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No Love for Roger Glover?

Chrisk-K

Chrisk-K

Jan 20, 2010
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On many DP Mk II songs Roger's bass line is a driving force. Many bass players would play a simple, repetitive 8th notes on DP songs, but not Roger. For example, Roger's bass is all over the place on songs like Highway Star, Pictures of Home, to name a few. Moreover, his Ric tone is to die for. Although I consider Glenn Hughes the voice of rock, DP went downhill in the bass department in Mk III.
 
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A perfect example of a member integral to a band... Roger is and was a fantastic player and a favorite of mine! He and Chris Squire were the culprits behind my ordering a brand new 4000 back in the day (I couldn't afford the 4001!). But- it was black and it was BAD!!:) Glenn Hughes was a phenomenal singer with Trapeze. Very interesting when it came out!
 
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Chrisk-K said:
Many bass players would play a simple, repetitive 8th notes on DP songs, but not Roger. For example, Roger's bass is all over the place on songs like Highway Star, Pictures of Home, to name a few.
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That's what was expected at that time...you were part of the band...but you were expected to "jam" & be interactive (especially during long solos).
Glover, Bruce, Gary Thain, Glenn Cornick, etc. are obvious examples.
Things began to get a bit watered-down with the anti-technique Punk movement.
I guess "jamming" was viewed as too self-indulgent.
;)

Moreover, his Ric tone is to die for.
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Agree...his Ric tone is iconic. The clips of him playing a sunburst P-bass are pretty happenin', too.
Deep Purple - Highway Star - YouTube
 
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JimK said:
....Agree...his Ric tone is iconic. The clips of him playing a sunburst P-bass are pretty happenin', too.
Deep Purple - Highway Star - YouTube
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Just watched the video. I've seen Blackmore's pilgrim hat before, and it has to be THE worst hat of R&R ever. Didn't anyone have the guts to tell him back then?? Maybe Ian Gillan did, and that's what forced their breakup.
 
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Could be. ;)
Back in the day, DP was one of my bands...I still remember getting that issue of Circus (what any wannbe-Rock star read back then)...
;)
...and seeing "Deep Purple Shake-Up: Gillan & Glover OUT"

I was shocked...& a little pissed, too.
 
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Greetings from the North,

I liked his tone on Machine Head so much that I butchered my first 4001 Ric by adding J Bass pickups to it. Just couldn't understand why it didn't quite sound the same and there was this weird phasing thing going on hmmm..... lol back then it could've been a number of things ;)

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Never experienced Deep Purple in their heyday...I'm a different generation, but I've always liked Glover's playing a lot.
His Rick sound, however, never did it for me and I don't think Purple went downhill basswise when Hughes joined.
His Pre sound in the California Jam video or the Live In London recordings is just great IMO..

I like how Glover says he doesn't consider himself a clever or brilliant bass player in the Machine Head DVD.
 
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