Top 7 Deep Purple Albums - Progressive Rock Music Forum

There've been many Shades of Deep Purple over the years with various line-up changes along the way that reads like The Book of Taliesyn. Deep Purple are almost as enduring as the U.S. Presidents engraved In Rock on Mount Rushmore. Their storming brand of Hard Rock has all the fiery energy of a Fireball and the tempered steel hardness of a Machine Head. The band asked "Who Do We Think We Are?" as they prepared to Burn up the world stage with their thunderous live act of Stormbringer songs. Crowds flocked in their thousands to Come Taste the Band live. Fans of Deep Purple who began as Perfect Strangers became lifelong friends as they watched the band perform together in The House of Blue Light. The Battle Rages On to determine the best British Rock band of all time, with Deep Purple being Purpendicular to Led Zeppelin in the vast pantheon of Rock. There's nothing quite as thrilling as seeing A-Band-On a crazy world tour, no matter whether they're going Bananas in Brazil, Crackers in Caracas, or Nuts in the Netherlands. For anyone lucky enough to have experienced the Rapture of the Deep Purple Live, they may wonder Now What can possibly better that in the Infinite universe of Hard Rock!? Okay, it's time now to get this poll underway with a bang and a Whoosh.

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Here's your chance to help determine the Top 7 Deep Purple *studio* albums of all time. Simply list your Top 7 Deep Purple albums in order of preference and then I'll assign the usual system of points to your listings:-

1st album - 12 points

2nd album - 8 points

3rd album - 6 points

4th album - 4 points

5th album - 3 points

6th album - 2 points

7th album - 1 point

Here's my Top 7 to kick things off with:-

1. The Book of Taliesyn (12 points)

2. Shades of Deep Purple (8 points)

3. Deep Purple (6 points)

4. In Rock (4 points)

5. Fireball (3 points)

6. Machine Head (2 points)

7. Perfect Strangers (1 points)

1968: Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nTXlmneHsEIsYva_BlEgk8EEg8cqbuiUo

1968: Deep Purple - The Book of Taliesyn - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nSIqXrKZFk2x31D9UWnBUCTr76UNPRzRo

1969: Deep Purple - Deep Purple - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdgFk-dTMiRhJqppGhH7ZoKxhkGfMOOsB

1969: Deep Purple - Concerto for Group & Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnA1IMnLZr4

1970: Deep Purple - in Rock - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ksIuxv2NKe2w9zN6ZwGbX6kECQ3cMjqWM

1971: Deep Purple - Fireball - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kuubgIbX60E-369mgOC1Nfy152H24sKyI

1972: Deep Purple - Machine Head - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mhmVTfMgQ7f2i0I4x7i4yF1PKciXinB8k

1972: Deep Purple - Made in Japan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psFdqiPfhmg

1973: Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are? - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l4GjWCMUcT-uW9dY0DjyD_GxOv1_xNuWY

1974: Deep Purple - Burn - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m31z9VHDSFvujhBXhTkiuCpxVZUArPnnc

1974: Deep Purple - Stormbringer - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lfo4pg8PFnDC_Ofl5vS7oSj4pdojJgOcs

1974: Deep Purple - California Jam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExQDQ-DYKts

1975: Deep Purple - Come Taste the Band - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l7uI2usBS_dPvObsZlug2jj2X0kWwLzqc

1976: Deep Purple - Made in Europe - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k9OYfTnDBTvw5CVHacxmGCSBCv36XRwBM

1984: Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nbCSomYVcT0PsJpJhHjRMDXRMpXMZDK6U

1985: Deep Purple - Live in Paris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwdJvGcPXQI&t=2249s

1987: Deep Purple - The House of Blue Light - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lIc3mzD7w_mrXvLceyJF_izU81pPyk-s8

1990: Deep Purple - Slaves and Masters - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_loz8VHRnjQei0jGYkqr6GKfxBdPFdcraM

1993: Deep Purple - The Battle Rages On - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgLk-j8sdm7YQLmWyavFMxvU6LTyXvqb2

1994: Deep Purple - Come Hell or High Water - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH1k9Qhl1K5-r_OqY7QrHmdHfT-koOOSW

1996: Deep Purple - Purpendicular - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_keKhedrd_vunTjYFZ9xe7abVqOZPNwbow

1998: Deep Purple - Abandon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgLk-j8sdm7YRqAt5rAvce_ILDGgMgi5G

2000: Deep Purple - In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4cFJtUcmjZknts9f8A8UpG4-ElcQq9Cq

2003: Deep Purple - Bananas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgLk-j8sdm7Z0x9xDLaSZkgeEwuBC04ED

2005: Deep Purple - Rapture of the Deep - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgLk-j8sdm7aM91YS90il8IUFDXfuGm4o

2011: Deep Purple - Live at Montreux - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN7F_M3ErdI

2013: Deep Purple - Now What!? - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgLk-j8sdm7aAbqojS72402GoOBeWWkUO

2017: Deep Purple - Infinite - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nSho3KZtBsButbrNhzu9RaePgoaXygyTY

2020: Deep Purple - Whoosh! - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lSV7r_j3B4Uz9Ps9UBO3F9UM2XXdtavfQ

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - January 14 2025 at 10:30

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	^ It's good to see I'm not the only one to have Deep Purple's first three classic albums listed in their Top 3.

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	1. Deep Purple (12 points) 2. Taliesin (8 points) 3. Shades (6 points) 4. In Rock (4 points) 5. Burn (3 points) 6. Machine Head (2 points) 7. Fireball (1 points)

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	Stormbringer Book of Taliesyn In Rock Machine Head Burn Purpendicular Perfect Strangers

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	1. Machine Head 2. In Rock 3. Now What?! 4. Infinite 5. Perfect Strangers 6. Rapture of the Deep 7. Burn
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Psychedelic Paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 16 2019 Location: Nottingham, U.K Status: Offline Points: 43621	Post Options Post Reply Quote Psychedelic Paul Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: September 28 2020 at 08:49
	There've been many Shades of Deep Purple over the years with various line-up changes along the way that reads like The Book of Taliesyn. Deep Purple are almost as enduring as the U.S. Presidents engraved In Rock on Mount Rushmore. Their storming brand of Hard Rock has all the fiery energy of a Fireball and the tempered steel hardness of a Machine Head. The band asked "Who Do We Think We Are?" as they prepared to Burn up the world stage with their thunderous live act of Stormbringer songs. Crowds flocked in their thousands to Come Taste the Band live. Fans of Deep Purple who began as Perfect Strangers became lifelong friends as they watched the band perform together in The House of Blue Light. The Battle Rages On to determine the best British Rock band of all time, with Deep Purple being Purpendicular to Led Zeppelin in the vast pantheon of Rock. There's nothing quite as thrilling as seeing A-Band-On a crazy world tour, no matter whether they're going Bananas in Brazil, Crackers in Caracas, or Nuts in the Netherlands. For anyone lucky enough to have experienced the Rapture of the Deep Purple Live, they may wonder Now What can possibly better that in the Infinite universe of Hard Rock!? Okay, it's time now to get this poll underway with a bang and a Whoosh. All albums in Deep Purple highlights by Deep Purple Here's your chance to help determine the Top 7 Deep Purple studio albums of all time. Simply list your Top 7 Deep Purple albums in order of preference and then I'll assign the usual system of points to your listings:- 1st album - 12 points 2nd album - 8 points 3rd album - 6 points 4th album - 4 points 5th album - 3 points 6th album - 2 points 7th album - 1 point Here's my Top 7 to kick things off with:- 1. The Book of Taliesyn (12 points) 2. Shades of Deep Purple (8 points) 3. Deep Purple (6 points) 4. In Rock (4 points) 5. Fireball (3 points) 6. Machine Head (2 points) 7. Perfect Strangers (1 points) 1968: Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nTXlmneHsEIsYva_BlEgk8EEg8cqbuiUo 1968: Deep Purple - The Book of Taliesyn - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nSIqXrKZFk2x31D9UWnBUCTr76UNPRzRo 1969: Deep Purple - Deep Purple - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdgFk-dTMiRhJqppGhH7ZoKxhkGfMOOsB 1969: Deep Purple - Concerto for Group & Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnA1IMnLZr4 1970: Deep Purple - in Rock - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ksIuxv2NKe2w9zN6ZwGbX6kECQ3cMjqWM 1971: Deep Purple - Fireball - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kuubgIbX60E-369mgOC1Nfy152H24sKyI 1972: Deep Purple - Machine Head - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mhmVTfMgQ7f2i0I4x7i4yF1PKciXinB8k 1972: Deep Purple - Made in Japan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psFdqiPfhmg 1973: Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are? - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l4GjWCMUcT-uW9dY0DjyD_GxOv1_xNuWY 1974: Deep Purple - Burn - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m31z9VHDSFvujhBXhTkiuCpxVZUArPnnc 1974: Deep Purple - Stormbringer - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lfo4pg8PFnDC_Ofl5vS7oSj4pdojJgOcs 1974: Deep Purple - California Jam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExQDQ-DYKts 1975: Deep Purple - Come Taste the Band - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l7uI2usBS_dPvObsZlug2jj2X0kWwLzqc 1976: Deep Purple - Made in Europe - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k9OYfTnDBTvw5CVHacxmGCSBCv36XRwBM 1984: Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nbCSomYVcT0PsJpJhHjRMDXRMpXMZDK6U 1985: Deep Purple - Live in Paris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwdJvGcPXQI&t=2249s 1987: Deep Purple - The House of Blue Light - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lIc3mzD7w_mrXvLceyJF_izU81pPyk-s8 1990: Deep Purple - Slaves and Masters - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_loz8VHRnjQei0jGYkqr6GKfxBdPFdcraM 1993: Deep Purple - The Battle Rages On - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgLk-j8sdm7YQLmWyavFMxvU6LTyXvqb2 1994: Deep Purple - Come Hell or High Water - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH1k9Qhl1K5-r_OqY7QrHmdHfT-koOOSW 1996: Deep Purple - Purpendicular - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_keKhedrd_vunTjYFZ9xe7abVqOZPNwbow 1998: Deep Purple - Abandon - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgLk-j8sdm7YRqAt5rAvce_ILDGgMgi5G 2000: Deep Purple - In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4cFJtUcmjZknts9f8A8UpG4-ElcQq9Cq 2003: Deep Purple - Bananas - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgLk-j8sdm7Z0x9xDLaSZkgeEwuBC04ED 2005: Deep Purple - Rapture of the Deep - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgLk-j8sdm7aM91YS90il8IUFDXfuGm4o 2011: Deep Purple - Live at Montreux - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN7F_M3ErdI 2013: Deep Purple - Now What!? - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgLk-j8sdm7aAbqojS72402GoOBeWWkUO 2017: Deep Purple - Infinite - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nSho3KZtBsButbrNhzu9RaePgoaXygyTY 2020: Deep Purple - Whoosh! - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lSV7r_j3B4Uz9Ps9UBO3F9UM2XXdtavfQ Edited by Psychedelic Paul - January 14 2025 at 10:30