Art best conquers time, and therefore the nemo. It constitutes that timeless world of the full intellect where each artefact is contemporary, and as nearly immortal as an object in a cosmos without immortality can be’ – John Fowles Deep Purple are immortal. Deep Purple are timeless. Deep Purple are daring in the approach to […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2010-11-18
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This Hala (I don’t like its new name) in Wroclaw (Vratislavia) is a beautiful building, but its interior disappointed me (I was there for the first time). Concrete walls and stairs, various pieces of junk in the foyer… But the acoustics of the hall were quite good. The songs were the same again, but now, […]
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Posted in 2010-2012 Tours by user on 2010-11-18
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Steve Morse seemed a bit frightened when he looked at the Wroclaw Square full of guitarists. It was a shock to both him and to me: more than 6.000 guitars in the town square! I expected 3.000 only. They had all come to break the Guinness World Record of guitarists pæaying simulateneously. Many thanks, Steve! […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by user on 2009-05-08
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Before the Purple gig on May 1 in Wroclaw, Steve Morse joined the croud of six thousand other guitar players to set the new world record at the Thanks Jimi Festival. The official tally was 6,346 people playing together Hey Joe, more than tripling the standing record for the “Largest Guitar Ensemble” of 2,052 set […]
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Posted in News by Nick on 2009-05-06
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Live at the Mars’ Fields, Wroclaw, May 1st, 2009. I must admit that although I do not support Mk VIII in their approach to the live shows, I certainly enjoyed going to their gig in my hometown. I went with no expectations to be surprised or thrilled at all, which is in a way typical […]
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Posted in 2009 Tours by user on 2009-05-02
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