And what do you expect from Blackmore? Every day he would do something different with a song. Every member of his different bands would be wondering which Blackmore would turn up today.! He would wander off doing what he liked not concerned with the actual song itself. Totally selfish. Ask the bandmates. He was not a team player.
@@westrover123 team player, My foot... Rainbow was Ritchie s employee agency, purple was the Lord Paice & Ritchie band. When you're number one on your instrument, who would prevent You from being selfishly giving the best of You even if You don't have a clue how it's gonna sound and go thru the motions? Ritchie s a genius who adds intensity to the music creating conflict with his bandmates instruments. The outcome: great music and greatest live album of that decade. Arrogance is good when you're that unique. Ritchie defended his vision cause he earned the driving seat.
@nathaninostroza7655 Ian Gillan sacrificed his vocal chords etc to make Deep Purple the best and Ritchie was jealous and broke up mk ll. Ian Paice, Jon Lord, and Roger Glover (who was responsible for ''Smoke on the Water "and the greatest 12,6,and bass player on the planet were all the best, very best on their instrument. Gillan played drums but being the best vocalist, Lord knew they had to keep him and all the others in Mark 2 together because such a group would never be created again. Gillan left because of Blackmore. Lord knew the best days were over, sadly.
They didn't think much of Smoke On The Water at this early stage of the release of Machine Head. When it became a big hit later on in 1972, it became a staple of their live shows.
Mark II was such a great band. It's a pity that 2 members couldn't be bothered to separate personal from business and just do their jobs. Great music was lost by the childish behavior of throat and lyre.
