Favourite Deep Purple Spinoff band!

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Child in Time is so bad, I bought it twice for a dollar.

The first time, I was a teenager and wound up hating it so much, I tossed it in the trash.

The second time, I was trying it again as an adult, wondering if my refined tastes and broader views would allow me to see something in it that I had missed so many years ago. I had discovered a new love for Come Taste the Band, for example...

... nope, another dollar wasted. I think I kept it, though, as a reminder to myself that Gillan is most certainly a mortal.

Lol Z, that’s funny “bought it twice for a dollar” that bad, huh?

Yeah, and when I tried listening to it on YouTube once more, just in case, I lasted about 2 minutes before I had to cut it off.

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Missing from the list:

CAPTAIN BEYOND

The first album is, in my view, an often overlooked gem from an often overlooked band that included an often overlooked member of DP in its lineup. This one, for me, is right up there with the Bolin albums, a cut just below the Dio albums with Rainbow. Evans' vocals fit perfectly into the heavy space rock that the Iron Butterfly guys brought with them into Captain Beyond. Some great twin lead stuff weaving in and out of the songs.

The second CB album is OK, but this first one is a must-have.

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Rod Evans^^^Guy’s a recluse, lost all royalties to his Deep Purple songs, never to be seen again.

Poor guy.

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Rod Evans^^^Guy’s a recluse, lost all royalties to his Deep Purple songs, never to be seen again.

Poor guy.

The guys from CB keep in touch with him, though, and they say he's doing fine. He's probably retired now, given his age. If he's doing all right and feeling peace, that's riches enough for some folks.

[Charger]

I've never been much of an Evans fan honestly...never cared much of his voice.

I might give that Captain Beyond track a listen though..

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I've never been much of an Evans fan honestly...never cared much of his voice.

I might give that Captain Beyond track a listen though..

I think it puts his voice in a new light, certainly worth it. He has great range and pitch, very musical. He can growl a bit, but he's better off hitting real notes.