Missionaria Protectiva

      Deep Purple were unequivocally heavy rock, but Lord’s early solo albums like  Gemini Suite  and  Sarabande  showed progressive inclinations. Equally he was the man behind  Concerto For Group And Orchestra , which is pretty darn prog too. Great friends with Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson, Lord would do Deep Purple’s on stage introductions, often finishing with the line, “And I’m Rick Emerson!”    GEMINI SUITE     Capitol,1971 https://www.sendspace.com/file/cw2mhy

     Keith Moon's reputation as a hedonistic wild man who trashed hotel rooms and stuffed his bass drum with explosives doesn't necessarily precede that of being a world-class drummer,but it at least equals it.His self-destructive side got a lot of press,but his sheer skill and unique ability to make any song into a theatrical production by way of his suspenseful rolls and explosive,exclamatory flumes.Moon was less about groove or keeping a solid beat than he was about making an already big production even bigger.The biggest challenge to making Who albums,according to Pete Townshend,was getting Moon to stay put in the studio.After that,the rest is gravy. WHO A Quick One Reaction/Polydor,1966 https://www.sendspace.com/file/i4pclk

     The closest thing to having a religious experience in my life has been hearing Butler's bass on a vinyl copy of Black Sabbath's self titled debut record.Black Sabbath's status as the fathers of heavy metal endows them with the honor of being the Creators,and Butler's seat at Valhalla was reserved based on that first record alone,his wah-wah jam sessions a psychedelic experience unto themselves (no extra chemical additive necessary).As much as metal is music based around the guitar;however,Butler proved that bass is essential to making any guitar sound any heavier.That being said,Butler's role in Black Sabbath is far from a supporting one,his low-end magic its own special sort of mystical wizardry.   BLACK SABBATH   Black Sabbath   Vertigo,1970 https://www.sendspace.com/file/rq4b4c

      The guitar wizard wove his magic best on the four albums that comprised the second era of Deep Purple fronted by vocal powerhouse Ian Gillan.Blackmore joined the band in 1960,but it wasn't until 1970's 'In Rock' that he reached his true potential.He left the band to form Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio and inspired masses of metal heads to put down their 20-sided dice and start neo-classically shredding (Yngwie).     RAINBOW Rising Oyster/Polydor,1976 https://www.sendspace.com/file/yl9c1o