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Hypnotised in Israel
I wanted to share with you an incredible experience from last week’s DP gig in Caesarea Israel. Excluding the incredible venue – a real Roman Amphitheatre aged 2000 years – in front of the Mediterranean and with splendid acoustics, I treated myself to a 1st row ticket, just in front of the mike, perfect middle of the stage…
So I was a few feet away from Ian singing is lungs out, thin, with a clear voice and barefoot of course… I just couldn’t believe being there so close – singing my lungs away myself too in Space Truckin’, Mary Long Strange Kind Of Woman, Pictures Of Home and more…
They were so connected to the public, so happy, giving it all away, superb bass from Roger, that made me a “you give me the chills” sign and threw me his pick! And Steve that just hypnotized 20 thousand people with his riffs and solo, and Don that included in his solo a quick rock-version of “Hava Nagilla” for the laughs of the israeli public, and Ian Paice who was splendid like always – and the public – I must say – was surprisingly fantastic and warm and frenzy, singing along all the gig, and bringing the house down at the two encore’s end with Smoke On The Water and Lazy…
We had the time of our lives, they made us feel like teens again, even though we’re 50…
So long everybody, we’ll cherish this gig and we’ll keep on rockin’ with DP 4ever.
Shalom from Israel, Machi
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Did they recorded this show for live DVD & CD there ?!
Anybody knows anything ?
September 20th, 2008 at 18:59let me correct u,
Caesarea contaim only 4k sits.
anyway great band great show
thank u so much deep purple
Arik
September 20th, 2008 at 19:47wow, Lazy and Smoke as encores? that’s great 🙂
could you post the full setlist? please 🙂
September 20th, 2008 at 20:00let me corect Arik : Caesarea contains 4,700 but when it’s realy at the Max it contains 5,500 and that how it was last wednesday…
What a great band !! what a great show !!
September 21st, 2008 at 08:26Set list please…
They should go to Iran, play a rock concert to people there, shake the oil on earth, and bring their houses down. It will be a blast! And of course will be exploded more dangerous than the nuclear bomb Iran try to develop these days.
And of course, Uncle Sam will not pay attention to that one… (hehehe)
September 21st, 2008 at 15:14deep purple was bean in israel at year
September 22nd, 2008 at 06:311990? and i was buy a drum set “peal blx”
6 part drum’s’, the serial wat’s ian pase
sit of there in the show. the colore of the pearl drum set is blak. the set was categorized in pearl production plant.
so have good year and good luck and success to all the group band “deep purple”.
yaron – israel
set list israel 17-09-2008
Pictures of home
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:40The thing i never said
Into the fire
Strange kind of woman
Rapture of the Deep
The battle rages on
Demon’s eye
Contact lost
The well dressed guitar
Don solo
Perfect strangers
Space truckin
Highway star
Smoke on the water
Hush
Black night
It was the best concert i have ever seen.
it was full of love pasion and great vibrations !!
the public surround the band with love and excitement like i have never seen here or anywhere.
wonderful !!!
September 24th, 2008 at 17:37Sorry, but it seems I’m another one who should correct something
Setlist (I believe it more correct:))
17-09-2008
Pictures of home
The thing i never said
Into the fire
Strange kind of woman
Rapture of the Deep
Contact Lost
Well Dressed Guitar
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
Wring That Neck
The battle rages on
Don solo
Perfect strangers
Space truckin
Highway star
Smoke on the water
Hush
Black night
18-09-2008
Fireball
Into the fire
Strange kind of woman
Rapture of the Deep
Contact Lost
Well Dressed Guitar
When a blind man cries
Lazy
The battle rages on
Don solo
Perfect strangers
Space truckin
Highway star
Smoke on the water
Hush
Black night
Also I heard they did Demon’s eye Mary Long on two anothers shows here in Israel.
About these shows – there are no words that to describe it!!!
September 25th, 2008 at 22:01Absolutely agree with Eyal!
September 25th, 2008 at 22:34I have posted a Concert review of the deep purple show in israel in ‘Through your eyes’ – my photo concert review blog.
it’s a new blog so your comment are appreciated!
btw, the review is in hebrew, but photos are still photos 🙂
http://www.omerzohar.com/blog
September 25th, 2008 at 22:47Dp How close were u but how far ….
October 19th, 2008 at 20:49Singing in Israel near Lebanon
It would bwe a dream will come true to thousands of Lebanese if u’ll come to Lebanon after ur cancellation of the gig in 2006 ….
Best band for ever
at the last show in israel in 1989, i had to fight alot of fans to get the best thing you can ever get in a deep purple show. i got RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S GUITAR. that he smashed at the end . it was amazing
October 20th, 2008 at 14:17