The audience is not bored. Thats how you did in the 60ies. you sat down and listened respectfully and then you would clap after the artist had done their songs. If you watch the old recordings of The Doors in copenhagen 1969 you will see the same, crowds sitting or standing still while watching in silence... Even if you rewatch the old woodstock 69 recordings youl realise that many people were sitting... Personally I have gone to dozens of music festivals with prog rock. sitting or lying down on some kind of trip is the best way to listen to the psychedelic soundtracks of the 60ies...
I am a child of the 70’s, the best decade of rock and roll. All Bands during this decade wanted originality as the primary focus (unlike today). This band was a HUGE band of the times.
They filled stadiums worldwide. But were overshadowed by Zeppelin . The performance we just watched was filmed for tv so that moght explain the audiance.
Deep Purple are one of the so-named Unholy Trinity with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, the three bands deservedly given credit for shaping hard rock and metal as we know it today. While Smoke on the Water is their most famous song, this is arguably their best and most complex. Smoke on the Water is iconic, but I also recommend Highway Star, Speed King, Bloodsucker, Strange Kind of Woman (live for a ridiculous duel between vocalist extraordinaire Ian Gillan and guitar phenom Ritchie Blackmore), and Space Truckin'. Enjoy, good sir.
They call it a trinity but it should be four.... Uriah Heep are seldom mentioned, A band with a songrwriter and keyboardist that easily can be compared with Jon Lord. Not to mention that almost all delivering fantastic vocal included their amaizing drummer Lee Kerslake....
Because back then we watched and listened to the band….not bored…respectful…..no phones flashing for pics…videos….selfies….we were there to see a band…not ourselves.
The Producers of the Television Show told the audience to not get excited for the recording of the jam. Yes, they are quite well known and are a legendary Band from the late 60's and 70's. Jon Lord on Organ and Ritchie Blackmore on Guitar are also legends in their own right.
Ian Paice is a legendary drummer, and Gillan is widely considered one of the greatest rock vocalists in history. Basically every member of this line-up of DP were virtuoso performers. And in this song they were greater than the sum of their parts.
Yes, the Deep Purple were extremely famous! They were famous as one the very best live shows of the era. This was the exquisite lineup often referred to as Deep Purple Mk II. The lineups before and after had hits, but generally speaking this is quintessential Deep Purple. This was a performance at a television studio. In those days, you obtained tickets for the filming or taping without knowing what guests would be there for the session, as these were done in advance of airing. Deep Purple were ahead of their time being on the cutting edge of innovation and improvisation, but even so, the audience is “dead” as they were instructed by the director to be silent during the recording session and save all applause until indicated by the director’s staff at the end of the performance. Additionally, in those days, there was an expectation of “proper” public behavior before the camera, and people were expected to carry themselves in studio with decorum and a bit of formality, similar to what one might expect if one were in the audience of an operatic performance at a concert hall or opera house. It’s very possible that most in the audience had not heard Deep Purple, or music like it, as the popular music of the day was not rock centric as much as the Baby Boomers and Hollywood would like you to believe. Only around this time did we see the music of the previous generation begin to give way to the music of the “boomers” on Television. Nevertheless, the late 60s had hard rock pioneer exposure of this kind and set the stage for many different new genres including hard rock and blues among others to be booked for television appearances and this became quite common throughout the next decade and was the how many would see a band perform live prior to the MTV music video revolution in the 80s which early on often was comprised of PR films and live recordings arranged into the now ubiquitous music video. For the fans of legendary acts like Purple, these pieces of film and videotape are genuine treasure and remain an extremely important part of music history. Deep Deep Purple is primarily an instrumentally oriented group, the vocals and songwriting contributions of Ian Gillan are spectacular in their own right! The late, great Jon Lord on the Hammond organ remains one of the all-time Masters of the keyboard and composition. Ian Paice should be on the short list of the greatest drummers in rock music and with Roger Glover’s bass form the solid foundation upon which Lord and fellow legend Ritchie Blackmore exhibit their wizardry. Many consider Blackmore the archetype hard rock guitarist, and you will find him among the very best of all time. The treasure trove of Deep Purple is vast and deep, and very much remains among the most influential bands of all time. Although not metal nor even rightly pigeon holed as hard rock either, the music of Deep Purple influences bands to this day. This legendary Mk II lineup reunited in the early 80s for the “Perfect Strangers” album and tour. It produced hits of “knocking at your back door” and the title track and is a good contrast with Mk II with legendary hits of “Smoke on the Water”, “Space Truckin’” and “Highway Star”! They did a great rendition of Mk I hits like “Hush” as well! Another great reaction! Keep sharing your discovery of, and journey through great music! 👍🏻
Deep Purple are indeed "gigantically famous" (well, to us oldies). The song is about the Cold War (not Vietnam - they were a British band), and the crowd were told to remain still for the telly broadcast. The singer (Ian Gillan) also sang the role of Jesus on the original "Jesus Christ Superstar" album (but not on any of the stage/movie versions).
Ian Gillan is the one singing on the original Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack. Treat yourself to him singing Gethsemane from the soundtrack. I saw them perform in 1974. They were still very good, but Ian Gillan had been replaced by David Coverdale (White Snake) and Glenn Hughes had become their bassist.
@@rickryb4587 I avoided using "soundtrack" as many would associate that term with a film/play. So new listeners may end up hearing Jeff Fenholt, or even Ted Neeley, with titles like "original Broadway cast" or "film" soundtrack.
@@psbarrow Yes. Jesus Christ Superstar is a musical (and later a rock opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice -- both legends in the genre. I still listen to that album at least a couple times a year. The album rocks and is quite funky at times, the story is familiar but told from several characters' perspectives, and Ian's voice is pure gold.
You think? LOL Agreed! Likely one of the first Rifts a guitar student learns to play. They're also known as the loudest band ever. And Ian Gillen's voice in his prime was nearly five octaves. Got to love when classically trained musicians go Rogue.
I love it when people who react to the song actually know something about music and singing and have something to say. Glad you experienced the Deep Purple.
The amount of good music in the 70's is just amazing.The creativity that was so much part of this kind of a music has just unfortunately gone long time ago.Grat reaction mate,Greetings from Germany.
This is music on the highest level you can reach, musically. Everything about this performance, is completely stunning and so perfect that the only thing to do is enjoy the greatest band on the planet. This is 1970 and still to this day hard to compete with, for any band. Just listen to Ian Paice, he is incredible, Gillans voice, Blackmore´s solo is amazing, Glover great and what can one say about the Great, Great Jon Lord? Here we are talking about a keyboard player, the Best of the Best. No one, no one could compete with the Great Jon Lord, high class level R.I.P. Jon Lord - miss you so much!
Great reaction! I have seen this performance so many times, and I still get goose bumps. Let's put it this way about his vocals, Luciano Pavarotti is said to have been jealous of Ian's vocal ability. I am too!💯🎵🎶🎤🎵🎶 Yes, Deep Purple is famous. Back in the day, it was Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Deep Purple is by far my favorite.
Deep purple so much talent they are often overlooked becaus they did not become a corporate band like big names of the time that had half their takent have to respect that
Rock in the 60's and 70's was pretty much always blues based. That was the influence for early rock n roll. And personally I think rock was at its best when blues was the influence.
I couldn't agree more. The blues influence combined with the classical studies that most of musicians had ( wasn't easy to find a teacher to teach you electric guitar these days so they had to begin with classic guitar to learn) gave birth to the masterpieces we all know. Rock today for me is dead. Not because I am a boomer and I m stuck to the music of my youth but because rock lost its roots.The last big rock band for me was System of a down.
Deep Purple singer was the biggest influence on Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. Deep Purple has influenced bands in metal/thrash metal like Iron Maiden and Metallica, etc; guitar shredder bands like Yngwie Malmsteen and Impellitteri, etc; prog rock bands like Dream Theater, etc; The scope of their influence is vast. They've been covered by many. One of the first songs any guitarist learns is Smoke On The Water.
9 years old , sitting on my neighbors bed when we first heard these guys . This reminds me of why they became so big in my musical education. Great reaction my man ; a pleasure watching you experience this for the first time . As for the audience, it was 1970 . They were not ready for this . No one could be .
Deep Purple was definitely 'super well known' in the 70's, as I was a teenager back then, and every one I knew had Deep Purple albums in their record collection.
When the vocals start escalating, your reactions were amazing. It's like listening to it again for the first time with zero reference. You mentioned that it sounded bluesy and that's accurate, in fact many of the early heavy metal pioneers grew up listening to blues music which is why Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, hell even early AC/DC with Bon Scott sounded bluesy at times. Eventually the genre's sound drifted away from that, so that early era of like 67ish-73ish has a very unique sound.
Ian Gillan has one of my favorite rock voices. You should listen to Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar when Ian had the lead on Broadway. He’s definitely a vocalist to be reckoned with. ✌🏼😎
Its difficult for someone of my age to understand how you don't know who Deep Purple are, as a band and as individuals. Maybe some times in the past, people from different musical genres or perhaps the hip hop world, might look at us old guys with long hair and think 'how uncool we are' - well this is the quality of the music we were listening to. Great to see you appreciating it 👍
Deep Purple is one of the finest bands ever. I highly recommend the live performance of When A Blind Man Cries. Excellent song with fantastic vocals. Also the video for Highway Star, a song they wrote on a tour bus and played that same night. Greatness unmatched.
First guitar lick nearly everyone learns is Deep Purple Smoke on the Water . The whole band ,that line up are incredibly accomplished musicians. Jon Lord Hammond B3 , Ian Paice drums ( he plays with a swing style from his beginnings ) Roger Glover bass Solid and Ritchie Blackmore, not given nearly enough credit because he left rock music. Ian Gillan vocals if you want more his solo "When a Blind man Cries" or From Superstar " Gethsemane" that really showcases his ability. Masterpiece.
Loved your smile on this, one of my favorite songs, the audience was told to hold their applause until the end by the BBC. Deep Purple were huge! Made in Japan was a masterpiece double live album. 🤘😁👍 ✌️💖🎼
It was the UK, they were gathered into the studio hall to sit and look like an audience and unless they were told otherwise they had to sit and do nothing to attract attention away from the band.
Just came across this reaction video of yours and felt so proud that I was blessed with growing up during the 70s. Great bands and musicians at that time, such as guitar god Ritchie Blackmore. My all time favorites, however, were and are Sweet. A fantastic band who were so horribly underrated and misunderstood, judged on the basis of their contractually owed teeny pop singles. But in truth, their hearts were set on rock. Their albums showed their true rock qualities. With true gems among the songs and incredible solos. (Axel Rose named them as one of his favorites when growing up, KISS said: without Sweet, there would never have been KISS.) Fantastic lead vocals by Brian, Andy's amazing guitar work, Steve on bass, who also had great lead vocal qualities (see No You Don't on the album Sweet Fanny Adams), and Mick whose drumming skills are impressively shown in the drum solo track The Man With The Golden Arm on the album Desolation Boulevard and in live videos. One of their best rock songs is Windy City from their album Off The Record (to be found on the Official Sweet Channel), which was called their masterpiece by critics. It is my all-time favorite and just fantastic. Maybe you can give it a listen in one of your videos? I'm really curious on your opinion and those of you guys on here. Thanks a lot and hugs from Germany!! ☺💖
And just to add a few things: they were all 4 fantastic singers, which is very rare. There are songs with either Steve or Andy or Mick on lead vocal. And so... no wonder... they are the "fathers" of vocal harmonies in songs, one of their trade marks. Queen, for example, were influenced by them. My Glamrock kings 😍
@bernhardherrmann9230 Hi Bernie, freut mich. Könnte stundenlang über die Jungs fachsimpeln. 😀 kennst du den: Mein Nachbar hört Sweet, ob er will oder nicht! 😁
An enormous band and still huge now. Try Woman from Tokyo or Highway star . Another song by Deep Purple you might love is When a blindman cries. You might have to search Gillan ( Band) because there's not many live Deep Purple shows with it but it's still Ian Gillan on the vox
Ian Gillan has said in several interviews that the song is about the Cold War, as that is what worried people at the time; the fear of a nuclear conflict between the USSR and NATO. I must admit though, I was around in the 70s and it never worried me once; nor anyone I knew. The audience thing; electronics were not so precise as technology later became, and it was difficult to filter out or separate the sound of the band from audience background noise. Consequently, for live studio performances, audiences were asked to keep still and not make any noise as this could spoil the recording. You will often see this on performances from years ago, and reactors often express their puzzlement at the motionless audience. So ironically, you did know what you were watching!!! Deep Purple were super huge and influential; their 1972 live album 'Made in Japan' is considered by many to be the best live album ever. You might well enjoy 'Highway Star' from that album, as well as the live 'Child in Time'. I think the film footage you watched has been reversed, as I do not believe either guitarist was left handed.
Check out their studio version of "When a Blind Man Cries". Very bluesy soulful song with tons of emotion from the guitarist (Ritchie Blackmore) and Ian Gillan on vocals. I think you will like it.
@@rayklehmann8779 I found it too much keyboard and not much feel in the guitar if I am thinking of the right video. I prefer Ritchie's soulful phrasing and sound much more. Even though I have heard he didn't like that song very much. Not sure why, I see it as one of their gems.
@@jalkabre5904 it is one of there gems! Hear that for the first time that he didn't liked it. Steve Morris the man at the guitar had a great feeling too. Not like Ritchie, but still a good feeling. Saw him 1999 in London, by 30yrs Concerto and he played Steve Morse onto the Wall... 🙊
I'm glad you like this, MrLboyd. Welcome to the world of British (specifically English) first generation heavy metal. DP were indeed massive in their day. Wikipedia estimates they sold over 100 million albums, to say nothing of the countless downloads.
The band now exists for 54 years, and I finally got to see them live just a few months ago. They still kick massive ass, even though most of them are 74 years or older. What impresses me most though, is that they have still put out 4 records in the last decade, and I thoroughly enjoyed 2013's "Now What?!" album. Smoke on the Water is their most famous song, but some of the songs I would like to recommend are: Highway Star, When a blind Man Cries, Burn, Woman from Tokyo, All I got is You, Uncommon Man and Vincent Price.
The dynamics in this song are a masterclassssss . The way they transition using all instrument to build tension. After the second"wait for the ricochet " you can see Ian pace drop his drum stick but not miss a beat. The interplay between them during solos. Blackmore on guitar points to the bassist Rodger Glover who does a sweet walking bass line. John lord just crazy and of course Ian Gillan Holy voice of the gods of rock😆.
I'm finding this 8 days in so I believe you already know the answers to all the questions you pose. I will simply suggest, there are many books written on the British muscic scene from 1965 to 1975. Deep Purple were also completely influenced by American Blues artists from the 30's onwards much the same as every great British Rock Band of that ere; Led Zeppelin, The Who, Black Sabbath, and others ad infinitum. There's a "Yardbirds" movie scene where the crowd was giving the same stern repose. I believe it was in juxtaposition to the American displays of insanity as with "The Beatles" concert scenes, for example. I dearly loved your supprise at this greatness and thanks always for your videos Sir.
The audience was a product of the setting. Certainly in broadcasts by the BBC the expectation was that you applauded at the end and that you remain politely seated and quiet during the performance. It's a good example of the stereotypical British aversion to public displays of emotion
Glad you've discovered THE rock band of their time, and mine of all time. They've been through multiple line-ups, but every single album has something special in it to be discovered. Great reaction to a great song, and yeah - that audience was dead.
From the album IN ROCK. The #1 hit from that was SMOKE ON THE WATER. Everyone in the world would recognize the opening rift from that song. I think audience behavior is because it’s more tv studio than concert. David Coverdale from White Snake was with this group at one time I believe.
Ian's my favorite. "Pictures of Home" & "The Mule" are a few overlooked gems for vocals, but there's not a bad song on "Fireball" or "Machine Head" imo. Everything top shelf! Great reaction!
Trust me … they knew exactly what they were listening to … and … gigantically famous, huge influential band in the 70’s Saw them in Glasgow the night “Black night” got to number one in the UK charts … Ian Gillan went off stage and came back on with the 1st edition of the following morning’s paper … got a great reception!
For years "machine head" album was considered by many the first heavy metal album....but, you could say black sabbath and others. Greatness and they have always been top tier, revered band,!
Super well known and loved in the older, UK rock community. The sounds and influences around Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Jazz, Blues, Glam, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, helped pave the way for Punk, Rock, Indie and Metal music from that point onwards. It was an interesting transition period from the early start of the Beatles and the Stones into later Dio, Rainbow etc.
The audience were told to sit still because this was a studio recording for TV . . I can tell you from personal experience that the live concerts were always wild.
Jon Lord was not only a fantastic rock musician but also a brilliant classical composer sadly missed, Rip Jon. A god one to listen to now would be Perfect Strangers.
The laid back audience is normal for tv show recordings of that era. The priority was to record the performance as perfectly as possible for the tv viewers. For the audience in the studio (if it was allowed at all), that meant don't move and don't make a sound. The viewers at home want to hear the music, not your noise. Only a polite applause after the performance was allowed.
An extraordinary song. What I love about this sort of "First Time Hearing" video is when someone hearing a song like this for the first time who probably would not listen to this genre normally has such a wonderful review. I really like this chap reviewing the song. Every time I hear Child In Time with the classic line-up I realise that I am so grateful to have been around listening to the greatness of 1969-1975 British Rock Bands.
back in those days it was seen as a little odd going out of yourself in germany, this was recorded in germany "after" the war so, ppl were kinda restrained. still the 70s but the lingering guilt of the past was still a major thing here, since germans started the war and the song is about the war and its brutality and death.
I was roflmao when you stopped at the first verse, and you said his vocals were doing his thing. Me saying you haven't heard yet what his vocals are about to do to you. Priceless how big your eyes got and facial expression. Epic reaction video. Thanks.
TV taping crowds in the 60s and 70s were told not to cheer and go crazy as it might wreck the audio and potentially cameras. The 69 Led Zeppelin Danish TV appearance is a good example.
I also was puzzled by the passive reaction from the crowd then I realized the reason why. I believe this performance took place in a TV studio in front of a token hand-picked audience who may or may not have heard of this band. So the people were on their best behavior "acting" as the audience in front of the TV cameras, probably nervous and overwhelmed.
Yes Gillian was a monster but listen to the melancholy yet beautiful Instrumentals. Then the band goes Savage mode. Quite extraordinary how Mark ll was so talented. Ritchie and Jon Lord compliment each other while Glover keeps the band together. Ian Paice is a. Beast and the Original Energizer Bunny. When I first heard Child In Time when I bought In Rock at 9 years old I really didn't know what to think about it. As I grew older I understood the greatness and the Masterpiece the song is.
I think this was filmed in England, back in that day English audiences where very subdued and would only give a little applause at just a few time's during the show. The Who's "Live at Leads" album is the same way as well as others Ive heard over the decade's. Can you hear the vocal influence of Patty LaBelle, James Brown and Aretha Franklin? These guy's all loved James, Patty and Aretha's singing!
I love your voice, very smooth and professional, like an FM radio DJ. Awesome review! In defense of the crowd: back then,when concerts were being filmed for television, audiences were asked to remain silent during the songs. (You can hear them start to go wild at the end here. 😁) Also, they were probably stunned and in tears at the gut-wrenching lyrics, like me when I first heard this! I'm glad for that stipulation because otherwise even this masterclass peak performance might have gone under in Beatles-level crowd screams and disruption.
Funny that I ran into this. Tonight I was driving to a wedding with my wife. Highway Star came on the radio. So I started to sing and speed. In my Ford Ecosport 0.9 liters engine. Ecoboost. For a minute I felt it. Until the "WTF are you doing?" I slowed down and started my own "Well, let me tell you a story, about a 50 years old song...". And yeah, the wedding sucked.
The audience is not bored. Thats how you did in the 60ies. you sat down and listened respectfully and then you would clap after the artist had done their songs.
If you watch the old recordings of The Doors in copenhagen 1969 you will see the same, crowds sitting or standing still while watching in silence... Even if you rewatch the old woodstock 69 recordings youl realise that many people were sitting...
Personally I have gone to dozens of music festivals with prog rock. sitting or lying down on some kind of trip is the best way to listen to the psychedelic soundtracks of the 60ies...
I like to think the audience wasn't bored, but speechless.
Saw them perform on dutch television, believe me these old people in the life audience, didn't know what they witnessed 😂, l
They were told to be quiet and still because it was a live recording
I am a child of the 70’s, the best decade of rock and roll. All Bands during this decade wanted originality as the primary focus (unlike today). This band was a HUGE band of the times.
It was a TV studio, not a concert, and the audience were told to keep still and quiet as it was being filmed for a TV Show
They filled stadiums worldwide. But were overshadowed by Zeppelin .
The performance we just watched was filmed for tv so that moght explain the audiance.
Deep Purple are one of the so-named Unholy Trinity with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, the three bands deservedly given credit for shaping hard rock and metal as we know it today. While Smoke on the Water is their most famous song, this is arguably their best and most complex. Smoke on the Water is iconic, but I also recommend Highway Star, Speed King, Bloodsucker, Strange Kind of Woman (live for a ridiculous duel between vocalist extraordinaire Ian Gillan and guitar phenom Ritchie Blackmore), and Space Truckin'. Enjoy, good sir.
I love highway star. Its so good they used it for the opening of the 1st rockband game out of all the songs on the game.
Looks as if they brought in a school trip class of 9th graders!
They call it a trinity but it should be four.... Uriah Heep are seldom mentioned, A band with a songrwriter and keyboardist that easily can be compared with Jon Lord. Not to mention that almost all delivering fantastic vocal included their amaizing drummer Lee Kerslake....
No Storm Bringer?
That "duel" drove my dad crazy! 🤭
Because back then we watched and listened to the band….not bored…respectful…..no phones flashing for pics…videos….selfies….we were there to see a band…not ourselves.
The Producers of the Television Show told the audience to not get excited for the recording of the jam. Yes, they are quite well known and are a legendary Band from the late 60's and 70's. Jon Lord on Organ and Ritchie Blackmore on Guitar are also legends in their own right.
They all are. All five.
@@wolfgangwalk337 True dat!
@@wolfgangwalk337 Right on the money. All legends of their craft.
George Best is in the audience.
Ian Paice is a legendary drummer, and Gillan is widely considered one of the greatest rock vocalists in history. Basically every member of this line-up of DP were virtuoso performers. And in this song they were greater than the sum of their parts.
deep purple, ten years after, led zep, , brit rock priceless
Yes, the Deep Purple were extremely famous! They were famous as one the very best live shows of the era. This was the exquisite lineup often referred to as Deep Purple Mk II. The lineups before and after had hits, but generally speaking this is quintessential Deep Purple.
This was a performance at a television studio. In those days, you obtained tickets for the filming or taping without knowing what guests would be there for the session, as these were done in advance of airing. Deep Purple were ahead of their time being on the cutting edge of innovation and improvisation, but even so, the audience is “dead” as they were instructed by the director to be silent during the recording session and save all applause until indicated by the director’s staff at the end of the performance. Additionally, in those days, there was an expectation of “proper” public behavior before the camera, and people were expected to carry themselves in studio with decorum and a bit of formality, similar to what one might expect if one were in the audience of an operatic performance at a concert hall or opera house.
It’s very possible that most in the audience had not heard Deep Purple, or music like it, as the popular music of the day was not rock centric as much as the Baby Boomers and Hollywood would like you to believe. Only around this time did we see the music of the previous generation begin to give way to the music of the “boomers” on Television. Nevertheless, the late 60s had hard rock pioneer exposure of this kind and set the stage for many different new genres including hard rock and blues among others to be booked for television appearances and this became quite common throughout the next decade and was the how many would see a band perform live prior to the MTV music video revolution in the 80s which early on often was comprised of PR films and live recordings arranged into the now ubiquitous music video.
For the fans of legendary acts like Purple, these pieces of film and videotape are genuine treasure and remain an extremely important part of music history.
Deep Deep Purple is primarily an instrumentally oriented group, the vocals and songwriting contributions of Ian Gillan are spectacular in their own right! The late, great Jon Lord on the Hammond organ remains one of the all-time Masters of the keyboard and composition. Ian Paice should be on the short list of the greatest drummers in rock music and with Roger Glover’s bass form the solid foundation upon which Lord and fellow legend Ritchie Blackmore exhibit their wizardry. Many consider Blackmore the archetype hard rock guitarist, and you will find him among the very best of all time.
The treasure trove of Deep Purple is vast and deep, and very much remains among the most influential bands of all time. Although not metal nor even rightly pigeon holed as hard rock either, the music of Deep Purple influences bands to this day. This legendary Mk II lineup reunited in the early 80s for the “Perfect Strangers” album and tour. It produced hits of “knocking at your back door” and the title track and is a good contrast with Mk II with legendary hits of “Smoke on the Water”, “Space Truckin’” and “Highway Star”! They did a great rendition of Mk I hits like “Hush” as well!
Another great reaction! Keep sharing your discovery of, and journey through great music! 👍🏻
Deep Purple are indeed "gigantically famous" (well, to us oldies). The song is about the Cold War (not Vietnam - they were a British band), and the crowd were told to remain still for the telly broadcast. The singer (Ian Gillan) also sang the role of Jesus on the original "Jesus Christ Superstar" album (but not on any of the stage/movie versions).
Ian Gillan is the one singing on the original Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack. Treat yourself to him singing Gethsemane from the soundtrack. I saw them perform in 1974. They were still very good, but Ian Gillan had been replaced by David Coverdale (White Snake) and Glenn Hughes had become their bassist.
@@rickryb4587 I avoided using "soundtrack" as many would associate that term with a film/play. So new listeners may end up hearing Jeff Fenholt, or even Ted Neeley, with titles like "original Broadway cast" or "film" soundtrack.
@@psbarrow Yes. Jesus Christ Superstar is a musical (and later a rock opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice -- both legends in the genre. I still listen to that album at least a couple times a year. The album rocks and is quite funky at times, the story is familiar but told from several characters' perspectives, and Ian's voice is pure gold.
@@rickryb4587 I saw them in Hartford Ct. in 74 too. Fantastic and I will never forget it. Gethsemane I know by heart. Love that album too
@@rickryb4587 Ian is still with the band today he rejoined with a new Keyboard player after Jon Lord passed and Steve replaced Ritchie
That professional people, professionals in the music business I mean, grown-ups, apparently never heard of Child in Time before, is beyond me.
yes, they were famous, and yes, they were hugely influential on rock musicians that followed
They were stunned. We were really young and naive regarding good music and there WAS SO MUCH OF IT
Amazing doesn't begin to describe thus man.....FUCKING LEGEND...ENJOY....AND DO MORE. SHITS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The greatest song of all time. I cry of joy every time I hear it it’s so good!
They "only" have the most iconic quitar rift in the universe "Smoke on the water" :)
You think? LOL
Agreed! Likely one of the first Rifts a guitar student learns to play.
They're also known as the loudest band ever. And Ian Gillen's voice in his prime was nearly five octaves.
Got to love when classically trained musicians go Rogue.
I was in high school when Smoke On The Water came out, and every teen interested in guitar wanted to learn that riff.
This guys + Led Zeppelin + Black Sabbath are considered the precursors of metal music.
Awesome reaction to one of the greatest vocalists ever.
They were GIGANTICALLY famous
I love it when people who react to the song actually know something about music and singing and have something to say. Glad you experienced the Deep Purple.
My favourite band since I was 15. I am now 63.
They ARE HUGE in this genre!!! They ARE gigantic!
LOVE Your reaction!!!
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The amount of good music in the 70's is just amazing.The creativity that was so much part of this kind of a music has just unfortunately gone long time ago.Grat reaction mate,Greetings from Germany.
This is music on the highest level you can reach, musically. Everything about this performance, is completely stunning and so perfect that the only thing to do is enjoy the greatest band on the planet. This is 1970 and still to this day hard to compete with, for any band. Just listen to Ian Paice, he is incredible, Gillans voice, Blackmore´s solo is amazing, Glover great and what can one say about the Great, Great Jon Lord? Here we are talking about a keyboard player, the Best of the Best. No one, no one could compete with the Great Jon Lord, high class level R.I.P. Jon Lord - miss you so much!
Agreed 👍 rip Jon Douglas Lord
Great reaction! I have seen this performance so many times, and I still get goose bumps. Let's put it this way about his vocals, Luciano Pavarotti is said to have been jealous of Ian's vocal ability. I am too!💯🎵🎶🎤🎵🎶 Yes, Deep Purple is famous. Back in the day, it was Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Deep Purple is by far my favorite.
This & "Lazy" are my 2 favorite Deep Purple songs. If you haven't heard "Lazy" yet, you need to.
Deep purple so much talent they are often overlooked becaus they did not become a corporate band like big names of the time that had half their takent have to respect that
Deep Purple changed the game, they are one of the pillars of metal music
Five of the best ever in their fields!
This is in my top 10 songs of all time in general. Across all music genres and vocal styles.
Bro I closed my eyes at 4:30 and then opened them and you had your eyes closed. That feel, that groove.
Rock in the 60's and 70's was pretty much always blues based. That was the influence for early rock n roll. And personally I think rock was at its best when blues was the influence.
I couldn't agree more. The blues influence combined with the classical studies that most of musicians had ( wasn't easy to find a teacher to teach you electric guitar these days so they had to begin with classic guitar to learn) gave birth to the masterpieces we all know. Rock today for me is dead. Not because I am a boomer and I m stuck to the music of my youth but because rock lost its roots.The last big rock band for me was System of a down.
My dad’s favourite band of all time👊 epic , so good to hear on a reaction channel 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I
They are one of the metal pioneers and had a 50 year career with many gold and platinum albums and even more huge world tours.
This audience is what made me fall in love with this song. I think they are more stunned than they expected.
Deep Purple singer was the biggest influence on Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. Deep Purple has influenced bands in metal/thrash metal like Iron Maiden and Metallica, etc; guitar shredder bands like Yngwie Malmsteen and Impellitteri, etc; prog rock bands like Dream Theater, etc; The scope of their influence is vast. They've been covered by many. One of the first songs any guitarist learns is Smoke On The Water.
This is a live, tv audience who, in a studio in the late 1960's and early 1970's, really acted like this.
9 years old , sitting on my neighbors bed when we first heard these guys . This reminds me of why they became so big in my musical education. Great reaction my man ; a pleasure watching you experience this for the first time . As for the audience, it was 1970 . They were not ready for this . No one could be .
Deep Purple was definitely 'super well known' in the 70's, as I was a teenager back then, and every one I knew had Deep Purple albums in their record collection.
You’ve witnessed absolute genius and mastery. Their music is the most difficult I’ve ever payed (bass lines).
They are Rock Gods, right up there with the very best of that time zone!!!👍👍👌👌✌✌😁😁
Love deep purple but child in time Is incredible even to this day the whole groups much talent. They will live in. Time forever
When the vocals start escalating, your reactions were amazing. It's like listening to it again for the first time with zero reference.
You mentioned that it sounded bluesy and that's accurate, in fact many of the early heavy metal pioneers grew up listening to blues music which is why Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, hell even early AC/DC with Bon Scott sounded bluesy at times. Eventually the genre's sound drifted away from that, so that early era of like 67ish-73ish has a very unique sound.
Ian Gillan has one of my favorite rock voices. You should listen to Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar when Ian had the lead on Broadway. He’s definitely a vocalist to be reckoned with.
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Its difficult for someone of my age to understand how you don't know who Deep Purple are, as a band and as individuals.
Maybe some times in the past, people from different musical genres or perhaps the hip hop world, might look at us old guys with long hair and think 'how uncool we are' - well this is the quality of the music we were listening to.
Great to see you appreciating it 👍
Deep Purple is one of the finest bands ever. I highly recommend the live performance of When A Blind Man Cries. Excellent song with fantastic vocals. Also the video for Highway Star, a song they wrote on a tour bus and played that same night. Greatness unmatched.
a classic... stays a great song after all these years
First guitar lick nearly everyone learns is Deep Purple Smoke on the Water . The whole band ,that line up are incredibly accomplished musicians. Jon Lord Hammond B3 , Ian Paice drums ( he plays with a swing style from his beginnings ) Roger Glover bass Solid and Ritchie Blackmore, not given nearly enough credit because he left rock music.
Ian Gillan vocals if you want more his solo "When a Blind man Cries" or From Superstar " Gethsemane" that really showcases his ability. Masterpiece.
Best known as Mark 2. The best imho.
Loved your smile on this, one of my favorite songs, the audience was told to hold their applause until the end by the BBC.
Deep Purple were huge!
Made in Japan was a masterpiece double live album.
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It was the UK, they were gathered into the studio hall to sit and look like an audience and unless they were told otherwise they had to sit and do nothing to attract attention away from the band.
Just came across this reaction video of yours and felt so proud that I was blessed with growing up during the 70s. Great bands and musicians at that time, such as guitar god Ritchie Blackmore. My all time favorites, however, were and are Sweet. A fantastic band who were so horribly underrated and misunderstood, judged on the basis of their contractually owed teeny pop singles. But in truth, their hearts were set on rock. Their albums showed their true rock qualities. With true gems among the songs and incredible solos. (Axel Rose named them as one of his favorites when growing up, KISS said: without Sweet, there would never have been KISS.) Fantastic lead vocals by Brian, Andy's amazing guitar work, Steve on bass, who also had great lead vocal qualities (see No You Don't on the album Sweet Fanny Adams), and Mick whose drumming skills are impressively shown in the drum solo track The Man With The Golden Arm on the album Desolation Boulevard and in live videos. One of their best rock songs is Windy City from their album Off The Record (to be found on the Official Sweet Channel), which was called their masterpiece by critics. It is my all-time favorite and just fantastic. Maybe you can give it a listen in one of your videos? I'm really curious on your opinion and those of you guys on here. Thanks a lot and hugs from Germany!! ☺💖
And just to add a few things: they were all 4 fantastic singers, which is very rare. There are songs with either Steve or Andy or Mick on lead vocal. And so... no wonder... they are the "fathers" of vocal harmonies in songs, one of their trade marks. Queen, for example, were influenced by them. My Glamrock kings 😍
,.... M I N E IS B U R N I N G (THEIR BEST OF THE BEST! ❤!) !!! BERNIE GERMANY 😊
@bernhardherrmann9230 Hi Bernie, freut mich. Könnte stundenlang über die Jungs fachsimpeln. 😀 kennst du den: Mein Nachbar hört Sweet, ob er will oder nicht! 😁
@@gabriellemw888,.... Ja, S ü ß ~ unbekannte Schöne! ! BERNDI AUS NBG
An enormous band and still huge now. Try Woman from Tokyo or Highway star . Another song by Deep Purple you might love is When a blindman cries. You might have to search Gillan ( Band) because there's not many live Deep Purple shows with it but it's still Ian Gillan on the vox
This is my all time favorite song by far ❤️
Ian Gillan has said in several interviews that the song is about the Cold War, as that is what worried people at the time; the fear of a nuclear conflict between the USSR and NATO. I must admit though, I was around in the 70s and it never worried me once; nor anyone I knew.
The audience thing; electronics were not so precise as technology later became, and it was difficult to filter out or separate the sound of the band from audience background noise. Consequently, for live studio performances, audiences were asked to keep still and not make any noise as this could spoil the recording. You will often see this on performances from years ago, and reactors often express their puzzlement at the motionless audience. So ironically, you did know what you were watching!!!
Deep Purple were super huge and influential; their 1972 live album 'Made in Japan' is considered by many to be the best live album ever. You might well enjoy 'Highway Star' from that album, as well as the live 'Child in Time'.
I think the film footage you watched has been reversed, as I do not believe either guitarist was left handed.
Ian Paice the drummer is left handed
@@genabourassa7962 I said guitarists, which are the musicians that appear to show the film is revered.
Check out their studio version of "When a Blind Man Cries". Very bluesy soulful song with tons of emotion from the guitarist (Ritchie Blackmore) and Ian Gillan on vocals. I think you will like it.
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Nearly a shame to say, but the life version of the Ian Gillan Band is better, promise!
@@rayklehmann8779 I found it too much keyboard and not much feel in the guitar if I am thinking of the right video. I prefer Ritchie's soulful phrasing and sound much more. Even though I have heard he didn't like that song very much. Not sure why, I see it as one of their gems.
@@jalkabre5904 it is one of there gems! Hear that for the first time that he didn't liked it. Steve Morris the man at the guitar had a great feeling too. Not like Ritchie, but still a good feeling. Saw him 1999 in London, by 30yrs Concerto and he played Steve Morse onto the Wall... 🙊
I am SO glad you reacted to this and appreciate it properly. Been my all time favourite song since I was a kid❤️
It was a BBC studio and the audience were not allowed to react at the time
Nice, you are in for a ride with Deep Purple, enjoy!
Ian Gillan, the force of nature❤
Listen to him as Jesus singing Gethsemane
I'm glad you like this, MrLboyd. Welcome to the world of British (specifically English) first generation heavy metal. DP were indeed massive in their day. Wikipedia estimates they sold over 100 million albums, to say nothing of the countless downloads.
The band now exists for 54 years, and I finally got to see them live just a few months ago. They still kick massive ass, even though most of them are 74 years or older.
What impresses me most though, is that they have still put out 4 records in the last decade, and I thoroughly enjoyed 2013's "Now What?!" album.
Smoke on the Water is their most famous song, but some of the songs I would like to recommend are:
Highway Star, When a blind Man Cries, Burn, Woman from Tokyo, All I got is You, Uncommon Man and Vincent Price.
You and me both; finally saw them live few months ago in Orlando. So awesome !! Ian can still belt ! This concert was pure happiness!
The dynamics in this song are a masterclassssss . The way they transition using all instrument to build tension. After the second"wait for the ricochet " you can see Ian pace drop his drum stick but not miss a beat. The interplay between them during solos. Blackmore on guitar points to the bassist Rodger Glover who does a sweet walking bass line. John lord just crazy and of course Ian Gillan Holy voice of the gods of rock😆.
The audience's changed once they made it to America! They had me on my feet rocking out fully.
Amazing reaction!!!! Great understanding and soul!!!
I'm finding this 8 days in so I believe you already know the answers to all the questions you pose. I will simply suggest, there are many books written on the British muscic scene from 1965 to 1975. Deep Purple were also completely influenced by American Blues artists from the 30's onwards much the same as every great British Rock Band of that ere; Led Zeppelin, The Who, Black Sabbath, and others ad infinitum.
There's a "Yardbirds" movie scene where the crowd was giving the same stern repose. I believe it was in juxtaposition to the American displays of insanity as with "The Beatles" concert scenes, for example.
I dearly loved your supprise at this greatness and thanks always for your videos Sir.
One of the best things I have ever seen live was this song on the Perfect Strangers tour. Absolute goosebumps.
My favorite deep purple track!!
The audience was a product of the setting. Certainly in broadcasts by the BBC the expectation was that you applauded at the end and that you remain politely seated and quiet during the performance. It's a good example of the stereotypical British aversion to public displays of emotion
Glad you've discovered THE rock band of their time, and mine of all time. They've been through multiple line-ups, but every single album has something special in it to be discovered. Great reaction to a great song, and yeah - that audience was dead.
From the album IN ROCK. The #1 hit from that was SMOKE ON THE WATER. Everyone in the world would recognize the opening rift from that song. I think audience behavior is because it’s more tv studio than concert. David Coverdale from White Snake was with this group at one time I believe.
Ian's my favorite. "Pictures of Home" & "The Mule" are a few overlooked gems for vocals, but there's not a bad song on "Fireball" or "Machine Head" imo. Everything top shelf! Great reaction!
One of my late father's favorite bands. Made me think of him today, thank you for that
NO AUTO TUNE JUST PURE TALENT.
I got to see Deep Purple during their very last tour. Loudest concert ever. Geeze that was a long time ago.
They haven't played their last tour yet. 😊
I think he mean’s last Tour of that era. Before this lineups 11 year hiatus.
@@ponytrekker8996 yep.
how have you gone through life never hearing this song?
Trust me … they knew exactly what they were listening to … and … gigantically famous, huge influential band in the 70’s
Saw them in Glasgow the night “Black night” got to number one in the UK charts … Ian Gillan went off stage and came back on with the 1st edition of the following morning’s paper … got a great reception!
For years "machine head" album was considered by many the first heavy metal album....but, you could say black sabbath and others. Greatness and they have always been top tier, revered band,!
Better than the studio recording
Super well known and loved in the older, UK rock community. The sounds and influences around Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Jazz, Blues, Glam, Bowie, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, helped pave the way for Punk, Rock, Indie and Metal music from that point onwards. It was an interesting transition period from the early start of the Beatles and the Stones into later Dio, Rainbow etc.
Ian Gillian hits the highs like Bloodstones never let go and natural high, both those gives you goosebumps.
Rat Bat Blue is a great song by them that is sort of a sleeper. Killer riff, and his vocals are spot on.
Yeah Rat Bat Blue and Fools are two of my favorites my DP
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@@bernhardherrmann9230 Oh! You Fool No One! Yeah!
The audience were told to sit still because this was a studio recording for TV . . I can tell you from personal experience that the live concerts were always wild.
I like how you went "his voice is amazing" before he even got really started :)
Jon Lord was not only a fantastic rock musician but also a brilliant classical composer sadly missed, Rip Jon.
A god one to listen to now would be Perfect Strangers.
Try out their songs, "Highway star" and "Space Truckin".
Excellent reaction as usual! Love this song and band! More Deep Purple please!
I’m embarrassed to say that I never heard of these guys, but DAMN! Instant fan. I’m working out to this for the next week.
The laid back audience is normal for tv show recordings of that era. The priority was to record the performance as perfectly as possible for the tv viewers. For the audience in the studio (if it was allowed at all), that meant don't move and don't make a sound. The viewers at home want to hear the music, not your noise. Only a polite applause after the performance was allowed.
The exact opposite to any Beatles gig in the 60s when all you could hear were the girls screaming their tits off!
An extraordinary song. What I love about this sort of "First Time Hearing" video is when someone hearing a song like this for the first time who probably would not listen to this genre normally has such a wonderful review. I really like this chap reviewing the song. Every time I hear Child In Time with the classic line-up I realise that I am so grateful to have been around listening to the greatness of 1969-1975 British Rock Bands.
It was BBC, they had to just sit and watch as it was going to be aired. I think it was called 'Deep Purple, doing their thing.'
back in those days it was seen as a little odd going out of yourself in germany, this was recorded in germany "after" the war so, ppl were kinda restrained. still the 70s but the lingering guilt of the past was still a major thing here, since germans started the war and the song is about the war and its brutality and death.
I was roflmao when you stopped at the first verse, and you said his vocals were doing his thing. Me saying you haven't heard yet what his vocals are about to do to you. Priceless how big your eyes got and facial expression. Epic reaction video. Thanks.
TV taping crowds in the 60s and 70s were told not to cheer and go crazy as it might wreck the audio and potentially cameras. The 69 Led Zeppelin Danish TV appearance is a good example.
I also was puzzled by the passive reaction from the crowd then I realized the reason why. I believe this performance took place in a TV studio in front of a token hand-picked audience who may or may not have heard of this band. So the people were on their best behavior "acting" as the audience in front of the TV cameras, probably nervous and overwhelmed.
Richie Blackmore solo legendary
Yes Gillian was a monster but listen to the melancholy yet beautiful Instrumentals. Then the band goes Savage mode. Quite extraordinary how Mark ll was so talented. Ritchie and Jon Lord compliment each other while Glover keeps the band together. Ian Paice is a. Beast and the Original Energizer Bunny. When I first heard Child In Time when I bought In Rock at 9 years old I really didn't know what to think about it. As I grew older I understood the greatness and the Masterpiece the song is.
I think this was filmed in England, back in that day English audiences where very subdued and would only give a little applause at just a few time's during the show. The Who's "Live at Leads" album is the same way as well as others Ive heard over the decade's. Can you hear the vocal influence of Patty LaBelle, James Brown and Aretha Franklin? These guy's all loved James, Patty and Aretha's singing!
I love your voice, very smooth and professional, like an FM radio DJ. Awesome review!
In defense of the crowd: back then,when concerts were being filmed for television, audiences were asked to remain silent during the songs. (You can hear them start to go wild at the end here. 😁) Also, they were probably stunned and in tears at the gut-wrenching lyrics, like me when I first heard this!
I'm glad for that stipulation because otherwise even this masterclass peak performance might have gone under in Beatles-level crowd screams and disruption.
Does any one else think this reactor guy has the best speaking voice ever. He should be on the radio
Funny that I ran into this. Tonight I was driving to a wedding with my wife. Highway Star came on the radio. So I started to sing and speed. In my Ford Ecosport 0.9 liters engine. Ecoboost. For a minute I felt it. Until the "WTF are you doing?" I slowed down and started my own "Well, let me tell you a story, about a 50 years old song...". And yeah, the wedding sucked.