DEEP PURPLE DIGEST #30
In this issue:
Hey! Gillan re-used another riff!
Votes
Twister
Peru Review
Jon Lord, Mentor
Jon Lord, Singer
Cheap Plug? What cheap plug?
Marcelo's theory
Whitesnake & Rainbow doing Purple
The Last Rebel
Jim Sullivan
Pictures of Home
Paice sing?
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>From Dean Webb: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Gillan re-used another riff!
Listening to "Soon Forgotten" from _|_ and I (again) couldn't help but
notice the riff on it sounded just like one Gillan had on his solo group's
Magic album, the one from "Caught in a Trap." The _|_ version was a little
slower, but the resemblance was there, kinda like he used the riff from
"Scarabus" on "Disturbing the Priest." Either the guy's not very creative
(as if!) or he's very fond of certain lines.
Then again, if he really *isn't* very creative, it would confirm Gillan as
the ringleader of the Kiss fan club, Deep Purple chapter (I got this tipoff
from Marcelo, below). Bolin must have been the guy who did the Kiss-related
song name on CTTB.
One more thing, from the third album, "Chasing Shadows" rules, but Rod Evans
doesn't have his heart in it. On the other hand, he just eats up Lalena like
it was candy. It doesn't really rock, but a lovely little ballad,
nonetheless. Wish the current lineup would give "Chasing Shadows" a try.
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-----Original Message-----
From: IluvGillan(at-a-domain-named)aol.com
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 10:17 AM
Subject: Vote...........
Ritchie's blackmores.............Rainbows Rising
Ritichie's blackmores..............Rainbow
Captain Beyond.......................Captain Beyond
Always in Rock..............Sue Rose
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-----Original Message-----
From: Wilmoth, Jim
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 11:03 AM
Subject: Twister
Anyone else find it strange that in the movie Twister footage from Cal Jam
One with Deep Purple MkIII was used with the studio version of Child in
Time (MkII) being played over it? Obviously someone involved with the movie
was a purple fan I just wished I could have seen Ritchie blow up his amp.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Marcos Morbido
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 1:45 PM
Subject: A long concert (review?) from Peru.
Greetings all. I'm new to this list, as this list is new, and I'd like
to begin contributing with this rather long but cherished tale (single
tear rolls down left cheek):
I dwell in Lima, Peru, where almost all we have been exposed to,
regarding concerts in the last 3 decades, is radio-aired cheap
commercial scum for discotheque-oriented-pseudo-yuppies and the
tasteless masses. Sad but true. A year ago, though, (or was it two
years?) Deep Purple came here to grace us with their almost reunited
lineup (Gillan, Paice, Lord, Glover and Morse). Before this regal event
took place, Ian Gillan also came here in the Toolbox tour, which was
good and honoring, yet not comparable.
When Gillan first came here as a solo act, Me and my friends found out
he was going to hang out at our regular bar with his band, on the night
before the show. Needless to say, we huried our butts to the bar, only
to find out they had already left minutes ago, to check out other cool
hangouts in Lima. We went into a mad Gillanhunt all over the capital,
following tips and leads concerning loud british longhairs everywhere,
and got to every place about 10 minutes late every time. Finally, we
gave up and I called his very fancy hotel impersonating a manager of
some sort and got to talk with Ian on the phone. It was 'bout 4am and it
went something like "Hello, Ian?... er.... Mr. Gillan?" "Yes, who is
this?" "Well I'm so and so, and want to invite you for drinks with some
of your most devoted fans" "thanks a lot but I have a show tomorrow"
"Ok, maybe some other time" "Ok, see ya tomorrow". Pretty pathetic on my
part, but just hearing the man's voice adressing me was a huge
satisfaction at the time. The gig went fine, and they played all the
Toolbox stuff plus Smoke on the Water, Black Night, Bloodsucker and When
a Blind Man Cries. The next day, I got to meet the band (which I wasn't
really interested in) but no Gillan. Some of my friends did, though.
When Purple came, well, it was the best concert I have witnessed here (I
won't say ever, since I saw Sabbath with Ozzy in California in 92, mind
you) and I met every person I pretty much new there. It was all-seats
and prices were $25, $35 and $50, I think. I got the middle one. (BTW,
that is A LOT of money in a country where minimum wage is about $200 a
month so about 3000 (or less) people were able to go). I talked to a
french guy who was sitting next to me before the show began, and I told
him I was possitive the crowd in the back cheaper seats would jump the
fence and push their way up front, since that was my crowd, and that is
what we have done ALWAYS, regardless of security. (I just wanted to make
SURE I got close that time, tough, so I bought a higher costing ticket,
but there was no doubt on my mind about what was gonna' happen, really)
This guy doubted it, and I had a brief chance to smile when I caught him
in the corner of my eye being run over by the fence-jumping seat-hurling
devouted crying screaming smiling mass of adoring fans. The gig was
great. I thought Morse was a little too much of a show off trying to
please old fans through expertise but, hey, he's very good, but no
Blackmore. They played every classic, the crowd went crazy at Lazy and
the such, and I saw many a colleage wiping tears off. The fact he
couldn't sing Child in Time 'cause he had a sore throat that nite was
the only bad news. (Regarding that: I, of course tried again to see him
in person the day before the gig, so I camped with friends at his hotel,
and, again, impersonating a manager (this is very easy here when you
speak english and have long hair) I got to speak to him on the hotel
phone asking to come down but he wouldn't 'cause he was worried for his
throat and the gig and waiting for a call from his wife(?). A DJ friend
of mine got to interview Lord that day, though)
Well, ending this: after the gig, Gillan was interviewed by another
radio station where he refused to answer any question (they were all
pretty stupid "is it good to be reunited?" anyway), and everything he
did was gripe about "how can the bloody producers charge this much for a
concert?! we're in bloody South America!" at every question. I thought
that spoke very good about him.
And that was that. I didn't mean to bore the lot of ya', I thought some
might find this amusing.
See ya
Marcos Morbido
{DW: Jeez, I don't like $35 for a seat... Folks in the US, would you pay
$500 a seat for a ticket? That's the comparable rate in the states. We've
had a few other comparative economics lessons before, and I just gotta hand
it to the fans that have to make the big sacrifices. But, hey, at least we
get the chance to make those sacrifices...}
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-----Original Message-----
From: Svante Pettersson
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: Jon Lord as a mentor?
mufffin(at-a-domain-named)juno.com wrote:
>Do we know if he is grooming a student?
I don't think anyone in DP has the time to take on students. As for taking
over when Jon leaves eventually, my vote goes out to Jens Johansson. Jens
is the only "young" player out there that's really coming close to Jon
IMHO. And now wonder since Jens is a DP/Lord fan himself.
/Svante
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-----Original Message-----
From: Svante Pettersson
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 5:50 PM
Subject: Jon Lord - singer?
kevin wrote:
>does anyone know if jon lord sings on his new solo album?
Nope. Sam Brown (two songs) and Miller Anderson (one song) handles the
vocals on Jon's new solo album. However, Jon does sing on "Smelly Botty",
which apparently is a hilarious tune that will be on WDWTWA25 due out early
1999. Can't wait.
/Svante
{DW: Shouldn't that be a WDWTWA*26*? BTW, will there be 25th anniversary
releases for Mk3 and 4?}
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-----Original Message-----
From: Svante Pettersson
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: Deep Purple Digest #29
Dean Webb wrote:
>of my heart I reserve for Deep Purple. If you haven't heard either, follow
>Trond's suggestions to get the recording, and surf to Ercusto's site (or
>liveconcerts.com) for the webcast.
Or, of course, go here:
http://www.deep-purple.com/rosas/sounds/
We have other Realaudio goodies for you too, not available elsewhere!
I thank you.
Take care,
/Svante Pettersson,
Editor, The Highway Star - http://www.deep-purple.com/
Deep Purple Family Tree Website - http://deep-purple.family-tree.org/
{DW: I gotta agree... the Red Nose RockShow is hilarious! I wish Ian Gillan
and Bruce Dickinson would do pledge drives over here in the states. It's
there at the most excellent deep-purple.com website. Check it out if you
haven't already.}
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-----Original Message-----
From: Marcelo Soares
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 8:29 PM
Subject: DP and Kiss: Gillan connection
Gillan must be the responsible for those coinciding names between DP
and Kiss. In Naked Thunder album there's a song named "Love Gun"...
Grande abraço,
Marcelo.
==
Marcelo Soares
Porto Alegre/RS - Bras(z)il
mssilva(at-a-domain-named)yahoo.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Reichberg
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 2:22 AM
Subject: Whitesnake/Rainbow doing Purple.
If I'm not totally wrong, Rainbow used to do a short instrumental
version of "Lazy" during the Turner days. and I think they toyed around
with "Black Night" too.
By the way, about a year ago, I saw Whitesnake in Copenhagen. After the
band had left the stage and the final thundering chords of the fantastic
"Still Of The Night" had disappeared, David stayed on stage, all by
himself, singing "Soldier Of Fortune". with no doubt, one of the biggest
musical moments of my life. What a voice! What a song! David, don't put
the Snake to rest!
{DW: OH MAN!!! Anybody got a tape of that??? DC doing that song *a
capella*??? OH MAN!!! That was the best track off Stormbringer. I gotta fire
it up, now.}
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-----Original Message-----
From: Poustie, Richard (BMRB Ealing)
To: 'Deep Purple'
Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 3:49 AM
Subject: The Last Rebel
Does any one on this august list possess or know anything more about an
album released around 72/3 called "The Last Rebel"?
The album was put out under the ASHTON GARDNER DYKE name, but by legend is
in fact a Jon Lord-composed soundtrack for a motion picture. ( In the
continued absense of "Pictured Within" I am forced to resume the quest for
an album that has eluded me for years. )
AGD put out three other albums which are all now available on CD, but "The
Last Rebel" remains but a mysterious entry, rarely encountered, in
discographies and legend.
Also does anyone know if JL has written any other film-scores or
soundtracks?. I have an LP version of his British TV series score of the
early eighties "Country Diary Of An Edwardian Lady", which is rarely
mentioned as a JL album but which contains some very beautiful and
characteristic melodies from The Great Man, and wonder whether any other
releases have passed by with a similar lack of ceremony.
{DW: Can't help with finding Jon Lord soundtracks, but I once noticed Colin
Towns (ex-Gillan) did the music for the video series of "The World of
Beatrix Potter." If you got kids, they're really nice videos and Towns is
great on the soundtrack. Man's a whiz with the piano. OK, so he ain't Jon
Lord, but he's still real good.}
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-----Original Message-----
From: JGibbes(at-a-domain-named)aol.com
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: Deep Purple Digest #29
In a message dated 18/11/98 16:27:31 GMT, you write:
<< Was Jim a studio musician? >>
Session man extraordinaire.Also plays alongside Ritchie on "Green Bullfrog"
album - buy it!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Tiplady
To: DP List
Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 2:50 PM
Subject: Pictures of Home ?
Ok heres one for ya ! Can anyone tell me where Ian , Jon , Steve , Roger
,and Ian are all living when DP are not at work ? I had assumed they all
lived somewhere in Florida or somewhere like that . Any one kno ? Also what
about families etc ? Whos married with kids or not ?!!
Cheers , Paul.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Laurens Andrew van't Zelfde
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 3:40 PM
Subject: All those KISS titles
Maybe they could get Paicey to sing " Beth" at the end of each show.....
Laurens van't Zelfde
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