Fave Deep Purple Song?

[fleabag]

Only ever caught them live  just as Coverdale joined, but loved Gillan so much more

 

Come on then... let's 'av it.

 

 

Edited January 10, 2023 by fleabag

[TheGreek]

Did they do "Hush"?

 

That one.

[fleabag]

Good 50 min docu ..

 

 

[nikon F]

  On 10/01/2023 at 20:56, TheGreek said:

Did they do "Hush"?

 

That one.

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yes they did a cover of Hush,,,,,,i like the Beatles cover they did ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,maybe not.

 

Mary Long,,,,on who do we think we are ,in fact i really like the whole album.

[Paul S]

Ted the Mechanic.  Love this from the Morse era.  Vocal is half spoken so Gillan's shot voice doesn't really matter.

 

 

[Franticsmurf]

My mate was into Deep Purple so when we started a band together (our first), Purple songs were on the list. 'Highway Star' was the one we settled on. As the guitarist (I had yet to discover the 4 string light) I struggled with the solo, but we got the song working really tightly. Inevitably, we toyed with 'Smoke on the Water' (it was the first thing I was shown how to play on 6 string) but it never made the set until one night at a charity gig with a multi band line-up. We lucked out and got a good slot and as we finished our last song, we were asked to extend our set by the compare. We played 'Brick in the Wall' and 'Smoke on the Water', neither properly rehearsed. In rehearsal we'd often play 'The Mule' as a jam but that never made the set either. In a different band we played 'Hush'. I always wanted to play 'Perfect Strangers' but we never got the chance.

 

My favourite Purple song, therefore, is Highway Star. It has memories attached - a great song that we listened to growing up, the way the band came together as we worked on playing it, the way I never really nailed the guitar solo and the lump in my throat when they played it at my mate's funeral.

[leroydiamond]

  On 11/01/2023 at 08:27, Paul S said:

Ted the Mechanic.  Love this from the Morse era.  Vocal is half spoken so Gillan's shot voice doesn't really matter.

 

 

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Amazing that they still tour, where 80% of the set is mk2 material, considering Gillans voice being shot. At his peak he was incredible, but that is a while ago now.

[Lozz196]

Highway Star for me. I’m not familiar with much of their material but we do this in my classic rock band and I just love playing the bassline.

[Owen]

  On 10/01/2023 at 17:50, Chezz55 said:

A difficult one to call, but I think my favourite is ..........................

 

 

And one of the best covers of Deep Purple's  Highway Star is ..........................

 

 

 

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Cracking!

 

[Count Bassy]

For me: Lazy. Partly because we used to play it in a band I was in (which also did SOTW).

 

EDIT: Just noticed how old this thread is, and that I have already nominated Lazy - Back in 2017!!

 

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[Paul S]

  On 11/01/2023 at 15:10, Count Bassy said:

For me: Lazy. Partly because we used to play it in a band I was in (which also did SOTW).

 

EDIT: Just noticed how old this thread is, and that I have already nominated Lazy - Back in 2017!!

 

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To be fair, it is a great song and hasn't changed much in 6 years.  

[Paul S]

Here's another one   Well, why not .

 

 

 

[peteb]

I will put forward 'You Keep On Moving', mainly because it is on my favourite DP album, Come Taste The Band. 

 

I always preferred the Coverdale versions of Purple, especially with the excellent Tommy Bolin. 

 

[fleabag]

Bolin was a guitar god. Way out of Blackmore's league. As an aside from Purple stuff, check out Billy Cobham's album  Spectrum for some Bolin acrobatics

 

He played with jazzers Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Alphonse Mouzon as well

[Stub Mandrel]

  On 11/01/2023 at 11:18, Franticsmurf said:

I always wanted to play 'Perfect Strangers' but we never got the chance.

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I'd love to play that. My keyboard skills would be up to playing the epic intro through my bass rig 🙂

[dmccombe7]

Used to play Perfect Strangers in a DP tribute back in 2012.

It was a great song to play but not an easy one to get timing right as a band.

I'm sure we had some minor issues in the mid section.

Dave

[peteb]

  On 11/01/2023 at 18:14, fleabag said:

Bolin was a guitar god. Way out of Blackmore's league. As an aside from Purple stuff, check out Billy Cobham's album  Spectrum for some Bolin acrobatics

 

He played with jazzers Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Alphonse Mouzon as well

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Yea, I'm a big fan. His first solo album (Teaser) has always been one of my top 5 Desert Island Disks! Spectrum is a great album as well - a fusion album with tunes, great playing and the drum part that Van Halen ripped off for Hot For Teacher! 

 

He didn't actually play with Mahavishnu Orchestra, although both Billy Cobham (obviously) and Jan Hammer were on Spectrum. I've never heard Mind Transplant (the Alphonse Mouzon album he played on). Any good? 

 

[peteb]

  On 11/01/2023 at 18:48, dmccombe7 said:

Used to play Perfect Strangers in a DP tribute back in 2012.

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I always had a soft spot for Knocking at Your Back Door, despite it having some the dumbest lyrics I've ever heard (even by Ian Gillan's very high standards - so bad it's brilliant). 

 

[fleabag]

  On 11/01/2023 at 19:05, peteb said:

 

He didn't actually play with Mahavishnu Orchestra, although both Billy Cobham (obviously) and Jan Hammer were on Spectrum. I've never heard Mind Transplant (the Alphonse Mouzon album he played on). Any good? 

 

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Yes, i think he played with ex Orchestra players rather than the band themselves, so thanks for the correction.  Mind transplant is sublime

 

Dont wanna interupt a Purple thread anymore so do a YT search for Mouzon's  Snowbound - terrific track

[leroydiamond]

  On 11/01/2023 at 19:09, peteb said:

 

I always had a soft spot for Knocking at Your Back Door, despite it having some the dumbest lyrics I've ever heard (even by Ian Gillan's very high standards - so bad it's brilliant). 

 

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A great tune and indeed Perfect Stranger is a great album IMO. 

[mcnach]

Burn

Highway Star

Knocking at your backdoor

 

... so hard to just choose a handful! But Burn is probably my favourite.

[oldslapper]

Burn.  

My introduction to DP.

 

Up till then I though Paul Rogers was the best rock singer I’d heard. Coverdale blew me away on that track.
Hughes’ contribution was an eye opener too.

Paice is a bundle of energy. 
 

As an aside, Come Taste The Band is my favourite DP album. 

[gjones]

After the incident with the tiny model of Stonehenge and the midgets, I kind of lost interest in Deep Purple.

[peteb]

  On 13/01/2023 at 17:50, oldslapper said:

Burn.  

My introduction to DP.

 

Up till then I though Paul Rogers was the best rock singer I’d heard. Coverdale blew me away on that track.
Hughes’ contribution was an eye opener too.

Paice is a bundle of energy. 
 

As an aside, Come Taste The Band is my favourite DP album. 

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Yea, I think that Coverdale from the late DP era, solo albums & early Whitesnake was right up there with Rodgers. Actually, he might possibly be my favourite singer (from that era at least). 

 

Edited January 13, 2023 by peteb

[oldslapper]

  On 13/01/2023 at 18:08, peteb said:

 

Yea, I think that Coverdale from the late DP era, solo albums & early Whitesnake was right up there with Rogers. Actually, he might possibly be my favourite singer (from that era at least). 

 

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I see them a little differently now. 
Rodger’s is a little subtler, definitely my favourite blues singer, whereas DC is my favourite “belter”. Wish I could sing like either. Agree about the early whitesnake, proper rawk