One thing about these older songs. Remember, this was the beginning...people had never heard anything this this, or the doors, Rolling Stones.. and many others. ...this was like wow! Different perspective. It was 1968
True. Songs on the radio were limited to 3 to 4 minutes long. I remember the first time I heard the long version of "Light My Fire". It was hypnotic. Also, not all radios had FM reception.
yep. this came out in while I was still in my early r&b phase. my brain had not yet adjusted to rock save for a beatles, stones, or byrds song here and there. intimidating.
Keith Dixon rock n roll was new. Context. Everything in context. doors first big hit came out in 67. What yr was this song? Stones first hit was big in UK in 64..what yr did that hit America?
I’m a Georgia boy (69 years young!) & this song was written by another Georgia boy, Joe South. He wrote his own and others hits such as Games People Play, Walk a Mile in my Shoes, Down in the Boondocks. He also played guitar and was one of the first artists to use sitar in a song (Games People Play-great song!).
Hush is very early Purple.their best track at that time, but their heyday was with Ian Gillian on vocals. My suggestion for mind blowing experience "Space Trucking"!!!!
jgsrhythm100 Great line up. Probably one of the best singers ever. I suggested Burn Live from Cal Jam. Coverdale was amazing along with Glenn Hughes....
Song was written by American Joe South who also wrote Games People Play. The lead singer at the time was Rod Evans who went on to captain beyond. Saw them in New York in like 1972. They got booed off stage. Saw deep purple on in 73, 74 a few times with guitarist Richie Blackmore.
Fell in love with them on the first note of this song! Most don’t know about “Hush!” Loved this song!!! The energy is damn! Heard it back when I was in elementary school 68-69? Yes! African girl love rock!
This was on heavy radio rotation when it first came out. I was living in NYC at the time... Great Rock stations. Very popular song believe me. My favorite of theirs. The ORGAN kills. Funky. Love this song 🔥🔥🔥
There is tons of Purple bangers out there. -Burn -Mistreated -Chasing Shadows -Blind -Speed King -Knocking at your back dore -When a blind man cries -Soldier of fortune Plus many many many more
This was my first summer out of high school. OMG this brings back memories!! The lyrics were perfect for high school. It is a great song that I love fifty freaking years later.
I can see your point about the lyrics, but to put them in context: (A), this was Deep Purple's debut album, and that kind of lyrical styling was still pretty common in 1968... and (B), this was actually their cover version of a song written a year earlier by an American composer (Joe South) for pop-and-country singer Billy Joe Royal, and that kind of simple "moon-june-soon" rhyming was *very* common in American pop and country back then.
Great intel my man . . . I like people who do their homework and speak with the facts . . . and by the way, this is the same Joe South who wrote and recorded "Games People Play" and wrote "I Never Promised you a Rose Garden".
@@LeChaunce No, he was with Purple before he did Jesus Christ Superstar. "In 1970, Gillan received a call from Tim Rice, asking him to perform the part of Jesus on the original 1970 album recording of Jesus Christ Superstar, having been impressed with his performance on "Child in Time". He was subsequently offered the lead role in the 1973 film adaptation."
The Applesauce Project it was after the in rock album someone played child in time for Tim rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber and that’s when they said this is the man who’s going to be playing Jesus Christ on the album
One of those "studio" songs that makes you feel like you're at a concert while you're driving down the road. A remarkable feat of recording for the time - really an unusual, unique energy. This is one the family can't force me to turn down when it comes on.
I remember riding my 10 speed downtrend street with my little round radio hanging on my handlebars from what was like a keychain and feeling so free with that driving rhythm and awesome organ. LOVE this song!
Watching these reaction videos has taught me that the greats of classic rock had funky ass beats rolling. Yes is unbelievably funky and they're so English they're practically see-through
I feel like they should start with the studio version, so they know what the songs all about before they start listening to the more extended and abstract version of the live.
If you like this, you might want to check out two Spencer Davis Group songs: Gimme Some Lovin. and I'm a Man. The lead singer was Steve Winwood, then in his teens, who went onto Blind Faith, Traffic, and then solo. For that material the cool stuff is organ and vocals. They didn't have a guitarist anywhere near the level of Deep Purple's Richie Blackmoor. Spencer Davis Group is also sixties, not seventies. Excellent choice on Hush. Someone gave you good advice
koshersalaami Two of the best songs ever. Steve Winwood on my very short best list. Then put him with Clapton and he explodes! They need to put these on their list yes.
Add in "Keep on running". That a 16-year-ld white kid from the UK's Midlands could have that much soul in his voice was just astounding. Obscenely talented musician, too - he could make that Hammond organ sing.
Awesome song, Can you Imagine hearing this for the first time in the late 60`s. Deep purple was way ahead of its time . No group sounded as Deep Purple. Lot of bands wrote the lyrics on the run as they was in studio. I like lyrics that rhymed. Great guitarist in this band. A + for any song back then is great . Mixing was good. Recording Equipment wasn't near good as it is today but yet they still made it sound great. They really knew how to get the best out of what they had back then .
I was in 2nd grade and my mom played this album on the daily. I still have a clear visual memory of my older brother leading my sister and I in a dance around the dining room table every time Smoke came on. ❤
Hey guys, glad you enjoyed this classic! This is a cover by Deep Purple orginally written by Joe South. In the 60s the lyrics were pretty simple and most songs were short, there are exceptions. I think you'd enjoy "Stormbringer", "Woman From Tokyo", "Burn". Also check out Ritchie Blackmore's work after Deep Purple.
Guys this is VERY early Deep Purple. This song wasn't even written by them. It was written by Joe South and originally released by Billy Joe Royal in 1967. Deep Purple released this cover of Hush in 1968. This incarnation of Deep Purple is different from the line up you're used to. Jon Lord and Richie Blackmore are the same, but this line up had Bobby Woodman on drums and Nick Simper on bass. Rod Evans was the singer. Ian Gillan didn't come till later. As I said, this is VERY early Deep Purple.
Not Bobby Woodman on drums but Ian Paice, the original and only drummer Deep Purple have ever had, from forming in 1968 to breakup in 1976 and since reforming in 1984. He's the only original member still in the band to this very day.
Their first hit. Other songs of theirs you gotta check out are Space Truckin' and if you never heard it Smoke On the Water, easily their most famous song
@@nolimit7959 Yeah, there's a 1973 version I love. I recommended it to another reactor, and got slammed in the comments, but it's not my fault I recognize a good version. :D ua-cam.com/video/OBcJfLVvS-o/v-deo.html
@@nolimit7959 nah, if they've never heard Smoke On the Water before than they should start with the studio version. That's how most people first get to know songs then get into live versions.
The simplicity of the lyrics adds to the timelessness of the song. What is important is the driving, unique rhythm and the master-class in overall musicianship. It's just a banger... don't over-think it. :-D
Hey guys! I’ll throw my two cents in on the lyrics, not only for this song, but other great songs that weren’t lyrically strong. As a child of the 60s (born in 1956) we definitely tolerated the lyrics because we had never heard music played like this before. We dug it, and still do. The level of musicianship was off the charts new and WAY cool! Keep bringing us these great songs. Love ya guys!
Love your channel! The era was 1968. At that time I was 12 . Sure, the lyrics were lackluster. What nailed me lyrically at that time were coming the Beatle's Sgt. Pepper and the Doors first album, etc. What got me with Hush was the energy and intensity of the primal rhythm. You guys are so spot on by putting importance upon the era in all your reactions. Keep it going.
Oh hell yeah!! Loved that initial reaction! This band was what led me to to , oddly enough , Hendrix when I was growing up. And that leap took me to steppenwolf. I seriously recommend that you look into steppenwolfe after this. Deep purple I think are the grand daddies for metal with their initial psychedelic rock.
Ritchie Blackmore's guitar sound from late 60's was insane and his solos .... double insanity! More Deep Purple mark 1 !!! Try Deep Purple - River Deep Mountain High ( Tina Turner cover)
I imagine several people are going to nominate songs from the "In Rock" and "Machine Head" albums, but let me put a couple of later tracks out there: Perfect Strangers and Knocking At Your Back Door.
This is my all time favorite Deep Purple song. The groove is everything. I love how they start with the hook. The keyboard (Hammond) is done by the bass player, Jon Lord. Classically trained, he spearheaded a performance with the Royal Philharmonic very early on in the Deep Purple timeline. It was groundbreaking. Metallica and many others have done it since, but at the time, it was unheard of, especially for such a heavy band.
I love this choice. "Hush" is like a semi-forgotten classic. I remember hearing it a lot as a kid, and I hardly ever hear it nowadays, probably because it predates the "classic" Deep Purple lineup. The simplistic lyrics were pretty typical of that time period, and I don't think some complex, philosophical Bob Dylan-esque poetry would have worked in this context. This song is more about the melding of two monster hooks (the "na na na" and the "hush hush" parts) and the overall groove and feel.
Someone else mentioned them, but I’m gonna, too😉 Definitely check out “Perfect Strangers” & “Knocking At Your Back Door”, which incorporates some very clever lyrics.... 😉 Both epic!!
Singer Rod Evans went on to form Captain Beyond who released a self titled debut album in 1972 that's a stone cold classic. Hard rocking, spacey and proggy. A masterpiece. Highly recommended!
This is a cover of a Joe South song by the Mark I incarnation - different singer and bassist to classic Mark II band of Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Paice and Lord. Recorded in 68 or 69.
This song featured Deep Purple original vocalist Rod Evans. Rod was eventually let go in favor of Ian Gillan. Purple wanted a harder sound and they didn't think Rod was up to the task. Still LOVE this tune it is one of my favorite Deep Purple tunes.
S-L-O-W... R-I-D-E!! They used to play that at the carnival when you would get on that one particular ride and they would blast this song, it was perfect. This is a killer song. It is another one that takes you for a fast and furious ride and then drops you off suddenly and you are left stunned and tingling. Haha.
Hey Guys. This is an early effort by Deep Purple and in fact it was the first Deep Purple song I ever heard. For me what stands out the most is the Hammond organ solo. One thing for sure, when I heard this I knew I wanted to hear more.
Gold standard for reaction videos. Clear purpose of hitting a certain genre and thus infiltrating a "world",, ( insiders welcoming outsiders, it's been used in fiction so much, ET, some caveman gets unthawed), consistent clear format , your appearances on camera are consistent due to being yourselves, your minds and personality are the top key element alongside the song and our empathy reactions to your reactions. And the reactions are consistent and trusted and valued. The fact your visibly wearing the cans is v important.. and now you've got the room sorted out I think you nailed the whole package for going forward. Hope you sell many tees.
If you're looking for more Purple to react to, I'd recommend virtually anything from their live album, 'Made in Japan'. It contains most of their biggest hits and is recognised by many as the greatest live album of all-time! Purple really were a LIVE band. I'd say that 'Made in Japan' is probably their best album. How many bands can say that about a live album? :) P.S. Hush was a cover.
Singer / Songwriter Joe South wrote "Hush" months earlier... Deep Purple covered this tune...This was Deep Purple's first US AM radio's hit... 1968/1969 You guys are doing a great job !
Hush was written by American composer and musician Joe South, for recording artist Billy Joe Royal, whose single peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 28 October - 11 November 1967 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush_(Billy_Joe_Royal_song) I got a certain little girl she's on my mind No doubt about it she looks so fine She's the best girl that I ever had Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad yea, its a bit simple and awkward even for the era... the second verse isn't more creative. This was a song to get their foot in the door and give them the shot at doing their thing. You couldn't just start out with Child in Time and Space Truckin' and get a record deal back then.
I prefer the classic Machine Head album version, it was the song that introduced me to the blues, and sent me down the rabbit hole, and along with Hendrix & SRV and ZZ Top, fueled my lifelong devotion to the Blues. www.jamesking.ca
Grand Funk Railroad "inside looking out." This is a trio that could take the top of your skull off stir your brain and put the top back on. Andy, Alex please make an old lady happy and do a reaction to these ten platinum discs in a row band who caused riots when fans couldn't get into see them So come on play it and be prepared to be blown off your feet.
A must watch Grand Funk Railroad performing "Inside Looking Out" live from 1969. This clip was shot at "The Show" WITF-TV in Hershey, Pa. November 1969 ua-cam.com/video/0x6chChxzV0/v-deo.html
I was blessed with a musical family. My Grandfather was a trumpet player, who’s parents owned vaudeville playhouses and he is a famous artist. My father listened to big band and jazz/blues. My mom 11 yrs younger then my dad, 40/50’s dance music. My oldest sister dove face first into hard rock, my middle sister was into pop radio. Me the youngest got it alll... plus I added new wave and punk.... ps my great great (greats) grandfather is Francis Scott Key.... so there you have it!
Andy did a reaction in the early days. Maybe Andy needs to do a "Share" with Alex at some later point? You can find reaction in their Deep Purple playlist. Enjoy! :)
@@lisaw5604 maybe they could do the live version from the BBC in 1970 best live version I think even better than the Made in Japan version, Ian Paice even drops a drum stick and catches it, see it you can spot it the link is here ua-cam.com/video/fbxCcqnmyEg/v-deo.html
@@simply_psi Hey Simon! I never noticed that before. @ 9:20 as Ian goes into his oooh oooh's, right? My poor eyes! When camera wasn't on Paice, I was watching floor too. haha. Wow, did you notice the drumstick landed and still kept bouncing w/ the tempo? Magic! Too cool. -- Must see performance. Talk about being able to reproduce out of studio. Unreal. I have this in collection, but I think I like your copy much better. Thanks for the share! :)
This starts with a strong groove, that is in the same vein of excitement as the rhythm of Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group. It's a helluva a lot chunkier though. Has Hush ever been used in a movie soundtrack? Gimme Some Lovin' is certainly popular for that.
@@Veggamattic this song has some hard metal riffs combined with a slight pop (bubblegum rock) style. Bands like Sweet Areosmith, Scorpions, Rainbow, Motley Crue on through Skidrow and Tesla
@@V7avalon I would call Motley Crue, Skidrow and Tesla hair bands and maybe Scorpions and kind of Rainbow but not Aerosmith who is pre hair metal and not really metal at all.
@Joan In Florida True, they had the fastest selling UK album of all time for a reason but ultimately rubbed the Brits the wrong way. 'K' still kills. Saw them in a half filled club a couple years ago & they DESTROYED. Suede is another band that should be bigger - greatest band of the past 30 years.
Bloody love Kula shaker. Saw them about 20 years ago on the Peasants, Pigs and astronauts tour and then again a few years back at the 20th anniversary of K tour. Pretty sure I saw them at a V festival once too 👍🏻
I had a transistor radio strapped to the handlebars of my bicycle and one day this came on WLS Chicago AM radio station as I rode home from high school!
One of their best songs, and made back in the day when musicians had to know how to play an instrument, unlike today when musicians play that techno sampling they call music.
This song went to #1 on the US charts in 1969/70. It was wildly popular for a long time. Anthem type of chorus. This song is really great to see live. Lots of cover bands like this song. Every time I see a band cover it, the crowd gets into big time.
My brother used to call Jon Lord a "lead organist." Fun fact about vocalist Ian Gillan, he's Jesus on Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice's original studio recording of Jesus Christ Superstar.
I used to party hard to this music. Riding around getting high, getting drunk, and then pairing off with my boyfriend at the end of the night to get busy. Yeah being young and free. Those were the days ♥️👍
Deep Purple didn't write the lyrics. But did a remake into a rock version, which was included on their Album in 1977. The song was written by Joe South and originally performed by country singer Billy Joe Royal in 1967. The song was actually about a guy that was crazy in love. Hence the verse: "I got a certain little girl she's on my mind No doubt about it she looks so fine She's the best girl that I ever had Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad. Na na na na na na, Na na na na na na. Hush, hush, I thought I heard her calling my name now. Hush, hush, She broke my heart but I love her just the same now, Hush, hush A lot of poetry has been written like that.
I heard this song on the radio in 1968 when I was 8 years old and I never forgot it. Two other great songs from the summer of '68 are, 'Journey to the Center of the Mind' by The Amboy Dukes and "Open My Eyes' by Nazz (Todd Rungdren).
Was time for some more Deep Purple!! Whats your rating for this song?! What’s the next track we gotta check out by them?!
Please listen to Pictures of Home
please listen to Pictures of home
My woman from Tokyo NEXT💞🌴🎸🎶🎶🎶🎶
No One Came. You Fool No One. A live version of Strange Kind of Woman.
Highway Star, My Woman From Tokyo, Burn
It's not about the words. You feel this song. Incredible bass line.
THIS was the beginning of All METAL music!!!
Mmm that’s debatable
One thing about these older songs. Remember, this was the beginning...people had never heard anything this this, or the doors, Rolling Stones.. and many others. ...this was like wow! Different perspective. It was 1968
True. Songs on the radio were limited to 3 to 4 minutes long. I remember the first time I heard the long version of "Light My Fire". It was hypnotic. Also, not all radios had FM reception.
yep. this came out in while I was still in my early r&b phase. my brain had not yet adjusted to rock save for a beatles, stones, or byrds song here and there. intimidating.
And none of these bands knew there songs would be picked apart by people fifty years later. They were just making cool music.
The Stones had been around for at least 5 years when this came out, and The Doors probably two or three.
Keith Dixon rock n roll was new. Context. Everything in context. doors first big hit came out in 67. What yr was this song? Stones first hit was big in UK in 64..what yr did that hit America?
I’m a Georgia boy (69 years young!) & this song was written by another Georgia boy, Joe South. He wrote his own and others hits such as Games People Play, Walk a Mile in my Shoes, Down in the Boondocks. He also played guitar and was one of the first artists to use sitar in a song (Games People Play-great song!).
Check "Woman from Tokyo" to me it's one of their best, love me some Deep Purple
I second this one. "My Woman From Tokyo" was a tour de force for Deep Purple. Another great performance by every player in the band.
Agree 😈
I third this one
Specifically the live performance off Made in Japan. So good.
Yes,yes,, my woman from tokyo, definitely.
When Hush was released it was an extreme heavy record that jumped off the turntable - insanely hard rock on a 45 was super rare !! Great choice
Hush is very early Purple.their best track at that time, but their heyday was with Ian Gillian on vocals. My suggestion for mind blowing experience "Space Trucking"!!!!
Indeed. Very early, probably the first of their stuff to get any air play.
jgsrhythm100 Great line up. Probably one of the best singers ever. I suggested Burn Live from Cal Jam. Coverdale was amazing along with Glenn Hughes....
Song was written by American Joe South who also wrote Games People Play. The lead singer at the time was Rod Evans who went on to captain beyond. Saw them in New York in like 1972. They got booed off stage. Saw deep purple on in 73, 74 a few times with guitarist Richie Blackmore.
They would love Space Truckin', between the drumming and screaming.
Check out the version with Ian Gillan on vocals!
Fell in love with them on the first note of this song! Most don’t know about “Hush!” Loved this song!!! The energy is damn! Heard it back when I was in elementary school 68-69?
Yes! African girl love rock!
Love it African Mermaid!
Me too, I was 10!
This was on heavy radio rotation when it first came out. I was living in NYC at the time... Great Rock stations. Very popular song believe me. My favorite of theirs. The ORGAN kills. Funky. Love this song 🔥🔥🔥
There is tons of Purple bangers out there.
-Burn
-Mistreated
-Chasing Shadows
-Blind
-Speed King
-Knocking at your back dore
-When a blind man cries
-Soldier of fortune
Plus many many many more
Great list! Love "Mistreated" & "When a Blind Man Cries".
Thx. Ya its a beautiful tune. When a blind man cries is one of the first songs i can remember listening to from the age of 5. Love it!!
@@georgetourlos5840 I think the songs we first hear as children, tend to stay with us and form our musical taste as adults. Yes, so beautiful!!
When A Blind Man Cries is so good
Yes - Burn :)
Deep Purple is a perfect band
The late and great Jon Lord, who along with Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman, considered to be in the great triumvirate of keyboardists in rock history.
cannot argue these guys. but Elton John is in this class also. I have seen all of them live, and Elton John is in this group.
Ray Manzarek.
Goldie St. John
Billy Preston
I would specify those mention(especially. lord) were Kings of the Hammond B3.
This was my first summer out of high school. OMG this brings back memories!! The lyrics were perfect for high school. It is a great song that I love fifty freaking years later.
I can see your point about the lyrics, but to put them in context: (A), this was Deep Purple's debut album, and that kind of lyrical styling was still pretty common in 1968... and (B), this was actually their cover version of a song written a year earlier by an American composer (Joe South) for pop-and-country singer Billy Joe Royal, and that kind of simple "moon-june-soon" rhyming was *very* common in American pop and country back then.
Great intel my man . . . I like people who do their homework and speak with the facts . . . and by the way, this is the same Joe South who wrote and recorded "Games People Play" and wrote "I Never Promised you a Rose Garden".
Oh and another classic from the 60’s “Keep me Hanging on” Vanilla Fudge
Good song a cover from the Supremes, also covered by Phil Collins.
Yes, yes, yes, Vanilla Fudge, "You Keep Me Hanging On "...EPIC!!
Really soulful!
Fantastic recommendation 😀
1971 actually!
This song even got air play on AM radio back in 68. Solid choice.
Terry Booth - you haven’t really experienced true rock n roll unless you used to listen to these tunes on a battery powered transistor AM radio!
@@doplinger1 had a magnavox but I used to burn the battery from overuse. Aah the good old days.
@@doplinger1 Ha ha! Or a jukebox.
my 1st introduction into heavy guitar . jus before I heard Page
My favourite Deep Purple song as I love the intro and organ and the funky beat.It just rocks.
Hush with their original singer. Once Blackmore heard Zeppelin with Plant, he went out and found Ian Gillian
...who had just finished recording the voice of Jesus in the original version of Jesus Christ Superstar, if I recall correctly.
@@LeChaunce No, he was with Purple before he did Jesus Christ Superstar. "In 1970, Gillan received a call from Tim Rice, asking him to perform the part of Jesus on the original 1970 album recording of Jesus Christ Superstar, having been impressed with his performance on "Child in Time". He was subsequently offered the lead role in the 1973 film adaptation."
@@michaelglick1287 Gotcha -- thanks for the clarification!
The Applesauce Project it was after the in rock album someone played child in time for Tim rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber and that’s when they said this is the man who’s going to be playing Jesus Christ on the album
One of those "studio" songs that makes you feel like you're at a concert while you're driving down the road. A remarkable feat of recording for the time - really an unusual, unique energy. This is one the family can't force me to turn down when it comes on.
Excellent comment. Feel completely the same and I’m a 54 year old woman! What an era for music.
I remember riding my 10 speed downtrend street with my little round radio hanging on my handlebars from what was like a keychain and feeling so free with that driving rhythm and awesome organ. LOVE this song!
A B3 shoved through a Leslie cabinet is still the SEXIEST sound in rock music.
A couple Young Rascals tracks come to mind.
He used a marshall head for some songs.
And a lot of nasty tube gain crunch.
And then through a Marshall stack amp
Watching these reaction videos has taught me that the greats of classic rock had funky ass beats rolling. Yes is unbelievably funky and they're so English they're practically see-through
"Lazy" from the Machine Head album. One of the longest keyboard intros ever, then kicks in to a fantastic groove of a song.
Yes...Exactly! I suggested the same, but thought the live video would be fun! omg. Fantastic!
"Lazy" is my favorite DP cut--but I like the Made In Japan version better--that Hammond intro is even longer.
great song!!!!!
Consensus: "Lazy" from "Made In Japan"
I feel like they should start with the studio version, so they know what the songs all about before they start listening to the more extended and abstract version of the live.
"Is it even legit to start with the chorus?"
Andy, you may have heard Can't Buy Me Love from an obscure band from Liverpool. Totally legit.
Is your name really Jasper? That is my "Witness Protection Program" name (totally made up sitting around one night with friends acting goofy)
If you like this, you might want to check out two Spencer Davis Group songs: Gimme Some Lovin. and I'm a Man. The lead singer was Steve Winwood, then in his teens, who went onto Blind Faith, Traffic, and then solo. For that material the cool stuff is organ and vocals. They didn't have a guitarist anywhere near the level of Deep Purple's Richie Blackmoor. Spencer Davis Group is also sixties, not seventies.
Excellent choice on Hush. Someone gave you good advice
koshersalaami Two of the best songs ever. Steve Winwood on my very short best list. Then put him with Clapton and he explodes! They need to put these on their list yes.
Add in "Keep on running". That a 16-year-ld white kid from the UK's Midlands could have that much soul in his voice was just astounding. Obscenely talented musician, too - he could make that Hammond organ sing.
A young Steve Winwood had a Ray Charles sound on many of those songs.
"Devil With a Blue Dress On"!
Awesome song, Can you Imagine hearing this for the first time in the late 60`s. Deep purple was way ahead of its time . No group sounded as Deep Purple. Lot of bands wrote the lyrics on the run as they was in studio. I like lyrics that rhymed. Great guitarist in this band. A + for any song back then is great . Mixing was good. Recording Equipment wasn't near good as it is today but yet they still made it sound great. They really knew how to get the best out of what they had back then .
I was 14 when I got my first I got to get me some of that moment. That was smoke on the water by deep purple and I never look back.
I was in 2nd grade and my mom played this album on the daily. I still have a clear visual memory of my older brother leading my sister and I in a dance around the dining room table every time Smoke came on. ❤
Hey guys, glad you enjoyed this classic! This is a cover by Deep Purple orginally written by Joe South. In the 60s the lyrics were pretty simple and most songs were short, there are exceptions. I think you'd enjoy "Stormbringer", "Woman From Tokyo", "Burn". Also check out Ritchie Blackmore's work after Deep Purple.
Time for you guys to check out some Rare Earth - “I’m Losing You”, “I Just Want To Celebrate”... 💯 Same general late 60s vibe!
Yes! (Also early Yes.)
Born To Wander by Rare Earth has the added bonus of a rock flute solo. A & A love their flute rock!!!
Rare Earth is one of the few "White" bands signed by MoTown.
Hell yeah
Rare Earth! Here here. Both suggestions are flame-worthy.
Guys this is VERY early Deep Purple. This song wasn't even written by them. It was written by Joe South and originally released by Billy Joe Royal in 1967. Deep Purple released this cover of Hush in 1968. This incarnation of Deep Purple is different from the line up you're used to. Jon Lord and Richie Blackmore are the same, but this line up had Bobby Woodman on drums and Nick Simper on bass. Rod Evans was the singer. Ian Gillan didn't come till later. As I said, this is VERY early Deep Purple.
Not Bobby Woodman on drums but Ian Paice, the original and only drummer Deep Purple have ever had, from forming in 1968 to breakup in 1976 and since reforming in 1984. He's the only original member still in the band to this very day.
Perhaps in your mind it isn't the Deepest Purple of them all. *But it is still Deep Purple* .
And a great song
👍👍👍 Ok !
Great reaction guys! You all are getting me hooked on a bunch of new bands, Deep Purple towards the top now
Being a teen during the 70s was a trip in itself....
Thanks guys
Their first hit. Other songs of theirs you gotta check out are Space Truckin' and if you never heard it Smoke On the Water, easily their most famous song
Just make sure it's the Live version of Smoke!!!
@@nolimit7959 Yeah, there's a 1973 version I love. I recommended it to another reactor, and got slammed in the comments, but it's not my fault I recognize a good version. :D
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Al Rivers Highway Star
My Woman From Tokyo
@@richardsteiner8992 I was thinking of the Live version done in JAPAN, the crowd really got into it with that one!!!
@@nolimit7959 nah, if they've never heard Smoke On the Water before than they should start with the studio version. That's how most people first get to know songs then get into live versions.
Saw Deep Purple many years ago in Harrisburg, PA and they were fabulous...and very loud!!! Love this song! ❤️🎼🎸🎤❤️
When i got my first car i had a mix tape( yeah tape lol) so every time i hear this im expecting "Questions" by Moody Blues to follow lol
The simplicity of the lyrics adds to the timelessness of the song. What is important is the driving, unique rhythm and the master-class in overall musicianship. It's just a banger... don't over-think it. :-D
The song was great! I loved it then and I love it now. The lyrics stood the test of time. We are still listening to it. It was 50+ years ago!
Hey guys! I’ll throw my two cents in on the lyrics, not only for this song, but other great songs that weren’t lyrically strong. As a child of the 60s (born in 1956) we definitely tolerated the lyrics because we had never heard music played like this before. We dug it, and still do. The level of musicianship was off the charts new and WAY cool! Keep bringing us these great songs. Love ya guys!
This is Deep Purple mark 1 without Ian and Roger it was a hit but mark 2 is the best version of Deep Purple IMHO
I have never heard anyone say different.
My fave version is DP 1.0 with one exception = Fireball is my fave DP album.
MkII lineup is definitely the best. Lord, Paice, Glover, Blackmore, Gillan ARE Deep Purple for me, but Hush is an amazing track.
Tony Casey You're absolutely right
I love Mk 1 and i like Mk 3 more than Mk 2 judge me.
Love your channel! The era was 1968. At that time I was 12 . Sure, the lyrics were lackluster. What nailed me lyrically at that time were coming the Beatle's Sgt. Pepper and the Doors first album, etc. What got me with Hush was the energy and intensity of the primal rhythm. You guys are so spot on by putting importance upon the era in all your reactions. Keep it going.
Oh hell yeah!! Loved that initial reaction! This band was what led me to to , oddly enough , Hendrix when I was growing up. And that leap took me to steppenwolf. I seriously recommend that you look into steppenwolfe after this. Deep purple I think are the grand daddies for metal with their initial psychedelic rock.
This song was not about clever lyrics. It was all about that powerful groove and great playing.
Ritchie Blackmore's guitar sound from late 60's was insane and his solos .... double insanity! More Deep Purple mark 1 !!! Try Deep Purple - River Deep Mountain High ( Tina Turner cover)
I have this original first album on blue vinyl :)
I imagine several people are going to nominate songs from the "In Rock" and "Machine Head" albums, but let me put a couple of later tracks out there: Perfect Strangers and Knocking At Your Back Door.
How about: The Mule or No, No, No from Fireball.
Knocking At Your Back Door- EXCELLENT suggestion!
Best comeback album in rock and roll history!
Chris DeLisle I commented the same. Two *bangers!*
Actually my favourite DP songs~ please don’t kill me, lol.
Chris DeLisle I second those 2 nominations 100%.
This is my all time favorite Deep Purple song. The groove is everything. I love how they start with the hook. The keyboard (Hammond) is done by the bass player, Jon Lord. Classically trained, he spearheaded a performance with the Royal Philharmonic very early on in the Deep Purple timeline. It was groundbreaking. Metallica and many others have done it since, but at the time, it was unheard of, especially for such a heavy band.
ONE WAY OUT BY THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND !!!
DEEP PURPLE “Perfect Strangers” and “Knocking at Your Back Door” flat out have rocked my world since I was 15. You won’t be let down.
For a song kind of similar to this, try "Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf.
Yesh!
It just feels like this song is in every movie. I know it was in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood " but there must be many others.
I love this choice. "Hush" is like a semi-forgotten classic. I remember hearing it a lot as a kid, and I hardly ever hear it nowadays, probably because it predates the "classic" Deep Purple lineup.
The simplistic lyrics were pretty typical of that time period, and I don't think some complex, philosophical Bob Dylan-esque poetry would have worked in this context. This song is more about the melding of two monster hooks (the "na na na" and the "hush hush" parts) and the overall groove and feel.
I dont know where you live, but down here in Brazil it remains a very popular track! (As it should)
Someone else mentioned them, but I’m gonna, too😉
Definitely check out “Perfect Strangers” & “Knocking At Your Back Door”, which incorporates some very clever lyrics.... 😉
Both epic!!
Singer Rod Evans went on to form Captain Beyond who released a self titled debut album in 1972 that's a stone cold classic. Hard rocking, spacey and proggy. A masterpiece. Highly recommended!
This is a cover of a Joe South song by the Mark I incarnation - different singer and bassist to classic Mark II band of Gillan, Blackmore, Glover, Paice and Lord. Recorded in 68 or 69.
It was ‘68
This song featured Deep Purple original vocalist Rod Evans. Rod was eventually let go in favor of Ian Gillan. Purple wanted a harder sound and they didn't think Rod was up to the task. Still LOVE this tune it is one of my favorite Deep Purple tunes.
Foghat "Slow Ride"
Three Dog Night "Eli's Coming"
dmkaeding yes!!
dmkaeding I'd love to see some Foghat. Slow Ride, Fool for the City, I Just Want to Make Love to You....
@@kburke1933 I think they already listened to Slow Ride.
S-L-O-W... R-I-D-E!! They used to play that at the carnival when you would get on that one particular ride and they would blast this song, it was perfect. This is a killer song. It is another one that takes you for a fast and furious ride and then drops you off suddenly and you are left stunned and tingling. Haha.
I’ve been asking for 3Dog for ever! Live at the Forum album...Eli’s Coming...One...Easy to be Hard!
One of the greatest keyboard solos of all time!!!!! Absolutely rocks it!!
Hey Guys. This is an early effort by Deep Purple and in fact it was the first Deep Purple song I ever heard. For me what stands out the most is the Hammond organ solo. One thing for sure, when I heard this I knew I wanted to hear more.
Gold standard for reaction videos. Clear purpose of hitting a certain genre and thus infiltrating a "world",, ( insiders welcoming outsiders, it's been used in fiction so much, ET, some caveman gets unthawed), consistent clear format , your appearances on camera are consistent due to being yourselves, your minds and personality are the top key element alongside the song and our empathy reactions to your reactions. And the reactions are consistent and trusted and valued. The fact your visibly wearing the cans is v important.. and now you've got the room sorted out I think you nailed the whole package for going forward. Hope you sell many tees.
If you're looking for more Purple to react to, I'd recommend virtually anything from their live album, 'Made in Japan'. It contains most of their biggest hits and is recognised by many as the greatest live album of all-time! Purple really were a LIVE band. I'd say that 'Made in Japan' is probably their best album. How many bands can say that about a live album? :)
P.S. Hush was a cover.
The Allman Brothers, Live at Fillmore East for one.
Kiss - Kiss Alive is probably their best album. UFO - Strangers In The Night is probably their best.
Singer / Songwriter Joe South wrote "Hush" months earlier... Deep Purple covered this tune...This was Deep Purple's first US AM radio's hit... 1968/1969
You guys are doing a great job !
1:23 Hahaha that was my reaction too when I first heard this song!
Hey guys, like your stuff. I was a young teen when "Hush" was Deep Purples first hit record. Loved the band so much I saw them 3 times over the years.
Hush is actually a cover song so the lyrics aren’t theirs.
Hush was written by American composer and musician Joe South, for recording artist Billy Joe Royal, whose single peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 28 October - 11 November 1967
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush_(Billy_Joe_Royal_song)
I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad
yea, its a bit simple and awkward even for the era... the second verse isn't more creative.
This was a song to get their foot in the door and give them the shot at doing their thing.
You couldn't just start out with Child in Time and Space Truckin' and get a record deal back then.
Their superb musicianship encapsulate those words so well. DP brought them to life!
@@nathanweiss5174 I have to smile listening to Alex talk about bad lyrics.... what's the line from his song they play here? Feel the Love I believe!
One of my all time favorite Deep Purple songs. Such a great rendition
Never knew that, and I've loved that song for 50 years.
You guys should give "highway star" a listen. Another deep purple classic
Next Deep Purple track: Lazy
Yes, please!
From the live "Made In Japan" album.
Lazy rules!
I prefer the classic Machine Head album version, it was the song that introduced me to the blues, and sent me down the rabbit hole, and along with Hendrix & SRV and ZZ Top, fueled my lifelong devotion to the Blues. www.jamesking.ca
I enjoy the lyrics as Andy said, never thought about it and automatically sang along.
Yeah like a drinking song …
I still think you need to check out Johnny Lang " Lie to me " great song
Richard Pierce good choice, outstanding guitar playing by Johnny!
Even more amazing that he was 15 when he recorded it
Richard Pierce Saw him at the Viper Room when he was 18, not even old enough to drink there
Great suggestion. Classic Jonny Lang is so good.
Lyrics? This song has lyrics? WHO CARES??? This song is crazy good. I listened to it a lot as a teenager, and it holds up. S tier for sure!
Grand Funk Railroad "inside looking out." This is a trio that could take the top of your skull off stir your brain and put the top back on. Andy, Alex please make an old lady happy and do a reaction to these ten platinum discs in a row band who caused riots when fans couldn't get into see them So come on play it and be prepared to be blown off your feet.
Must be that live version from 1970 (I think). It's ridiculous
Grand Funk. Yep! They were the first band after The Beatles to sell out Shea Stadium.
Agree that it must be the live version as well. It is ridiculously insane. Wow...
A must watch Grand Funk Railroad performing "Inside Looking Out" live from 1969. This clip was shot at "The Show" WITF-TV in Hershey, Pa. November 1969 ua-cam.com/video/0x6chChxzV0/v-deo.html
Totally agree. I've watched that live performance twice now. It's SO GOOD
Perfect lyrics to a perfect song with a perfect feel. Perfect.
“Is this song about telling your dog to shut up”? LMAO
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I was blessed with a musical family. My Grandfather was a trumpet player, who’s parents owned vaudeville playhouses and he is a famous artist. My father listened to big band and jazz/blues. My mom 11 yrs younger then my dad, 40/50’s dance music. My oldest sister dove face first into hard rock, my middle sister was into pop radio. Me the youngest got it alll... plus I added new wave and punk....
ps my great great (greats) grandfather is Francis Scott Key.... so there you have it!
If you haven't yet. "Child in Time" on the "In Rock" album.
Andy did a reaction in the early days. Maybe Andy needs to do a "Share" with Alex at some later point? You can find reaction in their Deep Purple playlist. Enjoy! :)
@@lisaw5604 maybe they could do the live version from the BBC in 1970 best live version I think even better than the Made in Japan version, Ian Paice even drops a drum stick and catches it, see it you can spot it the link is here ua-cam.com/video/fbxCcqnmyEg/v-deo.html
"Child In Time" from "Made In Japan" Done & Dusted!
@@simply_psi Thanks for the link, Simon! I'm glad I gave Pat's comment a peek, since links don't come though. Will check out! Great day to you! :)
@@simply_psi Hey Simon! I never noticed that before. @ 9:20 as Ian goes into his oooh oooh's, right? My poor eyes! When camera wasn't on Paice, I was watching floor too. haha. Wow, did you notice the drumstick landed and still kept bouncing w/ the tempo? Magic! Too cool. -- Must see performance. Talk about being able to reproduce out of studio. Unreal. I have this in collection, but I think I like your copy much better. Thanks for the share! :)
This starts with a strong groove, that is in the same vein of excitement as the rhythm of Gimme Some Lovin' by The Spencer Davis Group. It's a helluva a lot chunkier though. Has Hush ever been used in a movie soundtrack? Gimme Some Lovin' is certainly popular for that.
Hush was 1 of their debute songs.
#Woman From Tokyo is the song all hair metal bands have tried to emulate
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Really...I don't think we have the same definition of "Hair Metal" then.
@@Veggamattic this song has some hard metal riffs combined with a slight pop (bubblegum rock) style.
Bands like Sweet Areosmith, Scorpions, Rainbow, Motley Crue on through Skidrow and Tesla
@@V7avalon I would call Motley Crue, Skidrow and Tesla hair bands and maybe Scorpions and kind of Rainbow but not Aerosmith who is pre hair metal and not really metal at all.
SLOW RIDE / FOUGHT
Mississippi Queen / Mountain
Don't Take Me Alive / Steely Dan
I grew up with all these groups as i am 67 yrs old glad to see U young people enjoying are music !
There's a good cover of this by a band called Kula Shaker.
Kula Shaker rules. Brilliant band worth discovering.🤘
@Joan In Florida True, they had the fastest selling UK album of all time for a reason but ultimately rubbed the Brits the wrong way. 'K' still kills. Saw them in a half filled club a couple years ago & they DESTROYED. Suede is another band that should be bigger - greatest band of the past 30 years.
Bloody love Kula shaker. Saw them about 20 years ago on the Peasants, Pigs and astronauts tour and then again a few years back at the 20th anniversary of K tour. Pretty sure I saw them at a V festival once too 👍🏻
LOVE Kula Shaker! HEY DUDE.
Wierd coincidence you should mention Kula Shaker, I've just been rediscovering them over the last few days. Massively underrated band.
I had a transistor radio strapped to the handlebars of my bicycle and one day this came on WLS Chicago AM radio station as I rode home from high school!
One of their best songs, and made back in the day when musicians had to know how to play an instrument, unlike today when musicians play that techno sampling they call music.
You guys give me hope for the future. Keep on rockin!
Listen to Lazy, Maybe I'm a Leo, Pictures of Home, Never Before...hell the entire Machine Head Album rocks!
One of the best albums ever. Every single song is a banger
So many Great DP songs bit you guys would Love Lazy
Space Truckin and Speed King
"Woman from Tokyo"
My favorite shade of
Purple😉
Ahhh, my fav Deep Purple song! Love it.
Great band, takes me back when I was a teenager. Check out Ten Years After with their iconic song I’d love to change the world.
Hush - Deep Purple, my personal favorite from the year of lots of great songs, 1968.
How about reviewing some Santana? I suggest "Soul Sacrifice" live at Woodstock.
All The Love Of The Universe.
Black Magic Woman..Santana
This song went to #1 on the US charts in 1969/70. It was wildly popular for a long time. Anthem type of chorus. This song is really great to see live. Lots of cover bands like this song. Every time I see a band cover it, the crowd gets into big time.
Grand Funk Railroad- inside looking out, Foot stomping music. A lot of people waiting for this reaction from you guys
For it's time it was a Blockbuster Major Hit. it's a S without question and I was there to appreciate it!
Ok boys. Time to dive into some Bad Company. Paul Rogers. Incredible one of a kind voice.
Great too see you youngsters enjoying some Awesome Deep Purple.
“Child in Time”- full album cut. Mind melting.
Glad y'all listened to Hush...one of my favorite DP tunes. Listen to their Perfect Stangers album/cd from 1984.
You should do Lazy by Deep Purple. You’ll love it!
Check out Hold Your Head Up by Argent (long version) or Time of the Season by The Zombies (1969). Both bands have the same keyboardist, Rod Argent.
My brother used to call Jon Lord a "lead organist." Fun fact about vocalist Ian Gillan, he's Jesus on Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice's original studio recording of Jesus Christ Superstar.
But Ian doesn't sing here--this was recorded before he joined the band. But you're right he did a lights out job on JCS.
@@PK1971PK I just offered a bit of Deep Purple trivia. Wasn't even thinking about Peter Gunn.
@@PK1971PK I got to see them when they toured. They didn't perform the play, but sang the soundtrack. It was amazing!
Heather Kelloway btw that’s Rod Evans on vocals here. Ian didn’t join the band till later.
@@mhump23
1- never said it was Ian
2- I thought it was Peter not Rod who sang Hush
3- not too proud to admit I was wrong
I used to party hard to this music. Riding around getting high, getting drunk, and then pairing off with my boyfriend at the end of the night to get busy. Yeah being young and free. Those were the days ♥️👍
Deep Purple didn't write the lyrics. But did a remake into a rock version, which was included on their Album in 1977. The song was written by Joe South and originally performed by country singer Billy Joe Royal in 1967. The song was actually about a guy that was crazy in love. Hence the verse: "I got a certain little girl she's on my mind
No doubt about it she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I ever had
Sometimes she's gonna make me feel so bad. Na na na na na na, Na na na na na na. Hush, hush, I thought I heard her calling my name now. Hush, hush, She broke my heart but I love her just the same now, Hush, hush
A lot of poetry has been written like that.
I heard this song on the radio in 1968 when I was 8 years old and I never forgot it. Two other great songs from the summer of '68 are, 'Journey to the Center of the Mind' by The Amboy Dukes and "Open My Eyes' by Nazz (Todd Rungdren).