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New sheriff in town
Metal & Rock Zone reviews =1
Read more »And then the transistor radio came along
Ian Gillan was interviewed by a streaming site Qobuz on the occasion of =1 release, where he starts with here and now, and goes all the way back to the church choir boy experiences
Read more »Still equals one
=1 is upon us, and here’s the “official interview” from the band, posted today
Read more »Alive, kicking and in the zone
Blabbermouth reviews the new album =1 in most glowing terms: When you have a legacy as indisputably colossal as DEEP PURPLE’s, making new music could easily be an afterthought. But tasked with producing new albums to rival the immortal likes of “Machine Head”, “Burn” and “Perfect Strangers”, the hard rock legends have done a solid […]
Read more »The obvious impression is often misleading
Simon McBride gave an interview to the German site laut.de (in the midst of an interview marathon with 9 other engagements). Yep, reverse translation again. As such, take it with a grain of salt. It’s a lengthy read. Simon talks about his influences, joining the band, the songwriting process, lengths of the songs on =1, […]
Read more »Shop smart for =1
Just a sort note. In case you haven’t ordered the new album yet and like to save money, SuperDeluxeEdition.com provides a handy shopping chart for the box set, 2LP, and CD+DVD digipak (that’s the last one, erroneously marked as 2LP again). Go to superdeluxeedition.com for all your price comparison needs. Caveat: most likely does not […]
Read more »Rejuvenated again
German site Musicreviews.de reviews =1 in positively glowing terms, and gives it a score of 13 out of 15 (same as Whoosh and inFinite, while Now What?! got 12/15 from them). Usual reverse translations caveats… (you know the drill). When listening to “=1” you quickly come to the conclusion that DEEP PURPLE really did everything […]
Read more »So complicated
In a new interview with German publication Welt, Ian Gillan discusses Russian politics, title of the new album =1, Brexit, making friends in Germany in 1965, and almost setting his house on fire. All the usual caveats about reverse translations fully apply. […] Everything has become infinitely complicated these days. We have to give up […]
Read more »Shows its age
Riff magazine reviews the new album =1, not without some criticism. We (well, most of us) will have to wait another week to see for ourselves how valid those concerns are. New guitarist Simon McBride meshes with the band well, as expected for someone who’s been touring with them for a few years, and the […]
Read more »Still burning at midnight
A “25th anniversary” (23rd in actual years) edition of the third Blackmore’s Night album Fires At Midnight will be released on September 27, 2024, via Edel/earMusic. The album will be fully remixed from the original multitrack masters, and will include all bonus tracks from previous editions, plus new versions of Written In The Stars and […]
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