Who do we think they are? : Deep Purple and metal studies / edited by Andy R Brown.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Andy R., editor.

Series:

Studies in popular music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deep Purple (Musical group).

Rock music--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Heavy metal (Music)--History and criticism.

Heavy metal (Music).

Physical Description:

ix, 321 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2026.

Summary:

"This volume brings together a host of innovative and internationally recognised metal music scholars. It will appeal to metal scholars, musicologists, music historians, music critics and metal and hard rock fans around the globe"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : a purple passage or a lasting legacy?

Part one. Exploring the heavy rock band virtuosity of Deep Purple. Deep Purple's Black Knight : the virtuoso identity of Ritchie Blackmore in defining the riff-driven heavy metal of In rock / Kevin Ebert ; Wizard of the art : Jon Lord, a legacy 'In rock' keyboard / James Dickinson ; Speed king : setting the Paice / Simon Poole ; Ian Gillan and the legacy of the operatic voice in heavy metal : borrowed feminine classical virtuosity in metal masculinity / Francesca Stevens ; Blackmore and Gillan's guitar and voice games live in Japan : rock falsetto as an auditory spectacle / Catherine Rudent ; Taking the lead : Ritchie Blackmore and Tommy Bolin (re)shape heavy rock virtuosity / Kevin Fellezs

Part two. Analysing the riff composition of Deep Purple and its studio capture. The tonal language of Deep Purple Mk2 : riffs, modes, chords, and progressions / Esa Lilja ; Flight of the riff : distinguishing hard rock and metal in the seminal styles of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, and Black Sabbath / Dietmar Elflein ; Martin Birch

Catalyst : the pivotal role of Deep Purple's sound engineer on the classic Mk2 albums / Jan-Peter Herbst

Part three. Purple as pioneers of the world tour and its fan and band legacy ; Heavy metal on stage : Deep Purple's Made in Japan and the production of arena rock / Steve Waksman ; From underground cafés to the Kremlin : Deep Purple's influence on Russian hard 'n' heavy music behind the iron curtain / Dawn Hazle ; Darker than blue, the DPAS and Simon Robinson : master of the Purple back catalogue / Andy R. Brown.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Who do we think they are?

ISBN:

9781800506374

9781800506367

1800506368

1800506376

OCLC:

1512851841

Publisher Number:

90104777538