We don't have a set setlist per se, mainly because we have too many songs to fit into one nights set, and we also like to change the set around frequently, especially when returning to a venue. This keeps things more interesting for the audience and band alike.       So, in album order, our current repertoire (yes, it's still growing!) includes:
 
Shades Of Deep Purple   -   The early days, and the band were still refining their sound, but there are still some hints of what was to come!
  • Hush   -   A refreshed, revamped version of a great song.       We've added a touch of funk to this number and, even though we say so ourselves, this one really grooves now!
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    In Rock   -   Released in 1970 and remained in the charts for over a year.     Marked the start of the of the Mk.II line-up and the beginning of true greatness.
  • Speed King   -   Ask Nick about his bass pedal and all will become clear....
  • Black Night   -   Written in three hours after a night in the pub....
  • Child In Time   -   An epic of awesome magnitude
  • Into The Fire   -   We sometimes 'fire into' this one from Fireball (naturally)
  • Bloodsucker   -   So good they re-recorded it for the 'ABandOn' album
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    Fireball   -   Released in 1971.     Quite a progressive and experimental album for the band at the time and surrounded by the imposing, majestic company of 'In Rock' and 'Machine Head', this album tends to get overlooked.     But we agree with Gillan - this is a great album and one that deserves far more credit than it gets.
  • Fireball   -   Fast and....firey
  • No No No   -   Great groove and a nice blend of light and shade segments
  • Fools   -   A magical journey starting with a soft, psychadelic intro abruptly crushed beneath a crunchy, heavy off-beat riff followed by plenty more surprises along the way.
  • Demons Eye   -   Err....if someone would like to tell us what the title is about, we'd be happy to be enlightened!!!
  • No One Came   -   Great off-beat riff
  • Strange Kind Of Woman   -   Not on the album, but recorded during the album sessions and released as a single.
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    Machine Head   -   Released in 1972.     Generally considered to be THE classic Purple album.     (Personally, we like them all....)
  • Highway Star   -   The classic Purple track from the classic Purple album
  • Maybe I'm A Leo   -   Groovy, baby
  • Pictures Of Home   -   Every picture has a story to tell
  • Never Before   -   Not an obvious choice for a single, but a great song non-the-less
  • Smoke On The Water   -   Well, we'd be lynched if we didn't, wouldn't we?
  • Lazy   -   Laid back, man
  • Space Truckin'   -   An adventure of galactic proportions!
  • When A Blind Man Cries   -   Another track recorded during the album sessions but not put on the album.       Thought to be too commercial and not suited to the albums harder edged style, it was used as the b-side on the single 'Never Before'
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    Who Do We Think We Are?   -   Released in 1973.     With the band burned out and reaching breaking point, this was always going to be a difficult album, but it still holds some gems.
  • Woman From Tokyo   -   She was a woman....from Tokyo
  • Rat Bat Blue   -   A fantastic riff.     According to Glover, 'A song based around a drum fill.... and about picking up a loose chick for the night.'     But can anyone tell us what the title is all about?!?
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    Burn   -   Released 1974.       The start of the Mk.III line-up with David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes replacing Gillan and Glover.
  • Burn   -   Another hot number
  • Might Just Take Your Life   -   Well, we wouldn't go quite that far, but we might just take your breath away with this groovy little number
  • Sail Away   -   A slower paced, laid-back groover
  • You Fool No One   -   A tip-top toe-tapping tune
  • Mistreated   -   A blues influenced epic.       This became a regular in both Rainbow and Whitesnake live sets
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    Stormbringer   -   Released in 1974.     Another criminally overlooked album.     A worthy follow-up to the epic 'Burn' sees the band exploring more of their laid back grooves.
  • Stormbringer   -   They used the wrong track in the film 'Twister'....
  • Lady Double Dealer   -   A song about a double dealing lady (as the title suggests!)
  • The Gypsy   -   More laid-back, funky grooves.
  • Soldier Of Fortune   -   The '...Blind Man...' of the Coverdale era
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    Come Taste The Band   -   Released in 1975 and introducing the Mk.IV line-up featuring the late, great Tommy Bolin on guitar.       A highly under-rated album and the one that gave us the inspiration for our name.
  • Gettin' Tighter   -   Funk influenced rock at its best
  • This Time Around / Owed To 'G' / You Keep On Moving   -   More great slow grooves.
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    Perfect Strangers   -   The re-birth of the Mk.II line-up, released in 1984.
  • Knockin' At Your Back Door   -   One of the greatest intros ever...
  • Perfect Strangers   -   Highly atmospheric, with an eastern / Zep flavoured middle eight.