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Ian Paice. He is not human. He cannot feel pain. He cannot be reasoned with. Just stand back and weather his drumming thunder.
Ian Paice. Rubbin’ elbows with royalty. I hope it doesn’t diminish his street cred.
Bibbidy bibbidy BASH! Bibbidy BASH bibbidy BASH BASH!
Ian giving some kid private lessons.
This is where the rumors started about Ian being a cyborg. Look at him go.
So there he is, Ian Paice. Man or machine — you decide.
Jo
A new box will be released by Phenomena, called “The Complete Works”. It will include the first 3 albums, Phenomena I, Phenomena II Dream Runner, Phenomena III Inner Vision. The box will also include 6 bonus tracks. Don Airey can be found on 1 song on the first album, but Glenn Hughes sings on the whole first album and 3 songs on the second album. The box will be released on December 7. You can buy it in our shop.
That’s the old saying, isn’t it? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Or most sincere. Or least phony.
Here we have fans and distinguished tributaries to Deep Purple its subplots.
First, it is my distinct honor to introduce to the larger Web world the Next Big Thing, Nathalie Lorichs:
Nathalie sings Glenn Hughes’s Coast to Coast.
She is young. She is beautiful. She is talented. Joanna hates those women. 🙂
On to Brazil, and Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming.
And we end the evening in Japan with a very accurate Highway Star. 🙂
The idea here is to call, IM and e-mail everybody in the music industry until Nathalie is competing in Eurovision and — oops I mean the idea is to give other fans a taste of what people are doing with Deep Purple’s music.
Jo
No, the other man in black. I was out listening to classical guitar tonight and it was amazing. Of course, we blew a fatty of primo burmese Indican hydroponic crypto bud in the Cortina just before we went in. This enhances the experience. Any experience, really.
Okay, some Blackmore:
Rainbow Rising got me through the latter part of the 70s. Well, that and Blue Nun.
This is Blackmore’s Night Live. Joanna highly endorses this product.
So, when you go to buy your piles of Deep Purple CDs and DVDs for gifts for this western hemisphere more or less holiday season, throw in numerous Blackmore’s Night offerings too. You’ll be glad you did.
Oh. The other day I mentioned the “other” Glenn Hughes, who was Leatherman from the Village People. Look, I blog a lot of drek when I’ve had some martinis and skunk weed, but this is as real as, uh, other real stuff.
The other Glenn Hughes, not a figment of Joanna’s imagination.
Jo
Glenn Hughes went straight from his latest tour to Alicante where he joined Uriah Heep’s Ken Hensley in the studio. Hughes is singing on two songs on Hensley’s new CD “Blood on the Highway”, tentatviely due for release in February 2007.
Hensley wrote this on his web site:
I just enjoyed an incredible day in the studio with Glenn Hughes who is singing (in his own amazing way) two songs on the new CD, ‘Blood On The Highway’. I am really lucky to have so many great vocal performances on this record and I am especially thankful to Glenn who came to Alicante directly from his recently completed European tour!! It’s always cool to spend time with a fellow ‘road-warrior’ and we made time to share some stories and to chat about doing some things together in the coming year. I’ll keep you posted on all of that but, in the meantime we have to prepare for more guest singers over the next few weeks!
Roger Glover is 61 today. He’ll deny it, but he has a hypercryogenobaric chamber. An age reverser. In his garage. There’s, like, a room in the back. The garage building used to be a stable. Roger always says, “yeah, but we converted it. What the hay.” He laughs every time.
He also got 1/3 of Willie Nelson’s youth and energy in a deal co-brokered by Satan and the IRS. It costs Roger a few bucks but look at him! It’s not all hypercryogenobaric chamber you know.
I sent him his annual pack of 555s and fifth of Jameson’s, which I know he never drinks. So there will be a case of it there if he ever invites me by. My therapist doesn’t allow me to think about it anymore. I kept falling over from holding my breath. Sigh. Rock stars.
Here’s a Roger sampling on a Welshman’s birthday. Penblwydd Hapus.
Roger in “the Hat.” This is from 1972. Of course, I wasn’t born yet, was I?
Roger with that other guy. Kickin’ it old school. Dang.
So Happy Birthday you hypercryogenobarically preserved, Willie-Nelson-charged rock star, you.
Jo
Congratulations to Roger Glover, 61 today!
Deep Purple are right now on tour in Brazil. There has been some media coverage as well. Last Monday they were on a Brazilian talk show on TV, called “Programa do Jô“, for an interview and to play 2 songs live. Watch “Smoke On The Water” and “Rapture Of The Deep“. Here is the interview part 2 and part 3.
Thanks to Albertino Viveiros and YouTube for the information.
Introducing the man who has worked with everyone from Pat Thrall to KLF. He was even in the mighty Deep Purple for awhile!
Glenn soulfully live. This is commercially available for Christmas and many other holidays.
Glenn and Tony Iommi. Did I mention this guy has worked with everyone?
This is Glenn in Deep Purple. Yes it is. It is too Deep Purple! Jeez.
This is either Hughes/Thrall or Wham.
So there it is, kiddies. Glenn Hughes, sometimes called “the Voice of Rock.” I guess that would make Hank Azaria “the Voice of Moe.” Right?
Jo
Deep Purple is on the cover of the Brazilian rock magazine called “Comando Rock“, issue 31, November 2006.
Thanks to Albertino Viveiros and Comando Rock for the information.
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