Top 10 Most Underrated Deep Purple Songs

The Top Ten
1 Pictures of Home

This is one of the most unique songs I've ever heard. Besides its awesome riff, rhythm and melody, it has 2 guitar solos, 1 keyboards solo, 1 drum solo and even a killer bass solo!
The song demonstrates great songwriting skills at every level but the most amazing thing is that all these solos don't sound like patches. I can't even believe that a song of this type came out in 1972. Black Label Society did a cover in 2012.

A true Masterpiece, Period. Also Hard Lovin Man and Kentucky woman

My absolute favorite tune

Impressive song!

2 The Cut Runs Deep

This is just great, especially the middle of the song. Play this song loud because it sounds much better loud.

3 April

This beautiful piece was released in 1969 and it's mostly instrumental. It's over 12 min long, and has progressive elements and symphonic arrangements. I guess it came out too early...

One of their best song!

4 Hungry Daze

Unigue riff, symphonic feel, 2 guitar solos and Gillan's growls towards the end. Many Deep Purple songs have 2 and more solos - something that became a trend in metal music.

5 Hard Lovin' Man

To the best of my knowledge, this was the first speed metal song ever, released in 1970 (Highway Star came out in 1972).
Ear raping vocals from Ian Gillan and again - 2 guitar solos. I like better the first solo but the outro solo is one of the longest, craziest and heaviest Blackmore solos.

6 Strangeways

Epic metal song.

7 Anya

@IronSabbathPriest - thanks a lot for adding this song. It's really underrated - I mean I forgot it, too... I'm gonna put it on my remix to get it closer to the top 10.

This song is one of my favourites. Really groovy and catchy riff that builds well. Really underrated, this song is what metal is all about.

Why would Ritchie Blackmore leave because of this?!

8 Dead or Alive
9 Anthem

Zxm, thanks for adding it. It's very beautiful and moving. And very very underrated.

10 Son of Alerik

It was a bonus track to that great album, where even the bonus tracks were awesome.

The Contenders
11 Loosen My Strings
12 Any Fule Kno That

I like this song of 1998 - I would say it's more unnoticed than underrated. Basically all Deep Purple songs that were released after their peak in the 70s aren't well known. These songs are underrated because people don't know them and not because they don't like them.

13 Fortuneteller
14 Burn

A very underrated early metal song.
This song was pretty complex and odd in the 70s rock context, dominated by blues-based rock songs. Besides, the song isn't melody-driven or very catchy - it rather showcases musicianship/technicality. That's the reason it never became very popular but metal musicians appreciate it - for its riff, vocals and drumming.
Jorn Lande did an amazing cover.

I would never consider this underrated, relatively that is. Deep Purple as a whole are very underrated, however among those who know more songs of theirs than just Smoke on the Water this is something that gets mentioned frequently.

15 When a Blind Man Cries
16 Almost Human
17 Stormbringer

Experts called this song a "goth metal treasure". One of my favorite Deep Purple riffs (1974).

18 The Bird Has Flown

Underrated track from the criminally underrated self-titled album

19 Flight of the Rat

This song should be in the top 10 and quite possibly at number 1...it is a travesty that DP has never played this song live...It would be awesome to see them add it on their farewell tour.

Absolutly the most "Hard driving, High powered" piece of energy to ever be put in a song! A musicians masterpiece

There is no filler on In Rock. This and Hard loving Man would star on most albums.

20 Comin' Home
21 Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming

Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming? - haha, I'd say Ian Gillan screams all the time, not only sometimes. He's one of the best screamers of all time and the first one who became famous for his screams.

22 Haunted

Very underrated

23 Bloodsucker

Gillan's signature screams never disappoint.

24 Demon's Eyes

This riff is awesome.

25 The Gypsy
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