DEEP PURPLE DIGEST #54
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In this issue:
A word from the Editor...
Too much (information) is not enough
Some thoughts
Horns
Purple to Sweden!
Turner/The Snakes/Cooper Tribute
Brazillian First Night
JLT's Under Cover 2
The Last Viking
The Cage
Live at the Olympia review
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>From the Editor, Dean Webb: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Well, I gotta get moving and put out another digest... I've been on a bit
of a vacation lately, but the DPD must go on! I intend to finish off fixing
up the reviews pages today and then move on to other areas of the website.
(Interviews seems a likely next on my list...)
BTW, When I read through the credits on "Live at the Olympia". I noticed
quite a few DPD members in them! Way to go, those whose brush with
greatness is enscribed in a CD booklet! I wish I could be in the next liner
notes... right after they mention the official website, there! the
unofficial email list... (dream on, Dean! :-)
While doing the review pages, I read through what DP history I have access
to and noticed that April 6 seems to be a rather important day for DP... 6
April 1972: Randy California replaces Blackmore for one night... 6 April
1974: The California Jam... 6 April 1975: (Well, really 7 April, but you'll
spot me a day, right?) Last Mk.3 concerts... Almost spooky enough to be a
crackpot theory, eh? (And DP *did* do a song titled, "April"!)
I also noticed how the Mk.1 lineup was together for roughly only a year and
that their second album was released in the UK at about the time Ian Gillan
and Roger Glover had joined the band. I had always thought Mk.1 was
together for more like two years, but they weren't. Closer to one. And
three albums, too!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Marcelo Soares
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 8:30 PM
Subject: Too much (information) is not enough
Slaves & Masters came to Brazil in 1990. But I remember having heard
the opening chords for "Too Much is Not Enough" in a TV ad in 1988/9.
The song has a different credit to the other songs in the album
(Turner, Held, Greenwood).
Where was it recorded before and why exactly did DP include it in the
album? Can someone solve the decade-long doubt?
Marcelo.
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Marcelo Soares
Porto Alegre/RS - Bras(z)il
mssilva(at-a-domain-named)yahoo.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Brooks
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 6:06 AM
Subject: Some Thoughts.....
Hello all,
I have been reading this since # 1, so I thought it was about time I
contributed to it again. I have been reading with interest the album
reviews when a thought struck me: I don't like /-\ compared to _|_.
Having thought a lot about the why's and wherefores of this I still can't
point my finger at the one offending facet of /-\ and say that is why I do
not like it. It far from a dud, but it is also not their best, so what is
it? The best I can come up with is it fares worse that I expected against
it's predecessor.
_|_ painted the purple sound on a somewhat broader canvas, I really warmed
to this, and in fact my favourite moements from it were Loosen... en
IFLS( you know the one Dean!!). I thought the whole band sounded alive
again and they were making MUSIC again! I had the same feelings about the
tour, which I sadly missed. Adventure, quality and fun seemed to eminate
from them at this time, they had nothing to lose and it showed. Then came
the much anticipated follow up.
Let me start by going through the tracks, AFKT is a good mid paced rocker
that dies towards the end, solid and relaible. Nothing they have not done
better before. I wont bother but I could repeat the last two sentances for
AH, although it does 'shuffle' along in a pleasing manner it is not a
classic. If I were doing a direct comparison _|_ would be well ahead on
points after the first two rounds, but then so was Lennox Lewis!
DMMH kind of does not recapture the feel of WABMC as I think it was
intended to do. SH I really like although it seems a bit of a departure,
heavier than I expected them to be. This is OK as I don't want them to be
predictable. Great song that they did not play when I saw them. WTS is
another goodie, again it explores new areas and does it well. For some
reason I cant stop thinking of Born To Kill by Gillan when I hear this one,
much better stuff this, things are looking up. FTTB is my fav, no words
needed for me a brilliant song. I think though that it is from here
onwards that I loose a bit of interest. JR, SW and W are to all to similar
and predictable and to some extent uneeded. They all sound/feel the same,
not bad but not good either. That is five, for me, nondescript songs on a
a DP album and I just have higher expectations than that. 69 is great, a
rocker, good fun should have been played live. EL is my second fav, I just
love this one, a heavy song that just growls along. Again this is
different, and again would have been better live than some of the plodders
they chose to play. BS was fine the first time and fine this time.
On a whole it all sounds the same, there is not the diverstity of the last
one. On the positive side what is good is very good indeed, I just feel
it is let down by some average stuff. The playing is excellent, by
everybody, no complaints possible. When they came to tour the show I
witnessed was great, high energy lots of fun and great playing. But I felt
a little let down by the conservative song selection. This is a critisism
I have had for Black Sabbath for many years, play the classics with a
handful off the latest album. I know /-\ was well respresented but they
tended to be the plodders and were badly placed all stuck together in the
middle of the set. Only Ted survived from _|_ which suprised and
dissapointed me, and then the rest had very much a MIJ feel to it. Nothing
wrong with this I suppose but I would have been happier with a bit more
variety.
Anyway all very subjective stuff I know, and I am sure many will disagree,
but I can't wait for the next one.
Richard
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-----Original Message-----
From: dull(at-a-domain-named)indigo.ie
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: Deep Purple Digest #52
>Who
>knew horns could flesh out a DP song? Go figure.
Yes indeed. Remember the Ressurection Shuffle? Was it CCS? Brilliant
heavey brass/guitar riffs!!! I'd do anything to get a copy of this now;
and CCS's 'Tap Turns On The Water' (you know I'm getting goosepimples
just thinking about the feelings these inspired in me as a 14 year old).
These were in and around the time of Fireball and reflected the heavier
R&B styles of the time coupled with the then typical off the wall
creativity. It all amounted to a very rebellious and arty but seriously
talent filled musical environment, huh?
I met Alexis Korner (CCS) once - sold him a hi-fi set up in London - he
was a really nice bloke (I'm Irish and the IRA were blowing up London at
the time, so his kindness in seeing me for what I am was much
appreciated). He apparently catalysed the formation of several great
groups including Led Zeppelin and Free; no doubt rubbed shoulders with
Purple people too.
Mind you I remember really digging (as we said then) Quincy Jones' muted
brass in his TV theme stuff like Ironsides and the Anderson Tapes. It was
a track on has album Smackwater Jack (guitar blues odyssey) which drew me
in first. A little Blackmore sounding; or at least typical of a style
reputed to be influential to his own. Good enough for me!!
Gearoid:)
dull(at-a-domain-named)indigo.ie
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-----Original Message-----
From: Benny Holmstrom
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: Purple To Sweden!
Daniel Reichberg
>Glorious news! Especially for me, who missed the Stockholm Abandon gig
>last autumn.
>Let's all give DP a great welcome on their return to the Karlshamn
>Festival! (Now allegedly called the Sweden Rock Festival)
Hope that they get a little bit better welcome then they got in 96 when
they
played there.
Take care
Benny Holmstrom
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-----Original Message-----
From: BSchwanke(at-a-domain-named)aol.com
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 4:19 AM
Subject: Turner/ The Snakes/ Cooper Tribute
John wrote:
<< JOE LYNN TURNER
This information on Joe Lynn Turner's latest covers album is courtesy of
the March 1999 issue of Burrrn magazine.
Under Cover 2: Japan 3 Mar 99 PCCY-01354
1. Lady Double Dealer
2. Wishing Well
3. Helter Skelter
4. Rock Bottom
5. Waiting For A Girl Like You
6. Movin' On
7. Rock N Roll, Hoochie Koo
8. The Boys Are back In Town
9. Born To Be Wild
10. The Race Is On
11. Fool For Your Loving
12. Mississippi Queen
13. Lost In Hollywood
Waiting For A Girl Like You / Freedom's Wings (*) / Shine On (*):
Japan 17 Feb 99 PCCY-01343 (* = original unreleased tracks)>>
Thanks for that! I ordered that album via German mail order last week and
expect to have it at the end of the week (review ill follow)...
>>> GLENN HUGHES / ALICE COOPER
Glenn appears on the track "Only Women Bleed", on the new Alice Cooper
tribute "Humanary Stew: A Tribute To Alice Cooper". Also features Bruce
Dickinson and Ronnie James Dio on two other tracks. If you ask me, Glenn's
the best cut on the LP.>>>
I have that album too and all I can say is that it's one of the best
tribute
albums around. Those three are my fave songs on that album. Maybe I like
Dio
best (imagine that guy singing "Welcome to my nightmare" :-) and Dickinsion
is
great as well. Especially that spoken intro is huge...
>>> THE SNAKES
Just got both of these albums a few weeks back, and they are absolutely
great. The Snakes, for those not in the know, is the band fronted by Bernie
Marsden and Mick Moody of Whitesnake fame. And the singer, a Norwegian
named Johnny Lande, is the perfect Coverdale soundalike.
The studio album is entitled "Once Bitten" and you'd swear it was 1983
all
over again. The Japanese edition (from Pony Canyon) features two bonus
tracks (naturally) - All Dressed Up, and September Tears. Well worth
parting your money for.>>>
I love that one...here's the review I wrote for my site last week:
The Snakes - "Once bitten"
9/10 points
Do you like the original Whitesnake that first appeared in the late 70's?
Then, this album is one for you...if you don't mind a band with a David
Coverdale sound-a-like on vocals. Sadly, this band has split off already
but
left is this great album and their live CD.
Only released in Japan so far, the album "Once Bitten" contains 13
incredible
blues influenced Hard Rock tunes with Micky Moody & Bernie Marsden from the
original Whitsenake line-up on guitars. Just put the album into your player
and you'll know what I mean! Some of you might completely be
surprised...This
one rocks from the bottom to the end and already the first song on the
album
kicks ass. The track is called "Labour Of Love" and would have had a good
stand on my fave ever Whitesnake album "Come an' get it". The first time I
heard this I was really shocked how much singer Johnny Lande sounds like
David
Coverdale. Lande is also the singer with Mundanus Imperium (see review on
this
site) and there he sounds more like Graham Bonnet. Great performance on
this
album from that Norwegian guy! The next song "Can't go back" is simply
amazing
as well and I'm back in time again...just turn the clock back nearly 20
years.
Worth mentioning are also the blues track "Bring yo' good self home" and
"Little Miss Happiness".
Okay, even though there are only great songs on the album, I have yet again
two absolutely favorite songs. Even among great songs there are the tunes
that
may be come classics one day. The first of them is called "The Dancer (The
Liar") written by Bernie Marsden (what the hell has that guy done except
for
acting in a second-rate German TV soap over the last years??? - okay, he
was
great there and stole the Scorpions the show who also appeared in that one
:-). Awesome...I mean really awesome...slide guitar performance on this one
by
Mr. Moody and a classic Hard Rock rhythm with bluesed influenced and Lande
screaming like Coverdale at his best times...The other outstanding
soon-to-be-
classic is called "September Tears" which seems to be one of two bonus
tracks.
So, when this album will ever the see light of day in Europe or the US this
one will sadly be missed. One of the most beautiful ballads I have heard
for a
long time which reminds me a lot on Deep Purple's "Soldier Of
Fortune"...it's
in the same sad mood... brilliant.
As I mentioned before, this band has already split off because of the
departure of singer Johnny Lande. What remains is "Once bitten", the live
album "Live In Europe" and the new band that Moody and Marsden have already
fromed together with Neil Murray and Don Airey. Any idea how that band will
sound like?
line-up: Johnny Lande - vocals; Micky Moody - guit.; Bernie Marsden -
guit.,
Don Airey - keys; Sid Ringsby - bass, Willy Bendiksen - drums
released: December 1998 on Pony Canyon (Japan)
>>> The live album ("Live In Europe") is all Whitesnake covers, and would
fit
quite nicely in any true fans collection. Other noteable players include
new regular keyboardist Don Airey. Here's the track list:
1. Walking In The Shadow Of The Blues
2. Sweet Talker
3. Trouble
4. Slow An' Easy
5. Don't Break My Heart Again
6. Ready An' Willing
7. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
8. Rough An' Ready
9. Fool For Your Loving
10. Wine Women An' Song
11. Here I Go Again>>
That one is great as well. Reminds me a lot on "Live in the heart of the
city"...
Bye for now
Birgitt
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-----Original Message-----
From: mrf.home
To: Deep Purple Digest
Date: Saturday, March 20, 1999 7:58 AM
Subject: A little bit of the Brazilian First Night ...
Hi All !
Here's a little bit of what was the first Purple night in Săo Paulo, Brazil
...
in a few words, perfect ! A national newspaper made an interview with
Gillan
and asked him about his voice - they should have gone to the show ! He
presented a very 'clean' appearance with his brilliant voice in great
shape!
All members played very, very fine, but everybody was impressed with Steve
Morse after the show (thanks Roger, Jon and Ian !) ... does anyone remember
the
name of that old guitarrist ? The show started with Ted the Mechanic and
included Lazy in the middle section ... what a gift ! We had even a short
play
of 'Aquarela do Brasil', a famous Brazilian song and all new songs were
well
received by the (old and new) fans ... it was a two-hour performance with
an
audience of about 6.000 people ...
Ok, I'll tell you more any other day, 'cause I'm preparing for the second
show
tonight ...
Regards,
Menotti
Săo Paulo, Brazil
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-----Original Message-----
From: BSchwanke(at-a-domain-named)aol.com
To: Blackmore(at-a-domain-named)onelist.om ; metalarea(at-a-domain-named)onelist.com
; dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Cc: metal-edge(at-a-domain-named)egroups.com
Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 2:15 PM
Subject: review for JLT's "Under Cover 2"
Hi list!
Here comes the review for Joe Lynn Turner's new CD "Under Cover 2" which I
write for my site:
Joe Lynn Turner - Under Cover 2
9/10
"Under Cover 2" is the second part of Joe Lynn Turner's cover project. The
Japanese version of this disc includes 13 tunes, this time mostly chosen
from
some legendary Hard Rock bands.
The track list is awesome.Let's have a look at some of the songs. The album
kicks off with a Deep Purple's "Lady Double Dealer" which sounds a lot like
the original maybe a bit heavier on guitar due to ex-Saraya axeman Tony
Bruno.
Next is Free's "Wishing Well" which has already been covered by various
artists inlcuding Gary Moore, John Norum and Axel Rudi Pell. Turner's
version
is a lot more blues orientated than the others and that fits very well with
this song. "Helter Skelter" follows next and has become a totally different
outfit. It's more like a Metal tune here, very heavy and with aggressive
vocals added by Joe and a fast guitar solo by Bruno in the middle part. One
of
my faves on this album. Also great are the interpretations of Foreigner's
"Waiting for a Girl like you" which is one of the few poppy tracks on the
disc, Thin Lizzy's "The boys are back in town" which suits Joe's voice
perfectly, Steppenwolf's "Born to be wild" (how many times has this one
been
covered?) and Whitesnake's "Fool for you lovin'" which is also orientated
to
the original musically. Finally, the disc is finished off by Rainbow's
"Lost
in Hollywood" which is dedicated to Cozy Powell and also sounds very fine
and
seems to be a little faster than the original. Okay, there's also one song
which I don't like at all. That's UFO's "Rock bottom'...orginal version is
fantastic of course but Turner's interpretation is a way to aggressive for
me
and lacks a bit of melody.
Finally, I have to say that I highly recommend this disc to all fans of 70s
Hard Rock. Very good choice of songs and a great and heavy performance by
the
band. I already have liked the first Under Cover album but this one seems
to
be even better to me.
line-up: Joe Lynn Turner - vocs, Tony Bruno - guitars, Paul Morris - keys,
Kenny Kramme - drums with guest performances of: Jeff Golub, Vernon Reed,
Rick
Derringer & Leslie West
released: March 1999 on Pony Canyon Japan
Birgitt
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-----Original Message-----
From: BSchwanke(at-a-domain-named)aol.com
To: Blackmore(at-a-domain-named)onelist.com ; dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 2:15 PM
Subject: Johansson: The Last Viking
Jens Johansson will appear on the forthcoming Blackmore's Night album so
he's
a related musician now :-)
Here's a review for his new album which was written for my site
originally...
Johansson - The Last Viking
8/10
Another solo album by the Johansson brothers Jens and Anders which this
time
also features the talents of singer Göran Edman (Brazen Abbot, ex-
Malmsteen...) and guitar player Michael Romeo from American Progressive
Metal
band Symphony X.
Musically it's Hard Rock this time with only two instrumentals. In general
I
would say that I have discovered a lot similarities to Yngwie Malmsteen's
music but in my opinion, Jens did have a lot of influence on Yngwie's sound
at
the time...so why not? One song that would fit into that is the opener, the
title track "The Last Viking" which not only reminds me on Malmsteen's "I
am a
Viking" lyrically but also musically. Cool stuff! "Burning Eyes" kicks of
by a
fast keyboard intro by Jens. Musically this one is a bit heavier and would
fit
onto albums by Stratovarius also I think. "Fading away" is a nice
melancholy
ballad with some classical guitar stuff on it. "Forest song" kicks off with
a
fantastic baroque typed of intro before the keys start to remind me on Euro
pe
a lot. "Into the mirror" is next, a melancholy tune again with a lot of
piano
and an awesome vocal performance by Göran Edman. After that the Japanese
bonus
track "Samurai" appears which is in fact again one of the heavier tunes
with
very fast key stuff by Jens. One of the few tunes which didn't catch me so
much with it's strange lyrics and a poor drum sound. "Close to you", "Carry
me" and "Alone" are outstanding compositions as well, all of them with a
neoclassical touch, especially the ballad "Carry me", again in a medieval
mood.
The two instrumentals are called "Winter Battle" which is an untypical
aggressive Hard Rock tune and "Valhall Scuffle" which combines Hard Rock
with
Fusion a bit and I think I heard some key stuff similar to Rainbow's
"Spotlight Kid" there. Great as well.
My only complaint is the strange sound of the album which sometimes sounds
a
bit poor to me. With a better production the "The Last Viking" would be an
even better killer....
line-up: Jens Johansson -keys, Anders Johansson - drums, Göran Edman -
vocs,
Michael Romeo - guitars
released: Februray 1999 on Pony Canyon Japan
Birgitt
Metal and Hard Rock Area
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-----Original Message-----
From: BSchwanke(at-a-domain-named)aol.com
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Date: Sunday, March 21, 1999 2:15 PM
Subject: The Cage with Tony Martin and Don Airey
Here's another review with related musicians:
The Cage - s/t
7/10
Review by Birgitt Schwanke
The Cage is the new band by ex-Black Sabbath singer Tony Martin which also
features Don Airey on keyboards. Their sound is a mix of traditional Hard
Rock
and Heavy Metal which sounds very promising to me but can't reach some of
those Sabbath classics like "Headless Cross" and "Tyr" at any time.
Besides Martin and Airey the band features three musicians from Italy whose
names I have never heard before. Guitar player Dario Mollo is obviously a
very
talented guy with a great technique and the ability to play very fast. My
favorite songs include the epic & symphonic track "The Cage/ If you
believe",
the melodic Hard Rock tune "Relax" (the name says it all here), "Dead Man
Dancing" with a great keyboard intro and the cover tune of Deep Purple's
"Stormbringer". The highlight on the album to me is the melodic rock typed
song "This kind of love"...
A good album but no killer. Fans of Tony Martin should give it a try...
line-up: Tony Martin - vocs, Dario Mollo - guit., Don Airey - keys, Fulvio
Gaslini - bass, Ezio Secomandi - drums
released in 1998 on White and Black (Italy)
Birgitt
To Dean: How many hours do you work on your website a day? I was writing
stuff
all day long but it's still fun :-)
{Dean "Let me explain..." Webb: The above three were all related to DP in
some way, and I really like Tony Martin a lot, so he's on topic. Sort of.
Anyway, they're close enough to DP to be celebrity deathmatch recommends at
the very least. Go check them out and see what ya like!
And as far as time per day goes, several hours one or two days, then off
for a while... It comes and goes in spurts, I guess. A lot of it depends on
how much time I have available for it.}
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>From Dean Webb: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Live at the Olympia Review
This one was tough. Made in Japan has always been my favorite DP live set,
and I gave it a ten because of its perfection. It never fails to give me a
thrill when I hear the opening to "Highway Star" from that album and it
just goes on from there. Could Live at the Olympia compare to that?
First off, LATO is 2 CDs of DP live. I was tempted to give it a 10 just for
the value-added niftiness of having two CDs of DP in one case. Then again,
it was an import, so that second CD didn't come too cheaply.
OK, it starts off with "Fireball." I didn't get the Highway Star goosebumps
when it started, but I got a thrill nonetheless when they hit mid-section.
After that, the variety was outstanding! "Maybe I'm a Leo", "Pictures of
Home", "No One Came", "When a Blind Man Cries" were all welcome additions
to the setlist and gave the lie to Mk.2 material not translating well to
the live stage, as had been mentioned a few times long ago (not on this
list). Where there's a will there's a way, and I speculate it may have been
Blackmore's decision that scotched much of the more exploratory Mk.2 canon.
Anyway, I almost gave it a ten for sheer variety of material.
I finally got a full live version of "Woman From Tokyo" almost gave it a
ten for just that.
In the end, I did decide to give it a ten. It didn't electrify me and leave
me musically bludgeoned into submission like MIJ left me... Rather, it
warmed up nicely and kept going the whole set through. It became an instant
classic in my heart, and is proof DP is still tops when it's on stage. (If
it was under the stage, it wouldn't be tops... pun intended. Back to the
review.) The playing is great, and the one-off addition of some horns on a
few songs is a great touch that livens up songs both old and new. It's over
two hours of top-grade live rock and I love it. My son loved "Smoke on the
Water", of course, and sang along with it. After he sang along, I noticed
that the crowd was doing a lot of singing-along itself throughout the set.
I guess their background vocals were what really gave the set its warmth
and friendliness.
LATO is a happy album. Both band and audience are having a great time and
DP itself is running on top of things. Each member gets a chance to apply
his touches to the material, and I get the feeling nobody drew a line on
the floorboards and said, "don't cross it..." Not to detract from
Blackmore, who is still one of my favorites, and I'll never forget his
overarching contributions to the band, but DP's live work seemed a lot more
restricted after the reunion until he departed in 1993.
LATO is a must have. Go out and get it if you don't already have it.
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