Deep Purple

Deep Purple
Formed: 1968 in Hertford, England
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Arena Rock, British Metal
Group Members: Tommy Bolin, Ian Gillan, Steve Morse, Joe Satriani, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord, David Coverdale, Rod Evans, ...View All
Biography: Deep Purple survived a seemingly endless series of lineup changes and a dramatic mid-career shift from grandiose progressive rock to ear-shattering heavy metal to emerge as a true institution of the British hard rock community; once credited in the Guinness Book of World Records as the globe's loudest ...Read full biography
Machine Head
Released: 1972
Label: Rhino/Warner Bros.
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Led Zeppelin's fourth album, Black Sabbath's Paranoid, and Deep Purple's Machine Head have stood the test of time as the Holy Trinity of English hard rock and heavy metal, serving as the fundamental blueprints ...Read full review
Made in Japan
Released: 1972
Label: TPSP
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Recorded over three nights in August 1972, Deep Purple's Made in Japan was the record that brought the band to headliner status in the U.S. and elsewhere, and it remains a landmark in the history of heavy ...Read full review
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