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Total Abandon - Australia '99

Australia 1999 Drew Thompson & Thames Talent [1VHS]
Australia 1999 Drew Thompson & Thames Talent [1DVD; with bonus material]
Australia 2000 Drew Thompson & Thames Talent DPTADVD 20500 [1DVD; with bonus material]


Video


Original DVD


DVD reissue

People: Ian Gillan (vcl), Roger Glover (bss), Jon Lord (kbr), Steve Morse (gtr) and Ian Paice (drm). Produced by Drew Thompson and Darren Schneider.

An entire gig from Australia recorded on 20th April 1999 at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The same recording is also available on CD. The DVD release includes the entire A Band Downunder video as a bonus.

CONTENTS -- as given on the video

  1. Intro
  2. Ted the Electrician Mechanic (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice)
  3. Strange king of woman (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  4. Bloodsucker (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  5. Pictures of home (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  6. Almost human (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice)
  7. Woman from To Kay O (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  8. Watching the sky (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice)
  9. Fireball (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  10. Sometimes I feel like screaming (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice)
  11. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  12. Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  13. Perfect strangers (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)
  14. Speed king (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  15. Black night (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  16. Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  17. Credits

CONTENTS -- as given on the DVD (reissue)

  1. Intro
  2. Ted the Mechanic (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice)
  3. Strange king of woman (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  4. Bloodsucker (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  5. Pictures of home (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  6. Almost human (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice)
  7. Woman from Tokyo (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  8. Watching the sky (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice)
  9. Fireball (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  10. Sometimes I feel like screaming (Gillan/Glover/Lord/Morse/Paice)
  11. Steve Morse, guitar solo (Morse)
  12. Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  13. Lazy (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  14. Perfect strangers (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)
  15. Speed king (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  16. Black night (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  17. Highway star (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
  18. Credits

Extra material on the DVD (also available as a separate video)

  1. The evolution of the band
    Including interviews with Ian Paice and Ian Gillan
  2. DP Live - Bulgaria 1998, South America 1997
  3. Seventh heaven
    Live track recorded during the House of Blues tour 1998.
  4. DP commercial Australian TV
    Followed by "Into The Fire" recorded live during the House of Blues tour 1998.
  5. MTV Australian Special
    Followed by a live version of "When a blind man cries" recorded during the House of Blues tour 1998.
  6. Ian Gillan's walkabout / Interview at Fraser Island
    Includes rehearsal for the "Hey Hey It's Saturday" TV show and a live version of &qut;Strange Kind Of Woman" recorded in Australia 1999.
  7. John Laws interview
    Apropos the 70s: "We weren't drunk. We just drank a lot."
  8. Ted the mechanic
    Recorded live in Adelaide during April 1999. Not complete.
  9. Roger Glover interview
    Interviewed by Andrew Jarman for Channel 7.
  10. "Hey Hey It's Saturday" rehearsals
    Including bits of "Smoke On The Water".
  11. Triple MMM Radio interview
    Interviews with Roger Glover and Steve Morse.