OH yeah! I was hooked from the beginning. It was 00:00 of release day and I had to go to sleep but I pressed play and it instantly became one of my favourite Deep Purple songs and album. First 3 songs on =1 are just pure magic and genius. Also "If I were you" is an amazing track.
Very good song but is it still Deep Purple ? What made Deep Purple unique but also legendary was their ability to play on stage different versions from those recorded in the studio and every night a little bit different from previous night. If the band plays exactly what was recorded in the studio, what's the point of live shows?
What's the problem? Why would Deep Purple have to play a song differently or rearrange it for a concert? They play how they want to play. Ask people who go to classical concerts why they go to the concerts - heaven forbid a note is played wrong...
@@purple-dirk If you answer that, it's because you don't know the history of Deep Purple very well and the particularity of the band on stage since its origin up to Jon Lord departure. There was a time when no two nights were the same. The band played the same songs but the solos, the intros, the improvisations were always different. Today, it's exactly the same thing every night. But it is undoubtedly a question of times.
