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Deep Purple

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Deep Purple are a British rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although their musical style has varied throughout their career. Originally formed as a psychedelic rock and progressive rock band, they shifted to a heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. Deep Purple have been referred to as being part of the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid-'70s", alongside Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre, they have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Deep Purple have also generated several successful spinoff bands, including Rainbow, Whitesnake, and Gillan.

Deep Purple were founded by vocalist Rod Evans, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Nick Simper, keyboardist Jon Lord and drummer Ian Paice. After three studio albums, the "Mark I" line-up came to an end in 1969 when Evans and Simper were dismissed from the band and replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover respectively, forming the classic "Mark II" line-up of Deep Purple. Following the orchestral collaboration Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1969), the Mark II line-up recorded four studio albums – Deep Purple in Rock (1970), Fireball (1971), Machine Head (1972), and Who Do We Think We Are (1973) – and a live album, Made in Japan (1972), that cemented their popularity and played a key role in shaping the emerging genres of hard rock and heavy metal. Gillan and Glover both left the band in 1973 and were replaced by David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes respectively. The "Mark III" line-up recorded two studio albums, Burn and Stormbringer (both 1974), and Blackmore parted ways with the band in 1975 due to musical differences. He was replaced by Tommy Bolin, and the resulting "Mark IV" line-up made one studio album, Come Taste the Band (1975). Deep Purple disbanded in July 1976, and Bolin died from a drug overdose five months later.

The "Mark II" line-up reunited in 1984, and recorded two studio albums, Perfect Strangers (1984) and The House of Blue Light (1987), before Gillan was fired in 1989 due to creative and personal differences within the band. He was replaced by Joe Lynn Turner, who appeared on one album, Slaves and Masters (1990), before his dismissal from the band in 1992. Gillan returned for the next album, The Battle Rages On... (1993). Blackmore left the band again in 1993, and was replaced temporarily by Joe Satriani and then permanently by Steve Morse. The "Mark VII" line-up (consisting of Paice, Lord, Gillan, Glover and Morse) lasted for nearly a decade, during which the band recorded two studio albums, Purpendicular (1996) and Abandon (1998). Lord retired from Deep Purple in 2002 and was replaced by Don Airey, leaving Paice as the only remaining original member. The "Mark VIII" line-up of Paice, Gillan, Glover, Morse and Airey was the longest-lasting line-up in the band's history, spanning twenty years and six studio albums. Their first line-up change in twenty years took place in 2022, when Morse left after twenty-eight years as guitarist and was replaced by Simon McBride.

Deep Purple were ranked number 22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme, and a poll on radio station Planet Rock ranked them fifth among the "most influential bands ever". The band received a Legend Award at the 2008 World Music Awards, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.

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Deep Purple est un groupe britannique de rock, originaire de Hertford en Angleterre. Formé en 1968, il compte parmi les pionniers du genre hard rock.

Au cours de ses six décennies d'existence, le groupe est toujours constitué de cinq musiciens : un chanteur, un guitariste, un bassiste, un claviériste et le batteur Ian Paice qui demeure le seul membre constant du groupe. Mais il connait plusieurs changements de personnel qui déterminent son évolution musicale. Les éléments caractéristiques du son de Deep Purple durant la majeure partie de son existence sont la guitare Fender Stratocaster de Ritchie Blackmore et l'orgue Hammond de Jon Lord. Deep Purple est un des plus grands groupes de rock britannique et a vendu depuis sa fondation environ 130 millions de disques à travers le monde.

Durant ses deux premières années, le quintet original Rod Evans au chant, Ritchie Blackmore à la guitare, Nick Simper à la basse, Jon Lord aux claviers et Ian Paice à la batterie, enregistre trois albums influencés par le courant psychédélique et la musique classique. L'arrivée en 1969 du chanteur Ian Gillan et du bassiste Roger Glover donne lieu à la période la plus faste du groupe, avec les albums In Rock, d'où est extrait Child in Time, et Machine Head, contenant le tube Smoke on the Water, et l'enregistrement en public du double album Made in Japan. Après le départ de Gillan et Glover en 1973, leurs remplaçants David Coverdale et Glenn Hughes, orientent la musique du groupe dans une direction soul et funk, une évolution renforcée par l'arrivée du guitariste Tommy Bolin, remplaçant de Ritchie Blackmore, en 1975. Le groupe se sépare l'année suivante, à la fin de laquelle Bolin meurt d'une overdose de drogue.

En 1980, Rod Evans, premier chanteur du groupe, monte un faux Deep Purple, avec des musiciens inconnus qui donnent quelques concerts houleux avant que la justice ne mette fin à la supercherie. La formation emblématique du début des années 1970, la célèbre Mark II, se reforme alors en 1984, sur l'album Perfect Strangers, mais sa composition fluctue durant les dix années qui suivent, dominées par les relations conflictuelles entre Ian Gillan et Ritchie Blackmore : le premier est renvoyé du groupe en 1988 et remplacé par Joe Lynn Turner, avant de le retrouver en 1992, alors que le second en claque définitivement la porte en 1993. Après un bref passage en concert du guitariste Joe Satriani, Deep Purple retrouve une certaine stabilité avec l'arrivée du guitariste Steve Morse l'année suivante et de Don Airey aux claviers en 2002, en remplacement de Jon Lord parti se consacrer à ses projets en solo. Depuis, le groupe continue à produire des albums dans le genre hard rock tout en donnant des concerts dans le monde entier à un rythme soutenu. Il est intronisé au Rock and Roll Hall of Fame en 2016, dont à titre posthume pour Jon Lord, mort en 2012 des suites d'un cancer. À l'été 2022, le guitariste Steve Morse quitte le groupe pour raisons familiales : il est remplacé par Simon McBride. Le premier album de cette nouvelle formation, =1, sort en 2024, suivi de Splat! en 2026.

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