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Parts of an interview with Ian Paice (Deep Purple)


"...one who was just starting to `cross over' into
rock music was Ginger
Baker who before then had been purely a jazz player.
This was when Cream
were happening, around '66-'67. And then, when you
started listening to
Ginger, of course you started listening to where
Ginger was getting it from.

It really started happening for me when the Beatles
started making music. No
matter what anybody says, they were the best group in
British rock and roll.
I don't know whether Ringo was a good soloist, I don't
think he ever had the
chance. But when you have a feel like that it really
doesn't matter does it?
Everything he played was dead right - and different.
Nobody's ever played
that wonderful `slush' hi hat thing the way he did it.
It was superb - messy
but exactly right!

What's different now from when you started playing and
how do you feel about
the changes?
Looking back, the freedom we had then to do so much.
You're so limited in
the studio now because nearly everything is dominated
by click tracks..
There's this terrible criteria of having to try and
match up to a machine.
And for a drummer it's really difficult. You can put
on any modern record
you want and you can tell every fill is a square.
There's no swing in it at
all. No matter how good a player you are, what makes
things swing is that it
isn't totally strict time - it does move, it does
push, it does pull. And
we're having to deal with that because now we have
musicians who rely on it
being strict time - who actually can't play to
something that moves around.
If you go back to the fifties recordings and listen to
things like the
Little Richard band, the tempo's all over the place,
but they all do it
together so it doesn't matter - it just feels great.
Those bands relied on
the feeling of it being good - not being perfect. You
can get something
perfect and it just sits there like a piece of lead.

You really feel then that we're too wrapped up in this
perfection thing
then?
Definitely. We're paying now for the eighties when
`Techno' started taking
over and people didn't use drummers - when they
started using machines with
simple programming and the thing didn't budge. People
got used to it, but
it's not the way humans play. A `middle eight' comes -
you push into it, the
verse comes - you pull back, someone takes a solo -
you take a breather and
pull back, things get exciting - you push forward.
Those things are human
nature.

And if you're not allowed to do that, it takes a lot
of hard work to try and
give the impression that you're doing it when you're
not. You've got a very
small, very limited, space inside the metronomic
clicks, part of which is in
front of the click and part of which is behind, but
it's such a narrow band
and you've got to try and give the impression that
you're pushing into it
but you're not really doing anything. It's very
difficult.

Is there anybody you listen to now?
Well there's still a lot of innovation around but
unfortunately it's not
going on in rock and roll. Most of the guys playing
now are going for the
big sound. Its so technically generated. You don't
hear any grace notes for
example, all you hear is the bass drum and snare drum.
They might sound
great, but there's really nothing going on. It ends up
making them sound
like they have no technique. And also you can't tell
who's playing, because
when you take out those little bits, you also take
away their individuality.
You could always tell if it was Ginger (Baker) or John
(Bonham) or Ringo
(Starr) or Buddy (Rich). All those guys had their good
bits and their bad
bits, but they were their bits.

Its a real shame for drummers. You can usually still
tell guitarists from
one another - you can say, `Oh that's Blackmore' or `I
think that's Stevie
Vai' etc. and obviously with a singer you can still do
that, but with drums
now it's very difficult. They're taking all the soul
out of it. "

поздравляю всех с 60-летним (!!!!) днем рождения Ритчи!!
УРА!!!
доброго здоровья ему и долгих счастливых лет жизни!!
и настоящей музыки!!
очень хочу увидеть его хотя еще раз!!

Ritchie Blackmore forever! Happy Birthday, мрачный гений!

За Здоровье и Творчество Черномора,
УУРРААА%))))

Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan reports that he's finished recording more than a dozen tracks for his upcoming solo effort, Gillan's Inn. The album will celebrate the singer's 40-year music career. Gillan adds that Deep Purple have begun working on their next CD in Los Angeles. "It's always a good feeling to be at the start of a new project and back in the studio with my Purple mates," he asserts.
http://www.gillan.com/gillans-inn.html

DEEP PURPLE Prepare To Release Expanded Version Of 'Burn' - Apr. 21, 2005

Launch Radio Networks reports: One of the most significant albums in DEEP PURPLE's catalog will be treated to an expanded reissue on May 3. "Burn", first released in 1974, was the British hard rock group's first album with its Mach III lineup, which featured singer David Coverdale and bassist Glenn Hughes replacing Ian Gillan and Roger Glover. The new "Burn" sports remastered sound and five bonus remixes of "Burn", "Coronaris Redig", "Mistreated", "Sail Away", and "You Fool No One".

"Burn" peaked at Number Nine on the Billboard Top 200 when it was released and was certified gold.

The Mach III lineup lasted until early 1975, when guitarist Ritchie Blackmore left the band.

Coverdale and Hughes stayed with DEEP PURPLE until the group broke up in July of 1976. The Mach II lineup regrouped in 1985, and Gillan, Glover, and drummer Ian Paice remain with the group. Coverdale continues to lead his band WHITESNAKE, while Hughes records solo albums and also works with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi.

DEEP PURPLE kicks off a North American tour on June 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Что-то не совсем я понял, о чем идет речь. Очевидно новое ремастированное издание “Burn” с бонусами решили выпустить и в Америке? Ведь в Европе уже давно этот диск есть.

Подскажите, пожалуйсто, на каком альбоме DP есть кавер на HELP Битлов?

2sun_OK:

>Подскажите, пожалуйсто, на каком альбоме DP есть
>кавер на HELP Битлов?

Shades of Deep Purple если память не изменяет ;-)

Точно! А на следующем, The Book Of Taliesyn, еще и We Can Work It Out!

This time around - супер песня! Вокал под Стиви Уандера, клавиши.
А на басу Лорд сыграл? Просто на буклете к Come and tast the band указано, что на этой вещи Джон играет на всех инструментах.

IAN GILLAN Celebrating 40 Years In Rock: The DVD - Apr. 26, 2005

Ian Gillan and the producer of the upcoming DVD celebrating Gillan's 40 years in the rock world, Craig Hooper, have posted a letter on Ian's official web site about the upcoming DVD. An excerpt from Craig's portion of the letter follows:

"This film takes a look at Gillan's life of forty years of hard road, recording, excesses, humour, riches, poverty, trend setting, and his complete and current devotion to rock and roll. In this film, you will hear friends, musicians Gillan has worked with and influenced, even Gillan's mum, tell their stories about moments along the way in Ian's life."

"Tony Iommi was interviewed at his home and talks about Gillan's uproarious days with SABBATH. It was many of the stories from the SABBATH days that inspired 'Spinal Tap', and you'll hear all about it, from the Stonehenge replica, the druids, to Ian's maniacal midnight car race that ended with a song called 'Trashed' — quite amazing that he's here to tell the story."

"Never before has such intimate footage of Gillan, and about Gillan, been captured, and in my humble opinion, as producer and fan, this will be a must-have for anyone who has been moved by Gillan's voice and music over the years."

Read Ian Gillan's and Craig Hooper's full letter at http://www.gillan.com/40yearsdvd.html

Наверняка по Женевскому озеру плывёт напевая Smoke On The Water

2Hello:

>Наверняка по Женевскому озеру плывёт напевая
>Smoke On The Water

Не, не похоже на Женевское озеро. Это что-то из недавних фоток, наверное у берегов Новой Англии, где он записывал новый сольный материал.

А я так себе думаю, что это Гиллан плавает на даче по своему бассейну. скрываясь от жены, которая заставляет его копать грядки под клубнику.

2Буремглой Небокроев:

Андрюш, это ты скорее про себя!

2Буремглой Небокроев:
>А я так себе думаю, что это Гиллан плавает на
>даче по своему бассейну.
Хорошо сказано! Нафига ему гармонь(читать природные бассейны)! Нарыв за жизнь средств нарыл и бассейн ;-))

Don Airey revealed: "Music isn't to be trifled with"
Despite a solid pedigree, and having worked with some of the most major musicians in the industry, Don Airey is still unknown to most rock fans, especially in North America. As Deep Purple embark on their second major North American tour of 2004, The Highway Star shine the spotlight on the 'new guy' behind the keyboards.

http://www.thehighwaystar.com/interviews/airey/da-feb082004.html

DEEP PURPLE: New Web Site Launched For IAN GILLAN's 40th Anniversary

According to a post at Deep-Purple.net, a new web site has been launched to keep fans up to date on developments with forthcoming releases for DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan's 40th anniversary as a professional musician. The company producing the forthcoming TV and DVD documentary, CoolHead Productions, have opened a mailing list so fans can sign up and be in the queue for what's probably going to be an Internet-order-only special edition of the documentary. That, along with all the details of the project so far and a message from Ian Gillan, can be found at www.coolheadproductions.com. Details of the "Gillan's Inn" album, which takes a new look at some old classics from Ian's career (including a few PURPLE favorites), can be found at www.gillan.com.