Despite several lineup changes, the band managed to survive and is now made up of Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey. Deep Purple released their twentieth album Infinite (2017) and in support of the album embarked on ‘The Long Goodbye Tour’.
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Deep Purple- Biography
Formed in Hertford, England in 1968, Deep Purple features the inaugural lineup of guitarist Blackmore, vocalist Rod Evans, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord, and drummer Ian Paice. After a brief tour of Denmark and Sweden, the band moved into Pye Studios to record their debut album, Shades of Deep Purple. The group found success in North America with their cover of Joe South's "Hush", but failed to create much impact at home. The Book of Taliesyn, the band’s second album cracked the Top 40 in both the US (No. 38 on the Billboard chart) and Canada (No. 21 on the RPM chart), but went unnoticed in the UK Album Charts. The band’s third self-titled LP sold poorly as the band’s American record label, Tetragrammaton, folded and delayed production. Soon the record label went out of business, leaving the band with an uncertain future and no money.
The band was revamped with Evans and Simpler’s dismissal and recruiting singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover. After another flopped single “Hallelujah”, the band eventually gained some publicity with the Concerto for Group and Orchestra. This rock and classical fusion music was their first release that made an impact on the UK Charts but was received poorly overall. This lead Blackmore to take creative control of the band and steer it in towards a guitar-dominated approach. And this tactic worked. Tapping into the heavy metal genre, the band tasted the start of their commercial success. Selling over a million copies in the UK, the non-album single "Black Night" reached No. 2 and “I Rock” reached No. 4 on the UK Singles Charts.
In 1972, the band finally made an impact on both sides of the Atlantic with their fifth LP Machine Head. The song "Smoke on the Water" went on to become Depp Purple’s most enduring hit and positioned the band among rocks’ elites. However, creative differences and pressure from management cultivated bad feeling between members. This lead to Gillian quitting the band and Glover followed his suit soon. The band then hired bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, formerly of Trapeze.
In 1975, Blackburn left the band as well and was replaced by ex-James Gang guitarist Tommy Bolin. All these changes took a toll and the group dissolved in 1976. In 1984, the classic lineup comprising of Blackmore, Gillan, Lord, Glover, and Paice came together for a new album, Perfect Strangers. This was followed by resurfacing of past difference with Gillian exiting again in mid-1989 and rejoining again. This was followed by Blackmore quitting he group midway through the supporting tour.
In 1994, Steve Morse joined the band as a guitarist and recorded Purpendicular, which was positively received by fans. In spit of endless lineup changes, Deep Purple continued to move forward well into the 21st century.
The band boasts an impressive legacy with- 35 years in the industry, 20 albums, album sales of over 100 million and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.