Deep Purple : Burn : 50 Years On : The 1974 Classic Album - Personal Memories with Phil Aston
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- Deep Purple : Burn : 1974 - 50 years on
In this video I talk about the album, hearing for the first time and going to see them on the tour that year.
I also go through the different versions I have, including the tour program, songbook and suggest which version you should go for.
The first concert I ever went to. B'ham Odeon May 74. Deep Purple supported by Elf. I was 15 and was lucky to go on the 2nd night when Blackmore sacrificed his guitar (he was in a mood the night before).
The Burn album is in my top 10 albums of all time and the title track contains all the ingredients required to explain why purple were so popular.
1. Guitar riff from the gods - tick
2. Band come in after riff to add dramatic affect - tick
3. Drummer playing like keith Moon over verses - tick
4. Sci Fi lyrics that include a line like "the people laughed until she said Burn - tick
5. Song returns to point 1 at every given opportunity - tick
6. Bridge with soaring vocals from Glenn Hughes - tick
7. Jaw dropping neo classical guitar solo with awesome tone - tick
8. Hammond C3 organ solo - tick
9. Return to point 1 again - tick
10. Dramatic crash ending no fade -tick
CD Best version remaster from 2004
Ritchie Blackmore between 74 - 76 was on fire.
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The guitar solo in A200 is probably the most epic sounding solo ever. I always imagined as the scorched horizon left behind by the song Burn.
House Of Blue Light was my first new Deep Purple at the time it came out and I bought a ticket for a concert in Rotterdam (the second performance). Great show, but again not much later that Mark II broak up. Now I have bought ticket to see them for the second time, just in a couple of weeks from now.... I am getting fired up with my old body...
A fantastic selection of Burn memorabilia. Burn is easily my favourite Deep Purple album, I still get a lot of enjoyment spinning my old vinyl copy. I was lucky enough to see Whitesnake recently in Dublin on their fairwell tour where they performed the song Burn, a fantastic live piece of music, whilst David Coverdale can't quite reach the notes from 1974, it was performed with much respect, fun & good vibes.
Hi, thank you for watching, I just never tire of the album and especially the title track. I do very much enjoy Whitesnake’s version of Burn as well. Phil :)
I've said it before and I'll say it again BURN is the "Greatest" rock song ever recorded, you nailed it 💯% it has everything you want in a song, blazing guitar, seering vocals, thunderous drums and keyboard melodies unmatchable to this day, an unbelievable song and album, great review, love it 🤘🔥🤘
Hi Miller, thank you for watching and for your great comment. Wonderful to know this album and the song Burn is loved so much! Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine I also have Live In London and yes Ritchie's guitar tone and playing throughout is untouchable, love the intro to Mistreated, still gives me chills 👍
One of the best Hard Rock albums ever made 🤘☀️🍺
I echo all of your comments Phil ! An epic album ! They just don't make music like DP anymore .
I was 15 and this was the first show I ever saw. I will never forget it.
Snap… same here ! Phil :)
Richie Blackmore is my all time favorite guitar player, the man is a musical genius. Nobody in rock or metal has written such creative guitar riffs and solos. Toni iommi would be a very close second in my opinion. What Richie done in purple and then rainbow is magical.
Ritchie Blackmore is my favourite axeman, too.
deep purple made in japan is the greatest live LP EVER!!! in my opinion...
I saw the Burn tour in August of 1974. I loved how Purple didn’t shy away from playing Burn tracks. Right out of the gate, they played the first there songs, which was fantastic. I love everything about Burn, especially the cover. Such a Purple album cover.
Where did you see them? I saw them at the Birmingham Odeon
Burn is my favourite DP-album. In Rock may have been the gamechanger and Machine Head contained a lot of DP-staples but Burn is the pinnacle when it comes to bluesy hard rock presented with convidence and style from start to finish. It‘s the magic frozen point in time when Blackmore was lucky to get rid of Gillan/Glover and not yet fed up with Hughes/Coverdale and the funky stuff to come. Which of course doesn’t mean that Ritchie has ever been lucky being in DP at any point in time😊.
Hi, thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts on Deep Purple and Burn! Phil :)
My favourite Purple album and one of the first rock albums I ever bought back in 1976 which would explain why I'm one of the rare people that prefers Coverdale to Gillan. A brilliant album.
A truly great hard rock album and Blackmore's playing...🤤🤯 The remix from 2004 was also fantastic - just wish they had released those candles! 🕯️🔥
Thank you for watching! I would have gone for those candles as well - Phil :)
Hello Mr. Aston well describe your passion for the music you love. Back in 1974 I was 1 year old! yes 1 year. Right after listening "Still of the Night" I learned Mr. Coverdale previous band, So Deep Purple shows up and BURN was the album. But It was not untill 1995 I had the chance to listen in full. Thank you again for your time and teach us about how music is part of our lives. Take care. Cheers!
Hi Jorge, thank you for watching and for your ongoing support of what I do here. It means the world to me - phil :)
Got the music book & the program.
Forgot to get Glenn to sign them when at Wolverhampton last October - preoccupied with Soren trying the Stormbringer guitar I made him.
Great to see the enthusiasm hasn't dwindled!!!
I remember it like it was yesterday picked it up the day it was released.After In Rock,Machine Head,Who Do We Think We Are it's my fourth favorite Purple album.Love it
Hi Thomas, thank you for watching, great to meet another Purple fan. Phil
I agree with you absolutely. 'A' 200 is a great song by Deep Purple. Many people think it's a bad filler but the song is a strong statement with a really powerful guitar solo by Ritchie. I love that solo so much. Ritchie never played anything like it remotely again. To me this track is ingenious, a coming tornado. You appreciated the album very well, Burn deserves it, a highlight in their career. I wished in 1974 that the candles would never go out. You did an excellent job on this upload. By the way i have a dream. The 50th anniversary release in 2024 with five real candles in a strictly limited box edition and much more unreleased material. Dreams can sometimes come true.
Hi Hartmut, thank you for watching and I hope your dream does come true! Phil :)
One of your best videos Phil! So nice to hear your enthusiasm and to see your associated collection of records and cassettes.
Hi Sjhue, thank you for watching and I am so pleased you liked this video. I plan to do a lot more like it. Phil :)
Nice review and thanks for showing us your "Burn" collection and memorabilia. I can't wait for "Stormbringer".
It would also be cool that you review and show us your collection of "Bananas".
Hi Randy, I really like Bananas but for that album I only have the CD! Phil :)
Excellent review. I live in Canada and my 1st concert was the Burn tour, in Vancouver, Canada, when I was 15. Blackmore still my favourite guitarist.
On a side note, inspired by your Deep Purple with Martin Popoff action, I showed Deep Purple Live in San Diego 1974 during my latest video. I also did a little shoutout for your channel. It is uploading now, and is titled "What's Spinning. Plus a Shoutout to Now Spinning Magazine with Phil Aston". I talk a bit about you when I was showing the Purple album. Just thought you'd like to know...
Thank you for watching, we must be the same age as that is when I first saw the band. Thank you very much for the name check as well - Phil
Yup, we are both young [errr, just don't ask my wife, lol]. You are welcome for the name check, your channel deserved it.
Love it Phil. Like you I got the cassette version first (incredible how minimalist the packaging was for them at the time) and later the vinyl. Loaned out the latter and never got it back (that was quite common but I was never guilty of it). Fast forward over thirty years and picked up the 30th anniversary CD set as part of the two for £10 deal that HMV used to do. Better still, I managed to score a near mint vinyl copy for £8 at a record fair. Love the look of the Japanese import, these are always a little special as they are a touch exotic.
Hi Peter, thank you for watching. Cassettes really were the poor relation to the vinyl album back then. The CD remaster is the one to have as the booklet is so detailed. You did very well getting a good vinyl copy for £8 ! - Phil :)
I saw the cover of this album in 1975. It was an almost religious experience. And the music is pure heaven. This album is one of the cornerstones of heavy metal.
And Phil, I am really inspired by the passion that you have shown in describing the history of this album. Equally interesting is your experience in your school dance! My personal favorites in order;
1. Machine head
2.Burn
3. In rock
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
God bless you and your loved ones, Phil. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Jegaraj, thank you for watching and I am pleased you enjoyed the video. I am aware some of these videos are getting longer and longer! Phil :)
I wouldn’t say it was heavy metal. The hardest rock you can ever hear but not Sabbath!
I remember purchasing Burn back in 1974 with baited breath knowing Gillan and Glover were gone and what would this new Purple sound like .....the opening tune answered the question
Great job Phil. Thanks for reminding us all about what a fantastic album this was/is.
Hi Malc, thank you for watching, glad you liked the video! Phil :)
Thank you! Great job! Nice observation on guitar sound, I agree. In my opinion, the best DP line-up, and maybe the best hard rock band ever.
Thank you for watching and I am not going to disagree with anything you say! Phil :)
This album seriously rocks,great album!
A200 ! Killer solo from Blackmore, wringing that neck 💜 IMO at his absolute peak '73-'76. Tour programme and poster are things of beauty as was the Burn promo poster.
Thank you 🙏
Great to see your collection of Burn.....Come taste the band next please lol
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Here it is Deep Purple - Come Taste The Band - Album Review
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@@NowSpinningMagazine Thankyou
Fantastic review! loved hearing your stories about this album and seeing that cassette tape 😉 It must have been great fun to crank this album up on your Dad's record player ;)
Hi Lucha, thank you for watching, I still have a lot of cassettes but I never play them now! Phil :)
Love burn best purple album ever
This has inspired me to play it on train to London.
The perfect soundtrack for a train journey! Phil
Burn was my intro to DP in the mid seventies and it still remains by far my favorite DP album. This and then Made in Europe. Gillan was great but Coverdale brought the blues to DP and Blackmore evolved his mastery of the riff to even greater heights during this period. Having everything up to Bolin's sad demise, Burn still remains firmly at the number One spot for me. I got to see the latter day lineups of Rainbow and Blackmore but would have happily traded those gigs for just one from the Burn tour. Fab collection you've got there.
Hi Jonathan, thank you for watching. Your comment has inspired me to play the album again! Phil :)
Oh yes! I can't wait for this one 🙂
The Sky is red I don't understand.
This track was a game changer for me.
What about Come Taste The Band? Burn always makes me think of it.
British Rock in the 70's was a great place to be. I wanna go back.
Love Come Taste The Band - here is my review - th-cam.com/video/tsHmOYdfJwU/w-d-xo.html
A very enthusiastic run through of the album Phil. One album I don't have at the moment, but interested in the 30th Anniversary edition as I love the b side which I heard years ago on the New, Live and Rare Volume 2 EP.
For me Ritchie Blackmore is a superb guitar player and is streets ahead of the others in the regular hard rock world.
Hi Robert, thank you for watching. The 30th anniversary is highly recommended. Phil
Fantastic album Phil.
Thank you! Phil
BURRRRRRRNNNN!!! Blackmore rules forever!
Thank you for watching - Phil :)
Excellent episode...burn a great album..very nice merchandise
Thank you 🙏
Hi Phil, I was just 17 when it was first released and I totally ignored it, being under the deluded impression that without Ian Gillan they should have packed it in. In 1975 I bought Come Taste The Band because I was, and still am, a massive Tommy Bolin fan. I loved the Hughes/Coverdale blend so I sought out Burn and Stormbringer which have been on steady rotation ever since. Coincidently I played Burn today before watching your video!
Hi Lex, thank you for watching. I love hearing everyone’s journey to classic albums like this. I am also a huge Tommy Bolin fan and have covered Come Taste The Band and Teaser here. I will cover Stormbringer soon and talk about my initial disappointment which faded as the years rolled by! Phil :)
The title track is one of the most Purple songs ever in that every single member contributes such killer parts to it. You can also hear hints of the funkiness in several songs that would become more pronounced on Stormbringer. And then, of course, there is “Mistreated,” which is the song that is the natural successor to the Machine Head album and became one of the most powerful songs for Purple, Rainbow, and even Whitesnake, with many great performances of it by Glenn Hughes in his solo work.
The second time i've watched this. Enough said.
The second guitar solo in the tune Mistreated is in my books the best solo on the album.... it has a melodic majesty to it that is timeless in my books and it builds and builds to the conclusion of the song
Rhino record's did the reissue on purple vinyl
Really enjoyed watching this. I remember those old gold-topped EMI cassettes. Just seeing your copy here brings back memories of my old local record shop which used to stock them. Like you pointed out, there was little in the way of info included, but I thought they looked great. Back then many albums (not just on EMI) featured a different running order to the LP version. I still have my copy of Diamond Dogs by Bowie, which I initially bought on cassette from the local chemist shop in the village where I grew up. How weird that sounds now, a chemists with a spin-rack full of (then) current hit albums on cassette. And like your copy of Burn, Diamond Dogs had a very different running order to the LP version. I was so used to hearing the cassette version, it took me quite a while to get used to hearing the songs in the true running order on the LP version a few years later. Anyway, fascinating to see all the memorabilia on show here.
Hi Clive, thank you for watching. I am pleased you like the memorabilia and the cassette. I might do a separate video on cassettes with different running orders. They did mess with your head when you moved to the vinyl version. Phil :)
Glenn Hughes actually used 200 watt Hiwatt amps, not Marshall. But Purple had a Marshall endorsement and had to list Marshall. I’m sure everyone knows this by now.
Remember when you would drop the needle on a record and stare at the cover the entire time. Well, the best albums anyway. This one did it for me too. Might just Take your Life blew my mind. Mark 3 for me too.
Hi Daniel, thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. Might Just Take Your Life is a brilliant track and Jon Lord really shines on this. The vocals from David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes are also stunning. Phil :)
Thank You for explaining How MUCH this Album means to You. Love all three Coverdale/Hughes Albums with Purple. But that Riff on Burn....Is Amazing. I was to young to see Purple in the 70s. Now 55. But I saw Perfect Strangles Tour. Top two concerts of my life......I drive an Old Plymouth Cuda in Canada for Fun. Always Purple being Played.
Really Enjoy your explanation and Passion... For all the same Bands I love......Sabbath, Purple , Heep, Yes, Priest,Rainbow, Whitesnake................Nothing Better in Life.........Peace and thank You......
You Must be a Musician Phil.I'm Not.............Just Love Great Classic Rock .
Hi Dennis, thank you for watching and your passionate comment, I really appreciate it. If you watch until the end you will see me playing the guitar! Phil :)
Bravo Phil !!
Your admiration & enthusiasm for BURN (album & song) is infectious.".....lashings of lush Hammond organ from Jon Lord". Brilliant !
The one thing I'd like to mention is the funk/soul that infuses the bluesy boogie of What's Goin' On Here. It is the first time that these elements were found on a DP album, Of course,,this thread continued through the Coverdale/Hughes era. Love Don't Mean A Thing. You Can't Do It Right, Hold On, and most obviously, after Ritchie left,. Gettin' Tighter. These songs were not what long time Purple fans had come to expect, to say the least.
I also noted that Elf's singer is named" Ronnie Duo" in the programme !! Ha !
Hi Mike, thank you for watching and your great comment. I should have made more of What’s Going On Here, the guitar solo
Is sublime and the way the piano solo starts is really fantastic! Phil
Thanks for explaining just how and why Burn, the song, moves you as much as it does - I see it also as the most exciting rock song. Play it for your mates and they'll want to hear it again - and they'll enjoy it so much they won't bother with the rest of the album! To us, though, it's consistently brilliant. Being country-born and -raised, Purple's music always brings to my mind landscapes, plains and storms, trees blowing wildly - and Blackmore's playing has the frisson of an abandoned, possibly haunted homestead. It's just not industrial, however heavy it gets. Although Physical Graffiti's a very interesting album, it's not as exciting as Burn. Loved all the paraphernalia - that badge!
Funnily enough, that guitar sound seems to make reappearances on Down to Earth as well as Rising - and possibly on Stranger in Us All.
Mk.3, and the Burn album in particular, seem to have all the best elements of Mk.1 and Mk.2. 🔥🌈⚡☂🌳
Hi Alex, thank you for watching, sharing your thoughts ( I agree with all of them!) and your observations. I think this is my favourite comment on this video so far ! - Phil
@@NowSpinningMagazine: Hi Phil, and thanks! Am happy about that.🙂Do you rate Mick Ronson as well?
Made in Japan was the second lp I bought with my own money back in 73 at age 12 and I was hooked.Collected all the other lps virtually in months.Then Burn came out and I never bought it.Same with Stormbringer and Come Taste the Band.Why I don’t know?.Did get Made in Europe though.Did listen to various tracks on Spotify and the like but never the full lp in one sitting.Now finally fifty years later I have ordered the three cds and I will sit down with a beer or three and enjoy.
Enjoy when they arrive ! Great story :)
Hi Phil, is there any truth that Ritchie was having problems with his onstage sound at the Birmingham Odeon ? I’ve read that Ritchie stropped off to his dressing room at the Birmingham Odeon,at some point. You were there,so you can lay rumour this to rest. P.S I would like to hear/see Simon Robinson from the DPAS on your channel. Simon’s service to the Deep Purple fan base since the mid-late 70’s is often remembered fondly by fans of a certain age.
It’s true, this happened on the first night. A friend from school went and said Blackmore disappeared a lot and played with his back to the audience or behind the amps. Luckily I went the next night and he was fantastic, running around the stage and even smashing his guitar at the end.
Excellent feature. I first got into DP when I traded ‘The Song Remains The Same’ soundtrack for ‘Burn’ & ‘Stormbringer’. When Ian Paice isn’t drumming on ‘Burn’, the song takes a noticeable dip in terms of excitement. Also in recent times the key get drops and it loses a lot as well. If only ‘ Stormbringer’ had the same production as ‘Burn’.The latter has always sounded flat & muffled on its Rockier songs. Glenn’s Bass is a little buried in the mix at times on the title track, but you can find Glenn’s Bass track isolated online, and do what you will. I would like to see the considerably more fanfare for the 50th anniversary of the Burn album. Classic Album dvd presentation along with a full remix of the album. I totally agree with you about Ritchie’s playing and sound circa ‘74.
I do prefer the Stormbringer remixes which Glenn Hughes did on the remaster a few years back.
Great stuff Phil. Thank you for sharing your experiences and very informative. Only just started listening to DP - better late than never. Burn is a really great album and for me Burn isn't the best track! Hughes and Coverdale work so well together and convey a real fun feel at the time. Cheers!
Hi, thank you for watching and nothing wrong at all with just discovering Deep
Purple. We were all there once ourselves! What is your favourite track off Burn? Phil :)
Phil - I couldn't say a favourite as they are all excellent. Also new to me. The instrumentals fit so well too. For almost 20 years the only version of Burn itself I knew was the one on Glenns From Now On cd. That is just great as is the cd which is top quality.
Glenn does a super job on that solo album !
Really interesting that you rate "Come Taste the Band" at #3. I love the album too. Would be interesting for you to review Tommy's two solo albums.
I have reviewed Teaser - just search for Tommy Bolin within the channel - Phil
@@NowSpinningMagazine Thanks Phill - love your channel. Well done, as always.
Enjoyed your journey through this album Phil. One of my favourites but CTTB remains at the top of my list with Purpendicular a close 2nd. I'm sure i will be castigated for not included the usual 'suspects'. Anyway the 30th Anniversary edition of Burn contains a fantastic instrumental Coronarias Redig. Although it is unfinished i think this could have been a contender to be on the main album.
Hi Barrie, thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts. I think it’s great you put CTTB in first place! Purpendicular is a fantastic album as well. Phil :)
i was disappointed with the "who do we think we are" album in 1973, it sounded directionless and scrappy, i since got to love it but "Burn" was definitely a return to form!
You fool no one for me is the best track..Blackmore and paice are phenomenal on it.
Hi, thank you for watching, I agree it is a great track and the duel vocals from Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale also make it very special as well. Phil :)
Burn, You Fool No One and Sail Away are the three I love. I prefer the MiE version of Mistreated.
I agree, I think the Live In London version of Mistreated is my current favourite. Phil
Does anyone have proof showing Deep Purple was the top selling band in the world in 1973. I’m debating it with an American smart ass who’s telling me that in no way they were even close because that same year the Beatles released two greatest hits albums and also Dark Side of the Moon was that same year.
They were certainly the top selling band in the USA in 1973, I have a press cutting from Billboard magazine somewhere.
Type these words into your Search Engins:
Purple sells 14 million Certified albums in 17 months.
Purple sold more record than Zeppelin, the Stones and Pink Floyd combined.
By the way that's only 14 million Certified albums in the US alone !
Led Zeppelin fans get butt hurt also.
Parochial US Zeppelin fans won't accept this.
Wish Made in Europe was a Double Live Album.......
Hi Dennis, thank you for watching. There is supposed to be a super deluxe version of Made In Europe with each night included. Phil
I hated the way Glenn hues sang burn live that ha! ha !ha! ha! Is horrible. Studio version is brilliant.