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    Mk I: Blackmore, Evans, Lord, Simper, Paice

 Mk IIa: (minus Evans & Simper), + Gillan & Glover

 Mk  III: (minus Gillan & Glover), + Coverdale & Hughes

  Mk IV: (minus Blackmore), + Bolin —> line-up splits completely

 Mk IIb: as Mk IIa (first Mk II reunion)

   Mk V: as Mk IIa/b, but minus Gillan and + Turner

 Mk IIc: Turner departs, Gillan returns = as Mk IIa/b (second Mk II reunion)

  Mk VI: Blackmore departs, Satriani steps in, otherwise as Mk IIa/b/c

 Mk VII: Satriani departs, the Morse era begins, otherwise as Mk IIa/b/c

Mk VIII: Lord retires from the road, Airey joins, otherwise as Mk VII

  Mk IX: Morse retires ending his era, McBride joins, otherwise as Mk VIII, current line up: Paice (since Mk I),
            Gillan & Glover (since Mk II), Airey (since Mk VIII) + McBride (new kid)

Yeah, the Purple forums are full of gleeful anticipation re that.  I find it a bit childish, I wouldn't mind seeing Yes (with whatever remnant members they have) at a Purple gig and I don't question Howe's legitimacy of continuing with the name. So many 70ies bands are by now down to one original member (Uriah Heep and Status Quo for instance, Purple too, if you see Mk I as the original DP, but most people only start counting Mk II as real DP of which there are still three members in the current - wait for it  - Mk IX line-up).

I don't mind these "elephant pairings" that DP does mostly on their North American tours to get butts on seats. They've done it in the past with Lynyrd Skynyrd (that combination even made it to Europe), the Scorpions and Judas Priest (what a dream combo for me!). I'd take a look at modern day Yes just to see what they are like now, that Glasshammer guy isn't a bad singer. I've seen Yes without Anderson before (with David Benoit) and I've seen Anderson with Rabin and Wakeman, both gigs were fine. Both Squire and Wakeman were in their respective own way limelight-grabbing charismasaurs 🦕🦖 on stage, highly entertaining.

Whoever cut and pasted this had an eye for good modern dance choreography.

Granted, it's not Mystery Song, lamentably so.



But it was Francis Rossi's master plan all along to turn the mighty Quo from a rock band into a pop band with a rock'ish backing - and he succeeded in the end. I prefer mid-70ies Quo as well, but have come to terms with the later versions.

That song is a bit on the cheesy side, true, but then cheese and (especially later) Quo were never two different worlds:



One thing you can say about them that they are absolutely fearless in defying serious-minded rock convention in their vids! 

ESP?

Naw, he has a prominent bald spot on the back of his pate, but changes frequently between wearing his hair short or long. Gillan isn't the type to work with hair enhancement. That was his former guitarist!

These sorts of institutions seem to be perfect environments for industrial-scale abuse, be it physical or sexual, as well. Weird, rigorously enforced power hierarchies, codes of silence etc.

Whether religious, political or sports-related - as a teenager I avoided situations like that like the plague. Ok, school was something you had to do, but other than that I had an abhorrence for any kind of activity that involved adults or other figures of respect. It was nothing my parents had ingrained in me, but I simply thought of adults as a different species that shouldn't have a say whaat I did and that could not relate to anything in my life in any case. I was wary of them without any real reason. (Members of Deep Purple and Status Quo excepted of course!  ) I didn't even aspire adulthood, I could have stayed 16 for the rest of my life.

I guess that is why my music tastes are kinda stunted!

Alan, have you heard of the concept of
capital crimes and their prescribed
punishment?!!!