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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. They Were Listed In The 1975 Guinness Book Of World Records As "the Globe's Loudest Band" For A 1972 Concert At London's Rainbow Theatre And Have Sold Over 100 Million Albums Worldwide. Deep Purple Have Had Several Line-Up Changes And Were Broken Up For Eight Years From 1976 To 1984 With Drummer Ian Paice Being The Band's Only Constant Member. The First Four Line-Ups Which Constituted The Band's Original 1968–1976 Run Are Officially Indicated As Mark I 1968–1969 Mark II 1969–1973 Mark III 1973–1975 And Mark IV 1975–1976 . Mark I Comprised The Founding Members Of Deep Purple Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Rod Evans Vocals Jon Lord Keyboards Paice Drums And Nick Simper Bass While Mark II Was The Most Commercially Successful Line-Up With Ian Gillan And Roger Glover Replacing Evans And Simper Respectively. Mark III Saw David Coverdale And Glenn Hughes Replace Gillan And Glover Respectively While Mark IV Featured Tommy Bolin Replacing Blackmore. The Band Split In July 1976 And Bolin Died From A Drug Overdose Five Months Later. In 1984 Deep Purple Reformed With The Mark II Line-Up Which Remained In Place Until Joe Lynn Turner Replaced Gillan In 1989. Gillan Rejoined In 1992 With Blackmore Leaving For The Second And Final Time The Following Year. He Was Replaced Temporarily By Joe Satriani And Then Permanently By Steve Morse. In 2002 Don Airey Replaced Jon Lord Which Saw Deep Purple Settle Into Its Longest Running Line-Up Unchanged For The Next Twenty Years Until Morse Announced His Departure From The Band In 2022. His Place Was Taken By Simon McBride. Paice Glover Gillan Airey And McBride Comprise The Current Line-Up Of Deep Purple. Deep Purple Were Ranked Number 22 On VH1's Greatest Artists Of Hard Rock Programme And A Poll On Radio Station Planet Rock Ranked Them 5th Among The "most Influential Bands Ever". The Band Received The Legend Award At The 2008 World Music Awards. Deep Purple Specifically Blackmore Lord Paice Gillan Glover Coverdale Evans And Hughes Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2016.
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Speed King Is A Song By British Hard Rock Band Deep Purple From Their 1970 Album In Rock. The Song Is One Of The Loudest From The Album And Featured Some Of The Band's Greatest Amount Of Improvisation In A Song On Both The Original Version And Later Live Versions Across The Years. It Was Released As The B-Side Of The Single "Black Night" The Song Was The First Song To Be Written By Vocalist Ian Gillan Who Wrote The Lyrics By Writing Down A Mix Of Lines From Elvis Presley Little Richard And Chuck Berry Songs In The Order That They Came To Mind. Possibly Because Of This The Song Was Never Played Without Him. However During The Years That He Has Been In The Band It Has Been One Of The Band's Staple Live Performances. The Song Opens With A Guitar Solo By Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore Featuring Large Usage Of The Whammy Bar. He Is Soon Joined By Bassist Roger Glover Organist Jon Lord And Drummer Ian Paice. The Four Of Them Jam Together For A Minute Before The Guitar Bass And Drums Leave The Song And Lord Plays An Organ Solo. On The Original U.S. Edition Of In Rock The Intro Was Cut Out. The Version On The Compilation Deepest Purple Starts With The Organ Intro. The Organ Solo Lasts A Few Seconds Before The More Recognizable Section Of The Song Begins With Gillan's Vocals Coming Into The Song. After The Second Verse A Keyboard-Guitar Battle Is Played Between Blackmore And Lord. This Is Followed By A Guitar Solo By Blackmore Mainly Consisting Of One Lick Played Several Times In Different Keys. As Usual Blackmore Multi-Tracked The Solo So That In The Finished Recording The Lick Played In The Solo Can Be Heard Being Played In Two Different Keys Simultaneously Or At Times In The Same Key . After The Solos Ian Gillan Comes In With A Very High-Pitched Scream And The Song Returns To The Third Verse After Which The Chorus Is Played Twice. During The Last 40 Seconds Of The Song The Band Jams On The Closing Notes. There Is Also A "Piano Version" Of "Speed King" Early Take On The Deep Purple Singles A's And B's And On The 25th Anniversary Edition Of In Rock Remixed By Roger Glover . In Concerts The Song Is Altered And Jams Can Extend It To 10-15 Minutes Long. Currently It Is Played In Concert With The Keyboard Solo At The Beginning Is Cut Out And The Song Beginning With The First Riff And First Line. The Song Is Played More Or Less As Usual Up To The Second Verse. After The Second Verse Gillan Leaves The Stage And The Improvised Guitar-Keyboard Battle Between Current Keyboardist Don Airey And Current Guitarist Steve Morse Is Played. After This Airey And Morse Leave The Stage. This Is Sometimes Followed By A Bass Solo By Glover At The End Of Which He Leaves The Stage And Paice Plays A Drum Solo. Other Times However The Bass Solo Is Cut Out And The Song Immediately Cuts To The Drum Solo. After The Drum Solo The Whole Band Resumes The Stage And Sometimes Play A Portion Of A '50s Rock Song. After This Gillan And Morse Often Have A Vocal-Guitar Battle While Glover Paice And Airey Play A Background Rhythm. At The End Of The Guitar-Vocal Battle Morse Plays The Original Solo Lick With Gillan Doubling Him By Singing The Second Guitar Part. From There They Return To The Original Song And Play It Like The Original Recording Until The End Of The Song. In The Early Days Of Deep Purple Mk II They Had An Additional Set Of Lyrics In The Song Which Would Eventually Become Part Of A Separate Song Called "Kneel And Pray" Or "Ricochet". "Kneel And Pray" Was Recorded At The BBC Studios August 11 1969 And Shows Up In A Number Of Deep Purple Bootlegs Including Theit Earliest-Known Bootleg For A Long Time Recorded At The Amsterdam Paradiso On August 24 1969 Crash Landing . The Live Album Kneel & Pray Was Recorded October 4 1969.
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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. They Were Listed In The 1975 Guinness Book Of World Records As "the Globe's Loudest Band" For A 1972 Concert At London's Rainbow Theatre And Have Sold Over 100 Million Albums Worldwide. Deep Purple Have Had Several Line-Up Changes And Were Broken Up For Eight Years From 1976 To 1984 With Drummer Ian Paice Being The Band's Only Constant Member. The First Four Line-Ups Which Constituted The Band's Original 1968–1976 Run Are Officially Indicated As Mark I 1968–1969 Mark II 1969–1973 Mark III 1973–1975 And Mark IV 1975–1976 . Mark I Comprised The Founding Members Of Deep Purple Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Rod Evans Vocals Jon Lord Keyboards Paice Drums And Nick Simper Bass While Mark II Was The Most Commercially Successful Line-Up With Ian Gillan And Roger Glover Replacing Evans And Simper Respectively. Mark III Saw David Coverdale And Glenn Hughes Replace Gillan And Glover Respectively While Mark IV Featured Tommy Bolin Replacing Blackmore. The Band Split In July 1976 And Bolin Died From A Drug Overdose Five Months Later. In 1984 Deep Purple Reformed With The Mark II Line-Up Which Remained In Place Until Joe Lynn Turner Replaced Gillan In 1989. Gillan Rejoined In 1992 With Blackmore Leaving For The Second And Final Time The Following Year. He Was Replaced Temporarily By Joe Satriani And Then Permanently By Steve Morse. In 2002 Don Airey Replaced Jon Lord Which Saw Deep Purple Settle Into Its Longest Running Line-Up Unchanged For The Next Twenty Years Until Morse Announced His Departure From The Band In 2022. His Place Was Taken By Simon McBride. Paice Glover Gillan Airey And McBride Comprise The Current Line-Up Of Deep Purple. Deep Purple Were Ranked Number 22 On VH1's Greatest Artists Of Hard Rock Programme And A Poll On Radio Station Planet Rock Ranked Them 5th Among The "most Influential Bands Ever". The Band Received The Legend Award At The 2008 World Music Awards. Deep Purple Specifically Blackmore Lord Paice Gillan Glover Coverdale Evans And Hughes Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2016.
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Speed King is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple from their 1970 album In Rock. The song is one of the loudest from the album, and featured some of the band's greatest amount of improvisation in a song, on both the original version and later live versions across the years. It was released as the B-side of the single "Black Night"
The song was the first song to be written by vocalist Ian Gillan, who wrote the lyrics by writing down a mix of lines from Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and Chuck Berry songs in the order that they came to mind. Possibly because of this, the song was never played without him. However, during the years that he has been in the band, it has been one of the band's staple live performances.
The song opens with a guitar solo by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore featuring large usage of the whammy bar. He is soon joined by bassist Roger Glover, organist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice. The four of them jam together for a minute, before the guitar, bass and drums leave the song, and Lord plays an organ solo. On the original U.S. edition of In Rock, the intro was cut out. The version on the compilation Deepest Purple starts with the organ intro. The organ solo lasts a few seconds, before the more recognizable section of the song begins, with Gillan's vocals coming into the song. After the second verse, a keyboard-guitar battle is played between Blackmore and Lord. This is followed by a guitar solo by Blackmore, mainly consisting of one lick played several times in different keys. As usual, Blackmore multi-tracked the solo, so that in the finished recording, the lick played in the solo can be heard being played in two different keys simultaneously (or, at times, in the same key). After the solos, Ian Gillan comes in with a very high-pitched scream and the song returns to the third verse, after which the chorus is played twice. During the last 40 seconds of the song, the band jams on the closing notes.
There is also a "Piano version" of "Speed King" (early take) on The Deep Purple Singles A's and B's and on the 25th anniversary edition of In Rock (remixed by Roger Glover).
In concerts, the song is altered, and jams can extend it to 10-15 minutes long. Currently, it is played in concert with the keyboard solo at the beginning is cut out, and the song beginning with the first riff and first line. The song is played more or less as usual up to the second verse.
After the second verse, Gillan leaves the stage, and the improvised guitar-keyboard battle between current keyboardist Don Airey and current guitarist Steve Morse is played. After this, Airey and Morse leave the stage.
This is sometimes followed by a bass solo by Glover, at the end of which he leaves the stage and Paice plays a drum solo. Other times, however, the bass solo is cut out and the song immediately cuts to the drum solo.
After the drum solo, the whole band resumes the stage, and sometimes play a portion of a '50s rock song. After this, Gillan and Morse often have a vocal-guitar battle, while Glover, Paice, and Airey play a background rhythm. At the end of the guitar-vocal battle, Morse plays the original solo lick with Gillan doubling him by singing the second guitar part. From there, they return to the original song and play it like the original recording until the end of the song.
In the early days of Deep Purple Mk II, they had an additional set of lyrics in the song, which would eventually become part of a separate song called "Kneel and Pray", or "Ricochet". "Kneel and Pray" was recorded at the BBC studios (August 11, 1969) and shows up in a number of Deep Purple bootlegs, including theit earliest-known bootleg for a long time, recorded at the Amsterdam Paradiso on August 24, 1969 (Crash Landing). The live album Kneel & Pray was recorded October 4, 1969. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Deep Purple In Rock Also Known As In Rock Is An Album By English Rock Band Deep Purple Released In June 1970. It Was Their Fourth Studio Album And The First With The Classic Mk II Lineup. Deep Purple In Rock Was Their Breakthrough Album In Europe And Would Peak At #4 In The UK Remaining In The Charts For Months. Album Was Supported By The Hugely Successful In Rock World Tour Which Lasted 15 Months. Although This Was The First Studio Album To Feature The MK II Lineup Of The Band It Was This Lineup That Had Earlier Recorded The Concerto For Group And Orchestra. Deep Purple's Earlier Work Ranged From Psychedelic Hard Rock To Orchestra-Driven Tracks And Covers That Ranged From The Beatles To Neil Diamond Among Others But On This Record All Tracks Are Credited To The Five Members Of The Band. "Speed King" And "Flight Of The Rat" Are Hard Rock Songs And The 10-Minute Epic "Child In Time" Perhaps The Most Famous Song From This Record Would Be A Concert Staple For Years To Come. Although "Into The Fire" And "Speed King" Were Featured On The Set Lists At The Time "Child In Time" Was The Only Song From This Album That Was Included On Made In Japan Two Years Later Although "Speed King" Was The Usual Encore And Is Featured On The Expanded CD Re-Issue As Is "Black Night" Which Was Included In The Deep Purple In Rock Re-Issue . The Cover Depicts The Band In A Rock Sculpture Inspired By Mount Rushmore. In 2000 Q Magazine Placed The Album At Number 78 In Its List Of The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. Jon Lord Used Both The Leslie Speaker And A Marshall Amplifier With His Hammond Organ Therefore The Organ Sound Varies A Lot Throughout The Songs. Example "Living Wreck" - Leslie Speaker "Hard Lovin' Man" - Marshall Amplifier . Ritchie Blackmore Used A Gibson Guitar On "Child In Time" Not His Usual Fender Stratocaster. This Album Is His Favorite Along With Machine Head. In Some Countries Including Mexico Deep Purple In Rock Also Included "Black Night" A Single Recorded During The Sessions. The US Release Of The Album Cut The Intro To Speed King Lasting Just Over A Minute. It Remains Edited On The Standard Warner Bros. US Release But Is Restored To Full Length On The 25th Anniversary Package Released In 1995 . On July 21 2009 Audiophile Label Audio Fidelity Released A Remastered Version Of Deep Purple In Rock On A Limited Edition 24 Karat Gold CD. Mastering For The CD Was Performed By Notable Audio Engineer Steve Hoffman. This Release Follows The Original 7-Track Format With No Bonus Tracks.