Is the story about Blackmore forcing Gillan, which you tell in11:30, really true? Can you share a source with us? To me, the story sounds very unlikely for two reasons: 1. Blackmore can't start playing the song because Jon Lord on organ has to start it, 2. Deep Purple still played Child in Time night after night after Blackmore left Purple in November 1993, for instance they played it on every show of their Japanese Tour in December 1993 (with Joe Satriani replacing Blackmore), namely December 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (see www.purple.de/dirk/purple/mark8.php ). Nevertheless, thanks for the video, I enjoyed it a lot :-)
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Blackmore and Lord went to check Gillan out when he was in a band called Episode Six, like football managers going to scout a centre forward. Roger Glover was playing bass that night and they decided to sign him up too.
Yeah I used to play space truckin lazy harder, stormbringer burn were easier I always thought it came down Roger using a pick and I was a finger guy but he's an excellent player no doubt
@@timthewooddoctor Roger was more a finger player, but Blackmore wanted him to play with a pick for what they were doing. He uses both approaches, but does seem to play with a pick most of the time
I agree, and Ritchie is partly responsible for this. He now says Glover is an outstanding bassist and a good arranger, but for years he maintained the only reason he was invited back into the band during the 80's reunion years - is because Roger was a good recording engineer. I really love much of Glover's playing.
I lost what little respect I had for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when it took them until 2016 to FINALLY induct DEEP PURPLE, arguably one of the FOUNDING BANDS of "heavy metal" or "hard rock." Deep Purple should have been inducted ahead of DOZENS of lesser and later coming bands. The so-called "hall of fame" is simply disconnected from the real history and talent of rock music. I mean, there were RAP GROUPS inducted ahead of Deep Purple, and they are NOT rock bands!
I missed Deep Purple in their time, I'm a late 70's arrival. I was fortunate enough to be showered in the great stuff that I was late for early in my life being fortunate enough to have some good musicians in my family. From Motown to Metal, it all tasted great! ABBA to Zepplin, Led....Ya know what?.... With 2 older sisters I like that damned 80's stuff too. I got to be a teen in the late '80s through the '90s and that musical revolution was a sight to behold as an influential young person. Fuck I love good music!!!
That was an amazing night. I was there! It was for a program called Doing their Own Thing in studio 12 at Granada television in Manchester. My dad, Johnnie Hamp was the producer of the show so I got to see quite a few of the shows, even though I was only 15. This set and, particularly this song made a huge impression on me. Sadly, the 'crowd@ did not really do the performance justice. I'm not sure what most of them made of it. It must be remembered that this sort of heavy rock and roll was a pretty new phenomenon at the time! One interesting little aside would be to point out that the really cool looking guy you occasionally see at the back of the crowd, wearing the pink T shirt is none other than my hero, at the time, George Best! It was an amazing night. My dad is still very much alive at the age of 89 and has some great stories to tell about his life in TV. I think he would enjoy Phil's comments.
What an interesting comment. Thanks for the info about the event. I always assumed the crowd were there to watch some other band - they seem uninterested in DP.
@@richardsinger01 they were an invited studio audience. Sadly not DP fans. To be honest, I wasn't, until that night! It's hard to imagine now, but, at the time, they were relatively unknown! I became mildly obsessed and am so glad I was there. In spite of the lack of enthusiasm in the 'crowd' that was a great performance! Speed King, for me at least, is one of the greatest rock (and roll) songs of all time!
@@bluesnowbelle7625 he has! It's called It Beats Working For A Living. It's a great read. I'm pretty sure it'd available on Amazon. He is 92 now and still as sharp as a tack! Chris
I heard MiJ before I knew Kiss. My buddy introduced me to KISS I remember thinking what garbage it was. They did come out with some songs that I liked later.
Mark Kasick Good move. You went from a weak band playing dress up, to a real band. Deep Purple didn't need explosions or fire breathing, tongue wagging, blood spitting bassists to have a loyal following. They did it by simply being a great band of amazing musicians.
Excellent choice! But of course, how could there have been any other outcome? Deep Purple are master craftsmen and Kiss are just a novelty act that is all show and no talent.
I'd definitely have to agree with you; he was smokin' hot. But John Lord was a babe for me. This is definitely THE Purple lineup. The other incarnations are great, but this is exceptional.
40 years of listening to Ian Gillam sing, and it STILL gives chills when heard... An amazing talent, as are the rest of the guys playing in this video.
@@ianbentley7276 ... Well to be precise, it was not actually "40 years", because I was not speaking exact. haha I saw Deep Purple in concert, AFTER I heard Ian singing on my Jesus Christ Superstar Album. I think I got that album in late 71, early 72, and it may have been about a year later when I had an opportunity to see Deep Purple perform in concert. So it was probably late 72 or early 73 when I first saw them. But I had been a fan of Ian on the JC Superstar album for almost 2 years at that point. So, go figure eh?? Time flies when you're having fun. BTW, soon after I saw them live, I remember Ian left the band. So whenever that was.... In someways it feels like yesterday, but in other ways, a lifetime ago.... 😉👍
As a young teenager in the 70's we took great bands like Deep Purple for granted because there were so many great rock bands back then who put out so many fantastic albums, where almost every song on every album was a hit song, and we thought the great music would last forever, but of course nothing lasts forever. Nowadays, it's hard to find really good rock bands and I will not stoop to listening to rap music as I don't even consider it real music. But real music was everywhere in the 60's and 70's, and I regret some of us took it for granted.
It's so true. We were truly spoiled with all the incredible bands out there. Deep Purple were a real supergroup, each member a master at their craft. Today's music is all about three notes on a Casio.
I was speaking creatively, from a studio album perspective. I agree, "Made In Japan" is a good album that certainly demonstrates the bands live capability.
@@johnwheat5199 Creatively? Blackmore and Lord improvised every solo they played, unlike Don Airey and the new promising guy who play every single note the same every night. Jon Lord even played different intros to Sweet Child in Time every concert.
@@FuturePast2019 Yes, they may have improvised, but by it's very essence, improvisation, is exactly that, improvisation, it's not planned, it's spontaneous. There isn't a single track that is original to MIJ, and that's why it can't be compared, creatively, to the studio albums. Further, once you have listened to any live set a few times, doesn't it lose that very essence of a live, spontaneous recording?
My first introduction to Ian's voice was on the original album of "Jesus Christ Superstar". After watching numerous performances of the play over the years, including the original cast on Broadway, nobody has never matched the beauty and power of his voice. I was never a huge fan of Deep Purple, but his voice has stayed with me always.
I had the good fortune of seeing Deep Purple play live at the Kennedy Center in 1972. I had also seen Led Zeppelin live in Baltimore that same year, 1972. I can state unequivocally that the guys in Deep Purple were just as talented as the guys in Led Zeppelin in every respect. Richie Blackmore just ripped your face off with his blistering pyrotechnic guitar playing. He was like a sorcerer on stage. And the girls in the audience practically threw themselves at Ian Gillian. One girl threw a bouquet of red roses on the stage at Ian's feet. Deep Purple's drummer Ian Paice could easily keep up with John Bonham of Zeppelin.
Deep Purple were better than Led Zeppelin. The bottom didn't drop out when Blackmore took a solo because Lord filled in the harmonic space. I was disappointed when I saw Zeppelin on the Physical Grafitti tour and the bottom dropped out in almost every song.
@@jpphoopha you're bringing up the tour where jimi page had a broken finger and was on pain killers, and plant had influenza and couldn't sing? you're getting desperate
Stunning. Mesmerizing. Every time I hear this song I get chills up my spine and fall into a trance. Ian’s vocals are so evocative of pure emotional depth, I could almost cry.
You touched my heart on so many levels here, Fil. I graduated high school in 1970 and really didn't get into hard rock at that time. It wasn't until my late 40's that my late husband introduced me to Deep Purple. This was his favorite song. The Renaissance band that Ritchie formed was playing locally and my husband wanted to see them because Ritchie Blackmore was in it. So I asked, "who is Ritchie Blackmore?" which then started my education in a whole new genre of music. It was a great story so I wrote an article called "Who Is Ritchie Blackmore, I Asked" which describes his musical history. You can find it if you type that title into Google if you are interested. Thank you for such an inspiring and detailed analysis once again.
It was the decade of great bands: DP, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Queen, Jethro Tull, Crem/Clapton, Taste/Rory Gallagher and many more. And we were lucky to witness them.
Also the band swings, because there are subtle shifts of tempo, rather than playing to a click. It adds a huge amount of emotional quality, feel to their playing, which live was often improvised
I don't know how many times I've watched this performance. We are so lucky there were cameras to capture it, particularly when the song was fresh, and Gillan's voice was at its best. His ability to pitch so accurately without the use of stage monitors is amazing. He also recorded Jesus Christ Superstar and the Concerto for Group and Orchestra at around this time, two more of the very finest rock vocals I've ever heard. The whole key to this song is dynamics, because it's built on such simple foundations. It takes a great band to make it work.
One of my favorite Deep Purple cuts. Love your analysis. You have a fantastic voice by the way. I used to think the audience was stoned, now I realize they are stones.
Yes, also one of my favorite DP tunes especially the studio version & I think In Rock album was the vanguard for hard rock genre. Very much enjoyed your views & explanations of the band & their techniques, Fil. Nice job on your own vocals & guitar as well! Thanks for this one, Fil!
i've attended quite some perfomances that are now considered classics. At that point, without knowing the material, all you can think of is: hey, that's nice, cool stuff, and you tap your feet. Only later, when you've heard the songs thousands of times and you know every little detail. only then you think: Hey, i've been there. Why didn't i get totally insane back then. (actually had that the first time i've seen Tenacious D and they where playing the THE WHO medley. My friends and I knew the songs, the people around us didn't. We went batshit crazy, started headbanging and yelling the lyrics. Everybody else was just asking: What's that song? Is there a new Album?)
Thanks for this video Phil. Well done! Well, actually Child In Time wasn’t a song that Ian hits his highest notes. Listen to Disturbing The Priest, Woman From Tokyo (last verse scream), Born Again tour with Sabbath... he’s hitting phenomenal high notes, absolutely nailing it live! Listen to Magic album by Ian. Ian is absolutely unique singer in every aspect - the voice, the range, the look, charisma, personality, performance. You can’t dublicate his magical unique tone. It’s impossible. Ritchie said: “There’s a lot of identity in his voice. His singing was completely different and still is. You always know it’s Ian Gillan singing.” Jon Lord said (God bless his soul): Ian Gillan is the only voice for Deep Purple. Period. My all time favorite!
I saw Deep Purple at Winterland in San Francisco in 1972. This was without a doubt the loudest concert I ever attended. My ears hurt for a couple day after the concert. It was worth it though, they really put on a great show. I was 15 years old!
I always felt that Ian Paice played the drums like a lead instrument. One of my all-time favorite bands, and I grew up in the 60s and 70s, I heard a LOT of really great bands!
"bow your head" the most worshipful companions of Deep Purple. Thank you Fil, this analysis made me grateful for all hours listening and enjoying even if I didn't grasp the reasons why I was amazed. \m/
I attended a concert May, 8th 1973 in Duluth Minnesota where Deep Purple headlined with Rory Gallagher opening followed by Fleetwood Mac. The only songs I can remember from their set list are Smoke on the Water, Strange Kind of Women and Space Truckin'. They also were extremely loud in comparison to the other acts. It was one of my first experiences of not being able to hear very well a day after attending a rock concert. Lol 😆
@@ginnyb7655 it certainly was. In my opinion Rory Gallagher stole the show because he was so entertaining. The crowd was there to see Deep Purple and sadly they were rude and treated Fleetwood Mac horribly. A few even threw items at the male members of the group yelling for them to get off the stage for Deep Purple. I was embarrassed because generally we are a friendly bunch up here in da frozen tundra. I've attended other concerts here where the audience was appreciative of the musicians and when Gordon Lightfoot preformed "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" in our area for the first time not only brought the house down with thunderous applause many of us had tears in our eyes. The Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and my home town of Superior, Wisconsin is a shipping hub on Lake Superior and the ship had left from Superior after loading a shipment of iron ore on that fateful day in November of 1975 when 29 men were lost when it sunk in a brutal storm.
@@melissakhalar1842 I saw Gordon Lightfoot live, front row center, 11 years ago, and met him and his band, after the show. Gordon Lightfoot is among our Canadian music icons.
@@dwaynewladyka577, Mr. Lightfoot is the love of my life musically speaking. I've also met him and have gone to just over a dozen of his concerts. I am happy for all the wonderful Canadian Musicians especially him, Mr. Leonard Cohen and Neil Young. ❤ 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
This was not my genre in 1970, but I can sure see how well Ian sings. I loved your analysis. I had no idea what this was all about back in high school. But now finally I can appreciate it.. WOW. It sure took awhile ☺️. Thank you, Fil, as always.
We need music now more than ever to keep our spirits up in these troubling times these boys were masters of their craft. Stay safe everyone and Thanks for posting Brother :-)
The 1971 rock opera " Jesus Christ Superstar " featured Ian Gillian in the lead role. His incredible vocal performance on this musical masterpiece is something to behold.
@@gerhardvanderwesthuizen1261 I might have misspelled the iconic Deep Purple lead singer's last name but I still know every song, word for word, from that incredible rock opera. As for whether it was 1971 or 1970, I'll take your word for it. Cheers
Hi Fil, Thanks for playing my favourite heavy rock band! I've always loved AC/DC, Black Sabbath and Led Zepplin too, but I honestly think this band is in another league talent-wise, just BRILLIANT! With Gillan or Coverdale, both awesome, BURN also blew me away, still does.
Sounds good to me ! I'm really great at playing the shovel. Well I'm in tune with my shovel outside singing and swinging lol. This was really cool ! 😄 Fil can sing anything. It's crazy. Can you imagine if we could sing like that .
I personally want to resurrect Dio from the dead and get the original Rainbow back together. I was fortunate to be able to see the DP lineup of Gillian, Blackmore, Lord Glover, and Paice twice! I saw Ritchie smash a Strat to pieces right in front of me.
What a fantastic analysis, Ian had a fantastic range - Ritchie may not have realise Ians sincerity, to be kind, but jeez how the hell would Ian have continued at that range, you can actually see the physical and Psychological, relief in Ians face when this song was over hes a great man! They were all brilliant, in my view - the best : )
Deep Purple were the best live band of all time. When it came to playing live, they never performed a song the same way twice. Every night was something different.
I'm not the biggest Deep Purple fan but I do like them. Thanks for the breakdown of this amazing piece. An appreciation rejuvenation! BTW You have sweet pipes even when yer just chillin' and presenting! Big new(ish) fan here my friend. I shared your channel with a friend of mine who is a 30+ year professional musician and just recently began his own go at RUclips'n. (not pluggin') He's hooked too! I wish I had more music geek friends but the older we get the more we give up...'cuz life. The plus side of getting older for those of us that keep rockin' is, you don't play for the dreams, you play for the love. It's awesome to have a place to discuss great jams. Thanks so much and I wish you great success because it's just damned good fun to hang out here for a while!
I've seen this performance before but it never gets old! Incredible musicianship from EVERYBODY! Ian's vocals through the roof!! PHENOMENAL!! This is AMAZING!! Masterful performance. Love this Deep Purple lineup! Excellent analysis and demo great demo Fil! ♥️♥️🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦🇨🇦
As always another great analysis and demonstration which is my favorite part of these. With that being said, IMHO Deep Purple was a very talented group with one of my favorite vocalists.
Good on you for putting this out there. I commented some while ago that one cannot restring a larynx as a guitar can be restrung, and...maybe 45 years ago, after my self evaluated "best ever" performance, my voice lasted two numbers at another gig the following night...I couldn't even croak thereafter. I learned plenty that weekend about pacing myself. In my limited experience of how a song evolves, nobody wrote those high notes for Gillan, but living with his ability all his life, he knew exactly what he could do, and where it went. Both as a band and as individuals, I have felt for years that Deep Purple are THE most underestimated force in classic rock. I enjoyed this dissection immensely, thank you.
This is the song that did it for me I became an instant drummer and still am today 50 years later. My love for music started with this song. Ian Paice along with Carl Palmer who could resist
I love watching reactions to this video. Even though Ian is the star with his singing, I really think this show cases just how good all the players are. Richie's solo is fabulous, one of my early guitar heroes, Johns incredible keyboarding; just everyone is so tight and solid. I am so glad this is recorded so kids of today can see what raw talent is.
Jon Lord was so incredibly great. Ian Gillam- one of the greatest all time rock vocalists - what a range! Ian Paice and Roger Glover- both masters. Yes, I love DP!!!! Fil- you might want sometime to play “ Gethsemane “ from Jesus Christ Superstar with Ian as the original Jesus. There’s a bad video with good sound on YT of this. Andrew Lloyd Webber heard Ian sing Child In Time and said, “ There’s my Jesus!”
Beautiful annalisys of music theory, band dynamics,improvisation and musicians attitude towards his fellow band member and most of all the passion you put in to create these videos. Keep it going Champ.
I wished I could go back to the very first time I ever heard this song just to relive that wonderous experience. It's hard to find anything to match this live performance, absolutely stunning. Let's also pay respect and thanks to the crew who recorded this for generations to come!
Good analysis! I had the opportunity to see Mach II play back in 1973. Believe it or not, with Fleetwood Mac (feat. Bob Welch) and Rory Gallagher opening. That was a memorable show! I was a huge Deep Purple fan and loved that Mach II lineup. I agree with you that they were all so immensely talented.
You're right, this song is relentless. In 2008 the girl I was engaged to was killed in a tragic car wreck. I sat on the floor of my bedroom and listened to this song about twenty times in a row, just letting the rage, sadness and anguish of the song flow over me. The emotion of the song is indeed--relentless. The song was very therapeutic for me as it was able to pull all that pain out of my body and kept me from totally losing my mind.
I can relate to this. Just after I lost my husband I put Pearl Jams Black (MTV live version) on loop played it over and over and over. Music can do this, especially good powerful songs that ooze with emotion.
Thanks Fil, especially for the great insight into the difficulties of being a band vocalist. Was lucky enough to see this Deep Purple line-up live, in ‘72, Brighton UK. Everyone was raving about Richie Blackmore at the time, but as you say they were all super musicians. I don’t normally enjoy drum solos, but Ian Pace’s that night was simply sensational!
Amazing band. Just amazing 🙌. I saw them recently saw them (June) in Spain and even though they are a serious age they were great. Gotta hand it to them. Absolute Legends 🙌
I think that Ian Gillan is one of the most influential singers in Rock music. Almost the whole singing in Heavy Metal has the root in his art. One of my favourite vocal performances is Nina Hagen Band with "Naturträne" esp. the live performance for Rockpalast. Absolutely amazing range and how she controls every little nuance.
Such a great band and this song brings back so many memories for me. Ian Paice is one of my favorite drummers--and all those early metal bands had such good ones. Love your comments on Ian Gillan, such a supreme talent. His work on Jesus Christ Superstar was superb as well.
I like the fact that you explain how a voice is different than playing an instrument. I had heard about Ritchie playing Child in Time when Ian was not up to it. Of course, that was wrong of Ritchie. One thing tho, is that Ian would say he was tired and Ritchie would tell him he should go home and rest at night and not go out drinking and partying all the time. As we know, alcohol is hard on the vocal chords. In this, Ritchie was right. Although, it's possible Ian had to go out to unwind and relax after relentless touring and vocal extremes.
So awesomely great!! Thank You Fil. My very first concert at age 16 was ....10 years after AND Deep Purple. It was so unbelievable, i was blessed from my very first concert event.
I just realized how much toll that must have taken on his voice box. I mean the guys incredible, but yes that would be agony. It sounds really uncomfortable. I'm really happy that he was able to stand up and say No I'm not singing it anymore. It makes me appreciate them all the more . Thank you Fil. Instrumentally they really are a stellar band. Its insane.
What a FANTASTIC analysis! I LOVED the way you taught us about the complexities of Gillan's beautiful vocal performance and the way he orchestrates it from beginning to end. From now on, thanks to your guidance, this song will take me on a whole different journey, a whole different plane. And, as always, your own singing was terrific. It would be great to hear you sing this one! Peace.
In my early years Deep Purple was my idols! This song, its a protest against the Vietnam war, the best ever on that theme. Ian Gillians amazing voice, Ritches guitarr and every musician in the band make this one of the best performance all times! I love this song and have loved it since the seventies!
I like the depth t h that you go into on your analysis of the guys playing and everything going on with the music. Keep up the great work. They were one hell of a band and that is one hell of a song
Wow fil, you always hit it out of the park. One of my favs of all-time. I can only imagine the audience being flabbergasted at what they were seeing/hearing, esp. a 1970s audience.
What a great analysis. I've heard of them but I don't listen to them. After you explain how good they are and btw Fil you have made me a better listner I can certainly appreciate their music ability. In saying that Fil you would have fit right in with them. I love, love when you pick up that guitar & sing!👏 You are truly blessed. Have a great, healthy day!❤🤘🎸
I was lucky enough to see them live in the 70's in the U.S. in a small armory, in our town... It was a concert/dance. Where you could stand next to the stage or dance, and walk around...I remember them walking in the front doors. One member of the band had a top hat, another with a long dark fur coat...Just comming in the front door...The crowded room, parting... and watching that top hat disappear going through the crowd, through the legnth of the Armory, to the back room of the stage area...what a site...when a moment stands still...like a Kodak moment..what a night. Smoke on the water, and this song were the familiar ones....great, there was a lot of unknown songs that were feeling rather free form instrumental type. not really sing along type songs for sure...but a great night of awe.......Ah youth....thanks Fil. For jogging memories.
In grade school in 1969 i had a band play a dance at my school when they came out they said " april showers bring may flowers" , may flowers being the name of the little local band and i thought that was the coolest thing I'd ever seen and on to led zeppelin , beatles, Steppenwolf, etc
People back in the day would always compare Zeppelin, purple,. and sabbath. They were all awesome, but I think deep purple might have been the best musical hard rock group, A great lineup for sure of all technically excellent musicians.
You sing like you! Amazing illustrative vocal demo. Aw, Ritchie forcing of Ian to repeatedly sing such a difficult song reminds me of how Glenn Frey would insist Randy Meisner sing "Take It to the Limit" night after night despite his terrible struggle with the high note at the end.
TIME STAMPS -
0:45 Performance
3:12 Analysis Start - Vocal Masterclass
7:27 Performance Resumes
9:00 Analysis - Vocal Range
10:15 Taking Vocals for Granted/Vocal Damage
13:01 Time Perspective
13:59 Progressive Bands
17:00 Performance Resumes
22:59 Analysis - Compositional Overview
23:55 Guitar Principles
25:59 Arpeggiating Chords
27:12 Jamming focus, not technique
29:26 Playing without Fear!
The time stamps really came in handy for this one. Thanks.
Is the story about Blackmore forcing Gillan, which you tell in11:30, really true? Can you share a source with us? To me, the story sounds very unlikely for two reasons: 1. Blackmore can't start playing the song because Jon Lord on organ has to start it, 2. Deep Purple still played Child in Time night after night after Blackmore left Purple in November 1993, for instance they played it on every show of their Japanese Tour in December 1993 (with Joe Satriani replacing Blackmore), namely December 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (see www.purple.de/dirk/purple/mark8.php ).
Nevertheless, thanks for the video, I enjoyed it a lot :-)
@@thorstenw6079 Hi! I don't know the answer to this, but if you want Fil to see the question, ask at the very top here where it says "add a public comment". Then he will get a notification. RUclips notified me because you typed it under the comment I'd made when the video first played. Good luck, sounds interesting!
@@lynndow3185 Thanks! I've added the comment on the top-level :)
wow you sound just like deep purple when you sing
Can we also recognize how great Roger Glover's bass playing is on this track and generally how underrated Glover is?
Blackmore and Lord went to check Gillan out when he was in a band called Episode Six, like football managers going to scout a centre forward. Roger Glover was playing bass that night and they decided to sign him up too.
How can you possibly intimate that Roger Glover is, or was, an underrated bass player? Good lord man!
Yeah I used to play space truckin lazy harder, stormbringer burn were easier I always thought it came down Roger using a pick and I was a finger guy but he's an excellent player no doubt
@@timthewooddoctor Roger was more a finger player, but Blackmore wanted him to play with a pick for what they were doing. He uses both approaches, but does seem to play with a pick most of the time
I agree, and Ritchie is partly responsible for this. He now says Glover is an outstanding bassist and a good arranger, but for years he maintained the only reason he was invited back into the band during the 80's reunion years - is because Roger was a good recording engineer.
I really love much of Glover's playing.
I lost what little respect I had for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when it took them until 2016 to FINALLY induct DEEP PURPLE, arguably one of the FOUNDING BANDS of "heavy metal" or "hard rock." Deep Purple should have been inducted ahead of DOZENS of lesser and later coming bands. The so-called "hall of fame" is simply disconnected from the real history and talent of rock music. I mean, there were RAP GROUPS inducted ahead of Deep Purple, and they are NOT rock bands!
And somehow RNRHOF forgot to induce Deep Purples original bassist Nick Simper who played on their first three albums.
The RNRHOF are irrelevant. A bunch of bread-head suits who know sod all.
Yes, unbelievable!
I totally concur !!
@@JOHNWLOUCKS Wish one was around to see all that live. Two generations behind.
I am so lucky to have grown up with Deep Purple in my life, a Legendary band ❤ 🤘
I agree-that was in my time. ❤️
I missed Deep Purple in their time, I'm a late 70's arrival. I was fortunate enough to be showered in the great stuff that I was late for early in my life being fortunate enough to have some good musicians in my family. From Motown to Metal, it all tasted great! ABBA to Zepplin, Led....Ya know what?.... With 2 older sisters I like that damned 80's stuff too.
I got to be a teen in the late '80s through the '90s and that musical revolution was a sight to behold as an influential young person. Fuck I love good music!!!
Hey, just for the record, Fil is rather talented too.
Well - we old farts have had a damn good time
Yess the 70s were the greatest time of my life - THE youth...and I enjoyed it with Deep Purple - and some other good musicians..
That was an amazing night. I was there! It was for a program called Doing their Own Thing in studio 12 at Granada television in Manchester. My dad, Johnnie Hamp was the producer of the show so I got to see quite a few of the shows, even though I was only 15. This set and, particularly this song made a huge impression on me. Sadly, the 'crowd@ did not really do the performance justice. I'm not sure what most of them made of it. It must be remembered that this sort of heavy rock and roll was a pretty new phenomenon at the time! One interesting little aside would be to point out that the really cool looking guy you occasionally see at the back of the crowd, wearing the pink T shirt is none other than my hero, at the time, George Best! It was an amazing night. My dad is still very much alive at the age of 89 and has some great stories to tell about his life in TV. I think he would enjoy Phil's comments.
What an interesting comment. Thanks for the info about the event. I always assumed the crowd were there to watch some other band - they seem uninterested in DP.
@@richardsinger01 they were an invited studio audience. Sadly not DP fans. To be honest, I wasn't, until that night! It's hard to imagine now, but, at the time, they were relatively unknown! I became mildly obsessed and am so glad I was there. In spite of the lack of enthusiasm in the 'crowd' that was a great performance! Speed King, for me at least, is one of the greatest rock (and roll) songs of all time!
BRO BEST was here??? This is literal history. Keep this video forever pls
Your dad should write a book!
@@bluesnowbelle7625 he has! It's called It Beats Working For A Living. It's a great read. I'm pretty sure it'd available on Amazon. He is 92 now and still as sharp as a tack! Chris
About 1977 I was in grade school and was a KISS fan. Some older guy gave me a cassette of Deep Purple MIJ. That was the end end of KISS for me.
I heard MiJ before I knew Kiss. My buddy introduced me to KISS I remember thinking what garbage it was. They did come out with some songs that I liked later.
Mark Kasick Good move. You went from a weak band playing dress up, to a real band.
Deep Purple didn't need explosions or fire breathing, tongue wagging, blood spitting bassists to have a loyal following. They did it by simply being a great band of amazing musicians.
No "heavy metal" band has been able to eclipse Deep Purple... and I've been waiting 50 years.
@@MP-id2po I don't know about an eclipse, but Rush was sort of a metal band and they had a pretty good run.
Excellent choice! But of course, how could there have been any other outcome? Deep Purple are master craftsmen and Kiss are just a novelty act that is all show and no talent.
If it wasn't enough that Gillian had the voice, he had the looks too. That bastard. Great analysis Fil. Rock
I'd definitely have to agree with you; he was smokin' hot. But John Lord was a babe for me. This is definitely THE Purple lineup. The other incarnations are great, but this is exceptional.
I remember laying on my bed listening to Deep Purple with my headphones on. Those were the days.🤩
I read this and saw the kid from Dazed and Confused. I know, I know, that was Fog Hat. Still cool.. fight me! :P
@@aspalovin You mean Led Zeppelin
Amen brother.
Me too but nothing compared to Rainbow's Snowman through good quality headphones while stoned.
I remember those days well!
40 years of listening to Ian Gillam sing, and it STILL gives chills when heard... An amazing talent, as are the rest of the guys playing in this video.
only 40?
@@ianbentley7276 .... I know; right?
@@jmflyer55 newbie. saw em in 71
@@ianbentley7276 ... Well to be precise, it was not actually "40 years", because I was not speaking exact. haha
I saw Deep Purple in concert, AFTER I heard Ian singing on my Jesus Christ Superstar Album. I think I got that album in late 71, early 72, and it may have been about a year later when I had an opportunity to see Deep Purple perform in concert. So it was probably late 72 or early 73 when I first saw them. But I had been a fan of Ian on the JC Superstar album for almost 2 years at that point.
So, go figure eh?? Time flies when you're having fun.
BTW, soon after I saw them live, I remember Ian left the band. So whenever that was.... In someways it feels like yesterday, but in other ways, a lifetime ago.... 😉👍
@@jmflyer55 interesting, thanks.
I have always said that every member of Deep Purple is an absolute master at what they do. Every one of them!! Timeless band!!
As a young teenager in the 70's we took great bands like Deep Purple for granted because there were so many great rock bands back then who put out so many fantastic albums, where almost every song on every album was a hit song, and we thought the great music would last forever, but of course nothing lasts forever. Nowadays, it's hard to find really good rock bands and I will not stoop to listening to rap music as I don't even consider it real music. But real music was everywhere in the 60's and 70's, and I regret some of us took it for granted.
I am so in agreement with you growing up in the 60s and 70s. We had such great music.
It's so true. We were truly spoiled with all the incredible bands out there. Deep Purple were a real supergroup, each member a master at their craft. Today's music is all about three notes on a Casio.
Ritchie is and always was about the music. Perfection in the music. Not about quitting teaching to hawk lunchboxes and other crap with kiss on it.
This classic lineup of only four albums, were one of the most influential bands ever. As for Gillan, in my book, the greatest vocalist of all time.
Sí, Gillan el más Grande de todos los tiempos!!!
And .... Made in Japan.
I was speaking creatively, from a studio album perspective. I agree, "Made In Japan" is a good album that certainly demonstrates the bands live capability.
@@johnwheat5199 Creatively? Blackmore and Lord improvised every solo they played, unlike Don Airey and the new promising guy who play every single note the same every night. Jon Lord even played different intros to Sweet Child in Time every concert.
@@FuturePast2019 Yes, they may have improvised, but by it's very essence, improvisation, is exactly that, improvisation, it's not planned, it's spontaneous. There isn't a single track that is original to MIJ, and that's why it can't be compared, creatively, to the studio albums. Further, once you have listened to any live set a few times, doesn't it lose that very essence of a live, spontaneous recording?
Lord, Blackmore, Gillian, Paice and Glover is THE line up of deep Purple.
the only lineup
Agreed.
They used to be labeled Mk II.
Sorry, I like Roger Glover a lot (I've been a bassist for over 50 years) but Nicky Simper smokes him, listen to Chasing Shadows!
ohhhhhhhhh yes!!!!! THE only lineup for me,love gillain!!!
This specific line up was, quite simply, the best hard rock band of all time.
My first introduction to Ian's voice was on the original album of "Jesus Christ Superstar". After watching numerous performances of the play over the years, including the original cast on Broadway, nobody has never matched the beauty and power of his voice. I was never a huge fan of Deep Purple, but his voice has stayed with me always.
I had the good fortune of seeing Deep Purple play live at the Kennedy Center in 1972. I had also seen Led Zeppelin live in Baltimore that same year, 1972. I can state unequivocally that the guys in Deep Purple were just as talented as the guys in Led Zeppelin in every respect. Richie Blackmore just ripped your face off with his blistering pyrotechnic guitar playing. He was like a sorcerer on stage. And the girls in the audience practically threw themselves at Ian Gillian. One girl threw a bouquet of red roses on the stage at Ian's feet. Deep Purple's drummer Ian Paice could easily keep up with John Bonham of Zeppelin.
Deep Purple were better than Led Zeppelin. The bottom didn't drop out when Blackmore took a solo because Lord filled in the harmonic space. I was disappointed when I saw Zeppelin on the Physical Grafitti tour and the bottom dropped out in almost every song.
@@jpphoopha LOL
unequivocally just as talented................in your mind, herman, and few others
@@entertain402 purple was vastly more talented than Zeppelin
@@jpphoopha you're bringing up the tour where jimi page had a broken finger and was on pain killers, and plant had influenza and couldn't sing? you're getting desperate
Stunning. Mesmerizing. Every time I hear this song I get chills up my spine and fall into a trance. Ian’s vocals are so evocative of pure emotional depth, I could almost cry.
De hecho, yo, lloro!!!!
You touched my heart on so many levels here, Fil. I graduated high school in 1970 and really didn't get into hard rock at that time. It wasn't until my late 40's that my late husband introduced me to Deep Purple. This was his favorite song. The Renaissance band that Ritchie formed was playing locally and my husband wanted to see them because Ritchie Blackmore was in it. So I asked, "who is Ritchie Blackmore?" which then started my education in a whole new genre of music. It was a great story so I wrote an article called "Who Is Ritchie Blackmore, I Asked" which describes his musical history. You can find it if you type that title into Google if you are interested. Thank you for such an inspiring and detailed analysis once again.
Hi Diane, I didn't know who Richie was either, yet I play Smoke On The Water. ☺
Are you American, Diane?
Just one of the greatest guitar players of all time
Great article❤️
@@catherinelynnfraser2001 Thank you
These guys were untouchable. No band even comes close in a live setting!
Cream and tull
Led Zeppelin & The Doors come right to mind and very few afterwards but only a few
You’ve clearly never seen Queen
@@mrstwinkle1265🤣🤣
It was the decade of great bands:
DP, Led Zeppelin, Yes, Queen, Jethro Tull, Crem/Clapton, Taste/Rory Gallagher and many more.
And we were lucky to witness them.
Remember, kids, Auto-Tune wasn't around, yet.
And thank god for that! These bands and songs would not be classic if that had existed. IMO
And wasn't needed!
Also the band swings, because there are subtle shifts of tempo, rather than playing to a click.
It adds a huge amount of emotional quality, feel to their playing, which live was often improvised
Vocal masterpiece indeed. Theatrical, elastic and subtle at the same time.
I don't know how many times I've watched this performance. We are so lucky there were cameras to capture it, particularly when the song was fresh, and Gillan's voice was at its best. His ability to pitch so accurately without the use of stage monitors is amazing. He also recorded Jesus Christ Superstar and the Concerto for Group and Orchestra at around this time, two more of the very finest rock vocals I've ever heard. The whole key to this song is dynamics, because it's built on such simple foundations. It takes a great band to make it work.
Deep purple still rocks!
Lets not forget Ian Paice the glue that held DP together one of 2 greatest rock drummers ever
1970 Deep Purple - they were bigger in later years, but never better. Excellent DP song to highlight, thanks Fil for a very thorough analysis.
One of my favorite Deep Purple cuts. Love your analysis. You have a fantastic voice by the way. I used to think the audience was stoned, now I realize they are stones.
Lol, Debra. I don’t stay still very easily.. they wouldn’t have picked me to be in that audience..
Yes, also one of my favorite DP tunes especially the studio version & I think In Rock album was the vanguard for hard rock genre. Very much enjoyed your views & explanations of the band & their techniques, Fil. Nice job on your own vocals & guitar as well! Thanks for this one, Fil!
i've attended quite some perfomances that are now considered classics. At that point, without knowing the material, all you can think of is: hey, that's nice, cool stuff, and you tap your feet. Only later, when you've heard the songs thousands of times and you know every little detail. only then you think: Hey, i've been there. Why didn't i get totally insane back then. (actually had that the first time i've seen Tenacious D and they where playing the THE WHO medley. My friends and I knew the songs, the people around us didn't. We went batshit crazy, started headbanging and yelling the lyrics. Everybody else was just asking: What's that song? Is there a new Album?)
Thanks for this video Phil. Well done!
Well, actually Child In Time wasn’t a song that Ian hits his highest notes. Listen to Disturbing The Priest, Woman From Tokyo (last verse scream), Born Again tour with Sabbath... he’s hitting phenomenal high notes, absolutely nailing it live! Listen to Magic album by Ian. Ian is absolutely unique singer in every aspect - the voice, the range, the look, charisma, personality, performance. You can’t dublicate his magical unique tone. It’s impossible. Ritchie said: “There’s a lot of identity in his voice. His singing was completely different and still is. You always know it’s Ian Gillan singing.” Jon Lord said (God bless his soul): Ian Gillan is the only voice for Deep Purple. Period.
My all time favorite!
Actually his highest notes I heard are from his band Gillan or so and the song is hard fighting man from mr. Universe album
I saw Deep Purple at Winterland in San Francisco in 1972. This was without a doubt the loudest concert I ever attended. My ears hurt for a couple day after the concert. It was worth it though, they really put on a great show. I was 15 years old!
I always felt that Ian Paice played the drums like a lead instrument. One of my all-time favorite bands, and I grew up in the 60s and 70s, I heard a LOT of really great bands!
"bow your head" the most worshipful companions of Deep Purple. Thank you Fil, this analysis made me grateful for all hours listening and enjoying even if I didn't grasp the reasons why I was amazed. \m/
Maestro Fil, you instruct and inform so well. Your demeanor bespeaks of a genuinely good guy too. Thanks, as always.
They are totally on another Level and to imagine this was 53 years ago !!!
I attended a concert May, 8th 1973 in Duluth Minnesota where Deep Purple headlined with Rory Gallagher opening followed by Fleetwood Mac. The only songs I can remember from their set list are Smoke on the Water, Strange Kind of Women and Space Truckin'. They also were extremely loud in comparison to the other acts. It was one of my first experiences of not being able to hear very well a day after attending a rock concert. Lol 😆
That was a fantastic line-up!
@@ginnyb7655 it certainly was. In my opinion Rory Gallagher stole the show because he was so entertaining. The crowd was there to see Deep Purple and sadly they were rude and treated Fleetwood Mac horribly. A few even threw items at the male members of the group yelling for them to get off the stage for Deep Purple. I was embarrassed because generally we are a friendly bunch up here in da frozen tundra. I've attended other concerts here where the audience was appreciative of the musicians and when Gordon Lightfoot preformed "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" in our area for the first time not only brought the house down with thunderous applause many of us had tears in our eyes. The Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and my home town of Superior, Wisconsin is a shipping hub on Lake Superior and the ship had left from Superior after loading a shipment of iron ore on that fateful day in November of 1975 when 29 men were lost when it sunk in a brutal storm.
@@melissakhalar1842 I saw Gordon Lightfoot live, front row center, 11 years ago, and met him and his band, after the show. Gordon Lightfoot is among our Canadian music icons.
@@dwaynewladyka577, Mr. Lightfoot is the love of my life musically speaking. I've also met him and have gone to just over a dozen of his concerts. I am happy for all the wonderful Canadian Musicians especially him, Mr. Leonard Cohen and Neil Young. ❤ 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
Melissa: I was there, too! $5.00 for my ticket. Saw lots of bands at the arena. Amsoil sucks.
This was not my genre in 1970, but I can sure see how well Ian sings. I loved your analysis. I had no idea what this was all about back in high school. But now finally I can appreciate it.. WOW. It sure took awhile ☺️. Thank you, Fil, as always.
All I have to say is wow again. Your complete explanation of these songs are as amazing as the music. Thanks AGAIN !
How good is this song ....... 45 years ive been listening and it never gets old. Great analysis Fil
Appreciate your reaction. Your explanation is quite interesting.
One of the greatest live performances in rock history. Many thanks for your rescention. You are very experient for your age.😀
We need music now more than ever to keep our spirits up in these troubling times these boys were masters of their craft. Stay safe everyone and Thanks for posting Brother :-)
The 1971 rock opera " Jesus Christ Superstar " featured Ian Gillian in the lead role. His incredible vocal performance on this musical masterpiece is something to behold.
1970, Gillan
@@gerhardvanderwesthuizen1261 I might have misspelled the iconic Deep Purple lead singer's last name but I still know every song, word for word, from that incredible rock opera. As for whether it was 1971 or 1970, I'll take your word for it. Cheers
Hi Fil, Thanks for playing my favourite heavy rock band! I've always loved AC/DC, Black Sabbath and Led Zepplin too, but I honestly think this band is in another league talent-wise, just BRILLIANT! With Gillan or Coverdale, both awesome, BURN also blew me away, still does.
I know the Doors aren’t considered heavy metal but they are also an example of how damn good a rock band they are too!
@@roygoad2870 I'm also thinking that the dio-blackmore-powell line up of rainbow is along deep purple the greatest rock line up
@@gatsu8826 Totally agree.
Ritchie and Ian and Jon Lord --what an amazing combo---this song has a mesmerising theme --timeless classic !
Someone give Richie a call and tell him to get the band back together, we’ve found a new singer!
Sounds good to me ! I'm really great at playing the shovel. Well I'm in tune with my shovel outside singing and swinging lol. This was really cool ! 😄
Fil can sing anything. It's crazy. Can you imagine if we could sing like that .
I personally want to resurrect Dio from the dead and get the original Rainbow back together. I was fortunate to be able to see the DP lineup of Gillian, Blackmore, Lord Glover, and Paice twice! I saw Ritchie smash a Strat to pieces right in front of me.
What a fantastic analysis, Ian had a fantastic range - Ritchie may not have realise Ians sincerity, to be kind, but jeez how the hell would Ian have continued at that range, you can actually see the physical and Psychological, relief in Ians face when this song was over hes a great man! They were all brilliant, in my view - the best : )
Deep Purple were the best live band of all time. When it came to playing live, they never performed a song the same way twice. Every night was something different.
I agree - they were great. But no band could outperform Kansas live. NO ONE.
Vocal masterclass is correct.
I could listen to this music all day. Hard to believe it was 50 yrs ago. Love your analysis. ROCK🤘
I'm not the biggest Deep Purple fan but I do like them. Thanks for the breakdown of this amazing piece. An appreciation rejuvenation! BTW You have sweet pipes even when yer just chillin' and presenting! Big new(ish) fan here my friend.
I shared your channel with a friend of mine who is a 30+ year professional musician and just recently began his own go at RUclips'n. (not pluggin') He's hooked too! I wish I had more music geek friends but the older we get the more we give up...'cuz life. The plus side of getting older for those of us that keep rockin' is, you don't play for the dreams, you play for the love.
It's awesome to have a place to discuss great jams. Thanks so much and I wish you great success because it's just damned good fun to hang out here for a while!
Thanks for the kind words!
I've seen this performance before but it never gets old! Incredible musicianship from EVERYBODY! Ian's vocals through the roof!! PHENOMENAL!! This is AMAZING!! Masterful performance. Love this Deep Purple lineup! Excellent analysis and demo great demo Fil! ♥️♥️🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦🇨🇦
As always another great analysis and demonstration which is my favorite part of these. With that being said, IMHO Deep Purple was a very talented group with one of my favorite vocalists.
Good on you for putting this out there. I commented some while ago that one cannot restring a larynx as a guitar can be restrung, and...maybe 45 years ago, after my self evaluated "best ever" performance, my voice lasted two numbers at another gig the following night...I couldn't even croak thereafter. I learned plenty that weekend about pacing myself. In my limited experience of how a song evolves, nobody wrote those high notes for Gillan, but living with his ability all his life, he knew exactly what he could do, and where it went. Both as a band and as individuals, I have felt for years that Deep Purple are THE most underestimated force in classic rock. I enjoyed this dissection immensely, thank you.
Thanks for this analysis of a wonderful Band...Love Purple since i was a child..A full life affair
Already... WOW!!❗(Haven't seen or heard this before!)
This is the song that did it for me I became an instant drummer and still am today 50 years later. My love for music started with this song. Ian Paice along with Carl Palmer who could resist
I love watching reactions to this video. Even though Ian is the star with his singing, I really think this show cases just how good all the players are. Richie's solo is fabulous, one of my early guitar heroes, Johns incredible keyboarding; just everyone is so tight and solid. I am so glad this is recorded so kids of today can see what raw talent is.
Jon Lord was so incredibly great. Ian Gillam- one of the greatest all time rock vocalists - what a range! Ian Paice and Roger Glover- both masters. Yes, I love DP!!!! Fil- you might want sometime to play “ Gethsemane “ from Jesus Christ Superstar with Ian as the original Jesus. There’s a bad video with good sound on YT of this. Andrew Lloyd Webber heard Ian sing Child In Time and said, “ There’s my Jesus!”
I have seen that video!! It’s amazing!
@@vickieray what a gorgeous man!
You've left out Richie Blackmore, playing a Gibson 335 no less.
(He's known for a Fender Strat)
He was one of the best..check out his vocals on the Concerto in 1970. ruclips.net/video/dt-CX3k0PYw/видео.html
And ritchie ? what do you think about him
Bought my first Purple album that year (1970)... fan for life
5 great musicians. When music was Real! Rip jon Lord
Beautiful annalisys of music theory, band dynamics,improvisation and musicians attitude towards his fellow band member and most of all the passion you put in to create these videos. Keep it going Champ.
Thanks!
"The Edge Is Where The Magic Happens..." Fil, truer words were never spoken.
I wished I could go back to the very first time I ever heard this song just to relive that wonderous experience. It's hard to find anything to match this live performance, absolutely stunning. Let's also pay respect and thanks to the crew who recorded this for generations to come!
Wow. Excellent analysis Fil. So far ahead of their time that the audience was lost. If they’d only known what they were seeing. Thanks for this.
If I had only known what I was hearing. This is why we need Fil to sort it out.
@@debishaw9355 Right? Remind me not to cast pearls before you anymore ;-)
one of my life long all time favorites and your analysis brought so much meaning to this song!!!
Good analysis! I had the opportunity to see Mach II play back in 1973. Believe it or not, with Fleetwood Mac (feat. Bob Welch) and Rory Gallagher opening. That was a memorable show! I was a huge Deep Purple fan and loved that Mach II lineup. I agree with you that they were all so immensely talented.
It’s great when a young music aficionado appreciates the greats of yesteryear. ✌️
You're right, this song is relentless. In 2008 the girl I was engaged to was killed in a tragic car wreck. I sat on the floor of my bedroom and listened to this song about twenty times in a row, just letting the rage, sadness and anguish of the song flow over me. The emotion of the song is indeed--relentless. The song was very therapeutic for me as it was able to pull all that pain out of my body and kept me from totally losing my mind.
jeez man i’m sorry about that great song tho
I can relate to this. Just after I lost my husband I put Pearl Jams Black (MTV live version) on loop played it over and over and over. Music can do this, especially good powerful songs that ooze with emotion.
One of the classic songs from Deep Purple. In Rock one of their best albums. Saw them in ‘71 Long Island Arena
Yes!! These are my guys 💜💜 Such a talented group!!!
I love it when I smile during a riff and then see you smile at the exact same time.
Thanks Fil, especially for the great insight into the difficulties of being a band vocalist.
Was lucky enough to see this Deep Purple line-up live, in ‘72, Brighton UK.
Everyone was raving about Richie Blackmore at the time, but as you say they were all super
musicians. I don’t normally enjoy drum solos, but Ian Pace’s that night was
simply sensational!
I can understand why Andrew Lloyd Webber chose Ian to sing the lead on the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack.
The best rock opera ever and Ian made it a holy experience with those pipes!
It's too bad Ian wasn't available to do the movie version. Ted Neeley was terrible.
Five monsters on stage, best band in live performances. Great reaction!
20:42 Ian Paice's stick drop and recovery is brilliant, the bounces clicking on the rim perfectly in time
Amazing band. Just amazing 🙌. I saw them recently saw them (June) in Spain and even though they are a serious age they were great. Gotta hand it to them. Absolute Legends 🙌
I think that Ian Gillan is one of the most influential singers in Rock music. Almost the whole singing in Heavy Metal has the root in his art.
One of my favourite vocal performances is Nina Hagen Band with "Naturträne" esp. the live performance for Rockpalast. Absolutely amazing range and how she controls every little nuance.
Great band! I saw them in concert in 1974. Great memories!
Such a great band and this song brings back so many memories for me. Ian Paice is one of my favorite drummers--and all those early metal bands had such good ones. Love your comments on Ian Gillan, such a supreme talent. His work on Jesus Christ Superstar was superb as well.
I like the fact that you explain how a voice is different than playing an instrument. I had heard about Ritchie playing Child in Time when Ian was not up to it. Of course, that was wrong of Ritchie. One thing tho, is that Ian would say he was tired and Ritchie would tell him he should go home and rest at night and not go out drinking and partying all the time. As we know, alcohol is hard on the vocal chords. In this, Ritchie was right. Although, it's possible Ian had to go out to unwind and relax after relentless touring and vocal extremes.
D.P. is my favorite band of all time. And child in time my favorite song of all time. Deep Purple rule rock and roll.
So awesomely great!! Thank You Fil. My very first concert at age 16 was ....10 years after AND Deep Purple. It was so unbelievable, i was blessed from my very first concert event.
I just realized how much toll that must have taken on his voice box. I mean the guys incredible, but yes that would be agony. It sounds really uncomfortable. I'm really happy that he was able to stand up and say No I'm not singing it anymore.
It makes me appreciate them all the more . Thank you Fil.
Instrumentally they really are a stellar band. Its insane.
Back in that day nobody rocked harder than Deep Purple
Thanks FIL
This is great s*** 👍 takes me back to my teen years
Saw them live at the NEC Birmingham in the early 80s they were absolutely brilliant. Ian's voice is phenominal
What a FANTASTIC analysis! I LOVED the way you taught us about the complexities of Gillan's beautiful vocal performance and the way he orchestrates it from beginning to end. From now on, thanks to your guidance, this song will take me on a whole different journey, a whole different plane. And, as always, your own singing was terrific. It would be great to hear you sing this one! Peace.
Thanks!
In my early years Deep Purple was my idols! This song, its a protest against the Vietnam war, the best ever on that theme. Ian Gillians amazing voice, Ritches guitarr and every musician in the band make this one of the best performance all times! I love this song and have loved it since the seventies!
I like the depth t h that you go into on your analysis of the guys playing and everything going on with the music. Keep up the great work. They were one hell of a band and that is one hell of a song
I haven't listened to this for a long time. Thanks for reminding me when music was the best. You Rock Fil.
Thanks!
Wow fil, you always hit it out of the park. One of my favs of all-time. I can only imagine the audience being flabbergasted at what they were seeing/hearing, esp. a 1970s audience.
What a great analysis. I've heard of them but I don't listen to them. After you explain how good they are and btw Fil you have made me a better listner I can certainly appreciate their music ability. In saying that Fil you would have fit right in with them. I love, love when you pick up that guitar & sing!👏 You are truly blessed. Have a great, healthy day!❤🤘🎸
My favorite Deep Purple song!
I was lucky enough to see them live in the 70's in the U.S. in a small armory, in our town... It was a concert/dance.
Where you could stand next to the stage or dance, and walk around...I remember them walking in the front doors. One member of the band had a top hat, another with a long dark fur coat...Just comming in the front door...The crowded room, parting... and watching that top hat disappear going through the crowd, through the legnth of the Armory, to the back room of the stage area...what a site...when a moment stands still...like a Kodak moment..what a night. Smoke on the water, and this song were the familiar ones....great, there was a lot of unknown songs that were feeling rather free form instrumental type. not really sing along type songs for sure...but a great night of awe.......Ah youth....thanks Fil. For jogging memories.
@Lorell Indeed similar experience but was my first live concert sometime in the 70's in a High School Gym. Ah youth. Ah progressive rock!
Wow, I'll say you were ! Woahhh 😊
In grade school in 1969 i had a band play a dance at my school when they came out they said " april showers bring may flowers" , may flowers being the name of the little local band and i thought that was the coolest thing I'd ever seen and on to led zeppelin , beatles, Steppenwolf, etc
You picked the best version of this track . I came across this performance about 10 years ago, still impressed every time I hear it
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People back in the day would always compare Zeppelin, purple,. and sabbath. They were all awesome, but I think deep purple might have been the best musical hard rock group, A great lineup for sure of all technically excellent musicians.
Definately.
Hey Wings, love your analysis. Thank you. I love Deep Purple.
How could they be this good so young?❤
I have never clicked on a WOP analysis video as fast as I just did this one. I LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!
You sing like you! Amazing illustrative vocal demo. Aw, Ritchie forcing of Ian to repeatedly sing such a difficult song reminds me of how Glenn Frey would insist Randy Meisner sing "Take It to the Limit" night after night despite his terrible struggle with the high note at the end.
I was just thinking the same thing.
@@dont_follow5777 Thanks for letting me know. It's kind of a brutal memory, you made me feel better.
Lynn, I was exactly thinking the same thing about Randy.You read my mind. COOL☮️
Not cool about what happened to Randy, just the fact that we remember what he went through
@@cindypowers4993 Haha! I knew what you meant. We're in sync!
I love your analysis very informative thank you keep it up... From Greece ( home of the Pegasus)
That was wonderful and I appreciated your explanations.
I am from NZ. My fav music guys to hear from are Wings of P and Rick Beato.
Deep Purple is a fantastic band. I got to get to see them live and they were great