Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy

Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy

Deep Purple guitarist and founding band member Ritchie Blackmore has called their classic "Perfect Strangers", his favorite song by the band.

The tune was distinct from their other songs due to the fact that it was one of the few tunes they did without a guitar solo.

Inspired by the book Elric, the lyrics were written by Blackmore, Ian Gillan, and Roger Glover and the song was released off of the album of the same name.

The album itself was the band's eleventh studio album and went on to be the most successful album after the band reformed with the lineup that was dubbed "Mark II".

It went on to reach number 5 in the UK charts and number 12 on the US Billboard 200 as well as reaching platinum status.

I'll be taking on the tune for today's vocal demonstration and I hope you enjoy my version of the song. Please be sure to share how you thought I did in the comments!

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[armymomheatherc]

listened to it 3 times now lol..I notice the nuances more and more each time lol. You really captured the soulful type of sound of IAN GILLAN. Love how you went a step further and carried those notes a tad longer. I just shared this with my Army kid. He will love this version of it. God Bless.

[adhitocho]

I'm a simple man. I see Ken, i see Deep Purple, i press like.

[janiowesley]

Best thing about ken: he doesn't kill himself to hit supernatural high notes...

[RFDc]

01:03 At this one you mixedb all the best from the stars: starts Ian Gillan and ends with Coverdale style passing quickly tru Glenn Hughes and maybe a Dio feel... Great job. My first gig as a vocalist in a school festival was performing Perfect Strangers. I was so nervous since i was just a bad guitarrist in other band. The deep purple fans in school, who had lost their singer, saw me singing as a joke inn my bands rehearsal break and asked to fill in. Everything went ok but i was alnost peeing on my pants before going up stage haha

[ronylussari]

It's not just about technique, It's about feeling and interpretation as well. You really nailed it as always!

[brendam.leader]

Life isn’t a competition but I love your version better than the original vocal. Really nice.

[bobbyfaulkner]

We have just started with Ken's course, and i will not give up until i can do this!!! Awesome, Ken!!! Nothing Ken cannot sing!!

[reverenddarthbeavis]

one of my absolute faves to karaoke! id use the sound choice track tho lol...never seen anyone else do it! bravo
i love doing hush too...

[Metalbass]

Good lord! You sang it like you wrote it! Wow! I'm speechless.

[NovaAoE]

It's incredible how we've come to accept the "fact" that singers just start to lose their voice with age, yet here I am coming to Ken's video expecting nothing but perfection because he has shattered all my preconceptions of how voice and age work... Hats off, Ken!

[eduardoportella]

I heard and see you singing it a thousand times! Always impeccable!! So many nuances and variations!! Gillan was one of all my life faves! You killed it!! Like Child in Time and Highway Star!! Ken Monster!!

[ChristineBroughton]

Wow Amazing Thanks Ken Have a Great Night

[jgcaesar]

Killer! This is my favorite performance of yours, Ken. You really captured the spirit of this one.

[rodolfonascimento]

There should be an "awesome" button for this!

[juanarteaga]

Man, You`re such a gifted vocalist! You`ve been blessed with a killer voice!

[davidmagen]

Quite possibly the best performance I've ever heard from Ken Tamplin.

That was the usual unbelievable vocals.

[BasementBerean]

I saw Deep Purple do this from my VIP seats at the Paramount in Seattle last fall. Nice job. I have fun memories of this song. Back around 1990 I was doing a computer system conversion at a client site in a town in Wyoming. I was working overtime, six days a week, where they played country music over the PA system non-stop. I found the Deep Purple Perfect Strangers album on a cassette at a store, and it was one of the tapes I'd plug into my rental car's stereo after work to "clean my brain" after 8 to 12 hours of straight country music.

[detroitrockscity]

1984🤟 Joe Louis Arena
Unfortunately I decided to drop acid that night and don't remember to much of the performance, I do however remember mandy who was my perfect stranger that night😜

Great vocal Ken
Thank you so much for the memories and entertainment my friend👍👍👍👍

Who the hell could dislike this video?! Ken is a MASTER OF SINGING and I am proud to be one of his unknown students!!!! ...not for long :)

[MusicalBoxBR]

Ken´s way to sing reminds me Paul Rodgers if joined Dp, the final shout it´s like David Byron....Amazing voice Mr Ken!