Fire in the bassement
The infamously apocryphical mark of Deep Purple performs Fire in the Basement somewhere behind the freshly fallen Iron Curtain (JLT says it’s Budapest, but the hazy memory says it was the Ostrava show that was filmed for TV).
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The infamously apocryphical mark of Deep Purple performs Fire in the Basement somewhere behind the freshly fallen Iron Curtain (JLT says it’s Budapest, but the hazy memory says it was the Ostrava show that was filmed for TV).
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Did Joe really simulate masturbation on the “give this boy a helping hand” bit?
What a wanker…
October 13th, 2025 at 22:06The Radio City Music Hall Show was filmed.
October 13th, 2025 at 23:30(shakes head
You guys, I beg you …
Comrade Joe, a man with undiluted sympathies and even in-depth personal ties to the countries of the former Warsaw Pact does very well know the difference between The Czech Republic and Hungary, how can you doubt him! Does perhaps only Nick in tried and trusted Czarist Empire school of (shuddering) thought judge all these former “satellite states” as one and the same? (I mean Soviet tanks were deployed in both at one time or another, one can get confused … 😈)
Joe wore a different outfit in Ostrava, Roger a hat and not a French beret and the vid quality was much worse as was the stage lighting:
https://youtu.be/hr31fFofaY8
If this wasn’t DP with all the Ian Gillan baggage attached but some other band, say Bad Company, everyone here would be saying what a fine group and performance this is. That track swings like hell and Joe’s voice is great on it. I have only pleasant memories from the one time I saw Mark V.
And that Steinberger bass actually sounded quite good!
It’s a shame that no official live release of Mk V is available. Can we send some tanks to the record company to properly address the issue please?
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October 14th, 2025 at 00:30Well, the band sound very good…..
The vocalist however, not so much 😄
He does not have the strength in his voice as the master himself has (Uwe, yes, I’m of course referring to Ian ☺️)
October 14th, 2025 at 04:39When DP collides with Rainbow 👏👏👏 you get a merger made in Heaven or Hell. It depends on your taste.
October 14th, 2025 at 04:42I personally love it.
Peace ✌️