Deep Purple-In Rock

     Not even a week in and this blog was nearly ripped apart in a personally horrifying downward spiral of fartstep and "radio disney" covers of metal tunes...  Thank you Deep Purple for saving my musical spirit! Must be Jon Lord's C3 rippling down from the cosmos, guiding me back to where I belong. 
    
     In Rock ('70) issued a large change in the band's sound from their psychedelic rock style to a much louder, heavier, pioneering hard rock/metal sound that they would be known for decades later.  Everything about this formation of Deep Purple screams badass. Ritchie Blackmore(gtrs) and Jon Lord(orgn) are continually competing with each other to be the heaviest, or outdo the other through solo/improv sections ultimately pushing them to achieve the incredibly unique tones and techniques that make them work as such a great improv duo.  The arrival of vocalist Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover, (both from pop rock group Episode Six) as well as the incredible talent and youth of drummer Ian Paice certainly brought hard rock music of the time to it's loudest and most aggressive.
    Definite recommendations are of course Child in Time(featuring Gillan's incredible vocal range), Speed King(noting the character of Blackmore's unique guitar style),and Bloodsucker(coz it's a totally awesome studio track and includes some great competitive guitar/organ dueling).
Enjoy!