Deep Purple - Did You Know?
April 17, 2018Music facts, music trivia, interesting stories and much more. Introducing the "Did You Know" page about English rock band, Deep Purple.
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Deep Purple are an English rock band that was formed in 1968 in Hertford. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical style changed over the years. Deep Purple originally formed as a progressive rock band, but decided to shift to a heavier sound in 1970.
Over the years, Deep Purple knew several line-up changes, with current band members consist of Ian Paice, Roger Glover, Steve Morse and Don Airey. Past members of the band were Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans, Nick Simper, Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Tommy Bolin, Joe Lynn Turner, Joe Satriani.
Our interesting fact of the day about the band, comes from the time when Ian Gillan and Roger Glover joined Deep Purple, and so it goes like this. The first album that was recorded by the band after Gillan and Glover joined the band, was recorded with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
This was a live album that was called Concerto For Group And Orchestra, with Jon Lorn composing the music. However, band member Ritchie Blackmore was not a fan, as he didn't like rock musicians playing classical orchestras. Blackmore thought it was stupid when they were doing it.
Deep Purple were listed in the Guinness Book of World Records of 1975 as "the globe's loudest band", thanks to their 1972 concert at the Rainbow Theatre in London.
Deep Purple were ranked on the No.22 spot the Greatest Artists of Hard Rock list by VH1 and are also ranked fifth among the "most influential bands ever". The band have sold more than 100 million albums all over the world.
They received the Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards, and were inducted in 2016 into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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The song "Child in Time" by Deep Purple is a protest song to the United States' war in Vietnam. The lyrcis of the song were written by lead singer Ian Gillan, who said that there are two sides to this song: The musical side and the lyrical side.
Lars Ulrich, who is the drummer of the band Metallica, said that the song "Child in Time" is one of this favorite songs of all time. When he was only 9 years old, Ulrich's father took him to a Deep Purple concert, and this concert according to Ulrich changed his life and made him fall in love in music.
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The song "Hush" was written by Joe South and first recorded by the country singer Billy Joe Royal in 1967. After Royal released his version, the song was quickly recorded by many artists in different styles, including Deep Purple.
The song "Hush" is about a guy who is so crazy in love that he'll drop everything if he thinks she might be calling his name.
The song wasn't a hit for the band in UK, though a re-recording made to celebrate their 20th anniversary reached only to #62 in 1988.
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