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HOB was packed. Don’t know if it sold out, but it looked like it. Show was good, not great. Edgar Winter was the opener and that’s all that needs to be said about that, now on to Purple. The mix was good except that the keyboards were louder than Morse and we could hardly hear […]
Read more »Orlando: Had to stand through Edgar Winter…. oh well. DP hit at about 9pm and set sail. Non stop for the first four with a little talk. Very crisp and clean and professional. No frills if you get my meaning. Nice to see a band actually look like they are enjoying themselves. I have a […]
Read more »Deep Purple’s 2007 summer tour supporting “Rapture of the Deep” made it to the States this week, opening with a show July 12 in Atlanta. And at Chastain Park Amphitheatre – a spot known for drawing crowds sometimes more interested in picnicking and socializing than in the music coming from the stage – Deep Purple […]
Read more »We receive quite a bit of inquiries about the August 13 date. It appears that the gig at the Hudson Theater in San Bernardino, California, is cancelled and another one is scheduled on the same day at the Majestic Ventura Theater in Ventura, California. Tickets for Ventura are on sale through the Ticketmaster. Reports that […]
Read more »Getting down to Chastain Park that night with a cooler full of beer was a breeze. Steppenwolf was already playing by the time we found our seats and cracked open some beers, going through the motions really. They croaked their way through “Magic Carpet Ride” and “Born to be Wild”, which got the crowd moving […]
Read more »I am afraid I might hurt some people with my review. But, I am going to say what think and what I feel about USA opening show: This is unfortunately the last DP show I am going to attend. IF (and probably it will) everything stays the same with the DP shows. It’s not fun […]
Read more »For all you Mk3 aficionados, here’s an audience shot of Glenn’s recent performance of Burn at the B.B.King’s in New York. The guitar work is positively different, so those of you who are sensitive to deviations from the classics, might want to abstain from this one:
Read more »The latest (#23) podcast on The Right To Rock features an extended interview with Glenn Hughes that lasts close to 25 minutes. Listen here (MP3). Thanks to Blabbermouth.net for the info.
Read more »DPAS reports that the long awaited Live in London is due September 3rd on EMI as a double CD set. Recording has been remastered and partially remixed. EMI has dismissed plans of the new version on vinyl, but DPAS is contemplating a limited edition release on another label and ask to drop them a line […]
Read more »Doogie White in all his glory: grand finale of their last tour of Japan. Tokyo, November 23, 1995: an almost a cappella encore of “Show Me The Way” and “Love Hurts”:
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