I wouldn’t suspect Deep Purple to ever be playing a banjo-y fiddle-based song from 1959, but it sure is fun. A cheery dixieland version featuring accordion and chimes, the band sings harmonies while Glover adds a rhythmic thumping bass groove. They sound like a veteran blues-band with masterful arrangements.Īnother strange choice on this album: Johnny Horton’s “The Battle New Orleans,” a western fiddle tune that has been covered numerous times. On both tracks, Deep Purple is unrecognizable. Venturing into the blues, the band does a Sam Butera and the Witnesses song and also a Yardbirds track with “Let the Good Times Roll” and “Shapes of Things,” respectively. So well in fact, perhaps there may be a future show at the Grand Ole’ Opry. Sticking with country exploration, Deep Purple also plays the Little Feat classic “Dixie Chicken,” and they do it well.
Airey redeems himself with his sustained solos and outro, while Morse tries his hand at slide guitar. The band chose a speedier version that leans more country than Dylan’s bluesier original. Gillan’s Dylan impression is spot on, but he still remains true to himself. The Bob Dylan sung, Leon Russell produced song “Watching the River Flow” is the next target for revamping. After that, the track finishes strong thanks to Gillan’s vocals and Paice’s drums. This song was recently featured on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood. While the intro is sharp, the keyboard solo around the three minute mark comes as an unpleasant video game score – a little circus-y. Following that is “Jenny Take a Ride,” a Mitch Ryder cover. Another shining moment is the use of the funeral bell with Morse’s sentimental finale solo. The peak of this song is the arpeggio Morse does between verses.
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“Oh Well,” originally written and performed by an early Fleetwood Mac is a rousing tribute to late guitarist Peter Green who passed away last summer. Morse’s guitar paired with Airey’s keyboard flourishes provide an updated version of this sock hop bop. The next genre Deep Purple experiments with is boogie-woogie, covering Huey “Piano” Smith’s 1957 minor hit. This rendition is originally by 1960s psychedelic underdogs Love, but DP offers a rowdy take on the Arthur Lee track with certified guitar shredding and keyboard whooshes. To kick off the album, “7 and 7 Is” starts with a frenzy of guitar and drums. Turning to Crime marks the band’s return following the massive success of 2020’s Whoosh! and is an ambitious batch of covers tackling several genres. Deep Purple was deservingly inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.Īlthough the band has undergone several lineup changes, the current lineup of guitarist Steve Morse, keyboardist Don Airey, original singer Ian Gillan, original bassist Roger Glover, and original drummer Iam Paice remain a rocking force of musicianship. That record has since been broken, but for a time, Deep Purple were the reigning champs of ear-ringing.
The Guinness Book of World Records named them the Loudest Band in the World in 1972 after three audience members passed out from 117dB noise. This story would lead them to write “Smoke on the Water,” their biggest hit and the song many aspiring guitarists, like myself, started with. However, the band and The Mothers persisted, finding a hotel, throwing up some lights and mattresses, and continued the show. In December 1971, while on tour with Frank Zappa, a fire broke out from a fan’s flare gun in the venue they were performing and burned the casino down. They received a Top 10 hit with “Hush” in 1968, which rose to No. Produced by Bob Ezrin and distributed by earMUSIC, this collection is composed entirely of eclectic tributes to the fifties, sixties, and seventies.įormed in London in 1968, Deep Purple is one of the pioneering bands of hard rock.
Rock and roll legends Deep Purple have returned with their 22nd album, Turning to Crime, releasing on November 26. If you’ve ever planned on hosting a backyard hoedown and wanted to book live music for it, don’t be surprised if people start suggesting Deep Purple after this new album of theirs comes out on Friday.