What a ride! First-time reaction and vocal analysis feat. Deep Purple's "Child in Time"

Some of you have said this is the greatest rock performance of all time, and I can see why! I was blown away by the skill, the song, and the quality performance featured in this clip. Today we're watching Deep Purple perform "Child in Time" LIVE.
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[@TheErazar]

It's strange to hear "I'm going to hear Deep Purple for the first time"

[@SergeitheMet]

I know right!:)

[@dac2007]

Well better late than never!

[@whitex4652]

Yep. That is so strange. Where did she live? :-)))

[@airbus135]

Exactly

[@bestcongressmoneycanbuy9704]

@@whitex4652 It's more like "when did she live?" She's far too young to have come of age in the 60s/70s.

[@wakledodd]

I don't know if we understood how good the music was in our youth, happy to have lived through it. Thanks Bethany for diving into this.

[@fnglert]

There was some amazing music back in the day, but don't overlook the fact that 99% of the music back then was forgettable crap too.

[@joeb4142]

I appreciated the legendary rock singers and groups but never dreamed that popular music would devolve so far. I suppose if disco can happen anything is possible.

[@GeneralGeorgeS.PattonJr.]

@@fnglert 99% of it was crap so you must be able to name a bunch of bands. Which are the ones that sucked so bad?

[@youropionmattersnot]

​....forgettable crap that is still better than 99% of what's out today.

[@AndMusicForAll-id5mi]

UFO - lights out still holds true today

[@gandalf8216]

Rest in Peace, Jon Lord. You did so much for a lot of musicians.

[@Cadinho93]

This is one of the all timer live recordings. Vocalist Ian Gillan, who also played the part of Jesus in the original Jesus Christ Superstar album, drummer Ian Paice, organist John Lord, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and bassist Roger Glover, they were all amazing on this. Also, no effects, no autotunes. Just pure musicianship.

[@DerEchteBold]

There's a certain irony in your ending statement cause lots of people back then would've said this isn't real music anymore if they need electric instruments, loud amplifiers and loads of screaming.

[@williamdemerchant7295]

Times have changed. The human voice (as heard here) has so much grit and emotion. The way they use canned voice reproduction today is destruction of art (or a lack of talent). At least we still have Chris Stapleton and some other "real vocalists" making today's music.

[@Brian-qn7fn]

​@@DerEchteBoldNo one would have said that in 1970. Also, there is no screaming.

[@DerEchteBold]

@@Brian-qn7fn Of course they did, practically everyone who wasn't into 'modern' music would've said that, it was always that way, some people actually still do nowadays. And you really don't think people who were into any kind of more traditional music wouldn't have perceived this as screaming? Come on! I found some quotes: Pat Boone: “Rock and roll is the most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression it has been my displeasure to hear.” Frank Sinatra: “Rock and roll smells phony and false. It is sung, played, and written for the most part by cretinous goons. And, by means of its almost imbecilic reiteration, and sly, lewd, in plain fact, dirty lyrics… it manages to be the martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth.”

[@BR81-iv6lt]

@@DerEchteBold smartass

[@bobymox]

This version is unrepeteable.I listen to them almost 40 years,and Im always enjoying to this song like a first time!!!✌🏼

[@nikosalmpanis-ty3jt]

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

[@louisminten7889]

I agree

[@wildylupous]

Uriah Heep, Budgie, Wishbone Ash, Free, Thin Lizzy and much more.

[@muratomar6502]

Pink Floyd, ELP, Queen, Yes, Procol Harum, Manfred Mann's Earth Band...

[@RS35cyl]

Rush, ELP, Pink Floyd

[@fabiolignelli7372]

Excellent reaction! Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple: Sacred Triumvirate that created Heavy Metal...But undoubtedly Black Sabbath is the main band in the context of the creation of Heavy Metal...By the way, for me, Black Sabbath, especially the 70s, is the biggest band in the history of popular music in general, with an immeasurable magnitude in terms of musical influence, mainly in relation to Rock and especially in relation to Heavy Metal...Greetings from Brazil!!!

[@chueysmama2622]

Jon Lord............................😢He was the man.

[@tomhaywiser282]

You should hear his vocals on Gethsemane in the Jesus Christ Superstar album. Absolutely amazing vocals

[@Dreckmal01]

Is that the Broadway album?

[@richg0404]

@@Dreckmal01 Yes it is. The Original Broadway Soundtrack. Ian Gillan was Jesus.

[@ponytrekker8996]

Wrong.. it’s the original first concept album. Everything else copied this from Broadway to the movie.

[@mistralwinds4715]

Beat me to it!

[@Dreckmal01]

@@ponytrekker8996 wow! Consider my mind blown.

[@785boats]

All us oldies are privileged to have grown up absorbing this kind of music. Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Uriah Heap, Led Zeppelin, etc.

[@nicecockbrolmfao8383]

scorpions

[@horstschafer1839]

Ther wher no f***ing effects in 1970. Just pure talent ( and a little of psycho problems, maybe). Thed rest is mastership of it's finest.

[@gavindixon6251]

You will never see better, more accurate playing of a hammond organ than Jon Lord gave us here. Stunning fast chords and superb fast finger runs. Outstanding. Great reaction and commentary, Bethany.

[@gavindixon6251]

@@spazzyklutz75 Its one thing to be influenced (which is absolutely true, he was) but you still have to be able to do the business. :-) Many musicians are influenced by another. But unless you have the skills.....and Lord had the skills....nobody will remember you. He was " a useful source of tricks" for Lord....and Lord made full use of the tricks he learned.....and some.

[@kozmosis3486]

John Medeski.

[@ponytrekker8996]

The second verse when Jon Lord comes back in the second verse with the piano and he does that flurry sequence with his fingers, that is a variation on flight of the bumblebee

[@gavindixon6251]

@@ponytrekker8996 you've been watching Elizabeth :-)

[@danjmcs]

Just such a brilliant performance from everyone in the band. When i saw Bruce Dickinson on his speaking tour a couple years ago he talked about how much he loved and idolized Ian Gillan and he told a story that while he was at University, he was put in charge of the schools entertainment fund and he blew the entire years budget on getting Ian Gillan to come play their school. Totally worth it. I knew you'd love this one!

[@user-ot2jz8hn2g]

My own top. 1. Deep Purple in rock. 2. Iron Maiden Piece of mind

[@branislavkonjevic9159]

I wasn't aware of this detail. Thank you for sharing it!

[@KevinRCarr]

That was a world-class band, full of world-class musicians.

[@notquitedone51]

I'm so glad you mentioned the technical quality of this video. For it's time, whoever directed it did a brilliant job. Deep Purple deserved it.

[@euricofrade6728]

Jon Lord's keyboard playing is magical! And Ian Gillan's vocal performance is nothing short of perfect.

[@mikeclements252]

Perfect strangers is a must…👏👏👏

[@youropionmattersnot]

At that time I lived in a house full of musicians. My roommate brought that CD home after work one day. He stopped by Peaches records and purchased quite a few CD'S from that trip. Needless to say we had a very up to date stereo system in that house with top shelf equipment. Teac, Pioneer, Cerwin Vega speakers. We got so high and played that CD..... I'll never forget that Friday evening. I never saw DP live but I did see rainbow on the Straight Between the Eyes tour at the Toledo Sports Arena in Toledo Ohio. My sister in law took me because I was like 15 years old. Opening acts? Believe it or not, Iron Maiden and 38 Special. In that order. We had a wonderful time at that strange bill of a concert. Toledo Ohio had some of the greatest concerts back then. They all came to the sports area home of the Toledo Goal Diggers. Always general admission. Rush Ratt Ozzy Ac DC Van Halen Sammy Haggar before Van Halen Ted Nugent Aerosmith Name a band worth seeing and they played The Toledo Sports Arena. Usually it was under 10 bucks. From 1980 to 1984 it was the place to go if you lived in NW Ohio.

[@14jackon]

I don't agree. Most of their music before Perfect Strangers is of better quality as new hard rock. And it's a stronger achievement because they created the genre as they made it. Later it was easier to just repeat the essentials in new ways and refining it. The album Deep Purple In Rock was the top mark of this style of hard rock.

[@Tonzeff]

There's a reason why Andrew Lloyd Webber asked Ian Gillan to sing Gethsemane in the original Jesus Christ Superstar recording and I think you beginning to discover that reason with this wonderful reaction Bethany. 🙂

[@Fuxerz]

Robert Plant wanted that gig and Gillan beat him out of it. He said Ian Gillian could only sing 12 bars octaves. He's not a real singer.😂 Jealousy, anyone?😂

[@rogercoles3973]

This is the band that gave us Ronnie James Dio. Back in the early 70' the bass player Roger Glover and Ian Paice were looking out for talented bands. They were in New York city at a record company sitting in the waiting room when Ronnie's band ELF came in to see if they could get a record deal. As they waited Roger and Ian struck up a conversation with ELF. When ELF was called back to the executives office Roger and Ian went with them. The record company executive assumed they were represented by them. They got the record deal and Roger took them to Studio One in Doraville GA. to record the first ELF record and Deep Purple began to take ELF on the road as their opening act, exposing them to the world. Ritchie Blackmore a few years later would quit Deep Purple and take ELF and create the first version of Rainbow.

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

I didn't know all those details. Very interesting, thanks!

[@jayedwards4787]

Well, no band is perfect

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction, Bethany! I was a teenager when Deep Purple was first popular. Like so many outstanding performers of that time period, their songs have really aged well! I love seeing the current generations discover them!

[@phred23]

The more I've listened to Deep Purple, especially this Mark 2 lineup of Gillan/Blackmore/Lord/Paice/Glover, the more I'm convinced that they played like a jazz band slumming it as a rock band. They rarely wrote full sheet music of their songs, but instead would sketch out the basic structured charts, which they'd improvise over differently each concert, relying on mutually recognized cues for when they were moving from section to section. Nothing stayed constant in Purple's music from night to night, and that was a large part of why they were so special.

[@coppersnare]

Paicey's swing always gives DP their jazz feel. He's a severely underrated legend

[@BunnEFartz]

@phred23 Exactly spot on. Ian Paice was once asked why DP play all those solos and improvisation and his answer was, " because we can." Deep Purple could do what other bands couldn't.

[@ninoorjon]

A very valid point.

[@williamdemerchant7295]

Far and away, Deep Purple's best lineup.

[@angharaddenby3389]

This is NOT a Deep Purple original tune - it was a direct lift of Bombay Calling by It's A Beautiful Day but at half the speed. Purple just added lyrics.

[@VinceEmbry]

Watching you smile in appreciation is one of the reasons I really like watching your reactions. Thank You

[@JBjopa8]

Same here 😊

[@kevinlundgren1169]

Deep Purple has been my favorite for over 40 years , they are so much more than just Smoke On The Water !!

[@AnnaluisaSocher]

Considered that this is your first time reaction to Deep Purple, you choose their best live performance ❤

[@goatbrother8718]

Someone „ You can’t make a 10 minute song without it getting boring“ Deep Purple „ Hold my drink“ I was lucky to see them live 3 times from the late 80s to the mid 90s, so amazing.

[@michaelekstrom7698]

From an era when popular music was actual music.

[@Bognerman14]

Yep, sad what popular music has become. Swift garbage type crap. I hate that we have modern so called artists like Swift who could do anything they desire creatively, since they have the audience. Yet, they choose mundane, repetitive garbage. Or, maybe many modern pop artists are not capable.

[@anthonydawson8080]

We also have Vulfpek and Dirty Loops and Louis Cole. There’s good stuff out there it just takes a little digging to discover sometimes

[@pancentricism]

Can I recommend Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman, live in New York, 1973? Ian Gillan solves that perennial question as to what does a vocalist do during the guitar solo, by performing a guitar duet with Richie Blackmore - without using a guitar. Just his voice.

[@peterarmstrong6928]

His breath control is AWESOME

[@alessandrovaragnolo608]

Luciano Pavarotti, years ago, invited Deep Purple to an edition of "Pavarotti & Friends". He sang "Nessun dorma" together with Ian Gillan, as a duet, and at the moment of the final "C di chest" he was greatly surprised by Ian Gillan's vocal power.

[@gregwil694]

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[@theorc9098]

He wasn't "surprised". He'd been quoted at least 2 years earlier the he considered Gillan to be one of the best singers he'd ever heard.

[@fnglert]

Is there a video recording of that performance?

[@sooty951]

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[@robsco1249]

​@@theorc9098He called him genius and wanted to make a record with him. They were on touch...

[@Mytwocentsisallicanafford]

Deep Purple was my first concert 13 years old Houston Astrodome EPIC

[@MLawrence2008]

Great reaction Bethany!

[@baronofgreymatter14]

The crowd was instructed to remain quiet...since it was live. People wonder why they werent going insane.

[@DerEchteBold]

Also they didn't necessarily know what kind of act they'll see, probably just came to watch a tv show production and lots of 'em might've disliked this kind of music.

[@oksteve6368]

The cameraman should have been instructed to not get too close to Ian Gillan.He practically smacked into him.

[@ninoorjon]

@@DerEchteBold There were probably a lot of strangers there, but besides them there were also friends of musicians. Among the spectators you can easily notice footballer George Best, a friend of Ian Gillan, so some of the spectators definitely knew what to expect, and besides, Child In Time had already been present in the group’s repertoire for a year.

[@ninoorjon]

@@oksteve6368 Ian Gillan and Ritchie Blackmore - he loves the cameras and the cameras love him. 😊

[@BobSoltis1]

@@DerEchteBold Nonsense. They knew exactly what they came for. Do you think the famous people who were there just accidently stumbled in?

[@ThisIsTheMajor]

Ian Paice, left-handed drummer extraordinaire! Few played with such finesse and skill back then when progressive rock was in its infancy and when I just started learning to play. Thanks for posting.

[@arkadybron1994]

You mentioned how good the camera work was. Bear in mind then, that the cameras were Link 110's which weighed 54kg (120lbs) with the lens. Those in turn were mounted on Vinten Pedestals that themselves weighed 80+kg and all manoeuvred completely manually.

[@johnimhof6568]

Ian Gillian was the voice of Jesus on the album Jesus Christ Superstar.

[@thesteadingoffranya4423]

Why is it I love the look everyone gets when Ian steps into that A5, it brings my first time I heard this right back and all I can do is just smile and grove. The content of the song lasts after the artists have done with the song and its delivery.

[@musicaficionado2974]

You are the first one who made a comment about the audience that made sense.

[@claymor8241]

Rock audiences at that time, at least in the UK where rock was invented and refined, considered it the done thing to sit and pay attention to the music. As opposed to pop fans jumping round shouting.

[@ponytrekker8996]

The audience was to asked to remain seated during the performance because it was being recorded for broadcast.. it was from a tv show that was on in the UK back in the early 70s

[@zogheed2657]

Hairs on arms stand on end when Gillan does his thing. Memories of headphones and amplifier needles bouncing in my teens.

[@Bobbyt22]

It makes me smile to know that you finally got to this song with Ian Gillian and early Deep Purple. I know that I haven't been the only person that made this request...hope you truly enjoyed this.

[@debranelson1987]

Ian Gillian was not the original lead vocalist of the band. Rod Evans was the original lead singer but was not with the band for very long. Rod Evans sang the lead on DP cover of "Hush".

[@m.gideonhoyle409]

At the end of the instrumental section, Ritchie Blackmore (the guitarist) gives the cue that brings that band back on time. It's the repeated riff that Jon Lord (the organist) picks up on. When Lord plays the riff, it signals what's happening to everyone else.

[@tracerx6324]

Yes, when you're playing in a band, you are always looking for small markings in a song, just to know, when it comes to the next section of the song.

[@ericjohnson2137]

It's funny, because it's usually, the drummer and bass player (rhythm section) that does this, but in a guitar solo it has to be the guitarist that gives the signal he is done

[@tracerx6324]

@@ericjohnson2137 Just because, nobody knows when the solo's over.😅

[@greggygolf]

I grew up on Deep Purple in the early 70's. This video is from very early on in their heyday and apart from the brilliant musicianship I can't help but notice the audience sitting there all prim and proper. Can anyone imagine seeing a super-group today and the audience being so passive? Times have changed!

[@michaelmichael1001]

There you have it. One of the best male rock vocal performances of all time. And the rest of the band are musicians who're superior to almost everyone on their instruments.

[@phanispal5069]

King Crimson

[@ninoorjon]

@@phanispal5069 King Crimson never had a vocalist like Ian Gillan, but they were excellent musicians, like Yes.

[@jayedwards4787]

Ridiculous - high pitching screaming isn’t art …it’s screaming

[@GeriatricHippo]

@@ninoorjon He did not have the range or dynamic vocal abilites of Gillan but John Wetton was far from mediocre vocalist. On top of being an absolute beast of a bass player Wetton had one of the most distinct warmest vocal tones ever.

[@ninoorjon]

@@GeriatricHippo I can’t argue with that, and I love Lake too.

[@DGSPhoto]

How wonderful to see the reactions from you to this absolute classic! Unfortunately, it's very hard to suggest something to match it - especially live! I'm guessing one that will give us another chance to see those facial expressions would be their "Strange Kind Of Woman" live off of "Made In Japan" with a truly remarkable "call-and-response" section between the singer and the guitar! There are some live video versions of this, but they don't really match the audio capture of the MIJ one! Keep 'em Comin'!

[@eljefe414]

Always love seeing someone’s reaction to a new group. It’s like I’m also seeing it for the first time. Great video 🙌

[@andrewdavidson665]

One of my favourite bands and this is an epic performance. They are all such fantastic musicians and the combo of that five in particular was just brilliant. (And Ian Gillan was my favourite of their vocalists by a long way)

[@genabourassa7962]

I've said it before but I must say it again, I saw them live because I liked Black Sabbath and when Ian Gillan started to sing I was blown away the whole group is the epitome of greatness so when I heard Led Zeppelin live I preferred them in the studio a disappointment live. I saw Deep Purple a second time and they were stupendous . To this day I consider Ian Gillan to be the best Rock singer ever, as for the other two Bands I would not go to a live performance ever again. Deep Purple are Masters of their craft

[@andrewdavidson665]

@@genabourassa7962 I wish I'd seen that classic line up live but with Blackmore being Blackmore that wasn't a chance. I did see them in the mid 90s where it was 4/5 of them plus Morse. That was probably my second favourite iteration of DP and they were epic live.

[@genabourassa7962]

@@andrewdavidson665 It was 1972 and tickets to see live performances was a mere 10. 00 so I couldn't imagine how much it would be to see them now but because of my experience I would pay the current price

[@EddieReischl]

Great reaction. This is a band with a surplus of genius and virtuosity. For this among many reasons, Ian Paice is my favorite drummer, because he holds the experimental mayhem together so well.

[@dougca7086]

You got to remember when this was, there was no internet, there was no video, we never saw this unless we were at the performance! There was barely any cable TV, we had three networks and they didn't play Long live music! When we heard this stuff it was on the radio!

[@nightwishlover8913]

Great reaction, Bethany! Treat yourself to a listen to "Deep Purple in Rock", whence this track comes. Basically one of the first "proper" Hard-Rock albums - remember that even then, our jaws dropped when we heard this collection of bangers. it was certainly formative of my later musical loves. As someone else said, Ian Gillan was the original voice of Jesus Christ Superstar.

[@thirstyguy4652]

The first album I bought for myself - way back in 1970 with a record voucher (remember them?) I was given for my 12th birthday. Seems like yesterday whenever I hear this track.

[@nightwishlover8913]

@@thirstyguy4652 My second - "Shades of..." was my first - at 16! God I'm old!

[@Anchor2012]

You don't need to feel self conscious about your smiling, it is one of the highlights of your reactions :)

[@JBjopa8]

So true

[@morgs4mountains]

Watching the joy on your face as you watch this performance for the first time put a huge smile on my face. Thank you for reviewing this classic!

[@coolerthanmoney4468]

Really enjoy your reactions and all your incredible insights. The fact that you have the most perfectly shaped lips in the history of the world is just a bonus. I’d like to recommend the Deep Purple song Burn. One of the most well written songs ever.

[@johnnewman366]

Deep Purple formed in 1968, “Child in Time” was recorded in early 1970 for the “In Rock” album, and here today, 2024, they are still recording and touring. Three of the five who played on that 1970 TV studio recording are still there: * Ian Gillan, age 78 - vocals * Roger Glover, age 78 - bass * Ian Paice, age 75 - drums * Jon Lord - keyboards - retired 2002, died 2012 * Ritchie Blackmore, age 79 - lead guitar - quit 1993 * Don Airey, age 75 - keyboards - replaced Jon Lord in 2002 * After Blackmore quit mid tour in 1993, Joe Satriani stepped in as a ‘touring’ member for about a year. * Steve Morse, age 69, was the full time lead guitar replacement and was in the band from 1994 to 2022 (longer than Blackmore), he retired to look after his wife who had cancer, she has just recently passed away. * Simon McBride, age 45 - lead guitar - replaced Morse in 2022 It’s now 56 years since Deep Purple was formed, and YES they’re still going strong! They’ve just released a single “Portable Door” from their upcoming 23rd studio album. Cheers,

[@michaelsmith2017]

There were a couple more in there too. Rod Evans was the first lead singer, with Nick Simper on bass. For the Fireball album you also had Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale when Ian Gillan and Roger Glover left. Then Tommy Bolin took up lead guitar when Ritchie Blackmore left to form Rainbow and Joe Lynn Turner was lead singer on Slaves and Masters.

[@lorryriff6613]

I remember how stunned I was the very first time I heard that song and Ian's cries, I was 14, and my whole music world immediately changed forever. I'm 57 today, and I still listen to Deep Purple with as much respect and love that I had for them back then.

[@Moritzamica]

Deep Purple have been one of the first groups, that made experiments with an orchestra, look for " Concerto for Group and Orchestra". There a different versions on YT. Ian Gillan had sung also in the Musical "Jesus Christ Superstar", worth looking and listening to. I love your interesting and well-founded reactions.

[@ididthisonpulpous6526]

Part of why he was so successful in musical theater was his perfect diction.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I've seen this a billion times but wow, I definitely got goosebumps here and there throughout your reaction just watching you discover this. And I always love your input, I'm a musician myself of so many years, so I love the way that you talk and think about a lot of things. But yeah, that's something else isn't it? All of those guys were so good.❤ Check out the studio version of one of their huge hits, Highway Star, from their iconic Machine Head album in the mid-70s. It features all members of the band just going nuts in the tightest way.

[@phillipharrison7283]

'Space Trucking', 'Lazy' and 'Strange Kind of Woman' all so breath taking too. Cheers ✌

[@user-cq8sv6pf6p]

Nice reaction from this super band from the origins of hard rock and also a precursor to metal. Thank you for doing this one😘

[@perfectstranglers]

Wonderful analysis of such a gifted singer and even noticing how technically gifted all the band members are- You will appreciate their live album "Made In Japan"-a masterclass to live performance

[@ChrisLegner-qp1yh]

Very enjoyable to watch someone with so much love for music discover this legendary performance.

[@analogueandy8x10]

So privileged to have grown up during this era of amazing music.

[@howardyoung9987]

Greetings again from Scotland. Thanks for reacting to this. Great band (mark 2 DP) and great performance. The mark 2 version of Deep Purple were the best. Regards and respect, Howard.

[@dbvetter7485]

Unbelievable that this was live in 1970, 54 years ago. 99% of the music is so bad today. The 70’s was a good time for music, when I was a teenager. Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Yes, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Styx, Bad Company, Genesis, Status Quo, Peter Frampton and so much more.

[@youropionmattersnot]

I've been jamming on old live The Who broadcasts and concerts. Absolutely amazing. I liked the Who but was never a fan boy back in the day. What showmen the were.

[@chueysmama2622]

Preach it!

[@palantir135]

My teenage years too.

[@narcissus79]

There is plenty of music that's great today.. just don't listen to contemporary pop. The Metal scene is going super strong right now.

[@Tiger-ip1me]

Ian Gillan was the Greatest Rock Vocalist 1971 to 1974 then Dio came along. Blackmore and Lord were the two greatest Rock Musicians EVER.

[@MarkMay-cr6bv]

Nailed it, as usual, Bethany. I don't know what I love most about your videos: That I learn a ton about vocalization, or your delightful and spontaneousl reactions to what you hear and see. These guys were amazing. Superb and creative musicians, behind a very talented vocalist (or is it vocalyst? 😀). Keep the great content coming. Thank you!

[@christerfurberg6538]

Deep Purple has had several lineups - this one with Ian Gillan on vocals is usually refereed to as Mark II. Mark III and IV featured David Coverdale on vocals. I think Ritchie plays his guitar solo as long as he feels like it, and then starts playing the final riff. Then the organ comes in on parallel thirds, and everyone knows where to stop. IIRC, they do similar things on other songs Check out the original version of Jesus Christ Superstar, where Gillan sings the lead part. When you have heard his Gethsemane, all other versions are pale copies

[@URnickel_MY2cents]

Of the music reaction videos that I watch and listen to, yours is certainly at the top of the list !!! I Greatly enjoy your reacting to the great music that I grew up with in the 60's & 70's ! Thank you !!!!!

[@JasonOkonski-rv3mx]

On my 15th birthday I went to see this lineup of Deep Purple and my older brother and I were super happy to hear them play this song. Thirty seven years and a hundred and fifty concerts later and I still look back on this one as one of my favorites.

[@kengunter6903]

To c ure Great reaction on ure face to this once in a lifetime performance captured on video is priceless to me. Ure reactions r so fascinating. Ure always spot on. The Smile u had was guine u couldn't help ureself so no apology is ever needed. Thank u!!!!

[@TheDeepPurplePodcast]

Excellent! Thanks so much for tackling this incredible classic!

[@skateroo19]

Saw them live and the cutoff was so tight it echoed off the back of the arena.

[@RichFrye]

the only band I know of that can do that today is Nightwish

[@johanerasmus730]

One of my top 5 songs ever. Saw them live in South Africa, I think it was 1994. Concert started with a local called Piet Botha known as THE HAMMER(RIP) followed by Uriah Heep and then Deep Purple. A memory etched in my mind forever!!

[@spiritof6663]

The look of pure unbridled lust on this woman's face as she watches Gillan sing, LOLOLOL It's so charming!

[@danshan8889]

Ian had a solo career. Recommend Fighting Man as one of his best vocal performances. Good to see you appreciate one of the finest voices in rock.

[@Bognerman14]

Storm Bringer, Burn, Speed King, Highway Star, Wasted Sunsets, Knocking at Your Back Door are some of my DP highlights. The Deepest Purple best of album is great. Also, a huge fan of the Perfect Strangers album.

[@Sr-rf5hh]

خیلی خیلی زیبا ، مثل ایان گیلان که در جوانی شنیده بودم .

[@bojnebojnebojne]

One of the greatest voices in rock history in my opinion, such a powerful and soulful voice.

[@chipurBillWhite]

Dad was an amateur opera singer, mom played piano- there was music in the house.

[@crislopes4884]

Oh my God, this performance was incredible, listening to this sound was a trip down memory lane! I loved your reaction! Please react to Gabriel Henrique singing Something Beautiful, thank you!❤

[@horstschafer1839]

I call them controlled chaos, and still love them!!!

[@fabiolignelli7372]

Excellent reaction! Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple: Sacred Triumvirate that created Heavy Metal...But undoubtedly Black Sabbath is the main band in the context of the creation of Heavy Metal...By the way, for me, Black Sabbath, especially the 70s, is the biggest band in the history of popular music in general, with an immeasurable magnitude in terms of musical influence, mainly in relation to Rock and especially in relation to Heavy Metal...Greetings from Brazil!!!

[@highpriestofseti]

This song still gives me goosebumps, greetings from Belgium.

[@Barbarra63297]

I was waiting for the look on your face when he kicked that 'scream' up a notch and you didn't disappoint! :)

[@simply_psi]

Yeah they were so tight, when they had the sudden stop the drummer even grabbed the cymbals to stop the sound, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath not only gave us Metal, but shaped all rock music that was to follow them, and to have 3 bands like this all at the same time was something very special indeed.

[@delorangeade]

I would also suggest a live version of Strange Kind of Woman for the call and response between Blackmore and Gillan, and the way the whole band are picking up cues from each other. Some of Gillan's best vocals were with his solo band after leaving Deep Purple: Fighting Man, Mr Universe, On the Rocks, No Laughing in Heaven.

[@sierrafoxtrotgolf3638]

Your reactions remind me that though thousands of groups like these may have had humble beginnings but there is a reason so few rose to such levels. I am a music lover; always have been, you helped me develop a much deeper appreciation for, and attention to the minutiae.

[@briansmith9356]

Great choice absolutely brilliant

[@bretttheillustrator]

YEAH MY FAVORITE!

[@coot1925]

British rock bands.....nothing touches them. It's precision and raw.

[@bojnebojnebojne]

it's quite remarkable how many incredibly good bands Britain pulls out. Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, i mean the list can keep going forever i feel like.

[@Kela89]

​​@@bojnebojnebojneI would add Whitesnake and Porcupine Tree:)

[@bojnebojnebojne]

@@Kela89 Yeah the list is almost endless :P

[@beresfordthompson1370]

This is an epic iconic vocal and instrumental masterpiece. I love the many different shifts in tempo and different layers to this song, it was ahead of its time. Awesome.

[@charlesberton2581]

Thanks for reacting to this song. Deep Purple has always been in my top three. BTW, I like that you don't wear jewelry because that means you probably don't have tattoos either, and I love that.

[@fterototsekoyri]

13:20 i love that reaction i go back to see again 4 times

[@superfbomb9054]

Deep Purple was the most jamming and loudest concert ive ever seen... And ive seen a lot..

[@warrenbrewin950]

My best mate Kiwi, God rest his soul, used to rock to Purple in our teens. Machine head was a hell party album

[@alekhidell]

One of the most gifted collective of musicians ever. They never played a song the same way two nights running and every variation was as good as the other.

[@colrhodes377]

You really should see Deep Purple perform Strange kind of woman, Live in Japan from the album, Made in Japan. Also Speedking.

[@garthleckey9797]

I was lucky enough to see Deep Purple in Auckland in ‘84 (I still have my ticket!), Gillan was amazing in the flesh.

[@taun856]

The opening riff of this song was borrowed from the Band "It's a Beautiful Day" and their instrumental song "Bombay Calling".

[@marcelopessoa4911]

Fine analysis, congratulations! Yes, you're right, it's really impactful seeing them playing live! I saw them playing live some decades ago and I'll never forget it! You said they're so talented but you've just mentioned the vocalist - although you're once again right, this is one of Ian Gillian's best performances. But we can't talk about Deep Purple, about this video, without mentioning the amazing performance of the keyboard player, Jon Lord, perhaps the greatest one in Rock History! (R.I.P.) I'm gonna tell you something, I don't remember how much I paid for the ticket to see Deep Purple live, but I'd pay the same to see not the whole band, but only Jon Lord playing; this would have been worthwhile! That was such an awesome performance, with great incredible keyboard solos! And, at last, but not at least, we got to say how good Ritchie Blackmore is - one of the greatest rock guitarists of all times! Well, if so far you've just watched this song and "Smoke on the water", it seems that the next one should be "Perfect strangers" - I recommend the official music video. Some other suggestions of DP's hits: "Highway star"; "Strange kind of woman"; "Burn"; "Wasted sunsets"; "Knocking at your back door".

[@EdwardRLyons]

Now, *That's* What I Call Music!

[@drazenzuvela1647]

From the first to the last note I can see one single word describing this piece: "A beautiful".

[@angharaddenby3389]

But it is a tune by David LafLamme of It's A Beautiful Day called Bombay calling. Purple just added lyrics.

[@drazenzuvela1647]

@@angharaddenby3389 purple made that right. This probably why I have several vinil albums by DeepPurple and none from David.

[@UKcanuck55]

Deep Purple went through a bunch of line up changes. This is peak Deep Purple.