It's incredibly sad how DP was treating Simper all these years. He was one of the founding fathers. He was the one who recommended Gillan in the first place, and later when Gillan wanted Glover to tag along they just cast him out without even telling him directly. He had to phone in the record label to find out that he had been left behind. Imagine how it must've felt? Not to mention the Hall of Fame snub.
Glover just reacted like we all would do if we were giving an offer we couldn’t refuse. And he did feel the stick from Blackmore four years later. He knows the feeling.
When Nick met Ritchie after being fired, Blackmore told him Roger wasn't as good as him. That's a shitty thing to do to two people. Jon put ambition before friendship and Paicey pretended not to notice that two people got stabbed in the back. The things some people will do for fame and money. Good luck Nick and Rod, you're better off without them.
Nick Simper and Rod Evans . Two of the Best things that happened was the world got Warhorse and Captain Beyond.. I love both those bands. I wish they both would have stayed in those 2 bands and gone on to different futures. The world is a better place with those 2 bands.
Very well said. While they are not as well remembered as Captain Beyond, Warhorse were excellent. Ashley Holt remains one of the most powerful vocalists England ever produced.
Interesting to hear how the news wasn't broken. If Rod Evans ever resurfaces and speaks, I'd be curious to know if the way he and Simper were dumped were part of the thought process for the 1980 debacle, maybe a little payback. Listening to Simper talk about how he kept his cool makes me also wonder what kind of conversation he had when he was approached to be part of that "reunion," from which he wisely distanced himself.
Deep Purple III was a great album, the best of all MkI albums. Granted, Gillan and Glover took MkII to a whole new level, but Evans and Simper were sacked under false pretenses in less than classy fashion. The music was improving with each album. It was a bit 60s, but the whole band had that sound, and 3/5 adjusted with Gillan and Glover. Evans did okay fronting 70s rockers Captain Beyond, and Simper played bass for Warhorse. Each of those bands rocked right along with MkII. Ritchie never held down a regular lineup for more than a few albums with Purple or Rainbow. One has to wonder if the problem was Evans, Simper, Gillan, Glover, Coverdale, Hughes, Dio, Mickey Lee Soule, Dave Stone, Bob Daisely, Graham Bonnet, etc, or if Ritchie was actually the problem. Purple has had 2 lineups since 96 with Gillan in charge and no Ritchie. The only lineup change was Don Airey replacing the retired Jon Lord.
@@randallbrooks5787 Yea I re-read it and I get what he's saying. But...my reply was about his last paragraph, which is nothing to do with Mark1 DP. Seems like *you* got a little confused too eh?
@@CB-xr1eg So sorry, lol. and now feel like the Internet's biggest troll right about now. ;) Thanks for not being defensive to what I now see was a very asinine reply on my behalf, again sorry. Yes, I definitely missed that in a big way, lol. I think it may be because I was on my phone and it didn't show his entire comment. Thanks again, and have a great day! :)
Pretty messed up the way Nick and Rod were let go without warning. Deep Purple went on to make some great albums, but the way the change was handled was deplorable. From what I understand, Ritchie has been the source of tension throughout his time in Deep Purple, especially having an age-old feud with Gillian. He was likely the culprit. What can one say? He’s a great guitarist and has been very successful, but such is the way of many sociopaths. Rod probably harbored ill feelings for what happened, and rightly so. He still ended up making two stellar albums with Captain Beyond and proved he was a great rock singer. Nick really got screwed over. Hope they are both doing well.
SEEMS LIKE A DECENT GUY WHO GOT A RAW DEAL FROM DEEP PURPLE. I HOPE HIS LIFE HAS BEEN GOOD AND PROSPEROUS. I GET SO TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT DECENT PPL WHO GET SHAFTED IN LIFE.
He does quite welk actually, his last tour was back in 2019 Just before Covid-19 hit the world, he's playing mainly old mk1 songs with a band called Nasty Habitat. I bought a live record a few years back and got it signed by Both Nick and the band. Great stuff😎.
@@kissarmy305 I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT, HE SOUNDS LIKE A GENUINELY NICE GUY WHO WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. I PERSONALLY THINK THE MK 1 LINE UP WAS JUST AS IMPRESSIVE AS THE MK 2 LINEUP, THEY NEVER REALLY GAVE THE FIRST LINEUP A CHANCE, 16 MOS AND 3 ALBUMS AND IT WAS DONE, ON BOOK OF TALIESYN I LOVE TO CRANK PURPLES VERSION OF RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH, AN EXCELLENT COVER AND MIGHT EVEN BE ONE OF THE BEST OUT THERE, AND THEN YOU HAD KENTUCKY WOMAN, AND HUSH WHICH WERE ALSO EXCELLENT SONGS FROM THE MK 1 LINEUP.
Nick seems like a good guy. Rod Evans hasnt been heard from since the early 1980s, and ive never heard an interview with him, Rod Evans had a great voice. He hasnt been heard of since, i have just made something about him on here if anyone wants to see it ? just type in the search bar above the following title......Where is Rod Evans?
Pete Best nearly committed suicide after he was ousted by the Beatles. It was very bitter for him, and unjust, but would we prefer the Beatles without Ringo? My respect to Nick Simper. "The Shield" remains one of my favorite songs, for decades.
Nick looks like a very nice person. Im sure that he and Rod Evans felt so betraid by the rest of the group. The honest thing that they should have done was to announce to both of them face to face like TRUE MEN that they don't want them amymore in Deep Purple. This unfortunatelly speaks volumes for the character of Lord, Paice and Blackmore.
I think Ritchie was saying Nick didn't have any ideas. In some other interview Nick also stated they where struggling with song ideas at the end of mk1. Roger Glover had been writing songs for Episode Six and was the one who got Gillan writing. So though Nick Simper arguably may have been the better bassist, Glover came with other perks, as time would prove. Then again, Ritchie seem to have a problem with bassists both in dp and rainbow ;)
@@loaxelsson1394 The fact staring them in the face was: the original lineup, for all the early planning that went into putting the group together, were simply not cutting it; too many covers, burn out, only one real hit, most success was in the States and almost no recognition in the UK. They clearly had to do something. As interesting as the Orchestral sets were, going in that direction Lord wasn't really helping them get radio time either. They agreed to something pretty extreme and it worked.
@@alwilson3204 I think you are right but him and Rod Evans felt so betraid by the rest of the group. The honest thing that they should have done was to announce to both of them face to face like TRUE MEN that they don't want them amymore in Deep Purple. This unfortunatelly speaks volumes for the character of Lord, Paice and Blackmore.
Unfortunately, that's rock and roll. It happens in many bands and will continue that way. People are people even people's favourites. They do say you should never meet your heroes. Many fans have been disappointed.
In all fairness, Rod Evans was a chooch but Nick Simper was a true victim of circumstances. Totally blindsided. I've been kicked out of a band (that went nowhere) and I was crushed but imagine being ousted out of Deep Purple? Poor fellow.
Yeah, 'stabb'd in the back' - bin there, seen that movie several times (thankfully, not THAT much at stake in my case). Power games, huh ? I guess that - in such situations - you find out what people are REALLY made of which has got to be a blessing. F***ing painful at the time though lol !
I’d DP Mark 2 never became so successful no one would have been as bitter. Nicky seems like a super nice guy and his bass playin is a gas. He can come to my house for dinner anytime 😎 Blackmore was always a wanderer. He walked away from bands when they were their most successful. He didn’t believe in keeping the same members because every time he was into something new he wanted to bring in new guys who he thought could best deliver. I have no idea why he couldn’t do both Deep Purple and solo projects. Bad management.
This is a pity to finally hear how this went down. No question the best lineup. The 3rd record is a masterpiece. If they had went in after and wrote only their own material with that lineup at the turn of the 70s it would have been phenomenal. Rod went on to make the debut with Captain Beyond which is light years beyond anything Deep Purple ever did on record before or after.
Unfortunately such is the world of show business. Richie Blackmore was notorious for sacking musicians left and right, especially in Rainbow. Nick sort of got screwed because he played it honest unlike Evans who did the faux Deep Purple, yet Evans got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Simper got left out (weird). Still, I'm stricken by how humble and content Simper is.
I wouldn’t class Nick as an average bass player. Blackmore knew all about Simper well before he was asked to join purple , so If he didn’t think he was good enough , why ask him to join in the first place . Bit of a strange excuse really .
An odd story, something isn’t right. At the beginning Nick tells us that John Colleta was ripping him and the band off, and when challenged he coughed up then fired him. The question is, why weren’t the rest of the band fed up of being ripped off? Did Coletta fire Nick for daring to ask for what was his, or were Blackmore and Lord behind it? I’m confused dot com.
Sounds like you have followed the band . As I recall , Ritchie had heard Jimmy Hendrix and wanted to do a much harder , rocking sound .The whole business was changing from hit singles which would have an accompaning album to a more fulfilling LP . Some tough luck for nick , but when you are no longer wanted in a band you get the boot .
Nick can easily became a good storyteller or narrator. Love his voice and accent :)
Listen to Nick Simpers bass playing. He was excellent.
I think Nick Simper is an amazing bassist just listen to “Chasing Shadows”
What a track! Together w/ "Speed king", my favourite among DP's ones
It's incredibly sad how DP was treating Simper all these years. He was one of the founding fathers. He was the one who recommended Gillan in the first place, and later when Gillan wanted Glover to tag along they just cast him out without even telling him directly. He had to phone in the record label to find out that he had been left behind. Imagine how it must've felt? Not to mention the Hall of Fame snub.
@@euanelliott8068 Nice guys finish last....
Yep the karma prooves the deep punkers
When it came to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Simper's name was not on the DP ticket.
Simper suggestef Gillan? BS...
@@davidschult2061 Evans is on it though
Respect to Roger Glover for defending Nick after the Hall of fame disaster..
Glover just reacted like we all would do if we were giving an offer we couldn’t refuse.
And he did feel the stick from Blackmore four years later. He knows the feeling.
The Book of Taliesyn was one of my first, best loved albums. It taught me what real music was.
mk 1 is so underrated
@@tommyseibel7902 great, great band. I wish they had recorded at least one more album. The third Purple album showed a lot of promise.
@@tommyseibel7902 mk1 is the best! With Captain Beyond. In my opinion, Evans sounds better than Gillian.
When Nick met Ritchie after being fired, Blackmore told him Roger wasn't as good as him.
That's a shitty thing to do to two people.
Jon put ambition before friendship and Paicey pretended not to notice that two people got stabbed in the back.
The things some people will do for fame and money.
Good luck Nick and Rod, you're better off without them.
Nick Simper and Rod Evans . Two of the Best things that happened was the world got Warhorse and Captain Beyond.. I love both those bands. I wish they both would have stayed in those 2 bands and gone on to different futures. The world is a better place with those 2 bands.
Captain Beyond Rocked!!!
Capt. Beyond was the real super group!
Very well said. While they are not as well remembered as Captain Beyond, Warhorse were excellent. Ashley Holt remains one of the most powerful vocalists England ever produced.
Met him some years ago in Vienna, what a nice man and great musician
Purple Passages is STILL my favorite album. Loved Mark I
Interesting to hear how the news wasn't broken. If Rod Evans ever resurfaces and speaks, I'd be curious to know if the way he and Simper were dumped were part of the thought process for the 1980 debacle, maybe a little payback. Listening to Simper talk about how he kept his cool makes me also wonder what kind of conversation he had when he was approached to be part of that "reunion," from which he wisely distanced himself.
I meet NICK SIMPER when he WOS a FLOVERPOT MAN I still have his autograph A really nice guy
Nick was quite a mysterious looking guy back then in his purple years
You could say that again.
It makes no sense leaving out Nick from the hall of fame, he played on their first 3 albums
Deep Purple III was a great album, the best of all MkI albums. Granted, Gillan and Glover took MkII to a whole new level, but Evans and Simper were sacked under false pretenses in less than classy fashion. The music was improving with each album. It was a bit 60s, but the whole band had that sound, and 3/5 adjusted with Gillan and Glover. Evans did okay fronting 70s rockers Captain Beyond, and Simper played bass for Warhorse. Each of those bands rocked right along with MkII. Ritchie never held down a regular lineup for more than a few albums with Purple or Rainbow. One has to wonder if the problem was Evans, Simper, Gillan, Glover, Coverdale, Hughes, Dio, Mickey Lee Soule, Dave Stone, Bob Daisely, Graham Bonnet, etc, or if Ritchie was actually the problem. Purple has had 2 lineups since 96 with Gillan in charge and no Ritchie. The only lineup change was Don Airey replacing the retired Jon Lord.
@@randallbrooks5787 Yea I re-read it and I get what he's saying. But...my reply was about his last paragraph, which is nothing to do with Mark1 DP. Seems like *you* got a little confused too eh?
@@CB-xr1eg So sorry, lol. and now feel like the Internet's biggest troll right about now. ;) Thanks for not being defensive to what I now see was a very asinine reply on my behalf, again sorry. Yes, I definitely missed that in a big way, lol. I think it may be because I was on my phone and it didn't show his entire comment. Thanks again, and have a great day! :)
@@randallbrooks5787 Maybe you could delete your "asinine reply" and I'll delete mine to you?
@@CB-xr1eg What a nifty idea, lol, thanks for suggesting it. :) Cheers!
Everyone knows Ritchie was the problem, I bet even Ritchie knows it 😆 Genius anyway 👏
ROGER GLOVER looks like JOHN LENNON'S Brother
Dp has a history of Spanish archering
He played brilliantly in WARHORSE
Талантливейший басист и продюсер. Порядочный мужик! Очень ранимый. Респект!
Да не так чтобы прям суперранимый, вполне себе нормальный человек. Просто поступили с ним некрасиво.
@@cornucopia8591 Некрасиво, не то слово! И, если, человек заболел и не выходил из дома в это время, разве это не говорит о ранимости?…..
It's a criminal act leaving Nick out of the rock and roll hall of fame.
Pretty messed up the way Nick and Rod were let go without warning. Deep Purple went on to make some great albums, but the way the change was handled was deplorable. From what I understand, Ritchie has been the source of tension throughout his time in Deep Purple, especially having an age-old feud with Gillian. He was likely the culprit. What can one say? He’s a great guitarist and has been very successful, but such is the way of many sociopaths. Rod probably harbored ill feelings for what happened, and rightly so. He still ended up making two stellar albums with Captain Beyond and proved he was a great rock singer. Nick really got screwed over. Hope they are both doing well.
SEEMS LIKE A DECENT GUY WHO GOT A RAW DEAL FROM DEEP PURPLE. I HOPE HIS LIFE HAS BEEN GOOD AND PROSPEROUS. I GET SO TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT DECENT PPL WHO GET SHAFTED IN LIFE.
I hate to say this........But he did outlive Jon Lord!!!
@@davidschult2061 job Lord did not shaft him. It was the deep purple mgmt that shafted Nick simper.
He does quite welk actually, his last tour was back in 2019 Just before Covid-19 hit the world, he's playing mainly old mk1 songs with a band called Nasty Habitat. I bought a live record a few years back and got it signed by Both Nick and the band. Great stuff😎.
*band called Nasty Habits.
@@kissarmy305 I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT, HE SOUNDS LIKE A GENUINELY NICE GUY WHO WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. I PERSONALLY THINK THE MK 1 LINE UP WAS JUST AS IMPRESSIVE AS THE MK 2 LINEUP, THEY NEVER REALLY GAVE THE FIRST LINEUP A CHANCE, 16 MOS AND 3 ALBUMS AND IT WAS DONE, ON BOOK OF TALIESYN I LOVE TO CRANK PURPLES VERSION OF RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH, AN EXCELLENT COVER AND MIGHT EVEN BE ONE OF THE BEST OUT THERE, AND THEN YOU HAD KENTUCKY WOMAN, AND HUSH WHICH WERE ALSO EXCELLENT SONGS FROM THE MK 1 LINEUP.
Book of taliesyn was always my favorite album. So good!
And Ritchie Blackmore got what he wanted: big record sellers with a new singer who came to hate his guts. Karma, how sweet it is
Nick seems like a good guy. Rod Evans hasnt been heard from since the early 1980s, and ive never heard an interview with him, Rod Evans had a great voice. He hasnt been heard of since, i have just made something about him on here if anyone wants to see it ? just type in the search bar above the following title......Where is Rod Evans?
Nick seems a really nice guy
Simple question - why is Roger Glover the title photograph?
Pete Best nearly committed suicide after he was ousted by the Beatles.
It was very bitter for him, and unjust, but would we prefer the Beatles without Ringo?
My respect to Nick Simper. "The Shield" remains one of my favorite songs, for decades.
Nick looks like a very nice person. Im sure that he and Rod Evans felt so betraid by the rest of the group. The honest thing that they should have done was to announce to both of them face to face like TRUE MEN that they don't want them amymore in Deep Purple. This unfortunatelly speaks volumes for the character of Lord, Paice and Blackmore.
Nick Simper is a real member of Deep Purple
I have always like Nic's bass playing much more then Glenn hughes."MANDRAKE ROOT" & "CHASING SHADOWS" in paticular.Inspires me to play better
Think Blackmore's comment about Simper's playing was off the cuff. He's since said Nick's playing was excellent. Hear Candice Larene (Fandango).
I think Ritchie was saying Nick didn't have any ideas. In some other interview Nick also stated they where struggling with song ideas at the end of mk1. Roger Glover had been writing songs for Episode Six and was the one who got Gillan writing. So though Nick Simper arguably may have been the better bassist, Glover came with other perks, as time would prove. Then again, Ritchie seem to have a problem with bassists both in dp and rainbow ;)
Ritchie seems to have problems with anybody but himself.
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 that's why we always we like to hear stories about him
@@loaxelsson1394 The fact staring them in the face was: the original lineup, for all the early planning that went into putting the group together, were simply not cutting it; too many covers, burn out, only one real hit, most success was in the States and almost no recognition in the UK. They clearly had to do something. As interesting as the Orchestral sets were, going in that direction Lord wasn't really helping them get radio time either. They agreed to something pretty extreme and it worked.
@@alwilson3204 I think you are right but him and Rod Evans felt so betraid by the rest of the group. The honest thing that they should have done was to announce to both of them face to face like TRUE MEN that they don't want them amymore in Deep Purple. This unfortunatelly speaks volumes for the character of Lord, Paice and Blackmore.
Unfortunately, that's rock and roll. It happens in many bands and will continue that way. People are people even people's favourites. They do say you should never meet your heroes. Many fans have been disappointed.
Excellent point
Average bass player?? Listen to Bird has Flown again and tell me those bass lines aren't bad ass.
Why are they using a picture of Roger Glover as a thumbnail?????🤪
Perhaps because he was the next...
How ironic that the thumbnail pic is of Roger Glover.
But glover saw mk3 photos in relation to mk2 success...
"D'oh!!!"
Nice of Ritchie just to dismiss him as an average bass player
Sad ending. Let’s blame Ritchie for everything.
Best desition ever
A story about Nick with a picture of Roger for the thumbnail. Ffs.
In all fairness, Rod Evans was a chooch but Nick Simper was a true victim of circumstances. Totally blindsided. I've been kicked out of a band (that went nowhere) and I was crushed but imagine being ousted out of Deep Purple? Poor fellow.
Mr Semper was treated terribly by the band and the later by the RRHOF when they deliberately excluded him from induction.
Blackmore is a idiot!
@@erkjan Ritchie is not an idiot. He was often not at all nice, but definitely not an idiot.
@@kevinshannon955 sack the original bassplayer...you are a idiot
@@erkjan That should be "an idiot'. If you're going to insult me, at least use correct English.
@@kevinshannon955 sorry for that
Yeah, 'stabb'd in the back' - bin there, seen that movie several times (thankfully, not THAT much at stake in my case). Power games, huh ? I guess that - in such situations - you find out what people are REALLY made of which has got to be a blessing. F***ing painful at the time though lol !
I’d DP Mark 2 never became so successful no one would have been as bitter. Nicky seems like a super nice guy and his bass playin is a gas. He can come to my house for dinner anytime 😎 Blackmore was always a wanderer. He walked away from bands when they were their most successful. He didn’t believe in keeping the same members because every time he was into something new he wanted to bring in new guys who he thought could best deliver. I have no idea why he couldn’t do both Deep Purple and solo projects. Bad management.
Wasn't Nick in the pirates at the time of johnny kidds death???
He was, Kelvin...and he was in the car with Kidd when the accident happened.
This is a pity to finally hear how this went down. No question the best lineup. The 3rd record is a masterpiece. If they had went in after and wrote only their own material with that lineup at the turn of the 70s it would have been phenomenal. Rod went on to make the debut with Captain Beyond which is light years beyond anything Deep Purple ever did on record before or after.
Where is Rod Evens these days?
in america arraging his marriage
Dropped completely out of the music business and lives an incognito life in America in the medical field
Evans*
Just wonder what would have happened if I hear trumpets blow by episode 6 had a hit. No dp2 discuss.
@@michaellynch16 they had better material than that song, they were not luck 😕
Is that Pete Best?
Rotten treatment toward Nick. DP could have done right and compensated Nick in the 1970's.
Total Bullshit- was this Blackmore's shit ?!
Unfortunately such is the world of show business. Richie Blackmore was notorious for sacking musicians left and right, especially in Rainbow. Nick sort of got screwed because he played it honest unlike Evans who did the faux Deep Purple, yet Evans got into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Simper got left out (weird). Still, I'm stricken by how humble and content Simper is.
Roger was found in the gutter. Hahaha
The stinking hippy.
He was sharing a flat with Ian Gillan, and having a professionel musical carriere in Episode Six. He can’t have been that poor.
Now I get why Rod did the fake Deep Purple reunion.....
he was resentful because of the unjust TREATment.
I wouldn’t class Nick as an average bass player. Blackmore knew all about Simper well before he was asked to join purple , so If he didn’t think he was good enough , why ask him to join in the first place . Bit of a strange excuse really .
Look no further, Ritchie Blackmore was the problem
Terrible 🎶🙏
Warhorse will always be better than Deep Purple.
An odd story, something isn’t right. At the beginning Nick tells us that John Colleta was ripping him and the band off, and when challenged he coughed up then fired him. The question is, why weren’t the rest of the band fed up of being ripped off? Did Coletta fire Nick for daring to ask for what was his, or were Blackmore and Lord behind it? I’m confused dot com.
Sounds like you have followed the band . As I recall , Ritchie had heard Jimmy Hendrix and wanted to do a much harder , rocking sound .The whole business was changing from hit singles which would have an accompaning album to a more fulfilling LP . Some tough luck for nick , but when you are no longer wanted in a band you get the boot .
I listen more to Captain beyond and Fandango than Deep purple but i like all 3 bands.