Definitely. I really liked Steve Morse, but he has a pretty different sound to Ritchie Blackmore. Simon is way closer to the classic sound of Deep Purple. He did really good work on this album, totally deserves his place in the Deep Purple history book.
Steve Morse is incredible and one of the nicest "famous" players I've met. His playing seemed to bring out a bit more of Purple's "prog" side. In fact, I loved the last album ("whoosh!"). But Simon's playing really does have a lot of "classic" Purple flavor. Guy is a beast of a player!
Ritchie Blackmore was a master of never playing the low root of a cord. That his sound his magic that made him a top 3 guitarist in the world in his day. He had it all.
I have played in bands for 50 years but I wish I knew half of what you know I am pretty much all by ear I love you explaining chords and so much more 🙂
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Cool analysis. I spent the first half of the 70s lying on my bedroom floor (for maximum bass) with head between speakers listening to Purple and Zeppelin and the fact that Gillan, Glover and Paice are still givin' it rice (like the full nine yards) in 2024 makes me very happy for them as well as me. And the nods to 'Lazy' and 'Smoke On The Water' do no harm, whatsoever. And a 'Lazy Sod' is somewhere between a villain and a doofus.
Steve Morse is a great player and I have been a fan since the Dixie Dregs days but he was responsible for me stopping to listen to Deep Purple entirely during his tenure with the band….even though Purple was one of my favourite all time bands. Simon has made we want to listen to them again…he plays like what Blackmore would have evolved into had he not given up the rock in favour of his love of medieval music. Certainly Blackmore has nothing to prove, but Simon has such an expressive style. My only advice is STOP ANALYZING WHAT HES DOING And just LISTEN!!!! and learn!!!!
Blackmore has always been leaning toward classical/baroque/renaissance/medieval side of music in his playing. He has developed that side alot in his electric solos in Blackmore's Night. Simon seems more like a "metal" player, I don't know. Anyway, love Deep Purple and all their guitarist and other members. Everyone adds something... :)
Good track...between Blackmore and Lord..they bought D.P. to life,and the other guy's too😉....essential listening,try 72's Made in Japan,classic live album,has it all😉👍😊🏴🇬🇧🏴....what a killer✌️
Has he done Molly Tuttle yet?? Her brother Sully plays in a band called AJ Lee and Blue Summit. IIf he likes Billy Strings he will love Molly. She played with him a lot. B.Summit also have another bluegrass picker that’s incredible.
This is the first time I've heard anything from Deep Purple since their 80s stuff. I had been avoiding it because I didn't think I'd like it, but this was much better than I expected.
I have been following Simon McBride for years and he’s fantastic! Just watch some of his older stuff on RU-vid like Little Wing! It’s no wonder PRS endorses him!
Stephen Wilson Jr. Just dropped a Something in the Way cover you HAVE to hear! I don't have Patreon so you guys with it get Michael's attention and push this one, it's unreal!
A couple years ago they put NOTHING AT ALL. By far the best song they’ve put out in decades. This one’s a rocker too. Original OG’s still doing it better than most.
Thanks. Simon is a good fit. However Purple with Steve Morse produced an English/American sensibility that was unique .. a musical creature which shouldn’t have lived but usually thrived. They often repeated the triumph that their first album “Purpindicular” was. Purple obviously felt like making an out and out bluesy rocker this time. Hope they make a follow up and see if Simon can produce the prog’ invention/twists and turns that Steve was so good at as on the previous album .. Whoosh!
Eric Weinstein and Terrance Howard were in the Joe Rogan podcast. They spoke about music theory for a little bit. Be interesting to hear your opinions on what they said. The convo starts at 2:58:00
Everyone is dealing with Terrence Howard in a way which is encouraging him .. rather than telling him straight that 8 million +++ hits for his theories will further degrade the *American ability to discern fact from fiction and scientific theory from word 🥗 salad. (*other countries with poor school science education are available) The drone he “invented” had already been invented. There is nothing in his analysis of the elements that makes ANY sense. Who cares about his music theory. If he’s so confident re his number delusions they should employ him as a Primary School teacher for a term and leave him to deal with parents who’s children have had their education torpedoed. He has too many yes men around his Hollywood ego and / or, he has a mental health problem. It’s as if the Kanye West media and mental health saga never happened.
Even though it's not the same, when I listen to "Lazy Sod", the music sort of reminds me of "Strong Arm Of The Law" by Saxon. Yet when I listen to both those songs consecutively, they're completely different!. 😂
I"m a DP fan... what would it sound like if the way back machine would have DP from 1975 play and sing that track! :) No offense to the current members, but Jon Lord would have killed that.
The arrangements and the solos really make these songs .. and the Purple sound helps. I like when Purple go out on a limb 🦵 and deepen their recent prog rock direction as they were doing with Steve. However Simon embodies aspects of Ritchie’s playing with some great unexpected note choices. They needed this new energy but Steve saved that band and gave us some truly great guitar moments .. like “Sometimes I feel like screaming” and Ted the mechanic.
It's very good - unmistakable Deep Purple - must say it could well be an AI generated track from a training set of their early albums! Joke being their classic song Lazy becoming Lazy Sod...
My favourite band, can't wait for the new album on the 19th! Simon is perfect, swagger, owns the stage and chops gor days. Steve was great but too much gain whereas Simon has a cleaner sound that cuts through. There are two more new singles from them called Pictures of You and Portable Door, would love to see you react to those too at some point. Thank you.
Steve Morse was in Purple for the thick end of 30 years, but was he the wrong fit ? This is the best Purple work for donkeys years. Simon McBride is from Belfast, like Gary Moore. I can hear little bits of Gary in his playing.
I don’t agree but of course I know what you mean. They produced an English/American sensibility that was unique and produced a musical creature which shouldn’t have lived but usually thrived and often repeated the triumph that Purpindicular was. Purple obviously felt like making an out and out bluesy rocker this time. Hope they make a follow up and see if Simon can produce the prog’ invention/twists and turns that Steve was so good at as on the previous album .. Whoosh!
In my opinion, each of the last 3 albums was musically more interesting and also better produced in terms of sound. The new album is good, no question, but the band had a great musical development under Steve Morse, especially with the later works.
Mcbride is a good player but I think their sound guitar wise isn't hard enough, hasn't been for along time now. Their sound is a bit soft cock for my liking. They are all good players but I expected them to sound more like a hard rock band.
What is silly comment to start out with ! Michael you missed many opportunities. You could’ve broken down the solo coherently The best part of the song the keyboard solo where we would normally hear Steve Morris play right along Simon obviously stayed away from that. Just like you did😅
@@rowillo Can't do it. Can't listen to paw paw sing. Same reason I can't listen to anything newer from the Stones or any other 60's/70's bands. Some things are just better left in the past.
The song is very good and a good reaction/lesson as usual. I am really digging the main riff. BUT no Richie Blackmore or Jon Lord? Not really Deep Purple. It's Roger Glover with a tribute band basically.
Roger Glover...Ian Paice... Ian Gillan.... It's hardly a tribute act is it. Look at their line up changes through their years.... It's never been stable..going right back to the late sixties.
Deep Purple has famously had more members than every other band except Black Sabbath, and they've been a functioning unit for most of the last almost sixty years (minus '76-'84). Organ god Jon Lord hasn't been one of them for more than 20 years, Blackmore more than 30 years. Don Airey and Steve Morse not only have incredible pedigrees of their own, they are absolute masters of their instruments in their own right. They are hardly tribute players. You may be wishing for more early-seventies-era Lord and Blackmore dual acrobatics (we all do!), but that doesn't mean this isn't an actual vital band. It's fucking Deep Purple!
Sounds nothing like classic DP. Sounds to me like a record/single contract obligation. Some Rick Beato watching, out of touch producer who is likely nostalgic of a time in music they didn't live through. 😂 that or a classic rock band, with nothing to prove BTW, lazily emulates their hit Smoke on The Water. Totally missing the mark imo. Played ass chord changes without a decent hook or riff.
@@tomi-jon8798 I agree. There comes a time when every band needs to just retire. 60 years old...max. Even a lot of my 90's bands are about to that point.
