Retro Chicken

Child in Time - this is classic Deep Purple, back when they were young and extremely sixties. I first heard this song on their classic “Made in Japan” album, but I think this performance is better (although it could just be that the added element of “seeing” it is making me emotional).

Watching the video, I don’t understand how the audience can respectfully sit there when the energy starts to build and Ian Gillian (vocals) hits high notes way up in the stratosphere - but this was before the days of arena rock and it was a different world. Today, the crowd would be a sea of cigarette lighters, leather, and drunk aging bikers looking to party.

This entry was posted on Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 at 9:44 pm and is filed under Deep Purple, Greasy Chicken.