First Time Hearing Deep Purple - “Highway Star” Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@ralphfiligenzi6180]

This song is 50 years old and still sounds amazing.

[@982spyder5]

Yeah BJ gets it, Asia not so much.

[@robertbrady2003]

Spot on

[@billyrampersad1750]

Still sounds better than most music in 2023 ...

[@ralphfiligenzi6180]

@@billyrampersad1750 Very true.

[@TruthGatherer2013]

my father raised me on kiss, deep purple, black sabbath ect 🤘 so I concurr

[@geneticrex]

Purple's guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore is legendary.

[@jamesbondbond8388]

Ian Paice on drums . Ian Guilan vocals

[@BernardoCup98]

A melodic shredding, you can hear every single note

[@innosanto]

He is legendary songwriter as well. He is one of best songwriters in history for Purple and Rainbow And solo

[@jamesholland9395]

I agree, Ritchie Blackmore was tough. Ian Paice was a POWERHOUSE on drums. I was fortunate enough to see them in the 80's. Love ya

[@stevebrownrocks6376]

So are the other members!

[@SirLuciferVampiro]

Believe it or not but they actually wrote this song while on their way to a show and performed it that very night, lol....Simply incredible considering the fact that this is probably their best or 2nd best song in their catalogue. That guitar solo is something else....

[@chrisa4695]

Definitely to 3.

[@ericohm9474]

Real life master exploder

[@NondescriptMammal]

Agreed, it's always hard to pick a definite "best", but if I had to pick, it would have to be between this and the studio version of Lazy, they are both top quality, enduring rock at its best.

[@gotrhythm1]

The drumming of Ian Paice was legendary!

[@jamesbondbond8388]

Was ? ............ Sigue en forma !!!!!!!!!!!

[@alexdrummer2175]

RIP John Lord. Such classical influence on his soloing. And you could almost hear the speakers crying when the organ is playing cuz they're so overdriven...awesome

[@markwilliams6394]

When I saw Deep Purple, I thought Jon Lord was going to knock his organ over. He had that thing rocking back and forth.

[@CJ-Fischer]

Didn’t Jon Lord play his keyboard thru a Fender amp to get that sound? I’m too lazy to google lol.

[@alexdrummer2175]

@@CJ-Fischer Close, he ran his Hammond through Marshalls!

[@jaythompson5102]

My musical hero or one of them.

[@Isleofskye]

For me, one of the 3 greatest organists with Keith Emerson and Rick Wakeman..😀

[@j.c.a2872]

man you're so right, that song had "speeding ticket" written all over it !!!!!

[@richardwilliams9414]

My favorite traveling tune!And yes you look down to triple digits before you know it....

[@laupstad]

Can confirm. I was lucky to keep my license.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Saw Deep Purple three times, and each show opened with this song. When Ian Gillan hit that opening scream, you knew you were in for a great evening. RIP Jon Lord.

[@terrygarcia897]

Right on bro I seen them 2 times Dallas at the Texas jam and when they were on tour.

[@randytorres8211]

Per Wikipedia this song was born on a tour bus going to Portsmouth in 1971 when a reporter asked the band how they wrote songs. To demonstrate, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore grabbed an acoustic guitar and began playing a riff consisting of a single "G" repeated over and over, while vocalist Ian Gillan improvised lyrics over the top. The song was refined and was performed that same night. The song first appears on the 1972 LP Machine Head. The track remains one of the band's staples in live concerts, and was the set opener even before it was released on any album.

[@flexjay87]

The talent in this band is just legendary !

[@heronpage3883]

BJ, you nailed it when you said about cranking this in your first car! My car was an old Mustang and I burned up the streets playing this at 1000% volume. Sooo many tickets, lol!

[@csharp7926]

jon lord kicking ass on that antique hammond organ. he called it the beast.

[@martinXY]

The great Jon Lord on keyboards. "He studied classical piano from the age of five, with a local teacher, Frederick Allt, and this focus on a classical grounding to his material was a recurring trademark in his work, both in composition, arranging and his instrumental solos on piano, organ and electronic keyboards. In particular his influences ranged from Johann Sebastian Bach (a constant reference in his music and in his keyboard improvisation) to Medieval popular music and the English tradition of Edward Elgar. He attended Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys between 1952 and 1958 where he gained O Level passes in French, music and mathematics, participated in amateur dramatics and the school choir alongside his organ and piano studies and then worked as a clerk in a solicitor's office for two years."

[@MrTech226]

Asia & BJ There is another classic song by DP involving traveling. Classic is Space Trucking! It has a groove riff sound to this song.

[@billbrasky1288]

This band was a big influence for many metal musicians of the 80’s.

[@jamesbondbond8388]

The 70s

[@klauss1995]

70`s , 80's , every decade

[@billbrasky1288]

@@jamesbondbond8388 I say 80’s because many of the people influenced by them were kids or teenagers in the 70’s when Deep Purple was big. Most of the big 80’s metal bands were heavily influenced by them. I’ve heard every member of Metallica credit them as major influences many times.

[@ws3764]

This is the ultimate car driving tune!!! DP Rocks !

[@leefreed2060]

Greatest band. This is what they open their concerts with and it's one of their best songs. And nobody can play the organ like Jon Lord. And of course Ritchie Blackmore is a God on the guitar

[@justsmashing4628]

Deep Purple Child in Time live 1977…a must watch, really.

[@jamesraleigh4299]

Ritchie is still flying on the guitar as he approaches 80 years old!!!!

[@junglejim5785]

The 70's was the decade of the guitar. Great reaction and selection.

[@kevinmclaughlin1092]

If you haven't yet, you gotta do LAZY from the same album, Machine Head. A great heavy blues track by DP with amazing playing by the whole band.

[@MrSnout5]

Very few rock songs give such a visceral feeling of excitement just from listening to it. You don't even have to be driving a car to feel it!

[@davidjustsimplefun8484]

You sure nailed it BJ! Back in the day I remember clearly being given a ticket while I had this tune blaring in the car. Only difference it was an old Datsun 1200 I was driving LOL!

[@TB-yx7pi]

Deep Purple.. Probably the best of hard Rock ever. A lot of great songs

[@gregjones861]

Ultimate driving song. And the whole band was smoking. The drummer is on fire, the bassist is soaring higher than you'd ever hear and the guitar and organ both went off. Dazzling.

[@bloppysloppy2283]

Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple is one of the all-time greats of guitar and he'll be the first to let you know it too.

[@redwine65]

lol

[@scottodonnell7121]

He thought of other Guitar Gods as the enemy. If he thought one was better than him, he would say, "I'm gunning for you." Wanted to be the GOAT

[@chrisa4695]

The middle section was John Lord on organ and Richie Blackmore on guitar. It began with organ then they brought in the guitar in top and faded the guitar out. Great production.

[@johnlackey1244]

All members of DP are virtuosos but many people focus o Gillan, Lord, Blackmore, and Paice overlooking one of th greatest bassists of all time Roger Glover . His work on this song is phenomenal.

[@guidosarducci]

Just sayin' that you have had the distinct pleasure of reacting to 5 of the greatest musicians ever to collaborate. They are each a "master of his art" in his own right.. Thank you.

[@ingridgabelo2934]

Love Deep Purple!!💜💜💜💜💜

[@sotirisdrakopoulos5205]

I love Deep Purple 💜

[@heentlasaa9974]

Yes. Deep Purple "Made in Japan" Released in December 8, 1972, Ian Gillan / Vocals; Ritchie Blackmore / Guitar, Roger Glover / Bass Guitar, Jon Lord / Organ & Ian Paice / Drums. I had this Lp on Vinyl but wore it out, still have the Cassette. Deep Purple kicks the Beat and goes into Overdrive, Some Bands step on the Beat but Deep Purple Kicks it like Ringing a Bell. Pretty tough to Compete with The Drive, Energy and Tempo "Highway Star" Projects Live. Ritchie Blackmore influenced Yngwei Malmsteen to Fuse Classical with Rock, Their "Fireball" Lp left a big impression on Yngwei, Both Guitarists Revere Jimi Hendrix and can hear his Classical influences as well. Ritchie Blackmore used a Pre-Amp from a Reel to Reel between his Fender Stratocaster Guitar and Marshall Amp, He stated in Guitar Player Magazine, "It helps to Smooth off the High Top end and Calms things Down, I find it Difficult to play without it." This Power Tune left alot of Bands in Deep Purple's Wake, left many in their Dust.

[@metalmark1214]

This adrenaline-fueled rocker is about a man and his love for his high-powered car, which he says can out-race anything else on the road.

[@kevinlundgren1169]

And ,, another great one just to show that DEEP PURPLE was and is the greatest hard rock band ever !!!!!! And yes , alot of speeding tickets , and a lot of parties !!! Have you checked out RAT BAT BLUE ???

[@robertsaul234]

Both Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore put the peddle to the metal with their solos. They accelerate the song forward.

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

pedal* peddle means to sell stuff. for next time!!

[@kacemkafi1455]

The VERY BIRTH OF HARD ROCK. Deep Purple , top notch musicians, and that Sound !!

[@donw804]

If you liked this, you'll also LOVE "Lazy" from the same album.

[@jimcole9751]

Rock this song in my 1970 SS454 Chevelle....

[@dbaker4669]

Highway Star. The first song I play when my car comes out of winter storage. The best Deep Purple song of the Gillan Era. Burn is number 2. The best of the Coverdale era.

[@chrisjamieson3452]

Clearly a top 100 rock n roll song of the 70's. And for me, of all time.

[@rayzerbone4197]

I thought my 71 NOVA with a 3 speed stick shift oh man I loved that car 💫

[@dariopercali8884]

Best of the best Awesome band...

[@larryoneill7432]

If you’re driving and this song is on, better be careful. You’ll get a speeding ticket lol

[@improperbostonian6722]

Yes! Its 1972 Deep Purple cranking on the record player passing bones around!

[@bluetopguitar1104]

Back when gas was 35 cents a gallon. I had a 67 Chevelle and later a 73 Plymouth satellite. We practice a lot to play the guitar that fast. Thanks for the video.

[@maripol63]

Purple's Vocalist Ian Gillan, Keyboardist John Lord, Bassist Roger Glover and Drummer Ian Paice are Legendary including Ritchie Blackmore.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

This whole album is phenomenal. It came out when I was in junior high school and yeah we played it all the time and it is definitely a great Highway song for sure. Everybody in this band was so talented everybody. And everything in this song was fantastic. That base Line is killer, and surprisingly for this era, it's really easy to pick out because there's such Clarity on it and yet it's still Blends in just the way it should. The drumming is fantastic the singing is amazing John Lord on his organs that he ran through Marshall Stacks or whatever, the guitar playing, the interplay between all the different parts, it's just so solid. And it's fun lyrics on top of it. I bet he had a blast singing that.

[@FaintlyTapping]

Ritchie Blackmore has crazy good guitar skills!

[@antoniocunha8772]

number 1 in japan ever, great line ok, deep

[@bikerbud3903]

Deep Purple "Child in Time " live 1970

[@MrObelisk2290]

First guitar solo I learned

[@allenlocke1935]

The first solo was the organ! Lots of people think it's guitar for some reason. The second solo was guitar. BJ's comments about your first car and this song ...Spot On and Right On!!!!!!!!

[@mikenastasi8927]

Deep Purple & Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is one of the most influential guitarists in rock and metal.

[@ZalMoxis]

Ritchie Blackmore was the driving force of Deep Purple.... he was the guitar player.

[@kennycamaro2361]

First car was a 72 GTO, 0-100 before the scream was over at the start of the song!

[@daveloboda1769]

Thanks, not many do reaction to Deep Purple. One of my favourite bands from the 70s, saw them live twice and am still able to hear!!!!!! Try my favourite track - Fireball.

[@debjorgo]

Got to be in my top five Deep Purple songs.

[@BROU-bb2uc]

Right behind BURN💥

[@jamesraleigh4299]

Yes, we DID get a LOT of tickets!!! My Highway Star was a '72 Cutlass 442 WORKED... "Big Fat Tires and Everything"!!!!

[@glenchapman3899]

I love it and I need it, I bleed it

[@msmith5121]

The version on the Made in Japan Album is what you guys need to see/hear

[@johnrectangle6034]

Ritchie Blackmore is a guitar virtuoso!

[@maxbrazil3712]

This is CLASSIC ROCK! YEAH!!!!

[@joejoesguitarinventions]

back in the day.... killer music 💯🎸

[@carolinadude3042]

Asia, you had a smile almost the whole time, haha, it IS a FUN song!

[@tomlafleche332]

This is the kind of song that can get you a speeding ticket just walking down the street lol.

[@BlackMasakari]

massive song, just massive.

[@sylviamc56]

❤💯🎶🎸🎤🎹🎵🎼 Thank you. My favorite Deep Purple song!💜💜💜💜💜 I had a 1969 Mustang fastback, but thankfully never got a ticket, even though I deserved one or two.

[@ricknblueridge]

I wasn't so lucky. My Mustang was so loud that they heard me coming.

[@sylviamc56]

@@ricknblueridge Mustangs were so much fun, but a bit dangerous for youngsters that have no fear. 😄

[@glennwarlock1555]

The first Speed Metal song. From a Proto-Metal band.

[@eileendobbs8009]

Great guitar work from Ritchie Blackmore in this song. It really is a great driving song.

[@evelynrossetto3143]

JUST ABOUT THE BEST ROCK SONG EVER WRITTEN!!

[@jgsheehan8810]

In the early 70s it was a great time for rock music, and Deep Purple was right there with the best bands in the world. IMO. The whole Machine Head album is legendary

[@greg2976]

Every Deep Purple song was Gold, in my book! Those were the days people!!!!!!

[@bobsblues9944]

The best of times and the worst of times . My built car was a pickup magnet but it was also a magnet for all kinds of trouble as the police were following me as soon as they saw that car on the street , just waiting for any mistake like stopping to close or too far at a stop sign , going 2 or 3 miles TOO SLOW in a school zone and they ticketed me for impeding the flow of traffic , sticking a penny in my tires to see if I had enough tread , measuring my bumper height , making me open my hood to see if I had an an air cleaner and if I didnt they towed the car as an unsafe vehicle , measuring with a tape measure to see if I was parked an inch too far from the curb and iof course there were those broken parts which cost me more money than I was earning and the gas , that car was getting 4 miles to a gallon ! ouch !

[@greg2976]

@@bobsblues9944 I fill your pain! Although I never had the cops pull me over for all that! I still wouldn't trade those days in for what's happening today!!!!! I would hate to a teen today, even with all the Technology!

[@keelsmac01]

@@greg2976 we were free back in the day…so glad I got to experience true freedom! I also wouldn’t want to b young now.

[@greg2976]

@@keelsmac01 I say that ALL the time! I would hate to be young now. Even with all the technology of today! They can have it!!!!! The youth of today are held in bondage of technology! And they don't know it!

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Everyone and I mean everyone owned this album 50yrs ago.

[@XA351GT]

The 1st solo was actually a Hammond Organ not a guitar. The second solo was the guitar.

[@RomalBooker]

They were classily trained it is combination blues, classic, rock and roll. It is about loving those subjects they made the song for.

[@badlloyd]

If your a little tired of driving try a little "Space Trucking"! Same album!

[@BlackRoseImmortal]

You will LOVE their song "Space Truckin" it is amazing.

[@cmel714]

Great song choice this is a classic

[@ronirico6214]

Absolutely right about being a teenager and driving a muscle car to this track!

[@coopsnz1]

Deep purple- hard lovin man! First speed metal song 1970

[@kellyzak2375]

John Lord: "Check out my amazing solo" Ritchie Blackmore: "Hold my beer"

[@ToddSauve]

I remember my high school buddy Dave borrowed his brother's black 1970 Nova SS with a 350 LT-1, Muncie 4 speed and 4.11 posi track gears and we went cruising around one Saturday night back around 1974 or 75. A 350 LT1 was 350 cubic inches and 350 horsepower. With 4.11 rear gears that was a _fast_ car! His brother owned "Deep Purple - Machine Head" on 8 track (kind of dating myself here!) from which "Highway Star" is taken, and man we felt like real teenagers with a _real_ hot rod to speed around in! He had a great stereo for the day and we cruised in style and I don't remember anyone wanting to race with that Nova SS! Of course, that was stupid for 16 and 17 year old kids to be driving a car that fast but we didn't get any speeding tickets. Though we did take it out on the highway north of town to see how fast it was in the quarter mile. Somewhere in the 13 or 14 second range, IIRC! If you wanted to go faster you had to go for a big block V8, and those were really expensive and an absolute handful to control when you put the pedal to the metal! 🎸🎸🎸💘😏😎

[@johnthegreek5836]

Deep Purple were the first concert I went to, I was 13, my older sister and brother-in-law too me, this was just the beginning of many many concerts

[@sylmyl]

The first solo was an organ and the second one was a guitar.

[@myownchannel247]

Ritchie Blackmore on guitar

[@edb6690]

That first solo was not a guitar, that Jon Lord on his Hammond B3 and I think he also used a Yamaha with it.

[@danwilliams9299]

Love the entire -machine head album. Since i was about -14 still awesome. His voice is just soo… powerful, you know its him from the start. Glad you found them and get to hear some old classic rock. 50 yrs plus and still great. .. space truckin is another great one!! Dan..8/15/22

[@thebluemarvel1111]

My favorite by them

[@kjmorley]

Highway Star and Radar Love were two of the top driving songs on my mixtape in the 70s. Definitely resulted in more than one speeding ticket. :-)

[@daseguin]

He's not comparing a girl to a car, but his sweet ride to a great girl.

[@terrygarcia897]

Seen them 2 times both in 1985. Dallas cotton bowl. This is my favorite song from deep.

[@kevinvirnelson7868]

Check out "mistreated" off of the "Burn" album.Great guitar and vocal!

[@Vrealita]

Yes! Killer songs!

[@robertherring9277]

Had this on 8 Track! Band hit(s) really hard when they want too. Still one of the GOATs. And, yeah, 74 Nova lol! Listen to "Lazy." My fav Purple tune. And do a dive on that album. Smoke on the Water is literally the true story of how this was recorded.

[@shaynewest8757]

This era of Purple is about as good as rock music ever got. Machine Head, In Rock and Fireball are essential albums.

[@torbjrnlund903]

Wish you do "Fireball" (studio version).

[@richardcramer1604]

Yeah the guitar solo was great and the organ solo was also awesome. To me what set Deep Purple above so many other groups was not Blackmore's great guitar work but the excellent keyboardists they had, .mainly Jon Lord, also Ian Gillan lead vocals was excellent.

[@robertdeakin2428]

More Deep Purple please, especially Child in Time, Masterpiece

[@conniekungfu206]

American car culture by a British band! ❤😊 They were so good. Me and my teeny booper friends would be blasting this going to the NJ shore when one of us was old enough to drive! ❤😊

[@sylmyl]

yes, this is a speeding song! ♥

[@Lachesis729]

I had to learn the bass line when I was taking lessons when I was 19, lol. It's still one of my favorite pieces of music.

[@alienlifeform7490]

My first car was a 1972 Plymouth Roadrunner, which I bought in 1977 from a friend. This album, but specifically "Highway Star", was an immediate favourite for driving. Can you imagine? I was a 19 year old guy with 425 Horsepower. This was the kind of music we listened to, as well as Boston, The Jackson 5, The Guess Who, The Beatles (even after they broke up), etc., etc. I loved Disco when Saturday Night Fever came out and I so enjoyed dancing whenever I could. The 70s were such a stress-free and truly independent time. Other than the Vietnam war, which was coming to a close, there was so little to worry about. We lived our lives to work and have a good time. We played as adults and enjoyed our communities and surrounding towns and cities. It's very difficult not to pine for those times, but it is not where we are at present. But, I digress. I can see that you both "get it" about this tune. It's as unbridled a rock song can be, with so many metaphors for life and relationships, especially the "my brain" part, where I think it means we all have personal responsibility for our choices and we should be allowed to choose our lives any which we we desire, mistakes and all. This song drives you to consider yourself as a "Highway Star". It's true, isn't it? Love you guys. : )

[@jalkabre5904]

Such a great song and group. Masters of their instruments. The MK2 lineup for Deep Purple is great. Ritchie Blackmore is a legend on the Guitar, Also check out Ritchie Blackmore's next band with Ronnie James Dio on vocals. The group is called Rainbow. Songs like "Stargazer" (epic classic), "Gates of Babylon", "Kill the King", "Man on the Silver Mountain" and their live concert footage from the 1977 Munich concert, songs like "Mistreated" and "Catch the Rainbow" are on a different level.