Top 10 Deep Purple songs
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Topic: Top 10 Deep Purple songs
Posted By: progrules
Subject: Top 10 Deep Purple songs
Date Posted: February 26 2009 at 00:55
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Just searched on the DP page on our site and couldn't find a list topic like this. Maybe it has been done in the past but that must have been a few years ago. So high time for this one now. This is mine:
1. Highway Star
2. Child in Time
3. Black Night (live)
4. Strange kind of woman (live in Tokyo '72)
5. You fool no one
6. Lazy
7. Burn
8. Speed King
9. Hush
10. Fireball
I know I left out two famous songs, Smoke on the Water and Woman from Tokyo but those two have faded on me alas. The first five stick out for me. What's yours ? ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
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Posted By: cobb2
Date Posted: February 26 2009 at 02:48
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Here's mine: Rat Bat Blue Perfect Stranger Mistreated Space Truckin Speed King Child in Time My Woman Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming Highway Star Smoke |
Posted By: Gustavo Froes
Date Posted: February 26 2009 at 07:31
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1-Highway Star
2-Child In Time
3-Speed King
4-Lazy
5-Black Night
6-Strange Kind of Woman
7-Perfect Strangers
8-Pictures of Home
9-Mistreated
10-The Mule
This list was painfully difficult to be made.....
Honorary mentions to:Woman From Tokyo,Fireball,When a Blind Man Cries,Flight of the Rat.
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Posted By: Trial and Error
Date Posted: February 28 2009 at 04:03
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1. Lazy. Made in Japan. 2. Child in Time. Ditto. 3. Space Truckin'. Ditto. 4. Black Night. Ditto. 5. Highway Star. Ditto. 6. The Mule. Ditto. 7. Mistreated. Though the live Rainbow version of that is far superior. 8. Speed King. Made in Japan. 9. Soldier of Fortune. 10. Lucille. Made in Japan. Actually, if you give me the remastered version of Made in Japan, I'm completely satisfied. What does help is that I think bands like Deep Purple or Rainbow were a lot better live than in studio. Most any of their songs kicked far more butt when playing it live and really long. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Trial_And_Error/?chartstyle=SidebarRed1"> 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 28 2009 at 08:00
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that is a toughie... thinking that over... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 28 2009 at 08:01
Next to impossible for me to list TEN songs... There are so many great ones from this legendary band! Well, I'll give it a try at least ...1. Highway Star 2. Fools 3. The Mule 4. Child in Time 5. This Time Around/Owed to G 6. Burn 7. Space Truckin' 8. Mistreated 9. Mandrake Root 10. Soldier of Fortune |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 28 2009 at 08:07
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let's see.. 1. Mandrake Root 2. River Deep Mountain High 3. The Mule 4. Highway Star 5. Fools 6. Speed King 7. Lalena 8. No No No 9. Child in Time 10. Shield ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: February 28 2009 at 09:35
^bravo for you both!  Here's mine:#1 No No No #2 Highball Shooter #3 Lazy #4 Gettin' Tighter #5 Might Just Take Your Life #6 Fault Line/The Painter #7 Smooth Dancer #8 This Time Around/Owed to 'G' #9 Shield #10 Flight of the Rat |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: February 28 2009 at 10:09
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: March 01 2009 at 18:49
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In no particular order...
Child In Time
Speed King
Flight of the Rat
Hard Lovin' Man
Strange Kind of Woman
Lazy
Space Truckin'
Rat Rat Blue
Burn
Knocking at Your Back Door
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Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: March 01 2009 at 19:12
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Child in Time
Hush
Lazy
Space Truckin'
Into the Fire
Speed King
Strange Kind of Woman
My Woman from Tokyo
Highway Star
Perfect Strangers ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Gustavo Froes
Date Posted: March 02 2009 at 15:57
Nice....I felt I was alone loving Flight of the Rat,though I didn't include it in my top 10. |
cacho wrote:Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 06:23
| ^yeah, it's a great song, the riff is ultra powerful, plus the solos are tremendous! |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 06:44
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O.K. Here goes...In no particular order
Pictures of Home Demon's Eye Child in Time Never Before Space Truckin' Highway Star Lazy The Mule Might Just Take Your Life Fireball ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 06:46
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^glad someone else loves Might Just Take Your Life! It was one of the first DP songs that really grabbed me, after hearing a Best Of, by them. Also Demon's Eye, great song! |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 06:53
An excellent track indeed.I bought the single version of 'Might Just Take Your Life' when it was first released. The B-side is the wonderful instrumental.'Coronarius Redig'. Burn was an excellent album. -------------
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 06:55
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^yes it was! On par, musically and sort-of, stylistically, to MK 2 albums.. While you know, I'm a fanboy, and I do prefer the soft, though excellent IMHO, Stormbringer, and the incredible funky Come Taste the Band  |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 07:05
I really like the Coverdale/Bolin DP. I have had countless disagreements over this but that is when I really started to get into them. Friends had been into DP for a while before me and I just didn't 'get it' until Coverdale joined.You'll have to note that the melody to 'Black Night' was at the time being used as a football chant in Britain.  I then started to backtrack through their material and started to like the DPI/II stuff almost as much. -------------
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 09:39
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My list comes exclusively from In Rock and Fireball (+ 1 single):
Speed King
Bloodsucker Flight Of The Rat Into The Fire Living Wreck Hard Lovin' Man Black Knight Fireball No No No Demon's Eye |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 11:37
Is that because you only have those 2 records, or because you only like those?  |
Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 12:02
| I am mostly a MK 1 fan so my choices may be quite unusual. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 03 2009 at 12:06
| ^bring them on! very interested, as you see, mine was more headed to MK 3/4 |
Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: March 04 2009 at 00:44
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@ cacho: No, those are the ones that I prefer, and I like DP. I practically grew up with them. DP In Rock is what got me into that music in the first place, right back in '70.
I've got every single one of their studio albums, and a couple of live ones, but I don't think anything comes even close to the magnificence of those two.
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Posted By: MrJonas
Date Posted: March 16 2009 at 14:07
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Flight of the rat
Burn
Highway Star
Anthem
Shield
Fools
Child In Time
Highway Star
Never Before
Our Lady
------------- Yours is no Disgrace |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: March 28 2009 at 12:00
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Being a fan of the mkII Purple (from the classic era), I'd probably pick these 10: Child in Time Lazy Strange Kind of Woman Black Night When a Blind Man Cries Fireball Demon's Eye Speed King Highway Star Pictures of Home ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: March 30 2009 at 10:18
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It's very tough trying to fit in all my favourites, and I've not managed to do it.
Here's my ten:-
1. Highway Star
2. Fireball
3. Child In Time
4. Maybe I'm A Leo
5. Burn
6. Wring That Neck
7. Space Truckin'
8. Black Night
9. Demon's Eye
10. Woman From Tokyo
(apologies to Mandrake Root and Mistreated, how can I leave them out?)
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Posted By: Faubzzy
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 08:53
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Well, OK, this is my definitive list of Purple's Top 10.
1. April
2. Anthem
3. Hallelujah
4. Mandrake Root
5. Fools
6. Child In Time
7. Livin' Wreck
8. Chasing Shadows
9. Cry Free
10. First Day Jam
N.B. Doesn't matter who sings, I always thought the music was more important than the lyrics.
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 11:30
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I like all the 1960s and 70s versions of Purple but have never really got into their stuff since the 80s reunion so:
Flight of the Rat Highway Star (Made in Japan) Blind Burn
Sail Away Smooth Dancer High Ball Shooter Hush Hard Lovin Man Lay Down Stay Down Bubbling under: Fools Cry Free April Stormbringer ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |