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Aren’t very good at maths
It’s an interesting world we live in, wherein The Telegraph has better coverage of a Made in Japan reissue than both the (once) venerable Classic Rock and MOJO magazines, complete with an excellent interview with the drummer and historic photographs (one of them even from Budokan 1972).
Perhaps inevitably, the intermittently fractious Purple were themselves split on the merits of their influential creation. Keyboard player (the late) Jon Lord agreed with his drummer that the record represented the group at their best; singer Ian Gillan, meanwhile, expressed dissatisfaction at the quality of his vocal performance.
Which isn’t surprising. In 1972 alone, Deep Purple performed 127 concerts across three continents. Despite their singer requiring three months’ rest and recuperation after contracting hepatitis, in New York City, they also released two albums.
“Back in those days, if a band lasted for four or five years, that was a miracle,” Paice says. “There aren’t very many bands who can get through that first decade. It’s very, very difficult. You have to liken it to a marriage between four or five people, not two. The possibilities of it all going terminally bang are much greater. As they often do, and as we have done in the past.”
To keep with the times, there are also mentions of Ozzy Osbourne passing, and the anointment of Child in Time by the “television’s hottest show”.
Read more in The Telegraph.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Bravo for The Telegraph! Mainstream media to the rescue! At least it makes a proper effort to provide some meaningful coverage of a very deserving effort from Deep Purple (with a little help from Steven Wilson). Meanwhile Classic Rock and MOJO, as per usual (with very few exceptions) are staying true to form in their long-standing cursory treatment (and frankly insulting snubbing) of the Purps.
August 14th, 2025 at 22:25“singer Ian Gillan, meanwhile, expressed dissatisfaction at the quality of his vocal performance.”
August 15th, 2025 at 04:06– this I don’t get! To me it sounds perfect, every single note is amazing 🤩