Deep Purple - 1970-04-06 - Vienna, AT (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Complete Audience Recording 

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Ritchie Blackmore – guitar (1968–1975, 1984–1993) 
Ian Gillan – vocals (1969–1973, 1984–1988, 1992–present) 
Jon Lord – keyboards (1968–1976, 1984–2001) 
Roger Glover – bass (1969–1973, 1984–present) 
Ian Paice – drums (1968–1976, 1984–present) 

Disc 1 
01. Warm Up & Intro:
02. Speed King
03. Hush
04. Child In Time
05. Wring That Neck

Disc 2 
01. Wring That Neck(Cont)
02. Mandrake Root 

This is DEEP PURPLE again at their improvisational best. These are some of the wildest and best versions of these 5 songs live.  Back in this era Blackmore & Lord are the true "leaders" of the band and they display this with their musical bravado. 1970 is Ritchie Blackmore's year. There are alot of great guitar plays in the field of Rock & Jazz in this era of music, but no one has yet to bring classical music to into their guitar playing, at least not on the level that Mr.Blackmore would. At the very moment of this recording the "Man In Black" is without a "peer".  The dexterity in his playing and his willingness to go out on limb and play totally of the cuff without structure is beyond even Hendrix & Page at this point. This is the "Golden era" of Ritchie Blackmore...for pure improvisational guitar playing, he was damn near this year impossible to beat! And then there is Jon Lord...In the wake of progressive Rock in the 70's, Keyboards we're becoming more and more popular and many a musician started to make a name for themsleves just like the "Guitar Slingers". Keith Emerson was on the rise as well soon would be Rick Wakeman. But Jon Lord really is the name one typical thinks of when thinking of a heavy metal band having Keyboards. And rightly so....who else would jokingly refer to themself on stage as "Rick Emerson". lol It is stated in an interview by Ritchie Blackmore, that after hearing "Whole Lotta Love" on the radio in late 1969, that DP needed a new singer... Hence the arrival of Ian Gillan. The similarities to the two singers styles is obvious if your an Elvis fan. Gillan & Plant were both huge Elvis fans. In fact DEEP PURPLE is likely the only band to ever scare the shit out of Zeppelin with their own streched out "over top" improvisations.