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Deep Purple
survived a seemingly endless series of lineup changes and a dramatic mid-career shift from grandiose progressive rock to ear-shattering heavy metal to emerge as a true institution of the British hard rock community; once credited in the Guinness Book of World Records as the globe's loudest band, their revolving-door roster launched the careers of performers including
Ritchie Blackmore
,
David Coverdale
, and
Ian Gillan
.
Deep Purple
was formed in Hertford, England, in 1968, with an inaugural lineup that featured guitarist
Blackmore
, vocalist
Rod Evans
, bassist
Nick Simper
, keyboardist
Jon Lord
, and drummer
Ian Paice
. Initially dubbed
Roundabout
, the group was first assembled as a session band for ex-
Searchers
drummer
Chris Curtis
but quickly went their own way, touring Scandinavia before beginning work on their debut LP,
Shades of Deep Purple
. The most pop-oriented release of their career, the album generated a Top Five American hit with its reading of
Joe South
's
"Hush"
but otherwise went unnoticed at home.
The Book of Taliesyn
followed (in the U.S. only) in 1969, again cracking the U.S. Top 40 with a cover of
Neil Diamond
's
"Kentucky Woman."
With their self-titled third LP,
Deep Purple
's ambitions grew, however; the songs reflecting a new complexity and density as
Lord
's classically influenced keyboards assumed a much greater focus. Soon after the album's release, their American label Tetragrammaton folded, and with the dismissals of
Evans
and
Simper
, the band started fresh, recruiting singer
Ian Gillan
and bassist
Roger Glover
from the ranks of the pop group
Episode Six
.
The revamped
Deep Purple
's first album, 1970's
Concerto for Group and Orchestra
, further sought to fuse rock and classical music. When the project, which was recorded with the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
, was poorly received,
Blackmore
took creative control of the band, steering it towards a heavier, guitar-dominated approach which took full advantage of
Gillan
's powerful vocals. The gambit worked; 1970's
Deep Purple in Rock
heralded the beginning of the group's most creatively and commercially successful period. At home, the album sold over a million copies, with the subsequent non-LP single
"Black Night"
falling just shy of topping the U.K. pop charts. Released in 1971,
Fireball
was also a smash, scoring a hit with
"Strange Kind of Woman."
Plans to record the follow-up at the Casino in Montreux, Switzerland, were derailed after the venue burned down during a live appearance by
Frank Zappa
, but the experience inspired
Deep Purple
's most enduring hit, the AOR staple
"Smoke on the Water."
The song, featured on the multi-platinum classic
Machine Head
, reached the U.S. Top Five in mid-1972 and positioned
Deep Purple
among rock's elite; the band consolidated its status with the 1973 studio follow-up
Who Do We Think We Are
and the hit
"Woman from Tokyo."
However, long-simmering creative differences between
Blackmore
and
Gillan
pushed the latter out of the group that same year, with
Glover
soon exiting as well. Singer
David Coverdale
and bassist/singer
Glenn Hughes
were recruited for 1974's
Burn
, and
Gillan
meanwhile formed a band bearing his own name.
After completing 1974's
Stormbringer
,
Blackmore
left
Deep Purple
as well, to form
Rainbow
with vocalist
Ronnie James Dio
; his replacement was ex-James
Gang
guitarist
Tommy Bolin
, who made his debut on
Come Taste the Band
. All the changes clearly took their toll, however, and following a farewell tour, the group dissolved in 1976.
Coverdale
, meanwhile, went on to form
Whitesnake
, and
Bolin
died of a drug overdose later in the year.
The classic lineup of
Blackmore
,
Gillan
,
Lord
,
Glover
, and
Paice
reunited
Deep Purple
in 1984 for a new album, the platinum smash
Perfect Strangers
.
The House of Blue Light
followed three years later, but as past tensions resurfaced,
Gillan
again exited in mid-1989. Onetime
Rainbow
vocalist
Joe Lynn Turner
was recruited for 1990's
Slaves and Masters
before
Gillan
again rejoined to record
The Battle Rages On...
, an apt title as
Blackmore
quit the group midway through the supporting tour, to be temporarily replaced by
Joe Satriani
.
In 1994,
Steve Morse
took over the guitar slot (fresh from a stint in
Kansas
), and the revitalized group returned to the studio for 1996's
Purpendicular
, which proved a success among the
Purple
faithful. 1998's
Abandon
followed, as well as a 1999 orchestral performance released the following year as
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
.
Deep Purple
was given the box set treatment the same year with the four-disc set
Shades: 1968-1998
, which collected hits, demos, live takes, and unreleased tracks from throughout the years (touching upon all of
Purple
's different lineups).
The late '90s/early 2000s saw the release of several other archival releases and collections (
Machine Head
's 25th anniversary,
Friends & Relatives
, Rhino's
The Very Best Of
, and
Days May Come and Days May Go: The 1975 California Rehearsals
), as well as a slew of DVDs (Total Abandon: Live Australia 1999, In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra, Bombay Calling, and New Live & Rare). Former member
Blackmore
also kept himself busy after leaving the band by issuing a single album with his briefly resuscitated outfit
Rainbow
(1998's
Stranger in Us All
), before forming the Renaissance-inspired
Blackmore's Night
with fiancée/vocalist
Candice Night
. Despite numerous lineup upheavals during their career,
Deep Purple
remained alive and well in the 21st century. ~ Jason Ankeny & Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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