First of all – great to see a band not playing their old songs to satisfy the fans.
The real fans want to hear the new songs and the goodies, but look at the back
catalogue – what do they wanna hear. Well I don’t know – it is difficult for a band but I think it is the right way to start into a new era playing songs of Rapture of the Deep to promote the tour, a bit of some very old and new classics.
The CD sold very well in Germany and the audience always loved the band – no matter with or without Blackmore / Lord – the fans loved the music and the tradition of a good live band.
Stuttgart I think has always been a good place for Deep Purple, Gillan, Blackmore, Lord, Glenn Hughes and Coverdale. I have been at many shows of all of them and loved the way they showed their way making music and of course everyone has done his best.
Stuttgart show started with Pictures Of Home – sad point to me – the right video screen was out of order – no way to repair it during the show. Music and musicians at its best.
No Junkyard Blues in the set – Speed King as first encore. Good to hear Living wreck for the first time. It brought to me the same feeling as I first heard I’m Alone the last summer tour in Germany. That’s the way to satisfy the old fans with some unknown classics.
I’m sorry – I should explain I’m 38 years – am I an old fan? Yes and no!
Rest of the show – the same as the current tour – hope to see them on an summer gig.
The show was great! When I came into the arena I was overwhelmed by the Purple Fans of Hungary.
Suddenly we could see a box titled “The Band” on the screens. Then Deep Purple came out from the box and Ian Paice started drumming, so they started with Pictures of home.
Next song was Things I never said from the new Rapture of the deep Japanese edition. After that:
3. Wrong Man
4. Ted the Mechanic
5. Living Wreck
6.Rapture of the Deep
7. Before Time Began
8. Mary Long
9. Contact Lost
10. Well Dressed Guitar
11. Lazy
12. Perfect Strangers
13. Junkyard Blues
15. Space Truckin’
16. Highway Star
17. Smoke On The Water
18. Hush
19. Black Night
When the show finished it started to snow and we were very happy!
Deep Purple can been seen live tomorrow on German TV. First at Früstücksfernsehen (Sat 1) sometime between 06.00 – 09.00 and later at Leute Heute
(ZDF) between 17.45 – 18.00.
Thanks to Sat 1 and ZDF for the information.
The special tour edition of “Rapture Of The Deep” which we reported about before, will now be a limited double CD. You can order the CD in our shop.
CD1
1. Money Talks
2. Girls Like That
3. Wrong Man
4. Rapture Of The Deep
5. Clearly Quite Absurd
6. Don’t Let Go
7. Back To Back
8. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
9. MTV
10. Junkyard Blues
11. Before Time Began
+ Enhanced Part: Exclusive Studio Footage and E.P.K.
CD2
1. Clearly Quite Absurd (new version)
2. Things I Never Said (Japan bonus track)
3. The Well Dressed Guitar (unreleased)
4. Rapture Of The Deep (live)
5. Wrong Man (live)
6. Highway Star (live)
7. Smoke On The Water (live)
8. Perfect Strangers (live)
The live tracks are from London October 10, 2005
Thanks to The Aviator and DPAS for the information.
A new Deep Purple live CD and DVD is on the way. It’s Deep Purple concert from Montreux festival July 9, 1996. Track list for both the DVD and CD is:
Fireball
Ted The Mechanic
Pictures Of Home
Black Night
Cascades
Woman From Tokyo
No One Came
When A Blind Man Cries
Hey Cisco
Speed King
Smoke On The Water
This is the full gig, which was shorter than usual. The DVD and CD also includes two bonus tracks from the concert at Montreux festival July 22, 2000. "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming" and "Fools". The CD and DVD will be released May 1.
Thanks to DPAS and Scottfor the information.
There will be a new version of the Didi Zill’s Deep Purple book. Didi says that the Deep Purple book was the first, some mistakes were made (but not in the following 10 books he did with Schwarzkopf by now). The new version will have the texts in German and English. Currently they are thinking about adding the current line-up (if they agree to do a session).
Thanks to The Aviator for the information.
There will be an "Oscar" for promoters, agents etc in Hamburg, Germany February 16 and Ian Gillan will hold a speech.
Thanks to web.de for the information.
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The show was great! When I came into the arena I was overwhelmed by the Purple Fans of Hungary.
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