Tag Archives: Deep Purple

Album review: MYRATH – Live In Carthage

Posted on April 30, 2020 by david.wilson

earMusic [Release date 17.04.20] Carthage has a lot of history, not all good unfortunately. It was one of the richest cities in the ancient world and was the centre of the Punic empire which proved to be a thorn in … Continue reading →

Album review: BLENDED BREW – Shove It Down

Posted on April 12, 2020 by david.wilson

Mighty Music [Release date 01.05.20] On the info sheet for this album Blended Brew are likened to AC/DC, Deep Purple and Rival Sons. Well two out of three ain’t bad as Mr Loaf once sang as I didn’t get much … Continue reading →

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Feature: What GILLAN mean to me

Posted on April 11, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

Gillan (the band) made an impression on a young Joe Geesin but he maintained his interest interviewing band members and writing their sleevenotes. Here he recounts an enduring hard rock and collecting passion. Gillan in 1978 (left to right) Liam … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: BAD TOUCH, DEEP PURPLE, VEGA

Posted on April 1, 2020 by jason

BAD TOUCH – Strut Norfolk’s favourite retro rockers are back with this delicious little slab of bluesy classic rock. Perfectly titled, the track rolls along, boasting some really great little classic 70’s and 80’s touches and is the most mature … Continue reading →

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Album review: JORN – Heavy Rock Radio II

Posted on January 27, 2020 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 24.01.20] Jorn Lande is back with his second volume of songs he grew up with or influenced him – making this his fourth covers album to date. These songs get the Jorn heavy rock treatment or as … Continue reading →

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Album review: GLENN HUGHES – Justified Man

Posted on January 26, 2020 by jason

Cherry Red Records [Release date 31.01.20] Part One: Feel (CD1), Addicted (CD2), The Way It Is (CD3) : This clydebuilt boxset plugs into Glenn Hughes’ solo career in 1995, kicking off with his fourth solo album “Feel” (CD1). It’s the … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEEP PURPLE – Live In Rome 2013

Posted on December 30, 2019 by jason

Edel/Ear Music [Release date 06.12.19] This series continues and each release never fails to surprise and satisfy. Done in Official Bootleg style, you get a full an unadulterated concert that’s as well recorded as it is performed. A series to … Continue reading →

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Album review: FLYING COLORS – Third Degree

Posted on October 23, 2019 by jason

Music Theories Recording/Mascot Label Group [Release date 04.10.19] The third album by the supergroup Flying Colors who feature Casey McPherson (lead vocals, guitar), Neal Morse (vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar), Mike Portnoy (drums, percussion, vocals), Deep Purple’s Steve Morse (lead guitar) … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN GILLAN with The DON AIREY BAND and ORCHESTRA – Contractual Obligation #3 Live In St Petersburg

Posted on September 7, 2019 by jason

Edel/Ear Music [Release date 26.07.19] Singer Ian Gillan, best known for fronting rock legends Deep Purple, took this solo project on the road during a break in the Purple schedule, and recorded some live sets in November 2016. Featuring a … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STONEDEAF FESTIVAL – Newark Showground, 24 August 2019

Posted on September 5, 2019 by david.wilson

Bank holiday weekends have their good and bad points. On the good side you get a long weekend to do whatever takes your fancy, hopefully in fantastic weather and with great musical accompaniment. On the bad side however, you get … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE DEAD DAISIES – Locked And Loaded

Posted on August 12, 2019 by jason

SPV [Release date 23.08.19] The Dead Daisies have been touring and recording since 2013 when David Lowy put the first line-up of the band together. Now, as the various current members of the band take a year out to concentrate … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN GILLAN & THE DON AIREY Band and Orchestra – Contractual Obligation Album #2 Live In Warsaw

Posted on July 28, 2019 by jason

IAN GILLAN with the DON AIREY BAND - Contractual Obligaiton #2 Live In Warsaw

earMUSIC/Edel [Release date 26.07.19] Recorded in November 2016, while Deep Purple were on some downtime, and vocalist Ian undertook this short tour with current Purple pianist Don Airey’s band. Oh, and an orchestra. Deep Purple have, with their current line-up, … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEEP PURPLE – Live In Newcastle 2001 The Soundboard Series

Posted on July 21, 2019 by jason

earMUSIC [Release date 05.07.19] First in a series of official bootleg type recordings/releases, getting a wider release as they originally had a very limited showing. And well worth it they are too. This is one of six shows recorded on … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOOST DE LANGE BAND – Lonesome Wolf

Posted on June 25, 2019 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Joost de Lange for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, playing tracks from ‘Lonesome Wolf’. First broadcast 7 July 2019. Self release [Release date 01.03.19] Joost de Lange Band’s ‘Lonesome Wolf’ is a … Continue reading →

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Album review: ERJA LYYTINEN – Another World

Posted on April 23, 2019 by petefeenstra

Tuohi Records [Release Date 26.04.19] ‘Another World’ is a suitably titled album that reflects blues-rock guitarist Erja Lyytinen growing musical aspirations. She initially learnt her craft as a slide playing blues guitarist, but in recent years she’s brought a sharper … Continue reading →

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Book review: ON TRACK…ELP, DEEP PURPLE & RAINBOW

Posted on February 3, 2019 by jason

On Track … Emerson Lake & Palmer by Mike Goode [Publication date 18.12.18] Sonic Bond Publishing Two books in a series, that are subtitled “Every Album, Every Song”. These track by track intros to bands are not a new idea, … Continue reading →

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Album review: VARIOUS ARTISTS – Stay Tuned (Deep Purple etc.)

Posted on November 29, 2018 by jason

EarMUSIC [Release date 30.11.18] Drummer Bernhard Welz, known for his work with Schubert In Rock, is the brains behind this all-star charity album, aimed at benefitting the Linda McCartney Fundraising Centre. Welz certainly has a decent contacts list of fellow … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GLENN HUGHES – Electric Ballroom, London, 15 October 2018

Posted on October 17, 2018 by david.wilson

For many years, high on my diminishing bucket list was a reformation of Mark 3 Deep Purple, from the years when the contrasting vocal talents of David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes revitalised the band, throwing fresh soul, blues and funk … Continue reading →

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Album review: MONSTER TRUCK – True Rockers

Posted on August 19, 2018 by petefeenstra

In this hour special first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Pete Feenstra chats to Monster Truck guitarist Jeremy Widerman, playing tracks from the album ‘True Rockers’. Mascot Records [Release date 14.09.18] 18 months after their breakthrough album ‘Sittin’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN GILLAN & THE JAVELINS

Posted on August 18, 2018 by jason

earMUSIC [Release date 31.08.18] 55 years on from the band’s formation, in March this year over the course of five days in a studio in Hamburg, Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan joined forces with his original band the Javelins, namely … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL DAY 2 – 28 July 2018

Posted on August 5, 2018 by david.wilson

Aaron Buchanan - STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL DAY 2 - 28 July 2018

When the weather is already a little inclement, you’re tempting fate slightly when the first band of the day play their tracks “Hurricane” and “Thunder Child”, but that’s exactly what The Bad Flowers did. If the rain hadn’t woke everybody … Continue reading →

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Album review: MICHAEL ROMEO – War Of The Worlds, Pt. One

Posted on July 4, 2018 by petefeenstra

Music Theories Recordings [Release date 27.07.18] Former Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo’s ‘War of the Worlds’ has very little to do with the enduring Jeff Wayne adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic sci-fi book. However, the title does give the … Continue reading →

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Album review: DON AIREY – One Of A Kind

Posted on May 9, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

earMUSIC [Release date 25.05.18] Don Airey can be considered rock royalty and in a quiet sort of way, and in down time from his Purple “day job”, finds the time to release consistently excellent solo albums. This is the successor … Continue reading →

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Album review: RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW – Memories In Rock II

Posted on March 18, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Minstrel Hall [Release date 06.04.18] 2-CD/DVD In 2017 Ritchie Blackmore returned with his harder rock hat on to a series of arena shows in the UK. Evidently buoyed up by the successful summer sojourn a year before and no doubt … Continue reading →

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Album review: LANCE LOPEZ – Tell The Truth

Posted on March 1, 2018 by petefeenstra

In this hour special first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Pete Feenstra chats to Lance Lopez with tracks from the new album. More information Provogue Records [Release date 02.03.18] ‘Tell The Truth’ is in Lance Lopez’s own words: … Continue reading →