This resulted in Blackmore’s departure from the band after the supporting tour. Sadly, it was not to Ritchie Blackmore’s tastes, who made no secret of his dislike of the album mainly because of the funky soul element which he appallingly referred to as ‘shoeshine music’. You know you’re talking about a special album when the weakest song on it is still pretty amazing. Whilst ‘Burn’ usually receives all the accolades when talking about MKIII Deep Purple, ‘Stormbringer’, although an album which sadly divides opinion, actually stands head and shoulders above it’s predecessor. These influences mixed in with the traditional style of medlodic European hard rock favoured by Blackmore, Lord and Paice, gave the album a depth and body that actually worked well together instead of conflicting with each other. Glenn Hughes’ love of American funk and soul music had strongly influenced the sound, as well as David Coverdale’s penchant for the blues. The result was probably the most three dimensional Purple album released during their original lifespan (1968-76). However, by ‘Stormbringer’, all bets were off and the sound had indeed significantly changed from the Deep Purple of only 18 months before. Purple knew they were taking a gamble with ‘Burn’ and whilst definitely more ‘bluesy’ than the Gillan fronted version of Deep Purple, changing the sound too dramatically at that point could have proved a gamble too far. In late 1974, not wanting to let the grass grow and wishing to build on the success of the ‘Burn’ album, the band went straight into their next album ‘Stormbringer’. Ritchie Blackmore at California Jam 6th April 1974 A headlining appearance at the California Jam on April 6th 1974, cemented the new line up and proved Purple was still a viable force despite the loss of the sonic scream of Ian Gillan. Thankfully for Purple, it was a huge hit and it seemed the transition to bring two new guys into one of the biggest established bands on the planet had paid off.
The first album the new line up released was ‘Burn’ in early 1974. The new Deep Purple, September 1973 (L-R) Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice. I realise I’m going to get slapped silly by some people for the bald declaration that Deep Purple’s second album of 1974 is ‘perfect’, but it’s true.Īfter the departure of Ian Gillan and Roger Glover from Purple’s ranks in the summer of 1973, the founding trio of Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord and Ian Paice wasted no time at all in recruiting replacements and by September, the new line up now including David Coverdale on vocals and Glenn Hughes on Bass and vocals was complete.
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