DEEP PURPLE DIGEST #24
In this issue:
LOTS of voting... I'll put all that first...
The rest of this issue:
A question
Tony Iommi connection
I Know What DP Did Last Summer
DP-related recommendation
Paul goes over the voting leaders
Re: Tony Iommi connection
Looking over the ratings...
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Heald/Darlene Heald
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: Voting
Favorite song: "Highway Star"
Favorite album: "Made in Japan" (Live)
"Burn" (Studio)
Favorite member: Ian Paice
Cheers,
John
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-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Poustie
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 6:00 AM
Subject: Votes
Favourite Album: Stormbringer
Favourite Line-up: 3
Favourite Song: Love Don't Mean a Thing
Favourite Member: Tommy Bolin (although not for his contribution to Deep
Purple !) David Coverdale
Chris
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 12:53 PM
Subject: Votes
Best Album....Burn...Closely followed by Perpendicular !
Best DP member ... Ian Paice....But for stuff outside Purple, it has to be
Glenn Hughes. The guys voice sends shivers down my spine. Now that he seems
to have got his act together, the guy is awesome
Best DP song ..hmmm hard one this..choose any of the following..
April
Flight Of The Rat
Mistreated
You Keep On Moving
Perfect Strangers
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
Why is everyone so against JLT ??? Slaves and Masters is not too bad an CD,
a damn sight better than The Battle Rages On , which IMO is the worst
release from Purple .
Non Purple songs .......Gates Of Babylon ..Rainbow
From Now On ..Glenn Hughes
Slide It In..Whitesnake
Having just seen DP for the hmm 7th or 8th time now at Manchester , i
must say how bloody good they were .!!!!!!! Although i wish that they would
surprise us ,once in a while with the set list !!
When they played Anyone's Daughter on the last Blackmoer tour ..i nearly
choked with shock !!!
Sorry to waffle on a bit ..but as this is my first post, i hope you all
wont mind
Steve
Feels so Good
So Be So Bad
" Ray Gillen "
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mange Nilsson
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 5:41 PM
Subject: Votes...
I just had to leave my votes for best purple stuff...
Best Album: In Rock
Favourite member: David Coverdale
Best Song: Child In Time
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Currin
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 5:55 PM
Subject: Vote
Hi
My votes:
1) Best song - When A Blind Man Cries / Smoke On The Water (live)
2) Best Album - Made In Japan
3) Fave band member - Jon Lord / Ritchie Blackmore
Where will the results be published, here on the DPD or on some other
website?
Yeah I know I should read my old DPDs, but c'mon be gentle - I'm
tired...it's been a long day :)
Cheers
Brian
-----Brian Currin----
www.new.co.za/~currin
[Dean "pass the buck" Webb: Paul Tiplady is taking care of the tabulations.
I'd be happy to post the final results on the page, but he's counting the
votes.]
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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Raber
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 7:00 AM
Subject: DP 1998 Vote
OK. Here goes
1. Favourite DP song of all time: Child in Time (best guitar solo I have
ever heard from anyone)
2. Favourite DP album (Studio or Live): In Rock
3. Fave DP member: Jon Lord (Purple just Purple without him in the
forefront)
Pete
P.S. Anyone want to tape trade? e-mail me at snr726(at-a-domain-named)mindspring.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: n_borger(at-a-domain-named)higgroep.nl
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 10:10 AM
Subject: Question
What is the largest audience Deep Purple played for during the Abandon
tour?
What was the largest audience Deep Purple has ever played for?
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-----Original Message-----
From: Wilmoth, Jim
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 11:41 AM
Subject: RE: Tony Iommi
Why oh why does Mr. Iommi constantly recruit people for B.S. that have some
affiliation with Ritchie in some shape manner or form? This is includes
both band members (Gillan, Dio, Hughes, Powell, Rondinelli, Neil Murray
[Whitesnake]) and including producer (Martin Birch). There's probably more
I'm not thinking of. (I had heard Coverdale and Paice were both approached
at different times) What's up with that anyway?
Maybe B.S. should consider recruiting Spice Girls or members of Hanson....
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-----Original Message-----
From: John A. Robinson
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: Movies and other business
Hello wondering if anyone on the DPD list had seen the the movie" I know
what you did last summer" ? I am not a horror fan but on my satallite
pay per view they play a clip that contains a version of Hush. Is this
song in the movie? Who sings it? Also wondering if anyone on the list
knows who owns the rights to Deep Purple's music. Did they go the route
of alot of bands and sell their music for one last big payday when it
apppeared the big days were over? Even when bands do this I know they
can get something still for unit sales. Being interested in the business
side as money often destroys bands I wondered if folks like Rod Evans
still recieved even a small amount via this route. Regards John
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Ladd
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 1:08 PM
Subject: Subscription to DPD List
Please add me to the subscription list for the DPD. My first comment is to
suggest Uriah Heep for the Celebrity Deathmatch. They learned alot
listening to DPs rehersals years ago. I must make this recomendation with
an astrix.....only their first 4 albums qualify or deathmatch status, the
rest are pretty much crap.
Michael Ladd
mikeladd(at-a-domain-named)mindspring.com
MWL
[Dean "ed" Webb: I'd have to agree. Uriah Heep went down fast after 1972/3.
Still, they did some great stuff up to their Uriah Heep Live album. I'd add
that to the list of their albums that didn't suck. To be sure, Ken Hensley
always added a good keyboard part and Lee Kerslake could really pound the
skins, but they just didn't have it together after 1973.]
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Tiplady
To: DP List
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 5:27 PM
Subject: Voting Leaders !!!
Hi all DP fans in the whole wide universe ! Thanks for all who have voted so
far in the official DP list 1998 poll ! Keep those votes coming in though ,
as the final deadline for votes cast is 10th November , which should give
you plenty of time if you havent already voted . If you dont know what I am
going on about , well please vote for :
1. Favourite DP song
2. Fave DP album ( studio or live)
3. Fave DP member ( MK1-Mk?!!)
I have already received loads of votes so a big thankyou to all who have
taken the time out . Cheers . I always knew all you DP fans were a cool lot
!
Ok heres the latest scores . I will only give the leaders as I dont want
any cheating !!
Best song so far : Burn
Lazy
When a blind man cries
All tied for 1st place !
Best Album so far : Made in Japan
Machine Head
Another tie !
Fave DP guy : Mr Lord
Out on his own at the moment.
Interesting isnt it ?!! So cmon get voting for your fave stuff and I will
let you know how its going in a few days . Cheers you lot ! PAUL .
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Re: Tony Iommi connection
from Dean Webb: mailto:dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
My personal theory here is that, back in 1979, Tony Iommi contracted with
Ritchie Blackmore to provide employee-screening services for musicians. He
probably figured that if anybody could stand Blackmore's lineups, he'd do
just fine in Black Sabbath.
That, or Rainbow and Whitesnake tapped into a great vein of talent that
Iommi felt strongly enough to approach himself.
For a humorous spin on these interesting little connections, let me refer
you to a bit I wrote a few months ago at
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9935/mixup.html .Hope you enjoy it.
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About the ratings on the DP albums so far...
Of the albums that have more than one or two reviews, here's some
information you might find useful or interesting:
Top 5 DP albums:
Made in Japan (10)
In Rock (9.90)
Fireball (9.78)
Machine Head (9.60)
Purpendicular (8.92)
Purpendicular's presence there surprised me. The Mk2 albums up to MIJ I
expected, but _|_ I did not. I predict that years from now, its rating will
appreciate and might even put it on the stature of the old, great Mk2
releases.
Top 5 post-1976 albums:
Purpendicular (8.92)
Abandon (8.11)
Perfect Strangers (7.40)
The Battle Rages On (6.67)
House of Blue Light (5.75)
Clearly, Steve Morse-ified DP is well loved by members of the list. Is this
because die-hard Blackmore fans don't care to sign up for a sub?
It's interesting how there aren't any ravening posts about who is better
than who musically (yet). I've seen them (and probably contributed to them
with my responses) on other lists, but none here. Yet. Are we that cool
about things, or have the people that think (band member here) RULES! just
not yet gotten drawn out in an argument?
Anyway, folks, it's clear. Those top 5 albums are required listening for any
DP fan. If you lack any in your collection, go do a bunch of odd jobs so you
can earn the cash to get them in your sticky little hands WITH ALL SPEED!!!
"What wise men do at the beginning, foolish people do in the end."
-- Warren Buffett
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