![]() On the plate is perhaps not a “hit” as in other albums but so some song gem. The songs are varied and cover a wide range of hard rock. On “Fireball” Deep Purple convince with great experimentation. Ritchie Blackmore and Jon Lord are brilliant with solos on guitar and Hammond. “No One Came” is the bouncer of the album with catchy and groovy melodies. And the guitar solo of Ritchie Blackmore sounds like an electrically amplified violin, accompanied by Shaker sounds. After a quiet instrumental introduction, ruthless fat riffs follow, which really roll over the listener. ![]() From my point of view this song is punishably undervalued and is almost not played on the radio. “Fools” is one of my absolute all-time favourites from Deep Purple. In live performances follows here often a lengthy drum solo. The song is underlined by unrhythmic driving drumbeats by Ian Paice. After tambourine sounds, the guitar chords just burst out of the boxes. Side 2 then starts with the psychedelically sounding “The Mule”. With the Folk touch, this is a suitable ending for the first side of the record. “Anyone’s Daughter” actually sounds less like Deep Purple, but delivers an interesting musical colour. In the middle part the Hammond organ dominates again, distorted but melodic. “Demon’s Eye” closes seamlessly, but sounds lighter and more lively. Although the song is a bit forgotten, but it is a prime example for the typical Deep Purple sound. Great the interplay between guitar and Hammond organ. “No No No” comes much quieter and more bluesier therefore and stamping powerfully from the boxes. Jon Lords organ solo, as well as the tambourine hit by Ian Gillan, leave a lasting impression here. Once you can hear the studio ventilation for a few seconds provide double bass and guitar for fast pace. With “Fireball” Deep Purple deliver in fact the blueprint for the later development of speed metal. ![]() And the single-release “Strange Kind Of Woman” made it to eighth place on the British charts. There were top positions worldwide in the charts, among others. the disc was recorded in the period between September 1970 and June 1971 by the legendary MK II occupation. In September 1971, “Fireball”, the fifth longplay record of the Hardrock legends, was released. So I want to turn the wheel of time back by more than forty years. In addition, the British are on their Farewell tour. Last year the 20th studio album”Infinite” will be released. And under that name they are still on tour today. Established in 1967 as “Roundabout”, the five have a year later renamed to Deep Purple. Randy California agreed to the gig, but eventually on the first tour stop in Hawaii barricaded himself in his hotel room and refused to play, and alas, the tour was canceled.I think about Deep Purple you must not lose too many words. ![]() According to Kooper's book Backstage Passes and Backstabbing Bastards, Kooper actually showed up to audition with Deep Purple who seemed more than happy to work around his deficiencies in a pinch, but in the end Kooper backed out and recommended guitarist Randy California (of Spirit) to fill in. Kooper, more of a keyboardist than a guitarist, was dumbfounded that anyone would ask this of him, but gamely complied on the condition that it was just to humor the Deep Purple members until a better replacement was found. The agent dispatched Kooper to fill in for Blackmore. That client was Al Kooper (The Blues Project, Blood Sweat & Tears), himself just recovering from hospitalization with food poisoning. Their agent, sweating bullets at the million dollar tour he had booked for them, called another client of his in a panic. At right about this point in Deep Purple's career, Ritchie Blackmore was hospitalized with a case of mononucleosis.
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