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Musical McDonalds in Atlanta
I am afraid I might hurt some people with my review. But, I am going to say what think and what I feel about USA opening show: This is unfortunately the last DP show I am going to attend. IF (and probably it will) everything stays the same with the DP shows.
It’s not fun anymore. DP became “perfect industrial vintage cover band who plays DP songs” and surprisingly it has three original, admired, very creative and nice people from the time when I enjoyed every single bit of their music.
We had a rainy yesterday. Today, it was perfect day. Chestain Park was nicely filled with people. Not overcrowded. Just a nice fill.
Opening act was John Kay and his buddies from the band who calls themselves “Steppenwolf”. I’ve seen them in 2001. And nothing was changed. John needs to do something with that band. They played OK. Just 45 minutes of known songs. The only thing I liked was his Rickenbacker guitar and the sound of it.
DP kicked in around 9.10 PM. First song brought a tear to my eyes – Pictures of home. It’s just personal reason. For the second song, I am not sure. I did not buy ROTD. So it might be one of them. Then followed the earlier posted songlist:
Into The Fire
Strange Kind Of Woman
Rapture Of The Deep (? – something with Middle East sounds)
Fireball
When A Blind Man Cries
Steve Morse’s solo – goes into next one…
Contact Lost
keyboard solo (much more like introduction to next song)
Lazy
Perfect Strangers
Space Truckin’
opening improvisation (seen on latest Montereuouououx DVD with Steve and Roger)
Highway Star
Smoke On The Water
Hush
Drum solo (killer as always)
Black Night
Don goes on my nerves. He is just repeating Jon’s parts. Yes, very close to. But, it’s like the sound of a can opener – you know exactly which sound you are going to hear next moment.
Bass was very low. I could hear the bass just when everyone stops playing except Roger. He needs more those 8x10s.
For diehard DP fans and bass players – Roger plays Rick in SOTW. The rest of the gig he plays on two of those French things.
Paice was in very good mood. He did really great. When they “quit”, after the Hush and all of us were supposed to yell and scream until they come out and do Black Night (can you see here some screenplay?), Ian came out first and supported the crowd to make more noise, while he was climbing to his drums, covered with Union Jack before the encores started.
I could not see if Steve was smiling. But, I think he lost it this time. Something worries him. I don’t know what. It looks like he lost his “vaseline” smile. Why?
I enjoyed Ian Gillan. Great job, creative, yet predactible. But, his voice is getting better and
better. He looks very fresh. I don’t know how far he can go with his voice… Pavarotti needs to do
something. Otherwise… I just love this man.
So, there is a very small difference right now between Model T and DP: DP is PURPLE. DP became musical McDonalds.
I missed Jon Lord. Or, I am just too old and too demanding.
Tvrtko Kulin
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