Deep Purple I or II ?

I'd probably choose DP II over DP I 

Edited by Weirdamigo - July 28 2010 at 08:28

Vote for Mark I. All three albums with Rod Evans are very imaginative and fascinating.

And Mark II did at least two albums which I don't find excellent — Fireball and Who Do We Think We Are.

Are we Talking dp 1 mark 1,2,3,4 or 5?

Weirdamigo wrote: I'd probably choose DP II over DP I  DP II is rather hard rock than prog yet the albums "Fireball" and "Machine head" are a must have for hard rock fans and,in fact, for all fans of good music DP I is more on the prog side but I have never liked "Shades of deep purple" for some unknown reason. On the other hand the self-titled album is excellent, especially the song "April" .

Deep Purple II

Deep Purple II

I feel people are voting for their favourite rather than addressing  the poll question.

The album deep purple is rooted in my heart and is my favourite DP album
I also adore Mk2 i decide not to decide between them

Edited by sagichim - April 03 2012 at 13:12

I just have to say that MK3  and even MK4 are superb.

Guldbamsen wrote: I actually think mark one had more influence on the prog scene than the 2. Firstly because they incorporated that symphonic and slightly proto-heavy prog flavour into their sound before that was mainstream and "normal". Few acts of the time could pull a track like April off, and I think it had infinitely more to say on the Brit part of the equation than Child in Time ever did. By the time of In Rock the rock scene had shifted immensely, and what Deep Purple were doing was not really that game-changing. They just did it with style and pomp, and nobody can really take that away from them. Just so you know, mark one is also my fave - so I am completely biased

Well, a lot of the musical elements of the first line-up were inspired by other groups like the Moody Blues, The Nice and Vanilla Fudge, all of which at one significant album to them (Days Of Future Passed, The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack and Vanilla Fudge), by the time Deep Purple Mk 1 released their first album.

As for In Rock not being game-changing, a lot of the metal groups that emerged in the second half of the 1970s like Judas Priest and Schenker-era UFO show a lot of influence in that album. To be fair though, in Priest's case, Purple was by no means their only influence.

On the other hand, you can hear a lot of Mk 1 in groups like Andromeda and Uriah Heep, not to mention that Purple's Mk 2 lineup was simply a logical extension of the previous one - this is especially apparent with Fireball.

Yeah, it's kind of complicated. There's just as many arguments to go with that analysis as there are that go against it. About the only thing I can safely say is that both had something to them that contributed to the scene, not to mention are quite enjoyable.