Purple and Rock are two of my all favorite expressions. The latest issue of Classic Rock Magazine (June 2018, Issue 249) features extensive coverage about the Deep Purple Family. There was a period of time when they were the pinnacle of rock.
I have been a Deep Purple fan since ’68 when I first heard their hit single “Hush” on progressive rock radio (WNEW-FM, 102.7, NYC). “Hush” celebrates its 50th anniversary in June. Amazing.
This issue is a in-depth read, 28 pages to be precise. Starting with Deep Purple, then onto Dio and Rainbow, followed by Coverdale & Whitesnake, and more… A total steal at $3.99!
Kudos to Sian Llewellyn, Editor and her team of writers. This is rock curation at its finest!
Steppenwolf is another significant band celebrating a 50th anniversary this year. They forged the bedrock foundation of heavy metal.
There is nothing more powerful than Steppenwolf’s back to back Top 10 hits, “Born To Be Wild” and “Magic Carpet Ride”. They create a significant buzz every time I hear them played.
I love the Mercedes Superbowl Ad featuring the movie Easy Rider and “Born To Be Wild”.
This is HUGE! I am excited to share with my readers that Metallica has been chosen as Record Store Day 2016 Ambassador. Record Store Day 2016 will take place on Saturday April 16, 2016.
For Record Store Day 2016, Metallica’s official release will be a special live CD, Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Metallica! – Live at Le Bataclan. Paris, France – June 11th, 2003, a live concert recording from the Paris theatre that became the focus of the world in November 2015.
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Metallica! – Live at Le Bataclan. Paris, France – June 11th, 2003 Track List:
1. “The Four Horsemen”
2. “Leper Messiah”
3. “No Remorse”
4. “Fade to Black”
5. “Frantic”
6. “Ride the Lightning”
7. “Blackened”
8. “Seek and Destroy”
9. “Damage, Inc.”
The Metallica specialty release allows the charitable donation of its proceeds to go to the Fondation de France’s Give For France Charity. This all fits into a larger theme for Record Store Day 2016 underscoring the relationship between U.S. record stores and our French counterparts, between Record Store Day and Disquaire Day, and between music/arts loving human beings in the United States, France and the World!
Metallica also discusses in the RSD 2016 video the upcoming deluxe reissues of their first two albums, Kill ‘Em All and Ride the Lightning, which feature previously unreleased demos, full live concerts and more. Those reissues will drop the day before, April 15th.
Lots to look forward to about Record Store Day 2016. Additional details to follow. Heavy Metal and Vinyl Lovers Unite!
Leslie West’s forthcoming album, Soundcheckpegs the needle in the red. That is the infamous sound we have come to expect from this premier rock guitarist.
Soundcheck is the sixteenth solo album from the legendary rock guitarist Leslie West.
Leslie lays down some of his most inspired musical magic to date with by collaborating with renowned British guitarists Peter Frampton and Brian May, ex-Jeff Beck keyboard virtuoso Max Middleton, vocalist extraordinaire Bonnie Bramlett (Delaney & Bonnie) and the late great Cream bassist and longtime friend of Leslie’s, Jack Bruce.
Closing out his new album “Soundcheck”, is a treasure for all longtime fans of Leslie West: a live version of Willie Dixon’s, “Spoonful,” recorded with Jack Bruce on bass and vocals and Joe Franco on drums, played in the classic Cream style as captured on 1968’s Wheels of Fire. “Back in 1988, I recorded an album called, Theme, which featured Jack on bass. We recorded at Millbrook in upstate New York, and the owner of The Chance in Poughkeepsie called and asked if we wanted to come over and do a set there, with no advertising, no nothing. Jack was into it, and the engineer at Millbrook, Paul Orofino, came with us and recorded the gig with a small portable stereo machine. “After hearing of Jack’s passing, we edited it down from its original length and decided it would be great to include on the record. As you can hear, I was trying to reincarnate myself into Eric Clapton! The first time I listened to Jack’s voice and the tone of his bass on the recording, I had tears in my eyes. I loved Jack so much.”
LESLIE WEST – SOUNDCHECK
Label: Provogue Records
Release Date: November 20, 2015
Tracklist:
01. Left By The Roadside To Die
02. Give Me One Reason
03. Here For The Party
04. You Are My Sunshine
05. Empty Promises Nothin Sacred
06. A Stern Warning
07. People Get Ready
08. Going Down
09. Stand By Me
10. Eleanor Rigby
11. Spoonful
Deep Purple is another Classic Rock band I have itched to see DP perform live. The band just announced their 2015 North America Tour itinerary on Thursday. I noticed they have a Connecticut date at Foxwoods on July 30th. It’s not appearing on the Foxwoods Website yet nor are ticket sale dates available as of this writing.
I’d love to snag a couple of tickets to catch them in concert. What a great catalogue of music they have contributed.
What is your favorite Deep Purple song?
Mine is “Hush” their first big hit single in 1968.
It is a tragic error that Deep Purple is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Critics be damned enter this seminal heavy metal band already! One listen to any of their mega hits should tell you why they deserve to be included.
I was pleased to learn that Lars Ulrich of Metallica is actively working on making this happen. According to the Deep Purple Web Site:
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich last year told writer Peter Makowski that he is working on getting his all-time favorite band, DEEP PURPLE, a long-overdue spot in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Asked why the creators of “Smoke On The Water” were not in there yet, Ulrich said, “What you’ve got to understand is that a lot of the people that have run the selection process are critics, and DEEP PURPLE, as you know, were never a critic’s band — especially in America, because their influence was probably felt more in Europe.”
But Ulrich added, “It’s only a matter of time. Rather sooner than later. We’ve already lost one member. The fact that LED ZEPPELIN and BLACK SABBATH are in and PURPLE is not is one of the crimes of that whole institution. We’ll get them in soon enough. I’m working on it.”
Founding PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord passed away in July 2012. Ulrich, who wrote a tribute to Lord on METALLICA’s web site, told Makowski, “I’m not sure that the people in today’s hard rock world really truly understand how innovative this guy was . . . he really did something nobody had done before with the sound of the keyboards and I think that’s probably the biggest thing to remember him for.”
I am thankful to have seen Metallica perform, “Enter Sandman” at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts, October 30, 2009. They really raised the roof that night. Such raw, powerful energy. It is their signature song.
I loved the footage of NY Yankees Mariano Rivera running out from the bullpen in centerfield at Yankee Stadium behind them as they played Classic.
Uncut Magazine has an article about “The Making of…Metallica’s Enter Sandman”.
However I have a second chance at this option due to the fact that I now have a Sony 61″ 3D TV and a Sony Blu Ray Home Theatre with 3D glasses. Metallica through their Blackened Recordings label will release to the market on January 28th a 3D Blu Ray Home Edition.
I now have another opportunity to watch Metallica Loud! in 3D Blu Ray from the comfort of my living room. Hey Now as Howard Stern would say 😉
One of the most powerful bands I have ever seen live is Metallica. I will never forget the night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert when the stage turned around and we saw the arsenal of equipment Metallica was going to play through for us. It was the size of a city block to us.
The force of their music physically lifted me out of my seat. I was energized like no band has done for me live before or since.
The Metallica movie, Through The Never is invigorating me to go see this event. I hope to be sitting in front of an IMAX 3D screen this weekend if I’m lucky….
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