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Deep Purple live at Mountain Winery (Saratoga, USA 2014-08-13) So glad I made this one .Took some money and time but I thought the guys put on as close to a perfect show as could be . I’ve lost accurate count of how many times I’ve seen the band .Saw 4 shows at The HOB […]
Read more »Deep Purple live at Thunder Valley Entertainment Center (Lincoln, USA 2014-08-08) First off, I may try to add bits of humor to this review to keep it interesting to myself having to type it as I’m not a good typist! My views are mine, yours would likely be different. Past DP lineups and members will […]
Read more »Deep Purple live at Orange County Fair (Costa Mesa, USA 2014-08-06) Saw DP at the Pacific Ampitheater (outdoor, modern facility, holds 18,000 and was full) and they were in TOP form. Blue Oyster Cult opened with a tight and rocking set playing most of their hits and ending with Don’t Fear The Reaper. Relaxed and […]
Read more »Several items appeared in the US press in the last few days that didn’t seem significant enough to warrant separate posts. ABC News Radio has an interview with Steve Morse promoting the tour. There is a generally positive, if superficial review of the opening night of the tour in Scottsdale, Arizona, at AXS.com. VC Star […]
Read more »Deep Purple performed at the Hohentwiel Festival in Germany on July 21, and paid a tribute to the German soccer team, which was recently crowned as world champions. The festival was held in the city of Singen, which means singing in German, and under the pouring rain Singing in the Rain jokes were, quite naturally, […]
Read more »Deep Purple live at Nippon Budokan (Tokyo, Japan 2014-04-12) After more than 40 years of worshipping all things Purple, I finally made my pilgrimage to The Budokan in Tokyo to hear Deep Purple play at this storied arena, the place where my favourite album of all time, Made in Japan, was created. I got to […]
Read more »Deep Purple live at Nokia Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel 2014-02-22) A superb performance by the band and they sound the same as they were 40 years ago. Being a fan in the great audience I enjoyed the whole performance , feeling young and bringing back memories from the rocking years of the 60’s & 70’s. […]
Read more »Israeli English language daily The Jerusalem Post has a very positive, if somewhat superficial, review of the first gig (February 22) in Tel-Aviv: The ‘explosion’ on the stage started at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night and did not stop for two hours. Yes they are senior citizens but if you put your hands over your eyes […]
Read more »Falconer Salen, Copenhagen, Denmark Tuesday, February 11, 2014 I went to see the band last night in Copenhagen. It’s been a few years and I actually enjoyed it. Sound was the best I’ve heard from them and like seeing a bunch of old friends I delighted in the reconnect, not knowing if and when I […]
Read more »Deep Purple live at SAP Arena (Mannheim, Germany 2013-11-02) Powerful from start to finish with sweet humour from all the lads, Mr G. cracking puns and rabbiting funny stuff. FRIENDS: they are NOT old, but older – ie even more experienced They were ALL outstanding virtuosos … as were the crowd ( – and I […]
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