I know people say this about anyone famous they meet but I met Jon in his Whitesnake days and he was, genuinely, one of the nicest, funniest, most humble men I ever met. RIP to a musical genius and a true gentleman.
I'm 69 years old and back in the 70s this was considered "traveling music". Get on the highway and plug in that 8 track and crank it up! Memories galore! 😄🎸🍻
And we were fortunate if the 8-track, or radio, was in stereo. Been a favorite of mine since 1968. even though audio playback quality was always awful, compared to now. The best I could do was an old-school jukebox.
If you want to be absolutely blown away by Deep Purple's musicianship, you gotta listen to Highway Star. Both Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore kill it with their solos.
AND if you wanna be blown away by that song -- use the live version from Made In Japan (Double-live album). A bit faster than the studio version but still together and not a complete cocaine disaster ;-) Seriously the tempo is frantic but controlled and the vocals and musicians shine!
THIS is the definitive Deep Purple song, although I know a lot of people would argue for "Smoke On the Water." But "Hush" was the song that put Deep Purple on everybody's radar (in 1968, as I recall). Great rock and roll record!
Yeah, as a European you sometimes feel kind of insulted that Americans in general seem to remember them for one song and one song only. Here, they're right up there with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. In fact, here in Sweden they were bigger than either of the latter two. The biggest band of all, in any category.
The first hit (1968) from an amazingly talented band. This one was a cover of an American songwriter and composer Joe South. There were a few covers of it, but this one took off and helped them get some great exposure. Jon Lord's keys really shine on this track (RIP). They got more into blues heavy rock later and the song 'Lazy' is an excellent example of that. Cheers guys!
Ben Shafer - Its a cover of a 1967 Billy Joe Royal song that was written by Joe South. South recorded it in 1969. Rose Garden and Hush were both written by South and on that 1967 Billy Joe Royal album. South was a talented musician and song writer. Royal is most known for the song, "Down in the Boondocks", also written by South.
When a Blind Man Cries by Deep Purple is a must especially for Amber. The vocal on this song is amazing. Child in Time is another must listen because of it's jaw dropping vocals and a musical masterpiece.
Yeah both great songs. For a complete thrill view You Fool No One either from the California Jam or Live in Europe, this is Ritchie at the zenith of his powers. Enjoy! 🎸
"That sound" is the great Jon Lord (R.I.P.) playing a Hammond C-3 organ plugged directly into a Marshall amp. Deep Purple was one of the 3 main British hard rock/pre-metal bands (along with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin). This is an early track from their original line up (Mark I). Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore soon after replaced the lead singer with Ian Gillan and the bass player with Roger Glover - the most iconic line up of the band (Mark II), which you reacted to on their classic Smoke On The Water. So many great songs, suggest you try Lazy, Highway Star, Child In Time, or Burn next.
Was it a C-3? Every time I saw them Jon had a B-3 (much more durable) but it was 68 when this was made and I didn't see them until Ian Gillian was their singer.
@@andyo3689 The C3 has the same internals as the B3. But a C3 has a different case with more wood, and is heavier (if you can imagine such a thing). I don't know why he used a straight Marshall instead of a Leslie.
There have been several different lineups of this band, with the constant being the drummer Ian Paice, the organist Jon Lord and the guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. This is with their first lead vocalist, Rod Evans. They had another pretty popular song with him, a cover of Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman"...
Lord, R.I.P., and they soldier on, but really at this point Steve Morse has been their guitarist much longer than Blackmore was, if we’re talking about “constants”! Of course I get your meaning, Lord and Blackmore and Paice were constants for what people consider their “classic era” (or eras?). I must admit I love many of their much more recent albums though.
The only constant in Deep Purple over the decades has been the sorely underrated Ian Paice on drums. Jon Lord, who died a few years ago, long ago gave way to Don Airey on keyboards, and Blackmore quit the band in the mid-'70s and was replaced by guitar wunderkind (and doomed junkie) Tommy Bolin.
"THAT SOUND" you were asking about is when Jon Lord plays chords on the organ very quickly, with both hands alternating so that one chord starts while the previous chord can still be heard. Very hard to play, but very very cool effect.
Exactly! If my memory serves me correctly, that technique was something he brought with him from when he started out as a piano player in his very early youth.
You've gotta react to "Child In Time", the live version from 1970. Y'all like powerful vocals... well, you ain't heard nothin' 'til you hear singer Ian Gillan's wailing. As an extra incentve to check it out, Richie Blackmore plays part of his guitar solo with one hand...
The guitarist is Ritchie Blackmore. His other bands are Rainbow and Blackmore's Night. Blackmore's Night is a totally different sound - Renaissance Folk Rock. That might be a good one for a female Friday, as the lead singer is Candice Night.
A guy from my hometown of Atlanta, Joe South, a singer songwriter wrote "Hush". Several artists did well with it. Check Joe South singing his hit from 1968, "Games People Play". It won the 1970 "Song of the Year": ruclips.net/video/hIBlCac8_wk/видео.html
Games People Play was a hit in 1968. "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" is his 1970 hit. And it may very well have won a Grammy, although I don't recall. It seems to have been remembered more fondly than "Games People Play." But I agree with you. "Games People Play" is the one by Joe South well worth going back and listening to again. Both good songs.
Joe also had hits with Don't it Make You Want to Go Home?, Birds of a Feather, and Walk a Mile in My Shoes. My sister had bought a Greatest Hits album by Joe. I think I heard Joe's version of Hush before Deep Purple's. Joe also wrote the hit single Rose Garden for Lynn Anderson and Down in the Boondocks for Billy Joe Royal.
Music has been a big part of my life . This song reminds of a 60's go go dancers. With thigh high boots and short dresses. You can almost see it in your mind. Perfect song.
What was that sound, you asked? John Lord playing a Hammond organ, through a Leslie speaker, with the "percussion" setting. The Leslie speaker captures the sound waves coming from the organ, and literally spins it, which creates different sounds, depending on the speed of oscillation.
One of the bands I was lucky enough to see in concert in the late 70’s. I wish y’all could have experienced the magic of those early rock concerts. Y’all are doing a great job bringing different genres and eras of music together and finding the respect they all deserve. I love being part of this family 👵🏼☮️❤️🙏🏼
Oh my gosh...you guys are gonna love Deep Purple...I cannot wait for you to check out Burn...the drumming on that one is gonna make your head explode more than Tenacious D! 💯✌ Update...yeah, you DEFINITELY gotta check out Burn...if you REALLY wanna hear FULL TILT DEEP PURPLE. 😁😁😁
Their first hit, from the late 60's. Check out "Highway Star", "Child In Time", " Woman From Tokyo", and if you liked the keyboards on this song ,"Lazy" is a must !!!!! If you liked the keyboards in this song might I suggest a group called Uriah Heep, for your first reaction to them do the song "Gypsy" , the live version from 1973. It will blow your mind. And you'll be able to ring that new artist bell. 😃
This was from their first album. the original lineup was definitely more of a "60s" sound, kinda bluesy and psychedelic. They replaced the singer and bass player after three albums and went for a much heavier sound and became one of the originators of heavy metal. Their second lineup is considered their "classic" lineup, and is much more well-known. Their entire catalog is fantastic!
This is their first hit, from their debut album, summer of 1968. And the radios we had back then didn't do it justice. The best I could do was play it on a jukebox. And I did, making a point to look for it on every jukebox.
Love this song and it was the breakthrough tune that made everyone pay attention to the bands rise to fame.Some of the greatest musicians ever in rock, prof. Rock and then Metal.
Watch the live version of CHILD IN TIME in the early 70s on French TV by them. One of the best live performances of all time AND you can see their musicianship.
I'm a keyboard player, and started back in the mid-60s (I'm 70 now), knowing piano and learning organ. I really, really, really wanted a Hammond B3! THAT was the ultimate organ, with a Leslie tone cabinet. Those had one speaker facing up, and a big 15" speaker facing down. When you'd push a button on the floor pedal, a big fabric drum would start rotating around the lower speaker, and a couple of plastic horns would spin around the upper speaker. When you hear an organ have a steady note, then it quickly ramp up into a warbling "vibrato," that's the Leslie. When "Hush" came out on the AM "Top 40" radio, back then, I was blown away and HAD to learn how to play like that! That organ solo is one of the iconic solos, and that weird sound or noise you hear toward the end of the solo, we used to call "chop" organ. It's done by having both hands play the same cord, like playing hand drums on a coffee table, only on the keys. Each hand is overlaying the exact same chord, back and forth. With the two hands, you can get really fast, and it combines almost into a drum sound, with the organ sound. In some ways, it's like Larry Graham inventing the "slap bass," to include a "drum" while playing. You'd be impressed with "Release Yourself," by Larry Graham (ruclips.net/video/CYdjIyyqnbk/видео.html), which showcases that "slap." Same with the B3 -- I learned how to make that fast percussion "slap" on the organ from Jon Lord. Then Emerson, Lake & Palmer came out and I realized I had limits. :-) "Tarkus" on the Tarkus album is kind of impossible to play (ruclips.net/video/WKNOlDtZluU/видео.html). I'm having a blast watching you two reacting to "ancient" music. LOL! Good job!
this is the Deep Purple mark 1, the singer was Rod Evans and the basis player Nick Semper, they were later replased by Ian Gilland and Roger Glover, i guess the most known Deep Purple line-up.
I am soooo happy you enjoyed this track. It was actually my high school theme song in marching band. We all had fun improvising each of our own takes on it. Some rock, some spazz jazz, some funk. It was a great time.
This song is Deep Purple 💜 Classic. Was living in NYC at the time this song was in heavy rotation on the radio 🎵🎵🎵 NY had great ROCK stations back in the day. Happy to hear this killer ORGAN jam being enjoyed by these young REACTORS.
Guitar-Richie Blackmore Drums-Ian Paice Organ -Jon Lord Bass Guitar-Nick Simpers Vocal-Rod Evans It's first Line up of the band. In start they caled 'Roundabout', 'Deep Purple' is actualy a song they took as name for the group later.
Yeah the Purps!!!! Another favourite band, absolutely brilliant, through the years the different lead vocals changed and everyone has different opinions but I loved them. One of the first bands to incorporate an organ into rock played by Jon Lord (with mo).
This song was definitely on the groovy list. What a great band! If you like the organ, Vanilla Fudge's version of You Keep Me Hanging On the Supreme's hit is a great one. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤❤ 🇨🇦🇨🇦
Yeah, Mark Stein's organ playing has been more influential to the world of (heavy) rock than most people realise. Both Deep Purple, Uriah Heep and Yes got the idea for their respective sounds from him. He also went on to do great things with Alice Cooper and the late Tommy Bolin. As well as influencing my good friend Mark Mangold, leader of such AOR luminaries as Touch and Drive She Said. Then we're not talking the 70s anymore, obviously :-)
The answer to Jay question of "what was that?" It was Jon Lord on the Hammond organ. It was NOT screeching guitar - It was Jon on Hammond. Jon was revolutionary. When you were noting the "drums", you weren't aware that part of that percussion was the Hammond organ keys being "chopped" by Jon using the click/percussion settings on the organ. That lead with the rapid percussion at the end was all JON LORD. Jon was the reason I wanted to learn to play the organ. He was a visionary-running his Hammond through both the traditional rotating Leslie cabinet and a specially wired screaming distorted Marshall amp - just like the lead guitar players used! He also, well before MIDI allowed keyboards to be connected, had an RMI electric piano wired into the bottom keyboard of his Hammond so that he could play both organ and electric piano sounds at the same time. He made Deep Purple a unique power house rock band. RIP Jon.
THE MIGHTY IAN PAICE ON DRUMS!! This is the man who inspired a 10 year old drummer in 1974 to learn rudiments and become a skilled drummer. Thank you Ian!!!
Yup! That is the mastery of Jon Lord over a Hammond B3 organ with dual Leslie cabinets. Each Leslie featured a tube amp (probably hot rodded to increase drive levels[crunch] into speakers with rotating horns/baffles on electric motors to induce a doppler effect to the sound. Usually bass is "non directional", but these woofers fire down into a baffle which directs the sound out in a 360 degree direction as the baffle spins - being heavier, it changes speed slower than the hf horn making it fool your ear even better! This effect was used VERY SURPRISINGLY on a guitar on the Pointer Sister's single "slow hand" to make a sound so unique that Conway Twitty made a cover version. Both are excellent.
This song brings back memories of my older and his garage band, I got to sing the Hush part. I was 4 when this song came out. My brother passed away in 1996, he was a mega hippy during the 60’s and early 70’s. I learned a lot about music from him. ♥️🙏🏼
Great story. I can relate... I had 2 much older sisters who gave me the experience of all the great late sixties and seventies music. It made life so much better.
@@grobinson7507 I liked that song - then all the kids in my neighborhood would sing "Jeremiah was a bullfrog..." into their hand like their holding a microphone with a gravelly voice - and I got tired of it! 😀 Or maybe I just got tired of them doing it. My oldest sister is just shy of 15 years older, so I can relate to that, too.
@@ItelknerHis garage band was awesome, we would have block parties in our big double wide driveway. All the neighbors would be singing and dancing. All of kids singing so loud to Jeremiah was a Bullfrog. Amazing times and I’m so glad late 60’s, 70’s and the 80’s was my time for Great music!!! Thank god for older siblings, I had 5 of them and they all introduced to great music at an young age. 🎸🎤🎼
Southern rocker *Joe South* wrote this and recorded it. Also known for his song "Games People Play", which *Georgia Satellites* covered. But I vote you should hear "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" first by Joe. His best one in my opinion.
I love watching you react to music from my era and I love even more that you appreciate it. I'm 70 years old and will rock till I die, love your channel!
This was Early Deep Purple 1968-69 My senior year High School! And we were like what in the World!!! We were into dancing then, and you could really groove at The High School dance to this🎶🎶
Nice one The original lineup of Deep Purple (loudest heavy metal band ever) The lead singer Rod Evans and Nick Simper the bass player left the band (fired by Richie) Richie Blackmore -Guitar Jon Lord -keyboards Ian Paice -drums Nick Simper - Bass Ian Gillian became the new lead singer - he was also Jesus in Jesus Christ superstar
This is a cover as mentioned but being Australian and knowing there is a version by Somebody's Image (Russell Morris) you should hear that version I think it's better. Most of Russell Morris's songs are classic Australian sings like wings of an eagle, sweet sweet love and the real thing
YES! I just posted that this is my favourite Purple song, though my fave version of this song in particular has always been Russ's... oh and Russ's band did their cover the year before Purple did theirs.
Oh my, I miss the electric organ in music. A unique character in the cast, no other instrument sounds like it. I hope for a renaissance for this inherently sassy instrument.
Not just the electric organ, the Hammond B-3. There's no mistaking the power and depth of a Hammond B-3 ... and Jon Lord of Deep Purple, who was the first organist to feed his B-3's sound through a stack of Marshall amps like a guitarist, was among its masters.
We're way ahead of you! You really have to check out some of the younger retro acts of today, they're awesome! Hällas from Sweden, Blood Ceremony from Canada, Saffire from Sweden and Bigelf from the US (OK, the latter have been at it since the early 2000s, but still!) are all absolutely superb bands keeping the flame of traditional, heavy rock with organ aplenty alive. Each with their own individual style, too. Go RUclips browsing, you will NOT be disappointed.
@@erikthompson619 Ooo, thank you for the recs! I'm always interested in finding new veins of music. I've been exploring the heavy trad pagan rock scene in Europe - man, I wish we had that here. I get very jealous watching those crowds, LOL. Thanks again.
I would think that “Highway Star” would be an outstanding follow up to this. There is a video of them with it and you can see Jon Lords mastery of the keyboards as well as Ritchie Blackmore
This is good but you really need to listen to the original by Billy Joe Royal. He did some unique tunes, including this one, Down in the Boondocks and Cherry Hill Park.
What a great song. You've done this and "Smoke on the Water", probably their two most recognizable songs. You'll also love "Strange Kind of Woman", "Black Night", "Fireball", and "Woman From Tokyo". Great early 70s jams. Thanks for reacting!
Boy I really enjoyed watching Amber get her hippie groove on to vintage Deep Purple..fantastic kids!!!...please delve more into DP...they are hall of famers..
The man who wrote this song stepped out of his regular style of music. The writer was Billy Joel and he wrote this song with Deep Purple in mind. One phone call to Deep Purple and the song was theirs. Love the show folks. Take care. Vaughn
I play the bass guitar. This is actually one of my favorite songs to play. Everybody knows it. Everybody in the studio can take a solo and just have a jam-fest. It is a really simple tune
Deep Purple was around late 60s to mid 70s. Think they got back together in mid 80s with some of the old members. This song was definitely from late 60s because I remember it from high school and I graduated in 1970. I was a Navy brat flower child hippie chick! Thanks for always making me smile ✌❤
Imagine going to California Jam 1 and the opening band at 8am is Deep Purple. Talk about, wake up up and ready for a full weekend of ROCK HEAVEN!! "Highway Star" is one of my favorites 😍
This was all the way back in 1968 with their original lead singer Rod Evans. At this early stage in their career, they were a Psychedelic Hard Rock band and didn't become a Heavy Metal band until 1970 with their album _In Rock_ with their second lead singer, Ian Gillan. That's who sang on the vast majority of their big hits.
Besides having Ritchie Blackmore on guitar,Jon Lord's Hammond organ pumped though a Marshall amp stack was Deep Purple's secret weapon. He essentially took a church instrument and brought it to the forefront,giving the band a unique sound that set them apart from all other bands of the time.
Jon Lord on the organ is amazing! He was classically trained and it shows.
Yes, rest in peace Jon Loard.
Can you just imagine Lord and Emerson dueling it out on their Hammonds in the R&R heaven! Now that would be something to see! Lol
I know people say this about anyone famous they meet but I met Jon in his Whitesnake days and he was, genuinely, one of the nicest, funniest, most humble men I ever met. RIP to a musical genius and a true gentleman.
Highway Star" and "A Child In Time" are essential Deep Purple tracks.
Yeah, *Child in Time*
also *Perfect Stranger* different era, still a good song.
“Space Trucking “ as well
Most definitely Child in Time.
Two songs that are essential in order to experience Deep Purple!
@@Particulator Love Perfect Strangers!
I'm 69 years old and back in the 70s this was considered "traveling music". Get on the highway and plug in that 8 track and crank it up! Memories galore! 😄🎸🍻
Cruisin’ music!
I'm only 64 but I have similar memories
Fire It Up!
we got stoned and dropped acid, no driving just experiencing and flying
And we were fortunate if the 8-track, or radio, was in stereo. Been a favorite of mine since 1968. even though audio playback quality was always awful, compared to now. The best I could do was an old-school jukebox.
The organ is so unique in Deep Purple, Jon Lord's organ playing is my favorite part of Deep Purple!
If you want to be absolutely blown away by Deep Purple's musicianship, you gotta listen to Highway Star. Both Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore kill it with their solos.
AND if you wanna be blown away by that song -- use the live version from Made In Japan (Double-live album). A bit faster than the studio version but still together and not a complete cocaine disaster ;-) Seriously the tempo is frantic but controlled and the vocals and musicians shine!
THIS is the definitive Deep Purple song, although I know a lot of people would argue for "Smoke On the Water." But "Hush" was the song that put Deep Purple on everybody's radar (in 1968, as I recall). Great rock and roll record!
Absolutely!👍🏻
A Joe South song, covered by Deep Purple
1a and 1b
Absofuckinglutely!
They are definitely more than just Smoke on the Water. Loved this!
Yep, such as the 1970 live version of “Child in Time.”
Yeah, as a European you sometimes feel kind of insulted that Americans in general seem to remember them for one song and one song only. Here, they're right up there with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. In fact, here in Sweden they were bigger than either of the latter two. The biggest band of all, in any category.
My favorite Deep Purple song is this one...yes, even over Smoke on the Water.
"Woman From Tokyo" Is a great DP song and also check out "Burn".
Yes! My Woman From Tokyo is terrific!
My 2 favorites from them are "Perfect Strangers" and "Knocking at your backdoor".
Perfect Strangers is an amazingly atmospheric rock song, for sure.
"Perfect Strangers" is a killer track. The way they mess with the time signature is so cool.
Perfect Strangers is an awesome Deep Purple album👍👍
I totally agree with you on both counts and my favorite is Knocking On Your Back Door
@@genabourassa7962 Yes! I just commented about this track before finding these comments. Great song that tends to get overlooked.
The first hit (1968) from an amazingly talented band. This one was a cover of an American songwriter and composer Joe South. There were a few covers of it, but this one took off and helped them get some great exposure. Jon Lord's keys really shine on this track (RIP). They got more into blues heavy rock later and the song 'Lazy' is an excellent example of that. Cheers guys!
Ben Shafer - Its a cover of a 1967 Billy Joe Royal song that was written by Joe South. South recorded it in 1969. Rose Garden and Hush were both written by South and on that 1967 Billy Joe Royal album. South was a talented musician and song writer. Royal is most known for the song, "Down in the Boondocks", also written by South.
@@NeverGiddy Good additional info there
When a Blind Man Cries by Deep Purple is a must especially for Amber. The vocal on this song is amazing. Child in Time is another must listen because of it's jaw dropping vocals and a musical masterpiece.
Yeah both great songs. For a complete thrill view You Fool No One either from the California Jam or Live in Europe, this is Ritchie at the zenith of his powers. Enjoy! 🎸
'Highway Star' and 'Space Trukin'' are two of my favorite Deep Purple songs
Space truckin is awesome!!!!!
"That sound" is the great Jon Lord (R.I.P.) playing a Hammond C-3 organ plugged directly into a Marshall amp. Deep Purple was one of the 3 main British hard rock/pre-metal bands (along with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin). This is an early track from their original line up (Mark I). Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore soon after replaced the lead singer with Ian Gillan and the bass player with Roger Glover - the most iconic line up of the band (Mark II), which you reacted to on their classic Smoke On The Water. So many great songs, suggest you try Lazy, Highway Star, Child In Time, or Burn next.
Was it a C-3? Every time I saw them Jon had a B-3 (much more durable) but it was 68 when this was made and I didn't see them until Ian Gillian was their singer.
@@andyo3689 I read an article that he started out with a C-3 (but it may have been inaccurate)
@@mvellis3863 it's probably accurate. Magazines have to verify that stuff
@@andyo3689 The C3 has the same internals as the B3. But a C3 has a different case with more wood, and is heavier (if you can imagine such a thing).
I don't know why he used a straight Marshall instead of a Leslie.
@@wolfpat thanks, I know…I have had both. He used Marshall amps because he was a paid spokesperson
My favorite Deed Purple song is "lazy" The DP version is a classic, but Jimmy Barnes and Joe Bonamassa do a really good cover as well.
That version absolutely smokes !
@@bobsblues9944 in the water ?
Live versions are awesome - all different.
That sound was the inimitable, incredible Jon Lord on the keyboards!!!
There have been several different lineups of this band, with the constant being the drummer Ian Paice, the organist Jon Lord and the guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. This is with their first lead vocalist, Rod Evans. They had another pretty popular song with him, a cover of Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman"...
Actually Hush is a cover as well.
Lord, R.I.P., and they soldier on, but really at this point Steve Morse has been their guitarist much longer than Blackmore was, if we’re talking about “constants”! Of course I get your meaning, Lord and Blackmore and Paice were constants for what people consider their “classic era” (or eras?). I must admit I love many of their much more recent albums though.
Rod Evans on Vocals and Nick Simper on Bass Guitar ...
The only constant in Deep Purple over the decades has been the sorely underrated Ian Paice on drums. Jon Lord, who died a few years ago, long ago gave way to Don Airey on keyboards, and Blackmore quit the band in the mid-'70s and was replaced by guitar wunderkind (and doomed junkie) Tommy Bolin.
@@gregsager2062 Word! I love a person who knows his s**t :-)
"THAT SOUND" you were asking about is when Jon Lord plays chords on the organ very quickly, with both hands alternating so that one chord starts while the previous chord can still be heard. Very hard to play, but very very cool effect.
Exactly! If my memory serves me correctly, that technique was something he brought with him from when he started out as a piano player in his very early youth.
You've gotta react to "Child In Time", the live version from 1970. Y'all like powerful vocals... well, you ain't heard nothin' 'til you hear singer Ian Gillan's wailing. As an extra incentve to check it out, Richie Blackmore plays part of his guitar solo with one hand...
Scandinavian nights is the only version
- Child in Time
- Strange Kind of Woman
- Highway Star (greatest driving song!)
- Knocking at Your Back Door
- Perfect Strangers
Stormbringer!!
The guitarist is Ritchie Blackmore. His other bands are Rainbow and Blackmore's Night. Blackmore's Night is a totally different sound - Renaissance Folk Rock. That might be a good one for a female Friday, as the lead singer is Candice Night.
Love Rainbow and Blackmore's Night is very good with a folk twist.
That sound that you asked about was the late, great Jon Lord playing the hell out of a Hammond organ.
A guy from my hometown of Atlanta, Joe South, a singer songwriter wrote "Hush". Several artists did well with it. Check Joe South singing his hit from 1968, "Games People Play". It won the 1970 "Song of the Year": ruclips.net/video/hIBlCac8_wk/видео.html
Never knew this was written by Joe South. Good Research. Appreciate it.
Games People Play was a hit in 1968. "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" is his 1970 hit. And it may very well have won a Grammy, although I don't recall. It seems to have been remembered more fondly than "Games People Play." But I agree with you. "Games People Play" is the one by Joe South well worth going back and listening to again. Both good songs.
Joe also had hits with Don't it Make You Want to Go Home?, Birds of a Feather, and Walk a Mile in My Shoes. My sister had bought a Greatest Hits album by Joe. I think I heard Joe's version of Hush before Deep Purple's. Joe also wrote the hit single Rose Garden for Lynn Anderson and Down in the Boondocks for Billy Joe Royal.
Check out Dan Baird's cover. Just nasty!
Billy Joe Royal, another GA boy, did a good version too.
Music has been a big part of my life . This song reminds of a 60's go go dancers. With thigh high boots and short dresses. You can almost see it in your mind. Perfect song.
Hello 👋 how are you doing today??
"What is that sound!?!" That is a Hammond organ. Played by one of the masters, Jon Lord.
The signature Deep Purple organ sound. A Hammond B3 organ played through a guitar amp to get the distorted sound along with the Leslie speakers
RIP the late great Jon Douglas Lord
What was that sound, you asked?
John Lord playing a Hammond organ, through a Leslie speaker, with the "percussion" setting.
The Leslie speaker captures the sound waves coming from the organ, and literally spins it, which creates different sounds, depending on the speed of oscillation.
Knew it was a Hammond, but not the other specifics. Thanks for the insight!
Probably playing the venerable Hammond B3.
One of the bands I was lucky enough to see in concert in the late 70’s. I wish y’all could have experienced the magic of those early rock concerts. Y’all are doing a great job bringing different genres and eras of music together and finding the respect they all deserve. I love being part of this family 👵🏼☮️❤️🙏🏼
They missed magic of DP. I seen mrk 2 and 3 😁
Oh my gosh...you guys are gonna love Deep Purple...I cannot wait for you to check out Burn...the drumming on that one is gonna make your head explode more than Tenacious D! 💯✌
Update...yeah, you DEFINITELY gotta check out Burn...if you REALLY wanna hear FULL TILT DEEP PURPLE. 😁😁😁
Their first hit, from the late 60's. Check out "Highway Star", "Child In Time", " Woman From Tokyo", and if you liked the keyboards on this song ,"Lazy" is a must !!!!!
If you liked the keyboards in this song might I suggest a group called Uriah Heep, for your first reaction to them do the song "Gypsy" , the live version from 1973. It will blow your mind. And you'll be able to ring that new artist bell.
😃
The obvious recommendation for Uriah Heep is "Stealin'", but my favorite is "Easy Livin'".
Everyone put up their favorite. Mine is Pictures Of Home off the Machine Head album. Great selection and reaction. God Bless.
One of my favorites also
This song was written by Joe South, who also wrote and performed another big hit, "Games People Play".
Written by Billy Joe Royal actually and recorded by Joe South ;)
Just great how Rob jumps after the wolf howls when the guitar pops.
This was from their first album. the original lineup was definitely more of a "60s" sound, kinda bluesy and psychedelic. They replaced the singer and bass player after three albums and went for a much heavier sound and became one of the originators of heavy metal. Their second lineup is considered their "classic" lineup, and is much more well-known. Their entire catalog is fantastic!
Great reaction! Great band! I've seen them several times. I caught a bass pick from Roger Glover. Have it framed with the ticket and a photo of them.
Cool!
Glover is still so damn smooth! He and the late, great OX are rock royalty in my book.
This is their first hit, from their debut album, summer of 1968. And the radios we had back then didn't do it justice. The best I could do was play it on a jukebox. And I did, making a point to look for it on every jukebox.
Deep Purple is phenomenal and versatile. They hit the charts from the late 60’s until the mid 80’s. Multiple lead singers all unique and awesome.
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Love this song and it was the breakthrough tune that made everyone pay attention to the bands rise to fame.Some of the greatest musicians ever in rock, prof. Rock and then Metal.
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Watch the live version of CHILD IN TIME in the early 70s on French TV by them. One of the best live performances of all time AND you can see their musicianship.
Granada TV is English TV - amazing performance.
I'm a keyboard player, and started back in the mid-60s (I'm 70 now), knowing piano and learning organ. I really, really, really wanted a Hammond B3! THAT was the ultimate organ, with a Leslie tone cabinet. Those had one speaker facing up, and a big 15" speaker facing down. When you'd push a button on the floor pedal, a big fabric drum would start rotating around the lower speaker, and a couple of plastic horns would spin around the upper speaker. When you hear an organ have a steady note, then it quickly ramp up into a warbling "vibrato," that's the Leslie.
When "Hush" came out on the AM "Top 40" radio, back then, I was blown away and HAD to learn how to play like that! That organ solo is one of the iconic solos, and that weird sound or noise you hear toward the end of the solo, we used to call "chop" organ. It's done by having both hands play the same cord, like playing hand drums on a coffee table, only on the keys. Each hand is overlaying the exact same chord, back and forth. With the two hands, you can get really fast, and it combines almost into a drum sound, with the organ sound. In some ways, it's like Larry Graham inventing the "slap bass," to include a "drum" while playing.
You'd be impressed with "Release Yourself," by Larry Graham (ruclips.net/video/CYdjIyyqnbk/видео.html), which showcases that "slap." Same with the B3 -- I learned how to make that fast percussion "slap" on the organ from Jon Lord. Then Emerson, Lake & Palmer came out and I realized I had limits. :-) "Tarkus" on the Tarkus album is kind of impossible to play (ruclips.net/video/WKNOlDtZluU/видео.html). I'm having a blast watching you two reacting to "ancient" music. LOL! Good job!
this is the Deep Purple mark 1, the singer was Rod Evans and the basis player Nick Semper, they were later replased by Ian Gilland and Roger Glover, i guess the most known Deep Purple line-up.
Try Highway Star from these guys. One of my fave bangers!!
I am soooo happy you enjoyed this track. It was actually my high school theme song in marching band. We all had fun improvising each of our own takes on it. Some rock, some spazz jazz, some funk. It was a great time.
This song is Deep Purple 💜 Classic. Was living in NYC at the time this song was in heavy rotation on the radio 🎵🎵🎵 NY had great ROCK stations back in the day. Happy to hear this killer ORGAN jam being enjoyed by these young REACTORS.
That noise is Jon Lord shredding on a keyboard. Unique.
Saw Deep Purple with ELO 1974 Jacksonville Coliseum. 16 years old and it blew my mind. Gotta do Highway Star.
They were known for being one of the loudest live bands in rock.
"Woman from Tokyo" and "Highway Star" are my recommendations for next Deep Purple.
Woman From Tokyo, another DP personal fav!!
Guitar-Richie Blackmore
Drums-Ian Paice
Organ -Jon Lord
Bass Guitar-Nick Simpers
Vocal-Rod Evans
It's first Line up of the band. In start they caled 'Roundabout', 'Deep Purple' is actualy a song they took as name for the group later.
you should check out Lazy by Deep purple another series jam session
You have to do Highway Star. It really rocks. Also Perfect Strangers and Space Truckin'
My first DP song and still one of my favorite songs of all time. This is from the late 60's and the organ was that sound.
Yeah the Purps!!!! Another favourite band, absolutely brilliant, through the years the different lead vocals changed and everyone has different opinions but I loved them. One of the first bands to incorporate an organ into rock played by Jon Lord (with mo).
This song was definitely on the groovy list. What a great band!
If you like the organ, Vanilla Fudge's version of You Keep Me Hanging On the Supreme's hit is a great one.
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Actually, the song is called “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” and yes, it’s a great cover. Psychedelic!
Thanks. 70 year old brain.
Yeah, Mark Stein's organ playing has been more influential to the world of (heavy) rock than most people realise. Both Deep Purple, Uriah Heep and Yes got the idea for their respective sounds from him. He also went on to do great things with Alice Cooper and the late Tommy Bolin. As well as influencing my good friend Mark Mangold, leader of such AOR luminaries as Touch and Drive She Said. Then we're not talking the 70s anymore, obviously :-)
The answer to Jay question of "what was that?" It was Jon Lord on the Hammond organ. It was NOT screeching guitar - It was Jon on Hammond. Jon was revolutionary. When you were noting the "drums", you weren't aware that part of that percussion was the Hammond organ keys being "chopped" by Jon using the click/percussion settings on the organ. That lead with the rapid percussion at the end was all JON LORD. Jon was the reason I wanted to learn to play the organ. He was a visionary-running his Hammond through both the traditional rotating Leslie cabinet and a specially wired screaming distorted Marshall amp - just like the lead guitar players used! He also, well before MIDI allowed keyboards to be connected, had an RMI electric piano wired into the bottom keyboard of his Hammond so that he could play both organ and electric piano sounds at the same time. He made Deep Purple a unique power house rock band. RIP Jon.
THE MIGHTY IAN PAICE ON DRUMS!!
This is the man who inspired a 10 year old drummer in 1974 to learn rudiments and become a skilled drummer.
Thank you Ian!!!
I love the FUNK they brought to this song. 💃🕺
Re: that sound - it was Jon Lord's amazing Hammond organ work - he was one of the best Hammond players in all of Rock history.
I really miss keyboards in most later hits.
How have you guys not reacted to "Black Night" yet? That song by them is essential! Also put "Woman From Tokyo" on your list for good measure. ✌
My favorite Deep Purple song!!!
Yup! That is the mastery of Jon Lord over a Hammond B3 organ with dual Leslie cabinets. Each Leslie featured a tube amp (probably hot rodded to increase drive levels[crunch] into speakers with rotating horns/baffles on electric motors to induce a doppler effect to the sound. Usually bass is "non directional", but these woofers fire down into a baffle which directs the sound out in a 360 degree direction as the baffle spins - being heavier, it changes speed slower than the hf horn making it fool your ear even better! This effect was used VERY SURPRISINGLY on a guitar on the Pointer Sister's single "slow hand" to make a sound so unique that Conway Twitty made a cover version. Both are excellent.
This song brings back memories of my older and his garage band, I got to sing the Hush part. I was 4 when this song came out. My brother passed away in 1996, he was a mega hippy during the 60’s and early 70’s. I learned a lot about music from him. ♥️🙏🏼
Great story. I can relate... I had 2 much older sisters who gave me the experience of all the great late sixties and seventies music. It made life so much better.
Thanks! It was great to have siblings older. There was 15 years between us. This song make me smile. Just like Joy to the World!!!
@@grobinson7507 I liked that song - then all the kids in my neighborhood would sing "Jeremiah was a bullfrog..." into their hand like their holding a microphone with a gravelly voice - and I got tired of it! 😀 Or maybe I just got tired of them doing it. My oldest sister is just shy of 15 years older, so I can relate to that, too.
@@ItelknerHis garage band was awesome, we would have block parties in our big double wide driveway. All the neighbors would be singing and dancing.
All of kids singing so loud to Jeremiah was a Bullfrog. Amazing times and I’m so glad late 60’s, 70’s and the 80’s was my time for Great music!!! Thank god for older siblings, I had 5 of them and they all introduced to great music at an young age. 🎸🎤🎼
"That sound" was the organ playing quick notes. Lord was a good keyboardist.
That sir, is some snappin Hammond organ. And don't forget the Leslie speaker.
That sound was the organ with the Leslie cranked up!! Love it. :)
Southern rocker *Joe South* wrote this and recorded it. Also known for his song "Games People Play", which *Georgia Satellites* covered. But I vote you should hear "Walk A Mile In My Shoes" first by Joe. His best one in my opinion.
I love the backing vocals in "Games People Play".
I love watching you react to music from my era and I love even more that you appreciate it. I'm 70 years old and will rock till I die, love your channel!
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@@waynegray1380 well my name is Alex Robert I'm originally from Texas USA..You ?
@@ROBERT-xx7ui Originally from New York, twelve miles from Woodstock.
I like that I have been listening to this for a handful of decades. Still kicks serious ass.
This was Early Deep Purple 1968-69 My senior year High School! And we were like what in the World!!! We were into dancing then, and you could really groove at The High School dance to this🎶🎶
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The original lineup of Deep Purple (loudest heavy metal band ever)
The lead singer Rod Evans and Nick Simper the bass player left the band (fired by Richie)
Richie Blackmore -Guitar
Jon Lord -keyboards
Ian Paice -drums
Nick Simper - Bass
Ian Gillian became the new lead singer - he was also Jesus in Jesus Christ superstar
That’s Ritchie Blackmore and Ian Gillan!
@@michaelfoster5577 Ian came later
That’s Rod Evans singing Hush
Yes I know - I was just pointing out that it is Ritchie not Richie and Gillan not Gillian!
This is a cover as mentioned but being Australian and knowing there is a version by Somebody's Image (Russell Morris) you should hear that version I think it's better.
Most of Russell Morris's songs are classic Australian sings like wings of an eagle, sweet sweet love and the real thing
YES! I just posted that this is my favourite Purple song, though my fave version of this song in particular has always been Russ's... oh and Russ's band did their cover the year before Purple did theirs.
One of my favorite bands of all time! Highway star and Space Trucking definitely need a listen!
As a keyboardist, I love the organ. Lord, have mercy!
Oh my, I miss the electric organ in music. A unique character in the cast, no other instrument sounds like it. I hope for a renaissance for this inherently sassy instrument.
Not just the electric organ, the Hammond B-3. There's no mistaking the power and depth of a Hammond B-3 ... and Jon Lord of Deep Purple, who was the first organist to feed his B-3's sound through a stack of Marshall amps like a guitarist, was among its masters.
We're way ahead of you! You really have to check out some of the younger retro acts of today, they're awesome! Hällas from Sweden, Blood Ceremony from Canada, Saffire from Sweden and Bigelf from the US (OK, the latter have been at it since the early 2000s, but still!) are all absolutely superb bands keeping the flame of traditional, heavy rock with organ aplenty alive. Each with their own individual style, too. Go RUclips browsing, you will NOT be disappointed.
@@erikthompson619 Ooo, thank you for the recs! I'm always interested in finding new veins of music. I've been exploring the heavy trad pagan rock scene in Europe - man, I wish we had that here. I get very jealous watching those crowds, LOL. Thanks again.
I would think that “Highway Star” would be an outstanding follow up to this. There is a video of them with it and you can see Jon Lords mastery of the keyboards as well as Ritchie Blackmore
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Hush is one of my favourites, it is full tilt and when the organ kicks in that’s just awesome..😎🏒
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This is good but you really need to listen to the original by Billy Joe Royal. He did some unique tunes, including this one, Down in the Boondocks and Cherry Hill Park.
Also "I knew you when" ☺
What a great song. You've done this and "Smoke on the Water", probably their two most recognizable songs. You'll also love "Strange Kind of Woman", "Black Night", "Fireball", and "Woman From Tokyo". Great early 70s jams. Thanks for reacting!
Boy I really enjoyed watching Amber get her hippie groove on to vintage Deep Purple..fantastic kids!!!...please delve more into DP...they are hall of famers..
The Deep Purple cover of Neil Diamond's "Kentucky Woman" will blow you away
This was always one of my very favorite Deep Purple songs!!! Highway Star and of course Smoke On The Water!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The man who wrote this song stepped out of his regular style of music. The writer was Billy Joel and he wrote this song with Deep Purple in mind. One phone call to Deep Purple and the song was theirs. Love the show folks. Take care. Vaughn
I play the bass guitar. This is actually one of my favorite songs to play. Everybody knows it. Everybody in the studio can take a solo and just have a jam-fest. It is a really simple tune
Deep Purple was around late 60s to mid 70s. Think they got back together in mid 80s with some of the old members. This song was definitely from late 60s because I remember it from high school and I graduated in 1970. I was a Navy brat flower child hippie chick! Thanks for always making me smile ✌❤
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Child In Time, Highway Star, Space Truckin, Knockin At Your Back Door are all amazing Deep Purple songs as well
Amber is SPOT ON with the psychedelic sound.. this was released in 1968.. so the time line, again is spot on. Good call!
Deep purple was a favorite at my house, my brothers all listened to Deep purple albums, Rare Earth, Grand funk Railroad, and many many others!
My High School music! this classic is 1969! Thanx for playing it👍🎶❤️
Imagine going to California Jam 1 and the opening band at 8am is Deep Purple. Talk about, wake up up and ready for a full weekend of ROCK HEAVEN!! "Highway Star" is one of my favorites 😍
Hammond B3 organ with the leslie speaker cabinet which had a rotating tweeter in it. Great sound
Thanks guy i love this song
Jon Lord was making Amber Happy.... Love it!!
Lazy and Highway Star are absolute MUSTS for Deep Purple. Hands down, no questions.
As a 50 yr old musician, "Lazy" is my favorite Purple song.
The Hammond B3 organ was an integral part of 60's and 70's rock bands which gives listeners the telltale giveaway of the eras.
This was all the way back in 1968 with their original lead singer Rod Evans. At this early stage in their career, they were a Psychedelic Hard Rock band and didn't become a Heavy Metal band until 1970 with their album _In Rock_ with their second lead singer, Ian Gillan. That's who sang on the vast majority of their big hits.
Child in Time/long version
Insane singing by Ian Gilian and guitar playing by Richie Blackmore, Jon Lord on keyboards
Back in the 70’s I worn out their album listening to their song, “Highway Star”. Love Hush as well !
"THAT SOUND" was a gifted keyboardist slapping a fire riff on a Leslie Organ!!!
Leslie is a speaker cabinet...
Besides having Ritchie Blackmore on guitar,Jon Lord's Hammond organ pumped though a Marshall amp stack was Deep Purple's secret weapon. He essentially took a church instrument and brought it to the forefront,giving the band a unique sound that set them apart from all other bands of the time.