No sh*t! That line he plays under the lyrics right before "I LOVE IT! I NEED IT..." gets my air bass into arthritis mode EVERY single time. I was a bass player in a band and Roger Glover, Mel Schacher and Paul McCartney were in my head whenever we dialed it up.
Yeah, Rodger's bass through all Machine Head is just unique, instantly recognizable, like you would recognize Chirs Squire on the bass. I have no idea how he did that.
Roger was a hidden leader of the band - bass player,composer,lyric writer,produser,tour manager..he even painted the covers of the three classic DP albums - In Rock,Fireball and Machinehead
That's awesome, rock ON! P.S. I'm Gen-X age, but when I went to a Deep Purple concert last fall, over half the people there were around your age. It was fantastic watching ya'll rock out like that
I love telling this story. In 1970 Deep Purple are on their tour bus heading to gigs. A reporter was travelling with them. He asked the boys how they write songs. Without saying a word, Ritchie picks up an acoustic guitar and begins strumming a G over and over. Ian improvises lyrics over the top of the guitar. They perfect the song during sound check and performed it live that night. That song is Highway Star. Written in 10 minutes in the back of a bus. These guys were the epitome of real musical talent.
You are right, I hear many guitar covers of Jon Lord riffs like Space Trucking and Maybe I’m a Leo. I’d say even Smoke in the Water the keyboards are more prominent than guitar.
Not really,in the late sixties the Hammond organ was a fairly common instrument in rock bands.Deep Purple took it to another level with doubling up on the riffs and having Lord cut loose on solos.This was really the pinnacle of the Hammond in rock music, with easier to play synthesizers on the horizon eventually supplanting them. Lord's experiment was 'Concerto for Group and Orchestra'.
The only time in my life I've ever said, "Man, that was a kickass keyboard solo" was when I heard this song for the first time. John Lord was the greatest. I love bands like them, the Who, Zeppelin, Rush and Sabbath, where all of the members just rule at their instruments. Their music is just transcendent.
John was a true magician my loyalty was split between zeppelin and purple but I sided with zeppelin but that's a instrument zeppelin should have had lord was pure magical
Gary Kelly : I agree. I keep leaving requests for ‘Radar Love’ by ‘Golden Earring’. From the Album ‘Moontan’. But Jamal hasn’t got the hint. Still, it’s great watching him discover all the great stuff we grew up with. It’s like Christmas Day for him every time. May the Force be with you.🌀 (-: :-)
I hope the camera man was fired immediately after this. He put the camera on everyone BUT Ritchie Blackmore during the guitar solo. Shame! Shame! Shame!
The film is taken from Live In Denmark 1972. Came out on DVD some time back and although it’s in black and white and the visuals and sound are not up to modern standards (it was filmed for Danmarks Radio by a random film crew obviously not used to rock bands), it’s a good performance and well worth watching and not just for a rare live version of “Fireball” complete with double bass drums 😀
It's great to see that people can still be blown away by the power and energy that is Deep Purple. Even after generations of heavy music, these guys still rule. And they INVENTED it !
This is not the version from Made In Japan I think this is from a live concert they did in Germany before they went to Japan. If you don't believe me just pull up the version from Made in Japan actually there are 3 different versions from that tour in Japan if you have access to all 3 concerts done there.
If you haven't done "Smoke on the Water" or "My Woman from Tokyo", you are missing out. Every kid who has ever picked up the guitar, the first riff he/she wants to learn is from "Smoke on the Water"
Smoke on the water is a classic and every guitar begginer start with this song however there are many better songs from deep purple to react to for example space trucking or mistreated, but if he reacts to smoke on the water I will not complain at all.
My first song to play on guitar was Honky Tonk by Bill Doggett. Then the intro of Roundabout by Yes, then the complete song of Aqualung by Jethro Tull. No teacher, just ambition and a radio for a 6yr old, 48 years ago. Thank you KMET, KLOS, KNAC AND KROQ. The best teachers any kid could ever had in the 70's. BTW, music theory sucks and stunts creativity. Ask anybody who can't read music. They'll tell you, they play what they feel, not what they know. B.B. King has a doctorate in music and can't read a lick. Go figure..
they were in their tour bus being interviewed on their way to a show and the interviewer asked how they wrote songs. Ritchie started jamming a riff and Ian started making up vocals to go over it and Highway Star was the result.
Yes! Yes! YES!!!! I've been waiting for this song forever! 💜 Deep Purple Interesting factoid: Deep Purple never played their songs the same way twice. That's why they produced so many live albums, because every show was different. They would just live jam and riff off each other. This was a trait that ran through all of Deep Purple's history, and it still happens to this day... that's the caliber of musicianship we are talking here.
Yes, and there are multiple versions of the Made in Japan performances that were released a few years back on a special version of the album. Great stuff.
@@elgonwilliams7624 Yep. I just had to go back and amend my statement. I just did a bunch of research (I didn't want to say anything wrong) and it turns out that the improvisational aspect has, indeed, _always_ been part of the legend, regardless of the lineup. Amazing...
Machine Head is a studio album by Deep Purple, starting with this track, that for most other bands would be their greatest hits. It's an amazing album.
Saw them live 5 times during the 70s and 80s! Definitely one of the best live bands ever! Glad you enjoy them too! Thanks for the reactions, you are great on camera!
Rock & Roll !!! Been listening to Deep Purple since 1973.... Saw Deep Purple in '86 - Perfect Strangers Tour Lineup: Ian Paice: Drums 😊 Ian Gillian: Vocals Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar Jon Lord: Keyboard Roger Glover: Bass 🎉 -It WAS a Rock Show- No backup band, they played for an hour of Perfect Strangers. Took a break & then announced they were going to do some classic old songs.... They Started the 2nd set with ..... Drum Roll...... HIGHWAY STAR!!! ✌ ❤ ☁ 🍻
a really overlooked tune of Deep Purple's is one called "When a Blind Man Cries." it's got so much soul in it...it's in my top 3 all-time for Deep Purple.
I totally look forward to all your anazing reactions! And at 62 years old and a free spirit... Thank you for keeping the mosy prolific and incredible music that exists! 1960 1970 1980!
This particular version is from the Classic "Made in Japan" Album, and is synced to a video of an entirely different Live Concert. See if you can react to "Strange Kinda Woman" from the Album Made in Japan. IMHO It's the Best song on the Album, and Nobody's been able to pull off a successful reaction video of the Classic "Strange Kinda Woman" from the Made in Japan Album. Cheers from the Past!
@Joseph Howard Yes I think there is, but not this one [check for Highway Star Made in Japan Live In Budokan Tokyo August 17th, 1972]. Audio has been enhanced and therefore does not fully sync with the vid.
And Gillan threatens someone in front row. He calls out "Oy! Oy!" Then kneels and scolds someone with a camera or something like that. Band keeps going. He introduces the song as their opener for the foreseeable future. Concert is shot rather poorly but so glad it exists.
I'm over 50 and my first exposure to this song was on Guitar Hero jamming with my daughter and niece. I don't even know how that's possibly, but these reaction vids are reminding me it's never too late to find fantastic music!!
I had a '67 Firebird that had a faulty accelerator pedal. I got this album when it came out and I'd play this song (on my 8 track tape player) for some reason the car just would start going faster and faster. Thankfully I never got pulled over for what surely would have been "reckless driving" at the speeds I'd get to. In my defense I would have had to play the song for the cop so he could see the reaction is completely involuntary.
This song was born on a tour bus going to Portsmouth UK in 1971, when a reporter asked the band how they wrote songs. To demonstrate, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore grabbed an acoustic guitar and began playing a riff cosisting of a single g repeated over and over, while vocalist Ian Gillan improvised lyrics over the top. the song was refined and was performed that same night.
Back in the 70’s when we all had CB radios in our cars, I loved Deep Purple and my radio ‘handle’ was Highway Star!!! I do a solo rock show now and that song is usually my finale !!!!
At one time they were the loudest rock band according to genuiss book of records. The lead singer sang the voice of Jesus on the original Jesus Christ Super Star album.
It seems every live recording of this lineup of the group they were 150 percent on their game. They just killed it every night. The organ solo on this is bananas.
Jamel the headbanger. Get down with it brother. It's fun to watch you get excited about a song. If this didn't get your heart pumping and the blood flowing you might be dead. One of my favorite Purple songs.
Wait. What? With all the many reactions you've done and the amount of time you've been reacting, you're just now getting to Highway Star?!!?! Well I'm glad you finally made it. I'm gonna have to check your listing to see how much Purple you've done. Love your reactions.
The intro is the greatest intro in the history of rock music. Just tuning - and suddenly the groove builds up one instrument after another. And then...BAMMM!!!!!
This is the best version of "Highway Star"--the opening track on "Made In Japan" live album--which someone has married with footage from a concert in Stockholm. (?!)
Saw them live in '73 with Billy Preston opening for them. What a show! I was a kid but I'll always remember Ian Gillan's soaring vocals, Blackmore's scorching guitar & Jon Lord rocking (literally, physically) rocking a big Hammond organ back & forth till we all thought it would tip right over.💙🌿💚
Just to let you know the band still kicks butt to this day. When my daughter was 16 she wanted to go to a "rock concert". Deep Purple was coming to town in a week and I was lucky enough to score 2 good tickets. To see her reaction, and enjoyment was a wonderful father and daughter experience.
Great REACTION of DEEP PURPLE and "HIGHWAY STAR".... ONE OF MY FAVORITE TUNES...1970'S....🤩✌... Singer Ian Gillan, Guitarist Richie Blackmore, Organist John Lord... Bassist Roger Glover... Drummer Ian Pace...
Can't wait to see your reaction when Ritchie Blackmore plays lead guitar..... Jamel_AKA_Jamal - You reacted just as I thought (closeup)😆 Love Ya Brother!!! ✌ ❤ ☁ 🍻
Ian Gillian on vocals, Blackmore on guitar and John Lord on Keyboards. An all star line up. Just another band back then but little did people know they would become legands.
One of the greatest bands to perform live of all time. They have had numerous lineups through the years, but this (the MK II) is considered the best (imo). Ian Gillan vocials, Ian Paice drums, Roger Glover Bass, Jon Lord keyboards and Ritchie Blackmore guitar. This video of Highway Star was from (Live in Copenhagen 1972)....they're considered pioneers of heavy metal and modern rock. There is such a rich history of this band, you should look into it. I was in my teens when they were at the height of their powers between '70-'73 before some members left the band (ego & personal differences) and never got a chance to see them live till 2001 with this lineup minus Ritchie Blackmore being replace with Steve Morse....they still kicked major ass, though Gillan lost a lot of the high screaming vocals he once had. Purple is in my top 5 all-time greatest rock bands ever..... thxxx for playing this and the video was a good choice for this song.... Peace brother....stay well, stay safe.
They were the total package, Deep Purple. Every element was perfect. Mark II, in particular, was a perfectly balanced combination of ingredients that most bands never achieve.
Been listen to these guys since I was ten, I'm pretty old now. Nice to see the same reaction I had after all these years. Share the joy, enjoy the experience. I know no more than you.
One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite groups. "Can I have everything louder than everything else." A quote from Ian Gillan during the song The Mule.
Got into a lot of trouble because of songs like this, at least the few times I was actually caught. I had a Fire Engine Red 1968 Barracuda Fastback and I was, a Highway Star. When the song played, gravity took over and forced my foot to the floor. There was music back then that as soon as it began to play, the soul of the music took over and you were just along for the ride, nothing else mattered but the feeling of freedom as you sailed down the open road and the joyful feeling of acceleration as it increased only to the limits of your imagination. Those were days that can never be again, but they will never be forgotten. Good times, good times.....
John Lord on the hammond. He rewired his hammond to get that crazey sound. When hey really gets going, he'll start rocking that hammond organ back and forth. It's reall something to see. R.I.P John
Jon Lord was an iconic keyboardist/organist for the band. He passed away a few years ago. Ritchie Blackmore is one of the best rock guitarists of all time. Ian Paice is one of the most solid drummers and Roger Glover is an incredible bass player. Ian Gillan is one of the greatest rock singers of all time. You need to check out Kentucky Woman by Deep Purple. They had a different singer, Rod Evans, which was great, just different, and Nicki Simper on the bass. Their big hit on that lineup was Hush from 1968.
In general, if you've never heard a song before, ever, you should listen to the studio version first. It's how most people heard these songs back then, on the radio, from the album. Then you branch into the live versions with the improvisations and embellishments. But studio first. Machine Head is one of the more classic rock albums ever, you could do every song on it like a best of. Love your work!
Maybe the greatest driving song of all time.
with radar love
@@CptSlow89 SPACE TRUKKKINNNN
Huh...Ramble On...
@@jameswatson5358 steppen wolf - born to be wild
Certainly at or near the top. I'll give at least honorable mentions to Queen's Don't Stop me now and Spencer Davis' Gimme Some Lovin.
John Lord was the only organ player who could keep up with Ritchie Blackmore. The man was a LEGEND on that Hammond.
Keith Emerson or Rick Wakeman, maybe, but it's a DAMN short list. Jon Lord was Lord. LOL
@@joeday4293 Nice adds, but you could also include Tony Banks, although "showy" solos weren't necessarily his regular bag.
??? Edgar winter...
Pushing those 15 inch Leslies!
@@joeday4293 Richard Wright?
Why does nobody ever mention Rodger Glover on that bass! He is kicking some serious ass on that thing!
No sh*t! That line he plays under the lyrics right before "I LOVE IT! I NEED IT..." gets my air bass into arthritis mode EVERY single time. I was a bass player in a band and Roger Glover, Mel Schacher and Paul McCartney were in my head whenever we dialed it up.
cuz can't hear it as loudly
Yeah, Rodger's bass through all Machine Head is just unique, instantly recognizable, like you would recognize Chirs Squire on the bass. I have no idea how he did that.
Roger was a hidden leader of the band - bass player,composer,lyric writer,produser,tour manager..he even painted the covers of the three classic DP albums - In Rock,Fireball and Machinehead
@@ladyEllie616 glover, the man with no ego, but the foundation when all around was chaos, held it true
This song still feeds my need for speed - and I’m now a 73 year old grandmother (with a long history of speeding citations)! 😉✌️Love it!
That's awesome, rock ON! P.S. I'm Gen-X age, but when I went to a Deep Purple concert last fall, over half the people there were around your age. It was fantastic watching ya'll rock out like that
Are you the little old lady from Pasadena made famous by Jan and Dean?
@@TheValkryie They are still playing together?
Me too!!
Yeah!!!
Mr. Ritchie Blackmore on lead guitar. One of the absolute best of all time.
And worst cameraman ever. Hardly got him in the shot whilst shredding.
Especially the two Solos just awesome!
@@motodork What? You don't enjoy watching a singer not singing while a guitar is burning to ashes?
You mean one of the most overrated guitarist of all time... lol
Well said Cliff. Smoking Joe.... why the criticism man? Ritchie contributed.
"Made In Japan", one of the greatest live albums of all time
Got that album and my first guitar at the same time!
Best of the best....yessss...
@@daveguitarnowski4402 I was 14 and got my Mom to buy Made in Japan for me. 😄
Ian Gillian in his prime, effortless. fantastic performance by all
And drop dead gorgeous!
I love telling this story. In 1970 Deep Purple are on their tour bus heading to gigs. A reporter was travelling with them. He asked the boys how they write songs. Without saying a word, Ritchie picks up an acoustic guitar and begins strumming a G over and over. Ian improvises lyrics over the top of the guitar. They perfect the song during sound check and performed it live that night. That song is Highway Star. Written in 10 minutes in the back of a bus. These guys were the epitome of real musical talent.
Deep Purple was an experiment for John Lord. He wanted to try and replace a guitar in a rock band with an organ... I'd say it was a success lol!
You are right, I hear many guitar covers of Jon Lord riffs like Space Trucking and Maybe I’m a Leo. I’d say even Smoke in the Water the keyboards are more prominent than guitar.
Not really,in the late sixties the Hammond organ was a fairly common instrument in rock bands.Deep Purple took it to another level with doubling up on the riffs and having Lord cut loose on solos.This was really the pinnacle of the Hammond in rock music, with easier to play synthesizers on the horizon eventually supplanting them.
Lord's experiment was 'Concerto for Group and Orchestra'.
Themaven The Hammond organ yes but Id say the invention of the beast was an experiment that was successful at that time.
You got to check out some Black Oak Arkansas!
@@kaarlosaario525 Some Jim Dandy on the washtub scrub board! Amazing stuff for sure.
The only time in my life I've ever said, "Man, that was a kickass keyboard solo" was when I heard this song for the first time. John Lord was the greatest.
I love bands like them, the Who, Zeppelin, Rush and Sabbath, where all of the members just rule at their instruments. Their music is just transcendent.
Dont forget Ray Manzarek! That solo he did on the Light My Fire and many others were incredible!
@@TPBXDRicky420 Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman there are a few heavy weights in the Rock arena!
Like the keyboards in "Lazy" a little better.
Keep in mind Alvin Lee would be a new road for him to travel down.
Pink Floyd too
Jon Lord’s organ solo is mind blowing, And then comes Blackmore’s guitar solo and takes off like a Saturn 5 Rocket!! Unbelievable fury and passion.
John was a true magician my loyalty was split between zeppelin and purple but I sided with zeppelin but that's a instrument zeppelin should have had lord was pure magical
Deep Purple the GOAT of Rock n Roll
This song and"radar love" by Golden Earing have cost me a lot of money because of the speeding tickets lol ☮️
And Black Sabbath's Neon Knights.
Oh yeah: add Motorhead's Ace Of Spaces into the mix and you've got a beautiful way to die....
Gary Kelly :
I agree.
I keep leaving requests for
‘Radar Love’ by ‘Golden Earring’.
From the Album ‘Moontan’.
But Jamal hasn’t got the hint.
Still, it’s great watching him discover all the great stuff we grew up with.
It’s like Christmas Day for him every time.
May the Force
be with you.🌀
(-: :-)
@@jimpix8019 Golden Earring are the best band in the world, and i say this having been born in 66 :)
And Bush's Machinehead. I'm doing 20 over before i realize it. Lol
I hope the camera man was fired immediately after this. He put the camera on everyone BUT Ritchie Blackmore during the guitar solo.
Shame! Shame! Shame!
I know man, he got what, maybe five seconds?
Because it's not footage from that performance
The film is taken from Live In Denmark 1972. Came out on DVD some time back and although it’s in black and white and the visuals and sound are not up to modern standards (it was filmed for Danmarks Radio by a random film crew obviously not used to rock bands), it’s a good performance and well worth watching and not just for a rare live version of “Fireball” complete with double bass drums 😀
Couldn't agree more.
I agree with you but it was a multi-camera shoot, so blame the director and the editor for their choices.
And this boys and girls, is called Rock n" Roll! Turn it up!
Aaaaasmen 😜
@@ladyEllie616 What does that even mean? Who uses emoji's? Really? Who? Aaaaasmen? WTF? Over.
@@dougyates7218 Pretty sure they meant to type “Amen”. As in praising your comment 💀
Even as Gillan became a rock god with Deep Purple, he starred in the famous musical’s cast album Jesus Christ Superstar as the musical voice of Jesus
On the studio version, you can hear Ian's voice soar into the intro; that man has one hell of a set of pipes.
One of the great Rock vocalist no doubt. Do Rock on.
This deep purple line up was the absolute best...
We were so lucky to have this around during my teenage years, still loving it 50 years later!
It's great to see that people can still be blown away by the power and energy that is Deep Purple.
Even after generations of heavy music, these guys still rule.
And they INVENTED it !
This is the Made in Japan live version. One of the best live albums ever!!
You have two down off this great album, now space truckin
Not one of, quite simply the greatest live album ever made. I saw them when they toured it, it was beyond brilliant.
Agreed!
Cap Colombie I simply have to agree
This is not the version from Made In Japan I think this is from a live concert they did in Germany before they went to Japan. If you don't believe me just pull up the version from Made in Japan actually there are 3 different versions from that tour in Japan if you have access to all 3 concerts done there.
Machine Head...one of the greatest albums from the '70"s!
If you haven't done "Smoke on the Water" or "My Woman from Tokyo", you are missing out. Every kid who has ever picked up the guitar, the first riff he/she wants to learn is from "Smoke on the Water"
Good choices, brah. I’m with you.
Smoke on the water is a classic and every guitar begginer start with this song however there are many better songs from deep purple to react to for example space trucking or mistreated, but if he reacts to smoke on the water I will not complain at all.
And the lesson you should take from that song is: never shoot of a flare gun indoors.
Yep, I'm not a kid but about 10 years ago I wanted to learn to play 🎸 and that was the first song I learned.☺
My first song to play on guitar was Honky Tonk by Bill Doggett. Then the intro of Roundabout by Yes, then the complete song of Aqualung by Jethro Tull. No teacher, just ambition and a radio for a 6yr old, 48 years ago. Thank you KMET, KLOS, KNAC AND KROQ. The best teachers any kid could ever had in the 70's. BTW, music theory sucks and stunts creativity. Ask anybody who can't read music. They'll tell you, they play what they feel, not what they know. B.B. King has a doctorate in music and can't read a lick. Go figure..
they were in their tour bus being interviewed on their way to a show and the interviewer asked how they wrote songs.
Ritchie started jamming a riff and Ian started making up vocals to go over it and Highway Star was the result.
Yes! Yes! YES!!!! I've been waiting for this song forever! 💜 Deep Purple
Interesting factoid: Deep Purple never played their songs the same way twice. That's why they produced so many live albums, because every show was different. They would just live jam and riff off each other. This was a trait that ran through all of Deep Purple's history, and it still happens to this day... that's the caliber of musicianship we are talking here.
Yes, and there are multiple versions of the Made in Japan performances that were released a few years back on a special version of the album. Great stuff.
@@elgonwilliams7624 Yep. I just had to go back and amend my statement. I just did a bunch of research (I didn't want to say anything wrong) and it turns out that the improvisational aspect has, indeed, _always_ been part of the legend, regardless of the lineup. Amazing...
Deep Purple! Now that's what I'm talkin' about brother!
Machine Head is a studio album by Deep Purple, starting with this track, that for most other bands would be their greatest hits. It's an amazing album.
Saw them live 5 times during the 70s and 80s! Definitely one of the best live bands ever! Glad you enjoy them too! Thanks for the reactions, you are great on camera!
This song is responsible for speeding tickets galore!
No distractions no dubbing here... just raw pure talent on stage! Epic session🤘
One of my favorite songs EVER.... Me, my cousins and neighbors used to have pool parties to this album... Good times
Deep Purple
"Knocking at your Back Door".... freaky deaky!!!!
Machine Head is in my top 3 albums of all time.
Deep Purple took my soul when i saw them live in '71 they were so fucking brilliant.
Rock & Roll !!!
Been listening to Deep Purple since 1973....
Saw Deep Purple in '86 - Perfect Strangers Tour
Lineup:
Ian Paice: Drums 😊
Ian Gillian: Vocals
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar
Jon Lord: Keyboard
Roger Glover: Bass
🎉 -It WAS a Rock Show-
No backup band, they played for an hour of Perfect Strangers. Took a break & then announced they were going to do some classic old songs....
They Started the 2nd set with ..... Drum Roll...... HIGHWAY STAR!!!
✌ ❤ ☁ 🍻
So I guess Ian Paice...one of the greatest drummers of all time is chop liver to you...since you didn't mention him...
@@jazzyboy7784 Corrected & Edited Amigo. Thanks
I uh...cough ☁ 420
Forgot 😆 😆
Just trying to keep up with our Host & typed too fast
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I saw them live too around then -- I didn't sit down the entire time cuz I was dancing in the aisles! Had to!!
Saw them in 73 as a senior, couldn't hear the next day at school, an yes the place was smoke filled an fun
@@mejustme6944 ... you da man!👍🍸
Just be a good human, that is so simple and would make this planet we all share so much better. Good on you!
a really overlooked tune of Deep Purple's is one called "When a Blind Man Cries." it's got so much soul in it...it's in my top 3 all-time for Deep Purple.
Child in time is my favorite.
@@Spectre-wd9dl great tune as well, but i think he's reacted to it already.
You're absolutely right about that! I love that song!!
Ritchie always hated that one. I love it. And I love Ritchie!
I totally look forward to all your anazing reactions!
And at 62 years old and a free spirit...
Thank you for keeping the mosy prolific and incredible music that exists!
1960 1970 1980!
What you think of the 90's and beyond ?
This particular version is from the Classic "Made in Japan" Album, and is synced to a video of an entirely different Live Concert. See if you can react to "Strange Kinda Woman" from the Album Made in Japan. IMHO It's the Best song on the Album, and Nobody's been able to pull off a successful reaction video of the Classic "Strange Kinda Woman" from the Made in Japan Album. Cheers from the Past!
@Joseph Howard Yes I think there is, but not this one [check for Highway Star Made in Japan Live In Budokan Tokyo August 17th, 1972]. Audio has been enhanced and therefore does not fully sync with the vid.
And Gillan threatens someone in front row. He calls out "Oy! Oy!" Then kneels and scolds someone with a camera or something like that. Band keeps going. He introduces the song as their opener for the foreseeable future. Concert is shot rather poorly but so glad it exists.
Ok.....that explains the work camera work i've ever seen capturing solos
Guess we aren't alone. I wore the grooves off of Made in Japan and swore that is where this came from.
@@otisyoung7061 I was wondering the same thing. But neverheless, Gillan is singing nonsense lyrics in places.
Hadn’t heard this for years. I had forgotten how great of a band they were! Plain old kick ass rock’n’roll!!!!
I'm over 50 and my first exposure to this song was on Guitar Hero jamming with my daughter and niece. I don't even know how that's possibly, but these reaction vids are reminding me it's never too late to find fantastic music!!
memories..cruising at night in a 1973 Dodge Charger..passing everybody with this song screaming on the eight track!!!
68 Torino GT, 427 auto...
I still have my 69 fastback mustang. I'm digging deep it still has the original am 8 track radio
70 nova ss396
Had a 69 GTO as well. Did I say I like fast muscle cars!
I still have an 8 track & 8 track tapes.
Driving song? I'd be breaking every speed limit 😂😂
That's the whole point of being a highway star!
"Smoke on the Water"is prob the most known riff in rock & roll...Deep Purple and Black Sabbath are the origins of metal
Joe Hynes Go B’zzzzzzzzzzz ✌️
Fully agree 🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍😎🍾
It was banned in music stores when it came out
1970's shredding. The OG. I have loved this song my whole life. THANKS for sharing.
Greatest live band ever. These 5. I liked it all but.. these 5 are Deep Purple for me.
Could Ritchie Blackmore play or what.
Yeah ! Me too.
My favorite Purple song. I remember driving around in my old '69 Firebird jamming out to this and abusing the hell out of the speed limit!
I had a '67 Firebird that had a faulty accelerator pedal. I got this album when it came out and I'd play this song (on my 8 track tape player) for some reason the car just would start going faster and faster. Thankfully I never got pulled over for what surely would have been "reckless driving" at the speeds I'd get to. In my defense I would have had to play the song for the cop so he could see the reaction is completely involuntary.
75 firebird myself. At least I got to move to cassettes.
I know but at least I can hear it
This song was born on a tour bus going to Portsmouth UK in 1971, when a reporter asked the band
how they wrote songs. To demonstrate, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore grabbed an acoustic guitar and began playing
a riff cosisting of a single g repeated over and over, while vocalist Ian Gillan improvised lyrics over the top.
the song was refined and was performed that same night.
Back in the 70’s when we all had CB radios in our cars, I loved Deep Purple and my radio ‘handle’ was Highway Star!!! I do a solo rock show now and that song is usually my finale !!!!
At one time they were the loudest rock band according to genuiss book of records. The lead singer sang the voice of Jesus on the original Jesus Christ Super Star album.
Robert Brown during one concert, during the sound check, a band member said: “I need everything louder than everything else.”
I heard it was the band Yes, the loudest
I thought Ted Neely sang Jesus's part.interesting.
@@carmenjones5528 For the movie, not the original album
@@hockaday2fer2 It was the Who for a number of years
It seems every live recording of this lineup of the group they were 150 percent on their game. They just killed it every night. The organ solo on this is bananas.
Are you just not exhausted after that yes that is one of the best driving songs ever
Jamel the headbanger. Get down with it brother. It's fun to watch you get excited about a song. If this didn't get your heart pumping and the blood flowing you might be dead. One of my favorite Purple songs.
OMG... one of the greatest rock songs ever!!!
Wait. What? With all the many reactions you've done and the amount of time you've been reacting, you're just now getting to Highway Star?!!?! Well I'm glad you finally made it. I'm gonna have to check your listing to see how much Purple you've done. Love your reactions.
He's done some great ones.
The intro is the greatest intro in the history of rock music. Just tuning - and suddenly the groove builds up one instrument after another. And then...BAMMM!!!!!
This is the best version of "Highway Star"--the opening track on "Made In Japan" live album--which someone has married with footage from a concert in Stockholm. (?!)
Saw them live in '73 with Billy Preston opening for them. What a show! I was a kid but I'll always remember Ian Gillan's soaring vocals, Blackmore's scorching guitar & Jon Lord rocking (literally, physically) rocking a big Hammond organ back & forth till we all thought it would tip right over.💙🌿💚
Try reacting to court of the crimson king by king crimson
They're making me look like Bill Cosby. I almost fell out of my chair when you said that, lol.
Stankface < Cosby face 😆
They made you drop a rouffy in someones drink????
I still want to know where Bill Cosby found Quaaludes. God, I miss those things.
@@planreview Spanish Fly :-p
It's very hard to avoid a speeding ticket when this song comes on.
Tell me about it
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Nothing but pure unadulterated kick ass Rock and Roll. That's all
My Boy Roger on bass, and Jon Lord slaying on organ, kept in line by Mr. Paice who is keeping the pace going.
DEEP PURPLE:
KNOCKIN' AT YOUR BACK DOOR (its a must!)
PERFECT STRANGERS
An absolute must!!
Sweeeeet Lucy was a dancer, but none of us would chance her, because she was a samurai!
Still remember the first time I heard it. Amazing!
I agree I agree but yeah any Deep Purple kick ass butt Perfect Stranger damn I love the way that
I love the way perfect strangers starts out man the drums the organ that guitar
Oooh,,she's a killing machine,,,she's got EVERYTHING. 👍👍👍😎
I've always been a HUGE Deep Purple fan and this is a most awesome version of my favorite of all their songs.
since its your iconic catchphrase, you need to react to "Ain't wastin no more time" by the Allman Bros
If you like this version, you'll love the studio recording.
He can't.
@@TheKrensada He can't?
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Oh yes!! Just fantastic...got to live Deep purple!!!🤘
Just to let you know the band still kicks butt to this day. When my daughter was 16 she wanted to go to a "rock concert". Deep Purple was coming to town in a week and I was lucky enough to score 2 good tickets. To see her reaction, and enjoyment was a wonderful father and daughter experience.
Great REACTION of DEEP PURPLE and "HIGHWAY STAR".... ONE OF MY FAVORITE TUNES...1970'S....🤩✌... Singer Ian Gillan, Guitarist Richie Blackmore, Organist John Lord... Bassist Roger Glover... Drummer Ian Pace...
Can't wait to see your reaction when Ritchie Blackmore plays lead guitar.....
Jamel_AKA_Jamal - You reacted just as I thought (closeup)😆
Love Ya Brother!!!
✌ ❤ ☁ 🍻
My husband saw them a few times overseas,in Germany. Said they were outstanding. Very early 70s. Lots of partiers at the shows.
Ian Gillian on vocals, Blackmore on guitar and John Lord on Keyboards. An all star line up. Just another band back then but little did people know they would become legands.
Come on, don’t forget Paice and Glover, they deserve equal accolades.
@@richardsinger01exactly
One of the greatest bands to perform live of all time. They have had numerous lineups through the years, but this (the MK II) is considered the best (imo).
Ian Gillan vocials, Ian Paice drums, Roger Glover Bass, Jon Lord keyboards and Ritchie Blackmore guitar.
This video of Highway Star was from (Live in Copenhagen 1972)....they're considered pioneers of heavy metal and modern rock. There is such a rich history of this band, you should look into it.
I was in my teens when they were at the height of their powers between '70-'73 before some members left the band (ego & personal differences) and never got a chance to see them live till 2001 with this lineup minus Ritchie Blackmore being replace with Steve Morse....they still kicked major ass, though Gillan lost a lot of the high screaming vocals he once had. Purple is in my top 5 all-time greatest rock bands ever.....
thxxx for playing this and the video was a good choice for this song.... Peace brother....stay well, stay safe.
Not positive, but I think the audio was from "Made In Japan."
"Smoke on the Water" and "Kentucky Woman" to name a couple of great Deep Purple tunes.
Hush as well
Woman from Tokyo
Burn
Kentucky woman was writen by Neil Diamond, can you imagine?
@@josievermeulen1139 Diamond's version is great as well.
@@josievermeulen1139 Yeah, my parents were Neil Diamond Fans. I actually saw him in concert. He had a stellar performance on The Last Waltz.
They were the total package, Deep Purple. Every element was perfect. Mark II, in particular, was a perfectly balanced combination of ingredients that most bands never achieve.
Have seen these guys 3 times. First was back in 1985, when I was a wee kid, and they'd just reformed. Awesome live act.
My favorite Deep Purple song...pure power. Thanks, Jamel! Glad you enjoyed it.
The guitarist wrote this song on a bus between gigs, to show a reported how they do it, the song was played that night at their next gig.. !!!
Been listen to these guys since I was ten, I'm pretty old now.
Nice to see the same reaction I had after all these years.
Share the joy, enjoy the experience.
I know no more than you.
One of my favorite songs by one of my favorite groups. "Can I have everything louder than everything else." A quote from Ian Gillan during the song The Mule.
Forgot to say Thank You!!!
This is the music that made me not want to do my homework,
Saw this song performed LIVE at the Portland colosseum in '72. Best live band EVER.
So happy to see younger people such as your self discovering old music as new, keep up the open minded approach to music, bravo
They killed it with this performance. Brilliant
Gotta do Deep Purple's Lazy (audio).
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@@jamelakajamal Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels (1971)
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@@jamelakajamal Thanks Jamel!
Saw 2 shows of theirs with Judas Priest and they opened both shows with this song. IMO..
Best opening song for a concert ever. DP kicked ass in 2018.
Deep Purple!! They were all sonic fury and one hell of a kick-ass band!!! Thanks for reacting!
Got into a lot of trouble because of songs like this, at least the few times I was actually caught. I had a Fire Engine Red 1968 Barracuda Fastback and I was, a Highway Star. When the song played, gravity took over and forced my foot to the floor. There was music back then that as soon as it began to play, the soul of the music took over and you were just along for the ride, nothing else mattered but the feeling of freedom as you sailed down the open road and the joyful feeling of acceleration as it increased only to the limits of your imagination. Those were days that can never be again, but they will never be forgotten. Good times, good times.....
During the guitar solo I was almost expecting him to explode like in weird Al's Eat It video. lol
My dawg Jamel didn't even pause during the song once. that has to be a record.
Yeah he did, to do his Bill Cosby skit.
At 4 mins.
I saw the same line up of Musicians Live in Concert in an Auditorium back in the Early 70's. Deep Purple!
Another amazing Deep Purple classic. 🤘🏻
Jamel, The quote you were looking for is, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”
- Aristotle
John Lord on the hammond. He rewired his hammond to get that crazey sound. When hey really gets going, he'll start rocking that hammond organ back and forth. It's reall something to see. R.I.P John
A Hammond organ has Tone wheels, which go mad if you shake them, that's why Jon rocked his rig.
This is the only reaction channel I follow. Great music, great laughs, and good insight on all the members of the band standing out.
Jon Lord was an iconic keyboardist/organist for the band. He passed away a few years ago. Ritchie Blackmore is one of the best rock guitarists of all time. Ian Paice is one of the most solid drummers and Roger Glover is an incredible bass player. Ian Gillan is one of the greatest rock singers of all time. You need to check out Kentucky Woman by Deep Purple. They had a different singer, Rod Evans, which was great, just different, and Nicki Simper on the bass. Their big hit on that lineup was Hush from 1968.
This Jamal guy is one of my favorite humans.
In general, if you've never heard a song before, ever, you should listen to the studio version first. It's how most people heard these songs back then, on the radio, from the album. Then you branch into the live versions with the improvisations and embellishments. But studio first. Machine Head is one of the more classic rock albums ever, you could do every song on it like a best of. Love your work!
Drove from South Jersey to Florida & back no radio only 2 8 track tapes: Black Sabbath "Sabbath bloody Sabbath"
& Deep Purple " Machine Head"
Your subscribers have the BEST taste in music...bringing back the great memories for sure. I'm enjoying your reactions