Sweet Child in Time

[bitflipper]

My favorite DP tune. Saw DP do this live in 1970, in Frankfurt, when they were promoting Deep Purple in Rock. We'd gotten pulled over by the Politzei for a broken taillight, and in a panic I ate 2.5 grams of Turkish plate. The night before we'd been to see a brand-new supergroup called Emerson Lake and Palmer, where I also got my first look at a Moog modular synth.

It was a most memorable weekend.

 

[bitflipper]

Here's probably the best live version, from the BBC in 1970. Epic. Not that you'd know from the bored expressions of the studio audience.

 

[craigb]

Always liked the "Aiiiiiii Aiiii Aiiii!!!" parts! ?

[Leadfoot]

Gillian had the most awesome screams. The last  he really screamed like that was when he did Born Again with Black Sabbath. One of my all time favorite singers. 

[Leadfoot]

That's an awesome performance. It's weird seeing Ritchie thrashing an ES. Everyone is just playing their asses off! Thanks for posting this Dave.

[Jeremy Oakes]

Agreed, and this is what its based on :

 

[Rain]

I got acquainted to DP with Perfect Strangers when I was 12, which I really liked, but never really had a chance to listen to older material until later, besides Smoke on the Water, maybe. I knew Highway Star because Metal Church covered it, althouhg I had no idea it was a DP song.

Then one Saturday night I happened to catch a retrospective on their career, and they showed that BBC performance of Child In Time. Me and my friends were completely blown away. I purchased Made in Japan the next business day.

Edited December 11, 2022 by Rain

[craigb]

1 hour ago, Rain said:

I got acquainted to DP with Perfect Stranger when I was 12, which I really liked, but never really had a chance to listen to older material until later, besides Smoke on the Water, maybe. I knew Highway Star because Metal Church covered it, althouhg I had no idea it was a DP song.

Then one Saturday night I happened to catch a retrospective on their career, and they showed that BBC performance of Child In Time. Me and my friends were completely blown away. I purchased Made in Japan the next business day.

If you were younger, you would have thought Perfect Strangers was a Dream Theater song! ?

 

[Rain]

Indeed. And I am probably one of the few guitar players for whom Smoke on the Water is not the first DP song they learned. That Perefct Stranger riff it was. 

[bitflipper]

Here's Ian c. 2005, all grown up but still screaming, albeit an octave lower. Jon still frustrates the hell outa me to this day; even in my most caffeinated frenzy I cannot match his speed.

 

[kennywtelejazz]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^That was good . ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Put me  in a real good mood .

thanks for sharing it

Kenny

[craigb]

21 hours ago, bitflipper said:

Here's Ian c. 2005, all grown up but still screaming, albeit an octave lower. Jon still frustrates the hell outa me to this day; even in my most caffeinated frenzy I cannot match his speed.

 

Ha!  Ian looks like he literally just got up out of his lawn chair and said "Here, hold my beer!" ?

That spastic stuff Jon did was just ridiculous!  If any of the rest of us tried that, people would just say "Stop trying to break the gear! "