Rich here to ask you to give a listen to a side of Deep Purple you might not be acquainted with.
Average rock fans know the hits of what is called the "Mark II" era of Deep Purple when they were known as the loudest band in the world and churning out proto-heavy metal hits like "Smoke On the Water" and "Woman from Tokyo." But, generally speaking, the only things that many fans know from earlier in their career are their chart-placing single, "Hush," from their debut album, and, perhaps, their cover of "Kentucky Woman."
In their "Mark I" period (i.e, their first four albums), Deep Purple was searching for an identity, styling themselves as a psychedelic acid rock band, experimenting with post-Jimi Hendrix guitar heroics, flirting with symphonic rock, and dabbling in what might later be called Prog. And, sure, they eventually fired a couple guys and got some new ones, the instrumentation got really heavy, they jettisoned all the art-pomp and pop, and became Heavy Metal Pioneers.
But, still, those early albums have a treasure trove of cool stuff.
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