Conference napalm::heavy_metal

    Pleaz don't yell.
    
    Kat

    
    What the hell did he say?
    

    Sweet Lucy was a dancer,
      		But nobody would chance her,
    			 Because she was a samurai.......
    
    Awesome group.  I think they should have left their old tunes alone,
    off of their new lp...
    
    HITMAN (who only yells his name, but very politely)

    
    
    Love Purple, Best Album I like that they Put out was
     
                                          Perfect Strangers
    
    
    jim

    I too am a long time Deep Purple fan.  I really enjoy listening
    to them.  One of my first albums was Made in Japan.
    
    I also have one called "The Book of Tallisyn(sp)", which I believe
    is their first.  It's not really that great, but is interesting
    as a relic.  Anyone else seen this.  I got it in a cutout bin for
    a buck back around '75.
    
    gh

	 I was waiting for this note, too!

	_Book of Taliesyn_ was Purple's 2nd album; their first was _Shades of
Deep Purple_. 

	A bit of history - 

	Deep Purple formed in 1968 with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, organist
Jon Lord, drummer Ian Paice, and two soon-to-be-dropped musicians, vocalist Rod
Evans and bassist Nicky Simper. This lineup recorded three albums for Tetragram-
maton Records (a company co-owned by Bill Cosby, which soon went bellyup): 
_Shades of Deep Purple_, which included their first hit, "Hush"; _The Book of
Taliesyn_, which had another hit, their version of Neil Diamond's "Kentucky
Woman," as well as a showcase instrumental for Lord's and Blackmore's soloing,
"Hard Road (Wring that Neck)"; and _Deep Purple_. These three albums, while in-
teresting, were not in the style of music for which Purple gained their greatest
fame. It's hard for me to describe the style, but it was a sort-of blending of
pop, rock, and jazz, much more melodic in nature than the work which came after.

	After these albums, Tetragrammaton Records went bankrupt, and Deep 
Purple gave the heave-ho to Evans and Simper. Ritchie Blackmore wanted a differ-
ent direction for the band, and he and the remaining two felt that they couldn't
achieve it with their bassist and singer. In came Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, 
in 1969, and the classic lineup was established.

	The first album these five recorded was, strangely, _Concerto for Group
and Orchestra_, one of several attempts by Jon Lord to combine symphonic, 
"classical"-style music and instruments with rock and electrified instruments.
It was only a partial success, and left many people confused as to Purple's "new
direction." Ahhh...! But shortly thereafter came _In Rock_!

	_In Rock_ was the first album showing Purple's new direction. Blackmore
had wanted to do music with a harder edge, and he certainly was! Tracks like
"Speed King," "Flight of the Rat," and "Hard Loving Man" had the band rocking
like it never had before. Deep Purple has always disdained the term "heavy met-
al" to describe their music, but this stuff came damn close! Another stand-out
track from this album is the often-heard "Child In Time," with Gillan screech-
ing somewhere up in the stratosphere.

	Three more original albums from this grouping followed: _Fireball_,
which had "Strange Kind of Woman" and "The Mule", among others; the classic
_Machine Head_, which gave us the over-played "Smoke on the Water" and "Space
Truckin'", as well as "Highway Star"; and _Who Do We Think We Are_, which had
"Woman From Tokayo."

	These four albums, along with _Made In Japan_, secured Purple's place in
rock history, and established their style and sound as we know and expect it to-
day.

	Internal pressures, possibly due largely to overwork, took their toll
on this grouping, and, at the height of the band's power, Gillan and Glover were
(depending on whom you ask) either pushed out or left in late 1973-early 1974. 
They were replaced by singer David Coverdale (now of Whitesnake, of course), and
bassist Glenn Hughes. This grouping recorded two albums, _Burn_ and _Stormbring-
er_, and enjoyed its share of success. Blackmore himself left the band after
these two albums, and went off to form Rainbow; he was replaced for one album,
_Come Taste the Band_, by Tommy Bolin. After this, along about 1976, Deep Purple
was gone...

	Until 1984 when the classic lineup - Lord, Blackmore, Gillan, Glover,
and Paice - reunited for _Perfect Strangers_. What an album! A perfect come-
back! I've recently read that their _Perfect Strangers_ tour was #2 in ticket
sales/money for that year (1985), second only to Bruce Springsteen. Too bad they
weren't able to keep it up; _House of Blue Light_ was a MAJOR disappointment,
especially after an album as good as _PS_.

	But recent interviews with the band indicate that they realize their
mistake, that they know now exactly how people want them to be, and are still
determined to stay together and make Deep Purple everything it once was.

	I was slightly disappointed and confused that they'd release another
live album (_Nobody's Perfect_) so soon after being re-united, but... who knows?
*I'm* looking forward to the next STUDIO album, whenever they get to it.

	Long live Purple!


						----- Shawn Harrington

    Hey, great story.  I really like reading stuff like this.  Thank
    you very much, Shawn.
    
    gh

    
    
      Wasn't there an album before Shades entitled just Deep Purple?
    It included a song called The Painted that later appeared on the
    Purple Passages album. There was another cut on that album which
    I can't recall the title that was quite good. Not nit picking,
    just curious.
                    mike
    

    
      While we are on this topic, after Rod Evans left Deep Purple he
    was involved in a band called Captain Beyond. A group that was much
    ahead of its time. Does anyone remember them. I think I have all
    3 of the albums they put out. The 1st album was originally released
    with one of those 3D pictures on it like the Stones did on Satanic
    Majestys Request. Very nice!
                                 mike
    

    Another little point that might add to the interest....
    
    Strange Kinda Woman was (I think) only on the US version of "Fireball".
    The (original) UK version had a track called "Anyone's Daughter"
    (I think that's the right title). It was a srot of improvised,
    semi-country piece.
    
    If my memory serves me right, the reason Strange... was put on the
    US version of the album was that it hadn't been a huge hit there
    but large enough. Th record company therefore wanted the track included
    to help sell the album.
    
    We have to bear in mind that at this point, Deep Purple's singles
    were totally separate from the albums (at least they were over here).
    
    Just thought you'd like to know....
    
    Keef.

    And while I'm on the subject of one of my original influences...
    
    I'm not so sure that Perfect Strangers was such a good album. On
    its own it certainly IS good. However, put it against "Made in Japan"
    and "Burn" it doesn't have the same spark of freshness or vitality
    about it.
    
    I don't want to start a debate here, just thought I'd give my opinion
    (seeing as someone else already had done so). Let's just say that
    (with the exception of "Who do we think we are") this band have
    produced  VERY GOOD albums since the "In Rock" days (with one or
    two exceptions.
    
    Some of those albums are in the mega-classic category (eg, "Made
    in Japan"). 
    
    Anything that comes after that is bound to be a bit of a let down,
    unless you look at each album on it's own merits. (Hence why "Who do we
    think..." and "House of Blue Light" were so disappointing.) 
    
    Again,thanks for your patience,
    	Keith.

    I also have a Deep Purple compilation type album called
    something like "Deep Purple,the A's and B's singles collection"
    
    Very original title!!!
    
    - Dave K.

    I can only speak for those I've seen in the UK, but there have been
    loada Deep Purple albums of one sort or another in addition to the
    official albums. Most of them aren't worth the time if you've got
    the essential albums.
    
    Then again, if you want an introduction to the band, you could do
    a lot worse than try "24 Carat Purple". 
    
    This is a collection of stuff from "In Rock", "Fireball", "Machine
    Head", "Made in Japan", and "Who do we think...". It also has a live
    version of Black Night on it recorded on the same tour as "Made in
    Japan". 

I agree with .13 - there are tons of old DP stuff out there, so beware
of what you are buying. The 24 Karat LP isn't available in the US 
except as an import. 

I have a single LP live album that has a bunch of cuts that were 
recorded the same nights as the Made in Japan album, but weren't
included. I forget the album title.....

I liked 'Perfect Stangers' a lot (sounds really powerful on CD!). I
also liked 'Nobody's Perfect' a lot. Being a fan of guitar playing, and 
a big fan of Blackmore, I didn't mind hearing songs that were already
classics on Made in Japan. Because Richie is always playing different
stuff, and is never static. Although he was amazing back then, I think 
he might have even improved his playing since the old days - its just
not as unique anymore.....

cat

    Any DP concerts in the near future?
    
    Anil

	Re.  .8:    
    
>      Wasn't there an album before Shades entitled just Deep Purple?
>    It included a song called The Painted

>                    mike


	Mike, you're right that there was an album titled just _Deep Purple_,
but it was their third release; I do make mention of it, briefly, in my reply
.6, when I say that their original incarnation released three albums.

	Not to be nit-picky myself, but the song you mentioned was actually
called "The Painter." The other songs were "April," "Chasing Shadows," "Fault
Line,"  "Blind," "Lalena," "Why Didn't Rosemary?," and "Bird Has Flown."

	Tangentially, I have the Captain Beyond albums, too; how could I NOT,
when two of the band members were ex-Iron Butterfly (my other all-time fave 
band) people? Some interesting stuff, but I must admit that I don't go back
to these albums, or the first three Purple releases, anywhere near as often as
I do the post-Concerto Purple stuff.


							----- Shawn

    Speaking of Iron Butterfly (Did someone say tangent?), I *saw* them
    about 2.5 years ago at a club in Las Vegas.  It appeared to be well
    over half of the original lineup.  It was a good show, but they played
    at about earbleed volume.  The girl I took stayed in the bathroom the
    WHOLE show (about 2 hours or so).   I thought she'd died in there! 
    
    They even had a &^&&^&* Hammond organ with them!  (It did, of course,
    break during the show...)
    
    gh 

    Can anybody give me some info behind the release of Purple's 
    "Last Concert In Japan" album.
    
    I bought it on Jap Import (for a princely sum!!) many moons ago
    to complete my post '71 Purple Collection. I remember thinking
    "Deep Purple....naw...DEAD TURTLE!!...more like"
    
    Whoever in their right mind had the "gall" to put this out under
    the "Purple" monicker needed more than a full frontal lobotomy!!
    
    The line up for that album was :
    
    Coverdale : Vocals 
    Hughes    : Bass/Vocals
    Lord      : Keyboards
    Bolin     : Guitar/Vocals
    Paice     : Drums
    
    I've heard a number of stories about this line-up -
    
    Bolin's arm being so full of "holes" he could hardly play...
    Lord and Hughes involved in Backstage Brawls over ego etc
    
    To hear these guys IMO screwing up such classics as "Burn" and "Highway
    Star" is almost too much for this poor old hack to bear.
    
    The record company should have let the legend die in peace not pieces.
    It was a major relief when the classic line up got it together to
    wipe away the bitter memory of what had gone on circa '76.
    
    Gm. 

	Re. 17.

	Speaking (yet again) of Iron Butterfly (yes, I *did* say 'tangent'), I
saw them in May of 1988, at the Sommerville Theater in Sommerville, MA. This 
time they had MORE than half the original line-up, they had all four of the
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" band: Doug Ingle (keys and vocals), Ron Bushy (drums),
Eric Brann (guitar) and Lee Dorman (bass). They played most of their classic
hits, and that's really ALL that they played; no new material at all. Ingle
wasn't using a Hammond; he had a Kurzweil keyboard... though I'm not sure why he
bothered: the ONLY sound he used all night long was the '60s Farfisa-like one.
Less than a week later, they played at the Atlantic Records (40th? 25th?) anni-
versary bash in New York. Unfortunately, they WEREN'T shown on HBO's coverage of
the event.

	This was billed (at least on the T-shirts they were selling) as a "world
tour," and Ingle made a brief mention that maybe they'd be coming back to this
area sometime. We'll see, I guess. I just wish he'd said that the band would 
start recording new material. Oh, well.

	It definitely was GREAT to see IB's classic line-up, after almost 20
years!


							----- Shawn

    re: .19
    
    Ingle probably played that Kurzweil that night 'cause he blew up
    his f***ing Hammond in Las Vegas a couple of years before!  ;^)
    
    I don't really know how much of the lineup was original when they
    played that show.  I recogized a couple of them from old photos,
    but I thought that the guy playing guitar looked way too young to
    have been in the original band.  He also had a kinda modern setup
    and played in a more modern style than I remembered during his improv
    parts.  (Not that that was bad...)
    
    gh

    DP released another classic-style album called "Gemini Suite".
    I think it's great, any opinions?
    
    Anyone told something of "24 carat Purple" to be available as an
    import only in the US. If anybody's interested in albums, I have
    no difficulties with that in Germany. Let me know, I cetainly can
    get them and send them over via mail.
    
    /carsten

	I have _Gemini Suite_. I like it a lot more than Lord's earlier effort,
the _Concerto for Group and Orchestra_. Lord seemed to be able to blend the
rock instruments with the orchestral instruments a lot better here (maybe it
just SOUNDS that way because it's a studio recording, rather than live like the
_Concerto_), and the music seems more interesting, with more movement and 
feeling. I still listen to it, even after 17 years.

	Not to be pedantic, but _Gemini Suite_ is not REALLY a Deep Purple pro-
ject. It was INTENDED to be one - and, like .21's writer, I tend to THINK of it
as one (for instance, I keep it in with my Purple albums) - but when it was fin-
ally recorded, only 3/5 of the band was involved: Lord, Paice, and Glover. 
Gillan and Blackmore weren't on the recording; they were replaced by Tony Ashton
and Albert Lee (fwiw, Yvonne Elliman also sang on the recording). In his liner
notes, Lord explained that he wrote the Suite as a Purple project, but that by
the time they got around to recording it, the music had changed from "music for
(a specific) group and orchestra" to, more simply, "music for amplified insrum-
ents and orchestra". To that end, they decided to NOT make it a Purple project,
but rather use featured soloists.

	Like I said, I'm not being picky about this - I just thought you'd find
it interesting.



							----- Shawn H.

    			I am new to this note, and it is great. I think
    DP was ahead of their time. I agree that House Of Blue Light wasn't
    as good as Perfect ST. Rangers but it's still Purple! 
    
    			"Shades Of Deep Purple" was the first album
    then "Book Of Talisyn" (sp) then "Deep Purple" the 3rd is the rarest
    because the record company (Tetragramiton) (sp) went belly-up months
    after it's release. One has to be in the mood for it though.
    
    			My fav. album is a 4-way tie:
    
    
    			"In Rock"
    			"Fireball"
    			"Who Do We Think We Are"
    			"Perfect St. Rangers"
    
    
    			I also like Ian Gillan's solo stuff. Like "Future
    Shock" and the stuff he did with Black Sabbath (Born Again).

    				
    				CB

    RE: -1
    
    		Accidentally on Purpose? I don't have but will eventually.

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	Yes, Gillan has left again.  Surprisingly, the group has not broken
up and is being allowed to make another record.  Gillan was upset with
the last album "Purple Light" and especially with the management of the band.
He openly called the manager a "dickhead" at a press conference; in his own
words "you don't stay around too long after that!"  Gillan will now pursue
solo projects.  Also, there were internal squabbles between Gillan and
the rest of the band.
	Meanwhile, the band are currently auditioning for a new lead singer.
I think they may have found one; I'll try to find out more info this weekend.
 
Dave White

********************************************************************************

(my own comments)

	If I had to guess (based on interviews with the band), I'd say that 
Gillan was probably more upset with the REACTION to _House of Blue Light_ than
with the album itself. Gillan has always said he likes to "experiment" and "keep
moving forward" and "try different things" - his favorite pre-reunion album was
_Fireball_, for instance, because he thought it represented all those things.

	Now, the band has admitted that _HoBL_ was an attempt to "update" their
style and make it more "modern"... so, of course, I see Gillan as having a large
hand in that. However, since the public pretty much rejected _HoBL_ for being
"too different", and since the OTHER band members have said that changing things
was a mistake and that they'll be going back to the style that the public seems
to want... I pretty much expected this to happen.

	The above is all guesswork on my part, of course. I welcome correction
if someone knows otherwise.

	Whatever the real case, it's too bad. On the one hand, I'm glad there's
still going to be *A* Deep Purple (it's better than nothing at all), and yet...
the Gillan-Glover-Blackmore-Lord-Paice combo always seemed to me to be *THE* 
Deep Purple, if you know what I mean. So, in a way, it's like the group HAS 
broken up; Gillan's wails always seemed like such a natural, integral part of
the sound.

	Oh, well. Them's the breaks, I guess.


							----- Shawn

    I also like Deep Purple since 1970. They are classic to heavy metal. I
    also think that their best vocalist since Gillan was Glenn Hughes.
    Coverdale has a great voice but Hughes' voice was deeper and better
    fitting with their music. Now that Gillan goes again leaves the future
    unclear for the group (they should maybe take back Hughes as singer).
    About compilations .. there is "Deepest Purple" a very good one
    containing their very best from "In Rock" to "Storm Bringer" (but you
    may remark that quality recording was not their first quality in the
    first part). There is also "Made in Japan" on ONE CD !
    Sorin

    I'd agree with that.  Deep Purple was definately an inovative band for
    it's time.  They had some killer tunes that still hold up well today.
    
    And just think, if it hadn't been for Richie Blackmore, we'd never have
    our Yngwie...
    
    Gh

    
    HA HA HA HA HA THUD!
    
    Joe Lyn Turner is going to be the new singer in Deep Purple!
    
    HA HA HA HA HA THUD!
    
    Flip

    It'll be better than working with Yngvie J.
    
    S

    Didn't he already do a stint with Deep Purple ?  Or have I lost
    my memory completely ?    8^?
    
    
    
    				Scary

    
    
    Naa..
    
    He was in Rainbow.

    Same thing ..... 8^)
    
    
    				Scary

    lessee....
    
    	Blackmore, Glover, Turner were in Rainbow          = 3 out of 5
    
    	Blackmore, Glover, Lord, Paice were in Deep Purple = 4 out of 5
    
    	Lord and Paice (I think) were in Whitesnake        = 2 out of 5
    
    
    guess that means they must still be Deep Purple by a head
    
    
    						the Bomb

    
        	
    >> Lord and Paice (I think) were in Whitesnake        = 2 out of 5
       
    Yup, thats right (for a brief stint anyway).
    
    FYI - David Coverdale of Whitesnake used to sing with Deep Purple.
          
    Small world huh?

      There was a recently released compilation of Tommy Bolin's
    works that includes tracks from Deep Purple, James Gang, Zephyr,
    and Moxy. It's a specially packaged 2 CD set in a big box with 
    a 30 page insert. Nice stuff. Even though he was quite messed up
    in the end, Tommy was one great guitar player. It took a lot
    of talent to even attempt to replace Joe Walsh in the James Gang,
    as well as Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple. Tommy did two
    albums with Purple: "Come taste the band" and "Last Concert in Japan".
      The new Bolin collection is titled "The Ultimate" and includes
    Deep Purple tracks "Getting Tighter, Owed to G" and "You keep on
    moving".
      One of my favorite DP albums is "Who do we think we are?"
    
    							-BoOm-

	Someone on usenet mentioned that, according to a recent Kerrang!, 
Purple's new, as-yet-untitled album - with Joe Lynn Turner singing - is com-
pleted, and that the band expects it to be out by the end of July.

	I dunno... I remember Blackmore making the point a few years ago that he
thought Turner was great at ballads, but poor at rockers, and that this had been
one of his (Blackmore's) on-going frustrations in Rainbow.

	So how come he brought Turner into Purple? Beats the heck out of me!

	Hopefully they WILL rock, though... I can't imagine Purple as strictly
a ballad band. Maybe Joe's learned some new tricks since Rainbow.

	I guess we'll see...



	--- Shawn

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	Deep Purple have completed their new album, entitled "Slaves and
Masters" for RCA, which is to be released October 1st.  Following the re-
lease, the band is to begin a world tour in January 1991 beginning in
Europe.  Commenting on the new album, Roger Glover said: "This is the
first time in many years we've come close to the Deep Purple sound.
We made this album for ourselves, and if other people like it, that's
great."  This will be the first album for their new vocalist Joe Lynn-
Turner.  The article I read said that Ritchie Blackmore was at first
totally against using him, but now is quite surprised and happy, saying
that his feelings while making this album were similar to those during
the "Machine Head" sessions.  Finally, the band say they're expecting
the press to slaughter them with comments like "Deep Rainbow" etc.
Rumours that the band were breaking up, or will in the near future were
dismissed as "a load of bollocks".
 
Dave White
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Heard the new Deep Purple song on the way in today, called "King of Dreams".

My opinion???

Yech!

Sounded a lot more like Rainbow than Purple, with Joe Lynn Turner singing.
And it was just L-A-M-E! Hope the album is better.....

alan

		I haven't heard anything from the new album yet,
	but even that song title is too close for comfort: "King
	of Dreams", as compared to Rainbow's "Street of Dreams".



	--- Shawn

    I heard "King of Dreams" on the radio last night, it doesn't sound like
    the "Street of Dreams" song, but it's very Rainbow sounding overall.
    
    I liked Rainbow quite a lot, so I may end up picking this one up.
    
    gh

    
    I have the new Deep Purple album, and in a word....
    
    Yuck!

    Whast's so bad about it ?
    
    Scary (who likes Purple a lot ...)

    I have not heard the new album yet, but I've read in Metal Hammer a not
    very favourable critique. Apparently there is a confusion of styles
    closer to Rainbow than usual Deep Purple. But I think it's also a
    problem because of the presence of almost all Rainbow in Purple,
    especially the front-man Joe Lynn Turner (which I read sings even
    better). I'm curious to listen it.
    
    Sorin

    
    
      Is it just me, or in the chorus of King of Dreams if you insert
    Vixen's "How much love is it gonna take....." words its fits exactly.
    I guess thats why I don't like it much, sounds too much like every
    thing else thats out.
                          mike
    

    Well, I listened to all of it last night, and I like it a lot - but, I
    liked Rainbow as well as Deep Purple, so I got the best of both worlds.
    The old grooves are stiil there with Lord and Blackmore grinding away.
    
    Scary

     Yo Scary, glad you enjoyed it. I happened to have liked it to, but I
    attributed it to some of the old rock-n-roll blood in me. Different
    strokes I guess.
    						The KER
    

    Well, I'm a dusty ol' fart myself, so that's probably my reason for
    liking it too ...
    
    Scary

    If anyone has today's WBCN lunch time hour with Joe Lynn Turner on
    tape, I appreciate hearing from you.
    
    Ed

      Deep Purple is going to be on Rock Line tonight. Should be an
    interesting show. I'll be checking it out.
    						The KER
    

I listened to that album for a week, and loved it. It gets better and 
better after a few tries. It sound a lot like Rainbow to me, but I used to
love Rainbow so that's no problem. I think the vacals are great, the keyboards 
are much better that in Rainbow (more presence), the guitar is Ok, the 
melodies are excelent. "Fire in the Basement" sounds very 70-ish and IMO it's 
one of the most Deep Purple sound we had for a while. Also lots of good 
backing vocals.

My favorite tracks are "King of Dreams" and "Cut runs deep"

Didier

    
    As a Purple and Rainbow fan from way back, I'm disappointed
    with Masters and Slaves. It's not very Purple-like and isn't
    really as slick as Rainbow records. 
    
    If anyone wants to buy my copy of it on CD, let me know. 
    
    BTW, Is Purple coming to Boston/Worcester?
    

    
    	I've heard "Fire in the Basement" a couple times, and I like
    	it.  Good guitar/key song.
    
    							GTI
    

    
    
    	RE: .55
    
    	May be too little too late, but does anyone else think
    	"Fire..." sounds like some other song?!
    
    	It'll drive me nutso until I think of what it is...
    
    	tigg~~~

    Aint heard it Tigga~~~, so can you humm it to me and I will see if I
    remember it (^8*. 
    
    GAZ who remembers when Deep Purple were!
    
    

    	Okay.
    
    	Hummmm hum hummm hummm hum hum hum hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMM! (;
    	how's that? Recognize it?
    
    	Anyway ... I dunno... something sorta springs "zeppelin" into
    	my head or "doors" for some reason.  ARGH!!!!
    	
    	tigga~~
    		

    
    
    	Sounds a little like the old fave "Child in time".
    
    	Check the hums if you don't believe.
    
    
    GAZ
    

    
      Well last nights concert ended up a a good one....Turner looked
    like an overweight OZZIE......Keyboards were as dynamic as expected,
    but at times too overpowering.But that's the Deep Purple trademark.
    Blackmore's Fender sang...he may not be in the league that some of
    the current AXEmen are, but I respect his talents. The concert was
    the kick-off to their North American tour....Worcester is the 3rd
    stop I believe. They played about 1.5 hours...The only major gliche
    of the evening is that Blackmore went through 3 Marshall Amps before
    he could find one that would stay on! He had 3 full stacks but ran
    at 1/2 speed for 30 minutes as his techs were trying to iron out
    the problem.....what the hell, I still came away satisfied!
    
                            R.B.

    
      Matt......Guess where I was during the Littlewing show...I was
    standing in front of the keg of beer down in the 'beer wench lounge'.
    My feelings were the same as yours...I almost canceled my ticket
    when I heard Winger had dropped out, but at the last minute decided
    I'd like to see Deep Purple one more time before they disband again.
    If any of you are going to see them and expect to hear a Rainbow tune,
    then forget it. It's classic Purple and new Purple!
    
                                 R.B.

    	Wow!

    	The reason that I have had no interest in the new DP w/JLT, is
    because I though it would be like seeing Rainbow. But if they are
    sticking to DP material, then I really missed out.

    	CB  A true DP fan (that is DP with Ian Gillan).

Does Little Wing still have the blonde vocalist?  (Becky?)  I went to grade
school with her.

Tim

        Not sure  to  tell  the  truth.    I  remember  they had some
        problems and a falling out back around 1983/1984 and a couple
        of them left.  (Drummer  and  Keyboardist  if my memory isn't
        failing.)
        
        I  haven't  seen them since 1986  and  I  thought  they  were
        terrible,  but  at  that point, Becky (?) was  still  in  the
        group.  They were the best in 1981/1982 when  I was living in
        the bars.  
        
        I'll check for ya' though.
        
        METALord"'

    re 45:
    
    Are you lost, Guy..??? You're not in the RUBBETS fan club,
    AhAhAhhahhh...!!! (Hope you know this band)
    
    You, "Perfect Stranger", take it easy, and "Come Taste The Band" if you 
    did'nt "Never before" . 
    
    "No,No,No,No...." , don't "Smoke on the Water" and touch the"Fireball", 
    it will "Burn". 
    
    Come Take some "Pictures of Home", your heart is not "In Rock"??...
    
    You're a "Stormbringer" but "Nobody's Perfect"?..!!!
    
    Open your eyes ,you 're in the "Street of Dreams", you're "Lazy" but you
    "Keep on moving" when you listen to my "Woman from Tokyo".
    
    The "Shades of Deep Purple" is in the "Black Night" over your Head and
    make you loose your sence.
    
    "Why did'nt Rosemary?" show you the good way????
    
    
    Cheerio,
    
    Pascal (A french fan frm DP)
    
    
    		All rights reserved under International Copyright Conventions
    	
    		"Made In Japan"

    
    	Sorry, but "Street of Dreams" is a Rainbow song.
    
    	8^)
    
    							GTI

    I though DP was coming out with a new album??
    
    Well?

    re .68
    
    Are they really coming out with a new album?
    
    Are they in the studio right now??
    
    Hope so!
    
    TH

    Can anyone tell me which DP album "My Woman From Tokyo" (the song, that
    is, I don't even KNOW anyone from Tokyo!) is on?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Don	
       

    re: -1
    
    I'm pretty sure it's on "Deepest Purple -- The Very Best Of Deep
    Purple"
    
    I don't know which album it originally came out on... Fireball maybe?
    
    |KS|
    

    
    Machine Heads maybe?
    
    It's also on When we rock, we rock and when we roll, we rool, btw...
    
    very cool cover on that album too...
    
    

The track was originally on "Who Do We Think We Are", which if I recall was 
a very apt title at the time. The album was recorded just before Gillan
split with the band, and certainly isn't their best.

The track also pops up on many of the numerous Purple compilations. I'm not
sure if it is on Deepest Purple, but I know it's on "24 Carat Purple" 
which is an album I'd thoroughly recommend to anyone needing a sample
of Purple at their early best. Mind you, I'm not sure if that album is
available in the US.

Hope this helps,
	Keef.

"Woman from Tokio" is on the "Deepest Purple" compilation but it comes from
"Who do we think we are" (if I remember well).

Sorin

    I can confirm Sorin's last.  It is also on 24 carat Purple too!
    
    
    GAZ

>================================================================================
>Note 416.72                        Deep Purple                          72 of 72
>GAMGEE::ROBR "Jerry was a racecar driver"             8 lines  28-SEP-1991 03:45
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                  -< at least i THINK it's on that album :') >-
>
>    
>    Machine Heads maybe?
>    
>    It's also on When we rock, we rock and when we roll, we rool, btw...
>    
>    very cool cover on that album too...
>    
>    
>


	nope, try 'Who Do We Think We Are'...also contains the killer (IMO)
	'Rat Bat Blue'

	a R-O-N
	steve

    It's on Made In Japan.
    
    Chris D.

    
     Jeez, I always thought "Who Do We Think We Are" was a great album!
    And Rat Bat Blue is definetely one of their best ever songs. Of course
    Fireballs my favorite album.

    re :77.....I don't think so!   
    -Bill

I picked up a (new) compilation of DP's stuff over the weekend. It's
called the "Compact Disk Anthology", runs for over 150 minutes. It's on
two CD's and (as the name implies) is not available in any other format.

The package comes with a 24 page potted history of the band, and will
set you back 14.75 (pounds). Yes, that is correct 14.75 pounds!  :-)

The album comes from EMI and is a history of all 4 versions of DP between
1968 and 1976. There are 27 tracks, all digitally remastered.
It provides an excellent overview of the band and what they
achieved, as the following track listing demonstrates:

Hush
Mandrake Root
Shield
Wring That Neck
The Bird Has Flown
Blood Sucker
Speed King
Black Night
Child in Time
Fireball
Strange Kinda Woman (live recording from a BBC broadcast)
No-one Came
Highway Star
Smoke on the Water (THE live version from Made in Japan)
Pictures of Home
Woman From Tokyo
Smooth Dancer
Sail Away
Lay Down Stay Down
Burn (live)
Stormbringer
Hold On
Gypsy
Mistreated (live)
Gettin' Tighter
Love Child
You Keep Movin' On

An excellent package and great value for money.

Keef.

    Is there any rumour about a new Purple Album?
    Or have they split, or something?
    
    thomas

		I can't provide any definite answers to the questions
	in .81, but...

		On Tuesday, I watched a brand new, just released, video
	called "Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers". It's a history of
	the band, plus interviews and whatnot. The copyright date  on
	the tape is 1991; there's no way to tell, just by watching and
	listening, exactly WHEN in that year the program was recorded. In
	any event, Jon Lord says: "The plan right now is to go into 1993,
	and then see where we stand after that. 1993, because that'll be
	our 25th anniversary, and I think it'd be nice to be up there on
	the stage and say, 'Hey! 25 years! Not bad!'."

		So, at least when that segment was recorded, they intend-
	ed to hold the band together for a bit longer. It's possible, of
	course, for their plans to have changed after that remark was im-
	mortalized.

		(FWIW, Lord also indicates that the main reason for Gil-
	lan's departure from the band seems to have been his conflicts
	with Ritchie Blackmore.)

		The only other tidbit I can offer is this:

		Someone on usenet posted in one of the newsgroups recently
	(I forget whether it was alt.rock-n-roll or rec.music.misc) the
	fact that he was a subscriber to the Deep Purple Appreciation Soci-
	ety's magazine, Darker Than Blue. The DPAS is a United Kingdom-
	based fan club (more or less), and Darker Than Blue is a news-and-
	fan reviews 'zine. The person who posted said, somewhat obliquely,
	that the latest issue of DTB "seemed to indicate that the Slaves
	and Masters tour was still ongoing". So, what does that make this? -
	second or third hand info? And, at that, of something that only
	"SEEMS" to be continuing? I'm not sure what to think, but I wanted
	to pass it along anyway. I hope to start subscribing to DTB myself
	fairly soon, and maybe I'll be able to provide more info once I get
	an issue.



	--- Shawn

		Oh, and by the way -

		"Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers" is a GREAT video for
	fans of the group. Lots of live footage, from all phases of the
	band.



	--- Shawn

    
    Can anybody fill in these blanks to the song Burn?  I never could
    figure out what's sung here...
    
    
    	The sky is red
    	My daughter is dead
    	___ ____ ___ __ ___ __ ____
        People say there's a woman  ______
    	She makes me burn with a wave of her hand
    
    Ken
    

    Yes,i can`t make the words out either.
    
    My interpretation is:
    
    The sky is red,
    i don`t understand,
    people laughing and still i`m dead.
    She makes me dead with the wiff of her hand.
    
    Ho!ho! I think i`ve misunderstood every so slightly.
    

    
    
    	The sky is red.  I don't understand.
    	It's past midnight. I still the land.
    	People are sayin' the woman is damned.
    	She makes she burn with a wave of her hand.
    
    
    					MOTO
    

    re.86
    
    So that's what they say?  I guess you learn something new everyday!

    Just Another reason why I'm glad I gave Micky_the_MOTTO_Man,a few
    "pushes"(and slight pleads)to come back to Writing in H_M.
    
    
         Crazy_He's_a_Sargasso_of_info_Al

		Several people on usenet have mentioned that Deep Purple
	has broken up (again), and that Ritchie Blackmore will be re-form-
	ing Rainbow with Joe Lynn Turner.

		Too bad... but I've half-expected it ever since Gillan's
	departure.

		Guess it HAD to end sometime... just wish they could have
	done one or two more albums as good as Perfect Strangers before
	they quit.




	--- Shawn

    Bummer, but no big surprise there.  Their last album didn't really do
    much.  As much as I like Richie's old stuff, I think it's probably
    about time for him to hang it up and retire.  Hope he invested some of
    the money he made from Purple/Rainbow over the years...
    
    gh

The rumour that I heard a fortnight ago (for our American cousins, that means
2 weeks ago) was that Gillan was rejoining Purple.

Part of me thinks that is good as I grew up during the GREAT era of "In rock",
"Fireball", "Machine Head", and (especially) "Made in Japan". But these
days the fire has gone.

IMPO: They should knock it on the head and go off to live on the royalties 
      before they end up playing the cabaret circuit to a load of muffins
      dressed in suits and eating chicken'n'chips. Let the good memories live
      and not be killed by current incompetence.

Just my opinion,
	Keef.

    -1
    
    If so, they're vying LA Guns for most obnoxious band break-ups of all
    time!!

    Did they just put out an album recently with another singer?  I don't
    recall hearing it!
    
    Ken'O
    

    Wot a sad demise of wot wuz once a great band with great musicians.
    
    I can see them doing a gig at the local Dog n Duck pub any time now..
    

    What a bunch of sad old gits.A mate of mine saw them when they toured
    last with Joe Lynn(girls name)Turner and he says they stank.When it
    came to Smoke on the water,he sang it in like in a bluesy style and
    the audience started lobbing empty beer glasses.
    
    
    
                                                 Staynz

All this talk of changes within the ranks of Deep Purple has set
me thinking about what happened the last time Gillan and Blackmore etc
left the group. I was amazed at how a lot of the bands active in that 
era (from 75-84) were somehow related to Purple, even by the most 
fantastic leap of the imagination, as you'll see below. I don't know 
what the situation is today but back then the HM scene appeared to be 
an incestuous network of band hopping and fragile alliances. X plays 
with Y who once played Z who once played with X and so on. Here it is 
in a nutshell. Warning! Don't end up an anal retentive 'ol git like 
me :^) Since I compiled this from memory, the following is bound to 
carry errors, not least chronological and not everything is covered in 
terms of band discography.

........somewhere in the mid seventies....Gillan leaves....Coverdale 
joins....Glover leaves....Glen Hughes joins....Blackmore leaves....
Bolin joins....Bolin dies....Purple split....Gillan has formed err 
Gillan by now....Blackmore has formed Rainbow with Dio and various 
other members of ELF(?)....Glover goes into production work....
Coverdale forms Whitesnake some time later....Hughes joins/forms(?) 
Trapeze who number Dave Holland in their ranks....Holland replaces Les 
Binks as drummer for Judas Priest in 1979....Glover earlier produces 
Priest's "Sin After Sin"....Coverdale's first Whitesake album 
(Northwinds?) is released around the same time....Blackmore recruits 
Jimmy Bain, Tony Carey and Cozy Powell for "Rising"....Not sure who's 
playing in Gillan at this time (Clear Air Turbulence)....Out go
Bain and Carey....in come Daisley and Stone for "Long Live Rock n 
Roll"....Coverdale has Lord and Paice from Purple, supplemented by 
Moody, Marsden and Murray.....Ozzy Osbourne leaves Sabbath....Dio 
leaves Rainbow along with Daisley and Stone....Ozzy later forms 
Blizzard of Ozz with Daisley, Randy Rhodes and Lee Kerslake....Dio 
joins Sabbath....It must be '79 now....Glover joins Rainbow along with 
Don Airey and Graham Bonnet....Whitesnake release "Lovehunter"....
Bernie Torme has now joined Gillan and "Mr Universe" is released....
Cozy Powell leaves Rainbow shortly after the first Donnington and 
joins Michael Schenker ....Gillan release Glory Road; no personel 
change....Whitesnake release Ready and Willing; no personel 
change....Not so for Rainbow: Graham Bonnet leaves and is replaced by 
Joe Lynn Turner....1982....Randy Rhodes dies and Bernie Torme fills in 
temporarily on an American tour having left Gillan....Ozzy calls on 
the services of ex-UFO bassist Pete Way, who does'nt prove too popular 
with the rest of the band....Way manages to fit this in between 
forming Fastway with Fast Eddie Clarke, ex-Motorhead and then forming 
Waysted....Incidentally Clarke's replacement in Motorhead is Brian 
Robertson, ex-Thin Lizzy....Robertson joins Motorhead on the rebound 
from Wild Horses, a band that also featured Jimmy Bain ex-Rainbow and 
Neil Carter who joins UFO and then Gary Moore on Wild Horses 
demise....Janick Gers, ex-White Spirit is new Gillan guitarist and 
will one day join Iron Maiden who are related to Purple by way of 
producer Martin Birch....Graham Bonnet joins MSG, who know boast Alex 
Harvey's old rhythm section, briefly, before being axed after a series 
of misdemeanors including, allegedly, waving his wad at an English 
audience....A couple of years down the line will see him form 
Alcatrazz which will initially feature Yngwie Malmsteen and then Steve 
Vai....Gillan the group split, Gillan the man joins Sabbath in 1983 
for an album and tour....Paice has left Whitesnake and joins Gary 
Moore which briefly features Charlie Huhn who I can only remember as 
having played with Ted Nugent. Glen Hughes will also record with (and 
tour?) with Gary Moore a few years later...As for Rainbow, I have'nt 
got a clue what they were doing in '83.....Dio has formed Dio with 
Jimmy Bain (?) one of the Appice clan on drums (Vinnie?) and Vivian 
Campbell who'll later join Whitesnake and then Def Leppard....
Whitesnake replace either Bernie Marsden or Micky Moody or both(?) 
with John Sykes, ex-Tygres of Pan Tang and Thin Lizzy.

....Roughly about this time, early '84 Deep Purple reform.   


barry.

    well done,Mr Memory but I have a noticed an error.When Randy Rhodes
    died,Brad Gillis from Night Ranger took over.He played on the Talk of
    the Devil album.
    
    
                                        other than that 10/10
    
                                                    Staynz

    Actually Staynz, I knew his name was Brad but the surname escaped
    me so I left it out ;^) Torme only lasted for the duration of the
    re-scheduled US tour and although he liked Ozzy he got a bit sick 
    of being pulled around the stage by his hair, or so he said. Mr 
    Schenker was even offered the job after Torme left but cost too
    much according to Ozzy. 
    

    I had heard that Schenker was offered the place but knocked it back!
    As for Torme,he's done a blues album with another guy(who's name
    escapes me just now)I saw it in a guitar mag.
       Anything else you want to know,just ask Staynz  ;)
    
    
    
                                                 Staynz

    .............another thing,if Ozzy was so upset that Randy was dead,why
    did he continue the tour?
    
    
    
                                                 Staynz

    Hey Staynz,
    
    Mr. Memory (Barry) is 100% correct!!!  When Randy Rhoads died on
    Friday, March 19th, 1982, Bernie Torme was called in to fill in
    and rusume the tour schedule on the following Friday.  I know, I
    saw Torme play with Ozze just DAYS after Rhoads death!!  8^(

    I stand corrected,still no luck for you,Buck.Just when you thought you 
    were going to see Randy..................!
    
    
    
                                                  Staynz

    Perhaps Ozzy couldn't get out of his contractural obligations.  Seems a
    fairly professional move to hold up to your contracts regardless of
    your personal feelings.
    
    gh

    professional yes but still very callus(sp).
    
    
                                             Staynz

    I think the fans were glad Ozzy stayed on the tour.  I missed Randy by
    2 weeks.  I happen to think Ozzy was quite distraught over RR's death.
    
    Joe Lynn (girls name) Turner sang with Deep Purple last?  Man, it must
    have stunk so bad I didn't even know who it was when I heard it!
    
    |KS|
    

    
     Oh I don't know about that. Turner is one of my favorite vocalists.
    I think the work he did with Rainbow was great. Especially Straight
    Between The Eyes. A GREAT rock voice for sure!!
                                                    mike
    

    Turner makes me wanna hurl!  The only thing he ever did that I thought
    was cool were the backing vocals on the TNT 'Intuition' album.

    agree with Buck,Joe Lynn Biggirlsblouse can't cut it for me.I thought
    Rainbow had a better singer with Graham Bonnet.A fine,powerful from a
    short haired knob!!
    
    
    
                                                 Staynz

    
    Staynz, you're kidding right? Graham Bonnet  has to be the WEAKEST
    voice in rock, especially with Rainbow. His voice grates on my nerves
    because it sounds like he's on the verge of being out of his range with
    every line he sings. I saw Rainbow with Bonnet, and I'll tell ya,
    Blackmore must have hated his guts, it was quite obvious. I still think
    Turner has a great voice, I was listening to some DP last night and I
    think he fits in great with a band like DP or Rainbow. I saw Turner on
    the Sraight Between The Eyes tour, he was really good. Even if he does
    have a girlie-mon name, I still like the guy.
    
                                                   mike
    

    Yea...Staynz are you sniffing glue? 8)
    
     Joe Lynn Turner was a much better singer than that WEAK boy Graham
    Bonnet(Girly clothing which is FAR worse than a girly name!)
    
    Graham makes me what to puke when I hear him. 
    
                   Friz
    

    
    
     Friz, you would of loved the Rainbow concert with GB singing. He was
    wailing so hard and loud that the veins were stickin out of his head,
    and his face was two shades of blue! It was like Richie Blackmore would
    look over at him suffering, and walk back and crank his Marshalls up
    another 50 db or so. Then he'd get this sh*teatin look on his face like,
    "scream on this dude". It was way obvious he didn't like this guy at
    all. Too funny, my friend and I were die'in laughing as our ears were
    bleeding.
                    mike
    

    nah,I liked Graham Bonnet,I thought he was a ton better than Joe Lynn
    Nancybucket.In fact,its put me in the mood to listen to the best of
    album tomorrow.
    
    
                                                Staynz

    Grapork Girlyhat(tm) is lame and shouldv'e never been in the same band
    as the great singer JLT! 
    
           Friz
    

    
    Okay, way back in this string there was some good stuff on the early
    days of Deep purple.  Shawn Harrington talked about DP's first 3
    albums:  Shades of Deep Purple, Book of Talesyn, and Deep Purple.
    
    I am EXTREMELY interested in getting that 3rd album on CD.  I have
    it on vinyl (Harvest label, not Tetramumbletyblahwhatever).  The
    first 2 are available on CD through Noteworthy, but for some reason
    not the third.
    
    Not trying to stir flack, but this is my favorite DP period.  The
    Lord/Blackmore solo tradeoffs are astounding.  I think "Painter" is
    the all-time best DP song.  I really want that and "Chasing Shadows"
    on CD, but I don't know where to find this CD.
    
    If anybody knows, or knows of an anthology that might have those 2
    songs, I would be MUCH obliged.
    
    - Sean

    
    
     I'm not sure on this, but I think "Painter" might be on the double
    greatest hits release "Purple Passages". I have the album I could
    check titles for you. I don't think "Chasing" is on it though. I don't
    recall ever seeing "Deep Purple" on CD either, but thats not to say it
    might be out there someplace. Refresh my memory, what did the cover
    look like on that one?
    
                              mike
     

    
    The cover of the "Deep Purple" album I have (the Harvest label) is one
    of those medieval-looking black and white sort of abstract/dreary art.

>     I'm not sure on this, but I think "Painter" might be on the double
>    greatest hits release "Purple Passages". I have the album I could
>    check titles for you. I don't think "Chasing" is on it though. I don't
    
    I have that album to, and I'm pretty sure Painter is not on it since
    I've never heard of that song before.  Chasing Shadows is definately
    on it.
    
    |KS|
    
    

    
    
     Oh well, I thought one of them was on it. Its been a long time
    since I listened to it last.
    
                                    mike

		Okay, Deep Purple fans... Time to nail down at least one
	of the rumors that's been floating around lately... And this is
	as "official" as un-official news can be!

		According to the UK's Deep Purple Appreciation Society,
	Ian Gillan HAS, indeed, rejoined the band. Their current plans
	include a new LP and tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary
	this year.

		Given Gillan's and Blackmore's antipathy towards one
	another, I don't know HOW this can be, nor how long it can pos-
	sibly work out... but I trust that the DPAS has its info cor-
	rect; they have their act together!

		When the band re-formed in '84, I was speechless with
	happy disbelief; when Gillan left in '89, I predicted that the
	band would NEVER have that lineup again... I can't tell you how
	happy I am to be proven wrong!



	--- Shawn

Speaking of Deep Purple, I was down a friend's house in NJ last weekend, and
he had this incredible video of Deep Purple live in 1972 on the Machine
Head tour. This was a pro shot, looks like it was done for European or
Japanese TV. I saw about an hour of it, and after opening with "Highway Star", 
they also did "Child In Time", "Strange Kind Of Woman", "The Mule", and
"Space Truckin'". Didn't get to watch the whole thing, since it was too
long (and too late, it being about 3:00am as it was), so I don't know what
else they did on there.

Both the performance and quality were incredible! It was amazing to sit 
there and see them play stuff that I had listened to for the past 20 years!
Blackmore was, of course, a wild man on stage, even back then. And Gillan
was reaching those notes on "Child In Time" without even an effort! It was
sickening!!!

I gotta keep an eye out for this video at the next record show I go to -
it was definitely worth owning!

alan

    How many times can a dead horse be flogged with this band ?
    
    -tony

    .........as long as his holiness Ritchie Blackmore decides!
    
    
    
    
    ............over-rated,thy name is Blackmore!  8)
    
         I saw DP on the house of the blue light tour and thought it was
    ok but these people *are* flogging the dead nag!
    
                                              

    A mate of mine knows Ian Paice,(next door neighbours),and yeah,they`re
    back in the studio to do another album with Ian Gillan.
    
    How sad.
    

    
    
     Well sad for you maybe. I've been a DP fan for years and think that
    their material still can make a stand today. I thought House of Blue
    Light was pretty good, especially Bad Attitude and The Unwritten Law.
    Both exellent tunes. Slaves was a great one IMO.
     As far as Blackmore goes, besides suffering from arthritus, he has
    been and always will be great in my eyes. I saw DP after In Rock came
    out, and during Machine Head Tour. You should have seen him in his
    younger days, that boy can tear up a strat.
     I'll look forward to another DP release. I still think that I prefer
    Turner on vocals for DP. He was great in Rainbow.
    
                                                         mike
    

I have just got the latest copy of Metal Hammer (UK version). Its news
pages include the following about DP.

Note:	The following is as close as I can to what appears in
	the. UPPER CASE is theirs, not mine. The only additions I
	have made ae the use of the asterisk (*) round text that appears
	in italic in the original. My opinons are available separately.
	:-)

[This is reproduced without permission from Metal Hammer magazine. 
 Ownership of the copyright is acknowledged.]



GILLAN: PURPLE REUNION "ONE_OFF"


DEEP PURPLE *have* reformed, and have already recorded several tracks for a 
new album, but IAN GILLAN, in a phone call to Metal Hammer's offices, 
revealed that he is approaching the whole project with caution. Not only 
that, but he insists that this will not be a reformation as such, more a
one-off project.

"We are writing songs here in Germany, the concept being to put them
together as a 25th anniversary album. I don't know what happened to 
Joe Lynn Turner, but all of a sudden I hada phone call from Roger [Glover]
saying 'So what about it?'

"Needless to say, after what went down before I was very tentative about it.
But after talking to a lot of frieds I found that the very mention of
a Purple reunion put a gleam in most people's eyes. So I thought it'd be
trite not to do it, and if it's on the basis of a project *not* a reunion,
because we made arses of oursleves last time. then maybe it'll work.

"But there are some volatile personalities within this band. It's rather
like walking on egg-shells most of the time, but I think it's that chemistry
which has always made theworking environment either billiant or bloody
awful. So we're trying not to speculate too much in case it doesn't
work out, but the new songs are absolutely blinding. I've been asked not 
only about the new album, but also about promotional work and some
gigs as well, and I do live touring...so who knows?"

Meanwhile Ian is currently undertaking the *third* rewrite of his 
autobiography, which has already taken him over two years to assemble.






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    And a little surprise is the announcement of a concert in Belgium (at
    Gent) using the following composition: Gillan, Glover, Lord, Paice and
    .. Satriani !! It was written in a paper I've read this morning.
    
    Sorin

    Deep Satch...

    Time Machine Head.

    a purple "mule" (barny's cuz)??
    
                stig

    
    
    Well I was really hoping that Joe Satriani would hook up with Purple
    after the Blackmore split.  I was hoping that he would do side
    projects.  He was excellent when he filled in for Blackmore on the last 
    tour some months back.  But you'll never guess who's the replacement.
    This is especially funny after reading all the funny Satriani-Morse 
    ribbing going on... That's right Steve Morse... DP should be
    interesting....
    
    Rich

    I'm sure Steve Morse can take Deep Purple to all new emotionless highs.

    STEVE MORSE RULZ!  SATRIANI DRULZ!

    Must be something in the water...

    Satriani is a MUCH BETTER man for DP gig than Morse.

    I always thought Richey Blackmore was the best man for a DP gig...

    Speaking of Purple...  Why don't they let Prince audition?!

    
    	Because he'd make the rest of the band look like inexperienced
    	flunkies, and they don't want to be upstaged.
    
    							GTI
    

    >	Because he'd make the rest of the band look like inexperienced
    >	flunkies, and they don't want to be upstaged.
    
    Thanks, you took the words right out of my mouth

>    Speaking of Purple...  Why don't they let Prince audition?!
    
    'Cause they couldn't figure out how to pronounce his new name.

    what is it?

    I don't know how to create the graphic image for it that'd display
    here. It's this strange symbol, not a word.

    RE: Prince's new name
    
    It looks like a Heirogliphic (sp?!?)
    
    
    RE: Mike
    
    >What is it?
    
    It is it!

    
    Er, isn't it the symbol for 'male' and 'female' overlapping?
    
    /jen
    

    
    	Just one?
    
    	I have about 75% of them ... 9 to be exact.
    
    							GTI
    

>    Er, isn't it the symbol for 'male' and 'female' overlapping?
    
    It is, but it's stylized and there's more to it then just that, if my
    memory serves me correctly.
    
>               -< who shouldn't admit she owns 1 price cd! :^) >-
    
    Don't be embarrassed, there were a lot of us in here that liked
    Prince's music!
    
    Greg

    
    Well, for what it's worth I thought Richey Blackmore fit the DP image
    well.  We'll have to see how Morse does.
    
    RE: Prince.  The one I own is 1999.  Just had to have it.  I do like
    how some of his stuff ignores the 'supposed rules of success'.   Oh and
    should I count I have the Batman Soundtrack (ala Produced by Prince),
    but it had more to do with the Roller Coaster than the movie! :^)
    
    /jen
    

>    but it had more to do with the Roller Coaster than the movie! :^)
    
    Woah, there's a person after Buck's heart for sure!
    
    gh

    
    RE: -.1
    
    SACRILEDGE!  When it comes to coasters, I'm not worthy to have my name
    mentioned in the same sentence as Buck!  I'm just a fledging
    coasterbee!
    
    But if you've stood in line for BATMAN THE RIDE as many times as I
    have you'd have the PRINCE Batman song pounded into your head too!
    
    /jen
    

    I have the Prince BATMAN soundtrack (suprised?) -- Prince wrote,
    arranged, engineered, produced, and played all the instruments on
    the tunes (which should come as no suprise to any Prince fan).
    
    I love the visions of waiting in line for BATMAN THE RIDE while
    in the comforts of my own home

    Ritchie Blackmore rules!
    
    |KS|
    

I just heard this weekend that Steve Morse will replace Rithie Blackmore.  They
are doing a 25th anniversary show at Montreux Switzerland, which "burned down to
the ground" during the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1971, inspiring Smoke on the
Water.

It's too bad that the egos of the original lineup are so big that they can't
work together.

I guess this also means that Steve Morse won't be touring with Kansas.

Tim

    
    Steve Morse - the Cozy Powell of geetar...
    
    - Sean
    

    Dude,
    
    This is very old news.   They've already done two legs of an
    international tour with Morse, recorded an album, "Purpendicular" with 
    Morse that was released about a month ago.
    
    > Guess that means Morse won't be touring with Kansas.
    
    Kansas released an album ("Freak of Nature") a long time ago without 
    Morse.  He's been outta Kansas for a couple of years now.
    
    > I'll play with anyone!
    
    More like:  anyone would do anything to have me play in their band. ;-)
    
    	db

>    As a wise man named Shane once said, "Who is Steve Morse?"
    
    Mikey,
    
    This conference can use all the "wise men" it can attract.
    
    But, one thing it don't need is yet another wise _ss!
    
    ;-)
    
    	db

    
    	With Steve Morse playing guitar for them, even 1 note is tumeni.
    
    	8^)
    

    
    > > I'll play with anyone!
    >
    > More like:  anyone would do anything to have me play in their band. ;-)
    
    Well, the Chili Peps had an ad out, and Steve didn't get the nod (would 
    have been a better place to promote himself than DP or Kansas).  And Fripp
    picked Trey Gunn for the 2nd King Crimson guitarist without, I think, 
    asking Steve first.  And, uh, let's see Steely Dan needed a replacement 
    for Drew Zingg on their latest tour, but, uh, that went to Wayne
    Krantz.
    
    :^)
    
    One of these days, I'll have to actually buy something Steve Morse
    played on.  After you get Primus' "Frizzle Fry," I'll buy whatever you
    recommend!
    
    - Sean

    
    	Sean, I remember being somewhat impressed with "Southern Steel"
    	by Steve Morse.
    
    	And when I saw Trey Gunn I could've sworn it said Tracy Gunn.