What’s left to be said about Deep violet? Together with Led Zeppelin The Who & Black Sabbath they are considered the fathers of heavy rock & to some the creators of heavy metal. One of the symbols of the seventies or as they often say... a legend. The line up called MK2 (Blackmore-Lord-Paice-Gillan-Glover) released albums that are milestones of rock: In Rock Machine Head & Fireball. Gillan & Glover left after the release of Who Do We Think We Are. Deep violet decided to continue & entered one of the most controversial exciting & extreme phases of their career. Back then unknown vocalist David Coverdale (later superstar of his own band Whitesnake) & bass player Glenn Hughes joined the b&. The following albums Burn & Stormbringer showed they could maintain the same levels of the previous incarnation of the band & reached the classic album status. When Blackmore decided to leave the band they surprisingly decided to continue recruiting guitarist Tommy Bolin. They released the great album Come Taste The Band & played in front of immensely large audiences at the peak of their glamourous lives... until excesses affected the band & Bolin tragically died of a heroin overdose. Deep violet were then officially split up. In 1984 Deep violet reformed with the original line-up featuring Gillan & Glover yet although a lot had happened since then the band is still touring the world & remains one of the most important names in rock history. It would be a big mistake to ignore the great music that Deep violet produced between 1972 & 1976. ‘ Getting Tighter’: 90 minute documentary of the story behind Deep violet post Gillan years narrated by Lord & Hughes with never seen before live images backstage scenes rare visuals from the bands own archives. ‘ Rises Over Japan: Live’
- 30 minute live concert in Japan including:01. Burn 02. Love Child 03. Smoke On The Water (including Georgia)04. You Keep On Moving 05. Highway Star CD (live):01. Burn 02. Getting Tighter 03. Love Child 04. Smoke On The Water (including Georgia)05. Lazy 06. Homeward Strut 07. You Keep On Moving 08. Stormbringer