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Ian Gillan, sitting at home in Lyme Regis, amidst of all the gold records and memorabilia, talking to Nicky Horne of Vintage TV. That was recorded in 2016, back in the time when social distancing was unheard of. Enjoy! Continue Reading »
David Coverdale talks to Darren Paltrowitz for the latter’s podcast. They spoke about degenerative arthritis, tax evasion, naked puppets, ear candy, handsome devils, coats of arms, choking on smoke, ancient Egypt, mutual respect, and in between it all, music. Continue Reading »
Paicey’s Drummers of note continues today, October 29, with the second installment that will premiere in about 2 hours, or around 18:00 UTC. There will be a live chat available on Youtube. Continue Reading »
Steve Morse spoke to the Total Guitar and his interview became the basis for a feature promoting Whoosh, and how the new album harks back right into the classic Purple way of constructing the music:
I’m very proud to be still playing with my British brothers.
Diversity has been a big part of the sound. When you hear Highway Star – it wasn’t just blues. It had that structured element, there was a classical sequence that Jon would arpeggiate through in a descending sequence, against that chromatic riff. They were putting something beyond into a rock piece and turning it into something classical. There’s always been that blend, it’s been a part of Deep Purple for a long time.
It gets a lot more technical after that, so if you can tell your Phrygian Dominants from your arpeggiated chords, you can delve right into it on guitarworld.com. But don’t despair — there are also bits that are accessible for the rest of us.
Thanks to Blabbermouth for the info.
Paicey talks about his favourite drummers. Unsurprisingly, many of them come from jazz. Continue Reading »
Blackmore’s Night will release their new album called Nature’s Light some time in the spring of 2021. To that extent they’ve signed up with their old label — Edel/earMUSIC — which back in the day had released their first two albums. Yep, they are on the same record label as Deep Purple now. The new album will be followed by a reissue of the band’s entire catalog later in the year.
To put something on the market in the meanwhile, there will be a 4-track EP of Christmas carols called Here We Come A-Caroling due out on December 4. It will be released on a digipack CD, a limited edition 10″ translucent green vinyl (US vinyl is expected a week later — December 11), and as download/streaming.
Here We Come A-Caroling track listing:
Thanks to Blabbermouth for the info.
My Things – Music history for those who are able to read is a music blog dedicated to reprinting articles from old music magazines and papers from the past 50 years or so. And there are quite a few Purple related ones. Take, for example, this report in Sounds, dated March 13, 1976 — from the time in the history of the band that can be simply characterized as a bumpy ride.
Is the new Purple as good as the old?
Geoff Barton joins the band`s 24th tour of America to find out.“This is my twenty-fourth American tour,” remarks Jon Lord, staring abstractly into his steadily diminishing glass of Cognac, “my twenty-fourth.”
Have they all been with Deep Purple?
He nods affirmatively, his empty gaze changing to one of mock despair, and finishes off his drink in one large gulp.
“But, you know,” he continues, “life on the road isn`t that bad any more. In the band`s early days, it was a trifle hectic. Now, eight years on, we can afford to relax a little.”
Indeed. A Deep Purple US tour is, today, a smoothly-organised, well put together affair – lots of long, black limousines which, even in the midst of a queue of similarly tank-like American cars, cause heads to turn.
No soundchecks, the roadies are veterans too, it`s a case of on the stage, off the stage, with a one-and-a-half hour set in between.
There`s even a customised plane, with the name `Deep Purple` emblazoned on its side, to fly you the 200 mile-upwards distances from gig to gig.
Yes, they can afford to relax a little – but they daren`t become complacent.
Continue reading in My Things – Music history for those who are able to read.
(above) Glenn Hughes and Tommy Bolin at a record store signing event in Dallas in February 1976, mentioned in the article.
And remember, there’s more where this came from.
Thanks to Yvonne for the heads up.
The new Dead Daisies’ (now with more Glenn Hughes™) album Holy Ground is due out on January 22, 2021. It will be available at least in some territories as a digipack CD and transparent violet vinyl 2LP, in addition to the now usual MP3s and streaming.
The album will contain 11 tracks:
Thanks to Yvonne for the heads up.
Craig from the venerable Everyone Loves Guitar podcast has put together a tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen. 16 prominent guitar players speak about EVH. That includes our own Steve Morse starting at 51:16 mark. Continue Reading »
The title says it all. Nothing particularly on-topic, just to make the rest of your weekend a little bit brighter, hopefully. Best watched full screen, at least the second time around. Continue Reading »
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing