Space Truckin'

Space Truckin ' is a song by British rock band Deep Purple. It was published in 1972 and decides her sixth studio album Machine Head.

Construction

Space Truckin ', based on a slowed version of Speed ​​King riffs, shows Deep Purple's hard rock roots, performed on a solid foundation and beat paired with an earthy blues feeling. Characteristic of the song is its sobriety and played by Ian Paice " clanking beats " and breaks. The Refrainriff was inspired by Ritchie Blackmore in line with the theme song from the Batman television series. The lyrics again shows the " comic humor" Ian Gillan, who told here from the daily grind of a space truck driver between planetary rest stops. Characteristic of this is the shrill cry Come on Gillan and this cry, inspired bass patterns Roger Glover. The textual chorus also has the geschriene of Gillan Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's go Space Truckin ' for einprägenden feature.

Concerts

Live replaced Space Truckin ' older song Mandrake Root, who served as " aggressive " and address as a typical base for getting out of hand "Live duels " between Jon Lord and Ritchie Blackmore since 1968. His transfer into the live program was carried out while maintaining a greater improvisation part of Mandrake Root.

In general, took Space Truckin ' at a Deep Purple concert more than 20 minutes and was played at the end of the set. A live version of Space Truckin ' was published in 1972 on the album Made in Japan. In addition to its powerful and tearing played instrumental passages shows Space Truckin ' also delicately played solos, so Jon Lord, and a modification of a cello solos from the song Fools by Ritchie Blackmore.

His raw and unbridled energy can also be seen in a live performance from 1974, the California Jam, as Ritchie Blackmore threw a guitar into the stage pit, another smashed on a television camera and the end of the song put the amp on fire and as a detonation triggered, which brought the stage to the quake. Here Ian Paices glasses were thrown, Visually impaired, he pounded wildly about hitting the end of the song. Even Jon Lord, standing behind his organ, at the other end of the stage began to totter. Blackmore himself was blown to the front of the stage, his hair caught fire. After the end of the concert immediately damages were received on the two Deep Purple manager Tony Edwards and John Coletta. Blackmore was able to escape his impending arrest, was taken by a helicopter to the hotel and from there with a limo to Los Angeles.

After the departure of Ritchie Blackmore Space Truckin 'was taken from the live program in 1975. In 1980, the song experienced an unpleasant resurrection when he, along with other Deep Purple classics from Rod Evans of newly founded band Deep Purple was disfigured in the U.S. almost beyond recognition.

In their reunion in 1984, Space Truckin 'was transferred to Deep Purple Live program again as the default number, in which he is listed occasionally today.

Cover versions and other uses

Space Truckin ' was used in the movie Lords of Dogtown as well as in the computer game Rock Band Series. Various bands from the genre of thrash metal, like overkill and Vengeance Rising, as well as other metal and rock bands such as Dream Theater, Arjen Lucassen music project Star One, Cactus Jack ( on their Deep Purple tribute album ), Tesla and Swamp Candles, who played the piece at the Blue World Order in the TV show Extreme Championship Wrestling, took on cover versions of the song.