Hi,
I never really listened to Deep Purple, except Smoke on the Water, but someone on QZ wrote that "April" was really good, and I agree. Yesterday a friend of mine put on "Child in Time" and I liked it.
Do you have any suggestions/tips for more songs by this band? Thanks!
Highway Star, Space Truckin', Sometimes I Feel Like Screamin', those are my personal favourites. And of course you simply MUST at least once listen to Concerto for Group and Orchestra, preferably the 1999 version. But they actually have DECADES of great songs, so it's really hard to choose just a few
ITSM wrote:
Do you have any suggestions/tips for more songs by this band? Thanks!
go for these albums as a starting point - you really won't be disappointed Machine Head - without exception; band at the top of their game. Burn - a nice change of direction, the co-vocals of Coverdale/Hiughes work well In Rock - is career forming Perfect Strangers is not a bad album with some excellent tracks - including a very sleazy song about putting your pole in the wrong hole Fireball and WDWTWA - again some high spots
as for the other albums... The Battle Rages On - Anya, and A Twist In The Tail are worth a listen Slaves and Masters - Breakfast In Bed and The Cut Runs Deep are ok House of The Blue Light - again some decent stuff; Spanish Archer, Call of the Wild and Mitzi Dupree
NOTHING really worth it after the departure of Blackmore & Lord and the Deep Purple on the album covers should actually carry an "*" (Deep Purple*) Now What - a turd of huge proportions - steer clear, unless autotuned vocals are your bag. Bananas - well it's almost as bad as Now What
and from just prior to the first break-up...Come Taste The Band well...DON'T * product does not not bear scrutiny against any of this band's worthwhile body of work
Soldier of Fortune on a rainy day, and Highway Star on a sunny day. Remember to turn the volume up.
But really, listening to a whole album would be better.
The King Of Rhye wrote: Speaking of Blackmore....I haven't really heard much of their other stuff, but the first Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow album is just awesome...
well as we've diverted a little:-
yes, the first album Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - is a nice debut...but the next three albums Rising, LLRnR and Down To Earth amongst the best of the man in black's career...
as regards the other stuff
Whitesnake made some good records prior to their Donington appearance - but it's a shame that the great Jon Lord was little more than a session musician.
Gillan had a couple of decent stabs - mainly when Torme was still on board - but most of his stuff sounds like a pud band
Rainbow's second vocalist Graham Bonnet release a nice solo album Line Up - with some respected names appearing on the album.
Some of Jon Lord's solo albums are nice too
but now we're really digressing