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    Who was the first bass player for Deep Purple?Deep Purple Ponders

      Nicky Simper. Rod Evans (vocals) and Nicky were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. Evans went on to form the band, Captain Beyond.

    What label produced Deep Purple's first three albums?Deep Purple Ponders

      Tetragrammaton. Tetragrammaton was owned by Bill Cosby and went bankrupt.

    Why didn't Rosemary....?Deep Purple Ponders

      take the pill. Early Deep Purple song title.

    What singer was spawned by Deep Purple's opening band, 'Elf' in the early seventies?Deep Purple Ponders

      Ronnie James Dio. Dio went on to provide lead vocals for Blackmore's Rainbow.

    Before joining Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore played guitar for what band?Deep Purple Ponders

      Screaming Lord Sutch.

    Who was first considered, by the band, to be the leader of Deep Purple?Deep Purple Ponders

      Jon Lord. This fact was noted on the liner notes of 'Shades of Deep Purple', the band's first album.

    What band member made an appearance on the 70's TV show, 'The Dating Game'?Deep Purple Ponders

      Jon Lord. I'd love to see a video tape of this show.

    What great Deep Purple guitarist died of an overdose in a Miami hotel after performing a sellout solo concert?Deep Purple Ponders

      Tommy Bolin. The last song Tommy ever performed was 'Post Toastee'.

    Who burned down the gambling house in Montreaux, Swizerland?Deep Purple Ponders

      Some stupid person with a flare gun. 'Smoke on the Water' is the only hit song ever made that specifically describes a recording session.

    Who replaced Ritchie Blackmore on a temporary basis in the early 90's?Deep Purple

      Joe Satriani. Joe only stayed for a short while before being repaced by Steve Morse.

    From which album does the track 'Wring that Neck' originally come?Deep Purple

      Book of Taliesyn.

    Which band did Glenn Hughes play with prior to joining Deep Purple?Deep Purple

      Trapeze. Glen joined Deep Purple in 1973 as a replacement for Roger Glover.

    What was the title of Deep Purple's last album of the 90's?Deep Purple

      Abandon. 'Purpendicular' was the first Deep Purple album to feature Steve Morse on guitar. 'The Battle Rages On' was Richie Blackmore's last album and Joe Lynn Turner was the singer on the late 1980's album 'Slaves and Masters'.

    What nationality is Roger Glover?Deep Purple

      Welsh. The rest of the band are English, apart from Steve Morse who is American.

    Who originally wrote and recorded the song, 'Kentucky Woman,' which appeared on an early Deep Purple album?Deep Purple

      Neil Diamond. Deep Purple did many cover versions in their early days: 'River Deep', 'Help', 'Hey Joe' and 'Hush.'

    What was the last studio album recorded by the original mark 2 line-up in 1973?Deep Purple

      Who Do We Think We Are. The first track 'Woman from Tokoyo' was one of the best tracks by the mark 2 Deep Purple.

    What Deep Purple track has appeared on 2 studio albums?Deep Purple

      Bloodsucker. The spelling of the song title is slightly different on the 'Abandon' album compared to 'In Rock.' It is spelled 'Bludsucker' on 'Abandon'

    'Take a little rice. Take a little beans.' From which song do these lyrics come?Deep Purple

      Speed King. The track comes from 'In Rock,' considered by many to be the first heavy rock album.

    What was the title of the first sudio album for the mark 3 line up?Deep Purple

      Burn. A solid album from mark 3, the last of the Deep Purple rock albums of the 70's.

    Which song features this lyric: "Nobody's gonna take my car, I'm gonna race it to the ground, nobody's gonna beat my car, it's gonna break the speed of sound"?"Machine Head" by Deep Purple

      Highway Star. This was inspired by Alice Cooper's "Under My Wheels".

    From which song does this lyric appear: "Frank Zappa and the Mothers were at the best place around, but some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground"?"Machine Head" by Deep Purple

      Smoke On The Water. This was written about the burning about the fire at the Montreux Center on December 3, 1971. Deep Purple opened up for Frank Zappa at the concert.

    "You're _______, just stay in bed". Which song is this lyric from?"Machine Head" by Deep Purple

      Lazy. This is the longest song on the CD. It is 7 minutes and 19 seconds long.

    Which song features this lyric: "We had a lot of luck on Venus, we always had a ball on Mars"?"Machine Head" by Deep Purple

      Space Truckin'. A humorous song about outer space.

    "Wish that she was here, I wish she'd hold my hand. Maybe she would laugh, maybe understand. Why was I so cruel, where is she now." Which song would you find this lyric from?"Machine Head" by Deep Purple

      Maybe I'm A Leo. One of the only songs on the CD that doesn't have a chorus.

    Which song is this lyric from: "Help me now, please, my friend. I never felt so bad before"?"Machine Head" by Deep Purple

      Never Before. At 3 minutes and 56 seconds, this is the shortest track on the CD.

    What song would you find this lyric from: "I'm alone here, with emptiness, eagles and snow, unfriendliness chilling my body and whispering..."?"Machine Head" by Deep Purple

      Pictures Of Home. This song about searching for one's self is over 5 minutes long.

    What was the group lineup on this CD?"Machine Head" by Deep Purple

      Richie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice. Richie Blackmore was lead guitarist, Ian Gillan vocalist, Roger Glover bass player, Jon Lord keyboard player and Ian Paice drummer.

    Where and when was the CD recorded?"Machine Head" by Deep Purple

      Switzerland, 1971. This was recorded in the city of Montreux before Christmas, 1971. It was released in April, 1972.

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