Who Do We Think They Are? : Deep Purple and Metal Studies

Equinox Publishing Ltd

Who Do We Think They Are?Deep Purple and Metal Studies\nAuthor(s): Andy R. Brown\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Equinox Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781800506367, 978-1800506367\nSynopsis\nWho Do We Think We Are [tel] was the fourth and final studio album of the Mk2 Deep Purple line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. At the time of release, Purple were the most successful, top-grossing, stadium-touring heavy rock band on the planet; a position confirmed by the virtuoso performances captured on the double live album, Made in Japan [tel], and the Billboard chart success of the double A-side Live/Studio single \""Smoke on the Water.\"" The idea for the title of the album came from drummer Paice, who told Melody Maker that the band received \""piles of passionate letters either violently against or pro-the group\"", with the angry one's typically beginning: \""Who do Deep Purple think they are?\"" This quote a.