
Roger Glover was always there, steady as a rock, bobbing back and forth and never straying from that very neat place right in the pocket, as musicians put it. They have all had something going for them, whether it was the blinding drum solo from Ian Paice, Jon Lord rocking his Hammond back and forth with such fervour you thought it was going to break down, the intricate and stunningly quiet guitar solo from Ritchie Blackmore which seemed to hold the entire audience in awe - or perhaps Ian Gillan's weird and wonderful stream-of-consciousness between-song banter which never stops baffling, with its unexpected twists and hilarious observations. Countless Deep Purple shows have come and gone. The floor is already damp with spilt beer, and watching the stage crew prepare the equipment, you wonder just how exciting the show is going to be tonight. You're waiting for the show to begin and the venue is packed with anticipation. Jiří Schelinger in a Czech version in 1977 under the title "Šípková Růženka" ("Sleeping Beauty").A Deep Purple concert.Gyula Vikidál in a Hungarian version on his 1985 solo album under the title "Szerencse katonája".Blackmore's Night on the 2002 album Past Times with Good Company.
Bosquito on the 2003 album Cocktail Molotov.
Black Majesty on the 2007 album Tomorrowland. Opeth's version was first released as a bonus track on the Special Edition of their 2005 album Ghost Reveries then as a single on 6 March 2007 ( ). Whitesnake's version first appeared on the 1997 live album Starkers in Tokyo, then later on The Silver Anniversary Collection (2003), 30th Anniversary Collection (2008) and Made in Britain/World Record (Live) (2013) then in a studio version on their 2015 album The Purple Album which was also released as a single. Deepest Purple: The Very Best of Deep Purple 30th Anniversary Edition (2010). Fireworks (Italy-only compilation) (1985). "Soldier of Fortune" has been released on several albums since Stormbringer: Roadrunner Records lists Opeth's version among their 13 wildest covers, calling it a faithful cover and noting Mikael Åkerfeldt's "unexpectedly soulful vocals." The Opeth cover was included as a bonus track in the "Special Edition" release of Ghost Reveries (2006) and was subsequently released as a single in March 2007. Though Deep Purple has never released the song as a single and it has never placed on the record charts, it has developed a cult following over the years, and cover versions have been released by Whitesnake, Opeth, and Black Majesty, and has been covered in concert by Blackmore's Night. " Soldier of Fortune" is a blues rock ballad written by Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale and originally released on Deep Purple's 1974 album Stormbringer. 1974 song by Deep Purple "Soldier of Fortune"