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The question mark and the exclamation mark
Classic Rock magazine has a teaser from Ian Gillan’s interview that will appear in it’s issue due to hit the newsstands on January 3. Speaking exclusively to the magazine, Gillan revealed that the new album will include 13 tracks including Out Of Hand, Hell To Pay, Weirdistan, Uncommon Man and Above And Beyond. The latter song references the late Jon Lord in the lyric: “Souls having touched are forever entwined.”
There’s a big question mark over the [album’s] name at the moment. And possibly an exclamation mark as well. You can read what you like into what I’ve just said. All will become clear – as mud – later on. That’s all I’m allowed to say. The question mark and the exclamation mark might get you intrigued.
According to Classic Rock, album release date is now scheduled for April 2013.
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… mmmmh … what did he mean …
It makes it very mystical and the tension goes on …
… only marketing reasons or what ??
… That’s all I’m allowed to say … with a big STOP from the management like a gag order … I mean it is only the marketing reason …
More we can hear & read in 2013 … 🙁
But what ever … I can´t wait … I wanna hear it 🙂 🙂 🙂
LLRnR
kraatzy
December 9th, 2012 at 08:58Don’t care how I want it nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!
December 9th, 2012 at 09:00Here come the spoilers, oh boy! With the two to three month leaks headed our way, what will the gun jumpers share? I say the entire album will be heard by the internet feelers, well before the release date. Review copies will see to it as well, and too many bloggers are confused with real reporting. Expect to know a lot before release day, hope you like that .mp3 crap. You know who you are. My advice is to keep it under your pillows till the final product surfaces, then comment. But of course that likely won’t happen, never has, so why think people would actually support it by doing right by it. I can see the chaos already brewing…. brew away, freeloaders.
December 9th, 2012 at 10:35It’s an “exclamation point” and a question mark” Ian! Guess away, fans!
December 9th, 2012 at 10:38I know there will be a few guesses, so how about “Interrobang” just one word that came up in a search. 🙂
December 9th, 2012 at 10:43I’m afraid if it will not be first april -Prima aprilis… cheers…
December 9th, 2012 at 10:53Well….What Is it? OH……….. ????????????????????? and maybe a !
December 9th, 2012 at 13:34So, it may be ? or ?! or !?.
Does Prince know DP might be up to this?…Damn, there it is again! …. Oh Crap, that too!!!!!!
Wow…No way out!
Help!!!!!
Either way,ANYWAY, I hope it’s a Stunner.
Album should be called “Lord of the strings” in honor of jon.
December 9th, 2012 at 13:41Man , now this is some good news . Hope you guys get some airplay on this . If I get my mits on it I’ll play it all the time .
December 9th, 2012 at 17:11Many Deep Purple albums have a title track that defines the whole record. I would dedicate the record to Jon Lord. A quite funny thing Jon said before a concert was: “And the Lord said: Let there be light”. Some sort of word play would be nice. Before I forget: Wow, 13 songs, that’s quite a lot!
December 9th, 2012 at 17:35If their were so entwined why did they let it happen that he went?!
They should have taken good care of him by cutting down those crazy touring schedules.
Then he could have pursued both loves, the rockside(ahem)in Deep Purple and his, IMO, far superior solo works.
Without Lord it was really a body without head.
But no, they thought : WE are Deep Purple. We ve made that great history as much as Lord and Blackmore.
I can only hope I ll be not ashamed again by the forthcoming studioalbum.
It has been 7 years in the making, they should have been able to write shitloads of classics after cutting all the crap.
Can someone tell me where the ideas for HOBL that got dismissed by Ritchie, went?
December 9th, 2012 at 20:44Are they on Accidentally On Purposse, Naked Thunder and Snapshot perhaps?
Did they land on the Morse albums?
The question mark…..”What the F..k”?
The exclamation mark…..”Holy S..t”!
I believe the title will be a clue to the future……
I am soooooooooooo pumped in anticipation of this next and hopefully not last offering from our heroes…..
CheerZ
December 9th, 2012 at 22:30So, an album title referencing the end would be deserving of a !?
December 10th, 2012 at 00:33is the album is coming out in February or April ?? I hear now that is coming out in April.what is the deal ?
December 10th, 2012 at 01:25‘Intrigue’ would be a fairly good title, but as for contextual grammatical phrasing – ?? !! Haven’t a Clue
Bring on the Music!
December 10th, 2012 at 16:01Christmas early… more Deep Puple. Thanks Ian!!! “Album’s” like in plural?? Hmmm.
December 10th, 2012 at 19:09who cares just bring on the album,hopefully Bob Ezrin will do a great job with mixing.I didn’t like the last one soundwise and the producing.
December 10th, 2012 at 19:33titled “?!” ?
December 10th, 2012 at 21:13The name of the album will be..The Last?!..with a question and an exclamation mark?? Just guessing…
December 10th, 2012 at 21:38@8 “Lord of the strings” (a fantastic title)
December 10th, 2012 at 21:39@10 “And the Lord said: Let there be light” (a fantastic open intro)
Makes one wonder just how many people read. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrobang
December 10th, 2012 at 23:33Bob Ezrin should take control and see that the prior 4 albums are remixed proper and repackaged with bonus tracks and properly promoted, along with the NEW ALBUM. This would be a great way to bring the band CURRENT.
CheerZ
December 11th, 2012 at 03:31Oh, whatever can he mean?! Wait, I think I just answered it.
December 11th, 2012 at 06:03If they end the title with mark I ll be happy.
Mark : )
December 11th, 2012 at 10:58@11 I am sure Deep Purple is worried that you might be ‘ashamed’….. !?!?!?
December 11th, 2012 at 11:04I hope they will produce it with a “vintage” sound.
December 11th, 2012 at 13:35I don’t know where to post this (the link in the tour dates section doesn’t seem to work), so just thought I’d put it into the comments to the latest album:
Deep Purple are going to play Colmar, France on August 13th, 2013.
http://www.foire-colmar.com/fr/programmation-festival
December 11th, 2012 at 16:06Could mean alot of things….like Deep Purple?!
December 11th, 2012 at 17:23I only hope it’s half as good as Perfect Strangers. ……….