Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising

Name: Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2011-06-28
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Cast: Ian Gillan, David Coverdale, Roger Glover, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord

“Getting Tighter”

2011

1h 25m

Documentary Music

Overview

This documentary examines the period of Deep Purple's career when Ian Gillan and Roger Glover left the band, but the group forged ahead by hiring David Coverdale. Included is a wealth of live footage from the mid and late seventies, as well as a detailed explanation of how the band finally sputtered to an end due to a drug overdose.