Smoke on the Water: The Deep Purple StoryIt is now 35 years since Deep Purple first came together and today — 14 musicians, 17 albums, and millions of record sales later — the group remains a monster. Smoke on the Water is the first book in more than 20 years to tell the story of this remarkable band, from their grandiose inception in 1968 to the release of their latest album in 2003. Drawing from candid interviews with band members, associates, and fans alike, it traces the group through some of the most turbulent times that any band has survived, placing the band’s own music in vivid context and illustrating just how profoundly this one group helped change the world. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Absolute Beginners | 1 |
Chapter 2 On a Carousel | 19 |
Chapter 3 Hush Were Recording | 37 |
Chapter 4 The Band Has Flown | 51 |
Chapter 5 A New Episode in Rock | 64 |
Chapter 6 Black Nights in White Satin | 90 |
Chapter 7 A Strange Kind of Fireball | 111 |
Chapter 8 Smoking Heads Out of Control | 125 |
Chapter 13 A New Wave to Surf | 209 |
Chapter 14 As the Colors Fade | 224 |
Chapter 15 The NotSoPerfect Strangers | 240 |
Chapter 16 Inadvertent Deliberation | 254 |
Chapter 17 Farewell to Blackmores Day | 269 |
Chapter 18 Playing in Morse | 283 |
Chapter 19 Any Fule Kno What? | 298 |
Discography | 323 |
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