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High baroque minor pentatonic
Couple reaction type videos on this slow news day. Classical composer Doug was so impressed by Child in Time that he digs right into the whole of Machine Head. Here is side 1
Read more »And this is how you drop the sticks properly
Paicey’s personal drum cam footage from a live version of 7 and 7 Is — German TV Rehearsal Take 1
Read more »Rockin’ Istanbul
A few more clips of the ad-hoc Purple lineup performing, this time, in Istanbul on May 25, 2022.
Read more »Deep Purple Rocked Israel!
Deep Purple live at Menora Mivtachim Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel 2014-02-22) Gillan is 77 years old and man, he Rocks ! They came hungry , after three years without playing live, Purple opened their tour with a blast. Two shows, day after day, amazing evenings. Tel Aviv Menorah Hall was fully packed with 10,000 people, […]
Read more »What’s a show …WOW, WOW, WOW
Deep Purple live at Menora Mivtachim Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel 2022-05-22) I will try to be very short. I am still a full of emotions. What’s a SHOW. All the band sounded incredible….everybody. The new guy on the guitar – WOW, no comments. Gillan…I do not remember him singing in such confidence and power for […]
Read more »Echo of a point in time
[Updated] Eager to see how does the band sound after yet another hiatus, and with a new guitar player? You’ve come to the right place. Live in Israel, May 22, 2022. (watch inside)
Read more »And that’s how they started Deep Purple
Guitar.com has more Blackmore quotes from his Sirius XM broadcast in April. On the nascient band that Chris Curtis was trying to form in early 1968: I was living in Hamburg and I got a telegram from Chris Curtis saying ‘Come on over, I need you. We’re making a band’. headed over to England. I […]
Read more »Best hummus ever
Deep Purple are resuming their touring in earnest today, May 22. The Jerusalem Post has a blurb ahead of the two shows in Israel welcoming the band to the country. Roger Glover was interviewed for the occasion: Maturity may have something to do with longevity, but it all depends on the personalities in the band. […]
Read more »Let go and enjoy
The charismatic Elizabeth digs into Perfect Strangers off the infamous ’93 Birmingham gig. I have been absolutely enthralled by Ian Gillan’s vocal prowess, and Richie Blackmore’s captivating guitar solos. So here we are with the next of your most recommended Deep Purple songs, this time without a solo for me to interrupt with a pause… […]
Read more »Inching up on number one
Another prolific musician professes his love for Deep Purple, and this time it’s Steve Vai. In his interview to My Planet Rocks he said: Well, when I was a kid, I was a huge Deep Purple fan. I was so bummed when Ritchie Blackmore left the band, when those guys left and they weren’t in […]
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