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Yes, the first MKII version was better from an objective standpoint, but for example in my case I got to know them in the '80 and, frankly speaking, don't care too much for early Seventies studio records - I find the sound very dated by now, so to me the reunion was instrumental in becoming a fan and not just an inferior copy of the original. I have a much stronger connection to the "dreadul" sound RB had in the Eighties, than on the one that came before...go figure;-)
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27/1/2019, 11:54
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lightintheblack0
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Yes, the first MKII version was better from an objective standpoint, but for example in my case I got to know them in the '80 and, frankly speaking, don't care too much for early Seventies studio records - I find the sound very dated by now, so to me the reunion was instrumental in becoming a fan and not just an inferior copy of the original. I have a much stronger connection to the "dreadul" sound RB had in the Eighties, than on the one that came before...go figure;-)
Thats fair enough mtb7 but from my point of view then i would never have become a huge fan of DP if the 80s were an example of all they were capable of.Sure the studio albums benefitted from the modern technology at the time in comparison to the 70s, having said that the sound on Fireball and WDWTWA is superb but strangely both IR and MH (their best albums IMHO) sound dated sound wise .As for live performances then i prefer bands where the great vocalist is still great and hasn't blown his voice out, and the great guitarist can actually be bothered playing like a great guitarist instead of taking the piss.pre break up of MK2 and indeed MK3 i dont think there were many if any bands who were a match for DP live? after the break up and during the reunion many many bands performed much better than DP eg Maiden ,Priest,UFO,Rush,Dio,Thin Lizzy and indeed early Rainbow and Whitesnake were all far better live acts than post reunion DP.They had more to lose than most others but they certainly did lose it way too quick.
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27/1/2019, 19:10
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JSA1
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A blunt observation but unfortunately realistic. As certain as taxes. The case for stopping now grows.
How true. Look at all of the classic rock stars that have passed away in the last decade, many in their sixties. Let's hope that they retire before they become a parody of themselves. 
its way too late for that they became a parody of themselves when they reunited in the 80s
I agree with you here for the most part, light. There were a few nice surprises, though. When Gillan was on, as he was for the first Detroit concert, they were pretty good. Not too many times was that the case, though. Speed King was smokin' when I saw them in Detroit and the one from PS Live is pretty good. You can check out the Rock meets Beethoven clip on YouTube. It is real good. Most of the PS and HOBL tunes were played much better than the MKIIa tunes for some reason.
Either way, you are correct. I think that Lord, Paice and Glover carried them. When Ritchie decided to play well and Gillan was in decent shape, they actually put on a fine show. Hard to find those, unfortunately. 
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28/1/2019, 18:52
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A blunt observation but unfortunately realistic. As certain as taxes. The case for stopping now grows.
How true. Look at all of the classic rock stars that have passed away in the last decade, many in their sixties. Let's hope that they retire before they become a parody of themselves.
its way too late for that they became a parody of themselves when they reunited in the 80s
What a surprise!
yes it was a surprise i was overjoyed when i heard they were reuniting but sadly the reality didn't live up to the expectation.  I defy anyone to say that post reunion DP were anywhere close to what they had been in the past
The reunion should have taken place in 1979 or 1980. Gillan was still Gillan and Blackers was playing at a high level. Had they done that and still did their side projects with their own bands, I think that things would have been fine. Remember, when Blackers went to see Gillan and then sat in with them, he said IG was incredible. I think that was 1978. Little did he know how IG would blow his voice out with his own band and then with Sabbath and just not have it in 1984-85. Real good at times during the reunion, but mostly blah.
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28/1/2019, 19:00
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A blunt observation but unfortunately realistic. As certain as taxes. The case for stopping now grows.
How true. Look at all of the classic rock stars that have passed away in the last decade, many in their sixties. Let's hope that they retire before they become a parody of themselves.
its way too late for that they became a parody of themselves when they reunited in the 80s
I agree with you here for the most part, light. There were a few nice surprises, though. When Gillan was on, as he was for the first Detroit concert, they were pretty good. Not too many times was that the case, though. Speed King was smokin' when I saw them in Detroit and the one from PS Live is pretty good. You can check out the Rock meets Beethoven clip on YouTube. It is real good. Most of the PS and HOBL tunes were played much better than the MKIIa tunes for some reason.
Either way, you are correct. I think that Lord, Paice and Glover carried them. When Ritchie decided to play well and Gillan was in decent shape, they actually put on a fine show. Hard to find those, unfortunately.
absolutely correct JSA1 they were still very capable of performing to a very high level as the 90s showed(Gillan apart) sadly as you say it seldom happened
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28/1/2019, 19:08
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The reunion should have taken place in 1979 or 1980. Gillan was still Gillan and Blackers was playing at a high level. Had they done that and still did their side projects with their own bands, I think that things would have been fine. Remember, when Blackers went to see Gillan and then sat in with them, he said IG was incredible. I think that was 1978. Little did he know how IG would blow his voice out with his own band and then with Sabbath and just not have it in 1984-85. Real good at times during the reunion, but mostly blah.
absolutely JSA1 i agree 100%
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28/1/2019, 19:11
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I guess you know that when Gillan and Blackmore met in 1978 after Dio having left Rainbow, they couldn't agree on certain things. Blackmore wanted to make it big in the USA, Gillan wanted to tour the clubs in the UK. Blackmore invited Gillan to join his band and vice versa. There was no consensus. It's true that both of them were in top form at that time, but that's not enough to establish a band.
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28/1/2019, 19:32
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I really think that they should wind things down this year. This is the 50th anniversary year of Gillan and Glover joining and I think that it would be appropriate if they would end it on that note.
A few of us tried to inject some tongue and cheek humor into this thread, knowing that their time is running out. Gillan has had it, Morse has hand issues and Paice has had a stroke. One last hurrah this year would probably be their best bet. Some, though, seem to think that they will go on for another five or six years. It ain't happening. Let them go out while they still have their health.
Either way, what is the bet that in fifteen or so years from now you will see a band called Deep Purple touring with some classic rock show. No original members and playing in front of a bunch of old geezers like those classic old bands from the 1950's and 60's still do. That would be interesting. 
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28/1/2019, 19:49
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I guess you know that when Gillan and Blackmore met in 1978 after Dio having left Rainbow, they couldn't agree on certain things. Blackmore wanted to make it big in the USA, Gillan wanted to tour the clubs in the UK. Blackmore invited Gillan to join his band and vice versa. There was no consensus. It's true that both of them were in top form at that time, but that's not enough to establish a band.
yeah thats right Witchy and of course egos came into it since they were both leaders of their respective bands then neither really wanted to be in the others band .Shame as they were both in great shape at the time.
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28/1/2019, 20:27
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I guess you know that when Gillan and Blackmore met in 1978 after Dio having left Rainbow, they couldn't agree on certain things. Blackmore wanted to make it big in the USA, Gillan wanted to tour the clubs in the UK. Blackmore invited Gillan to join his band and vice versa. There was no consensus. It's true that both of them were in top form at that time, but that's not enough to establish a band.
I agree here. I was just stating hypothetical's. In retrospect, it would have been better for Gillan to join Blackmore. The best of both worlds. Maybe the progression would have been Glover coming on like he did, then Paice and then Lord. This certainly could have happened. It would have been a great 'What if?', for sure. Oh, well, if only.........
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