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marcovandereijk
I saw them yesterday in Amsterdam, in the great Ziggo Dome, which is a good Arena.
Was standing front of stage, which helped me catch a guitar pick from Roger Glover.
Now, for those who don't want to spoil their surprise, stop reading here.
For those interested, it was a great show, with a setlist consisting of four songs from
the new album, I think about four classics from the Made in Japan album, some latterday
"hits" and some surprises, like Fireball and Uncommon Man.
Ian Gillan was, from where I was standing, too close to the stage to here the PA, mostly
getting sound from the monitors, hardly to be heard. During the first songs he seemed a
bit unsure, but during Strange Kind of Woman (I think 4th song) he did a good battle with
Steve on his guitar.
The others were very professionally playing, but what was most impressive to me, was
to see what a joy they had playing in front of an audience. Especially Steve was smiling
throughout the show, and Roger was amusing himself a lot in his own area of the stage.
This enthusiasm reflected on the crowd, and the crowd gave their energy back, to make
it a very good show. One thing I could do without was an endless solo from Don Airey,
who thought it was a favor to the Amsterdam crowd to play a bit of "Tulips from Amsterdam".
But that might have something to do with me being born in Rotterdam...
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Palace Revolution 2000
Steve Morse is a great guitarist. But from Blackmore and Lord both, you got this weird hybrid of 60's London Blues combined with a Classical influence. It came out in their writing. That to me was the asset that can't be repeated.
Lazy, Pictures of Home, Never before, Strange Kind of Woman, Burn, Highway Star all have incredible melodies - not just in the vocals but in the solo sections.
That btw is the beauty of Mick Taylor's solos too.
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DandelionPowderman
Looking forward to the Oslo-show in November!
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DandelionPowderman
Looking forward to the Oslo-show in November!
Heya Dandee, how was the Oslo-show?
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But the show was awesome
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DandelionPowderman
Looking forward to the Oslo-show in November!
Heya Dandee, how was the Oslo-show?
The show was excellent! A good mix of new stuff and the classics. No Child In Time or Highway Star, though, and perhaps wisely so.
Gillan was the big surprise. He actually sang well. It was Morse that couldn't quite keep up with the tremendous energy. Don Airey was fantastic.
IMO, Morse doesn't fit as a lead guitar player in DP.
But the show was awesome
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DandelionPowderman
Looking forward to the Oslo-show in November!
Heya Dandee, how was the Oslo-show?
The show was excellent! A good mix of new stuff and the classics. No Child In Time or Highway Star, though, and perhaps wisely so.
Gillan was the big surprise. He actually sang well. It was Morse that couldn't quite keep up with the tremendous energy. Don Airey was fantastic.
IMO, Morse doesn't fit as a lead guitar player in DP.
But the show was awesome
Great, thanks DP! They'll play in Brazil next month and I might go. Let's see what happens.
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DandelionPowderman
Go and cath them if you can, Cristiano! It's definitely worth it
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DandelionPowderman
Go and cath them if you can, Cristiano! It's definitely worth it
Agreed fullheartedly (if that's a word in English).