DEEP PURPLE DIGEST #12
In this issue:
Smoke on My Megamix
DP and Wierd Al Yankovic
Elf and three short ratings
Cher Kazoo
Now Brian Currin's gotta go rate everything...
More Live CD recommends
The point of re-doing Hush...
Child in Time Live
Roger Glover's Production Work
Live in London review (thank goodness only one!)
Purplexed compliation
A question from Brasil about Japan
Martin Popoff pops off about DP
Fireball and Slaves & Masters comments from Dean
Membership over 150 now!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Reichberg
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 1998 11:27 AM
Subject: Smoke On My Megamix
Hi all!
In the middle of the 80's a friend of mine found a single called "Smoke
On My Megamix". The "song" started with "Smoke" and then went through
some Purple classix like "What's Going On Here", "Strange Kind Of Woman"
and "Black Night". I think "Demon's Eye" was there too.
The funny thing with this single was, that the music wasn't played by a
cover band. Some DJ had mixed together the original Deep Purple versions
to form a somewhat entertaining set.
Now I wonder: Does anyone know the background for this single? When was
it released? By what record company? Who did the mixing? Was he/she a
Purple fan or just a DJ? Is it a rarity? Did the same guy do any other
similar mixes?
Daniel
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-----Original Message-----
From: Masser of Reality
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 1998 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: Deep Purple Digest #10
A PURPLE connection from the creator of six degrees of sabbath [Ed- This
thread got going on the Black Sabbath list a few weeks before this list got
started and I carried it over to this list to get some threads going. Kevin
here was the one that got the ball rolling on it though, so credit where
it's due and all that...]
DR DEMENTO (easier than you think)
DR DEMENTO gave AL YANKOVIC his big break
AL YANKOVIC's drummer is JOHN "BERMUDA" SCHWARTZ
JOHN "BERMUDA" SCHWARTZ met and had his picture taken with MITCH
MITCHELL of the jimi hendrix experience
MITCH MITCHELL was in Dirty Mac(rolling stones rock and roll circus)
with JOHN LENNON, KEITH RICHARDS, and ERIC CLAPTON
JOHN LENNON was in the Beatles with GEORGE HARRISON
GEORGE HARRISON had ERIC CLAPTON playing on a few tracks on All Things
Must Pass (GH solo)
ERIC CLAPTON was in Cream with Jack Bruce
JACK BRUCE played bass on the late COZY POWELL's first solo album
COZY POWELL was in Rainbow with RITCHIE BLACKMORE
BLACKMORE was in DEEP PURPLE
BILL CLINTON
JON "BERMUDA" SCHWARTZ met and had his picture taken with BILL CLINTON
(for the rest see above)
Pat Regan who produced purple,kiss,rainbow, and now stuart smith was
also al yankovic's first keyboardist
as for grabsplatter i'm still pretty sure it's the opposite of
splabgratter
and for the WDWTWA anticipators
a quote from monty python
"Botty, botty botty botty!"
kevin
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sean P Powers
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 1998 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: Deep Purple Digest #10
> Didn't the band Elf also have a release titled "L.A. 59"? I remember
> playing it while working at a college radio station in 1975 (...it's
> cover is also hanging in a local store, signed by RJD). I've seen many
> titles discussed, but that one hasn't surfaced yet.
I think the Elf records came out under a few different titles, even though
there were really only 3. LA 59 is commonly listed as an album, check
Martin Popoff's "Collector's Guide To Heavy Metal." Great book, btw.
Nice guy, that Martin...Big DP/Gillan fan. Get the book.
Now, for some other stuff...
> [Ed- for the statistics wonks out there, a few notes: Every review of
> Fireball has been a 10 so far. Every review of Purpendicular has been a 9
so
> far. And I have to admit that CTTB is a damn sight better than Slaves &
> Masters, but that I keep forgetting that SM is a Deep Purple release, so I
> always think CTTB is my least-listened to DP record. Time for me to do
some
> revisiting of my collection...
>
> A side note: ANYBODY out there like Slaves & Masters? I'll put the "2" up
> for its rating, but would love to hear any of its apologists give it a
> better rating. Or is it doomed to be the Richard III of Deep Purple
albums?
> Stay tuned...]
Add my 10 rating to the Fireball count. I wish I had the time and energy
to review the DP catalog...I just don't! However, I want to say I finally
got around to purchasing the Made In Japan Remastered 2CD set, man is it
worth it...Still a 10, but an even higher 10 than before. Is that
possible?
I'll go to bat for S&M, maybe just because no one else is! King Of Dreams
is a great song. That justifies my rating of 2. The rest is doo-doo.
I don't contribute often to the list, but I love reading it, it is a
fantastic list worthy of the band it tributes...keep rockin'.
Sean Powers Phone: (201) 684-5582
Ramapo College of NJ e-mail: spowers(at-a-domain-named)ramapo.edu
Elm F WWW: http://orion.ramapo.edu/~spowers
"Rock n' roll is my religion and my law...
You can't kill rock n' roll, it's here to stay."
-Ozzy Osbourne, '81
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-----Original Message-----
From: John LaRocque
To: Deep Purple Digest
Cc: Stephen LaRocque
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 11:43 AM
Subject: Cher Kazoo/RPM/Eagle, and DPAS Purple Records relaunch
As a follow up on the previous note on Eagle records, I found this on the
RPM Records "New Releases" page (http://www.rpmrecords.co.uk/newrel.html).
It explains why they are no longer selling "Cher Kazoo", and why Eagle
Records is
RPM 104 - Ian GILLAN - CHER KAZOO
Following the liquidation of the original publishing company, six of
Gillan's older albums have been purchased by Eagle Rock - and sadly RPM's
Cher Kazoo is one of them. We can't afford the legal bills to fight this so
sadly have had to delete it. There is no remaining stock available. Our
other Gillan titles remain unaffected.
On an additional note, I just found out about the DPAS relaunch of Purple
records! News from issue #50 is on line, with the proposed first six
releases, including Jon Lord's "Sarabande" (remastered), Tommy Bolin-era DP
Hollywood rehearsals from 1975, and a Trapeze reunion show from 1992. Visit
http://www.rpmrecords.co.uk/dpas/news.html for more details.
John LaRocque
"And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand
We must remain perfect strangers."
--Perfect Strangers (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Currin
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 5:22 PM
Subject: My ratings
Hi Dean
Here's a list of my album ratings...but I went one step further and included
US, UK and Sweden chart positions! Enjoy!
Only albums that have charted in US and/or UK are listed.
Legend:
Yr = year of release
Mo = month of release or chart entry
US = United States chart position
UK = United Kingdom chart position
Swe = Swedish chart postion
G = Gold disc
P = Platinum disc
Number in brackets after album title is my rating.
Title Type Yr Mo US UK Swe
BC
------------------------------------ -------------------- -- -- --- --- ---
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Shades Of Deep Purple (8) Album 68 7 24 0
The Book Of Taliesyn (7) Album 68 10 54 0
Deep Purple (8) Album 69 6 162 0
Concerto For Group And Orchestra(7) Album (Live) 69 12 149 26
In Rock (10) Album 70 6 143 4 11
Fireball (10) Album 71 7 32 1 1
Machine Head (10) Album 72 3 7 1 4
P
Purple Passages (8) Album (Compilation) 72 10 57 0
Made In Japan (10) Album (Live) 72 12 6 16 6 P
Who Do We Think We Are! (7) Album 73 1 15 4 1 G
Burn (9) Album 74 2 9 3 1 G
Stormbringer (8) Album 74 10 20 6 6 G
24 Carat Purple (10) Album (Compilation - 75 5 0 14
Studio / Live)
Come Taste The Band (6) Album 75 11 43 19 11
Made In Europe (8) Album (Live) 76 10 148 12 25
The Mark II Purple Singles (10) Album (Compilation) 79 4 0 24
Deepest Purple (10) Album (Compilation) 80 7 148 1 P
In Concert 1970 - 1972 (8) Album (Live) 80 12 0 30
Live In London (8) Album (Live) 82 9 0 23
Perfect Strangers (8) Album 84 11 17 5 3
P
The Anthology (10) Album (Compilation) 85 7 0 50
The House Of Blue Light (6) Album 87 2 34 10 1
Nobody's Perfect (6) Album (Live) 88 7 105 38 5
Slaves And Masters (6) Album 90 11 87 45 12
The Battle Rages On... (7) Album 93 7 192 21 8
Purpendicular (8) Album 96 2 0 58 3
Abandon (8) Album 98 6 ? ? 32
References:
The Great Rock Discography - M.C. Strong (Canongate)
Q Encyclopedia Of Rock Stars - Dafydd Rees & Luke Crampton (DK)
British Hit Singles and Hit Albums books - Paul Gambaccini, Tim & Jo Rice
(Guinness)
The Billboard Top 40 Hits and Top 40 Albums books - Joel Whitburn (Guinness)
The Gold And Platinum Awards page.
The Highway Star Webpages
Swedish chart info supplied by Michael Lorentzen
BTW Knebworth 85 also gets a 10, even though it didn't chart!
Cheers
Brian
---------Brian Currin--------
Vagabond Of The Website World
www.new.co.za/~currin
The Deep Purple Web Index
www.new.co.za/~currin/dpwebdefault.html
Climb Up On My Music - Rodriguez
www.new.co.za/~currin/rodriguez.html
[Ed-sorry if the columns don't even out nicely on your system.]
[Ed again- I got no problem with these omnibus reviews. Of course, putting
down a review of all DP records is something that can be done all at once or
over a lo-o-ong period of time. Proceed at your own pace and don't worry if
someone already reviewed your favorite disc: there's room for all, I'll make
sure of that.]
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-----Original Message-----
From: John LaRocque
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 4:47 PM
Subject: RE: Deep Purple Digest #11
Three other "live" CD's of note.
Live in Japan 20th Anniversary 3CD set - Basically, Made in Japan x 3. What
a great recording. A must-have for every true fan! Play this when you've
finished MIJ 25th Anniversary, for 5 hours of Deep Purple.
Concerto for Group and Orchestra - Yeah, I know. It's not technically a
"live" record, but it was performed before an audience, so that makes it
live, right? OK, maybe not. They also played "Hush", "Wring that Neck", and
"Child in Time", that night. Those tracks finally got released (in part or
whole), on the Powerhouse compilation, and the Euro CD reissue of Concerto.
And possibly that new 4-CD Rhino comp.
Gemini Suite Live - Yeah, like #1, not really a "live" record. File with
"Concerto".
I'm very glad to see "Live at the Olympia" made it highly up on the list.
This was my very first exposure to Steve Morse-era Purple (even before
Purpendicular). Still one of my top 3 DP live sets (MIJ will always be #1).
John LaRocque
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Richardson
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 6:15 PM
Subject: What's the point?
Jesper Almén asked "And what's with the re-recording of Hush??? What's
the point?"
Well I'm glad they did it. I also wish I could have heard a studio
reworking of Mandrake Root, Why Didn't Rosemary, and Burn by the Mark V
lineup. I love those songs and I wish the best configuration of the band
could have done it.
I did enjoy the re-recording of Hush.....yes I've got live recordings of
Gillan doing it, but in the studio he got the words right this time. (as
far as I remember,......... where'd I put my Guiness again? or my Robin
Hood outfit? )
Of course, I'll never hear Gillan doing Burn, and that's unfortunate in
my opinion. Most of the Digest readers might disagree with me, but I do
wonder how it would sound. Then again, I wish the
Gillan-Glover-Blackmore lineup could have done "King of Dreams " also.
No, I'm not a fan of "Slaves and Masters".. although that was a good
Rainbow album.... (Jon Lord's the best keyboard player they've ever
had.), but the songs is good.
Well, that's my ramblings and probably unpopular opinions.
At least I know Big Ian agrees with my assessment of Fireball!
Love is Purple,
Rob
[Ed- I always felt they re-did "Hush" because Gillan always felt nervous and
insecure about filling Rod Evans' shoes. He did it as a confidence builder.
Gillan's always been a real shy fellow and I think this helped him to break
out of his shell. :-) ]
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-----Original Message-----
From: Trond
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 3:46 AM
Subject: Child in Time live
At 15:41 16.09.98 -0500, Christian Rutz wrote:
>Afaik CiT hasn't been played by MkIII or by MkIV
Just a small excerpt with Mk3 during "Space Truckin'", as can be heard on
"Mk3 : The Final Concerts".
>It has been played on the "Perfect Strangers"-Tour, though.
And on the "House of Blue Light Tour", the "Nobody's Perfect" minitour, the
"The Battle Rages on..." tour, the 1994 tours with Satriani (it was left
out at many gigs, though) and Morse, respectively, and and at 1995 gigs
with Morse. In fact, one of the last versions DP played of this song is
available in a great video recording from South Korean TV, from one of the
concerts in Seoul. (That is: available on collector's list, not in music
shops.)
Cheers,
--
Trond
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-----Original Message-----
From: Trond
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 3:46 AM
Subject: Roger Glover's production work
There's a list of his work up to 1990 at The Highway Star:
http://www.deep-purple.com/rosas/discog/RGProd.htm
Cheers,
--
Trond
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Collins
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 8:32 PM
Subject: Review: Deep Purple Live In London
By the time this set was recorded on May 22nd 1974, the
MkIII line-up had played close to 60 concerts, and it shows. This is not
only one of the best live LP's Purple ever recorded, it's one of my
favorite live LP's of all time. A lot has been said about the new,
funkier direction the band was moving in with the addition of Coverdale
and Hughes, but this album proves beyond a doubt that they still rocked
in concert. Kicking off with a driving version of Burn, the band shows
that they are still a force to be reckoned with. Blackmore and Lord are
as aggressive as ever, and the two vocalists shine here. A strong
version of Might Just Take Your Life follows, a little heavier than the
studio version, but then, thats what this band was best at. A frantic
Lay Down, Stay Down raises the energy level beyond belief, with
Blackmore shredding on the solo, while the Hughes/Paice rhythm section
keep it all together. One of the finest performances of Mistreated ever
put on tape gives Coverdale a chance to shine, followed by a good
performance of Smoke On The Water. The real highlight of the LP is a
stunning version of You Fool No One. Virtuoso performances by all
involved make this one of the finest moments in Purple history. This has
to be heard to be believed, nothing else can describe it. Blackmore
proved once and for all, he was THE MAN! His solo is just breathtaking
in it's scope. Majestic, emotional and magical.I don't know that The Man
In Black ever topped this. A great performance. Be aware, however, my CD
is the single Japanese version, same as the original LP. This has edits
in You Fool No One and leaves off a 30 minute version of Space Truckin'.
However, even in that light, it is an awsome document of a band reborn.
Unfortunately, it's all downhill from there. None of the subsequent live
releases come close to the cohesion, raw energy or emotion of this one.
They all have their moments, but nothing like this. A solid 9.5 for this
one. Jim C.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Heikki Heino
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 2:47 AM
Subject: Purplexed - new dp compilation
PURPLEXED
I try to visit the Deep Purple homepage every week to know about new
releases. So I was quite surprised to find a new compilation I hadn’t read
of from a local music store. The compilation comes from BMG and its name is
PURPLEXED. I bought it (of course) and here’s what I think.
Purplexed is compiled from the four BMG/RCA albums: Slaves and Masters, The
Battle Rages On, Come Hell Or High Water, and Purpendicular. On these
records Deep Purple had two singers (Turner and Gillan) and two guitarists
(Blackmore and Morse) between whom Joe Satriani was briefly Purple’s axeman.
So what did BMG do? Pretty much the same as PolyGram did on their "Knocking
At Your Backdoor" collection back in 1991. They took two or three tracks
from the three studio albums and four best known songs from the live album.
The result is an album that makes Purple sound like an AOR band that plays
only harder stuff from 70’s on stage.
It seems that the DPAS was not approached by BMG when Purplexed was
compiled. There is a brief band history on the cd booklet. No iancoverdales
this time (see The Collection by EMI, released in 1997, if you want to see
strange Purple history), but should somebody read those texts before they
get printed? This time they claim that Ritchie formed Elf... For some reason
the writer has chosen to remain anonymous.
The problem with Purplexed is that there are only four albums to choose
tracks from, but with some expert help it could have had been "Deep Purples
Singles and Rarities from 1990’s" - a treat to both old and new Purple fans.
Now there are no single edits nor Japanese or whatever bonus tracks, just
normal album versions - even though many of Purplexed’s songs were released
as singles, too. That made me disappointed, so I give this compilation only
4. Almost all of these songs would make it to my collection, so the track
list is really not the problem. With even one rare track like "Slow Down
Sister" or "Don’t Hold Your Breath" the number would have had been much
better. Now I feel only cheated.
The track list:
1. Highway Star (live from Come Hell Or High Water, 1994)
2. The Battle Rages On (from The Battle Rages On, 1993)
3. King Of Dreams (from Slaves and Masters, 1990)
4. Speed King (live from Come Hell Or High Water, 1994)
5. The Aviator (from Purpendicular, 1996)
6. Love Conquers All (from Slaves and Masters, 1990)
7. Anya (from The Battle Rages On, 1993)
8. Loosen My Strings (from Purpendicular, 1996)
9. Solitaire (from The Battle Rages On, 1993)
10. Child In Time (live from Come Hell Or High Water, 1994)
11. Smoke On The Water (live from Come Hell Or High Water, 1994)
Heikki Heino
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-----Original Message-----
From: mrusso(at-a-domain-named)uol.com.br
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 7:20 AM
Subject: Just a little question ...
I am a newcomer to the 'club', but can someone tell me something about
an official double CD set from Deep Purple called "Hot Summer of 1972"
(from Warner Japan) ? This will be very helpul, since I've been told
that I was released last May, but I'm having difficulties in finding it
...
Thanks a lot !
Regards,
Menotti Russo
Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
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-----Original Message-----
From: John LaRocque
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 7:38 AM
Subject: Martin Popoff Reviews Deep Purple
A few years ago, a fellow named Martin Popoff wrote "Riff Kills Man", a
review of 1,942 Heavy Metal records. In 1997, Collector's Guide Publishing
published an expanded version of this tome, entitled "The Collector's Guide
To Heavy Metal". Since my brother moved to Toronto, both he and my brother
have been sharing their respective passion (and mine) for hard rock and
heavy metal music.
I'm often been infuriated by some of the reviews he gives some bands - he
tends to be more impressed by groove, myself by power, speed and melody. But
we both have a deep and historic respect for the genre. For some of the more
well-known bands - such as DP, Rainbow, Sabbath, Heep - he's pretty much on
the mark, at least as far as studio albums are concerned.
Incidently, I tend to rate the same DP albums high on the list that Martin
does. Here's how he rates the DP studio albums.
Shades Of Deep Purple - 0
Book of Taliesin - 0. "Garbage. Psychedelic slop." Dismissess all 3 Mark I
recordings in one review.
Deep Purple - 0
In Rock - 10. "The loftiest icebreaker in the creation of the world's
sweetest sound, heavy metal."
Fireball - 9. "A new maturity and willingness to lean toward more complex,
almost progressive song structures."
Machine Head - 9. "Surprisingly clever, innovative metal studded with
liberal use of Lord's trademark keyboards."
Who Do We Think We Are - 8. "The least focused of the [Mark II] lot...
Interesting, but arcane and opaque."
Burn - 7. "Lacks the soul and identity of previous efforts, like the party
is over and there's just a few guys left to mind the store - kind of against
their will, steered by the whims of kaiser Blackmore."
Stormbringer - 3. "A bewildering stack of stinkers."
Come Taste The Band - 8. "Tommy Bolin pumps some new life into the old
machine.. Most of this is where earely Whitesnake should have taken us."
Perfect Strangers - 10. "Cruising loud and proud... A fine tapestry worthy
of the most dramatic room in the palace."
House Of Blue Light - 10. "Age and wisdom combining for quiet class... Still
quite heavy while more hi-tech and stand-offish... And again, Blackmore is
stunning."
Slaves And Masters - 8. "Only four of the nine tracks feature Ritchie
bending his lusty Strat around them in earnest.. Turner does a decent job
even if his Paul Rodgers/Lou Gramm stylings are still noticeably
deriviative... however I like a good half of the record."
The Battle Rages On - 8. "This is the glow of a distinct band experience,
artists building new sculptures with a five-way personal palette."
Purpendicular - 10. "It's so inspiring to hear such crowning creativity by a
band so long in the tooth... In a world of justice the chrous [from
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming] would send this record multi-platinum."
He recently gave Abandon a 9 (or was it a 10).
Popoff takes a very dim view of live recordings, as witnessed by 3/10 he
gave Made in Japan! It even rates lower than Made in Europe. I've been
promising myself to dump my entire live library in his lap and make him
listen to them all 15-odd recordings.
Made in Japan - 3
Made In Europe - 5
Foxbat / KBFH - 7
Nobody's Perfect - 5
Come Hell Or High Water - 8
John LaRocque
"And if you hear me talking on the wind
You've got to understand
We must remain perfect strangers."
--Perfect Strangers (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)
[Ed- As soon as Mr. Popoff joins the list, I'll be glad to add his reviews.
Until then, where does he get off rating the Mk1 stuff with zeroes? Did he
break up with a girlfriend during that part of the review? Philistine. DP's
version of "Hey Joe" from Shades of DP is worth a 2, at the very least, even
if everything else was dead silence. I'll bet he thought Lou Reed's Metal
Machine Music was inspired genius until somebody told him it was an hour of
tape effects and hum. I digress. I'd never rant against a member of the
group, but ZEROES! As soon as he joins and gives them albums at least a one,
I'll retract my rant.]
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from Dean Webb (dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com)
After I saw Fireball get so many 10s in a row and SM get slagged with a 2,
praised with a 9, then slagged with another 2, I had to review both. Here
goes.
Fireball I give a 9. I love every song on it, but it falls just short of the
excellence and energy on Machine Head or Made in Japan. Certainly the most
diverse of the Mk2 albums, and the richer for it.
SM I give a, well, hang on there... is it really a DP album? When I
approached it like it was a Rainbow album, my expectations were much
different and I found the addition of former DP bandmates Lord and Paice to
the core Rainbow lineup of Blackmore-Glover-Turner to be outstanding,
although neither was really allowed to shine.
As a DP album, I was a little put off by JLT's singing on a few tracks.
Sometimes, he sounded like he was impersonating Glenn Hughes impersonating
David Coverdale. I liked "King of Dreams", "Cut Runs Deep", and "Fire in the
Basement" best, and it was downhill from there. I also feel that JLT was
most honest to his own style on those three songs.
As far as the other band members, I got the distinct impression that
Blackmore was putting his stamp all over the record. Most of the others seem
to be restrained, almost formulaic in their playing. Glover gets some good
bass lines in, but Lord and Paice are short shrifted. Almost like CTTB,
Blackmore style.
(Funny how a bad review takes much, much longer than a good one.)
I like 3 of the 9 songs on it. The other 6 are much stiffer than what I
typically permit from DP. I think I like CTTB better than this one, because
at least that album played loose and more than one guy got to do his solo
project on it. I have to give the album SM (I'll leave the "&" out so the
kids in the back row of the list don't crack up every time I write S&M...) a
score of 4. It was really disappointing to me as a DP album. If it was a
Rainbow album, it would be OK-ish, but nowhere near the power and majesty of
Rising or the energy and punch of Straight Between the Eyes.
Just to compare, I put Purpendicular on right after I listened to SM. Lord
and Paice play out a lot more fluidly and freely on that one. It reminded me
a lot of Fireball in terms of diversity and potency. I hold fast to the 9
rating I gave it when I set up the website. To me, DP is DP at its best when
it's allowed to improvise, explore, and be free in its expression. The
"reunion years" studio albums (except for TBRO, which I haven't heard yet)
were all a little stiff, and I think it's because somebody was restraining
the others artistically. I won't mention any names, but I think the last two
albums have been much different and less Rainbow-y in their sound, and
therefore more like the cooperative virtuousity that made Deep Purple the
awesome band that they are.
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>From the desk of the DPD subscription manager:
We've now got more than 150 members on the list! (We had 151 as of issue
#11, in case anyone besides me is counting.)
One thing I'd like to compile is each list member's country of
origin/residence. Most of you have a giveaway in the ".fi" (or other country
code) at the end of your email address, but you folks with .com and .net
aren't that obvious. If you could send in from whence you hail, I'd really
like it. Then I could keep better statistics on how cosmopolitan the list
is.
Thanks for making the list a great success so far!
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