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Success as impediment to progress
A rather interesting interview done with Ian Gillan in Australia in 1999. It is particularly interesting to see how well what he said about evolution of the band some 20 years ago has aged.
Read more »Clean canvas to paint
A very interesting interview with Jon Lord conducted back in 1999 comes from Australia. A lot of topics were touched that day, from the then new album Abandon, to the famous “Jon Lord sound”, to computers, and to the still budding Internet. C: If you were the same age you were when you started right […]
Read more »Concerto’99 memorabilia auction
In 1999 Deep Purple restaged Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra for the first time in 30 years. This then formed the basis of tours in South America, Europe and Japan in 2000 and 2001. Singer Ronnie James Dio was the band’s special guest at these shows. In 2001, conductor Paul Mann donated to […]
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