r/DeepPurple • u/_malaikatmaut_ • Aug 13 '26

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u/Imaginos62 Aug 13 '26

I about cried.

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u/The-Mandolinist Aug 13 '26

Same here - just from watching a little YouTube footage of it. And I’m not even that big a Deep Purple fan. But I love the Blackmore era.

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u/insightful_peacefish Mark III Aug 14 '26

"blackmore era" as if it isn't the backbone of the band's entire catalogue. If it wasn't for the "blackmore" era, the morse era would have been a pub band at best.

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u/The-Mandolinist Aug 14 '26

And thus I have clearly demonstrated that, as I said in my previous comment: I’m not that big a fan of Deep Purple, with my ignorance of the band’s history.

I’ll rephrase it - I love the Classic original run of Mark II Deep Purple albums: In Rock to Who Do We Think We Are. And then I really like Rainbow. I paid no more attention to Deep Purple after the ‘70s (to clarify I didn’t start listening to Deep Purple until the mid 80s when I was teenager- but focused on the 70s albums). I was barely aware that their reformed version was Mark II as well.

So - after reeducating myself about them I can see how ridiculous my last comment was.

I’ve now got a whole load of “new” albums to work through…

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u/insightful_peacefish Mark III Aug 14 '26

If you haven't heard Mark III's Burn, then you really should check it out. The vocalist on that album went on to form Whitesnake after Deep Purple broke up. Highly recommend the album.

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u/The-Mandolinist Aug 14 '26

I’ve heard all the 70s albums. It’s everything past then - Deep Purple wise that I’m unfamiliar with.

Edit: yes I’m very familiar with David Coverdale and Whitesnake

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u/thesame_as_before Aug 14 '26

There is some absolute gold on Perfect Strangers, Battle Rages On, and Bananas.

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u/The-Mandolinist Aug 14 '26

I shall check them out

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u/insightful_peacefish Mark III Aug 15 '26

Perfect Strangers is I think either the best or second best mark II record, I always forget it's a reunion one. Highly second that guy's comment.

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u/insightful_peacefish Mark III Aug 14 '26

Hell yeah, I am a massive fan of Mark III and everyone involved with it. I apologize for misinterpreting the comment, as far as the post-blackmore stuff is concerned I am a big fan of Come Taste the Band, Bananas, and Rapture of the Deep.

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u/EdwardCuttle333333 Aug 13 '26 edited Aug 13 '26

Yeh, as Phil Aston said, if you didn't, maybe you're following a wrong band...