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One Eye To Morocco
Ian Gillan’s new solo album One Eye To Morocco will be released in Europe on March 6 and in the UK on March 23.
“It all started in Cracow, Poland, late December 2005.
In a café in where Oscar Schindler had been active during dark times in the mid-20th century, I sat across the table from my friend Tommy Djiubinski who was telling me all about it. He was deep into this amazing story when a woman caught my eye as she walked behind Tommy. Quite naturally I followed her graceful movement; I was drawn by her magnetism.
‘Sorry, what were you saying?’
‘Ah, Ian you have one eye to Morocco.’
This meant I was not concentrating on the matter in hand; I apologised and we carried on.
Later I was curious about the expression so Tommy gave me the full version…You have one eye to Morocco and the other to The Caucasus.
We could only guess the origins but agreed the epigram meant being distracted from the party line by the lure of something exotic. So I filed it away in Incomplete Proverbs, Vague Maxims or more likely Interesting Phrases.
Three years later, due to a family illness, there was an unexpected break in the Deep Purple tour schedule. I made some calls and we discussed making a new album. When we finished counting there were 38 songs in various stages of completion. Roughly half of these were discounted because they need too much work in the allotted time span, and the rest were put on the ‘Short List’.
There was one particular song, untitled and without lyrics, that I felt should be the nucleus of the project. The song was the criterion by which all the rest would be judged and so the process was made easier by having a yardstick or even an interesting phrase – Aha! ‘One Eye to Morocco’ became the title of that song, and the song became the title track of the album.”
Photo by © 2009 Tommaso Mei
Tracklisting:
Normal CD:
1. One Eye To Morocco
2. No Lotion For That
3. Don’t Stop
4. Change My Ways
5. Girl Goes To Show
6. Better Days
7. Deal With It
8. Ultimate Groove
9. The Sky Is Falling Down
10. Texas State Of Mind
11. It Would Be Nice
12. Always The Traveller
Ltd. Edition CD:
Limited digi-pack with CD with exclusive track: “Lonely Days”
12″ Vinyl Gatefold
7″ vinyl single (signed) & CD album
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Ahahah still looking to women…
March 2nd, 2009 at 18:47great picture…
Can’t wait to hear it. i am very excited with this new release, even more since I heard it was gonna be different from classic hard rock.
March 2nd, 2009 at 18:48Thank you Ian.
Ian Rules!!! Looking forward to the new album… By the way, I really liked his Dreamcatcher album.. Even though he had used electronic drums, the songs were very good with some terrific vocal melody’s…One of my fav’s… Long live the Morse Era!!
March 2nd, 2009 at 18:57Here’s hoping Peter is more on the ball than so and so… thanks for the rundown.
March 2nd, 2009 at 19:02“One Eye to Morocco” is absolutely fantastic!
March 2nd, 2009 at 19:30Ultimate Groove!
Sirpa
p.s. See review and interview on http://www.psof.fi (in Finnish):-)
splendid.. you cant beat a bit o gillan even if it aint hard rock.. but how come you cant pre order it?
March 2nd, 2009 at 20:24You can, here is but one outlet.
http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/9163111/One-Eye-To-Morocco/Product.html#
March 2nd, 2009 at 20:29amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Eye-Morocco-Ian-Gillan/dp/B001RTP3UA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1236026598&sr=8-2
March 2nd, 2009 at 20:45however they’re showing it as an import. I guess with the press release the correct information will now arrive at the amazons and play’s of the world.
amazon germany´s been taking pre-orders since january.
March 2nd, 2009 at 22:54Yep, I hope your last name doesn’t start with a “Z.”
March 3rd, 2009 at 00:00Nice photo!!
Isn’t he looks much (I said ‘much’) younger than Robert Plant, Dan McCafferty, McCartney, David Gilmour, Mick Jagger, or Jack Bruce?
Me said so.
I really want to enjoy Gillan voice in different manner (ballad, ‘Haunted’ and ‘Razzle Dazzle’style, pop, jazz). He is the most accomplishment vocalist I’ve ever known. People said Mercury was the best. But I think Mercury sounded bad or average when singing hard rock (listen ‘Sheer Heart Attack’, ‘Now I’m Here’ {many dubbing in the tracK}, and ‘Stone Cold Crazy’). And I never really heard him sang in very high octave as well with Paul Rodgers, like Ian GIllan did so so many times ’till these days. Mercury screams??
Can’t wait to buy and hear it.
Cheers
March 3rd, 2009 at 08:19nice to read this about Gillan and the new work.
After Gillan’s Inn,Live in Anaheim now we are getting another new stuff from Gillan:
I am so grateful to him,it is always a big emotions to hear this voice,always:
Thank You Mr.Universe,
you are my only one great rock hero!
The photo is cool!
YYYEEEEAAAAHH!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:47hehe,
in his age of 63. Ian Gillan looks so sexyyyy. 😀
(don’t even think that I’m gay :D)
I really would love to look so sexy and young in my 60’s…
I saw Gillan’s several promo-photos for One Eye To Morroco, all of them are fabulous…
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:27can’t wait for the album…
Mercury reached very very high notes but were not real screams and they were with not much volume…
March 3rd, 2009 at 13:22Paul Rodgers has a small vocal range while Dan Mccafferty is unique ’till these days…(listen to ‘the gathering’from the new Nazareth album:the newz)
Gillan looks cool and young here, the problem is he can’t do screams pretty well…but in his solo album this is not important…he just screamed a lot on the wonderful Gillan’s Inn…
Yes, I do not expect much of his screaming again if it will make him hurt or he can’t do it proper again. I just need his persona, charisma, and of course voice! But If he still can scream, that would be a great bonus.
Hey roberto, I can whisper in high notes hehe.. You’re right.
March 3rd, 2009 at 14:02Forgive me if im wrong, but im not sure if Freddie Mercury’s ability not to ‘scream’ was ever a real problem for his career!
Does Roberto ever read, understand and believe what he types?
March 3rd, 2009 at 14:05Freddie is vastly overrated by heavy rock fans, if I want a drag queen I’ll bust out the NY Dolls.
March 3rd, 2009 at 15:03just before we start, can I remind folks to keep to the topic please….
March 3rd, 2009 at 15:11First : #17 stephen > indeed, the subject of the topic should be the main stream.
I’m excited that ‘One eye to Morocco’ is almost available now ! Does anyone know if the album will be for sale outside the internet, in the regular recordshops ? Can it be pre-ordered in the shops ?
March 3rd, 2009 at 15:41Thanks for any respond.
Cheers to you all.
@17
….certainly not Freddie!
March 3rd, 2009 at 15:47# 19 : Hahaha, right ! 🙂
March 3rd, 2009 at 15:52Freddie might be vastly overrated by heavy rock fans………………..
But I think ‘heavy rock’ fans are vastly overrated…….
But if you really want a drag queen……… you need to find ‘toto’, the those ‘ruby slippers’, and those ‘fingerless gloves’
March 3rd, 2009 at 16:23George #12
let’s leave the usual speeches on free gay .. it’s better that I am disagreeable…i say only that sometime I like to think if I were born female because men like Gillan,Clint Eastwood are lovable…yes..I envy the women that could fall in love with them!
OK?!
about screamings:
Gillan does not scream like in the past,but now he screams always and he gives me the same emotions because sends me the same great feelings.
When I listen for example MEN OF THE WAR,NO LAUGHING IN HEAVEN from new LIVE IN ANAHEIMhe remains an original great performer and I love these “new” sceaming and mainly because ( you all must remember this ) only GILLAN DARES with his voice!
no singer (among youngs and “olders”) in this case (and in many others) can be compared to him.
I LOVE HIM!
LOVE
March 3rd, 2009 at 16:51@21
That’s impossible, for it’s the heavy rock fans who do the rating and stick to it, so you should too, instead of rating the fans… rate the artists.
March 3rd, 2009 at 17:42Hehe,
what does he say about his taste in clothes in his latest book?
“I’ve got the dress sense of a saxophone”.
So for every release, Ian is put into fancy gear and forced into stylish postures. (Remember the press shots for Naked Thunder?).
And on tour, it’s bag to the odd T-Shirt and baggy pants again.
I prefer him eating budgies.
March 3rd, 2009 at 20:43Very, very very funny.
AndreA,
hmm… I would dream if Gillan had the voice NOW which he used to have even in 2006. Live In Anaheim is his truly one of the greatest live album, I still keep listening to it 2-3 times a day and can’t believe that the singing and these fabulous screams are made by the man of 63 years old…
BUT NOW… now Gillan just can’t do not only what he did in the 70’s or 80’s, but he can’t do what he did in 2006, during Gillan’s Inn Tour…
People believe me, I would like to see Gillan wothout voice, than to see DP without Gillan… but the truth is truth – he can’t sing anymore… Gillan is still GREATEST for singing ballads and lullabys, but he’s not a great ROCK SINGER nowadays.
watch clips from 2009 Tour…
March 3rd, 2009 at 21:22I dream that Gillan maintains even his current voice till the July 20 Istanbul show, I dream that his voice won’t spoil anymore…
# 25 George : the only way that we, DP and Gillan fans,
COULD find out how Ian’s voice is now for REAL, is asking Ian himself. He’s the only one who can give the right answer, I’m convinced of that. So, I have a suggestion : why don’t we all over here, visiting the THS, join ourselves and ask HIM, Ian himself !
Ok, I’ll give it a shot here : personal question to you Ian, assuming you visit now and then THS, from all the worried Gillan-fans :
HOW IS THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STATE OF YOUR VOICE NOWADAYS !!!!! We all really would like to know ’cause many amoungst us are concerned about it !
Perhaps Crimson (Larry), Steve or others can give us a hand, you’re all closer to the fire than we are …..
Maybe a statement of Ian personally on this site could
take away a lot of worries from the fans.
Cheers and bottoms up.
March 3rd, 2009 at 21:49Best regards to all, especially to you Ian !
Well, a hoarse… of course!
March 3rd, 2009 at 22:05# 28 : ????????? I’m none-englisch, don’t get it hahaha 😉 🙂
March 3rd, 2009 at 22:19# 28 : a non-englisch man knows what a ‘horse’ means,
March 3rd, 2009 at 22:28but ‘hoarse’ ? Hahaha, you can call me anything :):)
A sore throat causes it to sound hoarse. The pun was intended from an old US TV program about a talking horse. “No one can talk to a horse, of course.”
March 3rd, 2009 at 23:01#27
I don’t think that Ian will answer us…
In Interviews, while asked how he maintains the vocal, Ian always answers that the reason he maintains his voice for over 40 years, is that he always sings naturally and don’t tries to hit the notes which he can not hit…
So, it would be great If Gillan answers us, but I think we don’t need his answer. his current vocal-ability is what you listen on current tour… sadly…
Gillan always does his best live… so what you’ll see on 2009 tour, it will be his best in the current age and ability…
btw, I’m a die-hard fan for big Ian Gillan, that’s why I’d prefer Gillan die on stage with DP, than to see him replaced by another vocalist. DP without Gillan is like human without soul. human can be alive if he losts his hands, feet, heart, and ANY organs… but once the human losts soul, one’s just dead…
this is what I, a die-hard fan think about the band and Gillan. I’m sure I’m not objective here.
and I do know what ordinary fans or just DP/rock music listeners think about Gillan’s CURRENT voice: they think: Gillan,time to STOP! you’re destroying your own and band’s reputation, as well…
Actually Gillan really destroyed his voice in 83… he was HIGHLY adviced to stop thinking for over 1-2 years, but instead he went on tour with Black Sabbath. Born Again Tour took the maximum from Gillan’s voice, thus, spoiled it very much…
the last DP studio album where Gillan’s screams sounded great, was 2003’s Bananas – 6 years ago. on Rapture he was singing in quite agressive and hard-rocking way, but Rapture was the very first DP studio album which saw Gillan without his fabulous screams…
can’t wait for the next Purple’s studio album.
March 3rd, 2009 at 23:03dreams of Gillan’s future fabulous screams are gone… sadly…
I’m ready for graduation after that, lol!
March 3rd, 2009 at 23:24# 31 crimson :
I surely hope Ian does NOT suffer from pain of the throat : he’s the last person in the universe I’d want that to suffer from !
# 32 George :
1st : I don’t know for sure if Ian wants or doesn’t want to give us an answer ….. just wait and see …
2nd : “Gillan always does his best live … ”
and that’s one of the main reasons why I have an IMMENSE respect for the person/musician/singer/songwriter/ performer Ian Gillan !
3rd : I know you are a die-hard, and it might be predictable Ian passes away on stage, like Tommy Cooper did (I dare to say Ian would prefer such a ‘passing-away’)
4th : I’m not ‘an’ ordinary fan who wants Ian to stop. NO way : he should continue as long as he wants !
And about the subject ‘screams’ : ROCK isn’t a matter of
March 3rd, 2009 at 23:57screams, it’s a matter of POWER, ENERGY, ATTITUDE, PASSION, BEING CLOSE TO YOUR FANS AND SO ON. And what is for sure : Ian fits to all these credits !!!
Cheers again to all of you. Enjoy DP/Gillan.
uuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh : info > Time-schedules in Netherlands is GMT + 1 hour, so I think postings from other continents/countries can flow into THS at times I’m
March 4th, 2009 at 00:13asleep hahahahaha. And of course also the other way around whahahaaha 🙂 😉
#34
I somehow don’t agree you on this subject: “ROCK isn’t a matter of
screams, it’s a matter of POWER, ENERGY, ATTITUDE, PASSION, BEING CLOSE TO YOUR FANS AND SO ON. And what is for sure : Ian fits to all these credits !!!”
that’s quite sure, but It was his epic screams that made him the biggest name in the rock-vocalists.
If it weren’t Child In Time’s screams, if it weren’t the 20-seconds falsetto at the end of Strange Kinda Woman (from Made In Japan), if it weren’t the greatest-ever scream in rock music from Fighting Man and if it weren’t Gillan’s thousands of screams which Gillan has been doing past 40 years, Deep Purple wouldn’t be what they are now, and Ian Gillan wouldn’t be considered to be the GREATEST rock vocalist of all time…
Being a great singer doesn’t mean that you have to scream a lot, for sure… tens of singers can hit Child’s notes… so we can call all of them good-screamers… But there’s only ONE man in the universe who could do what Gillan did in his best years – and it is Ian Gillan himself. no other can be compared to him…
Gillan is great singer/songwriter/musician/writer/philosopher and who knows what else… but it was his GREATEST screams which put his name into the top of rock music’s greatest voices…
I listened to 5 songs from One Eye To Morocco and all of them are so nice songs, Gillan is so great ballad-singer. I listened Gillan singing Ray Charles’ song on Live At The NEC 2002, and it was one of the greatest pleasure I’ve ever got from the singer. the man can sing rock/metal/blues/folk/soul/funk/pop and even a bits of hip-hop…
March 4th, 2009 at 00:14BUT for me Ian Gillan mostly associates with the most powerfull screams, which made him so big… Am I right?
haha, it’s 4:16 AM in Tbilisi now, but there always is time for me to post about Gillan 😀
March 4th, 2009 at 00:17# 36 George :
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU.
March 4th, 2009 at 00:42I RECOGNIZE YOU’RE A BIG GILLAN-FAN AS I AM.
AND IT’S NO PROBLEM (TO ME ANYWAY) TO HAVE A MINOR DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING TO AND FEELINGS ABOUT HOW THINGS ACCORDING TO DP AND ESPECIALLY GILLAN DEVELOP(ED).
WE’RE ALL HUMAN, I THINK.
ABOUT NEC2002 : MY BROTHER-IN-LAW MADE A COPY FOR ME :
IT IS AN AMAZING DVD : INCLUDING THE FAREWELL TO JOHN LORD !
AND YOU’RE RIGHT : MAINLY PEOPLE ASSOCIATE GILLAN AND DEEP PURPLE WITH THE SCREAMS YOU MENTIONED !
I CAN’T ARGUE WITH YOU, YOU’RE RIGHT.
FISHING TOUCH : I am a gillan-fan since approximately ’69 (12 years old) till nowadays, and that will not change,
that’s for sure
Have sweet rocking dreams George. Best regards 😉
#38 fishing touch = finishing touch hahaha (I don’t like fishing 😉 )
March 4th, 2009 at 00:45George, GerAssen
I have a little bit uncertain about your posts, but after all I TOTALLY AGREE about your nice and critical opinions over Ian Gillan character and performances. Yes, I’m also Gillan’s freak.
About screaming, the world knows he is the best on it. Many singers (and people included me) can scream anytime, anywhere, and anyhow. But I can grant that only Ian Gillan has soul (I said soul) in his screaming. I can’t imagine the message and the majesty of Deep Purple Mk2,7, and 8 songs without his screaming (and of course live performances). Rob Halford maybe the only one in a level with Gillan talking about high notes, but many times I heard him screamed, there’s no soul in it. And how if we talk about screaming of Coverdale, Plant, Mercury, Johnson, or CAfferty? For me they’re screaming were sometimes (I said ‘sometimes’) unimportant concern with their music, bad or average, hurting, and somehow rubbish –> rubbish : I’m talked about the first name in this sentence.
#18
March 4th, 2009 at 06:47I’m talked about Mercury wasn’t go out of topic. Coz, I’m talked about who’s the best vocalist in the world in which Gillan in my opinion certainly and absolutely deserve the award, while many people and pools always put Mercury up in the sky. Don’t get me wrong, I’m also Mercury’s fan.
So everyone here agree with me that Ian Gillan is the most accomplishment vocalist ever ? (Or may I say the best singer ever?)
Cheers
March 4th, 2009 at 06:48@ 41
It’s hard to say whether he’s the most accomplished vocalist ever, but for sure Gillan is my favorite – though it’s very different story how was his voice in 70s, 80s, and how it is today. Gillan in Deep Purple back in 70s is in my opinion the best hard rock/heavy metal vocalist ever – I can hardly belive how good is he on Made In Japan(even though he doesn’t like to be connected to what’s stereotype of HM). But in 80s he had major problems with his voice, and that was obvious. Today I must say that I’m amazed how he deals with so demanding and challenging songs, as Deep Purple’s are. Not to mention that he’s quite a showman. Well I’ll see them in 16 days 😉
March 4th, 2009 at 09:00@24
I rate the music, but I dont pigeonhole myself into ‘heavy rock’, other music does exist.
March 4th, 2009 at 09:15HZ
Gillan’s best days began in 1969 and lasted till 2006….
in the 70’s we got In Rock (with Child), Jesus Christ Superstar, Machine Head & Made In Japan with Child and Highway Star,
in the 80’s we got OUTSANDING Gillan band, which saw Ian in his best again, and we got Fighting Man where Gillan hit the note whic is his highest (2 notes more than in Child’s screams).
in the 90’s we got No More Cane On Brazos (from naked trhunder), and Toolbox’s earth-shuttering screams
in the middle of 90’s we got most emtional and one of the highest screams on the last chorus of Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
in 1998 we got Bludsucker screams, just greater than he screamed in Bloodsucker in 1971.
In 2002 we got Child In Time back in the setlis and performed too much emotionally and screams was fantastic (considering his age)
in 2006 we got Gillan’s Inn Tour, which brought us Live In Anaheim. This Live brought us GREAT Ian Gillan in his best.
So, we got almost 40 years of Gillan in his best days…
Listen to ANY Gillan’s contemporary singer, listen to Plant who turned into a folk-singer coz he can’t do anything better
March 4th, 2009 at 11:59There’s only ONE man who was in his best for 40 years – Ian GIllan
fuck, What a man he is…
@44
Yes George, his my favorite singer to :-). I stressed on the period when he was outstanding in term of his vocal capabilities and style, which is when he was young. I agree that he had great performances in every period of his career, though you can’t compare him now, or in 90s to his early days.
March 4th, 2009 at 12:07“Drawn by her magnetism”,ha ha. What did your wife say, Mr Gillan? She was in Cracow then, too… 😀 😀 😀
March 4th, 2009 at 13:09@31
Well, certainly I cant, but maybe someone knows how to…
You cant be sure thats not possible.
I missed the pun intended, I just thought about a sore throat.
@ Ger.
March 4th, 2009 at 13:32Joining ourselves?
Mmmmmmmmmmmmhhhhhhhhhh, sounds a bit like hermaphroditical?
How many she males among THS readers?
@43
Sure, but DP fans need no reflecting there, as it’s not about punk rock here. You mention it at your own risk and should know that just like punkers do, heavy rockers can and will call it crap… it goes both ways and that’s a fact.
March 4th, 2009 at 15:44Punk formed over kids thinking heavy rock is crap, and you should know that much… they actually started that ignorant separation from jump.
March 4th, 2009 at 15:46@48 For sure ‘heavy rockers’ will call other music ‘crap’, but its not about ‘heavy rock’ here either.
March 4th, 2009 at 16:27The beginnings of punk relied on the hatred of ‘heavy rock’???…………come on CG your hardly scratching the surface……
March 4th, 2009 at 16:34So you’re saying they were of anywhere near the same stance concerning ability to play music, and that they relied on sheer talent to do so, the punkers that is?
Or are you just trying to control the topic from staying it’s course?
If it’s not about “heavy rock” here, then I suppose it’s about punk?
March 4th, 2009 at 17:11Fairy enough.
Ohhh lets not leave the ‘current thread’……that wouldnt be right would it!
Its about ‘One Eye To Morocco’, which of course is heavy rock!
You can take the helm Captain……..
March 4th, 2009 at 17:26#47 purplepriest1965 says :
@ Ger.
Joining ourselves?
Mmmmmmmmmmmmhhhhhhhhhh, sounds a bit like hermaphroditical?
How many she males among THS readers?
Don’t know really what you mean, or trying to achieve.
Perhaps I don’t wanna know …… 😉
Cheers, have fun (I’m here for joy, I don’t want to go personal here, just want to stay to the topics)
March 4th, 2009 at 17:59There’s NO lack of enthousiasm during a DP-concert in Brazil, that’s for sure …… ! :
Teatro do Bourbon Country Porto Alegre Brazil
entrada do deep purple 02 03 09
Entrada do Deep Purple foi um show incrivel … :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w9OEZmOjac
March 4th, 2009 at 18:29@53
Exactly what I meant, as I said “it’s not about punk rock, either.”
March 4th, 2009 at 18:30Plain and simple… so I thought you’d get that. Apparently you didn’t.
One Eye To Morocco is a heavy rock album??? are you joking?
March 4th, 2009 at 18:52OETM is an awesome blues-folk-soul album with some African tunes…
The fact that album belongs to the heavy rock singer, doesn’t mean that the album itself is a heavy rock…
Poll #11: Which of these Sabbath albums is the most underrated?
Born Again 46.9% (5056 Votes)
The Eternal Idol 19.5% (2109 Votes)
Seventh Star 16.8% (1819 Votes)
Forbidden 16.5% (1785 Votes)
Total Votes: 10771
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Poll #23: What is your favorite song from the “Born Again” album?
Zero the Hero 22.8% (595 Votes)
Disturbing the Priest 17.1% (446 Votes)
Trashed 15.1% (395 Votes)
I don’t have this album 14.4% (376 Votes)
Born Again 13.8% (362 Votes)
Digital Bitch 5.1% (135 Votes)
The Dark 3.5% (92 Votes)
Hot Line 3.4% (89 Votes)
Stonehenge 2.3% (61 Votes)
Keep it Warm 2.1% (55 Votes)
____________________________________________________________________________________
Poll #1: Who is your favourite Sab singer?
Ozzy Osbourne – 73.2% (5814 votes)
Ronnie James Dio – 15.4% (1224 votes)
Tony Martin – 5.5% (440 votes)
Ian Gillan – 4.2% (339 votes)
Glenn Hughes – 0.9% (79 votes)
Ray Gillen – 0.4% (37 votes)
Total votes – 7,933. Poll ran from August 26th to October 21st, 1999.
You can view a graphical representation of the votes here.
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http://www.black-sabbath.com/polls.html
March 4th, 2009 at 21:31Ian Gillan, you are so damn sexy. You handsome devil.
March 4th, 2009 at 22:00Well i guess we can be thankful that theirs more to music than ‘heavy rock’ then!
Musical ability isnt defined by a music genre. A hard pill to swallow?
OETM contains some good tracks, but I will still keep returning to AOP, which remains a firm favourite. Gillans versatility hasnt always been as apparent in the last couple of DP albums, so its good to see it in this solo stuff.
Back on topic. Plain and simple……
March 4th, 2009 at 22:31#58
Because the last two DP albums were produced by Mr. Ritchie More Black. SO Gillan voices was very drowned there.
One Eye to Morocco. Refreshing to hear Gillan in another land!
March 5th, 2009 at 02:22@57
Wake up George, nobody said it was a ‘heavy rock’ album… try reading!
@58
You’re having trouble reading yourself there… I did not define any music that way. I’ll say it’s a genre full of those who cannot play their instruments well enough to be exploiting themselves that way and get my money. Do you have a problem with that? What about the “Sex Pistols” again?
Deal with it, we’re not on a “PR” forum, it’s moot to discuss it with me, find someone else to entertain.
March 5th, 2009 at 09:49@60 Off topic………Or back in control?
March 5th, 2009 at 10:15Niether, just replying.
Punko Rocko!
March 5th, 2009 at 15:33Neither ‘Punko’ or ‘Rocko’
March 5th, 2009 at 16:18I didn’t think you’d get it, but I threw it out there anyway. It’s a track from the second GMT album. Bernie Torme still has his roots, if you want a good heavy/punk mix, I recommend it. ‘Punko Rocko’ is the first single off the album.
March 5th, 2009 at 17:05I didnt get the connection, but the track is familiar. Isnt their a Twisted Sister connection here?
March 5th, 2009 at 17:17Dee Snider is a guest on that track, and others, as well as on the first album. I’ll be reveiwing ‘Evil Twin’ and interviewing J.McCoy in the next week or two, the whole ‘punk’ factor will be discussed, so you might find it a decent read… it won’t center much at all on the Gillan connection, I’m not interested in that, like the sleezy corporate journalists always have been. It will be focused on current factors for the most part.
March 5th, 2009 at 19:12@26
March 5th, 2009 at 20:25totally agree…
I said it before on previous post but people was near to kill me…
@58
Born again is wonderful
and the live album (bootleg) is incredible…just liste to Gillan’s screams on war pigs, heaven and hell zero the hero and paranoid…He blew away Dio and Ozzy together in two seconds…
One Eye To Morocco TRAILER posted on YOUTUBE:
March 5th, 2009 at 20:59http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4cCy4yIReQ
@69 Again, if screams were a contest Gillan would once have won.
IMO only Ozzy and Dio can do justice to those respective tracks. I saw them play and I cringed at the non-‘Born Again’ tracks….. Somehow it just wasnt right.
March 6th, 2009 at 14:12You attended the wrong show… there were only a hand full of spectacular ones, the rest were quite the opposite.
I was at the best show of the tour, one of Ian’s finest career hours.
March 6th, 2009 at 16:11I have every bootleg from the tour and it backs my story, concerning Gillan that is… can’t blame the rest of the band.
When his voice was on, he shined much more on some the OZZY tracks than even the BA tracks, he should not have done the Dio tracks.
That tour hurt his voice for sure, he never really recovered.
what’s the best born again bootleg?
March 7th, 2009 at 17:46I think ‘Gillan tapes’ (which have been released under different names…)
@73
March 8th, 2009 at 02:04That’s one of them, from Worcester Mass. But the even better overall performance is the FM Broadcast of Reading. Not the audience version, although that’s more complete, the taper does not keep position very well, and I’m suprised he did at all, it was a riot! Top show, Gillan shined like his first DP shows in late 69.
“One Eye To Morocco”
After receiving a promo this afternoon, thanks to Edel, I sat down and relaxed to my first listening. This album is smooth and mellow, yet there are some bursts of excitement here and there. An overall eclectic vocal performance, with sophisticated backing arrangements that swing from east to west with a minimum of fuss and bother. A strong touch of soulful jazz, and even an underlying southern vibe, at times *almost* instrumentally reminiscent of a Dire Straits groove, at least that’s what I felt about a few tracks at first listen.
I’ll link my critical review here in the next day or two.
March 8th, 2009 at 02:17Thanks
it’s esay to find the black sabbath FM Broadcast of Reading?
I wait for your Marocco review…
March 11th, 2009 at 12:332 songs from ONE EYE TO MOROCCO posted on YouTube:
One Eye To Morocco: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqAdhtV0liM
Don’t Stop!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkGTViE7LAU
March 11th, 2009 at 14:44Review still isn’t done, but that’s okay, the darn thing keeps growing as I listen to it.(not sure you’ll lie what you usually refer to as “Sting” factors, but on the cultural side, it’s very “AOP” think ‘Via Miami’ and you’re on the right track.
Send me an email and the Reading link is yours. Easy to download.
March 11th, 2009 at 15:08It’s a gorwer Larry, isn’t it? I’m so excited about this album, it’s great. I really can’t get some tunes out of my head. I’m also about to write a review for my website, but I can’t get to it since I still haven’t caught the proper spirit of the album. Any particular favourites of yours? I adore ‘Don’t Stop’, ‘Girl Goes To Show’, and ‘Deal With It’. Apart from that the title track is a killer, they are all great. No weak stuff on the album. In one of the interviews Ian admitted he wanted to make this album as simple as possible. Well, maybe the process of making was simple but the outcome is intriguing to say the least. All the arrangements, additional sounds, horns. I often catch myself listening to this album ‘Hey, I didn’t notice that here last time I was listening’ 🙂 It’s pure magic, and the melodies are unforgettable.
Thanl you Ian, you are the Only ONE.
March 11th, 2009 at 16:00Cheers marcinn!
“Deal With It” is a personal favorite so far, just for it’s sheer ‘outside the box’ factor. Another one is definitely “Change My Ways!” Talk about “Hot!”
The songs you mentioned are of course great too, everything meshes together so well it’s hard to distinct a few of them from ech other at the moment, I just keep it in rotation.(my review will be at The Deep Purple Underground, since Brent has it all covered at the Hub… but expect mine to get around, for sure, as it won’t be Exclusive to any web location)
March 11th, 2009 at 16:32The overall sound of the album is very coherent as well. After what Nick did on Gillan’s Inn and One Eye To Morocco and obviously Live At Anaheim I see why Ian opts for him as a producer for the forthcoming Deep Purple record. Nick Blagona has also my vote here, adore his production, he really is the Master. I also like “Change My Ways”. It’s simple, and has great groove, just like “Ultimate Groove”. 🙂
In this Polish magazine I recently translated the interview from, there is also the review of One Eye, and the reviewer says “Change My Ways” is the weakest track on the album. Of course it is his opinion and he is entitled to it as we all are to ours, but it suprised my why he didn’t put out an argument where the track misses something.
Looking forward to reading your thoughts Larry!
March 11th, 2009 at 17:24Man, the build up in that track is amazing, it’s freaking awesome imo!
But “The Ultimate Groove” is another turly amazing song, the vocal in the chorus is just killer! I wonder what Glenn Hughes would think of this album, because it sure is funky.
This track “Better Days” OMG this is good!!!!!!!
March 11th, 2009 at 17:33Chills mans, chills!
Better Days is stunnig indeed, and Ian’s voice is so deep and so expressive. I think Glenn would like it for sure. Another thing is Ian and Steve have recently come up with some new ideas, and he admitted in the interview they have 5 or 6 new songs. One Eye To Morocco part 2? 🙂 I’d be over the moon.
And what about ‘No Lotion For That’, pure rock’n’roll, you can hum it, you can sing along with Ian, even you can dance to it. Hell, you can dance entire album through. The piece ‘Texas State of Mind’ is also astounding, it has a nice melody, and is destined for listening when you’re dirving a car. “Driving for days with you on mind…” Can’t get tired of it. It was a shining point of Gillan’s Inn tour and I always wondered what Ian will do with this track. Now I know, and what he did went beoynd my expectations. 🙂
I will be going to the shop, since there is another Polish magazine and with an interview from Ian. Expect the translation on the Hub soon. 🙂
March 11th, 2009 at 18:39I could do with more, for sure…
‘No Lotion’ is classic Gillan rock and roll… yes, you can dance to every song most likely.
The arrangement and mix for ‘Texas State Of Mind’ are an improvement, written and once wecorded by Jackson and produced by Blagona, but somehow the vocals don’t improve it for me, it’s just okay in that department, as where Jackson’s version is more like it.
This is a first class album, every song is excellent!
March 12th, 2009 at 01:17“wecorded?” LOL!!!!
March 12th, 2009 at 01:18Texas has more rock’n’roll, funky feel to it wheras on tour the song was played with much more heavy sound I guess. But as you’ve mentioned the arrangements are a huge improvement, the vocals are great if you ask me, maybe beacuse I prefer Ian’s voice to Michael’s on it.
What about ‘It Would Be Nice’, another great gem. I was hooked on this one first time I heard it on this Italian radio. The stanzas are very mellow, and the chorus is pure fire. Also the lyrical side of this song is strong.
Do you happen to notice the snippets of “Change My Ways” and “Always The Traveller” are on Highway Star DVD as closing tracks? The sound of the guitar is much more exposed there, and Ian’s voice reminds me of that one from Dreamcatcher. On One Eye both of the tracks are imrpoved, the guitar is somehow hidden just to provide a nice melody. And lyrics are great as well. Especially their poetic nature in “Always The Traveller” catches my attention. I love this song.
Anyway, back to work, another interview is awaiting translation. 🙂
March 12th, 2009 at 11:32Texas is on MLJ’s album, so I was talking about that version.
There is not one bad track on this album, it’s perfectly balanced.
March 12th, 2009 at 14:25Yeah, I haven’t had a chance to hear Michael’s album yet.
One Eye is a masterpiece for sure.
March 12th, 2009 at 18:26YOU CAN NOW LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM ON YOUTUBE.
and here’s quite interesting brand new unterview with Gillan,In Telegraph UK, Ian talks about money: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/fameandfortune/4980681/Deep-Purples-Ian-Gillan-talks-money.html
March 13th, 2009 at 07:24admins can post this interview on blog
March 13th, 2009 at 07:24One Eye TO Morocco – Absolutely fantastic album!
I’ve already pre-ordered my copy from amazon, but it will arrive in 1 month I think, so I downloaded it from Internet, and from the first listen, I still can’t stop listening to it.
To tell the truth, it’s the ONLY Gillan album where ALL TRACKS are MY personal favourites, there’s not even 1 low-point in the CD…
from the favourites, my top tracks are: One Eye To Morocco, Don’t Stop, Change My Ways, Better Days and Girl Goes To Show…
THE BEST IAN GILLAN SOLO-ALBUM EVER!
March 13th, 2009 at 11:44Band news Goerge…. shame on you!!!!!!!!!
I don’t care if it’s on Youtube, your lack of support is more appalling than your attitude. It’s one thing to grab it early, illegally, but to talk about it here is absurd. Good thing you pre-ordered it, otherwise I’d tell you where to get off.
Baw!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 13th, 2009 at 14:46CG,
As I already said before, you just do your best to see something negative and annoying in my posts!
Please, don’t teach me how to support the band. I ordered OETM from amazon.com, The album isn’t released In the USA yet, thus I’d have to wait for my copy for 1 month AFTER the official release (1 month after 31 March). What could I do? I could I do? I checked google for 4-5 times a day to find ANY download link, BEFORE my official copy would arrive.
What about my opinion to illegal copies, I have the FULL DP discography on my PC, downloaded from the torrents… I could buy illegal DP CD’s in Tbilisi for 2 or 3$.. so I don’t have the problem to listen to them without paying any bucks… but instead, I ordered the full DP discography from amazon.com, 2 years ago. 18 Studio albums, over 10 Live albums and 7 DVDs, and yeah, I payed over 400 Dollars for that. while my wages are 120$ each month.
I have One Eye TO Morocco in my PC, but I pre-ordered it from amazon as well…
So, first ask me, and then If i’m wrong, begin blaming me, ok??
March 13th, 2009 at 15:49btw, this problem botherss not only to the band, but to me as well…
1 years ago, I posted somewhere on ths.com about DP CDs illegal copies, and asked the site administration to inform the band management about that. Russia is the greatest exporter of illegal CDs and DVDs. here in Tbilisi, you can buy ANY music CD and DVD of ANY genre and ANY artist for 2 or 3 dollars (5 Georgian Lari). All those CD, DVDs are imported from Moscow.
One of my relatives works in the Tbilisi’s greatest CD/DVD shop, they distribute illegal copies. I keep asking him the sales of DP albums. and the results: from 2005 to 2007, this ONE shop sold over 3000 copies of Rapture of the Deep & Bananas (1 000 copies of Bananas and 2000 for Rapture). if we take this figures in consideration, Bananas & Rapture BOTH would sold over 15 000 ILLEGAL copies in Tbilisi.
I’m going to find this comment which I posted months before, and sadly admins didn’t pay any attention to that.
March 13th, 2009 at 16:01And here it is: http://www.thehighwaystar.com/shop/
follow that link and read my #1 post, it is posted on April 28, 2008…
and to sort out figures in order:
over 3000 ILLEGAL copies of Rapture sold in the first month of release in Tbilisi…
the figures I posted on the comment above, covers ONLY figures of my relatives CD SHOP.
So, dear admins, you have more voice to inform management about it… and if you don’t care, if the management don’t care, then let Moscowian and Tbilisian pirates to sell thousands illegal copies of DP’s albums. I do care about it, thus I do what I can – just buy the official copies, even if I have to pay 20 more dollars for official ones…
btw, Rapture costs 9-11$ on amazon, and I payed 23$ (including distributing costs)…
March 13th, 2009 at 16:11how can an album sell something if you can download it in 5 minutes?
March 13th, 2009 at 19:04Roberto
Actually, Internet downloads and file-sharing systems killed record companies. We complain about DP album sales, while Madonna, who’s one of the bestseller artist in the world, says: ” releasing CD’s isn’t the way to make money anymore, CD sales decrease and decrease year-by-year. making live concert becomes the only way to make the profit and Live concert is the only one audience wants from you”…
So, low CD sales and high ticket sales isn’t the matter of Deep Purple only, it’s the problem of world music indistry…
And yeah, Radiohead was the band who helped killing CD-culture, when they allowed everyone to download their album from web-site, for free…
And there was fantastic results: In Rainbow’s sales/Download number from the official site was over 500 000, while the album sold/was downloaded 8 000 000 copies from the torrents…
So, we have to deal with it… sadly…
March 13th, 2009 at 19:26Take it easy there little tiger… first of all, there was nothing positive in your post besides your overzealous rating of it after so few listens, lol!
I didn’t pay for the CD either, it was forwarded to me for support exchange, but of course I will get all the formats, so just like you….
File sharing hasn’t hurt everyone, if you do it right and don’t share official material and support the artists who’s material you share, it can be hugely supportive. Just ask DP, the internet has done them wonders and I’m glad to be a part of it.
I was just taking the opportunity to sizzle the first thief to rear.[sic!]
March 14th, 2009 at 00:22Thanx to Georgian Solitaire, whats in a name?, I got to listen to all the tracks of OETM yesterday.
Or am I missing out on certaqin bonustracks now?
Always an annoying thing when you have to buy different formats because they try to rip you off some more money
And those tracks could easily have been placed on the big one after all, only 44 minutes?
I must say I might have to listen some more before I really can appreciate it
Uptill now though, although I must stress I m very open to NON ROCK efforts for the Purple guys…..I loved CHERKAZOO for example, the new Gillan does not give me goosebumps yet.
Well, maybe it takes some more time….
March 14th, 2009 at 20:26Or not.
Review
http://www.runboard.com/bforgillanfansonly.f61
Interview to follow…
March 14th, 2009 at 22:13Review
http://www.runboard.com/bforgillanfansonly.f61
Interview to follow
March 14th, 2009 at 22:13Review
http://www.runboard.com/bforgillanfansonly.f61
Interview to follow
March 14th, 2009 at 22:19My review
http://www.runboard.com/bforgillanfansonly.f61.t70696
March 15th, 2009 at 07:23Uh, talk about a glitch.
March 18th, 2009 at 00:43