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Title: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: gordiji on November 18, 2011, 09:25:41 PM

Would have loved to have been old enough to see Deep Purple this fine night.(1974)

 http://youtu.be/5R-voFL4ZL8

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: Frank on November 19, 2011, 10:18:17 AM

I absolutely love Blackmore's playing on that.

Shame about David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes though. They ruined my all-time favourite band.

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: gordiji on November 19, 2011, 12:07:28 PM

I too prefer Gillan/Glover but thought Hughes/Coverdale played a blinder that night, also i'd put Burn & Mistreated up there with the best of Purple tunes.
Ritchies playing is stellar, though he could have cut the end bit of the solo and brought the band back in as they were pissed off with him, you can here Hughes shout 'Ritchie'.
Epic all round though, they were untouchable in the early 70's.

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: Frank on November 19, 2011, 03:06:22 PM

Special mention for Glenn Hughes' platform soles

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: keith on November 19, 2011, 04:32:14 PM

Quote from: Frank on November 19, 2011, 03:06:22 PM

Special mention for Glenn Hughes' platform soles

aye big boots .......but what about those cabs behind him......jesus I wouldnt liked to have lugged those about they are bigger than some PA's bands are using

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: Sancho on November 20, 2011, 08:53:25 AM

That's my favourite Purple performance of all time.
They're tight, Blackmore is on fire and no Gillan. What's not to like?

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: Frank on November 21, 2011, 02:20:22 AM

Quote from: Sancho on November 20, 2011, 08:53:25 AM

That's my favourite Purple performance of all time.
They're tight, Blackmore is on fire and no Gillan. What's not to like?

The bit where there's no Gillan.

Coverdale turned them into a mindless c0ck rock travesty, I don't blame Blackmore for walking out.

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: Sancho on November 21, 2011, 07:47:22 AM

Wasn't it Blackmore who wanted Coverdale in the first place?
Sorry man, but I can't stand Ian Gillan. I think he did a great job on Sabbath's Born Again, but that's it for me.

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: juansolo on November 21, 2011, 08:28:21 AM

I think my brother summed this up a while a couple of days ago when we were on the subject of Blackmore. Amazing talent, we're so lucky he didn't go so far up his own arse he ended up playing lute or something.....  oh.....

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: Philly Q on November 21, 2011, 11:02:59 AM

Quote from: Frank on November 21, 2011, 02:20:22 AM

Coverdale turned them into a mindless c0ck rock travesty, I don't blame Blackmore for walking out.

What?!  I couldn't disagree more! 

Coverdale - and Hughes - made Purple into a bluesier, funky band.  Stormbringer is a pretty lightweight, soulful album - it sounds more American, which is a bit weird considering everyone in the band was still British...  :?  But "mindless c0ck rock"?  Nothing like it.

I don't think Coverdale started making "mindless c0ck rock" (apart from his lyrics, that is) until Whitesnake made it big in America.

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: Sancho on November 21, 2011, 11:09:27 AM

I completely agree with you, Philly.

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: Frank on November 22, 2011, 11:11:37 AM

mindless

c0ck

rock

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: Philly Q on November 22, 2011, 10:07:36 PM

Have you ever actually heard Burn or Stormbringer?  :roll:

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: Frank on November 23, 2011, 12:19:53 AM

Quote from: Philly Q on November 22, 2011, 10:07:36 PM

Have you ever actually heard Burn or Stormbringer?  :roll:

I've heard every Purple album. Burn's a decent song, Stormbringer's a decent song, the rest of the Mark 3 stuff is pish. I'll take Machine Head, Made In Japan or Depp Purple In Rock over those any day.

EDIT: I tell a lie, I've heard every Purple album with Blackmore. Except the one with Joe Lynn Turner.

Title: Re: Look at this Festival (purple content)
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on November 23, 2011, 01:08:45 AM

Soldier of Fortune remains my fave purple song, and I love Burn