Deep Purple

If you were not already aware, DEEP PURPLE is still going strong, and, with STEVE MORSE (far right) on guitar, they are doing some of their best music ever. Check out the CD's "PURPENDICULAR" and "ABANDON." There's some great stuff on them, and IAN GILLAN'S (center) voice sounds as good as ever. Other current members include JON LORD, IAN PAICE (both original members), and ROGER GLOVER.

The old band

IAN GILLAN, who was Jesus Christ on the original vinyl recording

Former members of DEEP PURPLE include: TOMMY BOLIN ROD EVANS JOE LYNN TURNER RITCHIE BLACKMORE DAVID COVERDALE JOE SATRIANI NICK SIMPER GLENN HUGHES

"American politics offend me deeply." IAN GILLAN

JON LORD

STEVE MORSE & ROGER GLOVER

IAN PAICE

"The thing I dislike about America the most? The people are just plain rude. I think I know three people in all of America that aren't." IAN GILLAN

STEVE MORSE

"...we're way past the point of desperately trying to please somebody else."

ROGER GLOVER

THE INCREDIBLY RIDICULOUS MTV-ROLLING STONE'S 100 TOP SONGS (1963-2000): 10. I WANT IT THAT WAY, BACKSTREET BOYS (1999) (I bought this CD for my daughter, but I made her promise not to play it when I'm around.) 75. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME, SLY & THE FAMILY STONE (1969) (There had to be a Sly song on the list, but why not "Dance to the Music.") MY TOP 100 SONGS: THIS TIME AROUND/OWED TO "G", DEEP PURPLE

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