Deep Purple Are An English Rock Band Formed In London In 1968. They Are Considered To Be Among The Pioneers Of Heavy Metal And Modern Hard Rock But Their Musical Approach Has Changed Over The Years.Originally Formed As A Psychedelic Rock And Progressive Rock Band They Shifted To A Heavier Sound With Their 1970 Album Deep Purple In Rock. Deep Purple together With Led Zeppelin And Black Sabbath Have Been Referred To As The "unholy Trinity" Of British Hard Rock And Heavy Metal In The Early To Mid-Seventies. Read More On Last.Fm
Burn Is A Hard Rock Song By British Rock Band Deep Purple. It Was Released On The Album Of The Same Name In 1974 And Was The First Song By The Mark III Lineup. The Song Remained The Band's Concert Opener For The Next Two Years Taking Over From "Highway Star". It Opened Deep Purple's Set On The California Jam Two Months After Its Release On April 6 1974. After The Deep Purple 1984 Reunion The Song Was No Longer Played As Ian Gillan Who David Coverdale Replaced Was Vocalist Once More And Would Not Sing Songs From After He Left The Band. The Band Did Perform It Live From 1989 To 1992 Though Because During Those Years Gillan Was Fired From The Band Once More And Joe Lynn Turner Who Had Not Previously Been In The Band Replaced Him. However Gillan Returned To The Band In 1992 And Thereby Put An End To The Band Performing Coverdale-Era Songs To This Day. After Deep Purple's 1976 Split-Up Though Coverdale Formed His Own Band Whitesnake Which Over The Years Has Featured Deep Purple Members Such As Jon Lord Ian Paice And Don Airey And Has Performed Covers Of Coverdale-Era Deep Purple Songs Such As "Burn" "Mistreated" "Might Just Take Your Life" "Soldier Of Fortune" And "Stormbringer".