Clive's Washington DC show review

Well, after nearly 9 years I get to see the Boys again. It was worth it !!!!!

This is my review of the Concert in DC on 25/11/96 at the 930 club.

The doors were already open when we got there at around 7:25, great this show might run close to time, oh how I was going to rue these words :-(

After an hour, still no sign of the support band. They hit the stage at about 8:40, it was a pity they didn't hit it running and kept on running. Shine was the groups name, they would be better replacing the 'N' with a 'T'.
To begin with I thought they were Motorhead Wannabes, then Nirvana Wannabes anyway I wanted them anywhere but at the 930 club.

After playing for about 40 mins, they left, so by this time it was 9:20. After 25 minutes the lights went down. I was sitting upstairs and noticed some movement behind me, and there was Steve Morse walking past, guitar in hand, followed by Mr Gillan etc....

I am not going to include a set list, just make comments about some of the numbers.
Maybe all, sorry but my memory ain't what it used to be.

Hush

Fireball , riff from Into The Fire (yes)

Pictures Of Home

Three of my all time DP favourites. In fact Pictures of Home is my alltime favourite.

Blacknight was a surprise

Ted The Mechanic - rocked

Cascades

Some Time I Feel Like Drinking (sure did during the support band and wait)

liked both of these , as good if not better than the album Woman From Tokyo - still a classic, Steve played brilliantly

Aviator - sorry still cannot get into this one

No One Came

Morse and Glover moving in tandem, whats this ? :-)

Smoke On The Water

JL solo - liked the solo, having heard this so many times I wish they would play something else like ANYA !!!, but what is DP without SOTW

When A Blind Man Cries

loved it !!

Rosa's Cantina

like it on the album, loved it live. Roger was great!!!

Speed King

hope your daughter doesn't have nightmares, wonderful

Perfect Strangers

Hey Cisco

Highway Star

All solid, wish you would end Perfect Strangers abruptly, I feel the ending has always been strange

The last time I saw them , they were clinical, this time it was great, there was fun, laughing interaction all those good things that should happen. I can immagine them playing the greats 25 years back,with the same vigour in a place similar to the 930 club.

Roger Glover - still one of the best bassists around

Ian Paice - still one of the best drummers around, liked the solo, sorry you lost your stick.

Jon Lord - played like the great he is

Steve Morse - different to him who left, but I was really impressed

Ian Gillan - vocals were far better than last time, still has it

Overall tremendous, great , fantastic

One disappointement, no ANYA, my friends wanted Lazy oh well, you cannot have everything

I do have a couple of small complaints , if you ever read this Rog and Jon.

1. if you have a support band , please get them on early, the resultant lateness made me miss my last train :-( as I couldn't leave. Also, we are not students anymore we have to get up for jobs :-( make sure you get on before 9:50
2. don't let the support band play to long

Thanks it was great !!!!!! See you next time

Clive

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