaks down all these old classics! It would be so awesome to take her out on a highway cruise and jam to this!
She might not like the "later in life" part...😇
@@davidwuyts1175 i mean she wasn't listening to it as a kid lol
It’s interesting to see somebody so kind of sheltered in a classical art form now taking in popular music unheard.
I take for granted most people have heard these songs.
She just does what gives her money. That's why she never said she doesn't like a song, it's bad for the wallet.
Luciano Pavarotti is on record saying about Ian Gillan: "To do what he does you have to be either a genius or a madman. I determined for myself that he is indeed a genius!". One great singer acclaiming another, and I'm sure that Pavarotti was not just thinking of Gillan's trademark vocal belting and agility, but also his understanding of dynamics, nuances, phrasing and story-telling by means of the voice (and perhaps also his skill as a lyricist: songs like "Child In Time" and "No One Came" show this with real clarity).
I saw a docummentary with him saying something along.. "Some are tenor, soprano, (etc) ... What I do is screaming."
@@sirsancti5504 There's far mpre to him as a singer than just the vocal belting thing...
He is my absolute favorite hard rock singer! I could be wrong, but I think he's on a pretty short list of four octave male rock vocalists.
Pavarotti was half right. He's a genius _and_ a madman.
Or, he was trying to score some tickets and a back stage pass.
For those of us who grew up in the muscle car era, this is more than a song. It's our anthem.
Deep Purple was a band that each member was as good as the other. Ian belting it out like he always does, Richie with the incredible guitar, Ian playing the drums with incredible rhythm and fills, Jon beating up his Hammond like it owed him money lol. What a band they were and the song involved the most speeding tickets in our history lol.
You forgot to mention Roger Glover. He did a hell of a job in this song, especially during the guitar solo.I was just waiting for Elisabeth to mention his great work, but no.
@@ollehogberg4368 I agree with you
Yeah it was never possible to drive the speed limit when this song came on.
@@ollehogberg4368 Totalmente de acuerdo con vos ... Roger está muy presente a lo largo de toda la pieza.
De hecho, está disponible la pista del bajo ( bass Track & rythm track ) de Highway Star ...
Es para " chuparse los dedos " ... 👌👌👌👍🇦🇷
a unique band absolutely. The unholy Trinity was Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, and Led Zepplin, wish I could experience being in my late teens, early 20s during that time
Jon Lord and the Hammond B3 makes this whole thing work. Not only was Jon a musical genius, he was a truely great guy. Very much missed.
C3, actually. Bought off Christine McVie.
@@richardharrold9736 - I'll buy that. Makes sense. But....Jon squeezed every drop out of that machine, didn't he ?
Cool things happen when you plug a Hammond into a Marshall amp! That overdriven sound is much more powerful than the "standard" Hammond->Leslie combination.
Jon Lord and Rick Wakeman - my two favorite keyboardists. Yes and DP...
Could never have been the same without them.
Jon Lord beating the Hammond like it owed him money lol. He was fantastic!
This song is basically like five musicians soloing in perfect harmony with each other... it's fan-freakin-tastic.
Yup, every element of this song is insane. Masterpiece.
Deep Purple was big in my Senior year of high school (1973). Don't know your age but love how much a far younger person enjoys the music of my era. At the time I did not know how good we had it.
Saw them in L.A. when they were the opening act for Cream. Cream played one song and people were screaming for Deep Purple to come back out.
And that's why Cream through them off the tour. NO WAY could Cream ever play a show as great as Purple did.....
Each drum fills are so well played and so melodic. Ian Paice is an amazing drummer.
Such a lovely humble bloke too. The way he reacted to Yoyoka Soma absolutely slaying "Burn"...
The very best
@@richardharrold9736 Ian also follows Sina!
The best for sure!
No lie.
I don't know if you had heard this before, but the origin of the song is incredible. They were giving an interview on their tour bus and the interviewer asked how they came up with their music. Ritchie picked up his guitar and started playing a riff and Ian started improvising the words. They cleaned it up and played it that night in concert.
Wicked! That's amazing!
I had never heard that before. That is incredible! It just shows you how good those guys were.
Yup, that's about right! They are that insanely good!
Blackmore's life's one whole series of those kinds of events
I believe "Black Night" was similar...a drunken night out that ended up back at the studio with Gillan singing randomly black night harmonies and that set Ritchie Blackmore off on his guitar jamming along..
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ritchie Blackmore, John Lord all on point.
My nephew never really got why I liked Deep Purple until he heard this song. It is now his favorite song, especially when driving! Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore worked so well together. When my mother wanted me to take organ lessons, I emphatically said yes. She was thinking theater and church organ, I was thinking Jon Lord and Rick Wakeman. My life changed forever because of Jon Lord and cried the day he died. You should check out his symphonic work too. It was brilliant!
Yes. When you watch the footage of them playing... Blackmore is always watching (almost staring) at Lord... a real connection!
The whole album of Machine Head is just such an amazing experience.
💯🤘🏼
Agreed!
People talk about Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore but, for me, Deep Purple is all about Jon Lord and his Hammond B-3 organ.
That dude was a master of his craft. He would go from Paganini in one song to Gershwin in the next. Absolute genius.
Just all of them really were masters in their field.
As fellow bassist, I always have to add that Roger Glover did a fantastic job in combining giving the basic thrive of the Song and adding these cool bass licks here and there. He and Ian Paice on the drums really made some of the best rock songs in history possible
The fun thing is, like Led Zeppelin, you really wouldn't be "wrong" no matter who your favorite was. They were ALL amazing
@@jasonGamesMaster exactly!
That b3 through a Leslie horn. Ass kicking for sure
It’s not a crucial detail, but Jon was actually playing a Hammond C3 throughout most of his Deep Purple career, he actually bought it from the recently deceased Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac. The C3 differs from the B3 in the looks department, otherwise they’re identical on the “inside”.
There's nothing quite like the sound of a Hammond organ through a Marshall stack.
You gotta do Space Truckin’!! It’s such a heavy track and it’s quick and to the point, all the best elements of Deep Purple exist in that track in my opinion!
So hard to believe this song is now over 50 years old. INCREDIBLE
Tell me about it. I saw them play it live 49 years ago! Eeeks
Incredible...and depressing. 😆
@@CaptainSteve777 really? You're a legend.
What's hard to believe is how backwards we've gone since then. We forgot all about making good music.
Richie Blackmore is one of the greatest ever. It's sounds like he plays his solos in reverse . He's just has his own unique sound.
I was a DP fan the moment I first heard Hush back in the day and from then on, they just got even more amazing. Enter Gillan and Glover and the whole band seemed turbocharged and unleashed, Ritchie and Jon especially. This track shows why Ritchie is a guitar genius who sounded like no other
Top 3 in the world Hendrix Van Halen and Ritchie Blackmore
It's just a pity he went on to do all that Blackmore's Night stuff, I just don't get it.
Blackmore is King!
@@barryrammer7906 Completely agree ... for me these were the progenitors of the three main eras of rock guitarism ... Hendrix - Blackmore - Van Halen ... I would also include Jeff Beck albeit in different fields ... without the various ones in between and super inflated Clapton, Page, etc. which again to modern guitarism they gave NOTHING !!!
Ian making an accomplished vocal coach gasp is so cool. Highway and rock staaaaaahhhhh
This song instantly makes your car want to go faster.
"I feel like Ritchie Blackmore is speaking to us through guitar"
--you literally just pinpointed, defined and personified his entire life. well done.
@ocho cobra
Ritchie Blackmore.
"Ritchie" needs that T in it.
@@toddvandell85 I'm blaming my phone- but I'll still correct it
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In the ascending vocal near the beginning of the song, Ian Gillan sang the same piece four separate times and did it live in the studio without any of the technical devices available today. No auto-tune, no pitch correction, no digital punch in and punch out, no drum machines, no sequencers, no computer nothing. Just talent and hard work. They blended his four vocal lines into a continuous one, as it were, using multi-tracking. A very cool effect! It was a different world technologically back then but some of the greatest music, by far, came out way back in the 1960s, 70s and 80s! All hail rock and roll! 🎸🎸🎸👌
Danny Sexbang does the same thing, I believe. People think it's auto tune, but it's just what he and Bradley Delp do.
Production and effects were already a thing. Just a bit of EQ goes a long way...
It's way more raw tho, I agree.
@@alexandrebelair4360 I know. I was alive back then, ha, ha! Reverb was "created" with a plate reverb device, for instance. But there were not, however, a great number of guitar pedals. There was the wah-wah pedal, which came along in the late 1960s early 1970s. Very cool. I like Wah-wah guitar. 👌🎸😉😎
Didn't they record all the songs from Machine Head with the Rolling Stones mobile studio truck at the Grand Hotel? That's the story I heard. I don't know.
@@chuckaustin3832 Don't know either. It's probably on Wikipedia.
She's amazed at the sound movements in the speakers, no body talks about the guy behind the board and how good engineering is as important as good musicians 😊
Yes behind the scenes is just as important as on stage
Martin Birch RIP
Similar to Eddie Offord being considered the 6th member of Yes.
There are many opinions as to what constitutes an anthem in rock speak. Whatever it is, Highway Star exceeds it on all fronts. The whole song is phenomenal; insane singing, amazing drumming, sick bass lines, genius keyboards, and ridiculous lead guitar. The Purple hit it out of the ballpark with Machine Head; one of the greatest rock albums ever made!!
Their live performance of this song, from their "Made In Japan" album (circa 1972), is overwhelming. In a good way. In a really good way.
Yeah, I was crossing my fingers for the live "Made In Japan" version, even if only an audio recording of it, but just that Elizabeth is reacting to this song is great. I don't want to get greedy. Maybe one day she can hear that and compare the two...
For me, strange kind of woman from made in Japan is a standout track. An amazing album.
@@Woop1111Woop Pick about any track from Made in Japan
I love the way the album opens with this song, especially the way they EASE into it with the organ, slowly increasing the rhythm's intensity until it turns into a runaway train. Astounding! Of course EVERY track on Made In Japan is outstanding and brilliant in its own right, which is why for me this is the greatest live rock album of all time. My favourite track is Strange Kind of Woman, mostly because of the incredible bluesy tone Ritchie gets out of his guitar (which has never been equaled) as well as his duel with Gillan ... not to mention Gillan's screams of course. Simply beautiful moments.
That was one of the best live albums ever.
Having seen D P a number of times live I think it captures them well.
They must have been one of the loudest bands live I've ever heard.
Jon Lord was classically trained. That combination of 4 genius musicians - Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Gillan - and Roger Glover, led to some of the best written and performed music of the early years of heavy rock. Blackmore and Lord both know their Bach from their bite.
Best solo ever!
The best "driving too fast" song ever.
The genius of Jon Lord. A true gentleman of rock, greatly missed. 🎹
Ian Gillan is 77 years old and is on tour RIGHT NOW with Deep Purple. Amazing.
Yeah, but it is kinda depressing, his voice is (understandably) shot, but it is still cool to watch a legend on stage.
@Ronaldo Martins yeah, hes not Ian Gillan of 1970, but still cool he's still out there
@@lexluthorpm I wouldn't say his voice is shot. He just has to sing in a different way now, because it's harder to hit some of those high notes now. I saw Deep Purple in 2019 and they are still amazing!
@@neillenet291 you mean he blew all the money on booze, drugs and groupies and needs to keep paying the bills now instead of sitting at home living off his pension...
@@richardharrold9736 Gillan's net worth is $40 MILLION. he doesn't need to tour.
"the secret of the dance" ...or "the maelstrom" ....🔥🔥🔥..👍👍👍
Jon Lord on the keyboards is amazing, just as the band
“I got speed inside my brain”…one of the greatest classic rock lyrics ever.
:'D
Later changed to "I'm gonna nail it to my brain".
Compared to Saxon's "The only speed we use is our cars" (to traffic police in 'Strong Arm of the Law') which is one of the worst. One of the funniest though.
I listened this song in the early 70s when I was a teen. My brother had a 67 Chevelle SS with an 8 track and he slammed in the 8 track, turned up the volume and dropped the clutch and this song came on full blast with the Chevelle burning the tires and launching into acceleration. Rock and Roll became a full 3 dimensional fire breathing entity!
It is!!!!!!
That's Right Folks ...
One Night in The City ...
Too 😎 Cool
But then the 8-track started playing two tracks at once, so you jammed a matchbook under the tape to fix that, and then it changed tracks right in the middle of your favorite song, so you yanked out the tape and threw it out the window. Ah, the good old days! 😄
Deep Purple rooooocks!!! Incredibly nice choice!
This song was written over 50 years ago but still stands today as one of my favourites of all time. I saw Deep Purple perform this live in 1973 and they blew my mind. Fun to see a cute, slightly giggly young lady enjoy and analyze the composition.
And it will still stand up another 50 years from now too..awesome song throughout
I don't know what I like better, this or Child in Time (which was actually the first song of Purple I ever heard). The sheer energy of this track is mindboggling, from the intro, to song paice, to singing, to bass, to organs, to drumming, to fucking guitar, everything is perfect. An amazing piece of art. The best thing is, you really cannot stay down listening to this, you get this surge of energy, every time you listen. Simply fantastic.
You must listen to the MADE IN JAPAN (a live album) performance of this song. The power on the voice is even better than the studio version.
Ian added some spontaneous vocal expressions and incredible screams that are always in time and in tune.
Also the song tempo is faster than the studio, so you can imagine the adrenaline on the stage, the whole band is on fire there.
Highly recommended, because Deep Purple are incredible performers.
THIS
100% agreed.
totally agree.
Yeap. Made In Japan (basically if you can find it, listen to the "Live In Japan" that contains all 3 nights) is one of THE best truly live albums out there. "Good morning, I say good morning...." *SLAM!!!*
I also think she would get a kick out of the guitar/voice mimicking in Strange Kind of Woman. On second thought just do the whole album lol
This is why 70s classic rock is still the best rock music ever. The artists were given lots a freedom in the studio and the sounds were so open and big. Not like modern rock which is compressed and feels small in comparison
VERY well said. That's so true.
They were also on a totally different level of talent that goes to absolute brilliance level! Can't top that.
+1 I enjoy a lot of contemporary music, but I hardly enjoy the way it's produced... We've lost a lot of production musicality due to the loudness war that started in the mid 80's...
That's just rose tinted glasses.
Hell yeah!
All those stops in the song are killing me! Can't you see I'm air-drumming over here?!?! 😛
To see her excitement when hearing this reminds me of my excitement hearing it
If you want to hear Gillan really shine you should try "Strange Kind of Woman" - Deep Purple [Made in Japan 1972] its a live performance where Gillan and Blackmoore duel back and forth .
with Gillan matching the guitar notes.
Love that !!!
That whole album is a masterpiece. Not a single weak song. I remember discovering it when I was 13 or so and I listened just to that for maybe 2 years?
@@edoardoruggeri1 IMHO Made in Japan is the best live rock album ever. No other live album captured a fantastically talented band at the height of their game, arguably.
Oh yeah 👍👍👍
This. 120% this.
I’m a huge Deep Purple fan and this song and solo have always been on my set list. This lady enjoyed this song the way it was intended. Lady, you make great music sound even better.
Have you ever listened to
The Atomic Bitchwax? Heavily influenced by Deep Purple, they are a progressive power trio...fantastic musicians. Check out their 2nd album for a nice sample of their style and abilities (The Atomic Bitchwax ll)
It was a C3. Not to nitpick or anything.
This is the very first song I play when I bring my car out of winter storage. The best Deep Purple song of the Gillan Era.
Seeing this woman light up when she’s excited makes me so happy. :)
Jon Lord was the master of the overdriven Hammond organ, his booming riffs (boosted by a Marshall amp) made the Deep Purple sound so distinctive. This song was written in their tour bus while they were driving to a gig because the were allegedly getting bored with playing Speed King at every show. I wouldn't be surprised if this song is to blame for speeding tickets 😁
Indeed, he played through a Marshall amp....
As someone who has been playing classical violin from an young age,this song is exactly the reason
guys like us like Deep Purple.Gillan's screams are operatic as usual,but the solos are structured
more like arpeggios from Bach or Vivaldi,not at all blusey like thousands of other bands at that time.
And that classical majesty is what sets Deep Purple apart from the rest of them. song.This song is the
very genesis of the power and neo-classical metal music and thank you so much for covering this!
DP was neo-classical before neo-classical metal was even a thing!
The virtuosity displayed is mind boggling!
Completely agree!
What an amazing sound!
Deep Purple forever baby...!!!
Deep Purple as its best!! Great Song, yessss!!!🎸✌️👌
Gillan is incredible, thx for this
He is one of the best vocalists I've ever heard in my 63 plus years. Been a long time since I first drove my parents nuts with Deep Purple in 1970 lol.
Have you ever heard how they wrote this song? They were interviewed by a journalist who asked how they come up with a song. Ritchie Blackmore the guitarist I believe on an acoustic just started strumming that riff and Ian rambled some vocals off the top of his head and said “something like that.” They liked it so much they tried it that night at a concert.
My favorite Band. Early Years had lineup changes. Then came Ian.
Along with Rithie Jon Roger and Ian Paice this in my opinion was there greatest lineup.. Ian Gillian voice and pitch are second to none.
Side Note Drummer Ian Paice has been there the whole ride.
Not just an organ but the awesome Hammond B3 and Jon one of it's masters
According to Deep Purple bass player Roger Glover, the band wrote "Highway Star" on their tour bus on the way to a gig at the Portsmouth Guildhall (in the UK) on September 13, 1971, where they debuted the song. They wrote it because they were getting sick of their opening number, "Speed King"; "Highway Star" became their opener from that point on. The song evolved through live performances, and was recorded for the Machine Head album in December 1971.
Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solo on this track was ranked #15 on Guitar World magazine's 2008 list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos. In the issue, Blackmore explained how he did it: "I wrote that out note for note about a week before we recorded it. I wanted it to sound like someone driving in a fast car, for it to be one of those songs you would listen to while speeding. And I wanted a very definite Bach sound, which is why I wrote it out - and why I played those very rigid arpeggios across that very familiar Bach progression - Dm, Gm, Cmaj, Amaj."
Source: Songfacts
Pompey!
As the story goes, they had a reporter in the bandbus, and he asked Ritchie about how hard it is to write a song. Ritchie said it was easy and began doing the staccatto rhythm guitar and the rest joined in. When they reached the place for the show the song was ready and was played the same evening.
“Highway Star” was born om the M3.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 was just about to come here and say this :)
Play up Pompey
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Not the rest, but only Gillan, because Hammond or the Drum Kit were not supposed to be on the bus. 😊
love this woman and the visible joy she projects from discovering new music...especially from one of my favourite bands of all time Deep Purple✊
Truly one of the greatest driving tracks of all time. Pictures of Home isn't far behind.
At their peak Deep Purple were right up there with the all time greats.
"pictures of home" I about my present favourite of theirs atm. But I love so much of their vibe
Now we’re talking! And no one mentions what a great drummer Ian Paice is!! Such a killer track!
I'll mention it ! Ian Paice is so great that everything he does on every DP song is perfection. His precision, control, fills etc etc etc everything sounds like it was meant to be and his drumming power just lifts the song higher. That's what Paice is to me. And his intros to Fireball and Pictures Of Home, so awesome. He's up there with the very best of them, no doubt.
Recorded in an abandoned hotel, mattresses used for acoustics. No heat, no amenities. Truly one of the most precise recordings ever
The story of the writing of this song was just epic.
Heard this song a billion times over the decades, it's one of my favorites. But this was the first time I noticed that there's a bit of polka in that organ solo.
Also, as good as this song is, there is one driving song that outdoes it... Golden Earring's "Radar Love". That song is probably responsible for more speeding tickets than any other song ever recorded.
The audio engineer for classic Deep Purple was a guy called Martin Birch. The same guy was the the producer for:
Rainbow, Whitesnake, The Dio albums of Black Sabbath
and also:
every Maiden Album from Killers to Fear of the Dark
Now that is a resumé...
It's also interesting to note that of the bands mentioned, Richie Blackmore had Rainbow and Deep Purple, and Ronnie Dio was with Richie in Rainbow.
And Iron Maiden.
@@Inkymits Whitesnake is also on the Deep Purple family tree. It had Coverdale, Jon Lord and Ian Paice in it.
The "best" version is on the live album Made In Japan. Imho anyway. That whole album shows the amazing musicianship of all five members of Deep Purple extensively. That album is a trip in exquisite vocals, bass, organ, guitar and drumming. Highly recommended.
In my younger days Black Sabbath was one of my favorite bands growing up. Deep Purple mark II was definitely high on my radar. Now that I'm way, way older Purple mark II has become one my all time favorite bands for sure and Ian Gillan is one of my favorite singers. Nowadays I'm into Slipknot, Mushroomhead and 13 Moons, a little heavier than the classic rock. Jon Lord is in my opinion the greatest rock keyboardist of all time, Ritchie is a great player and Ian Paice is a great drummer... Can't leave out Roger Glover he definitely holds down those low notes. Just an incredible band!!! Space trucking is a great song, when a blind man cries is a great bluesy ballad.
"Oh man, this is cool!"
EXACTLY the same reaction we had when it was released. :)
I love Deep Purple! Saw them in concert!
Next Deep Purple song you should do either "Perfect Strangers" or "Knockin at your back door"
Ritchie is just pure talent!
This is hands down the best driving song if you've ever had a high performance car.
Nice reaction Elizabeth. Again love your bubbly joy and detailed insight. Heading up to the cottage with beers between our legs puffing a fat one with Highway Star, on 8 track, playing at 11! Fifty yrs ago! Trust you'll get to Yes in a Roundabout way 🙏🍁
If your next dozen reaction videos were Deep Purple songs, it would not be too much. Thank you for such a great analysis and your wonderful enthusiasm, Elizabeth!
Think of a car starting. Rumbling. Patching out. Cruising. Turns, turns, squeaking tires! The song reflects the theme. It's genius.*wink*
Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore was such a great duo.
There are so very few positive influences on the internet and especially UA-cam, this is probably the greatest attracting factor to your videos. Sometimes I feel like your videos are a tantalizing hint as to what UA-cam and the internet could have been but fell far short of years ago.
That being said, watching you discover for the first time bands that I listened to since I was in high school a number of years ago I don't feel like remembering, is such a refreshing way to discover again something that I had taken for granted simply because I learned to enjoy it at a young age.
Thank you for putting into words what I thought myself about the reasons I enjoy her videos this much!
Well said!
Completely agree with you! I anticipate Elizabeth's reactions to some of the songs I listened to in a car with quad sound in my teens. Watching her eyes roll back and forth, knowing where the sounds were coming from. My wife loves her reactions too.
There are _loads_ of positive people being helpful, informative and doing their bit to improve the world on youtube. Expand your horizons! Here's a few: 'Smarter Every Day', 'Matt's off-road Recovery', 'Veritasium', 'Engineering with Rosie', 'Mark Rober', 'Fully Charged', 'Engineering Explained', 'Everything Electric Show', 'Ed Pratt', 'Not Just Bikes', 'Cycling about', 'Just have a Think'. I could go on, but people might start to disagree about what counts as 'a positive influence' :-)
@@xxwookey and if you like Mark Rober, you'll love Colin Furze...
And not to mention the deadly rhythm section of Ian Paice and Roger Glover. Try playing the intro on bass! And his bass lines lift the guitar solo. You're the bomb, Elizabeth. I was looking at a video by a favourite band and a couple of the comments said, "I'm here because of The Charismatic Voice".
glad you have joined the Deep Purple club. I am a fan since the start.
This is their opening song for decades and decades.....it is classic
Blackmore's bent arpeggios are a thing of beauty.
Seeing Deep Purple live is quite an experience. No grand laser show, no extravagant smoke, nor intricate choreography, just the musicians and their music. And what music! You're right, the instruments question and respond to each other in a display of virtuosity and harmony. Probably one of my best live musical experiences.
James and Lars from Metallica followed DP around on tour for months, they loved Deep Purple. 😎👍
Deep Purple “Made in Japan” Live album……..that version of “Highway Star” …..Ian Gillan and Deep Purple at one of their finest!! All the things you touched on here……in pure, raw live energy……very much worth a listen!!
You're right, heard the made in Japan version first, studio versions good ,but are never as exiting as the live versions, brill reaction.
This damn solo almost make me cry for 50 years, the flow is so seemless and walks around allover the keys ♥JL
Love 20:40 when the cymbals join and "hang" in there making a "backbeat" to the whole thing*
When you bouncing between the walls, you know it's good
/Boiing'
It's such a pleasure watching you react to this video, thank you. I had such a great time ❤️
John Lord owes me an eardrum from a concert in Wichita KS. His organ was so loud! Killer concert.
Your reaction at 16:14 is exactly how I was when I first heard this song almost half a century ago. Damn, I feel old! Ritchie always speaks through his guitar. When he was on top of his game he was untouchable.
You nailed it Elizabeth! That keyboard solo was something that Jon came up with and is based on a Bach progression. He took a choral progression, very hymn like sequence and turned it into a Paganini type affair with those blistering arpeggios))
He played a Hammond C3 run through straight Marshall amps (plus Leslie horn) to get that harsh, abrupt sound so he could match Ritchie's tone (and volume).
Machine Head was the first album I ever purchased with my OWN money; I was 10 in 1972 & I played it over & over. This stands the test of time for sure, every track (not just this & Smoke on the Water) hold up. This was meant to be listened to from start to finish. Glad you're on board Elizabeth. Welcome to my world.
Mine was Fragile Yes, but I bought that one right after.
I was 10 in 1972 also. In 1973 Aerosmith was my first, Machine Head 2nd.
Mine was "Workingman's Dead" I was 10 in '72 also. I had older sisters and we had Machine Head already. I played it more than my sisters ever did combined. If not a perfect complete album...I don't know what is.
I want to thank you, Elizabeth, for the reaction and review of this song from my high school days. It’s still one of my favorite songs and albums ❤
Ian Gillan fighting man.
Another great song featuring Ian's voice is "Speed King" off the "In Rock" album. One other must song for Deep Purple is "Burn" off the "Burn" album, but David Coverdale is lead singer of that version of Deep Purple, replacing Ian after his exit from the band.
One other band of this era that you need to check out is Humble Pie. Steve Marriott is the lead singer, and his voice is equal to Ian, Robert Plant, Ozzy, and other top hard rock singers of the era. I highly suggest reacting to "I Don't Need No Doctor" from Humble Pie's live album "Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore."
Elizabeth, Even if you do not do a reaction video for it, you must listen to the entire Deep Purple "Made In Japan" Live album to fully appreciate how powerful these men were on stage!! The studio version of Highway Star that you just reacted to is definitely a rock masterpiece. However, the live version on Made In Japan is simply EPIC!!! At that time, the band was firing on all cylinders!!! Their live solos were expanded and the improvisational skills were on full display. Another commenter mentioned the live version of "Strange Kind Of Woman." Definitely a feature for Gillan's vocals matching guitar licks from Ritchie and, of course, the primal Gillan screams at the songs conclusion. Even Ian Paice's drum solo in "The Mule" is something a non-drummer should behold!
I must agree. I feel that Made in Japan is the pinnacle of DP MkII...and the best live album ever recorded and issued to the general public. I have worn out multiple albums...and even a CD when it was still the original, and not the remastered version. Why you gotta remaster perfection???
The most perfect live album from rock history!
I remember when my dad introduced me to this song. I played it none stop.
The best guitar player of all time in rockmusic
You really need to do the live version from "Made In Japan" it shows you just how good this band really are! Also "Child In Time" from the same record. The live versions aren't just equal to the studio versions, they are better. Such a talented bunch of musicians at the height of their powers. 7 stunning tracks that IMHO have never been equalled.
I have seen Elizabeth experience "Child in Time" and "Highway Star". Now...to complete my holy trilogy of DP we need to see this girl experience "Lazy" ... preferably from the "Live in Japan" album. I guarantee you, Elizabeth, you will not be disappointed!
Jon lord and Ritchie Blackmore's solos are just sooooo innovative on this song. And this was 73, just unbelievable
Written in 71, released in 72
Ce groupe est une légende ! L’album « made in Japon » est juste magique ! 🤩🙏🏻🤤
You make me rediscover songs I've loved for years and love them ever more. It's like listening with a friend. Thanks a lot :)
Blackmore played with such speed and precision. Still the Master.
Also, the Made in Japan version of Highway Star takes the song to a completely new level. Arguably the greatest opening song to a live set ever.
Nah. Immigrant Song on How The West Was Won is.
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Immigrant Song in HTWW blows it out of the water. I have both albums.
I love Ian Gillan and Deep Purple. Another song that really shows Gillan's wonderful voice is Gethsemane. He was the voice of Christ on the original studio recording of Jeses Christ Superstar. This song really shows his singing quality and power.
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