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But we won’t go into that…
Ritchie Blackmore recalls the story of how Child in Time (née Bombay Calling) came into being.
Read more »That big and meaty sound
Ultimate Guitar has a short interview with Simon McBride, where he explains modifications he made to his sound for it to blend better with Don Airey’s Hammond organ. Is it tough for a guitar player to “compete” with the sound of a Hammond organ in the band? Yes, because Don is so frickin’ loud. He […]
Read more »Big Ian is Back
Deep Purple live at Jiffy Lube Live (Bristow, USA 2024-09-07) I almost didn’t buy tickets as the last time I saw Deep Purple in 2017 it was just OK and going all the way to Bristow for a show is a pain. (Live about 3 hours away) Plus Steve Morse was out and I wa […]
Read more »Still got it
Metal-Rules.com has a review of the Purple gig in Montreal from August 27. It’s well written and may put a smile on your face, even if the author doesn’t quite get all the facts straight. But to the Purple at hand! And don’t come at me with the “Deep Purple was better when they extended […]
Read more »Clenching and unclenching
Louder Sound presents a lengthy and very well put together feature on the current Deep Purple lineup, arrival of Simon McBride, the new album, and tour. With input from Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, and Simon McBride. The article also sheds some new light on the circumstances of Steve Morse’s departure from the band. Except Morse […]
Read more »Stellar musicianship
Deep Purple at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, September 4, 2024; photo: Claude Sawyer. The Aquarian reviews the September 1 show at the Jones Beach Theater in New York City: The set included five songs from Deep Purple’s 23rd and most recent studio album, =1. The collection, released just six weeks earlier on July 19, […]
Read more »Epitome of timeless
Goldmine magazine reviews =1, and does it in most glowing terms: The music encompassed in this 23rd full-length studio album, by one of the most revered and accoladed rock bands in the history of ever, will make you think “WOW!” and at the same time spur-on the thought of, “I wouldn’t have expected anything less.” […]
Read more »AMAZING SHOW IN BRIDGEPORT, CT
Deep Purple live at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater (Bridgeport, USA 2024-09-03) AMAZING SHOW IN BRIDGEPORT, CT Deep Purple Live at Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater, September 3, 2024 Having seen the guys two days prior at Jones Beach, NY, where they delivered an excellent, high-energy show, I went to the Bridgeport, CT, show on September 3 hoping they […]
Read more »The dissonant beauty of Highway Star
One of our most prolific commenters Uwe Hornung writes: I know, I know, we’re not a guitar player forum, but this here is real interesting. It shows how Blackmore created THAT otherworldly studio sound of the Highway Star solo by harmonizing it (and breaking traditional harmony rules in places as he did not properly discern […]
Read more »Review: Far better than inFinite
=1 reviewed by The Highway Star reader Mike Whiteley. After listening through my laptop speakers for a week, the CD/DVD arrived three days ago, now two full listens thru my stereo. Show Me – Pretty poor opener. The descending, repeated riff is almost as irksome as the one in Throw My Bones. Moog synth solo […]
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