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  Encyclopedia topic: Deep Purple   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Deep Purple is the name of a British (The people of Great Britain) rock (Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust) group, and is also the name of a song composed by Peter De Rose, from which the band may have borrowed its name.
The band Deep Purple were one of the first and most famous hard rock (additional info and facts about hard rock) bands, and are considered pioneers of heavy metal (A metal of relatively high density (specific gravity greater than about 5) or of high relative atomic weight).
In 2003, Deep Purple released their first studio album in five years, the highly praised Bananas (Any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits), and began touring in support of the album immediately.
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 Deep Purple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deep Purple is the name of a British rock group, and is also the name of a song composed by Peter De Rose, from which the band borrowed its name.
Subsequently, most of the past members of Deep Purple would go on to have considerable success in a number of other bands including Rainbow, Whitesnake and Gillan, while there were a number of promoter-led attempts to get the band to reform, especially with the revival of the hard rock market in the late 70s/early 80s.
In 2003, Deep Purple released their first studio album in five years, the highly praised (but controversially titled) Bananas, and began touring in support of the album immediately.
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 THE LEGENDS OF ROCK - LED ZEPPELIN, QUEEN, DEEP PURPLE - GOLDEN COLLECTION DVD-MP3 - Trans Cd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Deep Purple - Shades Of Deep Purple(1968) - Hush - 04:24
Deep Purple - Deep Purple(1969) - Lalena - 05:05
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 Deep Purple
This is the classic Deep Purple, the one responsible for changing modern music, spawning numerous imitators (including their own spin-offs and later incarnations).
Deep Purple performed this once live, at the Royal Festival Hall in 1970, which is where this was recorded.
Deep Purple have been guilty of releasing way too many live albums and if one tries to keep track of them, it's easy to go bankrupt.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Shades of Deep Purple [Remastered]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
However, Deep Purple has added an extended instrumental opening sequence, in which, you guessed it, the organ is the main instrument.
Overall, Shades Of Deep Purple is an excellent debut album, and is strongly recommended to all fans of the band.
So were Purple, as this album lanched them around the world with the exception of the UK, as it contained their first hit single "Hush" (almost identical to the Kula Shaker version 25 years later).
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 VH1.com : Deep Purple : Biography
Deep Purple survived a seemingly endless series of lineup changes and a dramatic mid-career shift from grandiose progressive rock to ear-shattering heavy metal to emerge as a
Deep Purple was formed in Hertford, England, in 1968, with an inaugural lineup that featured guitarist Blackmore, vocalist Rod Evans, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord, and drummer Ian Paice.
Deep Purple was given the box set treatment the same year with the four-disc set Shades: 1968-1998, which collected hits, demos, live takes, and unreleased tracks from throughout the years (touching upon all of Purple's different lineups).
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 Deep purple discography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Deep Purple Deep Purple is the name of a British rock group, and is also the nameof a song composed by Peter De Rose, from which the band may have.
The band Deep Purple were one of the first and most famous hard rock bands...During this period, Deep Purple became one of the most popular hard rock acts...
Deep Purple's discography is long and convoluted and not really of general interest...
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 Deep Purple
The group's first release as Deep Purple, was the single "Hush." Written and originally recorded by American country artist Joe South, the song was later covered by Billy Joe Royal as a short, snappy pop/soul number.
Their next album, simply titled "Deep Purple" and released in the States in June of '69, was their first to actually warrant the term "heavy".
Credited to "Deep Purple and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra", 'Concerto' was recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on September 24, 1969, and released in the U.S. three months later.
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 biology - Deep Purple   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The song remained a traditional pop favorite, recast in 1957 as a doo wop classic by The Dominoes with vocals by Eugene Mumford and was recorded in 1976 by Donny and Marie Osmond, with Marie intoning the balmy lyrics during the break.
During this period, Deep Purple became one of the most popular hard rock acts in the world, releasing the highly influential and successful albums Deep Purple in Rock, Deep Purple, and Machine Head (the latter featuring their most famous song, "Smoke on the Water"), and the live album Made in Japan.
In 2003, Deep Purple released their first studio album in five years, the highly praised Bananas, and began touring in support of the album immediately.
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 Making Time- Deep Purple- Shades of Deep Purple   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Deep Purple may be more associated with the 1970s due to their best-known tracks like Black Night and Smoke on the Water.
The Deep Purple version has a long intro based around Jon Lord's organ that is evocative of Keith Emerson in the Nice.
Deep Purple achieved this through an introduction of 2 1/2 minutes before the first verse started.
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 Deep Purple
Without the slightest doubt, Deep Purple were the speediest, flashiest hard rock/heavy metal band of the early Seventies - and it's no slight coincidence that both punk and speed and thrash metal owe a great deal to Purple, and not to Led Zep or Sabbath.
Deep Purple have put out about a hundred various official and semi-official live albums (not counting the bootlegs), and more than half of these come from the 'later', Gillan-less years, or from their 'comeback' gigs.
Deep Purple, in fact, in their prime were one of these bands whose full potential really doesn't realize itself outside o' the stage, and this album is ample proof.
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 Deep Purple - The Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Having adopted the Deep Purple name (apparently inspired by Ritchie's grandmother's favorite song) following a brief Scandinavian tour in April 1968 (where they played as Roundabout, "in case they flopped"), the quintet began recording their debut album, which they patterned on USA group Vanilla Fudge.
Acknowledged by aficionados as the "classic" Deep Purple line-up (forever onwards known as Mark II), the reshaped quintet made its album debut on the grandiose "Concerto For Group And Orchestra", scored by Lord and recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Malcolm Arnold (later sir Malcolm).
The departures of Gillan and Glover robbed Deep Purple of an expressive frontman and imaginative arranger, although David Coverdale (born 22 September 1949, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Lancashire, England; vocals) and Glenn Hughes (born 21 August 1952, Penkridge, Staffordshire; ex-Trapeze, bass and vocals) brought a new impetus to the act.
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 Amazon.com: Machine Head: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Deep Purple are one of the all time great classic rock acts, and sadly probably one of the most underrated.
Deep Purple are one of the most underrated bands of all time and they deserve much more respect than they get.
Deep Purple are one of the greats and their music is influential, timeless and unbelievably memorable.
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 Interesting Articles: Deep Purple
Deep Purple: a British hard-rock group that was full of ups and downs, but, despite some low-quality songs, it composed masterpieces on the same level as the greatest bands.
Some long-playing records follow Shades of Deep Purple: The Book of Taliesyn (issued in July 1969), Deep Purple (November 1969), and so on; but Deep Purple in Rock (June 1970), the players of which were Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Guillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice and Jon Lord, was undoubtedly their best work.
Deep Purple was finished, but the spirit of their music would continue, mainly with Ritchie Blackmore and his group Rainbow.
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 Amazon.com: Deep Purple [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Deep Purple's self-titled third album sets itself apart from the previous two in the fact that "Shades of Deep Purple" and "The Book of Taliesyn" had been given attention on the strength of the hit remakes of songs `Hush' and `Kentucky Woman' (respectively), while this album did not yield a hit single.
All of the main attractions of the first recording line-up of Deep Purple are in play; dramatic arrangements with hues of psychedelia, experimentation, and British 60s sensibilities, but what's most notable is that you can hear Ritchie Blackmore literally aching to cross over into heavy metal, dying to break through with his striking guitar work.
Of Deep Purple's first three albums, this is probably the most accessible to fans of the band's later, classic lineup.
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 Rock dur: Deep Purple
Deep Purple: grup de hard rock (o rock dur) britànic que va tindre molts alts i baixos, però, malgrat alguns temes de baixa qualitat, va compondre obres mestres al nivell dels més grans.
Van seguir altres àlbums a Shades of Deep Purple: The Book of Taliesyn (editat pel juliol del 69), Deep Purple (novembre del 69), etc.; però Deep Purple in Rock (juny del 1970), interpretat per Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Guillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice i Jon Lord, va ser sens dubte la seua obra magistral.
Deep Purple estava acabat, i es va dissoldre, però el seu esperit continuaria amb els seus membres, principalment amb Ritchie Blackmore i els seu conjunt Rainbow.
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 Songs Covered By Deep Purple
Deep Purple's first 3 single releases were all cover versions.
Deep Purple chose Jimi's epic slow blues style for their 1968 cover of this great song.
Deep Purple's recording debut was this track composed by Joe South (born Joseph Souter, 28 Feb 1940, Atlanta, Georgia).
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 DEEP PURPLE Shades of Deep Purple reviews and MP3
And to think Purple will be almost unnoticed in its homeland until the In Rock album.
Outside of the debate: Prog Or Not, Purple is one hell of a rock band and kicked more than one arse throughout their career.
Enough moved away of found future sounds in "In rock" or "Machine Head", this valuable album debut of Deep Purple is product of its time, being satisfied like one of best British discs of year 1968, which already is to say enough.
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 ipedia.com: Deep Purple Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Despite their association with the sub-genre, Deep Purple h...
Despite their association with the sub-genre, Deep Purple has never been purely a heavy metal band, though many later true heavy metal bands cite their influence.
Deep Purple Mark I (April 1968 - June 1969): The original line-up.
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 Deep Purple
Formed in 1968, England's Deep Purple were one of the very worst progressive rock bands.
I always thought of Deep Purple as a band with one great radio hit and nothing else worth hearing.
The ten-minute cover of Ike & Tina Turner's "River Deep - Mountain High" must be heard to be believed, while the six-minute cover of "We Can Work It Out" can't be believed even after you hear it: both tracks open with aimless, rumbling instrumental pieces that bear no clear relationship to the actual song.
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 Classic Rock - Shades of Deep Purple - Deep Purple free mp3 full albums download   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hush - Deep Purple's first big hit (and only major hit NOT to feature Ian Gillan singing) was this, a cover of a Joe South song.
This one kicks off with an extended instrumental session in which the organ is the main instrument (similar to the album's opening track), and then it becomes a psychedelic rocker.
However, Deep Purple slows things WAY down, and makes the song considerably more gloomy than the Fab Four's original (I feel Deep Purple's sound suits the lyrics a little better, actually.) Once again, the organ is the main instrument.
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 Shades Deep Purple - compare prices, reviews and buy at NexTag - Price - Review
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 FRETPLAY : Review : Deep Purple Shades 1968-1998
You can get a complete list of all Deep Purple reviews here, or go back to the Deep Purple tabs.
Deep Purple were grander than grand, with a sound that was kept huge by the band's avoidance of then-popular thematic explorations.
You can see a complete list of all Deep Purple discography, or go back to the Deep Purple tabs
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 Shades of Deep Purple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shades of Deep Purple is the debut album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968 on Parlophone in the UK and Tetragrammaton in the US.
The album reached #24 on Billboard's Pop Album charts in the US.
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 Rock Of Ages: Hall Of Fame - Deep Purple
Curtis dropped out within days, and when Dave and Bobby also proved incompatible, two members of Maze, Rod Evans and Ian Paice, replaced them.
Having adopted the Deep Purple name (apparently inspired by Ritchie's grandmother's favorite song) following a brief Scandinavian tour in April 1968, the quintet began recording their debut album, which they patterned on USA group Vanilla Fudge.
"Shades of Deep Purple" thus included dramatic rearrangements of well-known songs, including a faithful cover of Hendrix's version of "Hey Joe" and the Joe South-penned, Billy Joe Royal hit "Hush", the latter hitting US #4 in 1968 but not troubling the UK chart-compilers one bit.
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 Lyrics to song Love Help Me By DEEP PURPLE from the album Shades Of Deep Purple
DEEP PURPLE, this song was amazing when I heard that song and it still is.holla
i luv DEEP PURPLE and the band, im their bigest fan and i would do anything to meet them and i mean anything
This page is a mirror of "Lyrics to Love Help Me by DEEP PURPLE".
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