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(More customer reviews)I agree with the other reviewers that this is an excellent, excellent book for Deep Purple fans who have always wanted to play their music. There are a good selection of songs in the book, and I know the publishers couldn't have put in all their hits, but I would have wanted to see a few other songs in there as well or in place of some of the other songs in the book. One song in particular is "Burn". I feel Jon Lord probably had his best solo with that song and it would have been nice to be able to play it. Maybe they could make a part II to this book?
As far as the specific set-ups for their sound, one can always look up those things on the internet. I will say this about the keyboard part, though, do yourself a favor and get a good clonewheel organ and don't use the rock organ sound found in most synths. The band uses a Hammond tonewheel organ for that classic sound and using a synth organ just sounds lame imho. Drawbar settings and such were easy enough to find on the internet. So I would think it could be done for Blackmore's guitar set-up as well.
Even with the fine job the publisher did transcribing the songs onto paper, you still have to listen closely to the recordings in order to pick up all the little nuances of your favorite song(s). There's no band history, discography, etc., in this book. No fluff; it's just meat and potatoes. Of course, as with any sheet music, it's still one person's interpretation of the music. You'll still have to listen to the original song(s) and "pick out" your part to play effectively. Use this book as a guide to what you already know and you'll get much more enjoyment out of it. Good luck with your playing, and remember to have fun!
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A must for fans of these supreme arena rockers, this songbook contains every note and nuance from 9 DP classics transcribed note-for-note - for every instrument and vocal that appears on the original recordings! Songs: Black Night * Child in Time * Highway Star * Lazy * Smoke on the Water * Space Truckin' * Speed King * Strange Kind of Woman * Woman from Tokyo. Includes tab.
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