Yes, please!

I agree with Ritchie. 'When A Blind Man Cries' is a good song but it doesn't fit with 'Machine Head'. What's really fun about the 'Machine Head' documentary is the crying for 'When A Blind Man Cries' but there's not a single word for 'Lazy'... Crazy!

I like the first two BCC albums very much. Then I lost the track of the band, although I listened to a couple of songs from the other two albums. I have to take some time to listen to them, but now I'm on to other things. Yes, Coverdale is helped by the other members of the band, and also by the audience. Still, seeing it live is amazing. I really enjoyed last year when I saw him with Europe. I was pleasantly surprised by a scream he made on 'Still Of The Night', he's still got a bit more. I'd like that when he can't handle the loudest songs, he changes the set-list to "calmer" songs. In fact, a tour in the style of 'Starkers In Tokyo' would not be bad at all.

I think both albums are fantastic. I couldn't combine them, because 'Stormbringer' has a 'funky soul rock' vibe, and 'Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow' goes in a different direction with its medieval rock. What is evident in Rainbow's first album is the absence of Cozy Powell, but it's still an epic album.

'Stormbringer' is a very underrated album. Coverdale gave 'The Gypsy' a chance on 'The Purple Tour'. Also, Glenn Hughes, when I saw him in Buenos Aires two years ago, played 'Holy Man', although he later removed it from the set-list. 'Stormbringer' is much more than the title track and 'Soldier Of Fortune'.

John Fogerty's daughter is beautiful! 😍

I have a CD of 'Made In Europe' Russian version (pirate for sure), that comes with some bonus tracks, among them, 'The Gypsy'. I love the album 'Stormbringer', it was the first Deep Purple album I heard.

'British Steel'... so many memories! ❤️

Happy birthday Ritchie Blackmore! ⭐🌈♈💜

Here I go again... I have déjà vu!

Zep only has three living members. Jimmy's never gonna play again, I think. Robert's not interested in Led Zeppelin. If they do something, only Plant and Jones will do it, but separately. Not based on Zep's music.

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I'm not going to go into the same old issues, because we're never going to agree, and honestly, it's getting boring. But let me be clear on one thing, although I don't have to prove anything to you, or anyone else: Paice, Gillan, and Glover, are heroes to me, I not only respect them, I admire them. In fact, I already said that Ian Paice is in my "Top 3" of favorite drummers along with John Bonham and Cozy Powell. I also value very much the contributions they made to the era I enjoy in Deep Purple. Amazing musicians, I never discussed that. Simply, in my opinion, the current line-up is still a cover band... I can't see it any other way, is it a crime? I don't know, maybe I said it in a "little aggressive" way, but it wasn't my intention.

It's true that Jon has always had good words with Tommy (and I agree with him), but I also read in some interviews (many years ago) that he didn't consider 'Come Taste The Band' as a Deep Purple album, and that he should have left with Ritchie in '75. Trust me, I'm not going to lie to "win" a forum discussion, I'm not so stupid. I googled the interview, but I couldn't find it. I think there's something similar he said on the 'Phoenix Rising' DVD. I got it, but honestly, now I don't feel like watching the whole thing. But I've been watching some of the documentary stuff on YouTube. 5:28 Here he says "most people". Not him. 29:03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - I also found that Jon has said this, literally, "a Coverdale, Hughes and Bolin album with Ian Paice and Jon Lord helping out".

Why? It's true that Jon Lord has said that 'Come Taste The Band' is a fantastic album, but not by Deep Purple. He also said he should have left the band with Ritchie in '75. Why is this out of context? You got me on this one. I really appreciate Tommy Bolin, for his album in Deep Purple, for his solo albums and his excellent participation in Billy Cobham's 'Spectrum'. But you're right about this, the Bolin thing is pure emotion and feeling on my part.

That's very sad. That's too bad, I admit. I'm not a blind fan of Ritchie, I've already said that. But it doesn't change anything I've said in this thread either.

You've edited your post, so I haven't seen this. I appreciate that. And I'm also "healthy" jealous that you met Ritchie... Did you have a good time, any stories?

Which I think is irrelevant to the discussion we have about whether or not you've met the current members of the band or other musicians and people related to the music world. I don't understand what's your point. Oh, and I didn't know any members of Deep Purple. Of the ex-members of Deep Purple, I have only attended concerts by David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes and Joe Lynn Turner.

And that you've talked to all those people and even the current line-up of the band, what changes? I don't understand. Did you talk with Ritchie Blackmore, too?

Haha, I totally agree. Just before you commented, I was also going to say Glenn Hughes and Ian Gillan, really. Don't get me wrong, I don't like Ian Gillan as a person, it's the truth. But I love his work at Deep Purple with Ritchie Blackmore, especially in the '70s. Too many songs: 'Hallelujah', 'Bird Has Flown' (from BBC Sessions). 'Speed King', 'Bloodsucker', 'Child In Time', 'Fireball', 'Strange Kind Of Woman' (live), 'Slow Train', 'Freedom', 'Lazy', 'Space Truckin', 'Place In Line', and many more! And the screams in the live versions... delicious.

The problem is that he did want to play some songs at the ceremony, and also, of course, attend. But I already quoted all the facts, I'm not going to quote them again, unless you want to, but I'd prefer that you read them, if you haven't already. Jon Lord left the band many, many years before he passed away!!! My answer to everything else you wrote, is the same as I told to "reids" a few moments ago...

I have also presented historical facts, in addition to my opinion, of course. For example: when I quoted that Ritchie Blackmore has confessed that he is (was) the main composer of all the songs of the band. That's a historical fact, not an opinion. But you have also presented emotions and opinions about Blackmore and the current lineup of the band, and it's okay, it's not a sin. Besides, those "historical facts" you have presented, I knew how to refute them with good arguments, "historical facts", not opinions. But yes, I agree that we will never agree, and it's good that we do, why should people agree on everything? It would be very boring! It's great that you enjoy all Deep Purple's lineups. It's also great that I only enjoyed the '68 to '93. By the way, yes, I'm a big fan of Ritchie Blackmore, thanks to him and Jimmy Page I've been very interested in music and especially in the guitar since I was about 13 years old (2003), I studied at the Classical Music Conservatory of my hometown, where I met one of the greatest loves of my life (now ex-girlfriend, but I could also consider her as a "friend"). So I owe a lot to Ritchie, I won't deny it, but I also have many differences with him, if you're interested I can tell you about them whenever you want. There's just your mistake. A band isn't like a football team. If Ritchie has decided to quit in '93, being the main composer of the band, and the characteristic sound next to Jon Lord, if the band continues under the name of "Deep Purple" it loses "a little" credibility. A band can't function better when it lacks the essence, the soul, which is the main thing of all things, the engine. Just thinking about it is ridiculous. It may be that the current members are happier, get along better and are all rosy, but that has nothing to do with the music and what Deep Purple stands for. For all my arguments and more, I think Ian Paice, and the current line-up, have no right to play under the name of Deep Purple (think of the example of Creedence Clearwater Revisited that I mentioned before), although I don't really care, it's not something that takes away my sleep, that they play under whatever name they want. By the way, Jon Lord left the band many years before he passed away. But the current line-up of the band, if it fills stadiums (as you say), does so because it plays at least 90% of songs composed by Blackmore. I'd like them to fill stadiums with 90% of Morse Era songs, and the remaining 10% from Blackmore's, if they want. It's a bit strange, to be honest. Think if AC/DC played 90% of Bon Scott Era songs and 10% of Brian Johnson's, it would be a shame. And again, I refute with "historical facts", not with emotions or personal opinions. The band was not called "Roundabout" because of Yes, it was Chris Curtis' idea (former drummer of 'The Searchers').

Nah... are you kidding, right? I love every little detail of every Zep's song, but I admit Jimmy's solo in 'OTHAFA' may seem "strange". If I'm not mistaken the song is in G, but Jimmy's solo is in F#.