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Sharing the personal fun
Taking full advantage of the lull in touring schedule, Paicey resumes the regular programming on his Drumtribe channel.
Shape of Things off the Turning to Crime sessions, and all that went into it:
Thanks to Mike Whiteley for the heads-up.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
I guess Paicey had some memories playing that song …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CzBhFWWmN8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGWdkqDH0XY
And Roger Glover of course producing it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOC9mn7l9c4
Maybe because I heard the Nazareth version first, but that is my preferred one. The original Yardbirds one I didn’t hear until much, much later (Jeff Beck’s solo is of course far out!).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOc-_GpfF1w
Listening to all these versions now, I do like that Nazareth kept playing the shuffle/triplets rhythm throughout, while all other versions change between triplets in the verses and binary/even eighths in the “Come Tomorrow”-part. Never been a fan of changes between triplets and straight eighths, it hardly ever sounds elegant and smooth – Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas is an exception to the rule
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5ZJui3aPoQ –
and it doesn’t here either, even Little Ian can’t help that.
I actually saw that Gary Moore line-up (Neil Carter, Craig Gruber, Moore & Paice) live in 1983. It was a good gig, but I also remember wondering “Is this how Paicey will end his career, playing drums for a stickler like Gary Moore who leaves his musicians little freedom?” Fortunately, come 1984 my prayers were heard! 😎
December 10th, 2024 at 21:32Nice one Ian Paice, many thanks for the information on the two takes edited together. Cheers.
December 10th, 2024 at 21:55I think that in the cover of this great song “Shape of Things” performed by Gary Moore and Jeff Beck Group better than DP. And Ian Paice was more energetic (and younger:) gave a better sound in the concert edition of that song in time 82/84, on the album We Want More !” he didn’t play .. there he is accompanied by Neil Murray on bass. Gary Moore is a guitar prodigy in his own right playing jazz fusion , blues, hard rock,HM, various covers .. always exciting. And he was underestimated as a singer .. he was also a great singer
December 11th, 2024 at 07:24Somehow in my parallel world .. and listening to Rod Stewart sing”Shape of Things”in blues style , this song would be tailored to the voice of David Coverdale .. good old fucking David (1974-1983) of course in the company of Jon, little Ian, Neil, Bernie and Micky ..I imagine:)
I agree Uwe in regards to the better feel overall with Nazareth. A more ‘progressive’ approach to the rhythm & the overall complete song & it flows much better. Although I don’t mind the straight ahead rock version also, although these days those Gary Moore versions sound a bit as you say, forced. Purple’s version was ok although I don’t like Gillan’s vocal sound & style at all. (God help me now that I have said that, Karin will be busy mixing up a ‘herbal remedy’ at her cauldron for me and I fear it will not be a nice one). This ‘live’ version below by Nazareth says it all really. That Rampant album I used to own back in the day. I have never played the Shape Of Things song but I have played Kansas ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ plenty of times. Cheers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWvtSEhB9S4
December 11th, 2024 at 07:35Ian Paice – really looking forward to experience his magnificent drumming firsthand in February 🤩😃
December 11th, 2024 at 08:05Despite being a lifetime devotee of the wonderful Ian Gillan, I must confess to not enjoying his performance of Shapes Of Things. It has no attack, either because of the key in which it’s played or because he’s dropped it by an octave. I’m not sure which as I’m not a musician.
December 11th, 2024 at 11:01Thank you Ian Paice, really enjoyed that!
December 11th, 2024 at 12:03always interesting to see Paicey and what he has to say and how rock ‘n roll is on the inside. This is what a Deep Purple fan wants to see and hear, thank you Mr. Paice, and at the same time we also saw his son….
I wiggle in my chair
Can I buy you a beer?
What a guy
See you in February
December 11th, 2024 at 15:05I hate to say it, but Paicey sounds a little stiff and careful on the recording of Shapes Of Things, no doubt due to the click track inhibiting him.
“And he was underestimated as a singer .. he was also a great singer …”
Ivica, I agree with you on so many things and like you so much, I’ll let this one slip through, ok? 😐😑🤐🙄
Next you’re gonna write that he was also handsome and had sleek upper thighs that looked great in skinny jeans.
https://www.memorabilia-uk.co.uk/images/item_image_images/garymoore-1a_ugM5.jpg
“Karin will be busy mixing up a ‘herbal remedy’ at her cauldron for me …”
I do like the way you think, MacGregor.
December 11th, 2024 at 16:00@4
“ God help me now that I have said that, Karin will be busy mixing up a ‘herbal remedy’ at her cauldron for me and I fear it will not be a nice one”
Awww MacGregor I could never do you any harm 😄😄
So you know what I would do though?
December 11th, 2024 at 17:20First of all I would make you a very nice cup of coffee, then I would let you sit in the comfy chair with a lot of soft cushions (sorry, there we have the Spanish Inquisition influence again 😅) and then I would have a quiet talk with you….. 😆🤣
@ 10 – thanks for the compassion Karin. And to think that the Spanish Inquisition was feared. Cheers.
December 11th, 2024 at 20:50@11
December 11th, 2024 at 22:44Well according to Monty Python it was quite… oh you know ☺️😉
#1 Uwe, you forgot to mention that Steve (who, it turns out, selected this song) played it with the Dregs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYdJmKlaixQ&pp=ygUcZGl4aWUgZHJlZ3Mgc2hhcGVzIG9mIHRoaW5ncw%3D%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqaN4Qznz_s&pp=ygUcZGl4aWUgZHJlZ3Mgc2hhcGVzIG9mIHRoaW5ncw%3D%3D
December 12th, 2024 at 16:32@9
Herr Uwe… that singer … similar legs and jeans style…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl0cu5syhdA
December 12th, 2024 at 18:42Uwe dislikes moving away from shuffle time and Ivica digs 82/84. We really are into some interesting time signatures!
December 12th, 2024 at 18:43Don’t rub it in, Ivica! Yes, Coverdale looked like a goddamned leap frog in those jeans on stage too, but I was similarly afflicted. From my youth and lots of bicycle riding, I’ve always had mighty thighs and when Levi’s 501s became fashion in the 80ies, I could never wear them (and I treid) because they looked crap on my thighs (“Wurstpelle”, slim-cut as they were). And I swear that is the SOLE reason why I never had Tatjana Patitz long/lust after me in a desert diner … life can be unjust and cruel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uke7mgz-0_4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwDDEvYty3I
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AG, I think I had intentionally forgotten (no thanks for bringing it up again then!) that Dixie Dregs version of the song! I’m sure it is my fault, but I’ve never been a fan of Steve’s unfortunate attempts to cover songs with a vocal line via aping the vocals with his guitar sounds. It sounds corny to me. Like guitar-tutorial glorified Ricky King …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZK-eIVXlA0
I prefer (and all my German countrymen here will agree) the human voice original – Hans Albers bum notes and all – for emotional impact:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izVR4VsEIp4
There I said it, Steve Morse and Ricky King in one post, all you Dixie Dregslers/Morsie Boys can now swoop down on me … 🤣
PS: Though produced in Nazi dark times, ‘Große Freiheit Nr. 7’ (the film where the music stems from) did not find favors with the powers that be at the time. It’s somber and morose setting was deemed as ‘defeatist’ and “too melancholic”. Goebbels, in charge of German movies, hated it. Only a few copies were made available for its release in very late 1944. It only received a full scale release after the war when the Allies now in charge qualified it as “un-nazistic” in its message.
December 12th, 2024 at 20:40