Purpendicular (2LP)"Deep Purple: pioneers of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal. Legends of Rawk. The legendary bands 15th studio album, Purpendicular, was the first one they recorded with new guitarist Steve Morse, who pulled the band up to new heights and made this the most experimental Deep Purple album to date. There was more focus on the guitar, they used pinch harmonies, they sounded like they were having fun again; most famously so in Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic based on a