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Deep Purple Tribute
''Deep Purple Tribute'' is the second live album by Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack, recorded as a tribute album to British hard rock band Deep Purple and released in 2003. The album was released on two discs featuring 12 covers of Deep Purple songs. The album was recorded on Cactus Jack concert held on 22 November 2002 in Coupe club in their hometown Pančevo. ''Deep Purple Tribute'' was the band's first album to feature keyboardist Zoran Samuilov. The opening track, " Highway Star", features rock musician and radio host Vladimir Janković "Džet" announcing the band. Janković also appears on vocals on the track " Black Night". Dragoljub "Paja" Bogdanović—who appeared as a guest on the band's debut album, ''Discover'', and would become the band's frontman in 2015—appears on vocals on the track "Strange Kind of Woman". Bogdanović also designed the album cover. Track listing Disc 1 Disc 2 Personnel *Vladimir Jezdimirović - vocals *Stevan Birak - guitar *Miodrag K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cactus Jack (band)
Cactus Jack is a Serbian rock band formed in Pančevo in 1998. Led by guitarist Stevan Birak and fronted by vocalist Vladimir Jezdimirović, the group started as a cover band. Cactus Jack's debut release was the live cover album ''DisCover'' (2002), followed by the live tribute album '' Deep Purple Tribute'' (2003). The band presented themselves with traditional hard rock sound, the releases bringing them attention of the audience and the media. The band released their first album of their own songs, entitled '' Natur all'', in 2004, followed by the album '' Mainscream'' (2005). In the years following the release of their second studio album, the band failed to maintain mainstream popularity and returned to club performances with female vocalist Bojana Racić, including a number of funk and pop rock covers into their repertoire. In mid-2010s the band returned to hard rock sound with new vocalist, Dragoljub "Paja" Bogdanović. Band history The band, originally named Caramba, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. He is prolific in creating guitar riffs and classically influenced solos. During his solo career, Blackmore established the hard rock band Rainbow, which fused baroque music influences and elements of hard rock. Rainbow steadily moved to catchy pop-style mainstream rock. He later formed the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night along with his current wife Candice Night, shifting to vocalist-centred sounds. As a member of Deep Purple, Blackmore was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2016. He is cited by publications such as ''Guitar World'' and ''Rolling Stone'' as one of the greatest and most influential guitar players of all time. Early life Blackmore was born at Allendale Nursing Home in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, as second son to Lewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burn (Deep Purple Song)
"Burn" is a song by United Kingdom, British Rock music, rock band Deep Purple. It was released on Burn (Deep Purple album), the album of the same name in 1974, and was the first single by the Mark III lineup. History "Burn" served as the band's concert opener for the next two years, taking over from "Highway Star (song), Highway Star". It opened Deep Purple's televised set at the California Jam festival two months after its release, on 6 April 1974. After Deep Purple's 1976 split-up, Coverdale formed his own band, Whitesnake which over the years has featured Deep Purple members such as Jon Lord and Ian Paice, and has performed Coverdale-era Deep Purple songs such as "Burn", "Mistreated (song), Mistreated", "Might Just Take Your Life" and "Stormbringer". After the Deep Purple 1984 reunion, the song was no longer played, as Ian Gillan was vocalist once more, and would not sing songs from the Coverdale era. The band did perform "Burn" live in 1991, during the time in which Gillan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Truckin'
"Space Truckin'" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple. It is the seventh and final track on the ''Machine Head'' album and its lyrics talk of space travel. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore claims in '' Classic Albums: Deep Purple – The Making of Machine Head'' that the song composition started with the half-step riffs in the refrain, which were inspired by the theme music for the '' Batman'' TV programme composed by Neal Hefti. Blackmore asked singer Ian Gillan if he could write any lyrics over the riff, and the rest of the song evolved from there. Live performances When it was first performed live, the band appended an instrumental that was originally part of the song "Mandrake Root" from their first album but gradually evolved into a showcase for Jon Lord's Hammond organ and Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solos. This usually took the length of the overall song to over twenty minutes, and it was always performed as the last number of the main set. A good example of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knocking At Your Back Door
"Knocking at Your Back Door" is a song by the English hard rock band Deep Purple, the first track of the album '' Perfect Strangers'', which was released in October 1984. The song was written by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. The track received heavy airplay at the time, playing on heavy rotation. It was used by the Seattle SuperSonics in their lineup intro during home games. Background The song is lyrically about anal sex, as it uses various sexual innuendos throughout the song. Ian Gillan commented: After receiving considerable airplay, the song was released commercially in the US in December 1984, while in the UK, it was released as the second single from the ''Perfect Strangers'' album in June 1985. "Knocking at Your Back Door" was a permanent part of the band's live set until 1994 and sporadically since then. Live albums that include the track are: '' Nobody's Perfect'' (1988), '' In the Absence of Pink'' (1991), ''Come Hell or High Water'' (DVD, 1994), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mistreated (song)
"Mistreated" is a song by the British rock band Deep Purple taken from their 1974 album ''Burn''. The song was written by the band's guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and new vocalist David Coverdale, who, along with new bassist Glenn Hughes, brought new blues and funk elements to the band. History At live performances Hughes would introduce "Mistreated" as a song that Blackmore had written about two years prior to ''Burn''. Inspired by the Free song "Heartbreaker", the song had been considered for the band's earlier album '' Who Do We Think We Are'', but Ritchie held it back. When work on ''Burn'' started, Coverdale wrote the lyrics to "Mistreated", and it is the only song on ''Burn'' where he sings the lyrics entirely himself. In the booklet of the 30th Anniversary Edition of ''Burn'', Coverdale commented on the recording of the vocals on "Mistreated": "We recorded "Mistreated" from 11pm to 7:30 in the morning. I heard the first playbacks and thought it was terrible. It was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Coverdale
David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of Whitesnake, a hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purple from 1973 to 1976, after which he established his solo career. A collaboration with ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page resulted in a '"Coverdale-Page'" studio album in 1993 that was subsequently certified platinum. In 2016, Coverdale was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple, giving one of the band's induction speeches. Coverdale is known in particular for his powerful, blues-tinged voice as well as his vibrant, caring, and loving stage persona. His vocal range is considered to be that of a leggero tenor. Early life Coverdale was born on 22 September 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, son of Thomas Joseph Coverdale and Winnifred May (Roberts) Coverdale. Around the age of 14, he began performi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormbringer (album)
''Stormbringer'' is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released in November 1974 and the second studio album to feature the Mk III lineup including vocalist David Coverdale and bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes. Album cover and title The cover image of ''Stormbringer'' is based on a photo. On 8 July 1927 a tornado near the town of Jasper, Minnesota was photographed by Lucille Handberg. Her photograph has become a classic image, and was used and edited for the album's cover. The same photograph was used for Miles Davis' album ''Bitches Brew'' in 1970 and Siouxsie and the Banshees' album ''Tinderbox'' in 1986. ''Stormbringer'' is the name of the second Elric of Melniboné novel by Michael Moorcock. It is the name of a magical sword described in many novels and comics by Moorcock and others which enjoyed enormous success in the 1960s and '70s. David Coverdale has denied knowledge of this until shortly after recording the album. In an interview with Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child In Time
"Child in Time" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, taken from their fourth studio album, ''Deep Purple in Rock'', released in 1970. The track is loosely inspired by the Cold War and runs over ten minutes. History and characteristics Deep Purple's Ian Gillan has said that the organ riff in "Child in Time" is based on It's a Beautiful Day's psychedelic song "Bombay Calling". It's a Beautiful Day in return borrowed Purple's " Wring That Neck" and turned it into "Don and Dewey" on their second album '' Marrying Maiden'' (1970). The song started with organist Jon Lord playing "Bombay Calling", which the band then re-arranged and changed the structure. Gillan had never heard the original song, and created lyrics about the Cold War to fit the music, later saying it "reflected the mood of the moment". The band then worked out instrumental lines to accompany this. With themes of war and inhumanity, the song is regarded as a heavy metal anthem and an example of art rock. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple Song)
"Perfect Strangers" is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It is the title track of their 1984 comeback album '' Perfect Strangers''. It is one of the few Deep Purple compositions to not feature a guitar solo. Nevertheless, founding band member and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has called it his favorite Deep Purple song. The lyrics are inspired by the Elric books by Michael Moorcock. Covers *Dimmu Borgir on their album ''Abrahadabra'' as a bonus track. *Progressive metal band Dream Theater on their EP ''A Change of Seasons''. Dream Theater also performed it live on a BBC Radio show with Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson singing the lead vocals. The band also performed it under the pseudonym Nightmare Cinema at interludes during their concerts when they would switch instruments. *Hard rock vocalist Jørn Lande on his solo album ''Unlocking the Past''. *Finnish duo Timo Kotipelto and Jani Liimatainen during live performances and on their studio album ''Blackoust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speed King
''Deep Purple in Rock'' is the fourth studio album by Deep Purple, released on 5 June 1970. It was the first studio album recorded by the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Work on ''In Rock'' began shortly after Gillan and Glover joined the band in June 1969, with rehearsals at Hanwell Community Centre. The music was intended to be loud and heavy, and accurately represent the group's live show. Recording took place at various studios around London in between extensive touring, during which time songs and arrangements were honed into shape. ''In Rock'' was the band's breakthrough album in Europe and peaked at No. 4 in the UK, remaining in the charts for over a year. By contrast, it under-performed in the US, where the band's Mark I albums had been more successful. An accompanying single, "Black Night" reached No. 2 in the UK, becoming their highest charting single there. The album has continued to attract critical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Paice
Ian Anderson Paice (born 29 June 1948) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and last remaining original member of the rock band Deep Purple. He is often cited as one of the greatest drummers of all-time. He remains the only member of Deep Purple who has served in every line-up since the band’s inception in 1968, as well as having played on every album and at every live appearance. Biography The early years Born in Nottingham before moving south in early childhood, Paice got his first drum kit at 15. He began his professional career in the early 1960s playing drums in his father's dance band. The first band he was in was called Georgie & the Rave-Ons, which after being renamed the Shindigs released their first single featuring the 17-year-old Paice and George Adams. In 1966 Paice joined the MI5, which soon changed its name to the Maze. Primarily a club band, the Maze produced a number of singles, recorded mainly in Italy and France. Deep Purple The Maze featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
