Shades of Purple

They were loud enough to deserve a spot.

wrote SMOKE ON THE WATER, nuff said.

decent little band from the motherland

space trucking

kEEP ON smOKIN'

what's not to induct?

DEEP PURPLE makes ABBA sound like a 70s dance-pop band

pretty freakin good, why no hall?

F'ing good Band!!!!!

* MADE IN JAPAN
* MACHINE HEAD
The greatest band still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

greatest british band not in hall, they make Soft Cell look like a one-hit wonder in comparison...

good ROCK AND ROLL band

Should already be there. All you youngsters repeat after me: "ROCK and ROLL!"

Deep Purple is one of the formers of the Hardrock genre. They have made several classics like Smoke on the Water, Child in time and Black Night. Why aren't they in yet?

The best band ever.

a pretty fine band in their time, love to see Lord & Ritchie back on stage together when the day comes.

BLACKMORE!!!

Super group. Unmatched in rock history.

Greatest Band ever

should be in, greatest classic rock band

Great band should be in

Hush 1968
("Hush" previously charted for Billy Joe Royal (1967) and later also charted for Blue Swede as a medley in 1975.)

Kentucky Woman 1968
("Kentucky Woman" previously charted for Neil Diamond (1967).)

Smoke On The Water 1973

Won't it be great to see Ritchie on stage with Jon Lord in 2010!

easilly the most important rock band excluded by the Hall of Fame members.

Deep Purple are the ultimate pioneers of Rock & Roll. Purple should have been in the Hall 10 years ago, they have withered several line-up changes and are still making new music, and having very successful tours to this day. Besides having the alltime number #1 anthem of the ages (Smoke On The Water) they have so many hits that it seems that maybe to get into the Hall is like anything else in society, (WHO YOU KNOW) As far as I'm concerned there is no Band currently that are not in the Rock&Roll
Hall Of Fame more deserving than Deep Purple, it is the ULTIMATE DISGRACE to Classic
Rock Fans everywhere & the R&R Hall Of Fame!

The greatest band in the world...not in the hall of fame

Great rockers should have been considered decades ago.

Great rock band.

Sensational rockers.

Rock as hard as Black Sabbath, came on the scene long before Metallica, more chart success than Patti Smith, more popular than Bobby Womack.

Richie Blackmore!

It was kind of Metallica to give their respect to bands such as DEEP PURPLE in the induction speech at the Hall this year. Some would argue that an Induction does not add up to a hill of beans. maybe, still Id like to see DP get in before any one else, an there are probably many deserving as those that are getting in. Not sure what criteria the Hall Board of Directors uses. One could easily make a case for bands like Purple being more influential than Bobby Womack or Wands Jackson couldn't they?

Hush and Smoke on the Water will live on as long as people listen to rock music. With Zeppelin and Sabbath already in, what's taking so long getting the third part of the heavy metal influence trinity into the HOF?

* Tommy Bolin
* Ian Gillan
* Steve Morse
* Joe Satriani
* Ritchie Blackmore
* Roger Glover
* Glenn Hughes
* Jon Lord
* David Coverdale
* Rod Evans
* Ian Paice
* Nick Simper
* Joe Lynn Turner

# David Coverdale
# Ritchie Blackmore
# Whitesnake
# Rainbow
# The James Gang
# Ian Gillan

For sure

Ok...Let me get this right....Deep Purple is not in an association that considers itself a "rock and roll hall of fame", but madonna is?????? Next thing you'll tell me is that Rush isn't in there either...or Yes......or Emerson Lake and Palmer, or Dire Straits. If anyone really wants to make themselves frustrated or nauseated, make your OWN list of bands and performers that are eligible and not in there..

Now c'mon...who are we kidding here? If you want to throw a hodge podge of musicians and bands together and call it "the really good musical museum", ok.go for it....but for christ's sake....don't try and kid us by calling it the Rock and Roll hall of Fame...i mean...Run DMC is a pioneer of the hip hop movement, granted, but rockers????

I would love to support the R n R Hall and the Foundation, but I cannot in good conscience do so until they correct some of these rediculously glaring omissions.

I'm surprised these guys aren't in. Almost every incarnation has had some hits, so they really cannot say "This incarnation is in, all others are out!" That would be discriminating. The lineup of Ian Gillan, Ian Pace, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Richie Blackmore are the most popular, but still Ron Evans had contributed a lot on the 1st 2 releases and David Coverdale contributed a lot from Burn to Come Taste The Band. They also had one of the most successful reunion albums/tours in rock history, not to mention being listed in the Guiness Book Of World Records for being one of the loudest bands. And, most importantly, there are the songs- the chilling "Child In Time," the prog-metal "Knockin' At Your Backdoor," the story-telling "Strange Kind Of Woman," "Burn," "Hush," "Highway Star" and their anthem "Smoke On The Water." Easily identifiable by the G-Bb-C guitar opening, it needs no introduction. Come on, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, don't let Deep Purple remain Perfect Strangers in your hall any more!

"We ended up at the grand hotel, it was empty cold and bare, but with the rolling truck stone thing just outside making our music there"

Get everyone who ever played in the band, line um' up on the RnR HOF stage and let them do three hours...AND YOU WON'T EVEN NEED TO INDUCT ANYONE ELSE THAT YEAR!

As Scott sais, this is one of the best 70's hard rock bands ever, but not only of the 70's! Think about Perfect Strangers (1984), The Battle Rages On (1993), all great albums! Of Course the 70's were their best years, with Machine Head, Burn, Fireball etc. they MUST be in!

They should be in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Until they are, The hall is a joke

It's insanity that Purple the most individulayy talented and collectively talented (not to mention influential) Hard Rock band of allm time are not in the Hall of Fame...I guess the press never did like them much. This proves it!!

This is one of the best 70's hard rock bands ever, PUT THEM IN!

not until more metal acts get put in

I can't believe these guys aren't getting in it and stupid groups like the Pretenders are. Deep Purple are as just as good as Zeppelin and Sabbath

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the best rock band ever..deep purple!

the best guitarist ever..ritchie blackmore!

All aspiring rock guitar players learn the riff to "Smoke on the Water." From the early to mid 70's, few bands could match their body of work. If you were to list the top ten hard rock bands of the 70's, these guys would have to be included in the conversation.

Just make it happen. Nothing needs to be said this many times over.

Greatest band not inteh R&RHoF.
Come on you fricking rock nerds, let these rockers in.