[JohnnyZ]

Deep Purple is my new favorite band.

Well, not because of this article. I recently developed a new appreciation for them, once I found out Smoke on the Water wasn't their only song ;)

[SFC Chromey]

I 'found' them after my brother learned "Smoke" on his keyboard. I thought they kicked a$$. But then when I 'found' them they had already broken up the band- I was in high school.

They came out with Prfect Strangers and I finally got my opportunity to see them in concert! Yeah it was cool.

[Just another Joe]

I recently developed a new appreciation for them, once I found out Smoke on the Water wasn't their only song ;)

JohnnyZ, look up the original recording of, "A Concerto for Group and Orchestra" by Deep purple. Recording date was in 1973. Don't be fooled by the CD that's out there right now. It's not a copy of the original recording and is far inferior to the original.
It's THE best mixture of Rock and Classical I have ever heard, bar none.

[gr8eman]

The first 3 albums were the best, IMO, if you can get by the fuzzy recordings. I liked their original singer better than Gillan.