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Burn Me Up Slowly
A promo video from Roger Glover’s 2002 Snapshot has surfaced on YouTube. Very laid back.
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WhoCares update
WhoCares charity single will get a North American release on June 27th via Eagle Rock. This is the release date for a physical CD. European CD release date is now set for May 24th (although Amazon.co.uk lists it as May 9th). Download release for both markets is still set for May 6th. Confused? Me too.
Lineup for the ‘b-side’ Holy Water has been unveiled as well, and (mostly) it’s all familiar faces from the Gillan’s Inn band:
- Vocals: Ian Gillan
- Guitars: Tony Iommi , Steve Morris, Michael Lee Jackson
- Drums: Randy Clarke
- Bass: Rodney Appleby
- Hammond organ: Jesse O’Brien
- Duduk solo: Arshak Sahakyan
- Underlying duduk intro music & keys: Ara Gevorgyan
Preorder the single from a store near you
Audio CD:
7" vinyl:
US and Canadian stores so far only list them as expensive imports. Watch this space for further announcements.
Thanks to Black-Sabbath.com and BraveWords for the info.
Jon Lord in Krasnodar
While on tour in Krasnodar in Southern Russia earlier this month, Jon Lord gave a wonderful interview where he does not shy away from discussing that other band he was in.
Part 1
What do you think of Russian audiences?
What’s the difference between playing rock and playing classical music?
Would you do a reunion with Deep Purple?
Part 2
What do you think of the Russian classical musicians?
What do you think of Russian classical music?
What do you think of the modern rock music?
Why Deep Purple are so popular in Russia?
Part 3
What were the most creative times for Deep Purple?
And what about Mk.3 and 4?
Are you staying in touch with other Purple people?
What do you think about President Medvedev’s affection for Deep Purple?
About the ‘golden generation’ of rock musicians.
General impressions of Russia.
Jon Lord – keyboards, Anna Phoebe – violin, Kasia Laska and Steve Balsamo – vocals, Cry Free (the band), and Kuban Symphonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ponkin.
Thanks to ufokultura for the video and to Yvonne Osthausen for bringing it to your attention.
Steve Morse on the orchestral tour
Deep Purple have finally broken silence about the upcoming tour with an orchestra when Steve Morse spoke to Examiner about it:
So Deep Purple is touring with a symphony orchestra?
Yeah. It’s not exactly like the symphonic tour that we did where we’re actually playing symphonic music that Don [Airey, Deep Purple keyboardist] had written and some Deep Purple songs. We’re going to play our set, basically, and have accompaniment on some songs, sort of like if you imagine some of the old Motown songs where they added strings and horns to a song to spice it up. And that’s the approach [the band] want[s] to take on this tour. So we’re arranging things as we speak.
He also spoke about what it is to be the only Yank in the band, Gillan’s barefoot habits, Japan, and (as if straight from the ‘don’t give them ideas‘ department) his touring plans:
Is there any place that you haven’t played yet that you’re looking forward to?
Oh, yeah. I’d like to see — and this is not a joke — Antarctica. Because I’m fascinated with technology and how people cope with things. Since I’m a member of Deep Purple, and have played outside in the snow on top of a mountain, in a desert (laughs) and in a monsoon in Korea, I think, outside, getting drenched, it seems like if we can play anywhere, we might as well go to the most extreme gig possible, and that would be Antarctica. Maybe even the North Pole, I don’t know. But there’s some parts of Africa that we haven’t been to, and that would be interesting, especially if they were able to accommodate all the power and logistics for the band. The adventure never stops.
Any other messages about the tour?
If anybody hasn’t seen the band, we don’t get to the U.S. very often, so I would suggest this is the time. And the band is a live group; It’s all about the energy vibe. We have one of the best keyboard players in the world [Don Airey], and just a fantastic rhythm section. You know, the icons of rock and roll. So check it out if you’re ever kicking yourself for not seeing the classic artists when they come around. Deep Purple doesn’t hit the States very often.
Read the whole interview on examiner.com.
Gillan about WhoCares
In anticipation of the May 6 release of the WhoCares single, Ian Gillan spoke to Armenia’s Mediamax:
– You wrote the song “Out of My Mind” right after visiting Armenia in October 2009. Can you please tell – how it happen? Who was “responsible” for what when writing this song?
– Well, normally…people like us who work with bands write the bits that we play.
In this case with “Out of My Mind” Tony presented the entire musical idea and I wrote what I sing over the top or along with it if you prefer. The second track of the WhoCares single “Holy Water” was a bit different as I wrote that with Steve Morris and Tony was gracious enough to play guitar on it.
Read more on mediamax.am.
Thanks to Ara Tadevosyan for the info.
WhoCares in Amazon charts
The still-yet-to-be-released WhoCares single has already entered the Amazon.co.uk charts. It’s been at #2 position in singles for two days now and yesterday was even spotted at reaching #1. You all now have a chance to contribute to it’s continuing success. It’s great music by outstanding musicians. And it’s all for a good cause.
Thanks to Steve Campbell for the info.
Glenn Hughes on That Metal Show
Glenn Hughes will be co-hosting with Duff McKagan That Metal Show on a US cable/satellite channel VH1. The episode will air this Saturday, April 16, at 11 PM EDT/PDT and will be repeated in the following days. Check your local listings for further details.
Thanks to Tracy Heyder for the info.
Gillan video channel
Ian Gillan’s official video channel has opened up on YouTube. The channel will post videos spanning his solo career as well as those with Deep Purple.
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Jon Lord speaks on his Blues Project
The Jon Lord Blues Project played on April 7 at the Rother Bluestage festival in Germany. The band also includes Miller Anderson on guitar and vocals, Maggie Bell on vocals, Colin Hodgkinson on bass, and Pete York on drums.
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UK tour goes on sale
Tickets for the short Deep Purple tour of UK are going on sale this week.
Presale for Glasgow starts April 14, register at TicketSoup.com. Presale for the other three shows starts April 13, but we do not have any information on how to get into the presale. Post it in the comments and, hopefully, Svante will be able to approve them in time.
Update: the presale will be available through Planet Rock VIP Club (thanks to Mike McBain).
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