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Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London, in 1968. They are co… Read Full Bio ↴Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London, in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock but their musical approach has changed over the years.Originally formed as a psychedelic rock and progressive rock band, they shifted to a heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. Deep Purple (together with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath) have been referred to as the "unholy trinity" of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-seventies. They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

Deep Purple have had several line-up changes and were broken up for eight years from 1976 to 1984, with drummer Ian Paice being the band's only constant member. The first four line-ups, which constituted the band's original 1968–1976 run, are officially indicated as Mark I (1968–1969), Mark II (1969–1973), Mark III (1973–1975) and Mark IV (1975–1976). Mark I comprised the founding members of Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Rod Evans (vocals), Jon Lord (keyboards), Paice (drums) and Nick Simper (bass), while Mark II was the most commercially successful line-up, with Ian Gillan and Roger Glover replacing Evans and Simper respectively. Mark III saw David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes replace Gillan and Glover respectively, while Mark IV featured Tommy Bolin replacing Blackmore. The band split in July 1976 and Bolin died from a drug overdose five months later. In 1984, Deep Purple reformed with the Mark II line-up, which remained in place until Joe Lynn Turner replaced Gillan in 1989. Gillan rejoined in 1992, with Blackmore leaving for the second and final time the following year. He was replaced temporarily by Joe Satriani and then permanently by Steve Morse. In 2002 Don Airey replaced Jon Lord, which saw Deep Purple settle into its longest running line-up, unchanged for the next twenty years, until Morse announced his departure from the band in 2022. His place was taken by Simon McBride. Paice, Glover, Gillan, Airey and McBride comprise the current line-up of Deep Purple.

Deep Purple were ranked number 22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme] and a poll on radio station Planet Rock ranked them 5th among the "most influential bands ever". The band received the Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards. Deep Purple (specifically Blackmore, Lord, Paice, Gillan, Glover, Coverdale, Evans, and Hughes) were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Deep Purple Lyrics


Any Fule Kno That If you're in the right city at the right time…
Bird Has Flown Oh the beggar on his cornerstone Catches pity in his wrinkle…
Bloodsucker Gotta black breast Chinese eyes Got an English brain that's …
Burn (single edit) The sky is red, I don't understand, Past midnight I still…
Child in Time Sweet child in time You'll see the line The line that's draw…
Coronarias Redig Nobody gonna take my car I'm gonna race it to the…
Demon's Eye I don't mind Just what you say I never heard you,…
Drifter I was born a rambling man An' I never got the…
Emmaretta Emmaretta Did you get my letter I sent it to you Oh, Emma…
Fireball The golden light above you shows me where you're from The…
Flight of the Rat Spread the word around The rat is leaving town The message i…
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah I am a preacher with a m…
Hey Joe Hey Joe Where you going with that gun in your hand Hey…
Highway Star (1997 Remix) Nobody gonna take my car I'm gonna race it to the…
Hold On You're sweeter than the morning When the sun is shining down…
Hush Na na na na na na Na na na na…
Kentucky Woman Alright, oh, yea Kentucky woman she shines in her own kind…
Lazy (Live) You're lazy you just stay in bed Oh you're lazy just…
Love Child You can walk through fire Make the north wind blow Squeeze '…
Mandrake Root I've got a Mandrake Root It's some thunder in my brain I…
Mary Long Mary Long is a hypocrite. She does all the things that…
Might Just Take Your Life I got more than I asked for There ain't nothin' I…
Perfect Strangers Can you remember, remember my name? As I flow through your…
Shield Mama plays a queen on the hill built on a…
Smoke on the Water We all came out to Montreux On the Lake Geneva shoreline To…
Smooth Dancer Black suede, don't mean you're good for me Black suede, just…
Soldier Of Fortune I have often told you stories about the way I lived…
Speed King Good Golly, said little Miss Molly When she was rockin' in…
Stormbringer Comin' out of nowhere Drivin' like rain Stormbringer dance O…
Strange Kind of Woman There once was a woman A strange kind of woman The kind…
Sun Goes Down Oh you're all looking up With hearts of devotion Through the…
Ted The Mechanic Playing pool and drinking beer Nothin' more'n the Occasional…
Woman From Tokyo Fly into the rising sun Faces, smiling every one Yeah, she i…
Wring That Neck (Blackmore/Lord/Simper/Paice) (instrumental)…
You Keep on Moving You keep on moving Far away far away You keep on moving Far…


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