It's hard to find drummers who were awesome in their heyday and who are still just as good today. Deep Purple was founded in 1968. 52 YEARS AGO. Think about that for a minute.
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I can't say it better.. Purple mark 2 got the highest quality in hard and heavy music.. Don't have to name Blackmore as a single, they had Paice, Lord, Gillan and Glover too
Yes....Ian is Hardliner ....and Extremely well Schooled.. hes Gifted and Well rehearsed ... innovative Percussionist Grandmaster in the Art Ian !! hope your reading Dude lol
I've seen Ian 3 times with Deep Purple. Totally amazing! In my top 5 favorite drummers! Rock on brother Ian still great after all these years. I've been playing since 1965 and could only hope to play as well as you!
ian Paice was not only the best rock drummer: in '75 probably he was the best drummer in the world. But a lot of time is passed from that moment , and a lot of drummer now overtook him. In any case Paice's left hand is formidable. No one has the same left hand. Still he plays wonderfully and that Paiste cymbals sounds so fantastic!!!! for me, the best
Among many other things, I love how he is so relaxed through the entire song. Nothing is forced, no muscle tension, he uses the weight of the sticks and some proximal muscles to do all the work. That’s how you get a 50+ year career.
I heard this song when I was 13 or 14 years old. I didn't know if it was Deep Purple or not. Because I was only aware of the show in Scandinavia in 1972, so I didn't recognize Gillan's voice very well. It turned out to be one of my favorite songs. I'm also a drummer, and seeing how its creator recorded this song inspires me a lot. Thank you Ian for so much magic. It is worth mentioning that my son's name is Marcos Ian, his middle name is a clear tribute to you. Greetings.
The.Master. Had the extreme privilege of having lunch with Mr. Paice after a drum clinic years ago. Great story teller, funny and genuine.He even let me play a track from a band I had just started working with. Here's a little nugget as he tucked into his lobster and chips: "...so I was havin a piss at The Speakeasy and in walks Hendrix...four hours later, he was gone...I'm probably the last person to have a piss with Jimi Hendrix". Yes, my jaw sorta hung slack for a minute. It wasnt said in a flippant or irreverent way, just as a matter of rock n roll history. He went on to talk about some of my other heroes such as Glenn Hughes and Phil Lynott (RIP). Suffice to say, it was one of the best days of my life as a drummer and fan of an absolute giant of rock drumming. Perfect balance of power, finesse and musical instinct in equal measures. Class act...hung around after the clinic to meet and greet absolutely everyone in attendance after absolutely flattening the place with a powerful, entertaining performance that left everyone speechless on a hot, muggy, August Sunday afternoon. Nobody expected a capacity crowd on a Sunday when most Canadians are at the lake cooling off, but Paicey had the place rammed to the rafters. Afterward, we were asked to prepare a report for head office to outline how we set a new bar for music store clinics. Two words: Ian.Paice.
@@budgiemcleod4443 He said that they knew he had the 'it factor', and he'd be a star someday, but he was still a little raw (I am taking liberties here as I don't recall the exact quote) for the kind of project that they had envisioned. And he was bang on. Ultimately, as we all know, Phil was one of rock's greatest treasures. So unique, and his ability to convey emotion was uncanny. Those old Lizzy records compel me to want to play the drums with my face.
Thanks for the reply man. Phil and Tony Iommi are my hereos and I can listen to stories about 'em all day. It's cool running into people that have the same musical interests that I have. I assume you've heard the Deep Purple tribute album by Thin Lizzy called "funky junction"?
Owen Durkin I had the chance to attend a public lecture by Jon Lord at a local University music dept a year or so before he died but I couldn’t get away from work. Just wanted to shake his hand or say to him how much his music has meant to me since the age of 11. Ian Paice .... feel the same. Eventually took up the guitar but for 4 years as a kid Used to drum along as best I could with sticks a hi hat and an old thin wooden desk as a “snare”. Saw him with the Buddy Rich big band last year. Awesome!!! ... and funny. At one point while looking at his cue sheets before a song he smiled and said to the audience ... “ This stuff is complicated you know” Right on cue a wise guy shouted out the riff to Smoke on the water. Ian and everyone cracked up laughing. He said he’ll video the shows if he ever plays with them again.
Absolutely incredible! Ian was and still is one of my favorite drummers ever. It's very inspiring to see him in such a great shape at his age. Ian, I wish you many many years ahead keeping your amazing beat! Love you!
Bananas was the album that started it all for me. Especially Picture of Innocence and Razzle Dazzle. Thats when I discovered Deep Purple and rock 'n' roll music in general. Would love to hear more Morse-era stuff at DP shows or at least with the great Purpendicular!
That light, but Staccato shuffle coming of his left hand is like butter. A signature element of Ian's playing over the years. It's surprising how many drummers fall down when it comes to making shuffle groupings flow evenly.
I read an interview with John Coughlan from Status Quo who claimed that there’s only two drummers in UK who can do a shuffle and the other one is Mick Fleetwood. Apparently he forgot Paicey .........
One of my favourite DP songs ♥ I've heard this song the first time at 14/15 years old, I'm 30. Years go by ♥ And we are lucky to still have Ian Paice ♥
God! So fantastic to see this. Not many drummers could play those parts/fills the way Ian does. Who has that feel these days in rock. My favourite track from the much underrated 🍌 BANANAS. Ian Gillan sings a blinder here too. What a band!!!!!
Picture of Innocence- what a great track, just what you can expect from Purple everytime !!!. The drums got a nice groove sets up the whole track - Ian Gillan never ceases to amaze me with his excellent lyrics and great vocal delivery.
Incredible drummer. Deep Purple have had several singers, guitarists, bassists and two keyboard players over 52 years. But it's impossible to imagine them with any other drummer. Ian Paice is the reason Deep Purple sounds like Deep Purple.
It's so refreshing seeing drum legends make mistakes. Make's them more human, when the are clearly lizard people 😜 P.s made in Japan was the album that my father and me, Would always listen to in the car. Most of the time we were on our way back from a gig with one of my band's. But he died last year from long cancer. The music is what bonded us. And is what always will. So thank you and your band mates for making beautiful music. And for being the soundtrack to all the memories I have of my father
Wow Sorry for your loss, that's a great story, and a great album, , "I remember when it came out" you'll always have that way of transporting back through time and hanging with your dad by listening to it, there's much music that also puts me back with those of significance in my life when I hear it, music can do so much,
Wish I could play through even Obladi Oblada without mistakes like Mr. Paice does through any song ... he was my main inspiration as a teenager to pick up the drums... together with Artimus Pyle who just had the most memorable name in Rock drumming, haha! ;-)
I play the drums a little bit, IAN PAICE is my favourite since I heard MADE IN JAPAN, I was 8 years old, I was paralized, I'm still, but you know what? Every time I take a look IAN doing something like this, I CAN'T AVOID FEELING MISERABLE, hahajaja!!!! IAN PAICE IS THE BEST DRUMMER IN THE WHOLE PLANET!!!!
Hey Ian, thank you for this!! cheers from Argentina, i saw Deep Purple live 10 times here...i wonder... why the band never do a show with full Morse songs? i think there's a lot of good songs and will be amazing to watch/listen.
Ian Paice was a huge influence on me (I am nearly a 64 year old drummer) and I listened to the Made in Japan LP a lot back in the 1970's. He was so intense at times but also laid back on other tracks. Highway Star and Burn were really fab but Lazy and Child in Time were different and good as well. Wish I could meet him for a chat as I don't live too far away. Jerry Shirley of Humble Pie and Lone Star drummer Dixie Lee from the same time were also big influences when I was playing rock music. I hope Ian is still playing and well.
I met Ian once a few years ago, I worked the Today show and they were on doing Smoke on the Water. I mentioned to Ian I was listening to The Mule from Made in Japan on the way in, he told me he felt that was the best solo on the tour and glad it was recorded. He was very very nice to talk with.
Whenever I hear someone go on about Chris Layton having the best Blues/Rock shuffle I gotta laugh. Ian Paice, man. Always. When he starts playing the shuffle feel on that ride cymbal at about 4:06...forget in. Nobody else is close. His instinct for this particular feel is unmatched and that's been true as long as he's been around.
His Ride Cymbal hand (His Left Hand - for most of us "normal drummers" out there's right hand) is unreal... at 70+ years old!!... I'm 60, and do not have the shuffle chops I used to... I tried to emulate this when I saw it - and ran out of steam in 2 mins!!
