This is to those new to the very early Purple history - Don't expect any "Smoke on the Water" style riffing here. In a way, this attempt to join the Symphonic Rock league was like a bridge, bidding farewell to their Psychedelic era (one can say their third album's "April" was the spark that led to this) and moving forward to what they became with the Mark 2 Line Up. This features the growth of Jon Lord as a composer.
The album that this performance was from featured an iconic cover that was paid tribute to on Opeth's In Live Concert at the Royal Albert Hall ("The Loyal Disharmonic Orchestra Conducted by the Powers That Be")
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