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Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 12:00:09 GMT
From: Andy McGrath <amcgrath@easynet.co.uk>
Newsgroups: alt.music.deep-purple
Subject: When a Blind man cries - at Brixton

I've seen Purple three times in my life. The first time was 21 years ago - also without Blackmore. Tommy Bolin played lead. Purple without Gillan is not Deep Purple. In 1996, Purple without Blackmore did not matter. It was the first time that I've seen Purple play as a team. They were all well into the gig.

Tonight I shed those twenty years. I was fourteen again. As soon as Purple opened with Fireball, I knew this was a musicians' band playing at their peak - not a shallow impersonation of a fine moment from the past.

Steve played "Blackmore" when we all expected it and stamped his own style of guitar when the moment allowed.

I saw Purple tonight with my two best friends of twenty years standing and we were rendered back to three young prats on motorbikes in the Seventies.

Thank you to all the band. With two hours of music, you confirmed what life is really about. I never thought I would hear a blind man cry - live.

I thought that a couple of the tracks from Perpendiculars were classics in the making - to hear those live for the first time was a rare honour.

To the band, come back soon,

Andy

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