Of the many anthologies and collections that Deep Purple have released over the years, The Very Best of Deep Purple spans the longest era, covering not only the band's power pop beginnings and '70s heavy metal heyday, but also their '80s and '90s period, a phase where the band re-formed and split up constantly, often falling out of favor with fans in favor of newer metal acts. Most of the set comes from the band's '70s heyday, with a smattering of '60s cuts thrown in, but the addition of cuts from the early '90s will help old fans who may have long since abandoned the band to reconnect with Purple's later years. The addition of newly remastered and remixed versions of the classics act as additional bait to fans who have collected the many previous Purple collections, and the remastered cuts definitely give this an edge over other Purple anthologies, sounding their clearest and sharpest. So while this is arguably the foremost Deep Purple collection, mixing all of the standard Purple classics like "Hush" and "Smoke on the Water" with newer selections, it still comes with some caveats. Too many key album cuts and singles from the band's prime years (such as "Space Truckin'," "Shield," and "No One Came") are jettisoned in favor of some rather pointless selections (like the turgid "Hallelujah"). What's more, while "Perfect Strangers" is as much a key Purple song as anything the band cut before, the rest of the '80s and '90s tracks are forgettable filler, demonstrating, sadly, that Deep Purple's best years are behind them. For casual fans and newcomers, this will be all the Purple they'll need, since it contains the biggest hits in best-ever sound quality, but more dedicated fans will feel cheated by the superficial selection (not to mention the absence of any rarities or previously unreleased cuts). Still, because it gives the biggest overall picture of Deep Purple's evolution, as well as containing the remastered hits, The Very Best of Deep Purple is probably the best Deep Purple collection.
Deep Purple's 1973 hit "Smoke on the Water" is the greatest guitar riff of all time, according to a poll by a London music school that has taught members of top bands like Radiohead, The Kinks and The Cure. The majority of the 25 songs selected by current students of the London Tech Music School, were recorded in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Only seven were recorded in the last 20 years."It was the ...
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"Shemp Is Hemp Spelled Backwards"
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From "New Scientist":http://www.newscientist.com/blog/space/2007/05/love-hard-rock-then-get-yourself-on.htmlLove hard rock? Then get yourself on the next available mission to Saturn’s largest moon Titan. That’s the conclusion I’ve come to after listening to the guitar riff from "Deep Purple’s Smoke on the Water as it would sound played on Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan":http://www.acoustics.
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Here is my brief playlist that I listened to get some adrenaline flowing on the way to my test:1) "Just Got Paid" - ZZ Top2) "Suffragette City" - David Bowie3) "Fashion" - Earl Greyhound4) "Highway Star" - Deep Purple5) "Helter Skelter" - The Beatles6) "T.N.T." AC/DCI liked it.
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C'mon, the guys are legends of rock!Finally seeing them tonite! Woohoo! Dunno why it took so long...Smoke on the Water is everyone's favorite at one time or another.And the fact they are still around and still tour and still produce new albums!!How many bands from that time can you name that are still around and touring?C'mon! Betcha can't name five that started in 1968 that are producing an...
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Fire in the sky ?No no !! that's only the sun comingout of bed this morning...Call it a glorious sky 8-)Sized down to 320x240 (out 1760x1320)No filter no edit.CU
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OK, saw Rush last week. Fuckin' hot!Not just the band, but the weather. The concert was outside and i nearly passed out from the heat!Meanwhile, Rush blew me away like never before. How can they keep getting better?Anyways, DEEP PURPLE!! Yes, can you believe it!! I am pretty stoked for this show.I got a playlist from a web review and have been listening to it for the past few daze. OMG!! ...
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A clip that shows how the famous "Smoke on the Water" guitar riff should be played ( by the author himself): Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water Watch Video Clip
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I was born in 1990, so by the time I was "old enough" to listen to and understand music, I don't think this band was that huge anymore. However, I appreciate music from "back in the day" and this song is no excpetion.The first time I heard this song, I couldn't keep still. I still can't... I think it's suck a wicked song to play air-guitar to, even though i CAN play guitar already!!
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I've always loved "Burn" by Deep Purple - the track just takes off and never lets go. Glenn Hughes sings the bejeezus out of it, and Blackmore's guitar is on fire. Here's the 'official' California Jam clip of the band performing this stellar song. Maybe this song is about witches - I dunno, I never paid much attention to the words. But today, I'm hearing them - "People are saying the woman is...
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| 1 Hush |
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| 2 Mandrake Root |
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| 3 Kentucky Woman |
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| 4 Hard Road (Wring That Neck) |
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| 5 The Bird Has Flown |
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| 6 Emmaretta |
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| 7 Hallelujah |
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| 8 Black Night |
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| 9 Speed King |
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| 10 Bloodsucker |
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| 11 Child in Time |
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| 12 Strange Kind of Woman |
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| 13 Fireball |
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| 14 Demon's Eye |
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| 15 When a Blind Man Cries |
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| 16 Highway Star ['97 Remix] |
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| 17 Smoke on the Water |
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| 18 Never Before |
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| 19 Woman from Tokyo |
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| 20 Burn |
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| 21 Might Just Take Your Life |
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| 22 Stormbringer |
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| 23 You Keep on Moving |
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| 24 Perfect Strangers |
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| 25 Knocking at Your Back Door |
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| 26 King of Dreams |
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| 27 Ted the Mechanic |
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| 28 Any Fule Kno That |
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