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MadridPurple
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Have always been really happy with Steve Morse as guitarist in the band, and he certainly brought a freshness when he.joined as well as hugely improved the band's happiness. Purpendicular. Now What and Infinite are fine additions to the Purple catalogue IMO and I certainly enjoy them more than any of the Mark 1 or 3/4 albums (though this may be because I far more prefer Gillan singing). Also very grateful for Morse bringing the longevity to the band that allowed me to see them live, and thought he was superb in concert.
Two things I wonder though:
1. Would they still be going now with any other guitarist? I doubt it as he seems to fit into the band dynamic perfectly.
And the big question:
2. If they had finished in 93 when Blackmore left, would they have a better reputation in the music world now? As much as I love the Morse era I can't help thinking that finishing with the classic lineup would have kept their legend and mystique intact more.
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Two things I wonder though:
1. Would they still be going now with any other guitarist? I doubt it as he seems to fit into the band dynamic perfectly.
And the big question:
2. If they had finished in 93 when Blackmore left, would they have a better reputation in the music world now? As much as I love the Morse era I can't help thinking that finishing with the classic lineup would have kept their legend and mystique intact more.
About 1.: I guess they won't continue with another guitar player. When it's over for Steve, it's over for the band.
About 2.: This is speculation. I guess their reputation would be the best if the 1984 reunion hadn't happened. The problem is: If they had disbanded in 1993, the fans would have been waiting for the next reunion through all the years, at least until 2012 when Jon Lord died. For Led Zeppelin it was easier to go without a proper reunion (not counting the few one-offs) because after Bonham's death they couldn't reunite with the original line-up anyway.
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MadridPurple wrote:
Two things I wonder though:
1. Would they still be going now with any other guitarist? I doubt it as he seems to fit into the band dynamic perfectly.
And the big question:
2. If they had finished in 93 when Blackmore left, would they have a better reputation in the music world now? As much as I love the Morse era I can't help thinking that finishing with the classic lineup would have kept their legend and mystique intact more.
About 1.: I guess they won't continue with another guitar player. When it's over for Steve, it's over for the band.
About 2.: This is speculation. I guess their reputation would be the best if the 1984 reunion hadn't happened. The problem is: If they had disbanded in 1993, the fans would have been waiting for the next reunion through all the years, at least until 2012 when Jon Lord died. For Led Zeppelin it was easier to go without a proper reunion (not counting the few one-offs) because after Bonham's death they couldn't reunite with the original line-up anyway.
about 1 - i dont think they would still be going if SM hadn't joined? he fitted perfectly as far as personality is concerned ,musically is a matter of opinion?
about 2 - They would have had a better reputation if they hadn't reformed at all.
for me the classic lineup post reunion only worked live during the TBRO tour and even then Gillan sang like sh1t.As far as post reunion DP is concerned then for me MK Morse/Lord DP was better live then the classic lineup apart from the TBRO tour.personally speaking then i would have been happy enough if the reunion hadn't happened as i liked the offshoot bands(Gillan,Whitesnake and Rainbow) better then anything that happened post reunion.
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Have always been really happy with Steve Morse as guitarist in the band, and he certainly brought a freshness when he.joined as well as hugely improved the band's happiness. Purpendicular. Now What and Infinite are fine additions to the Purple catalogue IMO and I certainly enjoy them more than any of the Mark 1 or 3/4 albums (though this may be because I far more prefer Gillan singing). Also very grateful for Morse bringing the longevity to the band that allowed me to see them live, and thought he was superb in concert.
Two things I wonder though:
1. Would they still be going now with any other guitarist? I doubt it as he seems to fit into the band dynamic perfectly.
And the big question:
2. If they had finished in 93 when Blackmore left, would they have a better reputation in the music world now? As much as I love the Morse era I can't help thinking that finishing with the classic lineup would have kept their legend and mystique intact more.
Without SM, I cannot believe Purple would have continued.
Probably have a better reputation but that was ruined by reforming in 84. Once any band reforms the initial reputation has gone.
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My opinion and answer to the two questions are:
#1 - Yes! They will continue, because they enjoy doing it and there's really nothing, well almost nothing outside Deep Purple.
I'm glad that the Who will release a new studio album next month entitled "Who". With half of the classic line-up already gone. Steve Morse is "not" the only guitarist in rock music, I'm very sure that Gillan, Glover and Paice have many first rate rock guitarist friends that they can call and come to the rescue in time of need.
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#2 - Yes, they can disband after Ritchie left, but the promoters will sue them and that may put the band in trouble. When you have more changes in the lineup before, in my opinion it does not have big effect on the legacy as long as you don't replace him with a 'Class B' or second rate guitarist.
Tony Iommi carried Black Sabbath for many years.
Kim Simmonds with Savoy Brown.
I'm glad that Uriah Heep, Nazareth, Scorpions, Foghat, etc. (I could go on but it would be tedious) are still rockin'.
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Have always been really happy with Steve Morse as guitarist in the band, and he certainly brought a freshness when he.joined as well as hugely improved the band's happiness. Purpendicular. Now What and Infinite are fine additions to the Purple catalogue IMO and I certainly enjoy them more than any of the Mark 1 or 3/4 albums (though this may be because I far more prefer Gillan singing). Also very grateful for Morse bringing the longevity to the band that allowed me to see them live, and thought he was superb in concert.
Two things I wonder though:
1. Would they still be going now with any other guitarist? I doubt it as he seems to fit into the band dynamic perfectly.
And the big question:
2. If they had finished in 93 when Blackmore left, would they have a better reputation in the music world now? As much as I love the Morse era I can't help thinking that finishing with the classic lineup would have kept their legend and mystique intact more.
1. They wouldn't.
2. Yes. But then, they shouldn't have stopped in 93 but in 73. Or at least in 75. But I'm glad, they didn't. I would still have to listen to Machine Head, Fireball and Made in Japan. And a lot of fantastic records (studio and live) wouldn't excist. Ma record board would be rather empty ...
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MadridPurple wrote:
Two things I wonder though:
1. Would they still be going now with any other guitarist? I doubt it as he seems to fit into the band dynamic perfectly.
And the big question:
2. If they had finished in 93 when Blackmore left, would they have a better reputation in the music world now? As much as I love the Morse era I can't help thinking that finishing with the classic lineup would have kept their legend and mystique intact more.
About 1.: I guess they won't continue with another guitar player. When it's over for Steve, it's over for the band.
About 2.: This is speculation. I guess their reputation would be the best if the 1984 reunion hadn't happened. The problem is: If they had disbanded in 1993, the fans would have been waiting for the next reunion through all the years, at least until 2012 when Jon Lord died. For Led Zeppelin it was easier to go without a proper reunion (not counting the few one-offs) because after Bonham's death they couldn't reunite with the original line-up anyway.
about 1 - i dont think they would still be going if SM hadn't joined? he fitted perfectly as far as personality is concerned ,musically is a matter of opinion?
about 2 - They would have had a better reputation if they hadn't reformed at all.
for me the classic lineup post reunion only worked live during the TBRO tour and even then Gillan sang like sh1t.As far as post reunion DP is concerned then for me MK Morse/Lord DP was better live then the classic lineup apart from the TBRO tour.personally speaking then i would have been happy enough if the reunion hadn't happened as i liked the offshoot bands(Gillan,Whitesnake and Rainbow) better then anything that happened post reunion.
I agree with most said here. But by continuing 1995 with Steve they have toured and played for many millions of people. I would bet Purple have played to more people than just about any act out there. Ceartainly not stadiums all the time, but the sheer amount of touring they have done is really amazing.
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I hope, before they quit, they play 1 gig of only SM era material with an encore of Highway Star & Smoke (and NO Black Night or Hush!!)
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Witchy Nightmare
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2. Yes. But then, they shouldn't have stopped in 93 but in 73. Or at least in 75. But I'm glad, they didn't. I would still have to listen to Machine Head, Fireball and Made in Japan. And a lot of fantastic records (studio and live) wouldn't excist. Ma record board would be rather empty ...
We don't know what they would have done if they had stopped in 1993 or earlier. Perhaps they would have done great music with other outfits.
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MadridPurple
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If the band, in its Mark 2 configuration, had not reunited in 1993 would this necessarily be the lineup that was most revered? Maybe the whole band's history from 1968-76, with its 10 albums and 10 members would be seen as one essential narrative. Instead with the band coming back as the Mark 2 line-up in the 80s this has become seen as the 'classic' one. Thoughts on this?
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