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As Gillan put it, we got to hear some songs not played too often. Tonight it was Bloodsucker, or rather closer to the Bludsucker version from Abandon, where Gillan doesn’t take the easy way to try to protect his voice, so lots of screaming. And it worked. We also got Wasted Sunsets which is a […]
Read more »It had been a while since Deep Purple was doing a gig in Belgium. Standing on the first row, the atmosphere and information exchange was taking my interest level up high at the beginning of the concert. A very dedicated nicy German lady introduced me in the wonderful world of touring with Deep Purple, their […]
Read more »“Intensive tasting and enjoying every single minute of a Deep Purple concert, because it always can be the last”. This was again my motto for the gig in Antwerp last Wednesday. After the gig my feeling was that the Purps didn’t bring their best performance. Only Steve & Roger played with heart and passion and […]
Read more »The set started with Prokofiev’s ‘Montague and Capulet’ from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and it really built the atmosphere, and then Purple burst into a really fiery version of Highway Star with Glover and Paice driving it along much faster than I can remember from Wembley in 2007. After Gillan’s altercations with Wembley stewards during “Things […]
Read more »Purple were on great form last night and their set list was the best in years. There were outings for Wasted Sunsets, Wring that Neck, No One Came, and Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming along wlth the usual classics. The evening’s surprise inclusion was Not Responsible. Morse was on fire and we got both Contact […]
Read more »I went along to this gig hoping that, for a change, it wouldn’t be a “greatest hits” show and I wasn’t disappointed. From the opening Highway Star to the encores the band constantly surprised with their choice of material, and as the evening progressed the band got into their stride and delivered in spades. Four […]
Read more »This was simply an amazing show. I was able to get to stand directly in front of Steve and watch him master that guitar. He played several songs from his new album mixed in with older material. Everything was amazing. When Steve Morse walked onstage to start his show fans screamed “Steve!”, “We love you […]
Read more »This was one of the best shows I’ve been to in a long time. It’s been years since I’ve seen Ritchie perform live as the opportunities are few and far between. I see DP whenever they come around but in a way, this was more fun. My impression of Ritchie as dark and moody has […]
Read more »Last night at House of Blues, Ritchie Blackmore again showed Chicago why he is considered among the greatest guitar players on earth. Ritchie, Candice and the rest of the lords and ladies of Blackmore’s Night turned in a spectaular two and a half hour show whose duration was only limited by Chicago’s youth curfew. In […]
Read more »Hate to say this but the Blackmore’s Night show in Cleveland was one of the most boring shows I have ever seen. Candice seemed to lose her enthusiasm half way thru the show. If you have insomnia, this show would have cured it.RB was non-existent, very unenthusiastic playing. Could it be because it was the […]
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