The Deep Purple Family

<p><br></p><p>Renowned rock author Martin Popoff's exhaustive and detailed timeline of Deep Purple milestones - often to the day - looks at the band's influences cultural milieu tours recording sessions charts singles certification news break-ups personal stuff trivia mixed with lots of artist quotes to add to the entries turning the book into a quasi-oral history but loaded with factual matter.But this book is not just about Deep Purple but the whole family of bands that surrounds it. Weaved in and out of the story are the dastardly diaries of Rainbow Whitesnake Ian Gillan Band Gillan Paice Ashton Lord all the solo projects guest slots even Captain Beyond Warhorse Jerusalem Jesus Christ Superstar Bedlam Elf Episode Six The Outlaws and Trapeze.The book also touches on a whole host of other artists including the likes of Uriah Heep Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin Nazareth Moxy Silverhead Hard Stuff Lord Sutch Warpig Vanilla Fudge Brian Auger Judas Priest James Gang Angel and Legs Diamond - but always with contextual explanation that make this book such a fascinating read and an absolute smorgasbord of facts surrounding one of the greatest rock bands' of all time.</p>