Who do you think is the most important Rock band of all time? Over the seven decades of Deep Purple’s existence, the band has gone through many personnel changes, with a total of 15 musicians who have been or are official members. Deep Purple has released 22 studio albums, and an amazing 43 live albums.
A little story for you. In my mid teens in the early 70's I worked for Jim Marshall in his Ealing shop, & became friends with several of Deep Purple's road crew. Ron Quinten, & Colin Hart in particular. As a result I would always go & hang out with them whenever DP played in or around London. On one occasion DP flew back from a US tour to reopen the Rainbow in Finsbury Park, they played 2 consecutive nights, & at the end of first night Ritchie smashed the Machine Head sunburst maple neck Strat. At the end of the show Ron & I took his Guitars to his dressing room. Ritchie was distraught when he saw the Strat & asked if it could be fixed. I suggested that I could take it into the shop the following day & see what I could do. The shop manager wasn't too pleased, but knowing how much I loved RB he allowed me to spend most of the day effecting a repair. Much Araldite later I returned to the Rainbow that evening & gave Ron Quinten the now playable Strat. At the end of that night during Space Truckin RB completely destroyed it. I was devastated!! I later became friendly with Roger Glover after he was sacked from DP, & swapped my Gibson Thunderbird Bass for one of his sunburst maple neck P Basses, & a Marshall Major. Sold him an ARP 2600 too, which was my biggest sale while at Marshall's. Lovely man & I'll never forget his kindness.
I've heard many people say a lot of nice things about Roger Glover. I am grateful to him - not only for beeing the backbone of Deep Purple, but also for producing Nazareths very excellent album Loud'n Proud. Indeed a clever musician and a great guy.
My first concert----Evansville IN, in '71. I was right on the stage. Ritchie blew a string-and instead of the roadie bringing out a different guitar-he brought Ritchie a string. Ritchie had it strung within 30 seconds, in time to play the solo! After the show I hopped up on the stage and walked over and picked up the broken string as a souvenir. Nobody bothered me-no roadies-no security! Then I sat on the edge of the stage and talked to my friends. Those were the days. : )
Thanks for a very informative documentary on a truly amazing Rock phenomenon in Deep Purple 22:54 22:54 ❤.A group that is an all time favorite of mine since the very beginning of their careers,and will always be a true favorite.Thank You..
That's rocks!! Born 1960 in Detroit, I been to 💯 of concerts at cobo, Chrysler arenas,and Ann Arbor hash festival! 1973 was watching a new band Aerosmith with my two bros at frist hash festival! Also hanging on the stage! Miss them day's!!!!
I have to admit that I enjoyed many Deep Purple songs, though I wasn't a big fan. However, this great exposition on the band has given me a new appreciation. Thank you!
In 1973 my older brother bought Machine Head, and that record completely blew my ten year old mind! Fast forward 30 years and I'm the singer in a band that has the chops and the desire to play Highway Star. Which we did. Mind blown again!... And about the most fun I've ever had with my pants on :-)
One of my favorite bands for this 13 year old in 1971! "Hush" made me ask who was that? "In Rock" "Fireball" "Machine Head" "Made in Japan" "Who do we think we are" "Burn" "Stormbringer" I was at Çal Jam 74!!!!!!!!!!! What a time in music for this Head Banger!! I saw them in Long Beach in 73 in L.A. And "ELF" was the opening act, then ELO, the Purple! What a time!!!!! Thanks Warren!!!!
my parents possessing the Machine Head 25th Anniversary album is the reason I started playing music, and later obsessing with the idea of going to studio. AND, obsessing about the Rolling Stones truck and realizing later it literally recorded 70% of what I grew up listening to. And, the first band I ever played seriously with took me thanks to my playing of Smoke on the Water on drums... long story between DP and me. Thank you sooo much for that video Warren I literally spent my childhood taking my parents CDs and listening to Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Led Zepp, Black Sabbath and Genesis again, again, again, etc... Shape my ears haha
I'm 56 years old now and I remember perfectly listening to 'Smoke on the Water' in my older brother's car cassette player when I was barely 5, in 1973. Of course, I didn't have the faintest idea about hard rock and stuff like that, but, man, did I like that song. Parallelly, again thanks to my brother, I could listen to the very first version of 'Jesus Christ Superstar', sung by Ian Gillan. Same as before, I didn't have a clue who that guy was, I just knew I loved it. Fast forward to the early 1980s, when I was a teenager and had begun listening to hard rock and heavy metal much more consistently. Evidently, I came upon DP and immediately thought, 'hey, I know these guys!' The rest, as they would put it, is history: soon I would grow obsessed with them, gradually bought or recorded all their albums, and there came the moment when it was clear to me that they are the best band ever. With all due respect to other gigantic bands, mind you (Beatles, Zepp, Sabbath... you name it), DP are just a differentl kettle of fish. Many thanks to Produce Like A Pro for this informative and entertaining piece. Most DP documentaries barely cover up to their 'Perfect Strangers' reunion at the most, many not even that far, which is a shame. All the albums recorded with Steve Morse on guitar are on average pretty good and some of them perfectly on a par with their best stuff in the '70s, which means that the disregard with which some people treat those albums just doesn't make any sense. Let's hope that now with McBride things continue in the same positive direction
I will go to my grave insisting Deep Purple will forever be the greatest live band in the history of music. Their improvisation skills were far above anybody else and still decades later you will never hear them play a song the same way twice.
Great video, thanks Warren! I've been a fan since In Rock came out and for a few years they absolutely rocked my world. My band in high school covered Black Night, Strange Kinda Woman, Smoke on the Water, Demon's Eye, When a Blind Man Cries . . . I played drums back then and Ian Paice was my hero, I learnt to play rock by trying to copy him. I got 2 bass drums just so I could play Fireball! Ritchie was everyone's guitar hero, Gillan's voice and outrageous, Jon Lord was as powerful and Glover laid down the foundation for it all. Can't imagine my life of making music without their inspiration!
Their live album entitled Made in Japan, is to this day still one of the greatest live albums of all time. The production value of that album is amazing for 1973. I really enjoy these old rock reviews.
Deep Purple's "Highway Star" was the very first song played on 92 CITI FM here in Winnipeg in 1978 and the band's music has been well loved on the station.
I saw Deep Purple play live in late 60's they played a small gig in Birmingham (UK). Its was to promote Marshall Amplifiers. Came out of the building , ears ringing after being blasted to bits, took over a day for the lugholes to recover! great. Around the same time saw Led Zepplin live at the Birmingham Town. Our seats where on stage with the band just a few feet away. Little did we know then what giants of rock they would become. Great memories I will take to the grave.
I was there in the 70s...and they were indeed the unholy trinity of rock...with the likes of Uriah Heep at their heels. Warren...once again you have given us a brilliant video...immensely appreciated...
Thanks for sharing the Deep Purple story. I an opportunity to perform with Glenn Hughes in 2008. He is still touring today and he is working a new album. He is not slowing down. It would be great if you could interview him. Warren, Keep up the great work!!!!
Hello Warren what an absolute blast for this musician. Deep Purple, Ian Paice, Made in Japan and Smoke on the Water live were my steeping stones to learning to play this genre and getting the opportunity to play live and beginning a musical journey that is still going 50 years on. Like you Warren there maybe some Blackmore influences in my own guitars on my recent releases. Smoke on the Water was the last song I learnt on guitar/amp combo I got for xmas in 1972. I blew the amp up, took back to the shop to find out it was a known fault and would be replaced in a few months so I asked if I could swap it for something else and went home with a drum kit. It was a Swing Star which later became known as Tama. It had paiste hi hats and zildjian cymbals which were all unknown to me. First song I learnt was Smoke on the Water. At this time I had discovered a local gig that had band setting up on a Saturday afternoon so I would go and watch the load in, setups and sound checks. One particular a band had noticed me and came over and spoke with me. Asked if I played, I said yes but only one song. They actually played so asked me if I wanted to play it at sound check which I did. They organised to sneak me into the gig, sit side of stage and watch all 3 bands play. During hteir set the singer came over, drageed me on stage and placed me behind the kit. My first live performance and my first band was in the audience, My love affair with Deep Purple continued and still hold Burn as my all time favourite epecially as I had already discovered Glen Hughes and Trapeze. Many talk about the innovations for guitarists in this era but for me it was drummers like Ian Paice who made hi hats a very important part of hard rock. The jazz style of playing ride cymbals was still a hangover from a lot of the 60's bands. Uriah Heep were also part of this era as well. English Rock was what I cut my teeth on and the unholy trinity were what I lay in bed at night listening to and dreaming! cheers mate
I grew up in the 70s, Deep Purple blasted at every party. When people are over, I'll play Lazy off my Machine Head 8-track (cartridge not reel). Thanks PLaP, no doubt the best one hour I'll spend today.
Agree. It’s a fantastic album. Ian Paice’s drumming is so good. He plays differently to suit this material. Saw them perform it in their 2nd last concert. They were fantastic (especially when playing the new album) and the crowd really took to Tommy Bolin .. Unfortunately I heard that they came off the rails on the last night in Liverpool probably due to Tommy’s drug addiction. He died a few months later.
I have nothing to add to the many fine comments about Deep Purple and this excellent video. I have a song suggestion - Every Kind of People - written by Andy Fraser (formerly the bass player in Free) and sung by Robert Palmer. I feel like it’s an overlooked song, but it’s brilliantly written and arranged and performed and engineered. And the lyrics really hit home when you consider songwriter Andy Fraser’s life story.
I saw them at the Felt Forum in NYC right at the time of the "Made In Japan" release. Rory Gallagher opened. My friends were only there to see Gallagher and wanted to leave after his set, but I wanted to see Deep Purple and I stubbornly stayed in my seat. My friends actually stayed in the lobby waiting for me for their whole set, rather than just watch DP's set!! My friends were incredible snobs, even as teenagers!! I was slightly less of a snob! Haha It was an amazing night for both Gallagher and Purple. So glad to be there!
@@AlexMay-n1g Yeah, ya gotta be born first, THEN you get to go! Haha It was so long ago, but I remember that they did everything that was on Made In Japan, and more. Made In Japan represented the core of their set at the time.
Great video, Warren. After all these years, you've managed to find a couple of facts about Purple that I haven't come across! This was the band that turned me on to music in the first place. I heard Machine Head playing as I went into the youth club at school in 1972 and it literally changed my life. It inspired me to learn guitar, and subsequently, I spent the majority of my working life in recording studios. Mark ll Deep Purple means as much to me as it does to you, I'm sure.
It is also great music to play. I was in a Purple tribute band and as a keyboard player it was a joy to be integral and be heard. We played 3 hour gigs and still had to leave out signature tracks...
what an amazing documentary you made! elaborate and precise, and entertaining thorughout. it's… old school, which is really the best compliment i can give. discovering and exploring deep purple was life changing for me. at eight years old, i quit playing to stare at the radio when i heard woman from tokyo for the first time. a few years later i stumbled upon child in time on a cassette my sister had recorded, and played it over and over again. in my early teens, i made friends with another boy who owned in rock and made in japan. we were enchanted, we each bought a guitar, and taught each other to play, from these and other lp's. a long life of music flowing in my veins has followed, much of it ignited by deep purple's thrilling tracks.
I appreciate this video, Warren. In my opinion, what sets Deep Purple apart, even when compared to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, is the significant number of young individuals who picked up their first guitars because they were inspired by Blackmore and the band.
Other than MIJ I always loved "final concerts" 74/75 and live California '76. Love Montreux 96 and some wonderful bootleg video footage like House of blues '98 and live France 2005. The best live band ever... the bands from their family tree are astonishing too... Rainbow, Gillan, Whitesnake, Butterfly ball, Jesus Christ superstar, Paice Ashton Lord, etc.
I first heard Deep Purple when I was 10 when my brother bought Made In Japan. What an intro to heavy rock. I have now been a fan of Deep Purple for 50 years. Thanks for this documentary. Very knowledgably put together.
That was a great story. I knew most of it already, being a Purplehead from way back in the day (one of those who bought and wore out Made In Japan on the old HMV portable stereo which led me to Machine Head and then the rest of their albums) but you summed it all up perfectly for anyone to learn about the band
Purple is one of my all time favourites, coming in after their hey day. I remember in grade 3 or 4 someone brought In Rock to music class and our teacher played part of it for us, I was blown away. Later I started listening to their various Marks, but the original Mark II era was the best, especially In Rock, Machine Head and Made in Japan Jon Lord was probably the biggest influence on my playing (guitar/bass) His feel and phrasing were impeccable and he often played as if he were another guitarist in the band, (Meant as a compliment, he was an extremely talented keyboard player.) Great video. Now I need to listen to Made in Japan
This has to be the best informative documentary about one of the most influential rock bands that ever existed. It combines the line-ups through the years, their equipment, the songs, albums and all the transformations compacted in one hour of pure entertainment.
Fantastic documentary! Im really enjoying this. I grew up listening to deep purple from an early age as i have older brothers who were massively into purple. Thanks you!😊👏👏🙏
Every time I listen to Deep Purple,I wonder why I don’t listen to them more. They are just incredible. I’m a drummer and I am constantly blown away by Ian Paice’s playing. Growing up I was a huge Whitesnake fan, even before the huge commercial success with the self titled album and Slip of the Tongue. Hearing Coverdale find his voice with Purple is amazing. What can I say, I just have to listen to more Deep Purple.
My favorite rock band. I think In Rock is still as fresh, epic and “in your face” today as it was in 1970. Along with LZ and BS they simple changed rock history.
Great doc. I'm probably a bit of an outlier on this one, but the 2nd and 3rd albums are the ones for me. My introduction to them was the more classic line up, but I randomly got a tape (possibly left in a second hand tape machine) of 2 and 3 and wore it out. When you played the intro to Lalena it took me right back.
For all the appreciation and recognition they rightfully get as significant influences on the development of music, and specifically the creation and emergence of hard rock, heavy metal, and all the countless metal subgenres, DP seems to get overlooked in a lot of circles in comparison to Sabbath and Zeppelin. The musical talent, knowledge, and skill of Lord, Blackmore, and Paice, is about as good as it gets, and Gillan and Glover are underrated at their craft. These guys playing this loud, raucous rock, while being deeply influenced by not just blues but jazz, classical, and some folk styles, has always been interesting and appealing to me as a fan and as a musician (playing guitar and bass since the mid/late 80s).
The first band I truly loved and obsessed over when I was a tender 11 years old. To me the band were like gods. The reason I picked up a guitar at all is down to Richie Blackmore.
When I was a young boy Deep Purple was one of my favourite bands. I remember me fanatically airdrumming when hearing Fireball in ‘71. Then came punk and new wave and I felt myself too good for Deep Purple and the other two bands of The Trinity. But guess what, now that I’m 68 those three bands are on the top of my list again, Purple being #1. Thank you for this excellent video!
Just discovered your work, and the greater focus on recording and effects is much appreciated - it creates a unique angle. Since you asked for band suggestions, perhaps Jethro Tull, for a major British name, or the baroque prog of Gryphon?
There are 3 bands that changed my life. The Beatles, Yes and Deep Purple. I am 62 years old and still can't know which of those bands is most important to me. Meanwhile I continue to enjoy.
Silver Tongue from Bananas 🍌 is one of my all time favourites by the band. A great record which can’t be found on iTunes sadly .. so I have to play it the old way .. CD.
@@seabud6408 It sadly can't be found on Spotify either! I wonder why that is... And I love Silver Tongue too! That middle part which has organ solos and Ian screaming in the background is killer; I always listen to it at least a few times in a row, hahaha
As an aside I've just watched your interview with Susana Hoffs which was brilliant. In the 80's I was Rainbow and The Bangles who were a lot rockier than people realise.
Thank you for this Warren! Been a fan of DP since I was probably 5 years old. I was fortunate enough to see the MKII lineup when they reunited for Perfect Strangers. They are a supergroup!
Thank you Warren, absolutely magnificent story telling about the wild band that I was almost frightened to listen to at the age of 10 (Machine Head), but loved and influenced my musical interest and career ☺️❤️
What a fantastic documentary I grew up with Deep Purple in Communist Albania, where such music was prohibited 🚫 and we had to smugle into the country their cassette tapes
Great video. Took me back to school days when MIJ was rarely off the common room stereo. Was lucky enough to see Ian Gillan Band (with Paice and Lord) in 1979 at Victoria Hall, Hanley and Whitesnake about 6 months later. Great venue, went backstage afterwards and got some prized autographs.
Thank you for an amazing and well researched video on one of my all time favourite bands of my late teens and early twenties. You have inspired me to go and get into post 1984 DP (only ever listened to Perfect Strangers). Something I just never bothered with as I was absolutely mortified when they broke up in 1975. I saw DP in concert at Memorial Drive, Adelaide, South Australia in 1974. Wished like crazy that I had seen Mark 2.
I was very blessed to see the classic lineup at the Met Center in Minneapolis in 1972. It was one of my first concerts. Still have the ticket stub. Are you ready? $3.50 for a reserve seat.
Who do you think is the most important Rock band of all time? Over the seven decades of Deep Purple’s existence, the band has gone through many personnel changes, with a total of 15 musicians who have been or are official members. Deep Purple has released 22 studio albums, and an amazing 43 live albums.
Purely rock? DP by far. Even has the best guitar solo in Child in time.
I personally think it's Purple... but I'm biased. :-) I grew up with Purple and they left a huge impression on me.
@@johan.svenssonthanks ever so much for sharing
@@stevem-h3562very cool! Thanks ever so much for sharing
The Who - esp Townshend's work with Jim Marshall to develop the classic 100-watt valve amplifier.
A little story for you. In my mid teens in the early 70's I worked for Jim Marshall in his Ealing shop, & became friends with several of Deep Purple's road crew. Ron Quinten, & Colin Hart in particular. As a result I would always go & hang out with them whenever DP played in or around London. On one occasion DP flew back from a US tour to reopen the Rainbow in Finsbury Park, they played 2 consecutive nights, & at the end of first night Ritchie smashed the Machine Head sunburst maple neck Strat. At the end of the show Ron & I took his Guitars to his dressing room. Ritchie was distraught when he saw the Strat & asked if it could be fixed. I suggested that I could take it into the shop the following day & see what I could do. The shop manager wasn't too pleased, but knowing how much I loved RB he allowed me to spend most of the day effecting a repair. Much Araldite later I returned to the Rainbow that evening & gave Ron Quinten the now playable Strat. At the end of that night during Space Truckin RB completely destroyed it. I was devastated!! I later became friendly with Roger Glover after he was sacked from DP, & swapped my Gibson Thunderbird Bass for one of his sunburst maple neck P Basses, & a Marshall Major. Sold him an ARP 2600 too, which was my biggest sale while at Marshall's. Lovely man & I'll never forget his kindness.
Wow! Thanks ever so much for sharing Paul! Very cool story!!
I'll second that, very cool story.
Cool story!
I've heard many people say a lot of nice things about Roger Glover. I am grateful to him - not only for beeing the backbone of Deep Purple, but also for producing Nazareths very excellent album Loud'n Proud. Indeed a clever musician and a great guy.
Glover did all those remixed versions of their earlier releases in the late 90’s too. Big fan of him.
My first concert----Evansville IN, in '71. I was right on the stage. Ritchie blew a string-and instead of the roadie bringing out a different guitar-he brought Ritchie a string. Ritchie had it strung within 30 seconds, in time to play the solo! After the show I hopped up on the stage and walked over and picked up the broken string as a souvenir. Nobody bothered me-no roadies-no security! Then I sat on the edge of the stage and talked to my friends. Those were the days. : )
Love Deep Purple! Richie Blackmore is a fantastic guitar player.
Great story! Purple were the first band I ever saw too, in 1973. No souvenirs apart from the memories. That'll do though.
Thanks for a very informative documentary on a truly amazing Rock phenomenon in Deep Purple 22:54 22:54 ❤.A group that is an all time favorite of mine since the very beginning of their careers,and will always be a true favorite.Thank You..
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That's rocks!! Born 1960 in Detroit, I been to 💯 of concerts at cobo, Chrysler arenas,and Ann Arbor hash festival! 1973 was watching a new band Aerosmith with my two bros at frist hash festival! Also hanging on the stage! Miss them day's!!!!
Long awaited and well deserved video. My father, me and my 8yr old son all consider Purple the greatest band of all time. Absolutely timeless music.
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
This is the best documentary about Purple ever. Great job.
🙌 Best DP doc. by a long shot!
Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it
Thanks Hamish!
It's good but he got a few details wrong.
@@CB-xr1egwhich details?
I have to admit that I enjoyed many Deep Purple songs, though I wasn't a big fan. However, this great exposition on the band has given me a new appreciation. Thank you!
Thanks ever so much Stephen!
As a fan of Deep Purple for nearly 50 years, this is one of the most infomrative documentaries I have watched. Thank you!
Wow! Thanks ever so much!
In 1973 my older brother bought Machine Head, and that record completely blew my ten year old mind! Fast forward 30 years and I'm the singer in a band that has the chops and the desire to play Highway Star. Which we did. Mind blown again!... And about the most fun I've ever had with my pants on :-)
DP .. and Rainbow..still in the rotation...great..marvelous.. video, Warren!!
Yes! Thank you!
Purple the very best of all and I still listen to them almost every day.
Agreed 👍
Same‼️👍🏻👍🏻
One of my favorite bands for this 13 year old in 1971! "Hush" made me ask who was that? "In Rock" "Fireball" "Machine Head" "Made in Japan" "Who do we think we are" "Burn" "Stormbringer" I was at Çal Jam 74!!!!!!!!!!! What a time in music for this Head Banger!! I saw them in Long Beach in 73 in L.A. And "ELF" was the opening act, then ELO, the Purple! What a time!!!!! Thanks Warren!!!!
my parents possessing the Machine Head 25th Anniversary album is the reason I started playing music, and later obsessing with the idea of going to studio. AND, obsessing about the Rolling Stones truck and realizing later it literally recorded 70% of what I grew up listening to. And, the first band I ever played seriously with took me thanks to my playing of Smoke on the Water on drums... long story between DP and me.
Thank you sooo much for that video Warren
I literally spent my childhood taking my parents CDs and listening to Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Led Zepp, Black Sabbath and Genesis again, again, again, etc... Shape my ears haha
This was the best ever presentation of Deep Purple's history. Congratulations Mr Marvellously Well !!!❤❤❤❤❤
Wow! Thanks ever so much!
I'm 56 years old now and I remember perfectly listening to 'Smoke on the Water' in my older brother's car cassette player when I was barely 5, in 1973. Of course, I didn't have the faintest idea about hard rock and stuff like that, but, man, did I like that song. Parallelly, again thanks to my brother, I could listen to the very first version of 'Jesus Christ Superstar', sung by Ian Gillan. Same as before, I didn't have a clue who that guy was, I just knew I loved it.
Fast forward to the early 1980s, when I was a teenager and had begun listening to hard rock and heavy metal much more consistently. Evidently, I came upon DP and immediately thought, 'hey, I know these guys!' The rest, as they would put it, is history: soon I would grow obsessed with them, gradually bought or recorded all their albums, and there came the moment when it was clear to me that they are the best band ever. With all due respect to other gigantic bands, mind you (Beatles, Zepp, Sabbath... you name it), DP are just a differentl kettle of fish.
Many thanks to Produce Like A Pro for this informative and entertaining piece. Most DP documentaries barely cover up to their 'Perfect Strangers' reunion at the most, many not even that far, which is a shame. All the albums recorded with Steve Morse on guitar are on average pretty good and some of them perfectly on a par with their best stuff in the '70s, which means that the disregard with which some people treat those albums just doesn't make any sense. Let's hope that now with McBride things continue in the same positive direction
I will go to my grave insisting Deep Purple will forever be the greatest live band in the history of music. Their improvisation skills were far above anybody else and still decades later you will never hear them play a song the same way twice.
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
Agreed
Gillan is Purple's Voice. Best ever purple's Documentary. Good Job
Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it
Great video Warren! Deep Purple are definitely under appreciated!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much!
Great video, thanks Warren! I've been a fan since In Rock came out and for a few years they absolutely rocked my world. My band in high school covered Black Night, Strange Kinda Woman, Smoke on the Water, Demon's Eye, When a Blind Man Cries . . . I played drums back then and Ian Paice was my hero, I learnt to play rock by trying to copy him. I got 2 bass drums just so I could play Fireball! Ritchie was everyone's guitar hero, Gillan's voice and outrageous, Jon Lord was as powerful and Glover laid down the foundation for it all. Can't imagine my life of making music without their inspiration!
Their live album entitled Made in Japan, is to this day still one of the greatest live albums of all time. The production value of that album is amazing for 1973.
I really enjoy these old rock reviews.
And even the rolling Stone rag has to admit that. They had them at sixth greatest live album ever. Rolling Stone hates Purple.
It was actually 1972, as stated on the video?
Long Live Deep Purple. Legendary band. Thanks Warren for the incredible history lesson.
Thanks ever so much Rob!
"Made in Japan" was my gateway, and I am so glad I found this album.
Amazing album!
Deep Purple's "Highway Star" was the very first song played on 92 CITI FM here in Winnipeg in 1978 and the band's music has been well loved on the station.
Very cool! Thanks ever so much for sharing!
I saw Deep Purple play live in late 60's they played a small gig in Birmingham (UK). Its was to promote Marshall Amplifiers. Came out of the building , ears ringing after being blasted to bits, took over a day for the lugholes to recover! great. Around the same time saw Led Zepplin live at the Birmingham Town. Our seats where on stage with the band just a few feet away. Little did we know then what giants of rock they would become. Great memories I will take to the grave.
Have known Purple since I was a kid. Now in my 40s my appreciation of them have been stronger. Love Gillan and Blackmore, and the rest too.❤❤❤
Fantastic presentation Warren, even this ol' DP fan learned something! "The Battle rages on" is indeed a masterpiece imo!
Thanks ever so much
Yay, not only a new Artists Who Changed Music episode but also about one of my favorite bands!
I was there in the 70s...and they were indeed the unholy trinity of rock...with the likes of Uriah Heep at their heels. Warren...once again you have given us a brilliant video...immensely appreciated...
Thanks for sharing the Deep Purple story. I an opportunity to perform with Glenn Hughes in 2008. He is still touring today and he is working a new album. He is not slowing down. It would be great if you could interview him. Warren, Keep up the great work!!!!
Hello Warren what an absolute blast for this musician. Deep Purple, Ian Paice, Made in Japan and Smoke on the Water live were my steeping stones to learning to play this genre and getting the opportunity to play live and beginning a musical journey that is still going 50 years on. Like you Warren there maybe some Blackmore influences in my own guitars on my recent releases. Smoke on the Water was the last song I learnt on guitar/amp combo I got for xmas in 1972. I blew the amp up, took back to the shop to find out it was a known fault and would be replaced in a few months so I asked if I could swap it for something else and went home with a drum kit. It was a Swing Star which later became known as Tama. It had paiste hi hats and zildjian cymbals which were all unknown to me. First song I learnt was Smoke on the Water. At this time I had discovered a local gig that had band setting up on a Saturday afternoon so I would go and watch the load in, setups and sound checks. One particular a band had noticed me and came over and spoke with me. Asked if I played, I said yes but only one song. They actually played so asked me if I wanted to play it at sound check which I did. They organised to sneak me into the gig, sit side of stage and watch all 3 bands play. During hteir set the singer came over, drageed me on stage and placed me behind the kit. My first live performance and my first band was in the audience, My love affair with Deep Purple continued and still hold Burn as my all time favourite epecially as I had already discovered Glen Hughes and Trapeze.
Many talk about the innovations for guitarists in this era but for me it was drummers like Ian Paice who made hi hats a very important part of hard rock. The jazz style of playing ride cymbals was still a hangover from a lot of the 60's bands.
Uriah Heep were also part of this era as well. English Rock was what I cut my teeth on and the unholy trinity were what I lay in bed at night listening to and dreaming! cheers mate
I don't normally watch a video when adverts appear but this has to be one of the most interesting videos I've watched , thank you
Wow! Thanks ever so much
Absolutely brilliant Warren. Thanks very much. I loved Jon Lord's playing. An utter gentleman and master of hard rock.
I grew up in the 70s, Deep Purple blasted at every party. When people are over, I'll play Lazy off my Machine Head 8-track (cartridge not reel). Thanks PLaP, no doubt the best one hour I'll spend today.
I grew up with this band, personally, I loved ‘Come taste the Band.’ One of my favourite albums of all time.
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
Agree. It’s a fantastic album. Ian Paice’s drumming is so good. He plays differently to suit this material. Saw them perform it in their 2nd last concert. They were fantastic (especially when playing the new album) and the crowd really took to Tommy Bolin .. Unfortunately I heard that they came off the rails on the last night in Liverpool probably due to Tommy’s drug addiction. He died a few months later.
Tommy Bolin !!!!!
I have nothing to add to the many fine comments about Deep Purple and this excellent video. I have a song suggestion - Every Kind of People - written by Andy Fraser (formerly the bass player in Free) and sung by Robert Palmer. I feel like it’s an overlooked song, but it’s brilliantly written and arranged and performed and engineered. And the lyrics really hit home when you consider songwriter Andy Fraser’s life story.
I saw them at the Felt Forum in NYC right at the time of the "Made In Japan" release. Rory Gallagher opened. My friends were only there to see Gallagher and wanted to leave after his set, but I wanted to see Deep Purple and I stubbornly stayed in my seat. My friends actually stayed in the lobby waiting for me for their whole set, rather than just watch DP's set!! My friends were incredible snobs, even as teenagers!! I was slightly less of a snob! Haha It was an amazing night for both Gallagher and Purple. So glad to be there!
Can you remember what tracks they played, and were they on form? Would have loved to of seen them, but wasn't born then.
@@AlexMay-n1g Yeah, ya gotta be born first, THEN you get to go! Haha It was so long ago, but I remember that they did everything that was on Made In Japan, and more. Made In Japan represented the core of their set at the time.
This video is one of the best I have ever seen, fantastic video production and commentary on this legendary band. Well done!
Wow! Thanks ever so much!
Great video, Warren. After all these years, you've managed to find a couple of facts about Purple that I haven't come across! This was the band that turned me on to music in the first place. I heard Machine Head playing as I went into the youth club at school in 1972 and it literally changed my life. It inspired me to learn guitar, and subsequently, I spent the majority of my working life in recording studios. Mark ll Deep Purple means as much to me as it does to you, I'm sure.
It is also great music to play. I was in a Purple tribute band and as a keyboard player it was a joy to be integral and be heard. We played 3 hour gigs and still had to leave out signature tracks...
what an amazing documentary you made! elaborate and precise, and entertaining thorughout. it's… old school, which is really the best compliment i can give.
discovering and exploring deep purple was life changing for me. at eight years old, i quit playing to stare at the radio when i heard woman from tokyo for the first time. a few years later i stumbled upon child in time on a cassette my sister had recorded, and played it over and over again. in my early teens, i made friends with another boy who owned in rock and made in japan. we were enchanted, we each bought a guitar, and taught each other to play, from these and other lp's.
a long life of music flowing in my veins has followed, much of it ignited by deep purple's thrilling tracks.
I met funky Claude when I lived in haute savoie...lovely guy and an absolute legend
I appreciate this video, Warren. In my opinion, what sets Deep Purple apart, even when compared to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, is the significant number of young individuals who picked up their first guitars because they were inspired by Blackmore and the band.
Very well said and I completely agree 100%!
Other than MIJ I always loved "final concerts" 74/75 and live California '76. Love Montreux 96 and some wonderful bootleg video footage like House of blues '98 and live France 2005. The best live band ever... the bands from their family tree are astonishing too... Rainbow, Gillan, Whitesnake, Butterfly ball, Jesus Christ superstar, Paice Ashton Lord, etc.
You did an incredible job on this. It must've been very demanding w their long history and many changes of personnel.
As always, thank you so much sir. Keep up the exceptional work.
Thanks, will do! You Rock!
DP was SO attractive in 1971 that I hitchhiked from Massachusetts to Buffalo, NY in the middle of winter to hear 'em.
Exceptionally done! Glued to the.screen. I love DEEP PURPLE. Thank you
Thanks ever so much!
Thanks Warren, DP has been a huge influence me pretty much my entire life.
Very cool! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much!
THE BEST Purple documentary I have watched.
Wow! Thanks ever so much!
Please do more documentaries like this!
Thank ever so much!
THE Band of my youth. Incredible good video. Thanks for this ✌🏼
Thanks Carsten!
Warren, great job on an incredible mountain of music.
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Keep on keeping on brother
besides beeing a good and informative video, i can clearly see you really enjoy the band / music you talking about 🎉😊
One of the BEST spoken biography,ever heard,brilliant.
This is the most exciting, complete and full of passion documentary about DP ever, if not the best overall.
Thanks a lot by my heart.
I first heard Deep Purple when I was 10 when my brother bought Made In Japan. What an intro to heavy rock. I have now been a fan of Deep Purple for 50 years. Thanks for this documentary. Very knowledgably put together.
That was a great story. I knew most of it already, being a Purplehead from way back in the day (one of those who bought and wore out Made In Japan on the old HMV portable stereo which led me to Machine Head and then the rest of their albums) but you summed it all up perfectly for anyone to learn about the band
Thanks ever so much for sharing! Glad you enjoyed it!
Purple is one of my all time favourites, coming in after their hey day.
I remember in grade 3 or 4 someone brought In Rock to music class and our teacher played part of it for us, I was blown away.
Later I started listening to their various Marks, but the original Mark II era was the best, especially In Rock, Machine Head and Made in Japan
Jon Lord was probably the biggest influence on my playing (guitar/bass)
His feel and phrasing were impeccable and he often played as if he were another guitarist in the band, (Meant as a compliment, he was an extremely talented keyboard player.)
Great video.
Now I need to listen to Made in Japan
Omg thanks so much Warren! I so love your artists/songs that changed music series!
Thanks ever so much!
Thank you for making these videos!
Cheers from 🇸🇪
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Glad you like them!
This has to be the best informative documentary about one of the most influential rock bands that ever existed. It combines the line-ups through the years, their equipment, the songs, albums and all the transformations compacted in one hour of pure entertainment.
Wow!! Thank you ever so much
Fantastic documentary! Im really enjoying this. I grew up listening to deep purple from an early age as i have older brothers who were massively into purple. Thanks you!😊👏👏🙏
Every time I listen to Deep Purple,I wonder why I don’t listen to them more. They are just incredible. I’m a drummer and I am constantly blown away by Ian Paice’s playing. Growing up I was a huge Whitesnake fan, even before the huge commercial success with the self titled album and Slip of the Tongue. Hearing Coverdale find his voice with Purple is amazing. What can I say, I just have to listen to more Deep Purple.
Really well done! This was so interesting and informative, and filled in the gaps!
The best documentary about DP I’ve seen. Respect.
Wow! Thanks ever so much
DP are the father and the mother of rock n roll ever!
simply wonderful. Thank you, Warren, for this great video.
Thanks ever so much
My favorite rock band. I think In Rock is still as fresh, epic and “in your face” today as it was in 1970. Along with LZ and BS they simple changed rock history.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks ever so much!
Agree. In Rock is timeless. I think it’s their best studio album . I wore the 1970 vinyl out.
@@seabud6408 that's wonderful to hear!
That was an absolutely brilliant piece of work you've done there, I take my hat off to you sir!!
Wow! Thanks ever so much
Great doc. I'm probably a bit of an outlier on this one, but the 2nd and 3rd albums are the ones for me. My introduction to them was the more classic line up, but I randomly got a tape (possibly left in a second hand tape machine) of 2 and 3 and wore it out. When you played the intro to Lalena it took me right back.
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
Nice one Warren, your enthusiasm is great to see.
Thanks ever so much!
I do hope this becomes an ongoing series on your channel.
That's the plan!
Deep Purple can be underrated.
Since I am old I remember when I first got Deep Purple in Rock and listened to it many times.
For all the appreciation and recognition they rightfully get as significant influences on the development of music, and specifically the creation and emergence of hard rock, heavy metal, and all the countless metal subgenres, DP seems to get overlooked in a lot of circles in comparison to Sabbath and Zeppelin. The musical talent, knowledge, and skill of Lord, Blackmore, and Paice, is about as good as it gets, and Gillan and Glover are underrated at their craft. These guys playing this loud, raucous rock, while being deeply influenced by not just blues but jazz, classical, and some folk styles, has always been interesting and appealing to me as a fan and as a musician (playing guitar and bass since the mid/late 80s).
What a fantastic documentary ,congratulations and thank you very much for sharing it.
The first band I truly loved and obsessed over when I was a tender 11 years old. To me the band were like gods. The reason I picked up a guitar at all is down to Richie Blackmore.
Thanks ever so much for sharing!
Best purple documentary ever yet. .
Wow! Thanks ever so much!
When I was a young boy Deep Purple was one of my favourite bands. I remember me fanatically airdrumming when hearing Fireball in ‘71. Then came punk and new wave and I felt myself too good for Deep Purple and the other two bands of The Trinity. But guess what, now that I’m 68 those three bands are on the top of my list again, Purple being #1. Thank you for this excellent video!
What a brilliant documentary of Deep Purple ❤❤❤
Thanks ever so much!
Just discovered your work, and the greater focus on recording and effects is much appreciated - it creates a unique angle. Since you asked for band suggestions, perhaps Jethro Tull, for a major British name, or the baroque prog of Gryphon?
Fantastic!! Here is a Jethro Tull documentary we did:- ua-cam.com/video/EPEs5X0QYSY/v-deo.htmlsi=EhtjpZSAtJr_VYcE
Thank you, that was a good and well deserved one. This is a great series
Really enjoyed this. Thanks!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a fantastic tribute to one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
There are 3 bands that changed my life. The Beatles, Yes and Deep Purple. I am 62 years old and still can't know which of those bands is most important to me. Meanwhile I continue to enjoy.
Thanks! Totaly agree - Made in Japan changed everything when I heard it in 1972 :D
Great recap of the DP saga. I had the fortune to see them in 1972 in Chicago. It was epic.
Great video! The only thing I noticed was that Bananas - the first MK8 album, from 2003, wasn't listed ;)
Absolutely phenomenal! The only thing I miss in this video is a mention to their 2003 Bananas record, which I think is really good as well.
Silver Tongue from Bananas 🍌 is one of my all time favourites by the band. A great record which can’t be found on iTunes sadly .. so I have to play it the old way .. CD.
@@seabud6408 It sadly can't be found on Spotify either! I wonder why that is...
And I love Silver Tongue too! That middle part which has organ solos and Ian screaming in the background is killer; I always listen to it at least a few times in a row, hahaha
As an aside I've just watched your interview with Susana Hoffs which was brilliant. In the 80's I was Rainbow and The Bangles who were a lot rockier than people realise.
Yes, indeed! Thanks ever so much!
Brilliant video - thank you so much. Been a fan since 1971😊
Thanks Steffen!
Thank you for this Warren! Been a fan of DP since I was probably 5 years old. I was fortunate enough to see the MKII lineup when they reunited for Perfect Strangers.
They are a supergroup!
Thank you Warren, absolutely magnificent story telling about the wild band that I was almost frightened to listen to at the age of 10 (Machine Head), but loved and influenced my musical interest and career ☺️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Favorite band since 1 9 7 2.
What a fantastic documentary
I grew up with Deep Purple in Communist Albania, where such music was prohibited 🚫 and we had to smugle into the country their cassette tapes
Excellent documentary! Well done!
Great video. Took me back to school days when MIJ was rarely off the common room stereo. Was lucky enough to see Ian Gillan Band (with Paice and Lord) in 1979 at Victoria Hall, Hanley and Whitesnake about 6 months later. Great venue, went backstage afterwards and got some prized autographs.
Fantastic video on my favourite band!
Thanks ever so much!
Thank you for an amazing and well researched video on one of my all time favourite bands of my late teens and early twenties. You have inspired me to go and get into post 1984 DP (only ever listened to Perfect Strangers). Something I just never bothered with as I was absolutely mortified when they broke up in 1975. I saw DP in concert at Memorial Drive, Adelaide, South Australia in 1974. Wished like crazy that I had seen Mark 2.
I was very blessed to see the classic lineup at the Met Center in Minneapolis in 1972. It was one of my first concerts. Still have the ticket stub. Are you ready? $3.50 for a reserve seat.
Bravo most excellent documentary!
Thanks ever so much
What a great doco! So comprehensive and interesting.