Deep purple, space truckin', organ only.

[johnny k]

i don t really like Deep purple, but that organ part is genius.

 

[Dan R]

Jon Lord drove much of Deep Purple's sound, especially early on. Great musician.

 

[sonicsmitty]

... not to mention Ian Paice, a very underrated drummer, but hey, I like Deep Purple.

 

[Tazz3]

John lord was awesome, deep purple rocks

 

[tweedman2001]

I remember my cousin getting a speeding ticket while listening to this song testing the new tapedeck in his Mustang fastback. Classic

 

[Jim W]

My understanding is that JL played through Marshalls rather than Leslies. Great player.

 

[Kojer]

John Lord is the only one who can make the organ cool!

 

[raito]

Not saying he didn't, but he's really not the only one, is he?

 

[Mr_Martin]

Jon Lords organ sounds like a rhythm guitar with Big Muff

 

[Dan R]

 

[RLee77]

This is one of my fav DP vids… from 1970. Fun to watch the audience too; some of them look like it's their first exposure to a rock band.

 

[gitold]

That was fun.

 

[RLee77]

i don t really like Deep purple, but that organ part is genius.

That riff starting at 0:57 brought back memories of cruising in the car, tape player turned up way too loud...

 

[Steve Ouimette]

John Lord was incredible. His organ tone was the balls! Who else played a B3 through a stack of Marshall's then or now? And really, it was John that made those riffs so beefy, not Blackmore. I love the riffs but when John drops out here and there on DP songs it's amazing how small the sound got. Try Smoke On The Water without him and you'll quickly realize what a badass he was!

Not to take away from Ritchie at all...John just added so much. As did Pacey, Roger and don't forget Ian and Coverdale and Hughes! So many good iterations of the band and Space Truckin' is one of my favorites of all time. We used that as our opening song back in '05-06 when I was doing a 70's tribute rock thing called ALIVE! Even the younger kids that didn't know Deep Purple loved that song every show.

 

[brookdalebill]

This is one of my fav DP vids… from 1970. Fun to watch the audience too; some of them look like it's their first exposure to a rock band.

Very cool!
Blackmore smiled, might be the only time.
Brilliant, if dramatic playing from everyone!

 

[RLee77]

Very cool!
Blackmore smiled, might be the only time.
Brilliant, if dramatic playing from everyone!

I think what I like most about it is that it's one of those rare old vids that it's almost completely plain, untouched/unprocessed footage of the players just doing their thing, without the gawd-awful spinning kaleidoscopes, dizzying fast pan-in pan-out, negative image effects that ruined a lot of otherwise very cool footage from the 70's. Also, I just love Jon's intro parts...
And you're right, Blackmore did actually smile at one point... wow.

 

[Matt G]

Thanks, Johnny. What a blast from the past! And maybe a message from the future. . . .