DEEP PURPLE DIGEST #21
In this issue:
Editorial apologia and fake Roger Glover interview.
Ritchie who?
Lord's album
Rodney Evans
Finnish members of DPD unite! (or something like that)
Deep Purple 30: very best of
Graham Bonnet info
Another top ten listing
Regarding Bonnet
STEVE MORSE INTERVIEW!!! REAL!!!
Please vote!
Deep Purple 1980
Slaves and Masters
Yngwie and Rainbow stuff
Polydor's Japanese craziness!
DP Big Breakfast review
NEC concert review
mo on the b-ham sho
Carlos G. rambles on all subjects purpulicar
JLT singing PS
lalena story
Deep Purple BBC phone-in
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>From the editor: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Sorry for the lateness of this issue, but work, housekeeping, cartoons, and
a new computer game in the house have conspired to render me listless for
the past few days. You know how it is. Things just happen. Fortunately, DP
didn't recently have a coast-to-coast radio broadcast to launch its new CD
here in the US (unlike SOME bands...), so there isn't a terribly large
amount of traffic responding to such a thing. Anyway, to make it up to you,
I've got an exclusive FAKE interview with Roger Glover on the next DP studio
release!
DPD: So, Roger, could you describe the new DP CD?
RG: Yes, Dean, it'll be round, plastic, shiny on one side, writing or
illustrations on the other, and a hole in the middle.
DPD: Wow! That sounds really exciting! What else can you say about the new
CD?
RG: It will ship in a CD case and will have cover art. When you see it for
sale, you will generally be able to acquire a legal copy through the
exchange of money.
DPD: Fantastic! What will it sound like?
RG: Well, like most compact discs, it will be very, very quiet until you put
it in the CD player. If everything's set up properly and you hit the "play"
button, it should then begin to make noise.
DPD: Unbelievable. What kind of noises will it be making then?
RG: Generally musical ones.
DPD: Awesome. When should it be available?
RG: Well, we'll need to write and develop material for it, rehearse and
record it, have it go through the production pipeline, and get shipped to
distributors and then on to wholesalers. It should be available then.
DPD: Fascinating. Thanks so much for the fake interview, Roger.
RG: You're quite welcome. Anytime.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Tiplady
To: DP List
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 5:15 PM
Subject: Ritchie who ?
Anyone know what TMIB is up to at the moment ? Hey , lets not be too hard on
the great man. I know Steve is a great axeman for DP , but cmon lets spare a
minutes silence for the great riffster himself. Many people seem to have it
in for RB , not maybe us true Purple fans , but I have picked up a few bad
vibes on the web now and again . My only sadness is that they could have
worked together permanently again and put all the differences behind them
once and for all. Its great to hear Steve Morse as well, but some of
Ritchies work really made my spine tingle ! Oh well we cant have evrything
I suppose ! Amen ! And good luck to him wherever he may be !
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-----Original Message-----
From: Svante Pettersson
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 8:29 PM
Subject: Lord's album
>Has anyone actually seen Lord's latest album (Pictured Within)?
>I wanna hear it, buy it, but I can't find it anywhere on the net or in the
>stores...
It is going to be released on October 30.
/Svante
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-----Original Message-----
From: Svante Pettersson
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 8:33 PM
Subject: Rodney Evans
>There is a complete review and interview with Rod Evans about this abortive
>attempt to be the "new" DP at
>http://www.meilleur.demon.co.uk/dpurpss80.html
And even more here:
http://www.deep-purple.com/rosas/faq/evans80.htm
BTW, someone asked what was up with Evans today. Well, we have tried to get
hold of him but he seems to have disappeared and doesn't seem to be
interested in being connected to the DP history anymore. He played in
Captain Beyond for a while but lately he has been working as a doctor in
California.
/Svante
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-----Original Message-----
From: Marko Salo
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 1:13 AM
Subject: Finnish members of DP-list!
If any of the finnish members of this mailing list is interested in
trading bootlegs (DP or others) please e-mail me for my list!
later...
Marko
scorps(at-a-domain-named)hotmail.com
my tape/videolist at:
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/Scorps/default.html
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-----Original Message-----
From: Heikki Heino
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 2:51 AM
Subject: Deep Purple 30: very best of
Hello all you (perfect) strangers!
I finally got to listen to "Deep Purple 30: very best of", the 2 cd version.
It feels almost like over 15 years ago when I listened to "Deepest Purple",
my first DP album, for the first time. Back then "Smoke" was the only DP
song I knew. Now I know all these songs by heart, but still this compilation
surprises me. Was/is DP really this great!?
The 2 cd version has 28 songs, 13 of them by the original Mk II. There are
only five songs recorded after reunion. Of course the 1970's were their
heyday, but after all the trouble EMI had with licensing they could have
chosen more newer songs - maybe just one from every studio album.
Nevertheless this compilation is a great way to introduce somebody to the
music of Deep Purple. Every track has its place, even "King of Dreams". The
chronological tracklisting shows beautifully how the band developed little
by little. Even the shifting from "You Keep On Moving" to "Perfect
Strangers" sounds logical. Sadly there are two missing links. I think "Bad
Attitude" from "House of the Blue Light" and "The Battle Rages On" from TBRO
are both great, and could have justly been on this album. Well, maybe the
next compilation if perfect...
When I first learned this compilation has some remixes I had mixed feelings.
I kind of liked to hear remixes on anniversary editions, but this was
something else. Now I'm glad Nigel Reeve (the man who compiled this album)
did what he did without prejudice. "Highway Star ('97 remix)" is a really
great way to begin the second cd!
Alright, then to the single cd version. I believe this is the ordinary
version EMI thought would sell better (Because it's cheaper). What made this
one sound worse was the edited (raped) version of "Child in Time" that fades
out before the song has really begun. In my opinion it belongs to the same
category as "Smoke On My Mega-Mix" - nobody should ever hear this version.
The rest of this album is much better even though there are still some more
edits. Well, that's the only way you can get 18 Purple songs on one cd!
I earlier wrote this album makes me feel like when I listened to "Deepest
Purple" back in the early 1980's. One reason is the fact that every song on
"Deepest Purple" except "Space Truckin'" is on both of these compilations,
too. I think this is only natural, because both have the same subtitle: "The
Very Best of Deep Purple". The 2 cd version sure is close to perfect. Among
DP compilations it belongs to the top 5.
My scores to these compilations:
9 to the 2 cd version
8 to the 1 cd version
Cheers
Heikki
Älä epäröi heittää tätä viestiä roskiin!
Heikki Heino
Jarrumiehenkatu 9-13 F 79
11100 RIIHIMÄKI, FINLAND
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Heald/Darlene Heald
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 6:15 AM
Subject: Re: Graham Bonnett
What has Graham Bonnett been doing...?
Bonnett has at least 2 solo CD's out, the most recent being only a year
or so old. That one is called "Underground", and also features
ex-Alcatrazz guitarist Danny Johnson. That one is pretty good. He was
the original vocalist for Impellitteri, and did one album with them.
He's on at least one of the Forcefield CD's ("IV-Let the Wild Run Free")
with Cozy Powell, Ray Fenwick and Jan Akkerman. Before all of these, and
after Malmsteen's exit, he did two more albums with Alcatrazz
("Disturbing the Peace" with Steve Vai, and "Dangerous Games" with
Johnson). Everytime I think he's hung it up, he shows up somewhere
else...and with a great guitarist.
Cheers,
John
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-----Original Message-----
From: n_borger(at-a-domain-named)higgroep.nl
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: Top Ten List#
Hi Sue,
I like top 10 lists, so I'll contribute to that also.
Ten Best Singers:
Ian Gillan
Robert Plant
David Coverdale
Mark Farner
David Lee Roth
Nina Hagen
Graham Bonnet
Rik Emmett
Rod Evans
Jim Dandy
Top Ten Drummers:
Neil Pert
Greg Lake
Tommy Aldridge
Ian Pace
John Bonham
Don Brewer
Lars Ulrich
Alex Van Halen
Lee Kerslake
Ginger Baker
Top Ten Guitarists:
Joe Satriani
Steve Morse
Steve Vai
Eddie Van Halen
Jimmy Page
Rik Emmett
Chet Atkins
Alex Lifeson
Richie Blackmore
Al di Meola
Top Ten Bassists:
Jerry Peek
Billy Sheehan
Mel Schacher
Michael Anthony
Roger Glover
John Paul Jones
Leo Lyons
Geddy Lee
Stuart Hamm
Greg Lake
That's my list. I added bassists, was thinking of adding keyboardists,
maybe next time....
Nico.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Hatheway-SSI
To: 'dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com'
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 10:48 AM
Subject: Regarding Bonnet
>After Rainbow Bonnet made a solo album which featured Cozy Powell and Jon
Lord. After that he sang in the Michael Schenker Group and formed Alcatraz
with Yngwie Malmsteen. Does anybody out there know what Graham's been doing
after that?
After the Alcatraz thing in '84, Bonnet performed in the group
"Impelleteri", with speed guitarist Chris Impelleteri in '88. There are
some good songs on this album, "Stand in Line", comes to mind, they also
did a cover of "Since You've Been Gone" with great guitar work, and an
instrumental version of "Somewhere over the Rainbow" (Wizard of Oz).
Sometime after that he did one of the "Forcefield" discs, and since then, I
don't think he's done too much. He may have a recent solo album out, I
believe.
I think he's kind of a strange guy. My brother was working at a local radio
station back in '88 and got to pick up the band (Impellleteri) at the
airport for a local show. He said that the band was pretty young, and
excited, but Bonnet was somewhat aloof, and strange looking. Maybe it's
just because he was older than the others?
Anyway, his voice has always sounded like breaking glass to me...that's my
2cents, and short story......................
TomH
Sunnyvale CA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Julie Wilson
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 2:40 PM
Subject: Steve Morse Interview
Howdy folks,
I promised to send this in a while ago but had forgotten to do it until
just a minute ago. I do apologize for not getting this in sooner. Hope
you dig it, baby! (Sorry 'bout that. I just watched Austin Powers again
last night.):)
Take care,
David
DAVID LEE Before we head into the band stuff, I heard that you got
married. Are there any little guitar players in the offing?
STEVE MORSE I have a son from my previous marriage and he is seven and I
have two stepsons that are nine and ten.
DL Do you get a chance to take them out with you?
SM I have never taken them all out but, Kevin has gone to Europe with me,
on this last leg. I tried to bring him up for this Northeast leg but
their school has already started.
DL I remember a day in the music biz when you would mention having kids
or starting a family and people would just say "Never!"
SM Yeah, I have reached a point where I sort of see that life does not go
on for ever!(laughs)
DL Having progeny at least gives you a sense of immortality if only in
the sense of being a memory.
SM Yeah. You can do that with music and writing and stuff but in real
life, my son is just the biggest deal.
DL Was that a Major life change, having children?
SM Actually, I haven't really seen too much. I have always been pretty
responsible.
DL And it shows! Especially in some of your other responsibilities like
this new DEEP PURPLE record for instance.
SM I really enjoyed that.
DL I have been a huge DEEP PURPLE fan for years and when Ritchie left I
was more than a bit curious as to what the band would sound like and from
my perspective it has all seemed to work out wonderfully.
SM I think that it just came about by them wanting to be adventurous and
saying "Hey, let's have somebody completely different." I think that a
lot of it is that they are so open minded. The reason that they got into
the band to begin with and were pulled in from other bands is because
they are all really good and their talent just shines. I guess they are
just really relaxed with the new situation.
DL It has been four or five years now.
SM Yeah, over four years.
DL So you all must feel fairly settled in. Is the honeymoon portion of
the relationship over now?
SM(Laughs)We don't always stay on the road. We just go out in big
sections and then we are off for a while. It is very exciting all the
time.
DL And as if they didn't keep you busy enough, you also managed to fit in
a solo tour earlier this year. The solo gigs are something that you are
obviously keeping going.
SM Yeah. In fact, if DEEP PURPLE would give me a little bit more notice
on touring and stuff I would do a bit more of the solo stuff but that is
just one of the hazards of being in a band that is big enough to actually
have elements of a bureaucracy in it.(laughs) Slow communication and one
end doesn't know what the other is doing.(laughs)
DL I remember reading an interview where Ian Gillan said that the band is
"The most unorganized band in the world."
SM In some ways but, in some other ways it is the most streamlined
organization. Communication is difficult with everybody living in
different countries.
DL What is it like to be the only American in a British band?
SM It's no problem at all because we think alike on most issues and I
have been to England for so many weeks of my life and they have been to
LA so often that we don't seem like we are so different. We, mostly, go
into other countries where none of us can speak the language and that is
a great bonding force as well.
DL Has the fact that DEEP PURPLE is such a large international band had a
positive effect on your solo stuff in terms of sales?
SM Well, I think it would if most of those countries were not
counterfeiting records. Then it would help me but, at the moment... In
Japan there is noticeable help but I guess the real payoff will be when I
can do gigs in those countries. I find a lot of my records and DEEP
PURPLE stuff that is counterfeited. Especially in India, Russia and
Central America there are a lot of counterfeits.
DL That is just straight out counterfeits and not live bootlegs where
someone has recorded a concert from the audience?
SM Yeah, exactly. They go and buy one real copy and that is the research
and development costs to them!(laughs) It is so easy with digital
technology. The countries that I mentioned do not even prosecute so
they(the counterfeiters) can do it with impunity. In fact, they
distribute them in stores.
DL I think that people tend to forget that though you are an artist this
is how you feed your family.
SM Well, I have never depended on the records for anything. If I had I
would have been let down. Records have really been a form of
communication, for me, and not really much in the way of income but I do
think that it is important to do them. It is just like putting
interesting content on a web site. People don't get paid for it,
usually, but it keeps people coming to it.
DL Someone described their records to me as signposts of where they were
at that particular point in time.
SM Yeah, yeah.
DL You have a lot of those sign posts in your career. KANSAS, THE DREGS,
SOLO and now DEEP PURPLE. Is there any plan to this progression or has
it all just flowed by chance and desire?
SM That is where I am at! Like this record that I am wrapping up now
with an likely collection of guitarists contributing one song each that
would fall into the "classical" category. People like Dweezl Zappa and
Marty Freedman and Trevor Rabin, Albert lee and Steve Howe.
DL This sounds like a Magna Carts deal.
SM No, it is Wyndham Hill actually. Some of it is acoustic and some
electric. I remember the early "Switched on Bach" recording with
synthesizer and that really turned me on to Bach even more than I already
was and I guess that is why I believe in this so much as a good idea.
DL Did you do a Bach piece?
SM (Laughing)Actually, I did a Handel piece! I figured that everyone was
going to choose Bach but I don't think that anyone did. It was such an
obvious one, for rock and rollers especially. It is very much like a
Bach piece.
DL The reason that Magna Carta came to mind was their "Steinway to
Heaven" disc that was very similar to this but with keyboardists instead
of guitarists.
SM Right before I left on this tour they sent me a tape where I was
supposed to play "Tarkus" and the only problem was that there was nothing
on the tape other than bass and drums! I was like "What? Am I supposed
to play all of Keith Emerson's stuff?" It was the day before I was
leaving and they just said "Just do it. It will only take you an hour or
so."(laughs) I had to pass on that one because I just couldn't do a good
job in that amount of time.
DL DEEP PURPLE has dodged the label of "Metal Band" for years but since
you have come into the group I have seen the phrase "Progressive Rock"
used frequently. Is DEEP PURPLE a progressive rock band in your
estimation?
SM I don't know. I hope so. I don't see any easy label for this band
other than "Rock Band." The more you get beyond that the more exceptions
that you find. Like you can say progressive but we do "Smoke on the
Water" which is not a progressive song. Then you say "Metal" well, yes
but then we do "Fingers to the Bone" which is not metal. So, there is a
clash there.
DL The mainstream press has never had much to say about the band in a
positive light. Does it get to you when you either read a negative
review of your work or one of the endless comparisons to Ritchie
Blackmore?
SM Sometimes. I don't like seeing any kind of review where it is really
biased, either good or bad. We had a really good one the other day and
even though it was good I felt like they were a little bit biased. They
were putting down ELP and I would just prefer everything to be judged by
what it is. If they can come up with good reason, then I can take any
kind of criticism and learn from it but when people just blast. When
they just say "This is crap." I don't know why but I just hate that. I
could sit here and try to analyze it but I just really hat when somebody
dismisses something that really has a lot to it as self indulgent just
because it isn't simple, angry and faddish sounding. I don't get that
much bad press so, I guess it does make a big impact when I do.
DL I don't see self indulgence as being a bad thing, do you?
SM No, not at all. In fact when I go to see a race, I like to see
somebody that is smooth driving and skillful but I don't mind at all if
they are driving a car that has a lot of horsepower and accelerates
quickly. Yes, there is not as much skill, in terms of finesse, but
horsepower is impressive as long as that is not all that there is. You
can see somebody drive a bus smoothly and with finesse but it is not as
much fun to watch. I think that it is a combination of the artistic,
that is the smooth part, and having some tools to work with, the
horsepower. That makes it an exciting show. When somebody says that you
don't need those tools to be artistic well, that is true but I guess that
I am just one of those people that likes a great movie but especially, a
great action movie.
DL How did someone manage to put together such an incredibly talent heavy
bill with yourselves, ELP and DREAM THEATER, and how is it working out?
SM It is working out good. The idea was, of course, to put together a
tour in flexible venues. These are the venues that you are looking at
selling the seats and then if something happens and you have huge demand
then you have room to expand outwards with all of those lawn seats. It
is a nice flexible way of doing it and, of course, the promoters are
hedging their bets by taking this because there are three acts. Although
they all do draw from a similar audience. It is working out real good
and we have had some really good attendance. It is different for all the
bands. DREAM THEATER, they get a lot more people showing up than most
opening bands but they don't get a full house and nobody gets the full
100% attention that they are used to when they do gigs by themselves
which is very interesting.
DL Do people ever heckle you?
SM No, never a bit.
DL You are very lucky because there always seems to be one heckler in
every crowd when I see a show.
SM I think in Ritchie's hometown, in Germany, one drunk guy disrupted the
show. He would have been dead if he had ever shown his face because he
hurled some stuff and took off.
DL Do you mean physical stuff or verbal?
SM Yeah! Physical stuff.
DL I think that I read about another incident you had where people were
spitting at you to show you how much they liked you!
SM Yeah! Chile. That is also the same show that was on the video "The
worlds greatest censored Disaster." One of those $20. For the tape plus
$20. for shipping and handling deals. It shows something collapsing at a
show?
DL Oh yeah! They climbed a tower and it fell over or something, right?
SM Those crazy idiots! They crashed the gates, it was full already, and
there was no place for people to be so they climbed up on top of the
tower where the PA was and it collapsed onto the people below. After
they sorted out the bodies and determined that nobody got killed, we
played the show! There were these crazy guys up front and this one guy
in particular would spit every time I had my eyes closed. The guy could
spit like a llama! I mean, he had amazing distance. Everybody around
thought nothing of it. It was like "O.K. he is getting spit on. That is
cool." I did not take it as a compliment and I just kinda lost it.
DL Did you go down and have a bit of a conversation with him?
SM Well, I asked the security people to go down and put a stop to it and
all they would say was "Pick, you give me pick?" And I would say "No!
Stop this guy!" And they would just say "You have pick?" So, we had a
bit of a communication problem. When I finally got my hands on the guy
reaching over the security guys all decide to grab me! So now I cant do
anything and the guy has his hands around my neck and people are tearing
stuff off of me that I have collected around the world, like necklaces
and bracelets and stuff. So, I am being looted while I am being choked
by the guy who was spitting on me! It was crazy! My guitar was just
laying on the stage ringing. At least I waited until the last song was
over!(laughs)
DL That was nice! At least you didn't stop in the middle of "Hush" or
something!(laughs)
SM Yeah! I waited to do my stage dive right toward the guy!(laughs)
DL So, everybody else on that gig is sending home pictures of themselves
on the beach and you are sending shots of your neck with fingerprints on
it and covered in spit!
SM No! On the way out I just grabbed a bottle of some kind of booze and
just doused myself with it for a kind of disinfectant!(laughs) And then I
poured a jug of water over myself and got on the bus. Everybody was
like, "What happened to you?"
DL The guys in DEEP PURPLE seem like the types that would haze you a bit
if they were given the chance. Did they bust your chops at all when you
first joined the group?
SM Naw, not at all. They were very polite and very helpful from the
very first show. Nothing like that at all. I think that they had enough
bad stuff happen to them before inside of the band. Bands learn, bands
that were big in the seventies, that when you throw furniture down a
corridor and it smashes that it is not O.K. and some of the members that
may have done something like that are no longer there. Everybody learns
and these guys have touring down to a science. There is no friction at
all really. Basically, if somebody wants to vibe down the dressing room
they are, pretty much, instantly ostracized. Especially right before the
show it is "Forget you worries. We are going to go and have a good
time."
DL Cool.
SM That is very cool.
DL That attitude seems to come across on the recorded work as well.
"Purpendicular" knocked me out when I heard it and the new record is more
of the same. It seems that everyone is having a great time and that
wasn't always the case before.
SM Yeah, yeah I agree. Everything was picked according to how it felt
first. Then Ian would write the lyrics with Roger. Ian Paice is a big
part of the feel of the band because he swings at the same time he is
playing the rock stuff. It is a very hard to describe thing, what he
does. He has a lot of subtlety and that subtlety adds beauty to the feel
that I just can't describe very well but I love it.
DL Ian Paice would seem to have such mastery over what little equipment
that he uses that it would be very strange to see him behind a big fancy
drum kit. He is an absolute professional but boy can he rock!
SM I agree. I mean, Carl Palmer does a great job at involving the
audience in the drum solo and making a real good show out of it, he has
real good technique too, but, Ian is just so cool! It is like a
different level. I didn't mean to compare them but I just love the way
Ian does it. He is kind of inconspicuous and laid back.
DL Having three bands, each filled with amazing talents, has there ever
been talk of some kind of jam at the end of the night?
SM Actually, no because DREAM THEATER is only playing forty minutes and
ELP is playing an hour less than they want to and DEEP PURPLE is playing
forty-five minutes off of our set so, everybody is feeling like they are
already cutting out some of their favorite stuff just to make the
deadline. There isn't much time to screw around.
DL With the advent of the Internet it is a bit anti-climactic as far as
set lists go because I can punch up your set list from last night and
have a good idea of what you will play. I do notice that there is a
considerable amount from the new record and that has got to make you
happy.
SM Yeah that does feel good. I like that but, I do know what you mean
about the Internet. That is one of my things about bootlegs too, I mean,
the show is for the people who came. It's just like, I don't want to see
the end of a movie before I watch it in the theater. I just don't want
to know what the ending is.
DL Where would you like to see DEEP PURPLE's music go in the future?
SM Kinda what we are doing is great for me. To play the world, relax for
a while and do my thing with my band and do another record that we like.
We don't really have any pressure on that frontier. The records are kind
of like when the record is done the manager holds it up and says "Does
anybody want to bid on this?" It is something like that. I don't know
what the exact mechanism is but there are different deals in different
countries that all add up to pay for the production. It is a nice time
to be in a band.
DL That kinda encompass my outro question, "Is it still fun?"
SM Exactly! I don't want to do it too much to the point where it is not
fun. That is the only danger, the only down side that I have ever felt
from DEEP PURPLE is that some of the legs have been a little bit too long
and I have been counting down the days until I get to go home more than I
ever have. But, the bottom line is, every show is just a blast!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Tiplady
To: DP List
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 5:09 PM
Subject: Please vote !
Please would everyone like to vote for their favourite all time DP stuff ? I
would be grateful if you could as I am interested in finding out what y'all
like out there !
Please vote for : 1. Best song
2. Best album ( studio or live )
3. Fave band member ( MK1 - MK ? ! )
Cheers and thanks for your help !
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-----Original Message-----
From: ROBERT LIO
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 5:09 PM
Subject: Deep Purple 1980
I have to say that this is great stuff. Keep up the great work. I would
love to write but time rarely permits me.
But reading all this stuff about the Evans Purple I had to have my say.
I was one of the lucky ones or should say unlucky ones to have seen them
in Quebec city 1980. No one really knew who was playing. But I would
never risk not going, so I went. To make things real short the show
lasted a full 20 minutes. Before the chairs started to fly on stage and
all the booing. It was something I will never forget. They nearly burnt
down the place and the second show was cancelled.
Some where in some box I do have a poor recording of that show and the
ticket stub. Plus I have to say the singing was pretty bad. The playing
was bad and everything that went with it. A disgrace to the Name Deep
purple.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Geller
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 10:09 PM
Subject: Slaves and Masters
I've noticed a lot of you guys on this list lately criticizing Joe Lynn
Turner and his contributions to Purple on "Slaves and Masters." In my
opinion, the criticism is not really fair. JLT was brought into Purple by
Ritchie, and, if the resulting music sounded a tad like a Rainbow record, it
wasn't his fault. While I admit that SAM has a different sound than all of
the other Purple releases, I still think it was a very good release. In
fact, since the Mark II lineup reformed in the 1980's, I think that the only
better Purple release that's been put out was "Purpendicular," which was
excellent. But back to SAM: I think its a really solid rock album.
Several tracks were outstanding, including "The Cut Runs Deep," "Breakfast
in Bed," and "Too Much is Not Enough." >From what I remember, only JLT had
a hand in the penning of the last tune, but I thought it was a great track.
Ritchie's distinctive guitar and Jon's keyboards make this a truly
unmistakable Purple record. Its too bad that people have trouble accepting
band changes, like vocalists. I agree that usually the vocalist represents
the most distinguishable element of a band, but change isn't necessarily
always bad. Over on the Sabbath mailing list, people are constanly knocking
the string of vocalists that came in after Ozzy, but I thought each of them
left an excellent mark on the Sabbath legacy. Anyway, I think I'm starting
to ramble. BTW, Dean, I never fail to be left in stitches from your humor.
You've got a great wit. I loved your lyrics to "Children of the Corn."
Keith
[Dean "OK, so I contribute to other lists" Webb: "Children of the Corn" was
something I posted to the Black Sabbath email list, which was the list that
inspired me to put this thing together. If you like BS half as much as you
like DP (or more), I give it a couple of thumbs up and say check it out. Go
to http://www.black-sabbath.com and check it out.
A note for those of you with nuclear weapons: if you want to make a bunch of
DP and BS fans really sad, aim your nuclear-tipped missile for Garland, Tx
and favor the part near to Dallas and Mesquite: do it doing business hours
and you'll take out the moderator of the BS list AND the DP list. Not only
are the two bands close musically, but their email lists are close
geographically!
BTW, if you do have a nuclear weapon, I'm interested in trading for one.
I've got lots of vinyl, so I'm sure we can arrange something!]
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-----Original Message-----
From: John LaRocque
To: Deep Purple Digest ; werock(at-a-domain-named)egroups.com
Cc: Jouni Maho
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 7:44 AM
Subject: Latest Yngwie, and Japanese Rainbow tribute
NIJI-DENSETSU Niji-Densetsu (Pony Canyon, 1998, CD)
Now this is utterly cool. A bunch of Japanese artists, most of them unheard
of outside their native land, putting together a tribute to one of their
favorite bands. The players here are from bands such as Anthem and
Earthshaker, along with special guests (and Rainbow alumni) Joe Lynn Turner
and David Rosenthal. And what a bang-up job they did, including the vocals
by Yukio Morikawa (who sounds like a strange cross between Graham Bonnet and
the Elfen One). Morikawa and Turner traded off vocal duties on Spotlight
Kid, accompanied by keyboardist Rosenthal. Rosenthal also provided the
keyboard introduction to Gates of Babylon. Turner also guested on a second
track, Drinking With The Devil. The acoustic version of Street of Dreams was
a nice touch. This is one of the most unique tribute records I have ever
heard, with nearly every track capturing the spirit and energy of Rainbow.
Dedicated to the memory of Cozy Powell. 8/10
MALMSTEEN, YNGWIE Live In Brazil (Pony Canyon, 1998, CD)
Yngwie Malmsteen has always defined excess, and this double-live CD (with
home video) is no exception. You get more than 100 minutes of Yngwie
shredding his way through favorites old and new, as recorded in Brazil last
May. One third of the 15 tracks are taken from his latest Viking
masterpiece, with two more from taken from Inspirations - special live
versions of Gates of Babylon, and Pictures of Home. New vocalist and fellow
Swede Mats Levin proves that he is more than capable of handling older
material, as witnessed on his versions of Rising Force, and I'll See The
Light Tonight. The video is a special bonus, with Yngwie looking a little
less portly this time around (view Live At Budokan, from 1994, as
reference). Oh man, what a year - Facing The Animal, Conceto Suite, and now
this, all three of them winners. Also includes three-track CD single with
live cuts from supporting progmetal band Dr. Sin. 9/10.
John LaRocque
"Sleep with the devil and then you must pay
Sleep with the devil, the devil will take you away"
--Gates of Babylon (Blackmore/Dio)
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-----Original Message-----
From: John LaRocque
To: Deep Purple Digest
Cc: Tim Henderson
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 8:37 AM
Subject: Polydor Japan's craziness (CD reissues with mini LP sleaves)
This is from one of my on line music suppliers. I suspect the full details
are in the October issue of Burrn! This CD with mini LP sleave thing is a
new craze. Warner Pioneer earlier this year reissued the DP albums and
singles in the same annoying format. And the 1997 Japanese KISS reissues did
the same, and earlier this year. Now Polydor follows suit. Gimme a break.
The packaging is not that exciting.
John LaRocque
-----Original Message-----
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-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Clarke
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 11:54 AM
Subject: DP Big Breakfast Review 14/10/98 UKTV.
Hi Dean,
Thought you may like to read my review of DP's TV extravaganza a few days
ago.
Having sat down & contemplated the show, I have to say it was the best
Purple TV I have ever seen, in a way it kind of makes up for the last 13
Years of TV ignorance in this country.
For all non UKers' The Big Breakfast (by definition) is a live breakfast
show Mon-Fri & is full of humour (sometimes smutty) & in my eyes pure
entertainment. To give you some idea the national news lasts about 3 Mins,
so no Knitting Pattern reviews here folks.
'Nuff said, to the review - chronologically:-
7.00 Am Intro from the presenters & then Smoke.... Can you imagine this DP
playing live at 7.00Am (it is still dark in England). A stonking version
too, & Gillan sounds fantastic. Wait what's this? yes! Paicey's in his
pjamas (is that how to spell it?) & I can report that Tiddles is looking
much better too, looks more like real hair with a tint of grey. Great solo
from Morse.
7.10 Quick Chat indoors re the drizzle Jon Lord mentions it's like
Knebworth (did I mention they played on the lawn), the presenter (Small
blonde with BIG Cleavage) say's it's more like Plebworth!!.
7.28 Purple copy the Theme tune to the show as an intro' to the news.
7.33 Deep Purple Vital Statistics - This happens every day on the show,
where they reel off various humourous stats' IE one of the ones was How
long would a persons hair be if he stopped cutting it on 20/4/68 (Date of
DP's 1st Gig)? Answer 15 Feet & 3 Inches. All very crazy.
7.43 Semi-Serious Interview Lasted about 10 Mins
7.55 Black Knight Live, For performance quality see 7:00 Am
8.05 Read all about - A look at todays newspapers in a light-hearted
fashion.
8.29 Time for the last half-hour - This involved purple playing the backing
track to Ted... & Gillan screaming Time for the last half-hour about Ten
times.
8.43 Yanks for the Memories - This had me in stiches (I'm usual at work by
now) this is a quiz which takes the piss out of Americans (apologies to
our US friends on the list, it's all in good fun) & is set in a hotel
reception. The two regular presenters play two American tourists Jeff
Lardburger & Stacey Lardburger (an in-joke on the show is that all
Americans eat Cheeseburgers & wear elasticated trousers) & ask the
commissioner played by the one & only Ian Gillan Touristy Questions, (3
Viewers by now have already rung in to guess how many IG will get right.
Anyway it probably doesn't sound funny in text, but I laughed.
8.53 Another rendition of Smoke.. with closing credits & no cutting of
songs.
Plus points - The whole Two hours
Minus Points - I'd have preferred an Abandon Song or even a Purpendicular
song to the second smoke
The show lasted 120 mins & I just reckoned they were on it for 61 Mins, not
bad when you consider about 15 was all i expected.
Anyone wishing to Trade DP Audios/Videos, please E-Mail me Off-list
Darren
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-----Original Message-----
From: Zoso
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 2:41 PM
Subject: Birmingham NEC 15th Oct '98 review
Hi Dean,
Here's a review of the NEC gig that you might like to include in the Digest.
There are a few 'profanities' but hopefully nothing that you will need to
edit! Thanks a lot...
Me and a couple of mates travelled up to Brum yesterday from Cornwall to see
D.P. and we were blown away. Great performances, great sound, great vibe
from the band. Just got back, so here are my thoughts...
I was quite impressed with the support band, Orphic Soop, who although they
weren't great musicians tried at least to be a little different and gave it
their best shot. Sort of psychedelic and driving rock mixed together, a
little bit like EMF (remember them...? Nah!) Good drummer.
The set list has been widely detailed in other posts so I'll mention just
some of
my personal highlights, of which there are many...
"Ted..." - I loved it as the opener, great solid version with awesome solo
from Steve at the end.
"Bludsucker" - Ripping version, really heavy with fantastic singing and
screams by Gillan, where does he get that voice?!?
"PoH" - Great drumming from IP, nice melodic solo from JL that developed
into a monster. Steve peaked during his end solo (again!)
"Almost Human" - I never liked this song on the album but tonight the really
fast interplay bit between JL and SM was incredible, even more so as Steve
did a harmony part to it! (Afterwards Gillan said "That's not easy you
know... well not for mortals!")
"WFT" - The dynamics of this song were fantastic, even though it sounded
tough for IG to sing in places.
"Watching the Skies" - Again the dynamics and contrasts in the music were
great, good lights too. Gillan sang the heavy sections with real fire and
aggression.
"Steve Morse solo spot" - Before Steve joined D.P. I really didn't know
anything about him, but this solo spot was the best I have ever heard *ANY*
guitarist do. It was so tasteful, beautifully constructed and perfectly
played using some incredibly clever techniques.
It started with Steve playing over some very ambient chords from JL before
the stage darkened and Steve played some beautiful classical sounding lines,
fading in each note with the volume control. His use of the sampling/delay
unit was awesome as the phrases he sampled produced a perfect, almost
Bach-like counterpoint to his solo work, it was just so impressive and
clever, it
really blew me away.
He put in bits from Tumene Notes and did some excellent damped picking which
was expertly played. The solo crescendo'd into the end part of "Cascades"
and when the band joined in it was a spiritual moment! What a guy!!!
"PS" - There was an awesome power and strange energy to this track and the
way SM interplayed with JL and the vocals. When Gillan sang the line "1,000
warriors I have known" the lights lit up the crowd and there was definitely
something special that flowed between the audience and the band at that
moment... real spine-tingling stuff.
"Speed King" - What can I say that hasn't already been said about this?
Gillan amazed me tonight with the confidence and power of his vocals,
especially on this song and the interplay between the band was inspired
and humorous too. They were having a great time, and so were we!
"Seventh Heaven" - I love this song and the harmonic guitar picking at the
beginning was impeccably done before they launched into that killer riff. I
felt the audience were far too reserved during this song, I hope they
continue to do it live as it is a great encore.
"HS" - This was a killer version, pissing all over LATO'96. Gillan's voice
was great, IP's drumming was sensational and the guitar solo could have been
written for SM, he made it look so easy. Really great to hear Gillan
singing Ritchie's solo line, Steve harmonising the part and then JL adding
further harmonising during the really fast picking bit! It doesn't get any
better than this I think.
So, what a gig. Certainly worth the round trip of hundreds of miles. My
only criticism would be of the crowd, who I really didn't think got into the
newer songs as they should have done.
Typical of this was a bunch of 5 absolute tossers who were in front of us.
They gave no reaction to anything aside from grudging applause after "SOTW"
and "WFT". They seemed more preoccupied with going off to get beers and
'having a larf' during great songs like "Watching the Sky" and "Seventh
Heaven". They chucked their beer bottles into the rest of the crowd at
various points and seemed to find Steve's solo a source of great amusement.
These brain dead ass-wipes (Block F E right hand side if anyone knows 'em!)
paid over £20 each for tickets just to criticise and try to ruin other
people's
enjoyment. Unbelievable why these kind of people bother turning up.
Sorry this post has been long but I had to put my recollections down before
lack of sleep and booze dulls my memory too much. Thanks for a great gig
guys, any chance of coming down to Plymouth again next time... please!!!
BTW if anyone has a recording of the gig I'd love to get hold of a copy, if
only to hear Steve's solo again.
Thanks a lot.
Simon.
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-----Original Message-----
From: NEIL JONES
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 6:43 PM
Subject: .....Birmingham show......
....Purple`s show at the N.E.C., Birmingham, last night ( 15th Oct.), was
for me the finest I have seen them since the re-union in `84. The show from
start to finish was superb, the band were tighter than ever, Paice and
Glover`s rhythm work provided a base for stunning performances from Lord and
Steve Morse.Ian Gillan was in fine form also , every note was reached, his
vocal range brilliant, I`ve never seen him better.
The band, you could plainly see were enjoying themselves, plenty of fun,
but never distracting themselves from putting on a wonderful show for , what
was , a very enthusiastic crowd......
The show was not sold out , but it deserved to be.....I also thought
Morse, really came into his own this time round, after perhaps still being
in the shadow of Ritchie on the _I_ tour.......at times he dominated
proceedings, his solo leading up to SOTW was captivating.....he is part of
what once more is a great band........Highlights...take your pick, the new
songs came across stronger than on the album, especially, "Any fule know
that" and " Almost Human". To me though the guitar breaking back into
the riff on" Woman from Tokyo" after the quiet middle piece is truly
awesome......."Bloodsucker" was brilliant ,as was "Speed King"....it was a
wonderful performance, I cannot fault it.....If you get chance , SEE THEM ,
to me ,they are ,simply the best EVER........
Neil Jones, England.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Carlos Gandarillas
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Where am I?
DP-related things, and answers to some questions over 18 DPDigests:
In the spanish keyboard is quite difficult to type _|_, as you have to press
the Shift key in order to get the '_', and then press Alt Gr to get the '|'.
So: shift and '-', Alt Gr and '1', and then shift and '-' again. Quite
difficult indeed. And finger-breaker also.
To write /-\ is all an experience and a looong travel for your fingers. We
have the '/' in the numeric keyboard, but I don't normally use it, and I
have to press shift and '7'. Then press the '-' (thanx God Hughes that for
that symbol we have not to press ctrl+shift+tab+delete and reset button of
the computer!!!!), and THEN press Alt Gr and the upper left key (which have
the º, ª symbols). Going to the numeric keys is faster, as '/-' are almost
side by side.
I think that writing 'Abandon' instead of '/-\' is faster for us...
What the ---- is spaniards?? If there's any bad joke there, I want to know,
folk!
By the way, who is the other colega español? Porque a mi llamada desesperada
para saber si habia alguno de por aqui, me respondio uno de costa rica
(very kind, the guy). But I suppose that you can't give away that info.
I don't remember the first song of DP that I heard in the radio. I suppose
that it was black night. But it was instrumental enough to get catched by my
mind (along with the name of other group, something like Lead Zeplin or
so...). Then a friend of mine lend me MIJ. I knew that DP was THE group when
I listened to machine head. It was fast, it was aggresive, and it had GREAT
solos. Not only that. All the beginning, the warming up of Mr. Lord, Mr.
Paice, Mr. Gillan, Mr. Glover and Mr. Blackmore; that warming up that IS
part of the song, now impresses me as it impressed me the 1st time. What
great players they were and they are! When I first listened to the LP
version, I thought that that was NOT DP. I couldn't believe that that
perfection they obtained live came from that simple LP cut. The live version
is FAR superior to the studio version. The live version had (has) more
details, perhaps because they were (are) so great players and
instrumental ego-maniacs on the stage. Which is the thing I first loved of
DP. My favourite CD is the 'Scandinavian Nights' double CD. Plenty of
instrumental solos. The drawback is that Gillan has little to do. But that
Speed King and Black Night... ohhhh!!!! I could speak about those CDs all
the night. I love all the details -- just as the simple but effective rythm
Mr. B. has in Mr. Lord's solo in Wring that Neck. Not to mention the
fireworks-like rythm Mr. Paice carries on in the same song. And the way
improvisation can be SEEN in the middle section of the guitar solo.
Ooohhh....
But as MIJ is concerned, MH impressed me because of the speed, as the middle
section of Child in Time also did. And also the screams of the
silver-throated man. SKOW surprised me with the guitar/voice interplay, one
the things I lacked over the years, and a thing that Morse/Gillan can do
VERY well, as I heared a month ago. I enjoyed/enjoy SKOW and Lazy in MIJ a
lot because the songs are simply excellent. They have solos, they have
lyrics, and both fit well. SKOW has that fine guitar/voice interplay, and
Mr. B. was born to play Lazy.
And we come to Space Truckin'. At first it surprised me, but not for good.
That long and weird solos that I know enjoy so much were at first very
'hard' for me. So ST was the last and the least heard song. But as the time
went on, things changed. I discovered that that solos had something to say,
and began to enjoy them so much that, at a point, ST was my favourite song.
When I first heard Scandinavian Nights, I feel like with ST (as ST is a
reminiscence of that Mk I/first Mk II DP). But now I have changed my tastes
a little.
So, the 1st CD was MIJ. And the 2nd? PS. It was SO radically different, that
I didn't (and I still don't) like it very much. I have bought it, but I do
not give it a change very often. CTTB is far superior (for me), although
they came from two very different periods. Mr B. is my favourite guitar
player, but that solos -- that's not play the guitar, that's kill cats in
the night. I don't like the heavy way of playing the guitar, although I like
heavy a lot. It took me a lot to enjoy Jimmy Page's solos, but I *still*
don't like Mr. B.'s way of playing the guitar solos in the 80s. It's a
&%&//"%$ that just when he rediscovered that he could play the guitar, he
left DP. PS is just a 5 because it has PS and Knocking in your backdoor.
Great anthems. It also took me a while to enjoy them, though.
Anyway, I enjoy Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice in that LP, specially Gillan (great
voice) and Lord (as always, even in the shadows). That's love for a band and
its components, I suppose.
For me, DP is DP in '70, and perhaps in '71. I expect that someday
I could hear a live show from '71. My 10-LP is fireball (that's a score,
Shaggy!). It's very varied, from the speed of Fireball, to the funky of No
One Came (it was not played in Madrid!!! Aaaarrrgg!!!); that beauty of
Anyone's Daughter, that repetitive blues pattern of Demon's Eye, the
aggressive/quiet constrast of Fools, the instrumental passages of The Mule,
and that fantastic solos in No No No.
Note: sorry if I don't refer to the lyrics, but as I am spanish, my
understanding of english is very poor to find out what
WWWWWWEEEEEEEAAAAAA-Gillan/doyoubelieveinGlenn-Hughes/IluvUbabe-Coverdale
have to say in those intrincate lyrics. (wow! Have you got it? I have used a
phrasal verb! -- Probably it was not well used)
In _|_ (ouch! my fingers!!) I see (to some point) the same variation, from
the softer ones (The Aviator, etc) to the speeded up ones (Hey Cisco),
reaching that splendid ending with Somebody Stole My Guitar and The _|_
Waltz. That's a 10. By the way, my favourite song is Rosa's Cantina. And in
Abandon, She Was -- no kidding. Abandon is also very good, but it lacks
something _|_ owns, I don't know what. I mean, I don't consider it worse
than _|_, but I prefer _|_. It's just the point of view. So to /-\ (wait a
minute until my fingers rest...) I'll give a 9.
And CTTB? Other of my fave CDs are the '76 live show in california from
Connoisseur/King Biscuit (yeah! better than the Blackmore/Coverdale/Hughes
incarnation), but in studio it's not exactly the same. Anyway it can be
heard very easily, and there's good playing there. It's not Fireball, but
it's not PS either. So a 6,5 is its score.
The last score for now: In Rock, 10. Fireball is their best (live recordings
apart), but In Rock *IS* Deep Purple.
MH? Below 9... I'll see...
The last thing: I suppose that we all agree that DP is a live band. I mean,
to me it'll be nice if there were a live CD after each studio CD. LATO'96
was great, and I expect that someday a complete live show from the abandon
tour will end in my hands. The one I saw was better than LATO'96.
By the way, LATO'96 was supposed to be low-price, isn't it? Here in spain it
is full price. And the same happens with the remastered version of MH. Can
anyone told me why?? 8( At least, the remastered version of MIJ has
(somehow) a normal price, although it's special (the 2nd CD has the
remastered *studio* versions). By the way, I *DO* HATE that in the
remastered MIJ, the Gillan's cry after Paicey's solo was cut. WHY????
(Ian Paice on the drums. YESSS!!!)
How long must we wait to the remastered WDWTWA?
--
LA VIDA ES UNA BARCA DIJO CALDERON DE LA M....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Carlos Gandarillas
e-mail: chuckway(at-a-domain-named)dds.nl
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Swoboda
To: DP List
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 1:54 AM
Subject: JLT singing PS
Dean wrote:
>> Perfect Strangers: JLT could do this one OK if he tried <<
He did, actually. I have a bootleg from Sao Paulo, Aug. 21, 1991
and...well, I'm not a big fan of Turner, but I suppose he didn't do that
bad a job. On other songs, esp. Burn, he forgot a s***load of lyrics...
--T.J.
NP: Dream Theater's version of PS.
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-----Original Message-----
From: nckersh
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 3:17 PM
Subject: Lalena
I've written this short story inspired by "Lalena" from the DP 1969
album "Deep Purple".
Anyone interested in reading it, then mail me and I'll send by return.
Nigel Kersh
Ra'anana
Israel
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Currin
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 6:34 PM
Subject: DEEP PURPLE PHONE IN
Hi Dean
Some news I received...
>From: alan.rowett(at-a-domain-named)bbc.co.uk
>Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 16:57:39 +0100
>Sender: alan.rowett(at-a-domain-named)bbc.co.uk
>Organization: bbc
>To: brian.currin(at-a-domain-named)new.co.za
>Subject: DEEP PURPLE PHONE IN
>X-Mailer: Connect2-SMTP 4.20A MHS/SMF to SMTP Gateway
>
>Hi Brian
>
>Just visited your web site and thought you might be interested in the
>following.
>Every year on the BBC World Service we have a series of global music
>phone-in's where we invite music stars from around the world to answer
>questions live on the radio for one hour. I'm please to say that kicking
>off the series on Sunday November 1 will be Deep Purple's Ian Gillan. The
>programme is called "Pop On The Line" and its "on air" from 14.00 GMT on
>the BBC World Service. The phone lines are open from 12.00 GMT on the day
>and the numbers are as follow....... You can also send your questions
>now to WS.Pop(at-a-domain-named)bbc.co.uk and make sure to include your phone number so we
>can acll you back on the day if your question is chosen. On details on
>how to recieve the BBC World Service visit our website at
>http;//www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/pop
>
>I would be most grateful if you can post this on this site and let all
>the fans know. Please get in touch with me if you require any further
>details.
>
>P.S : later in the series David Gilmour from Pink Floyd will be taking
>questions.
>ALAN ROWETT
>SENIOR PRODUCER
>BBC MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT : WORLD SERVICE
>Room 106 CB,
>BUSH HOUSE,
>LONDON, WC2B 4PH, UK.
>Tel : 0171 557 3107 (Internal : 73107)
>E-mail : alan.rowett(at-a-domain-named)bbc.co.uk
>
Cheers
Brian
-----Brian Currin----
www.new.co.za/~currin
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