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Nice evening in Pistoia
The ones I remember:
Pictures of Home (with a bit of Child In Time)
Things I Never Said
Into the Fire
Strange Kind of Woman (with duet between Ian & Steve)
Rapture of the Deep
Demon\’s Eye (nice replacement)
Contact Lost
Steve Morse Solo
The Well Dressed Guitar
The Battle Rages On
Don Airey Solo
Perfect Strangers
Space Truckin’
Steve Morse and Glover Jam
Highway Star
Smoke on the Water
Encore:
Hush with Ian Paice Solo
Roger Glover Intro
Black Night
Very nice evening with the band in top form.
Unauthorized copying, while sometimes necessary, is never as good as the real thing
All the same old setlist… f*ck that… shit…
July 16th, 2008 at 22:33Well, it’s probably a balanced set for someone who never saw the band?
Let’s be happy the band keep youngsters on their feet.
And it saves me money ………….
So many other gigs to attend…..
Oh Dear……………
July 16th, 2008 at 22:50Museum rock. Same old same old.
July 17th, 2008 at 00:36Wested Sunset please!!!
July 17th, 2008 at 07:17Last night I went out on the Pistoia!
July 17th, 2008 at 10:04I haven´t seen the band in five years and looking forward to hear Demon´s eye and Into the fire live for the first time! Also nice to hear Battle rages on with this lineup.
July 17th, 2008 at 10:29And tonight I’m off to see Def/Snake in Nottingham and will be justed as p’d off with DC. Still i shall wear my Company of Snakes Tour shirt just to be a little controversial!
July 17th, 2008 at 10:44Hey guys, let’s refresh the setlist!
I’d like….
1 Perfect strangers
July 17th, 2008 at 11:312 Kiss tomorrow goodbye
3 Ramshackle man
4 Clearly quiet absurd
5 The aviator
6 Strange kind of woman
7 Seventh heaven
8 Lazy
9 Wasted sunsets
10 Sometimes I feel like screaming
11 Strangeways
12 Rapture of the deep
13 Bananas
14 Highway star
15 Smoke on the water
16 Knocking at you back door
17 Hush
Demons Eye, very cool!!!
July 17th, 2008 at 12:04I saw the “Rapture Tour” for the first time on their Brussels venue back in 2006 and the setlist was just awesome !!! Don’t you remember “Livin’ Wreck” ? Why do they drop this one off ??? I remember how I was surprised to find “Things I Never Said”, basically the Japanese Bonus and at that point, a lot of people hadn’t heard this one before !!
July 17th, 2008 at 14:37They still can really surprise us ! I’m sure you were as stunned as I was when I heard “I’m alone” or “Demon’s Eye” (back in the setlist). And we all were stunned to find back “The Battle Rages On”.
I agree with you about the current setlist but we can’t forget that since Steve is on board we had the chance to listen the back catalogue and that certainly wouldn’t be possible with Ritchie (except for “Anyone’s Daughter” I admit) !!!
Yeah…We’re down to 2 ROTD (3 if you count WDG) songs. I just think it’s a shame they don’t play more Morse era stuff. I’d go with the following list (balancing what I want and what the promoters demand….this has 6 Morse era songs (3 ROTD, 1 Purpendicular, 1 Abandon, 1 Bananas…..8 if you count the instrumentals)
Since this really isn’t a tour promoting a “new album” a good mix of all eras is OK with me.
If and when the record a new album they need to play 6-8 new songs a night so they can “promote” (that’s right a tour is meant, in part, to PROMOTE a CD guys)
I love Mark 8 but the setlists could definitely be better.
KAYBD
ROTD
SKOW
Perfect Strangers
Bananas
WFT
SIFLS
TBRO
Contact Lost/WDG
Space Truckin (10 minute jam with Airey and Morse at teh end like the old days…well sort of like the old days)
Hush
7th Heaven
Black Night
Encore
July 17th, 2008 at 14:38Before Time Began
HS
SOTW
wasted sunset
is
wonderfull
July 17th, 2008 at 15:07I know it´s probably wishful thinking….but if they played “Rat bat blue” & “Place in line”…I´d wet myself!!
July 17th, 2008 at 22:06I don’t wanna wet myself, it’s raing so much already.
GIVE IT UP!
They are NEVER, read my lips, gonna change the SET LIST like they should.
We all know that by now.
It’s all wishfull thinking.
Yeah, Im drunk.
Given up wine for now, rum cola is the deal!
BURP!
July 17th, 2008 at 23:13on the 1st tour of RapOFtheDeep in Milan they playied
July 18th, 2008 at 08:41MARY LONG and LIVING WRECK…very very cool…I loved this!
NEW setlist for Milan 15 july
Fireball
Into the fire
Strange kind of woman
Rapture of the Deep
Kiss tomorrow goodbye
The battle rages on
Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
Contact lost
The well dressed guitar
Maybe I’m Leo
Don solo
Perfect strangers
Space truckin
Highway star
Smoke on the water
Hush
July 18th, 2008 at 12:32Black Night
Yeah, same old setlist.
July 19th, 2008 at 15:56But that’s not the problem.
Back when Ritchie was in the band it was fun listening to the old songs.
Because Ritchie plays interesting music.
Let’s face it, Steve Morse is a bore.
That’s why they sound like a tribute band these days.
Simply nothing special.
Their days are over.
Frank!
In Danish your last name means “Nag”…very appt I might say!Sadly enough,you´re joining a line of several nagging old ladies on this blog
If you don´t like DP of today….feel free to join George Michael fan club, or the merry poofters who loyally follows Ritchie and his bimbo!
July 20th, 2008 at 00:42I’m one of those who would prefer a radical modernisation of the set list. Never the less, I’d die to hear Demon’s Eye and Into the Fire for once.
July 20th, 2008 at 10:46Stefan
There you go again attacking people, calling names and so on…..
Are you happy now?
I find comfort in noticing that I m not the only one in The Netherlands who’s lacking a passion for SM.
Well, I think Frank is Dutch?
July 20th, 2008 at 11:10Priest!
Don´t be such a pussy! No attack,just informed him `bout his name!It was meant toungue in cheek, and not supposed to be taken seriously! If I´d hurt your sensitive “artistic” feelings,I do apologise!!!
July 20th, 2008 at 14:43I don´t have problems with name jokes.
July 20th, 2008 at 16:40And, yes, I am Dutch.
Deep Purple is my all time favourite band and will always be. But I don´t like Steve´s playing and, though they may seem very happy, it doesn´t seem to be very inspired anymore.
I´m just happy I´m still able to listen to them with Ritchie.
Finally I still hope different opinions are respected here in this forum. Hey, I´m a fan!
Frank!
Nice to see that you´re not so touchy, as some here on this blog,as soon as “Saint Ritchie” is mentioned!!Sure, I don´t share you´re opinion but it´s respected!You know,opinions is just like assholes….everyone´s got one!!
July 21st, 2008 at 00:50His first name “Frank” also has a special meaning; ‘Sausage, Dick, Gorky, Cock, Shwance, Prick, Peter, Pecker, Dork, Dong…….so what we have here is a Nagging Prick? he he he.
Now, don’t get your “Frankfurter” in an uproar……Just poking fun here. It’s Stefan’s fault. He started it….Don’t blame me. I just couldn’t resist.
Now seriously,
Deep Purple uninspired?….Hardly. They have continued to play live shows world wide and put out new records and write some of their best music over the last 15 years, minus “Candice’s Fiddler”. Just because you don’t care for SM style of play, doesn’t mean the Band isn’t inspired. I would have to say that they are actually more inspired today than they ever were after only One Album following their reunion album Perfect Strangers. Just look how fast they returned to the Same Old “going through the motions” routine during and after House of Blue Light. It was over before it began. Ritchie was “inspired” again when he fired IG and hired JLT for the S$M record. Then TBRO was also a lack luster venture…Seems Ritchie found his place with “Rainbow” whereby he could revamp the line-up whenever he wasn’t “inspired” for creative sake. That is how he works best. Deep Purple isn’t Rainbow. They try to maintain a cohesiveness. Ritchie on the other hand works better as a Solo Artist, which truly what Rainbow was. Blackmore’s solo project with a title asside from Ritchie Blackmore. So for the betterment of all who enjoy Ritchie and Purple, It is much better to have Both. Ritchie in Rainbow and Deep Purple with whoever the band requires, and for 15 years, Steve Morse has paved his way and has become the Guitar Sound of Deep Purple.
What you have now is finally a band of players, enjoying what they do and doing it very well……
It’s a Beautiful thing. Now it Ritchie would cut his ambilicle cord with is plinking through the forest with Candice and put a Rainbow band together again, I think that would be the best solution for all. But it takes “inspiration” and thus far, it looks like the only one “unispired” is Ritchie.
Cheers
July 21st, 2008 at 18:23Tracy!
My sentiments exactly,well said!
July 21st, 2008 at 21:54hi all,
what about “why didn’t rosemary?” played live ?
July 22nd, 2008 at 14:23Sure, but shouldn’t they consider “A Place In Line” “Super Trouper” “Smooth Dancer” or even “Our Lady” before another mkI number?
I’d also like to see them rework “The Mule” with a much shorter drum solo than in the old days… Gillan can’t spoil that one. Oh wait, some songs are so Ritchie though, digressing maybe that one is best left alone. Some songs won’t work at all live, which has a lot to do with deciding what not to play… they’re most likely to stick with what works and freshen it up every now and then like they always do, good thing they don’t have the same audience every night, lol!
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:18May submit that kind of setlist?
1. Comin’ Home (why not)
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:392. Strange Kind Of Woman
3. I Got Your Number
4. Before Time Began
5. Any Fule Kno That
6. Perfect Strangers
7. Living Wreck
8. Contact Lost/Guitar Solo/Well-Dressed Guitar
9. Bad Attitude
10. Doing It Tonight/Picture Of Innocence
11. Loosen My Strings
12. Keyboard Solo/Money Talks
13. The Battle Rages On
14. Lazy
15. Fortuneteller
16. Ted The Mechanic
17. Highway Star
18. Smoke On The Water
Encores
19. Wring That Neck (with drum solo)
20. Too Much Fun (a shorter version than Montreux 2006)/Bass Solo/Black Night
Nice list……I never saw a list I didn’t like though.
Cheers
July 24th, 2008 at 00:59You need to check out my shopping list!!
July 24th, 2008 at 15:36You mean…”Honey Do List”…..he he
Cheers
July 24th, 2008 at 17:36That might be a different kind of list!!
July 25th, 2008 at 15:16How has been Gillan’s perfornance to Pistoia?
July 26th, 2008 at 09:17How many people were there?
Thanks
PRIEST FORGETS THAT IT WAS RITCHIE WHO REFUSED TO PLAY:
July 26th, 2008 at 22:34WOMAN FROM TOKYO
WHEN A BLIND MAN CRIES
FOOLS
INTO THE FIRE
PICTURES OF HOME
NO ONE CAME
HUSH [AFTER 1968]
MARY LONG
DEMON’S EYE
AND WHY THE HELL DID SO MANY GREAT ONES NOT MAKE IT ON THE ALBUMS.
DEMON’S EYE
BLIND MAN
I’M ALONE
I THINK I’M FORGETTING SOME IN BOTH CATAGORIES AND I KNOW YOU HAD TO STAY AROUND 40 MINUTES IN THOSE DAYS.
ok, the group it’s not a kinda jukebox, whatever the setlist for me is ok, maybe I would have liked to hear “Sometimes I feel like screaming”…Paicey, please hit harder your drums like you used to some years ago!
July 27th, 2008 at 06:36‘Sausage, Dick, Gorky, Cock, Shwance, Prick, Peter, Pecker, Dork, Dong…….
Sounds like the buffet at a wedding reception I went to.
July 28th, 2008 at 12:03OF COURSE THERE IS THE DINNER CROWD ACCEPTED SCHLONG, AND THE SOUTHERN CLASSIC, JOHNSON. LET’S NOT FORGET THE ITALIAN VERSION OF THIS TIMELESS CLASSIC, SHMUCK. THEN OF COURSE IF YOU CHOOSE TO VENTURE INTO THE MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES YOU HAVE A BETTER THAN GOOD CHANCE OF RUNNING ACROSS A BIG ‘OLE THANG. I’M JUST GLAD I COULD HELP OUT. OH YES, LET’S NOT FORGET THE BRITISH VERSION WHICH HAPPENS TO BE FIREBALL, WHICH CAME RIGHT AFTER IN ROCK. ANYONE’S DAUGHTER KNOWS THAT.
July 29th, 2008 at 06:22Gillan was fairly good, he remembered the lyrics (true) and was very hot before a very hot audience…my estimation, at first sight, nearly 6000/7000 excited people. He sung barefoot and, apart his classical “you are amazing, fantastic etc.”, was really glad to sing for Pistoia Blues people. Great professional man indeed, when he sung ’70’s hymn “Smoke” for his over three thousand time…the only bad word for the concert organization, you can’t ask for 30 euros just for standing up three hours, I’m 49 years old and most of DP fans are old like me, you can bet on it!
July 29th, 2008 at 07:31