Deep Purple - Highway Star (Total Abandon 1999)

[@TinDedalus]

This was recorded four days after I was born. My dad used to play this video for me every single day before taking me to daycare. It is one of my first memories and, despite not having English as my first language, "purple" was one of my first words. I simply cannot describe how wonderful this song is.

[@jefferyroy2566]

I may be 47 years ahead of you, but you are proof this music cuts across generations. Rock on, TD!

[@Tonys5255]

Listen to those keyboards, the are an integral part of the sound of Deep Purple, unfortunately Jon Lord has passed away, rock in peace Jon.

[@errysubagyo688]

I'm (Indonesian .50 years old) and my son (12 years old) he seems like me....verry love listening deep purple's song. First time I listened their song at 1988 when I was on high school

[@oedanesi]

The best rock band of all time!!

[@mikecontreras1261]

IT'S 2020 ..still simply amazing

[@dvstinjames]

Worked for them on one of their tour dates last year and Ian Paice is just such a machine. Steve Morse is miles ahead of almost all of his competition and his peers. He was marvelous to watch.

[@yeeyee3865]

❤I love this Oldies song ❤

[@cris-rock]

maravillosos Deep como siempre.. Dificil era imaginar a otro guitarrista que no fuera Blackmore tocando estas piezas (exceptuando a Bolin) pero con Morse le sienta muy bien, le suma , otro estilo pero encaja perfecto en la maquina. Grandioso

[@YesYouAreAbsolutelyCorrect]

Steve Morse will always be my favorite DP guitarist.

[@MichaelOBrien-z8i]

And Ritchie Blackmore was Steve's favorite guitarest!! mob 🎸🔥

[@richardkryston2990]

You should hear them now with Simon McBride. He's an even better fit with the band than Steve was. I still give Steve props for his technical prowess and thank God he kept the band going for 25 years.

[@carlitofalcon9181]

Fantastic Composition .... " LIVE " to boot √ ♦️

[@innovasom7391]

Steve Morse fez o grupo ter vida novamente, Blackmore tem um trabalho bonito com a esposa, e estavam desgastados Deep Purple e Blackmore. Morse renasceu o grupo.

[@jesusfuentes2518]

Morse me agrada su agresividad en las cuerdas que bien se escucha

[@T0MATOPLANT]

This song is seriously so energising.

[@chrischristian7700]

La mejor versión de este tema,todo Perfecto he impresionante!

[@MichaelOBrien-z8i]

Deep Purple RULES BABY!mob☮️🎸🔥☮️

[@simonfranc9422]

3:52 the reason i love Steve Morse.

[@JohnnyTheMechanic]

Total Abandon is my favourite Deep Purple live recording after Made in Japan. The Abandon tour was a career highlight for the band, performance and setlist wise ! They had great tours ever since, but IMO never matched the 98 to early 2000's era.

[@Me0ldFart]

Tonys5255......yes John Lord WAS the integral sound of Deep Purple. May he R.I.P. and rock on wherever he is. Steve Morse is a GREAT replacement for Richie Blackmore, and they now have a keyboard player that is VERY good. Check out some of the Montreux stuff from 2011......WHEW!!! They STILL rock and are having fun!

[@ТатьянаСкоробогатова-ш2щ]

Это ВОЛШЕБНО!!! ПОТРЯСАЮЩЕ!!! Не вероятная музыка!!!

[@yustouch2295]

The very perfect amazing legend band music...

[@RobertoFaria-i8o]

Magnífico ,

[@huseinnugraha7160]

The best band. 👏👏

[@luisgrimaldo7070]

The best solo of Steve!

[@sukronmaulana]

perfect formation

[@КирилВълчев-л5о]

super grup!!!

[@juliocesarandriani7174]

F A N T A S T I C. !!!!!!!!

[@euanelliott3613]

They're enjoying themselves and it shows. More energy. Steve Morse is great, but Jon owns this, with Paicey a close second.

[@enriconardini4370]

CHE BESTIE !!!!!!!!!!! top TOP topTOP

[@ДеньоАтанасов]

ВЕЛИКИ ...

[@wichayabumroeklang8857]

We love never for get .

[@gauravkotian3282]

I lovooooovvovovoovovovove this

[@T0MATOPLANT]

Steve Morse so good.

[@SuperMoustic]

C'est dommage et normal il a perdu sa voix mais je suis toujours aussi fan !

[@sirenkov2326]

Отлично!

[@ABZOTE]

De la csmmmmmmm lml Yeah 😎 🎸 🎼

[@kevinmntrk5335]

2023

[@b.murenthaler]

JL & RB are irreplaceable ! also SM is not a British Musican as they was ! sad but its like it is no Thing returns ! 😢

[@mkvvrajasekhararao5508]

Ritchie is no 1 option for the deep purple no substitute for him

[@rubentorres160]

693+ Steve Morse lo maximo.

[@Vidaemusicaemharmonia]

Morse is amazing!! Sorry Blackmore but Steve is amazingg

[@ВадиусМогус]

Сильно

[@roberto2238]

Steve Morse version much much better than blackmore.

[@bricciobelloodales1720]

Excelente versión. En la guitarra el señor Morse bien, pero no supera a Blackmore.

[@ТимурТкачёв-ц8н]

Стив зверь!!!!!!

[@jefferyroy2566]

Steve Morse is a superb choice to play in Blackmore's place. Morse is trying too hard to fill in every bar with something. The most interesting aspect of Blackmore's style is the precision of each note. Debussy proclaimed, "Music is the silence between the notes." While a little cryptic, this principle is clear in how Blackmore uses very little in the way of distortion or effects. Each note has its place, and Ritchie is not trying to get through his solos by showing just how fast he could go. This is a principle guitar shredders miss (that's you, Malmsteen) in their quest to play 128th notes.

[@Digibeatle09]

Also, Steve Morse (now replaced by Simon McBride) - great guitarist though he may be - doesn't seem to have come up with any great riffs while with Purple. Ritchie Blackmore - at least before his Blackmore's Night days - was still capable of coming up with some memorable stuff well after Deep Purple's glory days of the early 1970s (and the Rainbow period of the mid to late1970s) - whilst not a "riff" as such, Brian May has expressed his admiration for RB 's short, but brilliantly conceived, guitar passage in "Since You've Been Gone" (1980) and then there was some good stuff by RB on the "Perfect Strangers" and "House of Blue Light" albums.

[@krob5375]

​@@Digibeatle09 doubt Steve had equal input in any writing for DP, but regardless, he and Blackmore are very different players/writers. I'm not sure how much of Steve's own stuff you've heard but he's never been a "riff" guy or a typical rock player. He writes and layers amazing melodies into his music. He's extremely versatile and his ability is off the charts. Closest things to riffs you'll get from Steve is probably his work in Flying Colors, which he probably had to compromise quite a bit in as his solo stuff is much more flowing than segmented. I can appreciate both guys for what they are, unique.

[@tomslick2058]

Of course his voice is gone.