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Epitome of timeless
Goldmine magazine reviews =1, and does it in most glowing terms:
The music encompassed in this 23rd full-length studio album, by one of the most revered and accoladed rock bands in the history of ever, will make you think “WOW!” and at the same time spur-on the thought of, “I wouldn’t have expected anything less.” Deep Purple, literally from the inception of the band until now, has existed as a ‘staple’ within the realm of classic and modern rock fandom. The band, though in 2024 obviously not comprised of 100-percent the original line-up, still includes original and extremely early members—Ian Paice, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. The album, anticipated with massive expectation—even before its 2024 summer release—did not fail the media’s or the consumer’s hopes in any way, shape or form, all thanks to the current DP line-up of Ian Gillan (vocals), Roger Glover (bass), Ian Paice (drums), Simon McBride (guitar) and Don Airey (keyboards). Goldmine has chosen a select few of the album’s tracks to expose and review, hoping to give the Deep Purple fandom a broad yet concise overview of this 2024 masterpiece.
Continue reading in the Goldmine.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
Wonderful, in depth reviews (also of the Mungo Jerry re-release) by people who actually know what they are talking about.
September 5th, 2024 at 00:35Mungo Jerry may be the loudest gig I ever went to, It was in a pub in Surry full of Hell’s Angels in the mid 1980s.
The only one to compete was the acoustic evening with Jethro Tull in 1992 at Wembley Conference Centre. The PA was more suited to the Arena or possibly the Stadium.
September 5th, 2024 at 08:51As Ian Anderson once announced when JT were sandwiched between heavy rock and metal bands at a festival while he was bringing out his mandolin for a more acoustic song: “It’s only a little guitar at this heavy metal evening, but it does its best!”
As any Blackmore’s Night-gigs goer can attest: You can play acoustic and still be considerably louder than the rest of the (electrified) band. Some things never change with Ritchie. 😂
September 5th, 2024 at 15:13Some years ago I attended a Ray Davies concert in Carré Amsterdam. He did it with a bloke an acoustic set. I never experienced in my born days such loud acoustic guitar playing and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
September 5th, 2024 at 15:58@ 2- that would be the ‘Little Light Music’ tour I presume. I have that live cd in my Tull collection. That concert you attended sounds far too loud for that semi acoustic setting, although they did have a drummer with them on a smaller kit. Dave Mattacks from Fairport Convention I believe. Certain songs on that cd get a little louder & rockier at times.@ 3 – On the Jethro Tull Live in Montreux 2003 dvd concert, Anderson jokingly says that the reason he plays the small acoustic guitar is because ‘it makes him look really big’. He also has often said that he sees himself as a ‘folk musician in a loud rock band’. Unplugged Tull, well not really as they always did certain acoustic songs in a concert didn’t they. Led Zep also had a ‘unplugged’ section in the mid 1970’s era. Eric Clapton doing that ‘Unplugged’ thing in the early 90’s popularised it for ‘rock’ bands & then everyone started doing it, such as fads can be at times. Cheers.
September 7th, 2024 at 03:25