Warhorse 1971 Live

When Nick Simper was kicked out of the original Deep Purple in 1969, he must have been pretty upset. Apparently, the reason he was asked to leave was because the band didn t feel that his playing was heavy enough for the style they were trying to go for. Nick set out to do battle and prove his former bandmates were wrong and Warhorse was his vehicle. After struggling briefly in Marsha Hunt s White Trash (which also featured Rick Wakeman before he joined Yes), Nick found a common musical ground with other members, guitarist Ged Peck and drummer Mac Poole, who all felt that they were going nowhere in that band. Adding to their arsenal, they found an excellent piano, organ player in exVelvet Fogg member Frank Wilson and an intensely strong young vocalist, Ashley Holt, who would later play a very big part in Rick Wakeman s solo band. The results of this collaboration are some of the most frightening, viscous, raucous, heavy rock of the early 70 s that I have ever heard. Originally released on the Vertigo label,