DEEP PURPLE DIGEST #79
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In this issue:
A word from the Editor...
SOTW version
New Studio Album
Perfect Strangers Meanings
Best DP Live Song
Congrats on *another* baby...
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From the Editor, Dean Webb: dplist(at-a-domain-named)deep-purple.com
Parvus sed potens. Small but powerful. I suppose many of you are still on
vacations here and there, as it's kinda dry on the list of late. It got
like this about the same time last year, so no biggie. But, if you've just
dropped in or haven't posted in a while, send in some stuff! We're all
here to talk DP, and there's no reason to be shy!
At any rate, I'd like to know if the "interpretation" of Perfect Stangers
is accurate. Could you all check it out below and let me know if the guy
is on target or if he's way off? Thanks. Well, gotta catch a train...
(In other, self-aggrandizing news, I'm almost done with another bit of
horror writing. Come by my personal website or my other list for more
information... A special invite to folks who've chatted with me offline:
come on by the subscribing link below in my post and sub to the new
chat-ish list I've got going. Toodles, now!)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Carl and Sheri Tripodi [mailto:cnstripodi(at-a-domain-named)annapolis.net]
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 10:21 PM
To: Deep Purple List
Subject: SOTW Version
This was a no brainer. Its definitely the MiJ version. The song carried
the band into history with this version. Besides, I love what Blackmore
did with the opening riff and how the song closed. This is the version I
love to play on guitar myself. The other versions aren't the same and the
Mark3 line up screwed the lyrics up.
Carl Tripodi
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-----Original Message-----
From: Svante Pettersson [mailto:svante(at-a-domain-named)deep-purple.com]
Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 5:20 PM
To: dplist(at-a-domain-named)deep-purple.com
Subject: New studio album
Dean Webb wrote:
>When is DP going to come out with the next studio album? I want another
>studio album. Will someone please call Messers. Gillan, Glover, Morse,
>Paice, and Lord and let them know I would like another album, please and
>thank you very much? Thank you if you do call.
I am of course a very busy man and can't be bothered talking to simple
people like musicians but I had my people calling their people and we
found
out that the band is going into the studio at the end of this year. I
guess
that means that the new album should be out next summer. By the latest
after the summer 2000. After that we will experience another world tour of
course. No, I don't have any tour dates yet. ;^)
/Svante - less than three weeks until the RAH!
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----- Original Message -----
From: David Meadows
To: Deep Purple Diges
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 1999 10:56 PM
Subject: Perfect Strangers
> > Perfect Strangers (5:23)
> > (Blackmore/Glover/Gillan)
> > 1 Can you remember remember my name
>
> This line means "Can you remember my name?" The repeating "remember" is
a
> valentine to Mel Tillis, famous for stuttering and Roger's favorite
country
> vocalist.
>
> > 2 As I flow through your life
>
> This line contains the acronym, "F.L.O.W.", which stands for "find lots
of
> women." This is subject to interpretation as to whether or not the "f"
> stands for "find," or for something rather more dastardly.
>
> > 3 A thousand oceans I have flown
>
> This line was originally, "A thousand lotions I have known," which ties
> directly into the debauchery of the previous line. The record company
made
> them change it.
>
> > 4 And cold spirits of ice
>
> Again, this line has been changed. It was "Cold spirits *in* ice," which
are
> always handy when, er, *finding* women and using lotion.
>
> > 5 All my life
> > 6 I am the echo of your past
>
> Uh, all his life he is the echo of your past.
>
> > 7 I am returning the echo of a point in time
>
> This is autobiographical. "The Echo of a Point in Time" is a book Roger
> regularly borrows from the library.
>
> > 8 Distant faces shine
>
> This line is about Glenn Hughes, who originally recommended the book
"The
> Echo of a Point in Time" to Roger. The book is about putting the exactly
> right amount of delay on a bass with respect to the tempo of the given
song.
> By 1984, Glenn was a distant face, having been out of the scene awhile.
The
> "shine" refers to his "shoeshine" music.
>
> > 9 A thousand warriors I have known
>
> his line was originally "A thousand war years," then "A thousand weary
> years," finally, "A thousand warriors." It means nothing, but it sounds
> pretty cool.
>
> > 10 And laughing as the spirits appear
>
> This is an autobiographical reference. Ian Gillan always breaks into
> spontaneous giggles when the bar opens.
>
> > 11 All your life
> > 12 Shadows of another day
>
> This is a reference to the bogus Rod Evans Purple of 1980. The guys in
the
> band -- besides Rod -- went out as The Shadows on the days they weren't
> pretending to be Deep Purple.
>
> > 13 And if you hear me talking on the wind
> > 14 You've got to understand
> > 15 We must remain
> > 16 Perfect Strangers
>
> WIND is a radio station in Connecticut Roger does a show on under the
name
> Mario "the Big M" Vindelligetti. He is not a member of the Broadcasters'
> Union, nor does he have permission from Thames as this represents a
conflict
> of interest, so it is (or rather, was) a big secret that it's really
him.
If
> you hear him talking on WIND, don't even try to suggest it's Roger,
because
> he'll never admit to it.
>
> > 17 I know I must remain inside this silent
> > well of sorrow
>
> This is Ian's line. The Silent Well Of Sauro is his local in England. He
> thought of this line during a downpour when he wanted to go home but had
no
> raincoat.
>
> > 18 A strand of silver hanging through the
> > sky
>
> This is the WIND broadcast tower -- sending Roger's pithy nuances over
the
> air for all of Connecticut to enjoy.
>
> > 19 Touching more than you see
>
> Tricky. WIND started as the University of Connecticut's radio station,
with
> a very limited broadcast range. It is now centrally located and 50,000
> watts, so it touches more than "U.C.," or the University of Connecticut.
>
> > 20 The voice of ages in your mind
>
> A.J. is Roger's producer at WIND. This line was originally "The voice of
> A.J.'s in your mind."
>
> > 21 Is aching with the dead of the night
>
> I have no idea what this line means.
>
> > 22 Precious life (your tears are lost in
> > falling rain)
>
> This is a valentine to the Precious Life chain of nursing homes in
western
> Connecticut who sponsored Roger's -- or, rather, Mario "the Big M"
> Vindelligetti's radio show. They specialize in senility, and their
slogan
is
> "We bear the Cost of Failing Brains."
>
> > 23 And if you hear me talking on the wind
> > 24 You've got to understand
> > 25 We must remain
> > 26 Perfect Strangers
>
>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dean Webb [mailto:deanwebb(at-a-domain-named)microsoft.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 5:02 PM
To: 'dplist(at-a-domain-named)deep-purple.com'
Subject: Best DP live song.
As in, what do you consider to be… ?
For me, it has to be, well, uh, it’s a hard choice. I like “Space Truckin
’” from MiJ tremendously, but I also have to be very partial to “You Fool
No One” from MiE. I like a bunch of the other stuff, but these are the two
that always leave me gasping for air when they’re done. Both tracks are
ferocious and relentless in their pursuit of the musical goal of
bludgeoning the audience into submission. Both feature blistering solos
from Blackmore at the top of his game.
I’ll have to go with YFNO as my #1 favorite. ST can lose me at times, but
Mk3 keeps punching through and keeps on track.
Oops. I just started listening to “Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming” from
LATO. I remember I liked the TA version a shade better. Hmmm. This one is
a great one, one of the best. Don’t know what to do. That beautiful melody
on the piano from Jon Lord and a lovely lyric from Mr. Gillan…
I can’t pick just one. Come to think of it, I really like “Lucille” from
DPiC and “Stormbringer” from Foxbat… Bother. Can any of you out there
settle on just one, or do you find yourself in the same muddle? I mean,
most of the top ratings I've handed out in the album ratings are to the
live albums. All the "official" live albums except for Nobody's Perfect
and Last Concert in Japan get raves, not just from me, but most nearly
everyone else. Now that I think of it, I like a bunch more songs... "This
Time Around", "Child in Time", "Speed King", "Highway Star", "Anya",
"Burn", the list goes on and ever on...
Are there any DP live numbers that absolutely stink up the place? Not
really, or at least not any that I've heard. I don't care who's singing or
playing the banjo or bass, these guys are awesome on the stage. Rod Evans
was hesitant in Mk1, but all the other stuff I've heard is exceptionally
good.
Of course, I haven't heard any of the stuff with JLT or the Japanese or
English legs of the Mk4 world tour, so I suppose an education could be in
store for me...
Anyway, back to the quest for the perfect DP live song. It's... um,
wellllll... I don't really want to pick one out now. I mean, I have my
favorites from time to time, but I love all the stuff, pretty much, and I
want to hear it over and over again, comparing and contrasting one to
another like a connesieur of fine wines. Today, it could be "No One Came"
from LATO, tomorrow, "Never Before" from DPiC, the day after tomorrow, who
knows?
It's even worse if I'm listening to a really strong performance, as each
one becomes my favorite in rapid succession. Today, I was listening to Mk3
from Europe 1975 and had faves come up on "Burn", "Stormbringer", "You
Fool No One", and "Mistreated." I suppose since that's the last one I
heard and is currently running through my head on an infinite loop,
"Mistreated" is my favorite of all. The best. Without equal or parallel.
But, as soon as another one comes on... how the Wheel of Fortune turns!
So, like I asked before, anyone else got a similar predicament, or is
there someone who can actually say, "no, Dean, *this one* really is *THE
BEST* DP song ever recorded live."?
I'd like to hear from you, regardless of your situation.
Dean Webb
MCSE, MCT, CCDA, MOSMWNMTK
mailto:deanwebb(at-a-domain-named)mad-techies.org
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Hatheway-SSI [mailto:thathewa(at-a-domain-named)ssi.samsung.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 7:08 PM
To: 'dplist(at-a-domain-named)deep-purple.com'
Subject: Congrats Dean
Hi Dean, Congrats on your baby's first birthday.
Was going through some old emails today, and was
looking at my mail from exactly a year ago.
This is what I saw from the 9/9/98 issue...
>DEEP PURPLE DIGEST #9
>Special 9lb-5oz issue! (My wife had the baby this weekend. Sorry it's
late!
>:-)
TomH
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