What a ride! First-time reaction and vocal analysis feat. Deep Purple's 'Child in Time'

Some of you have said this is the greatest rock performance of all time, and I can see why! I was blown away by the skill, the song, and the quality performance featured in this clip. Today we're watching Deep Purple perform "Child in Time" LIVE.

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[TheErazar]

It's strange to hear "I'm going to hear Deep Purple for the first time"

[wakledodd]

I don't know if we understood how good the music was in our youth, happy to have lived through it. Thanks Bethany for diving into this.

[gandalf]

Rest in Peace, Jon Lord. You did so much for a lot of musicians.

[hightowerTB]

No effects, just pure voice and much, much talent

[Cadinho]

This is one of the all timer live recordings. Vocalist Ian Gillan, who also played the part of Jesus in the original Jesus Christ Superstar album, drummer Ian Paice, organist John Lord, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and bassist Roger Glover, they were all amazing on this.

Also, no effects, no autotunes. Just pure musicianship.

[KevinRCarr]

That was a world-class band, full of world-class musicians.

[cliffordbass]

deep purple are amazing because each musician is an absolute superstar explains their impecable timing and improvisation skills

[phraggers]

I'm a brit who grew up in Hong Kong and was obsessed with Deep Purple when growing up. When I was 14 they came to Hong Kong to play a concert and my dad bought tickets, what an awesome concert! They were obviously much older, this was 2001, but man they still sounded the same. The lead singer was so incredibly humble, thanked the audience after each song and told a short story about the next song before they performed it. One of my best memories.

[boats]

All us oldies are privileged to have grown up absorbing this kind of music. Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Uriah Heap, Led Zeppelin, etc.

[bojnebojnebojne]

One of the greatest voices in rock history in my opinion, such a powerful and soulful voice.

[Onefractalsparkofcreation]

Bands like deep purple and Uriah heep made it possible for 19 year old soldiers to make through tough times

[gavindixon]

You will never see better, more accurate playing of a hammond organ than Jon Lord gave us here. Stunning fast chords and superb fast finger runs. Outstanding. Great reaction and commentary, Bethany.

[lorryriff]

I remember how stunned I was the very first time I heard that song and Ian's cries, I was 14, and my whole music world immediately changed forever. I'm 57 today, and I still listen to Deep Purple with as much respect and love that I had for them back then.

[danjmcs]

Just such a brilliant performance from everyone in the band. When i saw Bruce Dickinson on his speaking tour a couple years ago he talked about how much he loved and idolized Ian Gillan and he told a story that while he was at University, he was put in charge of the schools entertainment fund and he blew the entire years budget on getting Ian Gillan to come play their school. Totally worth it. I knew you'd love this one!

[rogercoles]

This is the band that gave us Ronnie James Dio. Back in the early 70' the bass player Roger Glover and Ian Paice were looking out for talented bands. They were in New York city at a record company sitting in the waiting room when Ronnie's band ELF came in to see if they could get a record deal. As they waited Roger and Ian struck up a conversation with ELF. When ELF was called back to the executives office Roger and Ian went with them. The record company executive assumed they were represented by them. They got the record deal and Roger took them to Studio One in Doraville GA. to record the first ELF record and Deep Purple began to take ELF on the road as their opening act, exposing them to the world. Ritchie Blackmore a few years later would quit Deep Purple and take ELF and create the first version of Rainbow.

[svolos]

Top-five line up in all of rock history. These guys inspired a whole generation of amazing bands. Each and every one a world class musician that, on their own, could anchor a whole band. To think you could have them all on the same stage is truly amazing.

[phred]

The more I've listened to Deep Purple, especially this Mark 2 lineup of Gillan/Blackmore/Lord/Paice/Glover, the more I'm convinced that they played like a jazz band slumming it as a rock band. They rarely wrote full sheet music of their songs, but instead would sketch out the basic structured charts, which they'd improvise over differently each concert, relying on mutually recognized cues for when they were moving from section to section. Nothing stayed constant in Purple's music from night to night, and that was a large part of why they were so special.

[tradjick]

The thing that blows my mind is it seems that a lot of vocal coaches and musical theatre people don't realize that Ian Gillan IS the original lead for Jesus Chris Superstar. All that gorgeous phrasing, crazy jumps, and emotional wailing was Ian in the studio presented a vocal score with "ad lib" written all over the place. Murray Head sang Judas. So good

[euricofrade]

Jon Lord's keyboard playing is magical! And Ian Gillan's vocal performance is nothing short of perfect.

[neilfleming]

the shock on your face when he goes for those high notes is priceless