Drummer Ian Paice is the only member of Deep Purple to appear on every album the band has released over the past six decades. Deep Purple were crucial to the evolution of Hard Rock, but according to Paice, they belonged to the second generation of bands that shaped the genre.
In his view, the first group to truly push the boundaries of Rock and make it heavier was The Who. Paice talked about that in an interview on the podcast Metal Sticks, which also had the Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain.
Ian Paice says The Who was crucial for the evolution of Hard Rock
“We helped create what I call ‘the second coming’ of it. Everything else, the band that did it first — The Who did it before everybody. They were the first on the big amp; they were the first to push rock ‘n’ roll beyond pretty little pop songs. Let’s not forget the importance of The Who.”
“They just changed everything for kids who wanted to do something a little more violently (laughs). (Pete) Townshend’s notion on stage, (Roger) Daltrey’s aggressive singing, and then the control of John Entwistle, and the madness of Keith (Moon). I mean, the whole thing should never have worked.
“And what came on from the British side after that was very, very influenced by The Who, and also by (Jimi) Hendrix, who took the melodic side of it somewhere else… I would say The Who were so important. I mean, people tend to forget them, ’cause they’ve been around for so long. But that was a big spark,” Ian Paice said (Transcribed by Ultimate Guitar).
Albums like “Deep Purple In Rock” (1970), “Machine Head” (1972) and “Burn” (1974) became some of the most influential Hard Rock albums of all time. These days the band is formed by Ian Paice (Drums), Ian Gillan (Vocals), Roger Glover (Bass), Don Airey (Keyboards) and Simon McBride (Guitar).
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