DEEP PURPLE DIGEST #55
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In this issue:
A word from the Editor...
Re: The Sabbath Debacle
LATO
For the over 40's
CCS, Resurrection Shuffle
Ian Gillan in April
Rodgers, Paice, Lynott, and Blackmore
Fireball review
More on 6 April
Resurrection Shuffle
LATO #2
Blackmore, Night, Dio, LATO, Hughes...
DP in Denmark
Bolin
Machine Head '72
MIJ 25th ann. CD
Finnish reading comp.
JLT/Rainbow
MIJ
DP Box Set
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>From the Editor, Dean Webb: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
This issue is late because of my daughter's birthday party, visits from
relatives, and Outlook Express acting up. I moved the list stuff over to
Outlook 98, which runs better than Outlook Express. (I'll have it on Outlook
2000 when I get the CD... I support that product at Microsoft now, so it
won't be long.) Anyway, I hope the *next* issue won't be so long in coming
out! It's getting late, so I'll just cut my comments short and get to the
issue.
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(This was posted to the Black Sabbath list a while back. Thought I'd
cross-post it here.)
-----Original Message-----
From: Deep Purple Digest [mailto:dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 1999 8:51 AM
To: Black Sabbath Mailing List
Cc: Deep Purple Digest
Subject: Re: The Sabbath Debacle
Jeff Downing wrote:
It just shows that subsequent Sabbath lineups, particularly those
featuring only Tony, would have fared much better if they had gone on under
a different name to avoid direct comparison. It would be the same if Jimmy
Page put together another group and called it 'Led Zeppelin". He'd be
shooting himself in the foot, and pissing a lot of people off.
***
It's interesting how fans reacted to BS lineups as they changed. From Ozzy
to Dio raised a few eyebrows but was overall received well by the public.
Subsequent changes didn't get much record company support, and got moved
towards the cut-out bin from release date, it seems.
I think the reason the Dio change didn't gross a bunch of people out when
it happened was because it occurred while the Sabs were on top of their
game and were in control... When Deep Purple switched from Gillan/Glover to
Coverdale/Hughes, they still sold out huge stadiums and got good sales...
When Blackmore left and Bolin came in, well, they were on their way down
and the lineup got trashed. Bolin (like Tony Martin) got a ton of bad press
from diehards for earlier lineups and some really great stuff he did with
the band got overlooked.
Zeppelin did the smart thing to quit while they were winning after Bonham
died. Go out while you're on top. DP got lucky not only with their reunion
in 1984, but also after Morse came on. Morse is a much different guitar
player than Blackmore, but somehow seems to have won the hearts and minds
of fans... but if Blackmore were to step back (unlikely), those who stayed
away *just because he wasn't there* would come back.
I think it's short-sighted to ignore a band *just because* your favorite
banjo player that was in it took a hike and a new guy is tuning up in the
back room. Give the music a chance. If the music stinks up the room for
you, *then* ignore that band as its lineup stands.
Personally, I like the First Dio years of Black Sabbath the most. But, my
favorite album of theirs (not lineup, but album) is Sabotage. Go figure,
huh? Just like I thrill to Made in Japan when the riffs to "Highway Star"
fire up, but I also get a warm, rich experience from their latest live set,
Live at the Olympia, when it gets underway.
For those still not convinced (if they're still reading...) Get a Tony
Martin BS CD and a John Tesh CD. Compare the two. Chances are, it will put
the Martin years into perspective for you and you'll appreciate them mucho
mas.
Dean Webb
MCSE, MCT, Master of Secrets Man Was Not Meant to Know
Grand High Poobah of the Deep Purple Digest
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-----Original Message-----
From: l.zelfde [mailto:l.zelfde(at-a-domain-named)netcom.ca]
Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 6:10 PM
To: Deep Purple Digest
Subject: LATO
Dean:
I absolutely, positively agree with L.A.T.O. getting a ten. Although very
different from MADE in JAPAN, ( the benchmark for all live rock albums as
far as I am concerned) it in it's own right is it's equal. I agree that it's
sheer variety of Purple classics alone justify it as a must have. To hear
Maybe I'm a Leo and Pictures of Home is well enough, but one must stress the
OUTSTANDING guitar solos in these tunes, plus a raucous Ted the Mechanic,
and the best version of Woman from Tokyo (as you mentioned) to date I have
heard live. Steve Morse's performance alone is well worth every penny. To
those still hooked on TMIB, and have not heard L.A.T.O. or seen this band
live since '93, you will be in for a shock when you hear this record. The
Machine Head classics never have sounded better and fresher, and the new
material comes off oh so well. L.A.T.O. is a must purchase! Just buy it!
You will live it!
Laurens van't Zelfde
Canada
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rod langlands [mailto:rlanglands(at-a-domain-named)clarkson.wa.edu.au]
Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 8:00 PM
To: Deep Purple Digest
Subject: for the over 40's!!
With the DP concert in Perth, Western Australia getting closer I needed
to get this off my chest.
I recently had dinner with my mate that is going to the concert with me
and we went through his DP LP's (remember those large black flat
things?). We listened to selected tracks from 'IN Rock' and 'Who do we
think we are?'. 'Bloodsucker' was played because of the new version on
"Abandon" (still haven't heard the album yet) and it seems to be on the
play list of the new tour. Bloody hell it's a heavy song. No wonder it
had such an impact when I was a kid. We listened to 'Child in Time' for
old time's sake. We used to do the air-guitar solo at school together.
Sometimes I think I can't listen to it anymore because I know it so well
- well, I was wrong. The vocals still defy belief and the guitar solo is
amazing.
On to 'WDWTW are'. I haven't listened to any of this for perhaps 20
years. This album is incredible! The way the guitar and organ switch
solos and the rhythms and riffs that you can't stop dancing or drumming
to! The change up on 'Place in Line'. Rat Bat Blue, Smooth Dancer, the
whole damn thing! The band is so confident and tight and yet still with
a feel of improvisation.
I feel very lucky that I was around when this music was created. There
is very little new music at the moment that can get me so excited.
BTW my kids LOVE it too! They are 5 and 6 and can't stop dancing when I
put any of this on.
I will send in a review after the concert in mid April.
Cheers
Rod Langlands
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-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Hynson [mailto:carol(at-a-domain-named)rmb.com.au]
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 5:15 PM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Subject: Re: CCS, Resurrection Shuffle, and the Purple family tree...
It was Ashton, Gardner & Dyke who did Resurrection Shuffle, Ashton
being, of course, Tony Ashton (of PAL fame, etc etc). A Top of the Pops
filmclip survives from 1971 of this song being performed, and I enjoyed
it immensely when I saw it last year for the first time.
CCS was instrumental in launching the late, great Cozy Powell's solo
career, believe it or not. Producer Mickie Most spotted Cozy during
sessions for CCS (most probably The Band Played Boogie/Best Band In The
Land (depending on which release of the album!!)) and suggested that he
might like to try doing a drum solo-based single (Dance With The
Devil)... the rest is musical history!
CCS is definitely "fun" music, and the horns do make the sound - I quite
enjoy it, myself!
Regards
Carol Hynson
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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Currin [mailto:vagabond(at-a-domain-named)rock.com]
Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 2:26 PM
To: Deep Purple Digest
Subject: Re: Deep Purple Digest #54
At 09:54 AM 22/03/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>
>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"!)
>
And in WABMC Ian sings "..in a cold month in that room.." and April is cold
in Europe is'nt it?
Or is this stretching it a bit?
Question: has anyone ever heard about a Peter Taylor being auditioned to
replace Ian Gillan?
I guess this would be before DC joined.
A book on South African Pop mentions such an occurence, but I have my
doubts!
Cheers
Brian
------Brian Currin-----
The Vagabond Of The Website World
http://bigfoot.rock.com/~vagabond
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim DeKoven [mailto:j.dekoven(at-a-domain-named)intershop.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 12:28 PM
To: 'dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com'
Subject: Rodgers, Paice, Lynott and Blackmore
Here's a message & response from the moderator that was posted on the Thin
Lizzy mailing list a few months back. Anyone know anything more about this
one? Can you imagine the possibilities? Blackmore, Rodgers, Lynott, and
Paice -- is this heaven?
From: MCCDUB5(at-a-domain-named)aol.com
Subject: Wild Ones : Lynott, Blackmore & Paice
Recently I was given a tape of Dave Fanning ( an Irish radio DJ )
interviewing
Phil in 1980. Dave asks Phil about was there any truth in the rumour that he
was about to leave Thin Lizzy to join an outfit formed by Ritchie Blackmore.
Phil confirmed that himself, Blackmore and Paice had recorded 2 tracks and
Paul Rodgers was meant to do the vocals, but Rodgers never did, "Whiskey"
went
up the charts and the others went back to Deep Purple. Has anyone ever heard
these recordings.?
Wishing Ozzie & All the Wild Ones a very Happy Christmas and all the best
for
the New Year.
Mark
[OZZIE: Merry Christmas to You too Mark!! The group they formed was called
BABYFACE and people visiting Phyllis might get to hear it if they ask. I've
spoken to Ian Paice about the band and he doesn't have anything left from
the recordingsessions, neither has Richie Blackmore (one of his managers
contacted me 1996 about those tapes, telling me Blackmore was interested in
them)...]
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-----Original Message-----
From: Carl and Sheri Tripodi [mailto:cnstripodi(at-a-domain-named)annapolis.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 9:30 PM
To: Deep Purple
Subject: Review of "Fireball"
This was the album, my mother's, that introduced me Deep Purple when I
was a kid in the mid seventies. I give Fireball a 10 and for so many good
reasons. I'm not going to break down every song and disect it because to me,
reading it would be boring. This is my take on Fireball; its one of the
heaviest metal albums out there. From the title track which opens the album
to No One Came, this album rocks and rocks heavy. Fireball is fire in its
purest form, straight forward headbanging metal. The whole band show their
talents exceptionally well. Blackmore and Lord just shred on the guitar and
organ. Paicey had to of torn a few drum heads on this one. Gillan's vocals
were the best on this album. Fireball made him one of the best metal
vocalists on the planet. Glover's bass lines and creativity is second to
none on Fireball. Every song just grabs your butt and takes your breath
away. The only way to listen this album is with the volume all the way up. I
also have the 25th anniversary edition which I love even more. The outakes
are great and Demon's Eye is included, which I really like the song.
Blackmore wanted to make Deep Purple heavier, well, he did it on this album.
Anyone's Daughter is a great tune even though it was so different from the
rest of the album. Even in some of the slower songs, there is a heavy
straight forward overtone in them. They are hypnotic and still grab you. To
me, there is no heavier DP album that compares to Fireball and it is my
favorite album from the band.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Garry Smith [mailto:garry(at-a-domain-named)caleyjag.demon.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 4:37 AM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Subject: The importance of April 6
April 6 is also an important day for this DP fan, as I was married
on April 6 1984, 10 years to the day after the Cal Jam! This was
pure coincidence - I didn't realise it until the next time I pulled
out the Cal Jam video.
And, for trivia fans, April 6 is also the start of the new tax year
for UK residents, so it's important to any DP members who
pay UK taxes. :-)
--
Garry Smith garry(at-a-domain-named)caleyjag.demon.co.uk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Garry Smith [mailto:garry(at-a-domain-named)caleyjag.demon.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 4:37 AM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Subject: Resurrection Shuffle
Resurrection Shuffle was a hit for Ashton, Gardner & Dyke,
which included Tony Ashton, an honoured member of the
DP family.
There is a version of it on the live Ashton/Lord "First of the
Big Bands" album. NB - the live album, not the studio one.
--
Garry Smith garry(at-a-domain-named)caleyjag.demon.co.uk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Garry Smith [mailto:garry(at-a-domain-named)caleyjag.demon.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 4:42 AM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Subject: Live at the Olympia
Since you've been writing a lot about LATO recently, I thought
I'd add my contribution. I was at the concert, and you can
still read the review I wrote at the time, at the LATO feature
at http://www.deep-purple.com/lato96/
The show was on Monday, 17 June 96, and my wife and I
had spent the weekend in Paris. The weather was glorious,
and it was first time we'd been in Paris as tourists, so we'd
spent three days doing all the "outside" touristy things - the
Eiffel Tower, boat trips on the river - leaving the museums
and galleries for another time.
So when we turned up at the Olympia, we were in a *really*
good mood.
The Olympia was one of those legendary venues that everyone
plays sooner or later - like the Hammersmith Odeon in London
was. It was about to be reconstructed, so the DP show was one
of the last at the venue. As Ian explains to the crowd, DP had
already played another venue in Paris a couple of months before,
but then someone asked them to come back and play the Olympia
before it disappeared, and they all said "Yesss!!".
(Incidentally, I was in Paris at the start of this week, and passed
the Olympia. It looks the same from the outside, but it seems
to have reverted to a theatre hosting a long-running show,
instead of being a music venue. I guess it's probably quite
different inside now.)
It was a fairly small venue - seats upstairs and standing
downstairs. We were downstairs, a few feet behind the sound
desk, but we still weren't far from the stage, and had a great
view and good sound.
The French audience were great - lots of them had clearly
come straight from work, and were still wearing their business
suits. A lot of them looked really cool, as only the French can.
It was absolutely boiling hot in the theatre, and everyone was
drinking gallons (sorry, litres) of water and beer.
As for the show - well, the record of it exists for all to hear. I
had seen them a few months earlier in London: I'd thought
that they were good then, but by this time, after so many
more shows together, they were incredible! One of the best
shows I've ever been to.
The horn section were on a riser at the back of stage centre,
between Jon and Paicey. They first came on in the darkness
when the lights went down between Black Night and Cascades,
hence big Ian's surprised "There's blokes up there!". (Or
whatever he says - I can't remember exactly.)
The sound on the album is a pretty accurate reflection of what
we heard just behind the sound desk - for example, the horns
really did come across most clearly on No One Came.
The European Football (soccer) Championship was under
way at the time - France were still in it, hence Ian's
congratulations to the French for doing so well. (England
had beaten Scotland 2 days beforehand, but I'd rather
forget about that!)
Jon came forward and introduced the horn section at the end.
Ian disappeared backstage, which is why Jon was saying
"Where's our singer...?"
BTW, there are two reasons why some familiar names appear
in the credits for LATO. The first is, of course, that they thank
Svante (and Ed? - I can't remember just now) and all at the
DP website.
The second is that the management had asked for everyone
who had photos from the tour to send them in, and if your
photo was used on the CD booklet, you got a name-check!
I guess many of the names there will be on the DPD list.
Sadly for me, I didn't take my camera to the show - and I
didn't think they'd be interested in all my tourist shots of
Paris from that weekend.
Anyway, to summarise, it *was* a great show - as you can
hear, the crowd and the band really enjoyed it. And I was
*so* pleased when it was officially released!
--
Garry Smith garry(at-a-domain-named)caleyjag.demon.co.uk
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Sommer [mailto:sharkie59(at-a-domain-named)hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 6:43 AM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Subject: Blacmore, Night, Dio, LATO, Hughes, Satriani & Morse
Hi
somebody mentioned the new Blackmore's Night album, i think it's called
"Under A Velvet Moon" isn'i it????? Anyway, does any one no when it
will be released??
Also, will it be the same style of medievil rock that Shadow of the
Moon was, or will it have the harder edge that Candice added to Stranger
in us All ( Arial and Hall of the Mountain King) ??? I am hoping that
the latter is true, but judging from the title, the first prediction
sounds more likely.
Ages ago in September or something, someone said something of a
Blackmore / Dio reunion. What ever happened to that????
Has anyone heard the Glenn Hughe's album Burning Japan Live?? I
listened to about 30 secs of a couple of songs on cdnow and it sounded
pretty kewl. Is it?? His voice sounded a lot harder on the version of
Burn than it did 25 years ago.
I read Dean's review of LATO and i strongly agree with him. 10 / 10 for
sure. My favorite moment on the whole album is at the end of Pictures of
Home. After a nice solo from Steve, Jon cuts in and plays a beautiful
tune. Although it is fairly brief, it still kicks some ass. There are
alot of other great moments on the album such as the lead out of
Fireball into a few notes of into the fire, the end jazzy fusion of
smoke..., Jon's rock piano movement after the middle section of Woman
from Tokyo, and the whole of WABMC. One other thing that i like on the
album is the last song on disc 1, The Purpendicular Waltz. I never got
into this song on _|_ but after listening to it on LATO, i appreciate it
on a whole new level. Steve's guitar lick just after Ian sings " It's a
dog's life" is great, so too is Jon's role. It is now one of the most
frequently played songs from _|_.
I was listening to Joe Satriani's Surfing with the alien the other day
and I couldn't believe how much him and Steve Morse sound alike. Songs
1, 2 and 3 imparticular, but only in parts, where he starts playing fast
and screechy (?). Are there any bootlegs going around that have joe
playing with DP in 1993, or was anyone at one of the shows??? What was
it like??
Try and hum Morse's Tumeni Notes and you'll find that it's pretty damn
impossible. Now imagine doing it with your fingers up a fretboard. What
a magician!!! I think that this song sounds alot like the middle part of
Cascades.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bo Finn Poulsen / Sanne Sikjaer [mailto:bfp(at-a-domain-named)vip.cybercity.dk]
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 1999 12:13 PM
To: Deep Purple Digest
Subject: Sv: Deep Purple Digest #54
Deep Purple are playing in Denmark at "5-oeren" just outside Copenhagen on
Sunday 13. June 1999.
Kind regards
Bo Finn Poulsen
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Lewis [mailto:lewbaa(at-a-domain-named)webtv.net]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 1999 6:57 PM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Subject: bolin
bolin did great stuff with purple? oh please. "come taste the band"
was so awful i listened to it twice and never came back to it.
"stormbringer" was classic in comparison.
LEW
So if there's a place in your heart
where the wounds never heal
you're not alone, no you're not alone
that's just how i feel deep purple (1990)
{Dean "Editor" Webb: *This* will generate some comments. I recall some other
list members having high opinions of Bolin and others with low ones
regarding Stormbringer vs. CTTB. Myself? CTTB is growing on me. Bolin ain't
Blackmore, but he's no slouch, either. CTTB is more lively and fresh than
Stormbringer or even the Mk2 reunions in many ways. (*That* should also
generate some comments...) List? What do you all say? (I can predict what
"Bolinhed" might say...)}
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-----Original Message-----
From: SlatkaMaja(at-a-domain-named)aol.com [mailto:SlatkaMaja(at-a-domain-named)aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 8:27 PM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Subject: hello....please answer
hello,
i'd like to know if there exists a " Machine Head Live '72 ", i mean on a
tape, video casette. , or , DVD.
thank u very much, maja xoxo
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-----Original Message-----
From: JMRosen(at-a-domain-named)aol.com [mailto:JMRosen(at-a-domain-named)aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 1999 12:56 AM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Subject: question re Made in Japan
Hi Dean,
I enjoyed your articulate post in the recent Black Sabbath Digest regarding
the change in lineups and fan support. Right-on!
I actually have a Deep Purple question. I purchased the 25th anniversary
edition of "Machine Head" on the Warner/Rhino label in the purple slip case.
Was "Made in Japan" released in the same anniversary series w/slip case?
Thanks in advance.
Joel Rosen
--
Joel M. Rosen
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-----Original Message-----
From: Heikki Heino [mailto:heikki.heino(at-a-domain-named)mailis.rkol.fi]
Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 3:15 AM
To: Deep Purple Digest
Subject: Finnish listening comprehension
Tervehdys Suomesta!
I bought The Illustrated Biography by Chris Charlesworth about six months
ago from a secondhand shop. The previous owner had left the following
listening comprehension (just the question sheet) between the leaves of the
book.
DEEP PURPLE
Choose the correct alternative.
1. What's Deep Purple famous for?
A. For its catchy melodies.
B. For making very loud music.
C. For asking their audiences to yell.
D. For making more records than any other pop group.
2. What is said about Jon Lord?
A. He has made Deep Purple popular.
B. He has fair hair.
C. He is difficult to describe.
D. He lives in the country.
3. What does Lord say about himself?
A. He would prefer to be more emotional.
B. He prefers American audiences.
C. He prefers his own company.
D. He doesn't like his stage personality very much.
4. What caused the crisis?
A. They had to replace two members of the group.
B. They couldn't produce enough good music.
C. They had to enlarge the group.
D. The competition between pop groups is too tough nowadays.
5. How did they look and find the new singer?
A. They listened to a great number of tapes only.
B. They saw all the applicants and listened to them.
C. They listened to a great number of tapes and saw some of the
applicants.
D. They heard somebody sing in a boutique.
6. What worried them in Copenhagen?
A. They hadn't rehearsed long enough.
B. David might have too quiet a voice.
C. Some of their instruments weren't working properly.
D. They didn't know how David would be accepted.
7. What is said about present-day attitudes to hard rock?
A. Some think rock music is just nonsense.
B. Hard rock is probably dying out.
C. Some people find it slightly annoying.
D. The audiences are no longer bored.
8. What plans for the future has Lord got?
A. He wants to compose a symphony.
B. He wants to compose something for a big orchestra.
C. He's afraid he won't find any work.
D. He'll try acting again.
Some of these are easy, while others are IMO impossible to answer if you
haven't heard the tape (and I haven't). I don't know how old this test is,
but I it's nice to see that knowing parts of the DP history might have
helped some Finnish students pass their English test.
Heikki
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-----Original Message-----
From: masser [mailto:masser(at-a-domain-named)earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 7:31 AM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Subject: jlt/rainbow
from kevinmasser(at-a-domain-named)hotmail.com
ok, yesterday i bought a whole shipload of records, among others i bought
difficult to cure and straight through the eyes by rainbow, i have just
finished listening to them and i have to say they're quite good difficult
too cure sounds a lot like foreigner only better, straight through the eyes
has more of a original rainbow feel, although the lyrics of course are very
different than when dio was with them, i also got jlt's solo album "rescue
you" this album is a lot like something foreigner could have done it's quite
good and verges on elton john sometimes, a very good pop album, but it's not
for everybody, very 80s . what do you guys think of these?
kevin
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The things we'll do for promises
And a song -- Ronnie James Dio 1987
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{Dean "Editor" Webb: Kevin, did your "Shift" keys give out? Hope the
keyboard gets better! :-) }
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Swoboda [mailto:Tom_Swoboda(at-a-domain-named)compuserve.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 1:19 AM
To: DP List
Subject: Re: Made in Japan
I haven't even heard all of it yet, so I can't do a formal review, but
I just wanted to say: wow. I was really turned off a few years ago by Live
and Rare (Scandinavian Nights/Black Night in Denmark), especially by the
way Blackmore butchered the Child in Time solo. Here-- well, I wish he'd
stuck with the solo he did in the studio, but the one he plays on MiJ is
almost as smokin'.
I was never fond of the idea of seven songs stretched into seventy
minutes, when so many other great songs could be included, another reason
I've balked at buying this album for so long. But the long, instrumental
passages so far have all been awesome. I dumped my clutch in front of a
farmhouse at 12:40 AM during Paicey's solo, and my humble Sentra busted the
quarter mile at 70.
I have to pick up where I left off at The Mule, and then I'll give it
a one-sitting listen and do a review. So far, I'm pleasantly surprised to
say the least. I'm sure some farmer north of Plano, IL isn't.
--T.J.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ted A Sapp [mailto:dodolurker(at-a-domain-named)juno.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 6:54 PM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)geocities.com
Subject: Purps' Box Set
Hello All,
Has anyone picked up the DP box set? Just seeing the advert for it in
Goldmine magazine made me salivate for it. If anyone has, please tell me
what you think of it, as I won't be able to afford it for quite some
time, (sigh!) and would like to read some feedback on it, positive or
negative.
Thanks, Ted
N.P. - Genesis, Three Sides Live
"...I still recall the effort to forget..." - Big Wreck
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