Anthem (song)
| Anthem | |
|---|---|
| Deep Purple | |
| publication | 1968 (album version) |
| length | 6:31 |
| Genre (s) | Rock , classic |
| text | Rod Evans |
| music | Jon Lord |
| Label | Tetragrammaton |
| album | The Book of Taliesyn |
Anthem (English for: hymn ) is a ballad by the British hard rock band Deep Purple , which was first published in 1968 on their second studio album The Book of Taliesyn . In 1969, the song appeared as a Jukebox - Single and was it divided into two halves. The musical creator of the piece is organist Jon Lord , the lyrics are provided by singer Rod Evans .
background
When it was released, Anthem was the Deep Purple piece that most clearly revealed the attempt at the band's approach between rock music and classical music - a genre that had just gained a lot of attention and popularity thanks to Keith Emerson's band The Nice .
In the opening segment, the song moves in the realm of psychedelic rock , after a shorter organ passage , played by Jon Lord, disappears into a middle section under the accompaniment of a full orchestra in a baroque musical style , before Ritchie Blackmore returns to the initial pattern with his guitar solo . The vocal passages by Rod Evans can be heard at the beginning and at the end of the song Anthem , the middle section is purely instrumental. The drums, played by Ian Paice , are adapted to Lords organ rhythms and Blackmore's guitar work. Another organ passage played by Jon Lord closes the piece after 6:31 minutes of playing time.
Anthem is considered a musical trailblazer for the similarly conceived song April , which appeared on Deep Purple's third studio album, Deep Purple .
literature
- Jürgen Roth, Michael Sailer: Deep Purple, the story of a band . Hannibal-Verlag, Höfen 2005, ISBN 3-85445-251-9 .
Individual evidence
- ^ The Highway Star: Deep Purple Vinyl Singles Bar .