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Sprouts

Original Poster:

865 posts

205 months

Friday 22nd August 2008
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are they worth seeing live in this day and age ? they're playing 3 nights in the amphitheater next to us and I've been 'invited' by some lad who works there.

should I bother, or not really ?scratchchin

minimatt1967

17,286 posts

222 months

Friday 22nd August 2008
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No Blackmore,
No Lord,
Saying that Steve Morse is meant to be very good!

Hmm I don't know?

Well I've been fk all use!

Wacky Racer

39,816 posts

263 months

Friday 22nd August 2008
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First saw Deep Purple at Manchester Belle Vue in early 1974, on Coverdale and Hughes's first UK tour...great gig.....

They have been through loads of personel changes since, but they still rock...

yes

catso

15,192 posts

283 months

Friday 22nd August 2008
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I saw them last year, they're not the Deep Purple of old but still a great show, Steve Morse is a very good guitarist and Don Airey sounds pretty much like Jon Lord to me, Glover & Paice are still great, Gillan can't quite get the high notes any more but overall still well worth seeing IMHO.

Edited by catso on Friday 22 August 20:45

smiller

12,172 posts

220 months

Saturday 23rd August 2008
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Worth seeing, I suspect, just for Steve Morse's guitar acrobatics.

Kinky

39,877 posts

285 months

Saturday 23rd August 2008
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I'd go see them - even if it's just to say you have done so.

K

Fire99

9,862 posts

245 months

Sunday 24th August 2008
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I agree with the 'yay-votes'.. Ian Gillan has calmed the vocals down a bit and they have got older but the last time i saw them they all seemed to really enjoy what they do and that really shows in their performances.

Ian Paice is still an Ace Drummer and Steve Morse has never got the credit he deserves IMO..

A great band without the Ego battles of old.

mouk786

1,263 posts

213 months

Sunday 24th August 2008
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I lvoe DP on record. I saw them at the BIC a few years ago and was slightly disappointed if I was honest

I would still see them again - Ian's voice ahs really had it though.

esselte

14,626 posts

283 months

Monday 25th August 2008
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Wacky Racer said:
First saw Deep Purple at Manchester Belle Vue in early 1974, on Coverdale and Hughes's first UK tour...great gig.....

They have been through loads of personel changes since, but they still rock...

yes
I saw the previous model...Glover,Paice,Blackmore,Gillan and Lord,and then the Hughes/Coverdale version...think I preferred the former...

anonymoususer

7,214 posts

64 months

Monday 25th July 2022
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Thread resurrection.

Looks like another change has or will be occurring. Steve Morse has announced he has officially left the band to care for his ill wife

https://www.nme.com/news/music/deep-purple-guitari...

Polly Grigora

11,209 posts

125 months

Monday 1st August 2022
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Sprouts said:
are they worth seeing live in this day and age ? they're playing 3 nights in the amphitheater next to us and I've been 'invited' by some lad who works there.

should I bother, or not really ?scratchchin
Yes, should be good, 2nd night will likely be the best performance

Ronstein

1,530 posts

53 months

Monday 1st August 2022
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Polly Grigora said:
Sprouts said:
are they worth seeing live in this day and age ? they're playing 3 nights in the amphitheater next to us and I've been 'invited' by some lad who works there.

should I bother, or not really ?scratchchin
Yes, should be good, 2nd night will likely be the best performance
tumbleweed

gazza285

10,518 posts

224 months

Monday 1st August 2022
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Ronstein said:
Polly Grigora said:
Sprouts said:
are they worth seeing live in this day and age ? they're playing 3 nights in the amphitheater next to us and I've been 'invited' by some lad who works there.

should I bother, or not really ?scratchchin
Yes, should be good, 2nd night will likely be the best performance
tumbleweed
The joy of YouTube…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nep1octVQsc

Polly Grigora

11,209 posts

125 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2022
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One back at you

Panamax

6,459 posts

50 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2022
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This ain't Purple themselves but it's a staggering version of Lazy,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69EcnxJmnd4

For a short while supergroup Living Loud included all of Jimmy Barnes (above), Steve Morse and Don (Deep Purple) Airey. Well worth tracking down their 2009 album "Living Loud" if you can.








gazza285

10,518 posts

224 months

Wednesday 3rd August 2022
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Polly Grigora said:
One back at you
The difference is the 2008 video that I posted is one of the dates mentioned in the OP, rather than a recommendation to attend the second night fourteen years after the event...