I was almost 14 yrs old when Burn was released, thankfully I think I have aged well.

I'm sure most fans consider Ian Gillan as the "voice" of Deep Purple. But, IMHO, Burn was a fantastic album and the addition of Coverdale and Hughes was a seamless transition. But these two artists were only band members for three years (3 albums) in the course of a very long existence of the band. Again, IMO, DP's best and most successful work was produced by what's known as the Mk II line-up with Gillan. With that said, some of my favourite songs are from Burn, the band was able to continue without missing a beat.

I find it odd and don't know the circumstances of how Glenn Hughes is able to retain the name "Deep Purple." At least his live show only includes music from his time in the band up until present day.

Love, DP must have spun, live in Japan, 1000 times as a young teenager

I cannot understand how they blew it, they were in mk2 line up, the cleverest and fastest of the 3 heavies, and they had the best voice. I even prefer mk1 line up with Evans on vocals compared to what they became after Burn, which had some good moments but for me is less valuable than Deep Purple (1969).

 

@petg60 

I'm guessing with confidence that the 3 heavies were LZ/BS/DP!

@noromance you are absolutely correct.