The first track on the album Who Do We Think We Are released in 1973 is “Woman from Tokyo”, the classic image of the album, which is nothing more than a Hardrock cut – in short, the magic formula Blackmore & Lord was still paying off, before the comings and goings of the first, and with Glover’s help and impeccable basslines. The album Machine Head begins with “Highway Star”, an excellent song that contains a brilliant rhythmic structure, in which Lord and Paice compliment each other perfectly, without forgetting a great contribution from Blackmore on guitar and an impeccable work by Glover as he provides the high-octane fuel for Gillan’s gritty growl. Jon Lord was still hitting the keys like no one else even though the classic Hammond sound was fading in favor of electronic keyboards. Perfect Strangers released on the album of the same name in 1985, here we find the machinery of the Paice-Glover duo was still in perfect magazine condition. That darkness, in another way, is also noticeable in “Weirdistan”, which generally shows the more progressive wave of the group and with Glover hitting basslines, something that is very present in the album Now What?! released in 2013, reaching those orchestral arrangements that fuse classical music with rock, in which Deep Purple are pioneers. “No Release” continues down the path of hard rock, this time hand in hand with soul and blues bass riffs by Glover. Written by Joe Lynn Turner for Rainbow’s album, Difficult to Cure released in 1981. This song was co-written by him along with Ritchie Blackmore and was included in the album, Machine Head’ released in 1972.
In ‘Maybe I’m A Leo’ they bring out their bluesier side by taking too much advantage of a slightly shocking by Glover’s riff. The song was co-written by him as a Deep Purple track on the album, Abandon released in 1998.
This song was co-written by Ritchie Blackmore and Cozy Powell and was included in the album Down to Earth released by Rainbow in 1979.ĭefinitely one of Glover’s finest as he showcased his brilliant bass playing on this track.