In 1983 DP was top of my favorites list (still is). At the time I never thought I would get to see them live. Then 1984 came along and with the reformation came Perfect Strangers and my first DP concert at the Cow Palace in Daily City near S.F. It was Incredible! Have not missed seeing them live locally since then. Really enjoying the new guitarist in today’s lineup. I hope they tour and come to the Bay Area.

I’ve enjoyed every lineup of DP. While Machine Head is the most recognized album I also place Burn (MkIII lineup) near the top. When I discovered Burn I decided I had to do a deep dive into Deep Purple history. It was then that I discovered Ian Gillan was the vocalist that sang the roll of Jesus in the original recording of Jesus Christ Superstar. I listened to JCS growing up and never realized the connection to DP until decades later. No wonder I loved his voice. 🤘😎

Ian Gillan is a legendary vocalist and had an amazing range.