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So what are our favourite top ten Purple tracks? Here's a glimpse into our personal tastes (of Purple!)
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Jeremy: This is an impossible task and if you asked me tomorrow, it would probably be different! To make it a little easier, I've gone for some of the lesser known tracks, and only one from each album....
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Bloodsucker | - So good they re-recorded it for the 'ABandOn' album. |
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Fools | - Great dynamics, the light and shade gives the riff extra impact. |
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Never Before | - A great groove. I love the juxtaposition of riff and vocals, it reminds me of 'Fools' from 'Fireball'. |
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Rat Bat Blue | - Fantastically groovy riff. |
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Sail Away | - I love this album. It's probably my favourite all-time album for drums - Paicey shows just how musical they can be - air drums anyone? |
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Soldier Of Fortune | - This never fails to move me each time I hear it. |
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Gettin' Tighter | - Terrifically funky. |
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Ted The Mechanic | - Practically cried tears of joy when I first heard this song it excited me so much! |
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Any Fule Kno That | - Another fantastic album with the enormously talented Mr Morse. |
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Sun Goes Down | - A more commercial sounding album overall, but with some great rockers, and this is one of them! |
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Nick:
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Burn | - Paice's snare work - quality. |
| Lay Down, Stay Down | - Groovy! |
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Speed King | - So good I bought the bass pedal. |
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The Aviator | - Folky intro.... |
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Fireball | - Love the free jazz feel. (Jazz eh?... sounds like Nick's been dipping his fingers in acid again....) |
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Stormbringer | - Thumpin' |
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Lazy | - Great shuffle, man. |
| Space Truckin' | - Galactic Yorkie bars. |
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Hush | - Classic 60's rock. |
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Perfect Strangers | - When I first heard this it blew me away. |
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Neil:
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Wring That Neck | - Love this song - a great riff to play - keeps you on your toes! |
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Child In Time | - Classic - great with red wine and a joint! |
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No One Came | - It's got balls! |
| Strange Kind Of Woman | - Makes me want to jump. Great organ / guitar riff, and I really like the '96 remix. |
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Highway Star | - The best of the rest. |
| Lazy | - Lazy by name, but it's not a lazy one to play! |
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Burn | - Wish I was a fly on the studio wall when this one was being made. |
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Stormbringer | - Love it. Say no more. |
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Perfect Strangers | - Love playing this song - it has a real mystical vibe. |
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Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming | - Just love the feel (but it doesn’t make me want to scream!) |
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Mistreated | - Masterpiece!!!!! Blackmore's Guitar gives me goose bumps throughout. Coverdale's vocals are spot on- Totally FAB!!!! |
| Burn | - FAB song which ROCKS and then ROCKS some more!!! AND makes you feel really cool when you play it! Great classical bits in solos. |
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Highway Star | - Such a classic track and is a great feel good song to blast out!!! |
| Never Before | - Great song. I love the breakdown in the middle for obvious reasons! |
| When A Blind Man Cries | - Personal reasons make this a very special song for me. I love playing this song. |
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Fingers To The Bone | - Great track from the 'Abandon' CD which they need to play more songs from at gigs!!! |
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Speed King | - ROCK OUT TIME!!!! This song ROCKS!!!! Very cool song for LONG guitar/keyboard jam! |
| Child In Time | - What can I say...AMAZING!!!!! The way it builds, the vocals/screams and that guitar solo which is just Ritchie going for it! |
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Haunted | - I have played this song so many times since getting 'Bananas'. Fave track off that album! Fantastic vocals by Gillan throughout. A very moving song. |
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Soldier Of Fortune | - In my opinion, David Coverdale is one of the greatest singers of all time and this proves it! Full of emotion! |
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