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Nick Simper of Mk-1 Deep Purple
- Thread starter Space-Man
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I'm a HUGE Deep Purple fan & I think Nicky definitely has his place in the lore of the band. He's more of a classic '60s bassist if that makes sense, but I like his playing. I really like that third DP record simply titled "Deep Purple". It's the last one before Gillan & Glover joined. An oft overlooked classic...the bridge between their psychedelic stuff & their classic heavy material.
It's almost a shame the Mk II Deep Purple was arguably even better than the original line up with Nick, and Rod Evans (vocals), as I loved that first band. Hush was a great hit for them and they produced lot's of awesome late 60s era rock for a while.
Nick got one of the rare plank bodied P basses that made it to UK shores in the late 60s.
www.deep-purple.net/related-news/nick-simper.htm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9O3U-QIlig&feature=related
Jimmy Randall was Mark Andes replacement in Jo Jo Gunne before they called it quits, and I've never heard of Nick being part of this band, nor do I find anything in a search.
Warhorse had potential but faded before they got it really going.
Thanx for the Simper mention!
Nick got one of the rare plank bodied P basses that made it to UK shores in the late 60s.
www.deep-purple.net/related-news/nick-simper.htm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9O3U-QIlig&feature=related
Jimmy Randall was Mark Andes replacement in Jo Jo Gunne before they called it quits, and I've never heard of Nick being part of this band, nor do I find anything in a search.
Warhorse had potential but faded before they got it really going.
Thanx for the Simper mention!
I did security for ZZ Top when they played Brixton Academy a few years back, and I spent the entire evening standing next to Mr Simper. Really wanted to say hello but didn't have the guts. Wish I had now. 
Nick Simper was one of my early influences--actually I remember when i first got on talkbass I posted an inquiry about Nick, but nobody really knew what happened outside of that deep-purple article.
If anyone remembers the song "Anthem", I was a big fan of that sound--i was really new to bass when I first heard that song and I didn't realize that Ian Paice was playing his kick drum in rhythm to Nick's bassline, and so to me, Nick had an attack like i had never heard before haha!
If anyone remembers the song "Anthem", I was a big fan of that sound--i was really new to bass when I first heard that song and I didn't realize that Ian Paice was playing his kick drum in rhythm to Nick's bassline, and so to me, Nick had an attack like i had never heard before haha!
Klaatu Berada *cough cough*!
"Shades of Deep Purple" is, dare I say, my favorite DP album. Is it safe to assume he played that P bass (or some other kind of P bass for that matter) on that album? Does anyone know? I always find it tough to make out on records that old, it seems to all blur together (as seen with the Beatles and the eternal discussions of J vs Ric and so forth).
"Shades of Deep Purple" is, dare I say, my favorite DP album. Is it safe to assume he played that P bass (or some other kind of P bass for that matter) on that album? Does anyone know? I always find it tough to make out on records that old, it seems to all blur together (as seen with the Beatles and the eternal discussions of J vs Ric and so forth).
