Deep Purple "Highway Star" First Time Reaction

[@L33Reacts]

Should I do the Made In Japan version of this track? Let me know here!

[@CliffordLake]

Affirmative.

[@VereinPlatzhirschamHirschenpla]

I think there is also on another Live Version which is awesome! I think at the Beat Club, Germany

[@VereinPlatzhirschamHirschenpla]

Yes

[@SteelyDaddy59]

The Made In Japan version is great. The original studio version should always be heard before a live version, IMO. Thanks Lee!

[@andrea-v2s]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@davidschecter5247]

Greatest driving song in history.

[@markbiggs6302]

If you listen to this in your car you'll be doing 90 before you know it.

[@douglasg.9271]

Highway star and space truckin are mandatory driving songs ❤

[@tedr3586]

Extreme caution should be used when driving to this song .... trust me :)

[@cazgerald9471]

@@tedr3586 I heard that if you can get the cop to note either title on your speeding ticket the judge will dismiss your case 8-P

[@CleverMonkeyArt]

Add Tom Petty's Running Down a Dream to this list.

[@douglasg.9271]

@ that song is a speeding ticket waiting to happen 🤣

[@HT-io1eg]

Mr Ian Paice……… criminally overlooked in the pantheon of drumming gods

[@BillVoss-u2j]

And a lefty to boot!

[@davebrooks2385]

Total top 5 drummer imho!

[@jamesvomsaal]

If you listen to this in the car keep an eye on the mirror for blue lights. Great reaction

[@robertsaul234]

Whole album is great

[@heartoftherose]

Pictures of Home, yes!

[@heartoftherose]

This is THE album, Lee!

[@kenlawless7247]

A jam. According to the laws of statistics and probabilities, if you were an 18-year-old kid in the 70's you couldn't have these three things at the same time; this album, Fireball, and a driver's license.

[@reesezpeecez08]

Pictures of Home! One of my favorite albums. ALL BANGERS

[@cosmiccat6708]

Yes, what a track. An absolute banger !

[@tireshredderjoe8894]

Love it, they are great!

[@tinicum54]

1972, My 1964 Dodge Polara, delivering pizza with an FM converter listening to WMMR 93.3, or WYSP 94.1, joint in hand, beer in lap, this comes on after Edgar Winters Frankenstein, insane amount of quality music on the radio.

[@dpixvid]

Rockin the airwaves from Philadelphia... yeah I had an FM converter too 😂😂😂

[@AceAnnie1-7]

So many happy memories of a campsite in Italy, I heard it for the first time on a little cassette recorder with a group of Italian, Dutch and other English teenagers and a few bottles of cheap fizzy wine!

[@moo5743]

Surprised you hadn't heard this one yet. Quite a classic.

[@CliffordLake]

The classic lineup.

[@christerfurberg6538]

The first track of my first rock album. 10 years old and mind blown!

[@marksimpson1991]

Finish the album. The final three will blow your mind. So creative, so tight, so perfect.

[@nancysmith38]

In the 70’s I stood in front of a wall of speakers near the stage- couldn’t hear well for a few days. So worth it 🤣

[@nikosalmpanis-ty3jt]

Black Sabbath,Led Zeppelin,Deep Purple the holy triad of rock music🤘

[@alericksonof1967]

Sabbath with its heavy doomy 4/4, Zep amplifying and distorting old blues and folk tunes and Purple in full overdrive infusing classical scales, and a level of musicianship beyond the hippie flower power jangle of the 60s,

[@lupodelupis3672]

And The Who who teach them how to make hard rock...

[@alericksonof1967]

@ Note Blackmore predates the Who and Keith Moon upon seeing Blackmore and Carlo Little with Lord Sutch chased Little for drum lessons ….it was Blackmore, Big Jim Sullivan and Pete Townshend that convinced Jim Marshall to get into the amp business etc etc

[@lupodelupis3672]

@@alericksonof1967 The Who are in business since 1964...

[@alericksonof1967]

@@lupodelupis3672 From the book Dear Boy, The Life of Keith Moon “25 June 1962. The Savages are booked to play at Wembley Town Hall. Local resident Keith Moon was a little disappointed that night to find that Nicky Hopkins and Bernie Watson, as rumoured, had left the Savages to take up a residency with Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers in Hamburg, although Keith couldn't blame them: he would have jumped at the chance himself to get out of London and play in a foreign country. No, what really got his back up was that the new guitarist was even younger than Watson, a Middlesex boy by the name of Ritchie Blackmore whose devastating runs up and down the guitar were leaving people gasping for breath (he was eventually asked to join the Savages from May to October 1962 whilst Watson and Hopkins were in Germany, and Andy Wren was back too). Keith Moon thought he could hear his life ticking away above the noise. He turned back to checking Carlo. All the budding musicians were down the front at a show like this, monitoring the movements, studying for tips. Somehow, despite his own lack of any real musical talent, Sutch always managed to surround himself with the best musicians.

[@dpixvid]

One of their best! Rockin down the highway in the 70s

[@alpetrocelli4465]

This album is loaded with great songs. My favorite is Lazy. Deep Purple was a band of hard rockers who dominated the charts in their time. Great reaction.✌️❤️🎶

[@dawntucker5052]

What a rocker 😊 this lineup is the best!

[@corawheeler9355]

Been a while since I've heard that .... will listen again for sure .. thank you

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

Legend goes that a Rolling Stone writer was interviewing Deep Purple while riding on their tour bus, and he asked them how they wrote their songs. Blackmore, feeling particularly cocky that day, said "Let's show him, boys." And then the band proceeded to write HIGHWAY STAR on the spot!

[@weshoward450]

The way I heard the story is that it took them about 10 minutes to write the song (including Ian ad-libbing lyrics) and then they played it in concert that night. I guess if you have that much talent it's just oozing out at any given moment!

[@lindaulloa4786]

Pictures of Home is a great tune.

[@Cateye36]

This is still their opening track today at every concert. I saw DP several times this year and their new guitarrist Simon McBride plays this like Blackmore.

[@heartoftherose]

"Progenitor" -word of the day!

[@joeyblowey123456]

My favorite DP song!

[@alericksonof1967]

Highway Star is classical music disguised as rock. Remember purchasing this in 1972 their 6th studio album (and there was also 2 live classical albums Concerto for Group and Orchestra 1969 and Gemini Suite 1970) since 1968 and they were in a league of their own…group of skilled musicians that could play any style at any time and give it that unique Purple sound ….and then when they played a tune live …a whole different level that set them apart from their contemporaries. Back in the day we could never decide if they were hard rock, heavy metal or prog or a jam band etc ...turns out they were all and more ...

[@paulrt3]

One of my favorite bands of all time! Reminds me of my high school daze!

[@joecuthbert8637]

I'm 54yo and I still think Mark II Deep Purple is pound for pound the best band musically that's ever been.

[@dscotthoward7467]

Crank it up to 11 and put your foot to the floor!!!!🏁

[@stratcat3216]

The only band I know of with two incredible Ian's :)

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

Smiling again!!

[@doriwiljt]

My favorite DP lineup. We had such amazing music back then we took it for granted. It was so normal. I so appreciate it more today. I'd love to see your reaction to the live version too.

[@CANEsPappa]

Freakin’ masterpiece

[@shirleybhs9zd6li5i]

Deep Purple are rock gods. This track makes me howl, literally, scares the crap out of everyone I know. Just too good. Blessings all.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

One of my fav Purple tunes.

[@lindaulloa4786]

You need to do Perfect Strangers

[@Jack96993]

I drove my 96 993 Porsche Turbo with this song at full blast!! One of my favorite albums of the early 70's

[@cazgerald9471]

Did it have an 8 track 8-P

[@Jack96993]

@cazgerald9471 ha ha 😂 no that was back in the 70's for 8 tracks But it did have an amazing $10k stereo system Kinda a waste as the engine sounded so amazing!!

[@tireshredderjoe8894]

Great to see your reaction! You are a true to heart and soul reactor. You remind me of my original reaction back in the day and for me that was the mid eighties after I became a fan after Perfect Strangers which you definitely need to review the whole album as their great comeback album. Great job!

[@lupodelupis3672]

This song looks like a wild run on an amazing rolling coaster! "ohh it's a killing machine!!"

[@frankingenito]

I think the next two must listen songs from Machine head are Lazy and Pictures of home.

[@blitztim6416]

Smoke on the Water?

[@MargitSchenk-oo2op]

No, please make the studio version first.

[@RJ-oy7cq]

I'd say do both--both are top flight.

[@scottyhotty1003]

Absolute classic deep purple such a great pic and song 💜

[@santiagoalvareztabares3598]

About Roger Glover's contribution to this song: the bass line is absolutely incredible, the way it keeps gaining momentum from beginning to end, the wonderful phrasing

[@BlackMountainMike]

Do the studio track of Lazy. The intro buildup is unequaled compared to any other version.

[@scottyhotty1003]

The music on the radio today is absolute crap compared to what we had back in the day it's like comparing a feast to today's famine of quality musicians artists and songs❤

[@TheCornishCockney]

The whole fucking album is a diamond masterpiece with every track a classic. The MKII line up is the best,no doubt.

[@danjmcs]

I might have exceeded the speed limit a few times in my 67 Cougar in high school with this track on extreme volume through the Kenwood deck and Pioneer poly 6x9s... amazing track and great times. The whole band is just 100% on point.

[@andrea-v2s]

imo this is and ever be the Jon key solo song!

[@tireshredderjoe8894]

Maybe I’m a Leo! Yes! ❤

[@TimothyBond-h9h]

I was in highschool 1971 black night was playing on the radio, Deep Purple 💜 cheers Tim from Australia 🦘

[@lookmanohands1966]

Caution should be exercised when driving to this song; Clinically proven to cause lead foot and neck strain.

[@rghilino6734]

Rock and roll.

[@marksimpson1991]

This album was such a revelation! No band was as tight them.

[@alanclayton9277]

love this drummer

[@7475bluesman]

A banger!

[@jdmanson54]

"Strange Kind of Woman" from the "Made in Japan" album is a masterclass in Ian Gillan's vocal abilities. His duet call and response with Richie's guitar shows how pitch perfect his screams were. None better.

[@colinalmendro4463]

played at every party when i wuz young, real headbanger

[@SANPARR1]

I love this album

[@genabourassa7962]

I agree with you 100% I saw them live in 1972 and I never heard another band with their total talent. I saw Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin and they were a disappointment live. I was originally a Black Sabbath lover but when Deep Purple opened for them I was an instant lover of Purple. I saw a lot of bands and no one could better them

[@RJ-oy7cq]

All-time badass bullet!

[@Driecnk]

Your listening to the most amazing Rock band ever

[@HejaanHejda]

Hell yeah 😊

[@jamessomers8808]

When I was a kid, I used to play around on my grandfathers Hammond Organ, with the rotating Leslies a whole separate cabinet. I miss it. It’s been gone for years now. It’s big and heavy and was moved around for a few decades. Finally, my mom sold it. Or her sister it doesn’t matter since I was a guitar player. I’m still upset.

[@billadkins5150]

I bought this when it came out. It holds up.

[@ponytrekker8996]

Great song.. the best live version is from BBC in concert 1972.

[@markmurphy558]

The use of the organ in Rock in the late 60s and early 70s is criminally underrated and overlooked by critics. Obviously the synthesizers completely replaced them, but like all technological "advances", something sublime was lost.

[@dgator3599]

This song has been on my driving playlist for a long time. I also love the later Deep Purple from the early 80s.

[@allenlocke1935]

The five headed beast firing on all cylinders here!

[@umpdaddy1]

He really loved his car!

[@kevinlundgren1169]

I don't remember, but this song was recorded in just 1 or 2 takes! And YES, definitely need to hear the version from Made In Japan!! Put your seatbelt on!!

[@damonhines8187]

Great album, I remember it well. ✌🏼😁🎶💜🛣🌟

[@will-x9c]

Peak Purple. Uncontrollable drive like the early/mid Who. Jon Lord's organ was their defining sound from the first time I heard therm on the car radio in '68 - "Who IS this?"

[@ScienceTalkwithJimMassa]

Roger has stated that to him, Highway Star is the ultimate Deep Purple song. If you listen to those chords that Jon plays during the chorus as I an sings I love it...etc, think of that as a car horn honking)) The guitar solo is one of the few that Ritchie ever worked out before hand (Burn is another). He said he fancied putting a bit of Mozart over it. As to the keyboard solo, Jon based it on a Bach progression (which he demonstrates in the Machine Head documentary DVD). Only he played it at breakneck speed. The guitar solo is often credited as spawning the whole neoclassical movement because of its very classically driven style and construct. Ian's singing on Machine Head is arguably his best ever studio performance. You already listened to Lazy from Made in Japan, yes? Give the studio version a listen. I used to have vanity license plates: HWSTAR

[@DGSPhoto]

I also find that the 4-note separator throughout the verses sound just like you're "double declutching" as we used to call it!

[@alericksonof1967]

As a reminder you never completed DP in Rock and left some amazing tunes left unheard like Fight of the Rat, Bloodsucker, Hard Lovin Man and the non album sigle track Black Night :)

[@clayadkins9305]

Arguably the most famous Tenor in the world was Luciano Pavarotti. His favorite singer was Ian Gillan. Pavarotti called Ian a force of nature.

[@randygray8921]

My uncle gave me this album for Christmas that year, I was 12.. lol

[@josephlasorsa7542]

Yes you will love the Made in Japan version!!

[@blitztim6416]

Great album. Ian starts off ‘Pictures of Home’ with some mad drums. And Roger gets a solo.

[@JettRink-b8k]

Thank you for audio version with any video distraction.

[@sandraandmichaelfield1602]

Ya know, the guitarist that replaced Richie Blackmore with DP was guitarist extraordinaire Steve Morse in 1994 till 2023. It's about time for you to check out Morse and his early band The Dixie Dregs. It's all instrumental rock, fusion, prog and country. It's your type of music. I know you'll be blown away! May I first suggest Steve's solo with DP live in 1994 touring in Australia on KZbin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5WZgKyCeM91m6Mfeature=shared It will give you an idea of Steve's guitar chops With Peace and Love to All! (Michael)

[@kinesjl]

Another great Deep Purple Live album I recommend checking out is Official Overses Live Long Beach 1971 4 tracks extended to over 63 minutes total and every performance is a tour de force. Speed King-->Strange Kind of Woman-->Child in Time-->Mandrake Root Jam.

[@jamesvomsaal]

Something different of the album is. When A Blindman Cries blues deluxe

[@garyporter1702]

I bought a brand new 1976 Mustang 2 when I was 24 years old... got a speeding ticket within 2 weeks. I bought a 2014 Mustang...got a speeding ticket. I'm almost 72 years old now, connect the dots! Ha!

[@GP-mw8ce]

Made in Japan version absolutely

[@ricardoluistomasone4663]

Me gusta que los jovens aprecien deep PURPLE pioneira del heavy Y HARD rock vos te sorprendes Imaginate nosotros en la década del 70 escuchando machine HEAD nos volava la cabeza!!!!!💜💜🔥🔥🔥

[@TeresaMosby-sm4js]

When I was a teeny bopper in the 70s, I thought the lyrics were, on the highway stoned

[@dustylane2898]

Hell Ya!

[@bigbow62]

During my muscle car days back in the late 70s early 80s, when this song came on and I just happened to be rolling down the highway, you can bet that I was doing way over 100 MPH ✌️😎 Oh the good ole days petal to the metal & let that engine eat !

[@scottyhotty1003]

RITCHIE BLACKMORE 💯🔥🔥🎶🎶🎉🎉

[@WavesRay]

Love this song. Another for your drive list should be Foghat, "Driving Wheel". Not better than anything, not worse than anything. Just pressure on your right foot.

[@tonetone7572]

You should hear the live version from "Made In Japan"..DP are peaking and the band with Blackmore are on absolute fire.

[@Linda-y9h]

Another thing we found more important back in the day...our cars. They were better too. ❤😊

[@kingztaph]

Love how mr Glover finally gets the cred he deserves.

[@Doobwa]

You should check out the last album of the Mach 1 line up. There are some good songs on that album.

[@balticstain7150]

No live first..

[@kavimontanaro7976]

I don't know why more metal bands don't do that tight choppy organ in unison with the guitar for the big chunky rhythm sound. So hard.

[@billadkins5150]

Ian Paice!