i honestly think deep purple should be inducted into the hall of fame and should have been because i know they have been forgot about and put down, because of ritchie b. and all of their lineup changes. honestly, of course my favorite lineups, are with ritchie but just because hes not there doesnt mean you can forget about them because if you listen to them it is still great music and you cant forget about them because they are one of the 3 bands that so called started heavy metal along with zeppelin, and sabbath. they also created one of the greatest, most known riffs of all time(smoke on the water) but you cant just look at that song and say their great. they have so many great songs out there even with one of the greatest lineups with coverdale and hughes. even though its not gillian and glover who are my favorite two with them, they still deserve respect and you cant shut them out because, BURN, was one of their greatest albums they ever created. so thats why i think deep purple should be inducted, i hope they are soon!

Posted by joe on Saturday, 07.15.06 @ 03:20am

When I see some of the other artists in the Hall of Fame, I find it quite appalling that somebody of Deep Purple's stature is missing. They are the only one of the big three (Sabbath, Zeppelin and Purple) not included so far and I can only think that it was through lack of self-publicity as it certainly wasn't through lack of talent. They are at least on a par with Zeppelin and infinitely better than Sabbath. It's about time some of these music journos started to look at talent and popularity rather than just what they think is cool.

Posted by Dave on Thursday, 07.20.06 @ 01:42am

it is really bizzare that dp are not in. it makes me wonder what the criteria are? popularity? so why don't we vote for britney?

come on, in rock, fireeball machine head, made in japan - probably the best live record ever! perfect starngers, and even now purpendicular - these are classic albums!

Posted by wrong man on Thursday, 07.20.06 @ 04:03am

Deep Purple is still putting out quality music 40 years after they first started. How many other bands from that era can you say are still doing that. Sure they had a bad stretch back int he late 80's - early 90's, but ever since Steve Morse joined the band they have been putting out music that rivals their 70's output. Give a Listen to Purpendicular, Bananas and Rapture of the Deep. These guys all deserve a spot in the Rock Hall. If there were any qaulity radio stations left in the US they would be playing some of their current tunes on the air for people to hear. As it is we in America are stuck with Classic Rock stations. They constantly have in their lineup 5-6 Purple tunes that you will hear throughout the week. Smoke on the Water, Hush, Space Truckin, Woman From Tokeyo, Perfect Strangers, Knockin at your Back Door and once in a while even Burn.
It is OVERDUE !
Put these guys in

Posted by Bopper on Friday, 07.21.06 @ 11:05am

Plain understandable the reason... Everyone cares for Ferraris and Rolls-Royces, but History just forgot to registrate the name of the guy who invented the wheel. Shame, shame, shame...

Posted by Hammond Avatar on Friday, 07.21.06 @ 11:41am

It doesn't surprise me that they have not been voted it in. Those who deciede these matters tend to adopt musically snobbish attitudes that go for image over straight ahead rock; they often like bands that critics view as "artists" instead of mere rock bands.

Posted by Fan on Friday, 07.21.06 @ 12:08pm

just one argument. they sold more than 100 million albums!

Posted by Erich on Saturday, 07.22.06 @ 18:33pm

The big three Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath in that order. They headlined the California Jam. Sold over 100 million albums. Deserved to be in a long time ago and before most of the bands (including Sabbath) that are in now. NO EXCUSE TO BE SNUBBED. The people who vote have no clue about music. They just look to see what the current trend is.

Posted by Tom on Wednesday, 08.23.06 @ 11:44am

this is a band of great musicians. they have had hit songs in 3 different decades, recorded a pivotal album (in rock) which has been copied by almost every generation of metal bands, did a concerto with the royal philharmonic. never has there been a group with the drum/organ/guitar virtuosity of paice, lord, and blackmore/morse. and almost 40 years later, they are still making relevant music. they are a band which never seemed to take hold of the publics imagination like zep and sabbath; too many personel changes and musical detours, but isn't it the music that matters? a listen to their early recordings is like listening to the history of western music...blues, rock, jazz, classical. but, of course, they will always be picked on for one song! but that, in itself, is an accomplishment.
they certainly deserve induction..............
corey a. zimmerman

Posted by corey zimmerman on Thursday, 10.12.06 @ 23:21pm

I don't understand why they are not in.

Posted by roméo on Sunday, 10.29.06 @ 03:57am

No offense, But I'll never understand how Brenda Lee, Mahalia Jackson, or The Staple Singers made it into the "Rock" hall, but with Sabbath and Zeppelin making it, there's hope for Deep Purple. The reasons to justify their induction are obvious. "Smoke On The Water" is the most recognizable rock riff ever, and the song itself is an anthem for a whole rock generation. The list of musicians who would count DP as a big influence for them would read like a rock encyclopedia, with quite a few of the artists already inducted into the hall being on that list. Talent? Lord, Paice, Glover, Gillan, and Morse outshine their peers. And what about Blackmore? One of the greatest rock guitar virtuosos EVER. Page and Iommi wish they were that good. If his guitar work on In Rock, Machine Head, Made In Japan, or Burn doesn't make you recognize this, check out his work on Rainbow Rising and Long Live Rock And Roll. The quality of DP's body of work has always been top notch. Any of their music that the band themselves might have viewed as "sub-par" still outshines much of the music of their peers. And the longevity of the band is remarkable as well. 5 decades and still going as strong as ever. Vote Deep Purple into the Hall!

Posted by Carl Varcie on Sunday, 11.26.06 @ 17:28pm

Deep Purple have been in the top 20 on this poll:
http://supergroup.netfirms.com/rockrollhallfame.htm
for over 2 years, of most deserving but overlooked artists.

Posted by Garrett on Thursday, 11.30.06 @ 11:27am

oh yeah DP deserves to be inducted. they did for years now. but of corse they wont be because the hall of fame dont like metal.

Posted by Heavy Metal Hero on Saturday, 12.9.06 @ 00:56am

Zeppelin, Sabbath, and AC/DC are in, Purple most certainly should be. I mean, come on. Smoke on the Water. That alone should be enough, considering some of the "rock" artists that have been inducted so far. But, alas, hard rock holds no influence with the bigwigs. This year, Van Halen is up for induction. Why is Deep Purple, and for that matter, Priest and Maiden, being excluded? Purple was arguably more innovative than either Zep or Sabbath--they wrote the first speed metal-esque song (Highway Star) and if the MK 2 lineup had been stable, they would be much more well known today.

Posted by Slop on Sunday, 12.17.06 @ 23:19pm

R you joking? Hall of fame without Deep Purple. I must admit that I'm little disappointed. They are long lasting, with wonderful songs, different styles, and one straight way up in every way. Band is very professional (even with so many changes in their lineups) and still have good gigs and concerts all over the globe. This tings are enough for me. I think and for many more. So what are you waiting for? Give us the Deep Purple at once! That is real Rock. Not Louis Armstrong or Blondie (with all respect).

Posted by Vuk Spasic on Tuesday, 01.16.07 @ 17:49pm

Talk about influence? How many guitar players had "Smoke on the Water" as the first riff they learned?

Induct them already.

Posted by Joe on Monday, 03.12.07 @ 17:01pm

Lord Yes DP should be in. God knows they could play circles around Black Sabbath (who I though sounded better with Dio anyway).

Posted by dave on Monday, 03.19.07 @ 07:21am

This should be a no-brainer. Induct them in to finish off the 3 pioneers of metal.

Posted by maplejet on Friday, 04.6.07 @ 12:52pm

They should be in for many reasons. First of all they have such a great specter of styles in their songs, from blues (Place in the line) to country (anyones daughter) to european classic (april) to hard rock of cause and maybe even heavy metal. They helped that the so called serious music and popular music came together (concert for group and orchestra) and they are a strong influence for so many bands sure in rock and hard rock, but even in progressive rock.

Posted by willi on Friday, 05.4.07 @ 13:42pm

Although Deep Purple didn't have the most hits, Smoke on the Water is arguably the most famous guitar riff so why not.

Posted by MaulYoda on Monday, 09.10.07 @ 17:26pm

Hush
One More Rainy Day
Smoke on the Water
Space Truckin
Strange Kind of Woman
Knockin at your Back Door
Woman From Tokyo
to name a few......

a band with such excellent songs like these deserve a place in the hall of fame

Posted by danny on Sunday, 09.23.07 @ 08:43am

plenty of bands with 'excellent' songs, as you put it, aren't inducted. Why should Deep Purople be an exception?

Posted by liam on Sunday, 09.23.07 @ 09:01am

Am I the only one laughing at this guy calling John Mellencamp UNAMERICAN and then supporting a band from Britain?

I mean jesus, do you people really need me to point this stuff out?

Posted by Kit on Sunday, 09.23.07 @ 14:51pm

Good catch Kit. Indeed, if this danny clown is so fervently AMERICAN MAN!!!! that his bowel movements come out red, white and blue, why is he endorsing a British band? - he's denying all those home grown American bands his needed support! Has he forgotten how the British killed patriots in the 1700's? He obviously hates America - it's just logical.

What a foreign band loving, liberal anti-American pig this guy is! Wonder if he favors Judas Priest too? Might be one of those GAY supporters.

Posted by shawn on Sunday, 09.23.07 @ 15:21pm

No idea why Purple isnt "famous" like Zeppelin, songs like flight of the rat and rat bat blue give me shivers, for sure in the hall.

Posted by dsd on Tuesday, 09.25.07 @ 10:09am

Every time I hear another add using Smoke On The Water to sell something, I wonder: "What exactly does someone have to do to get in the Hall of Fame". Have a "big song"...done it. Done something "new and different?" How about recorded with an orchestra (before almost anyone else) and had a singer perform both as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar AND with Pavarotti? Influenced other players? Have any of the people who vote on these things EVER been to a music store? Haven't they heard countless young players playing Smoke On The Water? Ritchie Blackmore is ALWAYS on the top players lists in ANY guitar publication. He is listed over and over by other famous players as an influence. How about big time sales? How about 100 million albums?
Here is a band with commercial success, influence as well as leading rock into different directions and they have been snubbed for years...I hear Cleveland is a nice city...but I'll never go there as they are the home to this travisty.

Posted by Bill on Monday, 10.1.07 @ 12:32pm

A Rock Hall of Fame without Deep Purple simply lacks credibility!

Posted by Gwirion on Friday, 10.12.07 @ 11:04am

hahahahaha
Deep Purple is not in The ROCK AND ROLL hall of fame and look, Michael Jackson is!!
I'm sorry, Mr. Michael really contributed to the rock cene with moonwalk, and deep purple's smoke on the water is just another pop song.
Without counting incredible songs such as
Lazy
Burn
Fireball
Highway Star
Black Night!
Hush
Perfect Strangers!
and the "recent" but incredible
sometimes I feel like screaming

hauahaua, thats just hilarious!

Posted by Tiago on Monday, 10.15.07 @ 21:03pm

come

Posted by zzy on Thursday, 12.6.07 @ 10:03am

DEEP PURPLE

DAH DAH DAH DAHDAHDUDA DUNDDUNDDUND DUNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDD

Hope they get in soon, so we can see Richie Blackmore perform one more time with DP.

Posted by zepfan on Saturday, 01.5.08 @ 15:50pm

The reason Deep Purple is not in is because none of the people who control the inductions are fans of this band, and lack any apreciation for a rock group of this magnitude, sophistication, and complexity. In this day and age, style wins out over substance every time. Deep Purple has never been very press or MTV freindly. That is why their core fan base is in Europe and Australia, not the U.S. The rock'n'roll Hall Of Fame has about as much legitemacey as The Rock'n'Roll Cafe.

Posted by charles savarese on Tuesday, 01.15.08 @ 19:40pm

It's well known that Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone controls the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Shame) induction process. With the recent induction of Madonna and past inductions of hip hop/rap groups like Grand Master Flash, they should drop the Rock & Roll part of the name and just call it "The Popular Music Hall of Fame." Should Deep Purple, Chicago and Grand Funk Railroad be inducted? Absolutely but Madonna's lap dog, Jan Wenner has not deemed these bands "worthy." My advise is to "tune out" Mr. Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine and tune into the great rock bands that deserve to be honored. Namely, Deep Purple, Chicago and Grand Funk Railroad.

Posted by chuck on Tuesday, 03.11.08 @ 15:27pm

I get where you're coming from, chuck. I love Deep Purple. They were one of the most talented bands of all time. But I wouldn't say the same about Chicago or Grand Funk Railroad. I guess "25 or 6 to 4" and "I'm Your Captain" were pretty good, but it's not like either of them had a career filled with memorable songs/albums like Deep Purple.

Posted by Metalsmith on Tuesday, 03.11.08 @ 16:22pm

I cant beleive that they keep passing up Deep Purple. They are surely one of the pioneers of rock. When I was there a few years ago they had a whole floor dedicated to U2. Now I dont mind U2
but a whole floor? I wont be back untill they are inducted.

Posted by fritz pozarski on Sunday, 03.23.08 @ 09:29am

"They are surely one of the pioneers of rock."

No, they weren't.

Posted by Liam on Monday, 04.7.08 @ 17:57pm

The statement was that they were one of the pioneers of rock. Now, I'm not quite sure why, but I've always been under the allusion that the true pioneers of rock were Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and the other '50s blues guitarists, and Deep Purple were only active as of 1968. So how the hell are they rock pioneers.

Also, no one actually mentioned their influence or whether they pioneered in metal.

Next time you vomit over your keyboard, don't hit Submit Comment.

Posted by Liam on Monday, 04.7.08 @ 19:47pm

EDIT: So how the hell are they rock pioneers?

Posted by Liam on Monday, 04.7.08 @ 19:48pm

blaque lourde I named myself after Deep Purple already. The greatest rock band OF ALL TIME. In the early 70's outsold Elvis, Beatles,Stones and sold as many albums as Zep. Smoke...is the most recognizable notes in W. music. Guiness book more than once. 70 albums. What is wrong with these people? Too American and Purple is a global band? Blackmore is the most important guitar player in rock. Try to encapsulate his stuff in just say 10 CDs...just try.

Posted by blaquelourde on Saturday, 04.12.08 @ 21:48pm

"Blackmore is the most important guitar player in rock." - blaquelourde

Not in a million years.

Posted by Liam on Sunday, 04.13.08 @ 07:15am

I'm going out in a sec (not that it's anything to do with you, weirdo boy).

Don't you have some other forum or website to harass endlessly?

Posted by Liam on Sunday, 04.13.08 @ 07:32am

Have you given up the forensic psychology and self-employed doctoring?

Posted by Liam on Sunday, 04.13.08 @ 07:35am

The color purple symbolized wealth and royalty. (Exodus 25:4)

Purple dye was derived from various shellfish common to Canaan or Phoenicia (names which mean land of purple).

Posted by classicrocker on Thursday, 05.8.08 @ 16:02pm

Deep Purple should have been put into the Hall of Fame when they were first eligible. It's unbelievably such an inexcusable insult to their talent, musicianship, song writing ability, recordings and performances that they have been passed up for so many years now. Apparently we are not just honoring rock and roll at the Hall anymore, for so many artists/bands have been unfortunately ignored when they should be celebrated for their incredible contributions to rock. It's almost as if those who induct have never heard of them - or as someone before wrote - aren't fans of them. They even seem to have so many of the attributes that are required to get inducted - several major hits (just a few: Hush, Smoke on the Water, Woman from Tokyo), great album sales (over 100 million), groundbreaking live albums (Made in Japan), playing with an orchestra (very innovative in 1969), outstanding musicianship (several members have many times been voted as tops in their category in major magazines and spoken about as idols by other top musicians, some of whom have been inducted into the Hall themselves), great songwriting (great story telling, serious to very laughable), great rock riffs (Smoke, Space Truckin', Rat Bat Blue, Flight of the Rat, Ted the Mechanic, and many others), bad boy image (at times, especially in the Ritchie days and more recently with the song MTV - oh that's right, you're going to have to buy that one. American radio doesn't play that one but they love it in Europe and the rest of the world - and DP has never been one to want to conform to the wishes of their record companies), the loudest band on tour (check the Guinness book from a few years ago), entering their fifth decade of writing, recording and performing (how many bands are doing that?), still playing with incredible energy (their concerts are still getting people on their feet), writing great songs (once again you have to check with our European friends, where the younger generation is hearing new DP songs on the radio - imagine that)! Do you think the industry itself (especially in the U.S.) and those who make decisions about who goes into the Hall of Fame won't allow or don't accept that they may be deserving and still have validity and are well respected in the rock world. There have got to be literally millions of fans of Rock and Roll worldwide who agree with what I'm saying and certainly would be willing to pay to get into the Hall of Fame if Deep Purple (a rock band) were inducted. Isn't that what the board members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are trying to accomplish?

Posted by Frank on Friday, 05.9.08 @ 10:08am

Many great bands besides Deep Purple (Moody Blues, Yes, ELP, Rush, Procol Harum, Chicago, etc.) are still not in either. But since Deep Purple are more "rock and roll" than those others great bands, they should have been in long, long ago.

But with Madonna being inducted recently, the whole thing has really becone a joke, and it's better that Deep Purple are not linked to Madonna.

Posted by jimmy plant on Sunday, 05.18.08 @ 16:42pm

How many modern bands would play for two and a half hours for 400-600 people? I saw 'Purple ' do just that in 1970.'Deep Purple In Rock' had just come out and the band played it in it's entirety. They played until Ian Gillan could sing no more. Ritchy Blackmore was a guitar virtuoso at the time and John Lord was very good.Paice and Glover are talented. Blackmore even lent his guitars to 'Big Brother And The Holding Company', because their guitars were stolen.'Child in Time',and'Speed King' are often overlooked. Yeah,induct 'Purple' now. What is the real criteria for induction into 'The Hall'?? If anyone ever saw DP play, they'd be instantly inducted!!!!!!!!! Mark

Posted by Mark Glew on Saturday, 05.31.08 @ 18:40pm

The Rock Hall doesn't know which members to induct!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 06.1.08 @ 02:59am

Question: what does ''rock 'n' roll'' mean?
does it have to do anything with plain ''rock''?

Answer: of course. rock 'n' roll requires a guitar and vocals. such as rock [DON'T MENSION ANYTHING ELSE...]

QUESTION:what are deep purple?

ANSWER:one of the greatest ROCK bands ever.

QUESTION: why is that?

ANSWER:1] THEY HAVE SOLD MORE THAN 100.000.000 RECORDS WORLDWIDE
2]THEY HAVE RECORDED THE MOST POPULAR GUITAR RIFF EVER
3]THEY HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON WITH POP , RAP , JAZZ, BUT THEY ARE ONLY FRIENDS OF ROCK, ROCK'N'ROLL, METAL , SPEED METAL, CLASSICAL ROCK
**PURE ROCK**
4]THEY ARE THE ONES WHO GAVE BIRTH TO ROCK AS WE KNOW IT TODAY
5]40 YEARS OF GLORIOUS ROCK HISTORY AND THEY ARE STILL STANDING
6]BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY BAND WHO IS GOING TO BE ITSELF RENSPONSIBLE FOR ITS DOWNFALL AND NO ONE ELSE
7]LAST, BECAUSE THEY INSPIRED A WHOLE FACTION OF BANDS WITH THEIR MUSIC



father, forgive them for they have no idea of what they are doing...

liam, please leave a memo...

Posted by speed king13 on Monday, 06.9.08 @ 13:23pm

oh, and liam please DON'T confuse rock with rock n roll

[jailhouse rock, elvis]

Posted by speed king13 on Monday, 06.9.08 @ 13:26pm

"rock 'n' roll requires a guitar and vocals"-speed king13

No it doesn't. And to save time, just about everything else you said was wrong also.

Posted by William on Tuesday, 06.10.08 @ 00:43am

Well, they did sell more than 100 million records worldwide. But then again, so did the Backstreet Boys, Boney M., James Last, KC and the Sunshine Band, Modern Talking and Celine Dion.

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 06.10.08 @ 03:13am

You are correct Claw. However, none of the artists you named have been cited by musicians and publications alike as being at the forefront and influencing any specific genre of RnR. Deep Purple is! And I believe influence is one of the stated benchmarks for induction into the Hall.

Posted by Dameon on Tuesday, 06.10.08 @ 03:53am

True. Don't get me wrong, I'd completely endorse DP's induction, only not for the reasons speed king13 lists. Influence is indeed one of the criteria used. Album sales, thank god, isn't.

Posted by The_Claw on Tuesday, 06.10.08 @ 08:42am

"4]THEY ARE THE ONES WHO GAVE BIRTH TO ROCK AS WE KNOW IT TODAY" - speed king13

Arguably the most glaring piece of crap in there.

(That means it's wrong, in case you didn't realise, speed king13).

Posted by Liam on Tuesday, 06.10.08 @ 12:20pm

And by "we," I hope you were only referring to you and your fellow ignorant dumbasses. It's just I, for one, know tons of current rock bands who are touched by Deep Purple's influence a jot.

Posted by Liam on Tuesday, 06.10.08 @ 12:52pm

That'll be "aren't." Oops.

Posted by Liam on Tuesday, 06.10.08 @ 13:12pm

Personally I feel the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is at the very least " jaded" but regardless if Deep Purple is ever inducted, the opening guitar licks of Smoke on the Water will forever be immortal. And with exception of "Won't Get Fooled Again" I challenge anyone to come up with a true rock and roll song stronger than the live recording of Highway Star from Deep Purple's Made in Japan album.

Posted by T Sullivan on Saturday, 07.26.08 @ 00:11am

how are they not in?

Posted by evan on Tuesday, 08.5.08 @ 14:11pm

A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without DEEP PURPLE is just insane! In the field of HEAVY ROCK there was no one better than DEEP PURPLE. It's as sad as the ice melting away from Greenland.

Posted by tony ward on Sunday, 08.17.08 @ 14:36pm

what bs, deep purple should have been inducted back in '93.

Posted by Bill on Friday, 08.22.08 @ 10:53am

let them in purple is one of the best rock band ever

Posted by Alex Pozarski on Friday, 08.29.08 @ 15:22pm

Deep Purple are still not in? That's plain dumb.

Posted by Bruce on Sunday, 09.7.08 @ 12:52pm

I don't think Blackmore,gillan,glover,lord and paice could care less about the"rock and roll hall of fame" what's it going to do for them now?
they have become one of the biggest bands of all time without all that crap,and as gillan said not so long ago, We started as an underground band and we have come full circle.

Posted by alan greene on Wednesday, 09.17.08 @ 14:55pm

I think John Lord once said in an interview that being held in high regard by his fellow musicians is a much better legacy than any hall of fame.

Honestly, how much credibility does a rock and roll hall of fame have when it puts rap and disco (non music let alone rock n roll!) on the ballot instead of Stevie Ray Vaughn? Like him or not he changed the face of American music.

I will continue to support Deep Purple by buying the Cd's and going to concerts. Paying money to have a timed visit in the hall of lame doesn't keep music alive!

I'm sure my children will be complaining when they decide to admit crap like NIN and Marilyn Manson in 15 years.....

Posted by Sean O on Monday, 09.22.08 @ 19:41pm

I think John Lord once said in an interview that being held in high regard by his fellow musicians is a much better legacy than any hall of fame.

Honestly, how much credibility does a rock and roll hall of fame have when it puts rap and disco (non music let alone rock n roll!) on the ballot instead of Stevie Ray Vaughn? Like him or not he changed the face of American music.

I will continue to support Deep Purple by buying the Cd's and going to concerts. Paying money to have a timed visit in the hall of lame doesn't keep music alive!

I'm sure my children will be complaining when they decide to admit crap like NIN and Marilyn Manson in 15 years.....


Posted by Sean O on Monday, 09.22.08 @ 19:41pm
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I fail to see how NIN/Marilyn have anything to due w/Deep Purple getting in. Are you suggesting that all three are crap?

Both will be eligible in less than 15 yrs. Now I'm not the biggest NIN/Marilyn fan, but I can't see the lack of Purple affecting their chances.

Posted by Cheesecrop on Monday, 09.22.08 @ 19:51pm

My NIN/MM comment was to illustrate the fact that the HOF will still be allowing crap bands in that don't really do anything groundbreaking or original but are based upon popularity in the US market.

Posted by Sean O on Monday, 09.22.08 @ 20:01pm

You realize that you're saying that Nine Inch Nails, the single most acclaimed and popular artist of industrial music, are somehow less groundbreaking than Deep Purple, who have always sat in the shadow of Cream, Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath? My God, that is a truly ignorant statement to make, that Nine Inch Nails (who led, popularized and arguably created an entire genre) are somehow not groundbreaking.

Posted by MBI on Monday, 09.22.08 @ 20:20pm

I fail to see how music pasted together on a computer by one man without a real band is groundbreaking. Ministry developed the sound long before NIN came out and did it with people instead of a computer. Sampling and altering sounds with a machine then hiring a band isn't the same as jamming and creating to me.

Once again popularity and groundbreaking are being confused.

Posted by Sean O on Tuesday, 09.23.08 @ 04:36am

"I fail to see how music pasted together on a computer by one man without a real band is groundbreaking."

You mean, you fail to see how not doing things the same way as everyone else did it for the past forty years is groundbreaking?

Posted by MBI on Tuesday, 09.23.08 @ 07:44am

simply an appalling omission from the Hall. Incredible musicianship. I saw them live in 1972 in Germany and they were magnificent.

Posted by TimO on Tuesday, 09.23.08 @ 14:57pm

I live in Cleveland and will never go to HOF because it is a joke. It is unbelievable to me to see the list of so-called artists who get in while the most amazing group of musicians ever assembled gets passed up year after year. Deep Purple does not need the Hall anyway. Their music is reward enough for me.

Posted by Boolad on Tuesday, 09.23.08 @ 16:10pm

Sean O -

I do think Purple should be in, cause they've definitely done enough. They did affect two genres at once (metal and prog) in the early 70's. That being said, NIN is an excellent example of future technology being put to use in a rock context. They weren't the first, but they were the first to figure out how to translate the underground industrial sound into something that could gain play on FM radio. If you put any value in commercial sales they have it there as well. I'll say our personal opinions differ somewhat, but they do definitely belong in the Hall when their time comes.

As for Marilyn... that's an iffy affair, I'll just say.

Posted by Cheesecrop on Tuesday, 09.23.08 @ 17:13pm

I can't see how they call themselves the Rock N' Roll hall of fame, and havn't inducted Deep Purple.

Other forgotten bands include:
Jethro Tull
Alice Cooper
Kiss
Stevie Ray Vaughn
The Moody Blues
Cheap Trick
Thin Lizzy
Rush

and more

Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 09.24.08 @ 06:24am

"I can't see how they call themselves the Rock N' Roll hall of fame, and havn't inducted Deep Purple."
Posted by Andrew on Wednesday, 09.24.08 @ 06:24am

Agreed,and considering the influence on rock music guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has had on many well KNOWN artists of many diverse genres,compounded with Smoke on the Water being what most aspiring rock guitarists first long on guitar I think they more then qualify.
It's ridiculous they're not in the RRHOF.

Posted by Lynn on Wednesday, 09.24.08 @ 10:37am

D
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P
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are too good to be missing from something called the rock and roll hall of fame. They should have been inducted in 1993 when they first became eligible.

But now that I think about it, with all the crap that's gone in before them (Little Anthony and the Imperials for example), it doesn't really seem important anymore.

Cheers!

Posted by Kelly on Sunday, 09.28.08 @ 17:16pm

Kelly, Little Anthony & The Imperials haven't been inducted. At least not at the moment I'm writing this

Posted by Keebord on Sunday, 09.28.08 @ 17:58pm

DEEP PURPLE SHOULD HAVE MADE IT >in< BY NOW!

Posted by Rainbow Whitesnake on Tuesday, 09.30.08 @ 15:49pm

Deep Purple were just as influential as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin in the history of Rock Music. The day Deep Purple are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be the day that the R&R Hall of Fame will truly be legitimized.
"Smoke on the Water" alone should be enough. In view of the fact that some of the inductees who have had less influence or none at all in Rock music, brings to mind that it is all political. Sad state

Posted by Jack on Monday, 10.6.08 @ 10:43am

"Deep Purple were just as influential as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin in the history of Rock Music."

Not in the least.

Posted by Liam on Monday, 10.6.08 @ 11:23am

THERE IS NO ONE ELSE IN ROCK, LIKE DEEP PURPLE.

MAYBE IF THEY WERE MORE INFLUENTIAL, MODERN ROCK WOULDN'T BE SO LAME!!!

Posted by MIKE on Tuesday, 10.7.08 @ 10:20am

It's crazy that Deep Purple are not in.

I saw them live three times between 1971 and 1973 and they were always stunning. Best live band ever, and I saw them all.

Then there's all the great albums (In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head, Who Do We Think We Are!, Made In Japan, Perfect Strangers), and the hit songs, plus that most famous riff from Smoke On the Water.

One of the best bands of all time.

Posted by Carl on Wednesday, 10.8.08 @ 10:33am

Deep Purple are one of the best bands ever!!!

I agree with Tim, it's simply an appalling omission from the RaRHoF.

Posted by Dan on Sunday, 10.12.08 @ 13:18pm

deep purple - the last great rock and roll band.

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, 10.15.08 @ 10:11am

Mark - the world's biggest moron.

Posted by Liam on Wednesday, 10.15.08 @ 10:16am

Mark - the world's biggest moron.

Posted by Liam on Wednesday, 10.15.08 @ 10:16am

Hi I am new to posting..I find this statrment mean from Liam .Also I like Deep Purple..Even if I did not talk like that is shameful

Posted by Gigi 2 on Wednesday, 10.15.08 @ 10:55am

Gigi, that is just Liam's way of saying (I Love You).

Posted by blah-blah-blah on Thursday, 10.16.08 @ 06:29am

A rock music hall of fame without Deep Purple lacks total credibility.

Posted by Vince on Thursday, 10.16.08 @ 10:43am

I don't know if Deep Purple have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. If not, they certainly deserve it when so many bands revere them as a major influence.

Posted by Tori on Thursday, 10.16.08 @ 18:03pm

oh my god, why??? why are they still not yet inducted???

Posted by akatsuki on Friday, 10.17.08 @ 05:10am

The greatest band not in the R&RHoF. Deep Purple deserve it for giving us Smoke on the Water, if nothing else. It's the Johnny B. Goode of 70's rock. If they had written only Smoke on the Water, for the sheer number of kids who played their first notes to SOTW, these guys should be in. Add to that "Made In Japan," probably the greatest live album ever, and there's the five star albums IN ROCK, FIREBALL and MACHINE HEAD and classics like Hush, Highway Star, Woman From Tokyo, Black Night, Fireball, Strange Kind Of Woman, Perfect Strangers, etc.

I'm trying to think of a band with a better lineup in rock history. Founding members Jon Lord was a monster on the organ (and keyboards) and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was the best at his craft. Then the great vocals from Ian Gillan (also the voice of Jesus, in Jesus Christ Superstar). And let us not forget the rhythm section of Roger Glover on bass and Ian Paice on drums probably the most underrated pair...and they're still going strong.

Long Live Deep Purple.

Posted by Richard on Friday, 10.17.08 @ 15:38pm

Recently I was told Deep Purple were not in the rock and roll hall of fame, and I said, "there's a rock and roll hall of fame???"

I will say that Deep Purple have always been my favorite rock band, and I could care less if they aren't in someone's made up hall of fame. Leave that kind of crap to sports, where's it's about statistics.

Posted by Al on Sunday, 10.19.08 @ 10:35am

Deep Purple should have been inducted into the hall of fame back in 1993. They are a musical force that have sold over 120 million albums, and without being a sell out.

Posted by heavymetalman on Thursday, 10.23.08 @ 10:13am

Liam,why don't you shut your overlarge gutter-odour,maggot infested,crap filled,blank-ended, stupid mouth and go DIE if you know NOTHING about the band? I suppose you'll be among the I Love Britney Idiots...why don't you make one song of that caliber..maybe I'll care then if you've be run over by some truck...

Posted by Kill Yerself on Friday, 10.24.08 @ 10:06am

DEEP PURPLE
Yes
The Moody Blues
Jethro Tull
ELO
Rush
Steve Miller
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Procol Harum

...and the list goes on. The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame means zero without Deep Purple and all the other greats ignored.

Posted by Kurt on Friday, 10.24.08 @ 10:36am

Kurt...

Rush
Styx
Sky Liners
Yes
Iron Maiden
Cheap Trick


The hall has Led Zeppelin, Beatles, AC/DC, ZZ Top, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix Experience (list gos on and on). Deep Purple is pretty awesome but compared to some of the bands I list above, no the rock hall is something without Deep Purple.

Posted by Mike on Wednesday, 10.29.08 @ 15:36pm

Deep Purple are legendary. Over 120 million albums sold, so why the heck are they being left out is beyond me.

In the late 70's, the first wave of heavy metal bands sounded a lot closer to the vintage Deep Purple sound, than either Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin.

Posted by Abe on Sunday, 11.2.08 @ 15:21pm

Liam, u should go and headbutt a knife! DEEP PURPLE IS THE GREATEST BAND EVER!!! I dislike Led Zepelin a lot...I find them boring!

Posted by hate lz love deep purple on Monday, 11.10.08 @ 23:43pm

Deep Purple deserves to be inducted.

Posted by Jim on Wednesday, 11.19.08 @ 10:35am

I guess you'd have to induct them at some point, if only for "Smoke on the Water". After all, they were pioneers of the heavy metal sound and they did write some great classic tunes ("Child in Time" comes to mind) but I still think they're quite tacky rock dinosaurs. I guess that's why they were snubbed so far.

Posted by denyo on Wednesday, 11.19.08 @ 11:45am

One of the best rock bands ever, so of course Deep Purple are hall of fame caliber. In fact most great bands (like Deep Purple) are bigger than the RARHOF itself. I think they've sold over 100 million albums, maybe more, so they don't need praise from losers running a hall of fame for rock music, or is it pop music. In fact, I don't want Deep Purple and Madonna part of the same club.

over N out

Posted by Tom on Tuesday, 12.2.08 @ 16:16pm

I saw Deep Purple live 5 times between 1970 and 1973 and they were always stunning. F#%kin' unreal. Probably the best live band that rock music ever produced.

Pete

Posted by Pete on Thursday, 12.11.08 @ 14:12pm

Liam. Go f##k urself. U have absolutely no taste in music. Deep Purple is the best band ever!

Posted by Abandoned on Wednesday, 12.17.08 @ 18:46pm

No extra words. just YES! YES! YES! GREATEST BAND, GREATEST MUSICIANS, GREATEST SONGS!

Posted by Child in Time 27 on Saturday, 12.20.08 @ 20:29pm

One of the most influential bands in the history! Can't wait till the 'Rolling Stone' douche bags will find some balls to induct good bands!

Posted by Wizard1980 on Monday, 12.22.08 @ 02:42am

MERRY XMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY OUT THERE!

I'll catch up w/everyone in a bit.


Happy Holidays!

Posted by Cheesecrop on Wednesday, 12.24.08 @ 16:59pm

How is it possible that DEEP PURPLE hasn't been inducted yet??!!

Posted by Highway Star on Thursday, 12.25.08 @ 13:54pm

To name a few bands with huge followers on Earth:

Led Zep, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Cream, Queen, Yes, Jimmy Hendrix group, Eric Clapton group, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Johnny Winter group, Jeff Beck group, Jetro Tull, Grand Funk, Peter Frampton group, ACDC, Rolling Stone, etc..

Honestly, these names suit the criteria to be included in the list of Hall of Fame. Thank you.

Posted by fauzi on Saturday, 12.27.08 @ 14:11pm

Greatest Guitar Riffs:

1. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
2. Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
3. Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
4. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
5. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
6. You Really Got Me - The Kinks
7. Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns N' Roses
8. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
9. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
10. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
11. Doctor, Doctor - UFO
12. Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits
13. Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
14. Back In Black - AC/DC
15. Wild Thing - The Troggs
16. Wipeout - The Surfaris
17. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
18. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
19. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
20. In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly

Posted by Smokey Water on Monday, 12.29.08 @ 14:37pm

Smokey Water, now you've done it!! Created another of those lists that'll be sure to initiate another brawl. I agree with that list for the most part but I'm sure someone will come along and say something like "What?! No Iron Man by Black Sabbath?" mark my words.

Posted by Keebord on Monday, 12.29.08 @ 14:46pm

Keebord, you are prescient (able to discern things before they happen) cause I myself was going to suggest "Iron Man." I like his list, but Smokey needs to add the following:
* Rumble (cause its topical?)
* Iron Man (talkin bout power chords!)
* Day Tripper (dude gotta have Beatles)
* Walk Don;t Run (cause mrxyz likes surf sounds)
This now is a more definitive list.

Posted by Telarock on Monday, 12.29.08 @ 18:51pm

Smokey Water, now you've done it!! Created another of those lists that'll be sure to initiate another brawl. I agree with that list for the most part but I'm sure someone will come along and say something like "What?! No Iron Man by Black Sabbath?" mark my words.

Posted by Keebord on Monday, 12.29.08 @ 14:46pm
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WWWWWHHHHHAAAAATTTTT !!!!!

NO IRON MAN by SABBATH !!!!!









how dare ye?

Posted by Cheesecrop on Tuesday, 12.30.08 @ 05:36am

Hmmm !!! What does all the songs on Smokey Waters list have in common ??? They're all Top 40 hits . What about some great riffs that are not Top 40. Such as Larry Carlton's riff on Steely Dan's "Kid Charlemagne".

Posted by Joe-Skee on Tuesday, 12.30.08 @ 17:32pm

Most of the songs on his list are Top 40 songs. Not all of them.

Posted by Joe-Skee on Tuesday, 12.30.08 @ 17:34pm

Induct all !!
chic,gnr,run dmc, the backstreet boys,50 cent,dr.dre,motley crue,ratt,britney spears,the jonas brothers.induct all of them.they are very worthy and it would be a joke if you dont induct them all!(i'm being sarcastic)

Posted by S.R on Tuesday, 12.30.08 @ 22:00pm

chic,gnr,run dmc, the backstreet boys,50 cent,dr.dre,motley crue,ratt,britney spears,the jonas brothers.induct all of them.they are very worthy and it would be a joke if you dont induct them all! S.R. (he jokes)

They should close the doors forever if 50 Cent and Basckstreet Boys don't get in. (lol) They can burn the place down and throw away the keys - all that stuff.

Posted by Worm on Wednesday, 12.31.08 @ 11:57am

So Madonna probably the worst "artist" and I use the term usually in the history of popular "music" gets in yet deep purple and rush are left out?The RnR hof is a damn joke.

Posted by Will on Saturday, 01.3.09 @ 17:45pm

Deep Purple are one of the best bands ever, and as someone pointed out earlier, they're more "rock and roll" than most of the artists in the rock and roll hall of fame. The world gets dumber and dumber.

Posted by Rusty on Monday, 01.12.09 @ 14:02pm

ONE of the best bands not inducted into the rock & roll hall of fame. It drops the halls credibility quite a bit in my opinion.

Posted by Craig on Wednesday, 01.14.09 @ 10:40am

First of all, Deep Purple are borderline. But then, so are most of the B-listers that have been inducted during the last ten years. And, let's face it, all the A-listers are pretty much already in, at least until Nirvana, NIN, Smashing Pumpkins, et. all become eligible.

But, since the hall is in the process of choosing the "best of the B-listers" right now, Deep Purple should be in over some of the ones who already are. (I'm thinking Jackson Browne, Bee Gees, Pretenders, Dusty Springfield, maybe even AC/DC....)

They may be not have been the pioneers that Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath were (and it took forever for Sab to finally be recognized), but they had some of the best players ever, especially the Mark II lineup. They also bridged the genres of metal and prog-rock in a way no one before them had done, paving the way for later groups like Rush, Styx, Kansas, etc.

I will also reiterate the comments made about the most recognizable rock riff ever played, Smoke On The Water. If Percy Sledge could get in on the strength of one song......

Posted by Mike on Friday, 01.16.09 @ 20:00pm

If you played the "Smoke on the Water" riff in a room full of teens who only like rap crap, 9/10 would recognize it (Trust me, I've done this).

Doesn't that mean ANYTHING?!?!

Posted by J on Sunday, 01.25.09 @ 22:51pm

"And, let's face it, all the A-listers are pretty much already in, at least until Nirvana, NIN, Smashing Pumpkins, et. all become eligible."

Those are A-listers LOL. Don't insult Deep Purple by suggesting those pathetic hacks should be placed in before them.

Posted by Randy on Sunday, 01.25.09 @ 23:48pm

Deep Purple are A-list.

Americans don't have a clue about Purple's musical importance.

Posted by Dave on Monday, 01.26.09 @ 11:50am

Dave...you are dead wrong on that assumption, and you don't win the grand prize...which would be to come here and talk to the RIGHT people!!!!

Posted by Gitarzan on Monday, 01.26.09 @ 14:12pm

J...it doesn't seem to mean anything to the people who have anointed themselves "the final word"...

Posted by Gitarzan on Monday, 01.26.09 @ 14:15pm

I dont know if Deep Purple are hall of fame worthy but they're by far my favorite rock group.

Posted by THZ on Wednesday, 01.28.09 @ 10:08am

I think Americans do have a clue about Deep Purple and their musical importance, but it's the media that seems clueless.

Deep Purple mk2 (Gillan, Blackmore, Lord, Glover & Paice) are one of the best bands in rock music history with MK3 not far behind. I saw them five times between 1971 and 1973 with MK2 and they were amazing and blew everybody away. Fans and bands alike.

It's crazy if Deep Purple are not in the hall of fame, in my opinion.

Sam

Posted by Sam on Friday, 01.30.09 @ 09:37am

In 1972, Deep Purple were one of my favorite bands in high school, and all these years later they are the one ancient band I still follow.

Why?

Because Deep Purple's music is still entertaining even without Blackmore, or Lord for that matter. I've got no clue why Deep Purple wouldn't be in the rock hall of fame.

Mind you, I do not lose sleep over this. If you think about it, if someone else started the rock hall of fame, Deep Purple would probably be in.

Posted by Ben on Wednesday, 02.4.09 @ 15:47pm

If Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath made it in, Deep Purple certainly should.

Robert

Posted by Robert on Monday, 02.9.09 @ 10:37am

deep purple should have been inducted years ago.

Posted by Benny on Monday, 02.23.09 @ 18:24pm

Deep Purple are legendary.
Deep Purple have a sense of humor.
Deep Purple have so many classic songs.






ps: I wonder if Ian G. still has my bra? XOXO

Posted by Deanna on Tuesday, 03.3.09 @ 12:07pm

All of the posters above that mentioned seeing Deep Purple live, really were in for a treat. I went to a Rod Steward/Faces concert in 1971 in Philadelphia at the Spectrum just to see Deep Purple. I really wasn't a big Rod Stewart fan and I honestly can't understand how Rod had the balls to go on stage after these 5 musical geniuses blew out the sound system at the Spectrum. Stewart and the Faces sounded like guys playing tin cans after the sonic assault Purple put on those poor luded out glam fans that came to see Rod.

It was as heavy as heavy can be. Saw Sabbath around the same time and there was no comparison. Sabbath was a plodding truck, whereas the Purple were a starship. Speed rock, acid rock, rock n roll, classical, they played all styles but merged it together to create their own inspirational live sound.

I think other than attending Pink Floyd shows during the same era, this was the only other time I ever was able to have a rock band alter my sense of reality to the level where I felt I was being shot through space and time at the speed of light. This music totally freed me from the confides of body and sense of being in a seat at a concert.

Blackmore's playing was masterful. His tone was thick and fuzzy. His ability to finger bend and use the vibrato bar was Hendrixian.

Only Gillan's singing at times brought the band back to earth, but the instrumentals were pyro-active. I know fans at that time loved Keith Emerson, but Jon Lord had that Hammond screaming as well as Keith could.

Gillan, Lord and Blackmore were not only great sounding musically but they put on a great show. Blackmore was an athletic guitarist who worked his ass off on stage. Gillan killed his vocal chords while Lord played cathedral sounding chords and rolled his Hammond from side to side. All very dramatic stuff.

Best music I ever heard live in '71

Deep Purple
The Who
Pink Floyd
Spirit
Humble Pie
Procol Harum
The James Gang
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Mountain

A great time to be a 17 year old that loved to listen to rock.

Posted by Ed on Friday, 03.6.09 @ 12:49pm

Forgot about the Chicago show I saw in Summer '71 outdoors in the round in New Hope PA with a revolving stage under a tent. Terry Kath, GD bless you, you were one amazing player on that Strat. I believe Hendrix once said you were a better guitarist than he was, and he thought of himself as better damn good.

Posted by Ed on Tuesday, 03.24.09 @ 19:17pm

Of Course they need a place in the hall of fame! Why? For starters, chcek out all those great live shows they did between 1968-1976! Never a dull moment. By the way, I'd love to hear from people who saw them live in the 60s/70s for a book project. Does Mark Glew (comment above) rememeber where/when he saw them with 'Big Brother'? Or if Carl, Pete, Sam, Ed who left comments above (or anybody else) would like to get in touch.... contact me through my website: www.deep-purple-ticketmuseum.co.uk

Posted by tonny on Wednesday, 03.25.09 @ 03:21am

I love Deep Purple. Best hard rock band of them all, and one of the most talented too.

Posted by Will on Wednesday, 03.25.09 @ 09:55am

Tonny: You Purple site is very cool. I started listening to Deep Purple seriously around 1970. A buddy of mine had "In Rock" on vynyl and we listened to it at his house.

It was such hard rocking, fast pounding music. I don't think at that time there was anything to compare it to. "Child In Time" really impressed me.

Within a year of listening to "In Rock" "Fireball" came out and Deep Purple were touring with Rod Stewart and the Faces. The Faces were the headliner at that show and it was 1971. You couldn't have had a more different audience for the Faces than for Deep Purple. I think I must have been the only person there that was into Deep Purple. It was a crowd of teeny-boopers and pseudo-glam teenagers that were into the Rod Stewart scence. A very dressed up crowd. Pseudo hippies like stood out like a sore thumb at this concert.

For some reason I think Deep Purple sensed the overall lack of support for their music in this kind of crowd and it really jacked them up. They played very loud and very psychedelic. The solo's in "Child In Time" were very extended.

I was very altered at the show so I can't remember the songs they played other than "Speed King", "Child In Time", "Fireball" and "The Mule". I do remember Blackmore was dressed in black and was playing a black guitar. He was using the vibrato bar in every solo and was making that sliding down the fretboard sound like crazy. At one point I remember during one of his solo's they turned on a strobe light and he was playing as distorted as he could with as much feeling as he could squeeze out of the guitar.

To this day I'll never forget that the guy sitting next to me during that point in the show who was just as altered as I was said "this music is evil". I didn't take his comment seriously but I think he was having a moment of doubt as to his sanity listening to those blistering solo's.

Thats my Deep Purple concert story.

Posted by Ed on Wednesday, 03.25.09 @ 16:24pm

Deep Purple: Past, present and future rock legends.

Posted by Kim on Tuesday, 03.31.09 @ 09:40am

Having a "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" and not include Deep Purple, is fuc*ing crazy!

Posted by Mike on Monday, 04.13.09 @ 10:40am

In an e-mail I received from Dave Marsh; one of the stronger votes on the Hall of Fame nominating committee; he states and I quote "Deep Purple had a few good records, that one great single (and maybe “Hush” or something like that), but I don’t think enough to merit inclusion in the hall of fame."

Enough said - this Hall of Fame could give a crap about influence, innovation or perpetuation of the artform. All they care about is their own bloated egos and how they are bigger than the music.

Posted by Dameon on Monday, 04.13.09 @ 13:43pm

Dave Marsh is, of course, one of the stupidest human beings to ever walked the face of the earth. The Roger Ebert of music if you will (and anyone who doesn't realize what an insult that is can't be sane). Seriously, every last word he has written is pure sewage. The fact that this moron has any say in what is and isn't "cool" symbolizes all that is wrong with post-World War II America.

Posted by Randy on Tuesday, 04.14.09 @ 18:53pm

Deep Purple, along with Led Zeppelin were 2 of the best English rock bands of the 70's that had huge success in America. Zeppelin for whatever reason achieved more commercial success than Deep Purple, but Deep Purple certainly had their share of hits, especially albums. They were not a singles band.

I don't have much respect for Dave Marsh to not consider Deep Purple one of the eminent hard rock bands. Musically speaking they were all great solo'ists.

Is Jimmy Page a better rock guitarist than Richie Blackmore? Its a difficult question but as a technician I personally think that Blackmore is the more superior musician. There is no one in Zeppelin on keyboards remotely compariable to Jon Lord. Ian Paice is a fine drummer. John Bonham probably could be considered even better. Over the years Robert Plants vocals have held up better than Gillan's but for the first couple of years he was in Purple I would take his singing over Robert Plant's anyday. Who knows about the bassists as neither played a big role in the sound of the bands.

I'm not saying that Deep Purple produced a better catalog of music than Led Zep, but I think at their peak if you heard both bands play on stage live that Deep Purple's musicianship and showmanship would have probably trumped Zep's.

Posted by Ed on Wednesday, 04.15.09 @ 15:44pm

-Influential
-Ground Breaking- pioneered "neo Classical" rock
-Greatest Live album (Made In Japan)
-Over 100 million albums sold
-Ian Gillan was chosen as "JESUS" in Jesus Christ Superstar
-Headlined California Jam
-Most Recognised guitar riff (Smoke on the water)
-Gifted musicians
-Pioneered long improvised jamming live.
-Pioneered "call & response" with guitars,vocals,keyboards live.
-Fans include the Russian Presidant
-1st band to perform a group & orchestra
-Pioneered what is today known as heavy metal
-One of the 1st "screamer" singers & showman guitarists.
-etc etc etc

Posted by Charbel Scoulou on Friday, 04.17.09 @ 23:35pm

Deep Purple have sold over 150 million Albums & Influenced more bands than I can think Of.

Posted by Saman Freemason on Monday, 04.20.09 @ 01:24am

Deep Purple are the greatest band ever !!!

Posted by Jan on Monday, 04.20.09 @ 07:05am

Here is something interesting for you, The song " Child in Time " is a rip from the song " Bombay Calling " by the Orkustra whom Manson family member Bobby Beausoleil was a member of recorded in 66/67 and Later recorded by " Its A Beautiful Day " in 68..
Have a listen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAJoAO88Bdk

Posted by A.R. on Tuesday, 04.21.09 @ 21:55pm

My favorite band of all time is Deep Purple. Machine Head is arguably one of the greatest albums of all time. All of Deep Purple's first three machs were amazing. A band whose influence can be seen every where in the world rock, espeicially most of the metal bands that came after them. I can think of countless great songs by this band "Hush", "Black Night", "Smoke on the Water", "Fireball"( the first speed metal song also), "Burn", "Stormbringer", "Highwayar"( my favorite song of all time), etc. Whether fronted by Rod Evans, Ian Gillan, or David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes this band has always had great vocals, even on the album with Joe Lynn Turner. Jon Lord was the first man, in my opinion, to make organs and keyboards sound just as heavy Ritchie Blackmore's guitar playing. Roger Glover showcase that a bass cold play a solo( ex. "Pictures of Home", "Fireball") and if you need to know how good Ian Paice is just listen to "The Mule". Everyone in the band was a virtuoso and I don't know any band that could that tight live. Showcased in Made in Japan I'm refering to of course. It's a shame they have not been inducted yet because they were one of the greatest heavy metal/ hard rock bands of all time. P.S. I miss spelled "Highway Star" up top and could not figure out how to add it in, so please ignore the type-o.

Posted by Dude Man on Wednesday, 04.22.09 @ 14:11pm

I have heard the Its A Beautiful Day recording "Bombay Calling" and "Child In Time" is for most of the song, a note for note copy.

Blackmore's guitar work in "Child In Time" is fabulous. That is one hell of a solo!

Posted by ed on Thursday, 04.23.09 @ 18:04pm

Not to many people know that ED. It's A Beautiful Day, in turn used some of Purple's " riffs " in one of their songs..
Blackmore is ( I really do not want to say the word genius, ) brilliant.. but his ego was a little to big for him.

Posted by A.R. on Thursday, 04.23.09 @ 20:07pm

I feel it's time for Deep Purple to get nominated. Everybody knows "Smoke on the Water," some even know "Child In Time" or "Highway Star" maybe even "Hush." However, check out "April," "Fireball" or their entire Deep Purple In Rock album. The group is definitly worthy of induction. Jon Lord is a brilliant keyboardist, Ritchie Blackmore is one of the last great classic rock guitarists who has yet to be inducted.

Posted by Keebord on Thursday, 04.30.09 @ 13:16pm

Joe you are a complete moron who writes like an illiterate retard

Posted by goob on Thursday, 04.30.09 @ 18:58pm

Deep Purple are #1 in my book. A band that's put out a great album in five different decades, must be a hall of fame band.

Posted by Robert on Tuesday, 05.5.09 @ 09:42am

If you look at some of the old Youtube stuff of Deep Purple performing live in the late 60's and early 70's Blackmore was just a flaming hot scorching rock guitar player.

He was fast, he bent the notes as well as anyone and his style was unique to him. He wrote great solo's that any young guitarist would love to cover.

I'm sure he's an egoist. Some of that is the performer in him.

Posted by Ed on Friday, 05.15.09 @ 16:13pm

So what!!! Purple is Purple even though not enough forum for induction, I don't care. They are such a great band with beautiful guitar works, keyboard duel, original drum style, nice bass lines and of course the vocal screaming. This is based on earlier albums like mark II and subsequent albums before Ritchie left in the mid-70s. The rest could not match these.Only history will tell our children.

Posted by emisar on Sunday, 06.7.09 @ 09:14am

Deep Purple have enough of the criteria to be inducted by.

1. They influenced bands like Metallica, Dream Theater, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, etc.

2. Have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

3. Showed originally by changing thier sytle from progressive(mark 1) to becoming heavy metal pioneers(mark 2) and even experimented with bluesier numbers(mark 3).

4. Gave birth to bands like Rainbow, Whitesnake, and Captain Beyond.

5. Basically invented speed metal.

6. Has songs that have held up on radio like "Highway Star", "Smoke on the Water", "Hush", "My Woman From Tokyo", "Burn", etc.

The Rock and Roll hall of Shame are idiots to ignore criteria like that.

Posted by Dude Man on Sunday, 06.7.09 @ 11:17am

Only 1 & 5 (maybe 3 as well) count as criteria for the Hall of Fame. You know, influence & innovation. Those are the only ones that tell you something about the historical relevance of a band. But to be honest, 1 & 5 alone should have been enough to get them in. That they're not, is a travesty.

Posted by The_Claw on Sunday, 06.7.09 @ 11:26am

This might be the first time I have ever agreed with you Claw. This band did so much and it's truely disgraceful that they are not in. And as far as I'm concerned they are the most worthly band not to have been inducted(keep in mind my opinion).

Posted by Dude Man on Sunday, 06.7.09 @ 11:37am

There are a LOT of acts that should be in. So many, it really does seem ludicrous to purposely limit the number of nominees to 9 and the inductees to 5. Seriously, since when has rock'n'roll been about working 9 to 5? *rimshot*

Seriously though, if you look at the list of Previously Considered artists on this site, there are 109 names that have been considered, but not nominated, plus there are 30 nominees that haven't made it in yet. And of those 139, I'd say at least 125 of them you could really make a good argument for; and only a handful I would absolutely say no to. Luckily, Deep Purple has been considered, so there may still be hope.

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 06.7.09 @ 11:54am

This reminds me that how much I miss Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore not being in the band any more. I'm gald to see Ritchie's happy playing folk-medieval music, but I want to see him out there playing loud rock n roll. Don Airey played on some good Rainbow songs, yet it's not the same without Jon.

I wouldn't mind seeing Glenn Hughes and David Coverdale doing something with the band either. Maybe mark 3 and mark 2 could go on tour together.

Chances are that's not going to happen, yet who knows. Anything can happen.

Posted by Dude Man on Sunday, 06.7.09 @ 12:59pm

Deep Purple in their heyday were a great "riff" band. Riffs such as "Smoke On the Water", "Woman From Tokyo", "Highway Star", "Space Truckin'" are just as memorable as the riffs in "Day Tripper", "Satisfaction" and "Whole Lotta Love".

"In Rock" and "Machine Head" stand up to any Led Zeppelin or Cream albums, and those bands even by RHOF "standards" are considered personna gratis to the hard rock contingent in the RHOF.

Most of Purple's music from the early seventies is un-shackled musical freedom. Its sexual with lots of climaxes. The instrumentation and vocals are pure high energy speed riffs.

If you rock, you purple.

Posted by Ed on Wednesday, 06.10.09 @ 18:21pm

Deep Purple are rock heavyweights. In fact, they're one of the last "major" bands from the classic rock era who still hasn't been inducted. Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Van Halen and Aerosmith are all in, and if they can get in, so should Deep Purple. I would definately like to see them get nominated this year.

Posted by Deepest Purple123 on Wednesday, 06.10.09 @ 18:22pm

Not having DEEP PURPLE in the RaRHoF is lame.

But now that I think about it, having a hall of fame for rock and roll is pretty lame. And even more lame is having disco/pop crap like Madonna in the RaRHoF. The world is f**kin' nuts.

Posted by William on Thursday, 06.18.09 @ 10:22am

Black Sabbath and Aerosmith RHOF and not Deep Purple. I said it before Sabbath were plodder's, Purple were race cars. Aerosmith is a totally different genre.

I just don't understand why Richie Blackmore isn't more liked by the rock media. Some of his solo's are just as good as Hendrix, Beck, Page, Clapton, Peter Green and Santana. He is very overlooked by the rock establishment.

I think maybe it is because he never did blues or jazz like the other's did? His playing was so influenced by classical, but then again so is Van Halen and he didn't do jazz or blues, did he?

Posted by ed on Saturday, 06.20.09 @ 18:04pm

I like how you mentioned Peter Green in your comment Ed. In fact, I believe Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac was pretty underrated. Listen to a song from that lineup called "The Green Manalishi"

Posted by Keebord on Saturday, 06.20.09 @ 18:14pm

If I'm right Judas Priest covered "The Green Manalishi" on Hell Bent for Leather.

Posted by Dude Man on Saturday, 06.20.09 @ 19:13pm

My personal, favorite top 20 Deep Purple:
1. "Highway Star"
2. "Burn"
3. "Child in Time"
4. "Hush"(Joe South cover)
5. "Fireball"
6. "My Women from Tokyo"
7. "Stormbringer"
8. "April"
9. "Space Truckin'"
10. "When a Blind Man Cries"
11. "Smoke on the Water"
12. "Black Night"
13. "Mistreated"
14. "Never Before"
15. "The Mule
16. "Speed King"
17. "Strange Kind of Woman"
18. "Knocking at Your Back Door"
19. "Lazy"
20. "No One Came"
There are so many other great songs this band did, but this is just 20 of them.

Posted by Dude Man on Saturday, 06.20.09 @ 19:58pm

Nice picks Dude Man. I especially like your inclusion of the song "April." That song doesn't get the respect it deserves

Posted by Keebord on Saturday, 06.20.09 @ 20:33pm

"April" doesn't get the respect it deserves and other than "Hush" America never really got in touch with Rod Evans and Nick Simper era Purple.

People forget that before Deep Purple were a pioneering heavy metal band they were a great progressive-rock band.

Posted by Dude Man on Saturday, 06.20.09 @ 20:45pm

Like I said before, the album Deep Purple In Rock is perhaps one of the best of it's genre.

Posted by Keebord on Saturday, 06.20.09 @ 20:50pm

Deep Purple are way overdo

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll get nominated this year

Posted by Bingo on Saturday, 06.20.09 @ 20:51pm

Deep Purple In Rock marked there transition to a heavy metal band and I agree is one of the greatest albums in its history.

Agreed again Bingo, they have influence and innovation, so why aren't they in? It is completely overdue and I feel that the hall should be ashamed for this travesty.

Posted by Dude Man on Saturday, 06.20.09 @ 21:31pm

The absence of Deep Purple is a crime, an absurd, awful!!! A mega-band that sold more 130 million albums, a legend of rock, an eternal influence of rock. Deep Purple has 41 (forty one)years of wonderful music!! Those omission must be finished!! Many bands of rock and roll don´t deserve this induction before of a tribute to the Purple!!!

Posted by Willy on Sunday, 06.21.09 @ 17:36pm

Deep Purple still haven't been inducted?

A crime.

Clearly someone at the RARHOF doesn't love hard rock.

Posted by Janet on Monday, 06.22.09 @ 10:47am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y5-kiwNp0I

Nothing needs to be said. Just let Deep Purple in already.

Posted by Dude Man on Tuesday, 06.23.09 @ 09:12am

I was doing some research and this is just a small list of some of the acts that have covered Deep Purple:

-Dream Theater
-Tesla
-Faith No More
-Metallica(Kirk has covered part of the "Mistreated" solo live)
-Type O Negative
-Yngwie Malmsteen
-Pat Boone
-Bruce Dickinson
-Cactus Jack
-Overkill
-Ministry
-Metal Church
-Riot
-Alter Bridge(live)

Posted by Dude Man on Wednesday, 06.24.09 @ 18:59pm

There is a petition going online to get Deep Purple inducted:

http://www.petitiononline.com/adpttra1/petition.html

Posted by Garvey on Thursday, 07.9.09 @ 18:05pm

till today i had never bothered to check if deep Purp were on the induction list since i had assumed that they will be ........... now i know that they weren't well ..... and now i realised HOF is then all bullshit ........ and now i dont care if my fav band soundgarden gets inducted here or not cause it is crystal clear that this hall of fame thing is all lame

Posted by K K on Tuesday, 07.14.09 @ 23:31pm

Anyone else know that Jon Lord played organ on The Kinks debut album?

Posted by Dude Man on Sunday, 08.2.09 @ 18:31pm

I agree K K,

DP not in the RARHOF is BS.

M

Posted by M on Sunday, 08.9.09 @ 13:16pm

stop the madness...

let deep purple in already!!!

* hit songs in three different decades.
* made in japan - the best live album ever.
* countless classic albums.
* one of the three pioneers of heavy metal.
* the most famous riff in rock music.
* one of the most talented bands of all time.
* over 100 million albums sold.

...and so on and so on.

Posted by Willie on Wednesday, 08.19.09 @ 10:16am

Here's my Royism for the day (don't know if anyone got that?)

Deep Purple currently have the highest fan approval on this site

Posted by Keebord on Thursday, 08.27.09 @ 06:48am

Come on Deep purlpe deserves a place in the rock hall of fame with their long life contribution to the hard rock music. Cosidering that after their split up in the mid 70s and an impressive come back album 'Perfect Strangers' after ten years of inactivity.
One should also consider all the bands that were created around the members of this highly resourceful band such as: Whitesnake, Rainbow, IGB, Dio, Blackmore's Knight and the list can go on.

Posted by Joseph Abela on Thursday, 09.10.09 @ 10:58am

Joseph, you forgot to mention Captain Beyond. One of the great space rock bands of the '70s.

Posted by Dude Man on Thursday, 09.10.09 @ 12:36pm

I've still got my fingers crossed on Deep Purple getting nominated

Posted by Milestones on Saturday, 09.12.09 @ 13:22pm

It is shocking they're not in. They're one of the best bands of all time.

It's time Deep Purple were nominated.

Thanks.

Posted by Lonnie on Tuesday, 09.22.09 @ 10:18am

I've given up all hope for Deep Purple's induction. If Lars Ulrich couldn't help Deep Purple's chances than nothing will.

Posted by Dude Man on Thursday, 09.24.09 @ 13:58pm

I wouldn't worry too much. I mean, they did nominated KISS and Genesis (at the same time!) something that seemed highly unlikely , so I think Deep Purple will get in someday

Posted by Keebord on Thursday, 09.24.09 @ 18:36pm

Highest Fan Approval

1. Deep Purple 93.73% (1610 votes)
2. Stevie Ray Vaughan 92.57% (8723 votes)
3. The Moody Blues 92.16% (1671 votes)
4. Alice Cooper 91.97% (2093 votes)
5. Dire Straits 90.17% (1109 votes)
6. Jethro Tull 89.22% (1465 votes)
7. Genesis 88.30% (1351 votes)
8. RHCP 87.96% (7308 votes)
9. Yes 87.91% (1266 votes)
10. ELO 87.90% (1215 votes)

Anybody else notice that 5 out of the 10 are prog acts and one kind of prog act?

Posted by Milestones on Tuesday, 09.29.09 @ 16:11pm

Deep Purple are not in the R&RHOF????????

This exposes the total lack of credibility of that organization.

Posted by chuck on Wednesday, 10.7.09 @ 10:22am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn1sUIs5yeE&feature=related

This is interesting. New headline "Extra, extra. Read all about it. "Smoke on the Water" a Beethoven riff played backwards".

Posted by Dude Man on Thursday, 10.8.09 @ 18:57pm

John Couger yes but DP no? Jethro Tull no?
Clearly the world has lost it's collective mind. The Hall voting machine is a farce.

Posted by gonzer on Wednesday, 10.21.09 @ 06:44am

Think of how many kids learning to play guitar. Think of how many had their first riff as "Smoke on the Water."
Think of how many of those were inspired to start (or join) bands of their own.

If that isn't influence, I don't know what is. Induct them already.

Posted by Joe on Wednesday, 10.28.09 @ 13:10pm

I suppose that, if Deep Purple were to be inducted, we would also have to induct Blue Oyster Cult, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, the White Stripes, Jack Black, and of course Pink.

It's been a long month, and I thank everyone for letting me write two dumb jokes in one day.

Posted by Joe on Wednesday, 10.28.09 @ 13:26pm

DEEP PURPLE are THE KINGS OF HEAVY ROCK.

Posted by Kelly C. on Monday, 11.2.09 @ 10:15am

One of the finest rock bands I ever saw live. It's a joke that Deep Purple are not in the rock music hall of fame.

- Mike

Posted by Mike on Monday, 11.9.09 @ 10:26am

Hall Of Fame Is Rubbish...

Posted by Tom on Thursday, 11.12.09 @ 09:27am

Dear Liam

Influence on music does not only include North America and Europe. You go anywhere in former Soviet Union or Japan and ask who is the greatest guitar player of all time and what is the greatest rock/hard rock band, answers will be Ritchie Blackmore & DEEP PURPLE.

Almost any melodic European rock/metal band cites them as influence.

So how about you get your head out of your own ass?

I like the Smiths and New Order too, they influenced plenty of people, but if you look world wide Deep Purple's influence is as big as theirs and Led zeppelin's

Posted by 2 Liam on Thursday, 11.12.09 @ 17:02pm

>>> Hall Of Fame Is Rubbish...

Agreed.

Too many great bands are missing. Deep Purple being one.

Posted by Jim on Tuesday, 11.24.09 @ 09:49am

The Rock and Roll Hall of Lame is a joke.
Kill it, flush it and start a new one without Madonna etc...
Jan Wenner and Rolling Stone can have this one.

Deep Purple were the sh1t back in the day and they're still rocking.

Posted by Francesco Di Pacelli on Saturday, 12.19.09 @ 07:28am

They should get in for machine head alone.
That is probably one of the best albums ever.

Posted by jman on Wednesday, 12.23.09 @ 11:35am

Without deep purple it's a disgrace.

Posted by Bob on Monday, 01.4.10 @ 12:34pm

I'm shocked they keep passing up the famous hard rockers Deep Purple. Am I missing something?

It's getting to be quite silly at this point.

V.

Posted by Vance on Wednesday, 01.6.10 @ 12:40pm

they should have been inducted a LONG time ago

Posted by Lotte on Wednesday, 01.6.10 @ 13:09pm

First off, the whole idea is silly, but...

since Jann Weiner and Co. had to go through with it, then Deep Purple should have been put in when they were first eligible in 1993.....or 1988, if you go by the new induction rule. (laughing)

Posted by Jackie on Wednesday, 01.13.10 @ 19:19pm

(Deep Purple should have been put in when they were first eligible in 1993.....or 1988, if you go by the new induction rule.)

LOL

They should have made it years ago.

Long live Deep Purple.

Posted by paul on Sunday, 01.24.10 @ 09:01am

Yes, they should be in, no excuses. I did a Keltner analysis and posted it, but evidently it didn't make it onto the board. I'll try again soon.

Posted by Sam on Saturday, 02.13.10 @ 15:30pm

Blackmore is definitely one of the major influences of guitarists in Rock history. I submit for your consideration:

http://inductritchie2011.socjum.pl

Posted by Gary on Sunday, 02.14.10 @ 09:36am

I agree Gary. Now, the Keltner analysis. I'll try and be brief but specific (links for what I say to come later.)

1. Were Deep Purple ever regarded as the best artist in rock (Did anyone ever seriously suggest this)? Well, they're Bruce Dickinson's favorite band, and he says there has never been a heavy rock live album as good as Made In Japan. Beyond that, however, I have not heard anyone suggest this. However, over at Acclaimed Music, most of the artists ranked ahead of them are either already in or will likely be in eventually (ditto for their appearances on Classic Rock Magazine's 100 Greatest Rock Albums and 100 Greatest British Rock Albums, the latter involving input from artists and critics.) However, from a playing ability stand-point, they're right up there.

2. Were DP ever the best artist in rock music in their genre? Subjective, and I have more listening to do to fully decide that. However, let's consider them Hard Rock for now. They ranked #22 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists, and of the 21 artists, all except Alice Cooper, Ozzy and KISS are either already in or virtually guaranteed of being in. Most of the artists ahead of their apperances on Classic Rock and Metal Hammer's 100 Greatest Hard Rock albums are either in or will be. Moreover, In Rock and Machine Head contain some of the best Hard Rock tracks I've ever heard. Let's assume they're one of the best Hard Rock artists not yet in the Hall. A bit of a lower ranking if we consider them metal, but most of the metal artists considered better than them are either in the Hall or will be. Also, #2 on Digital Dream Door's (Roy's favorite site!) Founding Artists of Metal. If you call them prog they might rank much lower.

3. Were DP considered the best at their instruments? Only sometimes, though Blackmore does consistently make those greatest guitarists lists, and most of the guitarists that rank ahead of him are either already in or will be in. A bit of a gray area with Jon Lord's ranking as a keyboardist/organist, but definitely right up there probably for most people. Ditto for Ian Paice. Ian G's and Coverdale's ranges and power were matched by very few at their peaks, and they're both likely considered among the best Hard Rock singers (guessing.)

4. Did DP have an impact on a number of other bands? Certainly. Artists that it appears they had an impact on or influenced in someway: Dee Snider, Vince Neil, Kerry King, Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson (so possibly their bands), Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen, Zakk Wylde, Metallica, Venom... Those are the artists I'm positive about, probably more.

5. Did DP good enough that they could play after their prime? They released their 17th and 18th albums in the 2000's, and still do lots of touring.

6. Are DP the very best artists in history not in the Hall of Fame? I don't know, and there is no right answer to that. However, from an ability standpoint they're right up there, and they'll be much closer to being accepted as the best if they don't make in the next 6-7 years.

7. Are most bands who have a comparable recording history and impact in the Hall of Fame? Impact, yes (looking through the Eligible Artists I could probably shortlist it to 30-50.) Recording history, again subjective, but probably.

8. Is there any evidence to suggest that DP were significantly better or wose than suggested by it's statistical records? No.

9. Are DP the best artist in it's genre eligible for the Hall of Fame? Subjective. I have more listening to do before I decide that.

10. How many #1 singles/gold records did DP have? Did DP ever win a Grammy, and if so, how many nominations? No wins or nominations. "Smoke on the Water" went gold in the U.S. but no #1 singles or albums there, but #1's in the U.K.

11. How long did DP dominate the music scene? How many Rolling Stone covers did DP appear on? Did most bands with this sort of impact go to the HOF? Never really dominated the U.S. but very popular in Europe forever, and big in Japan for awhile. Never on Rolling Stone, I think. At the very least most bands with this kind of the two I's AND longevity made the HOF.

12. If DP were the best band at a show, would it be likely that the show would rock? Yes. Very powerful live act, lots of songs were written based off live experiences.

13. What impact DP have on rock history? Were they responsible for any stylistic changes? Did they introduce any new equipment? Did DP change history? Considered by some the pioneers of neo-classical, considered by some to be one of the first metal bands (Lemmy said it.) Lord didn't invent the Hammond organ, but he might've been the 1st to use it in the context of R'N'R. Set world record at one point for being the loudest band, so might've impacted the live experience. Maybe changed history.

14. Did DP uphold the standards of sportsmanship + character that the HOF, in it's guidelines, instructs us to consider? This is close to being spam, so I'll get to that later.

Posted by Sam on Sunday, 02.14.10 @ 19:20pm

Yes! Finally! I know my grammer began to break down there towards the end and I rushed things a bit; my apologies. I was worried about getting it all in before it became spam. As for character, I believe the band engaged in classic R'N'R excess (Tommy Bolin died from a multiple drugs overdose, and Gillan drank heavily for a while), and Rod Evans agreed to front a fake Deep Purple in 1980 (the band broke up in '76, Mk.II reunited in '84 and they've been together through various lineup changes ever since) with nobody who was ever in the band, nor with the participation or permission of anyone who owned the band name. So basically he's a dick. Naturally, the band sued, it was quickly stopped, and nobody knows what Evans has been doing since. Some fans, however, were unhappy with the fact that Evans suffered even worse than the promoters (he had all royalties taken away.) Oh, and as for stylistic changes, to add on to it: Experimented with lots of styles, "Child in Time" or "Flight of the Rat" might've been the beginning of prog-metal, and I've heard/read some people call them the pioneers of spped metal, which is something to take into account. Oh, and a hard rock/metal band with the keyboards and organ as a lead instrument was rare, and it's what made them different from Zeppelin and Sabbath.

Verdict: I suppose that analysis might be a bit shaky in places (this is taking awhile, as I'm indulging in Joan Jett, and I can't keep my eyes or ears off her) but that's a lot of influence I mentioned, and I'm sure there's more. Most artists who have been around in five decades were already inducted, and I do think they were somewhat innovative. Really, regardless of what Dave Marsh thinks, I can't think of any reasonable excuse why they're not in yet.

Posted by Sam on Sunday, 02.14.10 @ 19:40pm

I've long been a proponent of having a "virtuoso" category in the Hall of Fame, simply because a lot of them were more influential and innovative because of the way they played than any artist or band could ever hope to be. Deep Purple would certainly be an example because of how many great players were influenced by Richie Blackmore.

Think about it...even though Van Halen have been inducted, where would they have been without Eddie? Even though he's one of the most influential players ever, he'll never be inducted on his own...doesn't make sense, does it...???

Posted by Gitarzan on Sunday, 02.14.10 @ 20:35pm

You mean for people like Yngwie Malmsteen, Satriani and their peers? As for the Van Halen question, I'd say that's true; Eddie's innovative soloing and riffs were a huge part of their sound, and if some bar band guy had been playing instead of Eddie it probably would have sucked. Even if David Lee Roth influenced almost as many 80's frontmen and bought showmanship back to being a frontman. They don't seem to acknowledge the sidemen category any more.

Posted by Sam on Tuesday, 02.16.10 @ 16:26pm

http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/best_halloffame_x2.html

FROM DIGITAL DREAM DOOR

Deep Purple

One of the seminal hard-rock and early metal bands known mostly for their enduring hit, "Smoke On The Water" and for what many consider to be the quintessential live metal album ever, "Made In Japan". Since their beginnings with the quasi-psychedelic "Hush" in 1968, Deep Purple has been through multiple lineups, including three different lead singers during their heyday, which could cause them not to be viewed as a singular candidate with a continuous body of work. But they have too much influence and impact to ignore forever.

Qualifications: 7 - Solid Choice

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 03.4.10 @ 16:57pm

Well, technically they haven't been ignored if they've been "Previously Considered". Some people with lesser qualifications got in first though.

Posted by Sam on Thursday, 03.4.10 @ 18:48pm

Deep Purple aren't in the RARHOF?

LOL

Posted by earth hates humans on Thursday, 03.25.10 @ 17:24pm

No they are not. I have no idea why.

Posted by Sam on Thursday, 03.25.10 @ 19:34pm

"Also, no one actually mentioned their influence or whether they pioneered in metal." - Liam

Lemmy called them the original metal band, and "the first to have a loud PA and pyrotechnics". "Highway Star" may have been the first speed-metal song (and maybe "Child in Time" and/or "Fireball" and/or "Speed King".) Influence? No doubt. It's common knowledge that "Smoke on the Water" is one of the first songs most young guitarists (notice I said most, not all) learn to play), but as far as influence on established musicians... I already covered some of that above.

"Dave Marsh is, of course, one of the stupidest human beings to ever walked the face of the earth. The Roger Ebert of music if you will (and anyone who doesn't realize what an insult that is can't be sane). Seriously, every last word he has written is pure sewage. The fact that this moron has any say in what is and isn't "cool" symbolizes all that is wrong with post-World War II America." - Randy

Wow. This might be one of the only times I've agreed with you. I don't actually know DM, nor have I read anything he's written, so I can't confirm whether he's a moron or not, but... that response he sent to Dameon was ridiculous. Even ignoring the fact that he thinks DP had only a few good tunes (a ridiculous statement, but art is subjective), not enough for the Hall of Fame? My God. I usually don't bring other inductees into my argument but my guess is most of the people they induct over the next decade will have smaller credentials than DP. And isn't making those decisions not supposed to be based on personal taste? What bollocks this Hall is.

Posted by Sam on Sunday, 05.2.10 @ 20:45pm

Could be the greatest omission from the Hall. What true Rock star does not know their material. #4 on www.notinhalloffame.com, and should be #1.

How can a case against them be made?

Posted by The_Avenger on Tuesday, 05.4.10 @ 19:01pm

I don't know what position they should have on that list but yeah they deserve a Top 5 position. I don't know what's going on. They've nailed both Innovation and Influence. Granted they've been through quite a few members but that hasn't stopped the Hall in the past.

Posted by Sam on Tuesday, 05.4.10 @ 21:23pm

Three of the most important bands in hard rock are Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. You knew Zep would get in, but look how long it took Sabbath to finally make it. It just shows the anti-hard rock bias of the R&R HOF voters. But Deep Purple were soooooo beyond hard rock, it's obvious the HOF voters never listened to anything beyond "Smoke on the Water." An absolute joke that they are not in, and it completely discredits the R&R HOF, in my book.

Posted by Howie115 on Tuesday, 05.11.10 @ 07:15am

We again agree; yay! Yes, speaking of anti-hard rock: Also no Thin Lizzy, no MC5, it took the Stooges forever to get in, no Alice Cooper, no KISS, no T. Rex (okay, kind of hard rock,) no Rush, no Judas Priest, no Ozzy solo, nothing from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, no Jethro Tull... absolutely ridiculous. I can foresee more snubs such as these in the future.

Posted by Sam on Tuesday, 05.11.10 @ 19:19pm

DEEP PURPLE...

One of the greatest bands ever that's NOT in the RaRHoF.

But these days I don't care. The place has become a joke.

Posted by kelly on Wednesday, 06.2.10 @ 11:24am

I'm in total agreement darling. Well done.

Posted by Sam on Wednesday, 06.2.10 @ 21:21pm

PURPLEXED

Subjectively, this band changed my life on several levels when I was 15 & heard In Rock for the first time. Today, at almost 55, I still rejoice in that musical awakening. My most thrashed records of all time still include In Rock, as well as Purpendicular,their first with Steve Morse (my other "thrashees" include Manson, APC, Tea Party & Gabriel, so I'm not stuck in the 70's).

Objectively, one must consider the sheer breadth & influence of the collected works of the members of Deep Purple outside the sheer gravity of its own catalog, not forgetting the mentoring (& subsequent ignition) of Ronnie James Dio (RIP, my friend). Gillan, alone, warrants an entire wing in any rock HOF: IGB to Gillan (jazz/prog/funk fusion to hammer'n'anvil blitzkreig). Blackmore: Lord Sutch to B's Night via Rainbow. Lord: Concerto, Sarabande, PAL & Hoochie Koockie Men. Paice: the power of a jackhammer with the finesse of a surgeon (would it be too bad a pun to call him the premier drummer in rock?). Glover: Butterfly Ball, Elements & The Mask. Even Coverdale (love him or hate him): hair-metal icon & great voice. And Mr Morse, the guitar player's guitar player. By citing these personnel & off-shoot/solo projects, all of which warrant repeated listening, I've attempted to illustrate their inability to stagnate & their respective desire to always push boundaries, explore new musical horizons & say "up yours" to their critics & detractors.

Journalistically, in 1980 & 1984, I had been granted golden "one-on-one" interviews with RJD (then in Sabbath) & Jon Lord (during the MkII reunion). These wonderful & generous men chronicled their respective bands & careers in more depth than any I'd read before or since. I had approached Rolling Stone with both - not interested.

Politically, the fact that DP's songs about the cold war were adopted as anthems of freedom by entire Eastern Bloc nations (at a time where being in posession of a DP album got you sent to prison) should immediately qualify any band for HOF recognition.

Personally, I don't care who else has been included or overlooked. I don't believe their inclusion would be tainted by Madonna's.

In the end, it's the fans & other musicians who've created a "market" for this HOF idea. And any good business person knows to heed their market or risk ruin. The greatest thing we can do for any artist is to publicly & loudly acknowledge that artist's works, influence & legacy. We all want our heroes to be recognised (hopefully while they are still alive).

If this band hadn't sold 100+ million albums, would they be considered more "legitimate"? If they hadn't done songscapes, the likes of which had never been heard, using conventional rock instrumentation, would they be considered more "acceptable"? If they hadn't uplifted the spirit of those fans who got their jokes (musical & lyrical), would they be considered more "serious"?
As it was, as it is, and as it shall remain, Deep Purple were popular, innovative & fun. Every show I saw from 1971 to 2006 had gut-busting energy & a load of surprises. And their recordings still elevate me, as they do for countless others.

What the hell does it take?

Roll on 2011...

Posted by Ian Chambers Oz on Tuesday, 06.8.10 @ 00:30am

"Even Coverdale (love him or hate him): hair-metal icon & great voice. And Mr Morse, the guitar player's guitar player." - Ian Chambers Oz

I love Coverdale. Though Whitesnake actually preceded hair-metal. They started out as a blues-rock band soon in the late 70's and found modest European success, and then of course they built up a following gradually in the UK (with "Slow and Easy" being a minor hit in the US as well), and then they updated their image and sound to fit in with the hair-bands to huge results.

I think the problem is that Purple are seen by many as a dinosaur act (just like Boston, Foreigner, Styx and the like; no, I'm not putting DP in the same category as them.) Critics weren't enamored with them at their peak, and I guess that hasn't changed among the Nominating Commitee and as is the case with most Hard Rock and Metal. But yes, I agree with you completely, they fit the criteria completely.

Posted by Sam on Tuesday, 06.8.10 @ 21:00pm

if and when they get in if everyone who has been a member since 1969 when they first recorded that stage is going to very crowded just think 3 different singers will we get sets from each incarnation of the band sure hope so

Posted by mike on Sunday, 06.13.10 @ 23:18pm

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Posted by LIL JON on Tuesday, 06.22.10 @ 15:47pm

Yes fantastic band true legends !

Posted by Anna-Lee on Saturday, 07.10.10 @ 14:04pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Purple

Deep Purple has only had 14 members

Ian Paice – drums, percussion (1968–1976, 1984–present)
Ritchie Blackmore – guitar (1968–1975, 1984–1993)
Jon Lord – keyboards, organ, backing vocals (1968–1976, 1984–2001)
Rod Evans – lead vocals (1968–1969)
Nick Simper – bass (1968–1969)
Ian Gillan – lead vocals (1969–1973, 1984–1989, 1992–present)
Roger Glover – bass, backing vocals (1969–1973, 1984–present)
David Coverdale – lead vocals (1973–1976)
Glenn Hughes – bass, backing vocals (1973–1976)
Tommy Bolin – guitar, backing vocals (1975–1976)
Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals (1989–1992)
Joe Satriani – guitar (1993–1994)
Steve Morse – guitar (1994–present)
Don Airey – keyboards, organ (2001–present)

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 07.20.10 @ 12:19pm

Deep Purple has had 15 members according to AllMusicGuide

Ian Paice – drums, percussion (1968–1976, 1984–present)
Ritchie Blackmore – guitar (1968–1975, 1984–1993)
Jon Lord – keyboards, organ, backing vocals (1968–1976, 1984–2001)
Rod Evans – lead vocals (1968–1969)
Nick Simper – bass (1968–1969)
Ian Gillan – lead vocals (1969–1973, 1984–1989, 1992–present)
Roger Glover – bass, backing vocals (1969–1973, 1984–present)
David Coverdale – lead vocals (1973–1976)
Glenn Hughes – bass, backing vocals (1973–1976)
Tommy Bolin – guitar, backing vocals (1975–1976)
Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals (1989–1992)
Joe Satriani – guitar (1993–1994)
Steve Morse – guitar (1994–present)
Don Airey – keyboards, organ (2001–present)
Mel Galley

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 07.20.10 @ 12:33pm

Deep Purple's members have long resumes. Many connections to Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Whitesnake

Ian Paice – drums, percussion (1968–1976, 1984–present)
Ritchie Blackmore – guitar (1968–1975, 1984–1993)
Jon Lord – keyboards, organ, backing vocals (1968–1976, 1984–2001)
Rod Evans – lead vocals (1968–1969)
Nick Simper – bass (1968–1969)
Ian Gillan – lead vocals (1969–1973, 1984–1989, 1992–present)
Roger Glover – bass, backing vocals (1969–1973, 1984–present)
David Coverdale – lead vocals (1973–1976)
Glenn Hughes – bass, backing vocals (1973–1976)
Tommy Bolin – guitar, backing vocals (1975–1976)
Joe Lynn Turner – lead vocals (1989–1992)
Joe Satriani – guitar (1993–1994)
Steve Morse – guitar (1994–present)
Don Airey – keyboards, organ (2001–present)
Mel Galley - guitar

RESUMES

Ian Paice - Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Paice, Ashton & Lord

Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple, Rainbow, Blackmore's Night, The Lancasters, The Dominators

Jon Lord - Deep Purple, Whitesnake, The Artwoods, Paice, Ashton & Lord, Saint Valentine's Day Massacre

Rod Evans - Deep Purple

Nick Simper - Deep Purple, Good Old Boys

Ian Gillan - Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Episode Six, Gillan

Roger Glover - Deep Purple, Rainbow, Episode Six

David Coverdale - Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Coverdale/Page

Glenn Hughes - Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Hughes/Thrall, Trapeze, Aina, Hughes-Turner Project

Tommy Bolin - Deep Purple, The James Gang

Joe Lynn Turner - Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fandango, Hughes-Turner Project

Joe Satriani - Deep Purple, Chickenfoot

Steve Morse - Deep Purple, The Dixie Dregs, Kansas

Don Airey - Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Company of Snakes, Silver

Mel Galley - Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Trapeze

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 07.20.10 @ 12:59pm

The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame has MISSED so many great acts - James Hetfield actually used MetallicA's induction ceremony to drop some names to the Hall that they have missed and good for him! I have MUCH MORE respect for him afterwards.

And one of those names sadly is Deep Purple. How could they miss them based on all the criteria listed by the other fans above?! They join the likes of Grand Funk Railroad, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and etc as the BEST BANDS not inducted yet! :(

Posted by Antonio on Wednesday, 07.21.10 @ 11:20am

Well 228 people beat me to it so there's not much I can add other than they're overdo, which has already been mentioned. At least I can say "Child In Time" is one of the best songs of all time, at least on my own personal "Greatest Songs" list ;)

Posted by Tahvo Parvianen on Wednesday, 07.28.10 @ 10:05am

No offense, But I'll never understand how Brenda Lee, Mahalia Jackson, or The Staple Singers made it into the "Rock" hall, but with Sabbath and Zeppelin making it, there's hope for Deep Purple. The reasons to justify their induction are obvious. "Smoke On The Water" is the most recognizable rock riff ever, and the song itself is an anthem for a whole rock generation. The list of musicians who would count DP as a big influence for them would read like a rock encyclopedia, with quite a few of the artists already inducted into the hall being on that list. Talent? Lord, Paice, Glover, Gillan, and Morse outshine their peers. And what about Blackmore? One of the greatest rock guitar virtuosos EVER. Page and Iommi wish they were that good. If his guitar work on In Rock, Machine Head, Made In Japan, or Burn doesn't make you recognize this, check out his work on Rainbow Rising and Long Live Rock And Roll. The quality of DP's body of work has always been top notch. Any of their music that the band themselves might have viewed as "sub-par" still outshines much of the music of their peers. And the longevity of the band is remarkable as well. 5 decades and still going as strong as ever. Vote Deep Purple into the Hall!

Posted by Ccarl on Thursday, 08.19.10 @ 07:58am

Amen.

Posted by Sam on Tuesday, 08.24.10 @ 20:11pm