Release date has no been pushed from December 2010 to some time early 2011. The good news is that the DVD will include exclusive new interviews with Glenn Hughes and founder member Jon Lord that open the lid on the problems that beset Mk4 as they toured around the world: death, drugs and devastation, which led to its ultimate demise. Archive footage from the tour includes interviews with Tommy Bolin, David Coverdale and Ian Paice. Rare and previously unreleased concert footage includes performances of Smoke On The Water, Burn and Highway Star.
Glenn Hughes recently talked to http://www.faceculture.com. FaceCulture spoke to Glenn about the Black Country, California, Joe Bonamassa, his rock dream, forming a band, writing under pressure, playing live, drugs, autobiography, age, secrets, achievements and lots more! An excerpt is available above and the full interview can be watched on FaceCulture.
Hughes also talked about BCC with MariskalRockTV in Madrid. This interview can be watched below.
Guitar effects company TC Electronic has posted a couple of videos providing inside look into the effect setup for both Steve Morse and Don Airey.
Steve’s guitar tech Tommy Alderson walks us through his onstage setup:
Choice of the soundrack, although, did raise my eyebrow.
Don Airey uses a Nova Reverb for creating that classic Hammond Spring effect; while for the Moog he has hooked up a Nova Modulator for flanger effects:
In an interview with billboard.com, Black Country Communion drummer Jason Bonham says the band is talking about recording a second album before going on tour in 2011.
The band’s debut album is released in the UK and the rest of Europe on Monday September 20th, followed by a North American release on Tuesday September 21st.
While the next DEEP PURPLE album still seems to be far, far away, a new Purple-related side-project faces the light of day: Steve Morse joined forces with 22 year old Sarah Spencer to release a vocal album under the “Angelfire”-banner.
Accompanied by STEVE MORSE BAND musicians Dave LaRue on bass guitar and Van Romaine on percussion, the music featured on “Angelfire” has only little to do with Steves work with DEEP PURPLE.
The primary focus is on Sarah Spencers voice with the guitar staying in the background most of the time, accompaning and accenting the vocal lines. Within this kind of clear and natural setup, it is hard to understand why Sarahs vocals have been altered on most songs by several effects, especially reverbs, instead of leaving the voice “the way it is”.
The majority of the songs on the album are of calm nature, trying to impress with the beauty of little details instead of surprising with breaks or unexpected moments. This makes it hard to distinguish between the particular songs during the first few listens, but after a while songs like the ENYA-like “Omnis Morse Aequat” begin to stand out.
However, I’m still wondering about the targeted audience: for Steve Morse fans there are way too few moments of the guitar taking the lead – for vocal fans the album has to compete with way too many albums following the “girl & guitar”-concept to have a real chance to be successful.
Black Country Communion have today posted a free MP3 download of their debut single “One Last Soul” on their official website. BCC’s debut album is released in the UK/Europe by Mascot Records on 20th September, followed by 21st September North American release on the J&R Adventures label.
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The latest press release from the Whitesnake camp informs us that the band is back in the studio, working on the follow up to Good To Be Bad, and with a new lineup to boot. Out are bassist Uriah Duffy and drummer Chris Frazier. Brian Tichy (whose resume includes Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Foreigner, Glenn Hughes, Slash’s Snakepit, and many others) takes the spot behind the drum kit, while the bassist position is still open.
“One never enters into a relationship expecting it to end, but, as in other avenues of life, these things happen…Often it is not necessarily any one persons fault, it just unfolds that the relationship has naturally run it’s course…I really wish Chris & Uriah well in everything they do…they are great guys & exceptional musicians…
As we bid a fond farewell to the guys, it is with great pleasure we welcome Briian Tichy to the band…I’ve personally been a fan of his work since I first heard him destroy a drum kit years ago with Ozzy & thro’ his amazing career with Pride & Glory, Billy Idol & Foreigner…I have no doubt he will help take the Snake to new & dizzying heights with his personality & powerhouse playing…& I believe he will inspire me to boldly go where no singer has gone before…
A complete video of the 1974 Windows performance has appeared on Youtube. It was perhaps the most experimental of Jon’s work and people tend to either love it or hate it (myself falling firmly into the former category). This is rather long, including several parts that were omitted from the album.
Also sprach Zarathustra — Introduction (Richard Strauss)
Continuo On B.A.C.H.
Windows 1st Movement — Renga
Windows 2nd Movement — Gemini
Windows 3rd Movement — All Marcia Allegro
Eberhard Schoener (Conductor, Moog Synthesizer), Jon Lord (Piano, Keyboards, Organ), Tony Ashton (Keyboards, Vocals), David Coverdale (Vocals), Glenn Hughes (Bass, Vocals), Ray Fenwick (Guitar), Pete York (Drums), Erminia Santi (Soprano), Sigune von Osten (Soprano), Klaus Löwitsch (Speaker), Günther Salber (Violin), Orchestra of the Munich Chamber Opera.
This performance was part of the concluding event of Prix Jeunesse International 1974 (a Foundation by the Free State of Bavaria, the City of Munich and Bayerischer Rundfunk), which was broadcast via Eurovision in 21 countries on June 1, 1974.
Steve Hoffman, who has a cult following among some audiophiles, has reported in his blog that he’s working on a Fireball remaster which will be released on the Audio Fidelity label:
All done mastering this album. I think this is the first time these tapes were used in over 30 years….
Now, this is going to be the AMERICAN version of the album so no Demon’s Eye. AF tried, but no. We have strict orders to respect the USA song order in our Territory so don’t ask. Just the breaks but this will be the USA album as issued here in 1971.
This is the first time I’ve heard these songs without that ear-splitting treble boost and extra compression used on almost every release since the dawn of time. It’s a relief not to be peeled off the wall for a change.
Still, the album sounds like and will always sound like it was recorded in a dry 6 x 7 room at full volume, heh. At least now you’ll be able to hear some actual texturing in the sound.
One thing I should mention. This album was mixed on bad ‘ol British made Scotch 202 recording tape and is in very shaky shape. The reels were also marked DO NOT USE because the tape is literally falling apart. Even with all that, these mixes are the real deal, not to be imitated so please put up with a little random noise or whatever here and there. I did NOT dump to a digital work station to remove any bias clicks or whatever so you headphone nuts “get over it”. I wanted to be sure you’ll get a pure analog-like sound on your Gold CD so don’t let a tic or something ruin your day. Enjoy.
Most Audio Fidelity releases are straight album versions, so do not expect any bonus tracks.
We’ve got further details on the bonus DVD that will be included with the Deepest Purple anniversary reissue. It is still work in progress, so things may and probably will change.
Tracklist:
Hush (Playboy After Dark, 1968)
Speed King (Vicky Leandros show, German TV, 1970)
Child In Time (new clip)
Black Night (classic 1970 video clip)
Fireball (German TV performance on Disco ZDF, 1971)
Strange Kind Of Woman (Top Of The Pops, BBC, 1971)
Demon’s Eye (Music Today, RBB Berlin)
Highway Star (Beat Club, German TV, 1971)
Never Before (classic 1970s video clip)
Smoke On The Water (Hofstra University, 1973)
Woman From Tokyo (new clip)
Made in Japan / Space Truckin’ (new clip from MiJ footage)
Burn (London 1974)
Stormbringer (new clip)
You Keep On Movin’ (new clip)
Each clip will be presented by Jon Lord discussing the song’s development, in the similar vein with the outtakes that we presented yesterday.
Items marked as a “new clip” are newly developed videos using archival documentary material from the period. For example, we were able to preview Child in Time, which in itself is a very much work in progress. The clip is based around the studio album soundtrack with bits of Doing Their Thing footage synchronized to it in appropriate places. The rest of video shows period footage with the apparent idea of conveying the sense of uneasiness and apprehension of growing up in the shadow of the Mutually Assured Destruction, which is after all the theme of the song’s lyrics.
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While the next DEEP PURPLE album still seems to be far, far away, a new Purple-related side-project faces the light of day: Steve Morse joined forces with 22 year old Sarah Spencer to release a vocal album under the “Angelfire”-banner.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing