Deep Purple - Space Trucking

[shredmaster100]

deep purple are legends respect earned enough said

[spacetruckinmf]

man, takes me back. 1st time I dropped this was hot, and I totally fell into it for a million years.

[californication1593]

dad came up with a genius idea for Wierd Al:

change the song name to "Face Bookin' "...

shit could be funnyyyy

[ArpeggioBear]

wow..no body could scream in a worn out voice, only Gillan could, Blackmore is boring at this point of time, he were only good at the studio at this point of time, but in the '93 come hell or high water, i guess Ritchie Became interesting again

[bigtimv]

4:24 Blackmore is so bored he has to switch it up somehow! haha!

[LIGHTintheHALLS]

The fact that Ian can hit that note at 2:51 years later is amazing. They owe us nothing.

[MegaDobar]

crna zeno!

[9evilnine9]

I saw Deep Purple in the 80's as well as in '94 and he was still belting it out, especially on Child in Time, he appears to ill in this video, he does cough at the beggining.

[SkiroTube]

oh my god! that's the fucking bolero!

[dario3444able]

Glas mu je u kurcu!!!!!!!!!!

[SlackerSlayer]

I think this was the 'knockin on your back door' tour.

[lostveggas]

Гиллан стебется над Гловером, ахахахаа.)))

[2purplesky]

Great, great version ! I’m 11 years old and did a cover of that song as well. If  you wanna check it out…. Greetings from France !

[toogawnjawn]

one of all time greats of acid rock for what it is worth from an old hippie

[pkrwd]

@toogawnjawn Momentary Lapse of Reason

[GreenerHill]

Just realised that this isn't the Paris show. Is it a German show, or an American one?

[GreenerHill]

This is from Paris in '85, and Gillan was suffering from a bad cold. Simple fact of life!

[mpzanelli]

CADE A GUITARRA??????????????????????­?????????????

UM DOS MAIORES CLÁSSICOS DO PURPLE E BLACKMORE SE ESCONDE??

NITIDAMENTE QUE GUILAN NÃO ESTÁ NUM DE SEUS MELHORES DIAS, MAS COM MUITA COMPETENCIA CONDUZ ATÉ A ULTIMA NOTA. PARA RITCHIE, NOTA ZERO!!!!!!!

[fodnis3]

1:54 to 1:50 XD

[riffolaman]

Yeah, Gillan is ill. Poor guy, Ritchie still fuckin' with him.

[Eleice95]

oh shit.

[leppardsnake]

Gillan really sucks here.. even more than today, most have had an off-night.

[Missjollyroger]

One thing came to my mind:Gillan always does what need to be done,wether if he's ill or deadly tired...You can see him coughing!Anyway they all worked hard all time,and I don't think we can judge them by one bad performance.They are in ungbelivable good shape at the most of the time!

[arch9enius]

Is his mike plugged in?

[WatchingMamut]

ooh boy those chorus around 3:55 is so messed up! I'm shocked. well I adore them anyway

[TheDavide936]

nn I like the double entry

[maddude16]

wasnt this the gig where gillan was seriously ill?

[squarielman]

Blackers had an off night.. If he wasn"t in the mood.. But when he was !!!...

[THeMaskedBlogCritic]

It all depends on Blackmore's mood. If he doesn't feel like doing anything special, he just won't.

[duncankingdog]

bunch of fucking jerk offs....

[McEvoyMikey]

hmm... roger should stick to the bass

[protozoariorosado]

ian is the best in dp ;D

[McEvoyMikey]

@protozoariorosado which one haha

[golchak]

shit

[5targazer]

Blackmore's tone sucks, also he is too loud here so you can hear his shitty playing very well that's why everyone is disappointed. The way you play depends on your tone a lot, for example Malmsteen has perfect technique but listen to him at Fender party (or something) where he uses another gear and he sounds bad and it seems like he makes mistakes

[5targazer]

it's not Gillan's bad timing - he just made it different but it made Blackmore to screw up a little

[powerslaver6]

he sang the song very bad but the last scream is very high

[RockTillWeRoll]

Not a good performance. The one from Montreaux in was it 2006? beats that one by a light year.

[locochupacerebros]

"caiman "caiman "caiman wtf?

[Burn121212]

gillan's voice suckss!!!!

[givmetube1]

Ritchie is certainly having a bad night.

[WhatSayestThou]

It's all about attitude and they clearly left theirs somewhere between the last gig and the tour bus.

[BWPGuy]

Blackmore is overated and couldn't tune his replacements guitar ..Mr Steve Morseis beoynd him by light yrs...

[MrFredfarkle]

A peculiarly diffident Ritchie Blackmore...Strange...

[ebbriske]

Ian Paice will always be the best!!

[FullTimeHeadBang]

8:08.. LOL ! his fucked his voice, but still good

[juliadamon]

Oh, Blackmore is a little sick :( but sticks it out anyway!! Awesome!!

[ecnalubma696969]

Jon Lord looks like my Uncle Mike.

[keith44tarkus]

Blackmore the king!!!!!

[Orphen01]

Blackmore is a bitch on this.

[AliBabazzi]

bellissimo ecco quella volta in cui canta anche roger glover ... si poteva evitare lo si preferisce come bassista...

beautiful here that time in which he also sings Roger Glover ... could prevent you prefer as bassist ...

[Deusee]

this singer suks!new band suks!WTF?!they suks!

[mrBishopexe]

Gillan is the great singer! His soul sings. With his voice or not

[wizhack]

I am sure that Gillian is suffering a lotabot his voice , I have known this experience and it's terrible for the one who lives that, It can happen to anyone no matter how good you are!!!******

[keysersozay]

This blows! I hate when it becomes about the money. How is this not embarrassing to them?

[meercatzz]

space truckin drum rollin - paice rules

[takoGillan777]

yes, i know this video. gillan is ill. bus his voice is awesome.!!! #1 gillan in the world.

[tidders2]

Thats why IG RG are having fun. They just collectively with JL shit on his upcoming great solo. Maybe I am wrong. But there were fallouts and stuff.

[tidders2]

Second listen..1. I am no sound engineer, but I think we are getting some stage sound ie close up recording, pre mixing as well. 2. !! I could be wrong but I think ..JL sets up RB for a solo, RB starts, then JL rides right over him!!

[tidders2]

Looked like Blackmore lost interest and couldn't be bothered,just showed a bit of what he could have done. Gillan good in parts but tired in others but looks to be enjoying it. (would have been pre tonsil op) .Others steady away and great and consistent as always. Divisions,sects, infighting maybe, all not well perhaps. Good vid. 80s. Before Gillan was sacked, I guess. Blackmore assumed control (for a while) I don't think it was next time around with Gillan when Blackmore went. I could be wrong.

[caseyjones67]

wats up wit ritchie in this vid its like hes really pissed off and doesnt wanna be there, he doesnt even play a solo, im very dissapointed , but the rest are still rockin out, i mean u gotta give gillian credit he sang like a fuckin beast for 20 years and that does a lot of damage so thts y his singing is a little off

[VioletClub]

I saw DP in the 80's and was so psyched to see Blackmore and all he did was fucking stand there with his guitar.

[IowaRocker1]

This looks to be 1985

[speedkingb]

The whole world thinks about the voice of Ian Gillan, if you were good or bad their voice, but none of those who write reviews you can get a note like.and Ritchie is god¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡.

[OceanBlossom1]

had to listen to this for a school project

[meercatzz]

which school d u go to?

[dieforAlexi69]

Glover is an amazing bess player! Better than most around the world! Give him more credit!

[bparkman]

If you look at even early videos back in '71' 72, he never did sing real well live anyway.

[meercatzz]

that's my observation too.. esp highway star noBAAAdy gonna take my caar

[SilverTounge85]

Why the hell did Ian cut his hair? He looked so cool when in Black Sabbath, long hair like the early 70's, even on the 'Perfect Strangers' promo picture. That asshat Axl Rose actually adapted Ian's style from the early 80's, with aviator shades and a bandana.

[SilverTounge85]

Even the best ones can have a bad night with a cold affecting their voice.

[SilverTounge85]

For those complaining about Ian's voice, he had a cold this night. Of course when you have a bad night, with a cold etc. they have to film the show. That's why this wasn't released. Ian did well despite a cold I think.

[razorbackriff]

i love deep purple and this song but wats up with gillans voice on this one

[fungimaster]

my favorite

[elbiballo]

muy bien siempre me ha gusta do deep purple!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eliezeriero]

thanks for the contrib mate who uploaded this vid but i didn't like your comments, you shouldn't judge this guys. specially if you're gonna distinct between them, this is about sounding good as a band... with their available means.. nowadays they're not 25 anymore.

[Fragellant]

If something is not good as it is, one should be able to tell it. Also, it's not about their age, I've seen Gillan freakin' rockin 4 years ago, and Blackmore 5 years ago. They are at least 20 years younger (probably more) in this video, and Blackmore definitely puts no effort into what he's doin, and Gillan seems very tired. It's not judging, stating the obvious maybe.

[eliezeriero]

well, i guess we can all see things in our very own way huh? i did like this performance. thanks again for the contrib, i've found it amazing!

[GeoMetaphors]

@Fragellant - No, I think you're right about this performance. Gillan does seem tired -- misses his notes and loses the timing. That cat is the one singer I've ever heard who can literally shriek on key, and he just doesn't get there in this one. It happens. This was obviously the end of this particular show, unless there was an encore after. You get tired. And Blackmore was barely in this one. Even goes all Malmsteen for a (mercifully) brief moment there around 7:35. Not their best. So it goes.

[CatapultYourMom]

@eliezeriero You can go all over YouTube and find 12-year-old Japanese girls that out-do what Blackmore does in this video.

[uwexhunter]

One of the worst versions of this song !

[jonlord94]

una delle peggiori esibizioni del gruppo migliore del mondo.. anni 80 i peggiori x i deep purple nn s salvano neanke lord e paice qui secondo me

[leqqTinus]

The 70ties were defenitely their best years... this is nothing compared to , as an example, Space Truckin' on the Made In Japan album.

[maghole]

Looks like Ritchie is playing with no interest at all

[Cleiton123456789]

The masters of Hard Rock!

[tiellacalla]

Vabè capita a tutti di salire sul palco sbronzi pesti..

Adoro i Deep Purple ma questa loro esibizione è da dimenticare.

Gillan sembra che sta a masticà na porchetta.

Blackmore forse je prese la Bensonite.

Mitici, come sempre Lord e Paice.

[tiellacalla]

purtroppo iniziava a calare....

[Drumguy1988]

Gillan is Definitely Fighting throat Problems here. His voice was almost in shreds. Also must have been a bad night for the band. Everybody was off and making mistakes. Blackmores solos during the 80's didn't make a lot of sense. They lacked the magic and intensity that they did in the 70's. And Jon needed to unleese the beast again.

[jhonwanegasey]

rip timothey ball from craig

[RitchieBlackmore8855]

You Know i Comepletly agree, Blackmore's solos were very dirty and included lots of wrong notes.He played great in the 90's and has been pure magic since. Gillian if I not mistaken had surgery on his throat and had very much touble singing live in the 80's even in Black Sabbath. Still my favorite band of all time and even with mistakes theb band did a splendid job on this Fatastic Track. Keep on Space Truckin everyone. Greeting from Moscow :D

[4eyedCyclopes]

Funny moment at 1:54...one of em keeps stepping on the microphone cord causing the mike to point straight up.

[aniagniech]

....jaaaaaaaaaaaaaa......super­..

[YngtchieMusic]

Blackmore wasn't at his best during the '80s, really. He sounded astonishing during the '93 tour, and has continued to play brilliantly ever since.

Moody feller, and it's reflected in his playing.

[experiencedspirit]

Sad.........

[skaterocknroll]

WORST PERFORMANCE OF ALL TIME. me and my brahs dog on this all the time. Ritchie Blackmore....wow. Ian Gillian....rofl

[daviet1976]

I too have read about Ian's voice on this tour. Perhaps I should have tempered my criticism a little. I still stand what I said about Richie though.

[Wrathdemon]

I remember Ian talking about "losing his voice" a bit in this peroid in the tour. Roger Glover being a sport "helped him out" vocally. This video should not reflected on Ian for being sick.

[musicheaven123]

Ritche superb guitarist but not much of a person

[Wrathdemon]

Yeah. He suffers from the "asshole guitar player" syndrome.

[DreamHealer87]

ritchie was angry

[Juzze1983]

I bet it's a video from The Perfect Strangers era. Blackmore never didi anything at the shows he just stood there and played. My Brother who actually saw Purple play live told me that Blackmore took about five steps during the whole freaking show

[AlexisRed91]

sicuramente non una delle loro migliori esibizioni... parecchie stecche da parte dei musicisti e non parliamo del povero cantante che è un po a secco di voce .... vabbè a tutti capita la giornata no^^

[alvarozzy]

Puta, el pobre gillan estaba a punto de irse a la mierda y de perder ese gran vozarron y registro que lo hizo grande con Purple, una lastima pero igual lo queremos!!!

[mavis41558]

Message to Richie -

Why Do You Think They Call It Dope?"

[57250tr]

The 80s were not good to most 60s and 70s bands

[scarfacedan09]

Maybe he was pissed off and refused to play like usual lol

[NEZMARQ]

BRITISH METAL oh yeahh

[basicsongs]

BETTER THAN AMERICAN ROCK.......

[daviet1976]

This is the worst that I have EVER heard Richie play. What is he doing?! Ian's singing is terrible too.

[TheEmoEmoEmo]

ur right, ive neve seen ritchie play so bad bfore, i think he is really angry

[rubybird69]

Gillan has Birthday tommorow.

[mnunezper]

yeah I red about this concert when Glover had to support gillan cause Gillan was very ill. Is a pitty cause seems that Gillan has the potencial to sing like those days but also seems to be extremely tired.

[stargazer2080]

1. The Perfect Strangers Tour

2. East Troy Alpine Valley Wichita, USA, August 17, 1985

[Zeld1122]

At 1:55 it turns to comedy with that mic :D

[thierrydp64]

let's forget that stupid "BIG BANG"; at the All begining, there was Deep Purple.

[JohnnyJP]

It's the Perfect Strangers Tour, 1985. 2001? I think not!

[bluer32]

Wow, this is 2001. OK I see. very good. I think Gillan has just been so hard on his voice over the years. I would imagine with some treatment and some rest, along with a coach, he would harness the potential he has left and turn it into something very very good.

[Pageykid]

it cannot be 2001...there wasn't Blackmore in 2001 'cause he went out the band in 1993 and they also look quite young

[TheEmoEmoEmo]

this is 85

[bluer32]

Is this the Perfect Strangers tour or later?

[coprophagist69]

even when he sucks he rules

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[cuzcuz101]

havn't heard this song in yeard!! love it!!!!!!!!

[greyfox1960]

disappointed !!

[bulharobijca]

wow its good

[dixiezebra]

my favorite song of deep purple!

[Hells616]

I've the dvd, and now the youtube version ;D

[ajittffcure]

Lovely concert. Ian Paice was amazing!

[zososcape]

its the house of blue light tour, 87ish. can tell by ians hair and richies clothes.

[MoonchildMindaugasRo]

Yes, seems like so, I noticed that, too :)

But really, Ian and Roger singing together is... LOL :D

[svaran]

Ian and Jon superb.

[AceBHD]

lol the mic? wtf goin on with it whan gillan a roger are singing? lol omg whats the hell is wrong with there voices? and you call that a guitar solo? omg pfffft!

[Schlaghammer]

are seriously talking shit about the guitar soloing in this song. Get a clue.

[421shorty]

deep purple = lsd, lsd = space truckin, space turckin = kick ass song

[Drumguy1988]

Is it me or was there Sound really thin during the 80's. To me they didn't have that ronchieness that they had back in the early 70's. The hammond needs to be put through the Marshall Stack not the leslies. And Blackmore needed to go back to using the 3 Marshall stack set up and just plug directly into them. Here he's got some kind of effect on his guitar that just doesn't sound like him. Just my Opinion.

[Fragellant]

@HighwayStar

I guess u'r right, not late too late 80's, absolutely not early 90's. Probably between 84-88... The audio track also seems to be worked on a bit.

@Jewlampijs

Gillan coughs on the stage, detones regularly, I must admit I really didn't like him in this clip. He lacks more than his screaming ability.

But it's the end of the concert, he's tired, I've heard him sing better at older ages.

[Deeperpurple1952]

Gillan is not just tired , his voice is shot..maybe this was at the end of a tour ??

[Jewlampijs95]

I like Roger's voice.And Gillan wasn't so bad,only thing is he can't do his trademark screaming anymore.

[HighwayStar66]

Great posting mate, would hazard a guess '85ish, 'cos the initional enthusiasm of getting back together looks like it has worn off! Ritchie looks bored!

Very good quality video, however the audio track doesn't seem right, very flat, possibly bootlegged?