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Why am I here…? Well, when a Mummy and a Daddy love each other very much they… oh… you don’t mean that…

I guess the first Purple I heard properly would have been 24 Carat Purple which my older brother got when I was 5 or 6. If I’m honest, I have no memory of it.

Around 1982, I got Rainbow Rising, Long Live Rock n Roll and Gillan’s Glory Road. But not long after, both my brothers left home taking their turntables with them. My parents enjoyed the quiet, so wouldn’t let me get my own. It was only after the reunion when I started gaming (D&D) with some older friends that I rediscovered music. The guy who’s house we used was a big fan and a tape trader, so always had stuff playing as he duplicated tapes. The 1987 tour clashed with my exams (not that my parents would have let me go as the closest show was a four hour drive away). I did get to see the 1991 and 1993 tours though.

Then, we got to 1996. I was at the first show in Plymouth. The venue had postcards with the website details. Ar the stage door, Roger Glover and Jon Lord were being really enthusiastic about AMDP. My gaming friend and I visited an Internet Cafe. I was hooked. I was at the 2nd Brixton show a few weeks later, and people were pointing out “the Website team” but I was too shy to say hi. A few months later, I was more established in AMDP and met Dave H at the gig in Zwolle. Other editors followed over 97-99, and I just kind of became involved in what by then was THS.

30-odd years on, catching up with friends at shows is almost as important as the music itself.

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Zenos, it’s interesting to get to know someone whose “virgin experience” with DP was with Mk VII and not Mk II or III.

I sometimes wonder: Is there anybody in the realm of this site whose first contact to DP was seeing Mk I live? He/she would likely have to be a Yank or a Brit, given that Mk I didn’t do much touring outside the USA and the UK in 1968/69.

Back to you, Zenos, so as a “Generation Morse” kid, what was your impression when you first heard the Blackmore era DP?

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I have met a couple of people who saw Mk1. In the late 90s, one of the regulars at my local was an American. He said he’d seen them at the Filmore and him and his mate had been asked to help the unload the gear. In return, they got enough money to cover cokes and hotdogs for them and their dates. Sadly, he couldn’t remember much of the gig itself.

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:index_pointing_up::disguised_face: So Doug is of Old-Egyptian ancestry, conceived by the Gods even after they were embalmed?

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The mind boggles. But didn’t the linen wrapping get in the way of things a little, your Pharaonic Highness?

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Thanks for a great welcome. :slight_smile:

The Extreme thing I had read sometime in the distant past, but had forgotten about, so thanks for reminding me. :slight_smile:

For a long time I held the opinion that of the two “new” albums, Abandon was actually the better one. Purpendicular did grow on me, and maybe these days I will pick it at least as often.

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I’m sorry to have to let you down in the sense that I did hear Purple with Blackmore first, as a certain song we are all familiar with was a staple on rock radio, and the first actual Deep Purple album I bought was Nobody’s Perfect, thinking it was sort of a career retrospective (this was before internet, remember).

In addition, one of the most memorable early moments was (before playlists killed DJ freedom forever) to hear the instrumental Fireball from the then-new 25th Anniversary edition on the radio once.

Live, then again, was a very different thing. I did see some clips on tape with Blackmore quite early on, but it was totally different with Steve. The Morse-era Purple was so lovable because of two qualities: the band was all smiles, all the time, especially Steve and, his guitar solo was something unlike everything else everyone and their brother had been doing for 25 years. Of course I’ll never get back the 1998 experience of hearing all of that happening the first time, but it’s a great memento. I was also privileged to hear a very convincing take of Child In Time on my first Purple gig. And the new songs mattered, too! Watching the Sky, especially, has stuck with me ever since.

But in the sense that I am “Generation Morse kid”, it was sort of easy to enjoy them both. Especially after seeing them live, “Blackmore back” was never my scene; these were people who had so much fun together on stage it didn’t make any sense to change it up, especially with Ritchie going “I don’t want to play rock music anymore” in interviews. Of course I would have loved to see all of them do everything, but not at the cost of losing what Steve brought to the band. I remember talking to an old school mate about going to see Deep Purple (this was probably my second or third time) and they said “without Blackmore it’s just Deep” and I could have not disagreed more.

The one other thing that being Generation Morse gave me was that it was easy to become a fan of Come Taste The Band (once I heard it), as Deep Purple was always more than a sum of its parts and, over time, all but one have been changed, but the magic has always been there.

I guess I’m still at “why am I here”, so you’re welcome. :slight_smile:

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Hey hey, Guys, you ain’t going anywhere without me, I am joining your party! I am another spoilt brat, who thinks Queen II is one of the greatest albums ever recorded and I will go as far as saying that although Q developed and progressed since then (and everyone will list their period from SHA to Jazz as their golden period), they never actually bettered it. With Opera and Races they got mightily close but in terms of sonic 4K HD as of 1974 - nothing else got that far out and outrageous sonically (middle of Bo Rhap not withstanding of course). Even the cover with the iconic photo is huge. Everything about this album is EPIC, but it never got the credit it’s due.

Go, hate me now…:face_with_hand_over_mouth: I ain’t changing my mind whatever you do. This is the pinnacle. QII rules!!!

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It’s ok Martin!

I know Uwe-trampling can have severe psychological side effects, but you are not a brat and no one will hate you for album preferences :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Seriously now, it is an amazing album and the “Live at the Rainbow 1974” boxset is its perfect companion. If they had indeed chosen to release that show as a live LP back then it could have been their own “Made in Japan”.

Back to II itself, I have not heard the remix yet…it’s on the to-do list!

All the best, J.-

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Thorsun/Martin and Stargazer/Uwe had a misunderstanding based solely on the latter’s digital non-nativeness (you know that I’m better falling to death from a tower of stone than noticing a PM in this forum with its over-engineered layout - of all forum pages I’ve been to, this one wins the price for “most convoluted and disparate”, but I’ll labor on, it certainly is a chore for me though). Anyway, the misunderstanding is resolved now and the “commie brat” was hopefully understood to be stand-up comedy of mine (which I do a lot). I have a large Pop Art figurine of Karl Marx in our living room (in garish red), have voted for left-of-center parties all my life and - to quote a phrase from Don McLean’s brilliant American Pie - the three men I admire the most are Karl Marx, Charles Darwin and Sigmund Freud. I hope that explains me sufficiently.

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It is your penance for all the offtopic with what you have flooded comments on the main site. :smiling_face_with_horns:

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Hi everyone,

I’m really happy to have found this forum. It’s genuinely refreshing to see such an active Deep Purple and Rainbow community. A lot of other forums seem to have gone rather quiet over the years, but this one is very much alive, which is great to see.

I should probably admit right from the start that I’m a huge Ritchie Blackmore fan, so most of my posts will naturally lean in that direction. I enjoy discussing his playing, tone, equipment and the different stages of his career, but I’m also looking forward to talking about all things Deep Purple and Rainbow.

From time to time I’ll also be sharing some lesser-known Blackmore anecdotes, like the Balingen story and others, hopefully accompanied by a few photos where appropriate. My hope is that they’ll lead to some interesting discussions and maybe even bring back a few memories for those who were there.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone and taking part in many great discussions.

Cheers!

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Ok, as a Catholic I have to be fine with that. :hugs: Fall to your knees and repent if you please …

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Thanks! I’ll try to behave… at least most of the time. :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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Oh, yet another Ritchie fan like me in the form of BlackBoots, enter my tent, Sir, you have nothing to fear …

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Welcome Ritchie!

It is an honor to have you here, and don’t worry, Blackmore’s Night Management will never find out, your secret is truly safe with us :smiley: :hugs:

Have fun!

J.-

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Born in 1969

Discovered In Rock 1981

Fell in love with DP 1981

Loving them ever since

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…and THS is the only forum i feel at home…been around the Allman Brothers forum for quite some time , a bit difficult for a central european…also the Grateful Dead site is not easy for a Deadhead not living in the United States…here it is a gathering of a variety of grown up boys and girls with lots of experience and all different kind of taste regarding our beloved band…and many comments made me smile and laugh…that`s it

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A Brother and a Purple walk into a bar… :slight_smile:

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I like it.

Who are these?

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One of the great American bands, Andrea, and if not the band - then certainly a guitarist, Warren Haynes. Primarily a blues guitarist, Warren, but he can rock superbly too. A very strong, vibey voice to boot, too, and a lovely humble human. Musically, they are rooted in the Allman Brothers Band and the Atlanta sound, Warren was a member of reborn ABB in 1990s. He started GM as the alternative artistic outlet for his influences and from power trio they went to a quartet, adding the Hammond Player / keyboards. They became one of the greatest live bands I know, long concerts, lots of improvisations and homages to other artists. I saw them in concert just 5 days after Jon Lord passed away, they played an amazing version of Lazy in homage to him.

If you want to start, find their debut album Gov’t Mule from 1994. This should have set you properly on fire and there’s a lot from then on to enjoy.

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