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If Life Was Easy release date
Release date for Roger Glover’s new solo album If Life Was Easy has been finalized. It is due to be released on July 11 on Edel’s imprint earMUSIC.
Read more »A prisoner of circumstances
Roger Glover explains why he was absent from he latest leg of the tour: Circumstances. You can’t smell them, touch or see them, but we all have them. We sink or swim with them. Mine have been rather chaotic of late; the recent Deep Purple Mediterranean Tour not-so-neatly coincided with family commitments and I found […]
Read more »Roger is alive and well
Roger Glover had to miss the last couple of shows to attend urgent family matters. Sunflower Jam regular Nick Fyffe stood in on the bass. Rest assured, Roger is alive and well and will return as soon as the circumstances permit him. There is no need to worry.
Read more »Burn Me Up Slowly
A promo video from Roger Glover’s 2002 Snapshot has surfaced on YouTube. Very laid back.
Read more »If Life Was Easy
Roger Glover’s solo album, of which we first heard back in 2007 when it was provisionally titled Close Up, will now be released in June. The new title is If Life Was Easy. Considering the delay, it’s rather apt. The album will feature Randall Bramblett on lead vocals, with Gillian Glover guesting. Thanks to Blabbermouth […]
Read more »Roger Glover on Gary Moore
As you have probably heard by now, Gary Moore has passed away this Sunday, February 6, in his hotel room in Spain. His death was ruled out to be of natural causes, heart attack being the prime suspect. He was 58. Both Ian Paice and Don Airey played in his band in the 1980s. Roger […]
Read more »The story of a “naïve songwriter”
The Quietus has a lengthy interview with Roger Glover that covers his illustrious career as a songwriter, producer and bass player. It is a joyful read (despite the fact that they’ve managed to misspell ‘Paice’ in two differently atrocious ways). You played in what is now regarded as the classic Deep Purple line-up. In how […]
Read more »Buried in books
Roger Glover writes about what’s been on his reading list recently in the new installment of Road Life: Yet another story about the road, I hear you say. Is this guy obsessed or what? I suppose I am. The thing is, there will always be road stories because the road goes on forever. It’s not […]
Read more »Drummer’s album finally out
“Stay Tuned” is the title of Austrian drummer Bernhard Welz’ first solo album released on December 18 2010. It features a slew of prominent guest musicians, including Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Don Airey, Ian Paice (live drum solo 2002) and Jon Lord – along with Neil Murray, Steve Lukather, Mike Stern, Mark King, Katrina (Ex-Katrina […]
Read more »Down to Earth remaster
Rainbow’s Down to Earth album remaster will be released (presumably in the UK) at the end of January (on the 24th if you believe Classic Rock or on the 31st if you believe Amazon). The track list, however, seems to be finalized and will span 2CDs as follows. CD1: All Night Long Eyes Of The […]
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