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Genius of human imagination
Ian & Ian talk about why the new album wasn’t recorded in Timbuktu.
Read more »Perfect, but not good
Alteria of Strange Kind of Women fame interviewed Ian Paice for Virgin Radio Italy. Among many other things, they talk about how the album, which was finished a full year ago, seems to be foreseeing the pandemic that hit us now, Paicey’s formative teenage years, touring prospects for the next year, how the technology is […]
Read more »Whoosh! in the charts
This article is being continuously updated with the new information. The first chart positions are in and the new Deep Purple album Whoosh! has entered the daily iTunes charts on the day if its release, August 7, in several countries: Germany, France, and Brazil at #1, Italy #2, UK #3, Spain #4, Australia #8, Canada […]
Read more »Them decadent riffs
A few select reviews of Whoosh from the press we haven’t covered before. And if the album seemingly has split the fanbase down the middle, critics’ reaction has been pretty much overwhelmingly positive. Associated Press (and being AP, it’s been reprinted all over the place; no score given): Any ensemble still willing and able to […]
Read more »Yes, you are!
Don Airey is doing his part in promoting Whoosh. Here he is talking to the Italian Linea Rock (who have a history of producing interesting interviews). Enjoy!
Read more »To be a musician, not a rock star
Here is the third and the final installment of the interviews from the Japanese Burrn! magazine Deep Purple special, courtesy of Akemi Ono who graciously supplied us with the reverse translations. Roger Glover’s interview from the series can be found here and Ian Gillan’s here. Burrn! August 2020 edition Ian Paice Interview Ian Paice is […]
Read more »Call it impressionistic
Cleveland.com has an interview with Ian Gillan. And if by reading it you get a sense of deja vu, you’re not alone. After all, there are only so many ways to answer the same questions being asked over and over again. The track “Man Alive,” which you released in advance of the album, is about […]
Read more »A household name
PR people at Edel are certainly learning their upkeep this time around as Whoosh got a mention on CNN (watch inside)
Read more »A songwriter that happens to play bass
Here is the second part of the interviews from the Japanese Burrn! magazine Deep Purple special, courtesy of Akemi Ono who graciously supplied us with the reverse translations. Burrn! August 2020 edition Roger Glover Interview Roger Glover considers himself very lucky. At a bass players conference, he said “If you want to move forward, find […]
Read more »Whoosh previews
The band’s record company posted this preview today. Here’s another chance to judge the album before listening to it in its entirety. 😉
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