DeepPurple.com is the official website for the musical group Deep Purple. The home page has a countdown clock to their next show, for today it’s Copenhagen. Currently, the Summer Tour Dates are the biggest hotlink on the page. There is also photos from their latest tours.
On the right side of the Home page are Upcoming Shows, News and a Poll. This is THE place to come to confirm any new dates that have been added to Deep Purple’s touring schedule. The News section is extra sweeeet when Steve Mores writes in from the road. The current poll question is: “What makes you most interested in purchasing the latest Deep Purple DVD?” four multiple choice answers makes this a quick fun poll.
The sites navigation bar has history and information on the band members under the “Band” drop down.
- History of Deep Purple
- Don Airey
- Ian Gillian
- Roger Glover
- Steve Morse
- Ian Paice
- Discography
- Contact Us
- Purchasing Policy
- SiteMap
- Ticket FAQs
- General Policy
- Privacy Policy
Under Media are pages Audio, Photos, Wallpapers, and Buddy Icons. You can see the Buddy Icons in use above. The Audio page has interviews with the band members. Photos has a Flash viewer where you can see Photos from their gigs in Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Italy, France, Belgium, UK and Germany. Wallpapers are images that you can put on your desk top to be wall to wall Deep Purple. I used one of the images at the beginning of this review, if you click on it it goes to the large Wallpaper photograph.
Tour includes the Summer Tour Dates as well as Concert Recaps so you can see photos from the concert you attended. It’s under Tour that you will also find VIP Package Info. Wow! You can actually get the Purple Envy package (if its available for your show) where you get to Meet and Great with the band members! Purple Flame will get you backstage passes. Purple Charm is the last way to get more than the average concertgoer.
DeepPurple.com also has a Shop Page for Deep Purple merchandise. They have Tee shirts on sale including shirts from the 2007 concert tour. They also have links to Amazon for distribution of their DVDs and CDs.
Under Community is a thriving Deep Purple Fan Club Forum. It’s a place where you can go to talk about just Deep Purple. It’s also a place where fans from around the world can meet each other. Interesting observation on the DeepPurple.com website here, the drop down on the navigation menu do not work when you are on the Forum page. You have to click out to get to the other areas.
The Community area also has the latest email newsletters, current and past polls, and links. The coolest thing in Community is Ask Steve where you can ask Steve Morse questions. Questions have been asked about flying planes, guitar scales, practice techniques, being a lefty, strings and humbuckers.
Info includes:
I liked how under “Purchasing Policy” they spell out that the VIP “Fan Experiences” can not be resold by auctioning it off. So Purple Envy will not be on eBay soon.
The DeepPurple.com website’s navigation is rounded out with shopping cart functionality.
Deep Purple the Official Website caters directly to their core audience with quick access to fan based information.
Here is a video of Deep Purple from their latest album, Rapture of the Deep, Live in Montreux in 2006.
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