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MrEd45
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Re: time for a reunion
quote: Milan Fahrnholz wrote:
The only problem is that the dictionary only goes up to the letter "E" and then ends with a surrealistic slide solo.
An update/expansion of that dictionary is called for then - at least up to and including the letter 'p'...'cause I just might start using poppycock, too.
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26/4/2005, 4:37
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MrEd45
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Re: time for a reunion
If memory serves, it (the "Perfect Strangers World Tour" ) was the 2nd highest grossing World Tour in 1985 behind Bruce Springsteen's. Or, that could've possibly just been the U.S. grosses...and judging by the two shows I saw of the tour, I can't believe that the net profits weren't quite nice, too.
Just to expound a bit more on this, one major reason that I think the net profits from the "PS World Tour" were likely quite handsome was due to the comparitively "stark" stage show...to quote the intrepid Simon Robinson:
" The band's minimum use of effects caused something of a stir in and of itself. In a world rapidly going overboard to the point where the music has become of secondary importance to the even bigger effects - 'No spandex, no S + M outfits, no hooded dwarfs worshipping 20 foot tall fire-breathing Egyptian vampires', marvelled one American review. " - Simon Robinson...and I couldn't agree more..the most 'high tech' special effect was the laser image of Ludwig Von Beethoven attempting to 'conduct the band - and then giving up in frustration as he tried to 'control' Blackmore during his solo in Purple's treatment of "Difficult To Cure". It was classic Deep Purple - just the instruments, the amplifiers and five "perfect strangers' who combined to make the greatest rock music the world has ever heard - in my non-humble opinion, of course of course.
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26/4/2005, 4:51
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Eirik Solum
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Re: time for a reunion
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quote: Det Pak wrote:
When I saw DP back in 85 the arena was sold out,so I wouldn't call it a failure.
Maybe not moneywise, but sure as hell it was a failure artistically.
Perfect Stragers was a failure??
If thats a really bad record, I cant see what is a "artistically" sucsess.
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26/4/2005, 14:03
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mrsnip
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Re: time for a reunion
quote: Eirik Solum wrote:
quote: MrSnip wrote:
quote: Det Pak wrote:
When I saw DP back in 85 the arena was sold out,so I wouldn't call it a failure.
Maybe not moneywise, but sure as hell it was a failure artistically.
Perfect Stragers was a failure??
If thats a really bad record, I cant see what is a "artistically" sucsess.
I was referring to the subsequent tour.
Gillan´s voice was shot.
The musicianship was not at a peak, on the contrary (all parts trying to play safe, dull and boring).
Lack of inspiration and cooperation. (They all wanted to show off, but failed to deliver)
Seen in the cluttered view of the rearview mirror, there should never have been a reunion in 1984. They produced nothing but stale powerpop and internal conflicts.
And remember, Deep Purple were never a band of heart, but simply a produced band by management (Spice Girls and Boyzone springs to mind)
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Eirik Solum
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Re: time for a reunion
I did not see any of the shows in 85. I saw one i 87, in Oslo. After that I've seen them something like ten times, and the 87 gig is by far the best.
Anyway, I've heard some boots, the "In The Absence of Pink" and seen the stuff on New, Live and Rare. To some extent I agree with you. Blackmore plays a lot of !@#$, the sound is bad and Gillan fails to impress a lot of places. Still I cant say the over all quality of his singing and voice is better today - the difference is that he is relyable. Never comlpetly shot, but never impressing either. On Perfect Strangers his singing is unbelevable, to my ears. Absolutely peak. Some of the 87 tour also showcased a full quality performance from Gillan.
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26/4/2005, 14:22
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mrsnip
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quote: Eirik Solum wrote:
I did not see any of the shows in 85. I saw one i 87, in Oslo. After that I've seen them something like ten times, and the 87 gig is by far the best.
Anyway, I've heard some boots, the "In The Absence of Pink" and seen the stuff on New, Live and Rare. To some extent I agree with you. Blackmore plays a lot of !@#$, the sound is bad and Gillan fails to impress a lot of places. Still I cant say the over all quality of his singing and voice is better today - the difference is that he is relyable. Never comlpetly shot, but never impressing either. On Perfect Strangers his singing is unbelevable, to my ears. Absolutely peak. Some of the 87 tour also showcased a full quality performance from Gillan.
I didn´t see them in 85 either. I base my opinion on the ´85 Paris video and several bootlegs.
I saw them in ´87 in Gothenburg (Sweden), and yes it was a good show, if you didn´t see Gillan running off the stage the whole time, just to get a zip of the "Milk ´n´ Honey". Blackmore doing _very_ few stage antixcs. Lord the anonymous keyboard player, and a sleeping Paice. As a ´69-´71 fan I must say their reunion efforts where lame.
I saw 4 shows in ´93, Kiel, Mannheim, Stuttgart and Copenhagen and for once I felt I got full value for the money, the best DP from 84 till present (In My Not So Humble Opinion).
Likewise with the ´96 shows I attended and the Concerto thing in Frankfurt om 2000.
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26/4/2005, 14:50
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Re: time for a reunion
Mark IIb was a great success.
Mark IIa was a disaster both commercially and artiscally.
Mark II is over. Blackmore is happy dressing as Robin Hood and performing in castles and church basement and Lord is 64 in two months and couldn't complete his last two Purple tours do to physical ailment. And Blackmore and the rest of the band still have no use for one another.
Either accept Mark VIII for what they are or find another band.
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26/4/2005, 15:05
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mrsnip
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Re: time for a reunion
quote: Diostillrocks wrote:
Mark IIb was a great success.
Mark IIa was a disaster both commercially and artiscally.
MarkIIa a disaster? Didn´t they write In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head and Who Do We Think We are?quote:
Either accept Mark VIII for what they are or find another band.
Yes, Mark VIII is accepted as a tribute band. With very little news to deliver, and living on ancient success. And that´s why Lord left. The health issue is nothing but legal sh1t and improper management.
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Mofo Lives
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Re: time for a reunion
quote: MrSnip wrote:
quote: Diostillrocks wrote:
Mark IIb was a great success.
Mark IIa was a disaster both commercially and artiscally.
MarkIIa a disaster? Didn´t they write In Rock, Fireball, Machine Head and Who Do We Think We are?quote:
Either accept Mark VIII for what they are or find another band.
Yes, Mark VIII is accepted as a tribute band. With very little news to deliver, and living on ancient success. And that´s why Lord left. The health issue is nothing but legal sh1t and improper management.
If they are a tribute band (in your own words) why do you: 1) attend their concerts, 2) spend your time on a fan forum discussing them and 3) buy their cds/dvds? Sounds kinda weird to me.
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26/4/2005, 17:43
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IKEN
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Re: time for a reunion
MK2=gillan ,glover,blackmore,lord,paice
1969-1973.
MK2a=gillan,glover,blackmore,lord,paice
1984-1989
MK2b=gillan,glover,blackmore,lord,paice
1993-1994.
just to make things a BIT clearer.
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