1. 'Deep Purple In Rock' (1970) Just like Mount Rushmore, only with five, instead of four, legendary faces, 'In Rock' is Deep Purple’s most important album. Their wholesale reinvention as hard rock doyens and heavy metal godfathers, it saved the group’s career from its late ‘60s do...
" Gillan recalls. "You can never improve on an original, so it's a challenge. But Deep Purple primarily is an instrumental band. It always has been. The music comes first to us. So the songs we selected were songs we could Purple-ize. I think I wasn't looking at it that way, bu...
Deep Purple’s first new album with Simon McBride on guitar will be out July 19. Called=1(“equals one”), the music seems to heading into a riffy direction. The band have just released a new CD single, something of a tradition for them during the Bob Ezrin era in this late part of...
the band still remains one of the hardest touring rock acts on the road almost as well known for its frequent changes of line-up as for its music. Deep Purple’s current line-up comprises of members: Don Airy, Ian Gillan, Roger
so it's a challenge. But Deep Purple primarily is an instrumental band. It always has been. The music comes first to us. So the songs we selected were songs we could Purple-ize. I think I wasn't looking at it that way, but the guys were, and I'm so glad they did. It was re...
Either Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band could have headlined, but on this tour, Deep Purple tops the bill, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their 1971 opusMachine Headand the flagship hit “Smoke On The Water,” along with the release of a brand-new album called=1. There was plenty of...
so it's a challenge. But Deep Purple primarily is an instrumental band. It always has been. The music comes first to us. So the songs we selected were songs we could Purple-ize. I think I wasn't looking at it that way, but the guys were, and I'm so glad they did. It was re...
so it's a challenge. But Deep Purple primarily is an instrumental band. It always has been. The music comes first to us. So the songs we selected were songs we could Purple-ize. I think I wasn't looking at it that way, but the guys were, and I'm so glad they did. It was re...
Deep Purple. Soundtrack: Children of Men. Deep Purple is known for Children of Men (2006), Twister (1996) and Bad Times at the El Royale (2018).
What really made the night were those well-placed nuggets that Purple intermittingly sprinkle in with the mainstream stuff. “Hard Lovin’ Man” from 1970’sIn Rockalbum made enough of a splash in 2014 to remain in the arsenal for 2015. It was a real treat watching...