by TW on January 12, 2012
One of the few greatest-hits albums I ever bought was Deep Purple, Deepest Purple. On that record I discovered a wealth of the band’s early hits, with “Speed King” and “Child In Time” culled from In Rock, along with the pre-release single, “Black Night.” It was Deepest Purple that sent me back to In Rock, [...]
by TW on February 20, 2009
I remember as a teen, reading in the Guinness Book Of World Records, that Deep Purple set a new record, registering themselves as the loudest band on Earth – Purpleās live show in 1970 reportedly throwing out 110 decibels (thank you Marshall stacks!) of blistering sound at those brave enough to saunter front and center [...]
If you haven’t heard the new Whitesnake album, Good To Be Bad , you need to. Who would have guessed that 30 years into the fold, Whitesnake (aka David Coverdale and latest backing members) would release the best album of the band’s career. Coverdale’s voice has never sounded better, and songs such as “Best Years” [...]