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.
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.
Fortune Teller
Deep Purple Lyrics
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Cast your eyes into the crystal
Deep inside the mystery
Is that a vision of a lonely man
I fear it looks a lot like me
Is that a man without a woman
Whose empty life is but a shell
Empty hearts will echo
Forever in the wishing well
Fortuneteller
You've got to help me find an end to the nightmare
'Cause I can't stand this pain and the curse of time
Somewhere in your eyes I'll find the answer
Give me the truth I've been looking for
Be my guiding light, I'll take my chances
Turn the card, seal my fate, close the door
Some days come with a vengeance
Some days I feel so bad
The mirror holds no secrets
I lost the best thing that I had
Fortuneteller
Can you help me to see, is there an end to the sorrow
Or was this slow ride to nowhere always meant to be
Somewhere in your eyes I'll find the answer
Give me the truth I've been looking for
Be my guiding light, I'll take my chances
Turn the card, seal my fate, close the door
She always taking more than she'd need
But we were both to blame somehow
In the heat of the moment I told her to leave
I guess I lost more than I found
But I remember
Deep inside the mystery
Is that a vision of a lonely man
I fear it looks a lot like me
Is that a man without a woman
Whose empty life is but a shell
Empty hearts will echo
Forever in the wishing well
Fortuneteller
You've got to help me find an end to the nightmare
'Cause I can't stand this pain and the curse of time
Somewhere in your eyes I'll find the answer
Give me the truth I've been looking for
Be my guiding light, I'll take my chances
Turn the card, seal my fate, close the door
Some days come with a vengeance
Some days I feel so bad
The mirror holds no secrets
I lost the best thing that I had
Fortuneteller
Can you help me to see, is there an end to the sorrow
Or was this slow ride to nowhere always meant to be
Somewhere in your eyes I'll find the answer
Give me the truth I've been looking for
Be my guiding light, I'll take my chances
Turn the card, seal my fate, close the door
She always taking more than she'd need
But we were both to blame somehow
In the heat of the moment I told her to leave
I guess I lost more than I found
But I remember
The lyrics of Deep Purple's song "Fortune Teller" express a man's search for answers about his lonely and empty life. The song begins with a reference to a crystal ball and a mysterious vision of a man that seems to reflect his own life. The lyrics reveal the singer's desire to seek the help of a fortuneteller to find a way out of his nightmare of pain and suffering caused by the curse of time.
The lyrics suggest that the singer has lost something valuable in his life, perhaps a woman who was the best thing he ever had. He asks the fortuneteller if there is an end to his sorrow or if his life was always meant to be a slow ride to nowhere. He pleads for the fortuneteller to be his guiding light and to show him the truth he has been looking for.
The song portrays a sense of desperation and a longing for guidance and direction. It also touches on the theme of regret and the consequences of missing opportunities in life. In the end, the singer realizes that he has lost more than he found.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Rights Management
Written by: RITCHIE BLACKMORE, ROGER D GLOVER, JON LORD, IAN PAICE, JOE LYNN TURNER
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Fortuneteller
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Cast your eyes into the crystal
Deep inside the mystery
Is that a vision of a lonely man
I fear it looks a lot like me
Is that a man without a woman
Whose empty life is but a shell
Empty hearts will echo
Forever in the wishing well
Fortuneteller
You've got to help me find an end to the nightmare
'Cause I can't stand this pain and the curse of time
Somewhere in your eyes I'll find the answer
Give me the truth I've been looking for
Be my guiding light, I'll take my chances
Turn the card, seal my fate, close the door
Some days come with a vengeance
Some days I feel so bad
The mirror holds no secrets
I lost the best thing that I had
Fortuneteller
Can you help me to see, is there an end to the sorrow
Or was this slow ride to nowhere always meant to be
Somewhere in your eyes I'll find the answer
Give me the truth I've been looking for
Be my guiding light, I'll take my chances
Turn the card, seal my fate, close the door
She always taking more than she'd need
But we were both to blame somehow
In the heat of the moment I told her to leave
I guess I lost more than I found
But I remember
@user-up2hh6ny5s
Ongi has been living alone in a monthly rental home, leaking and tumbledown, which has a sitting capacity of less than three people, since her once tranquil life was completely obliterated by her cat's unexpected early death last month.
" I'm afraid that she'll die of a nervous breakdown," Newkie said to Juhyuk , a pseudo fortuneteller, when he visited the latter to ask him about what their future life would look like. " Or possibly she may stop short of killing herself as a result of becoming entangled in a sense of guilt and a lot of fingerpointing too hard for her to bear with. I know how much she loved the cat , and yet I condemned her as irresponsible and neglectful of the poor cat , because she wouldn't tell me what had happened. Even her favorite insect bun didn't work."😑
In fact , nothing gave Newkie any pointers of how to address their then misfortune , nor did he have a capacity of understanding her bitter despair.
" Just hugging and patting will create a better desired effect than knowing the truth ," said the pseudo fortuneteller . " And any excessive efforts to draw attention away from the painful memory of her cat's too early death' ll simply present a serious problem to her which words completely fail to describe."
Juhyuk kept persuading Newkie into swearing by hugging and patting .
So, Newkie 's decided to swear by Juhyuk and pass her rental home night after night and study the window , to begin with.
if she was dead, he thought, he would see no gleam from her second-floor window . But that's the last thing he wanted to see. It's time to comfort her now.😁
@NZPersian
I just can't get enough of this song and this album. I am a hardcore fan of Purple and Ritchie and this album is my all the time favorite. I totally agree that In Rock, machine Head , Perfect Strangers are all strong but Slaves & Masters is different because of JLT voice and his lyrics. This song is story of my life alongside of King of Dreams.
@user-hp1dh9dq6s
Man, I only hope that one day LOVE CONQUERS ALL will be added to the story of your life, LOVE THAT WILL LAST THE LIFETIME. Good luck to you.
@garyunsworth726
I totally agree with you, I love this album it may be my favourite Purple LP
@anthonyratai2795
Just amazing voice and Ritchie Blackmore's guitar playing, you cannot get any better than this.
@CFPDSG1978
A forgotten classic. The next level for Purple...never to be.
@user-xi2xh2sf2e
Джо Линн Тёрнер плюс Ричи Блэкмор завсегда - шедевр - и этот не исключение. Всем - плюс (лайк).
@matiprofe3634
Great bass playing by Glover
@user-nz8fk8kz4h
Гадалка запала в душу и это серьезно!👍👍👍
@laurenzgraffilpenstein8117
Why this lp was and is so underrated. Great epic AOR songs in it. Def leppard wouldn't made that better
@PATROLBOAT73
AWESOME LYRICS yet again, and beautiful Song all around