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Deep Purple

Великобритания

Hard Rock
Symphonic Rock

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16 мар 2025 :
9 фев 2025 :	DEEP PURPLE's SIMON MCBRIDE Announces New Solo Album 'Recordings: 2020-2025'
22 янв 2025 :	DEEP PURPLE's Greatest Hits Returns On Limited Edition Purple 4LP Heavyweight Vinyl In February
4 янв 2025 :	GLENN HUGHES On DEEP PURPLE's ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Induction: 'It Was F***ing Uncomfortable'
20 ноя 2024 :	New DEEP PURPLE Guitarist SIMON MCBRIDE: 'I Try To Be Very Respectful To What's Been Done Before'
24 окт 2024 :	DEEP PURPLE Scores UK #1 With "Lazy Sod"
22 окт 2024 :	GLENN HUGHES Reflects On Joining DEEP PURPLE In 1973 - "For Me To Actually Join A Band Where They Were Going To Be Getting Another Lead Singer, It Was A Bit Weird For Me"
18 сен 2024 :	DEEP PURPLE - Fan-Filmed Video Of Entire São Paulo Show Available
3 сен 2024 :	See DEEP PURPLE's Entire Concert In Holmdel, New Jersey During '=1 More Time' Tour
26 авг 2024 :	See 4K Video Of DEEP PURPLE's Concert In Tinley Park During Summer 2024 Tour
25 авг 2024 :	IAN GILLAN Says DEEP PURPLE Is 'Already Booked To The End Of 2026'
13 авг 2024 :	IAN GILLAN, Who Will Celebrate His 79th Birthday Next Week, Says There Are No Plans For DEEP PURPLE To Retire
3 авг 2024 :	DEEP PURPLE Land On Top Of German Album Charts For 10th Time With =1
28 июл 2024 :	DEEP PURPLE Secure 26th UK Top 40 Album With =1
25 июл 2024 :	IAN PAICE Looks Back On DEEP PURPLE's Career: 'It's Been Good, And I Want It To Be Good For A Little While Longer'
23 июл 2024 :	DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN: 'SIMON MCBRIDE Has Been Amazing'
14 июл 2024 :	IAN PAICE: SIMON MCBRIDE Has 'Brought A More Riffy Approach' To DEEP PURPLE's Songwriting
3 июл 2024 :	DEEP PURPLE Releases New Single 'Lazy Sod' From Upcoming '=1' Album
27 июн 2024 :	DEEP PURPLE Surprise Fans In Istanbul With Mozart’s "Turkish March" And Türkiye’s National Anthem "Independence March"; Video
21 июн 2024 :	GLENN HUGHES Blasts DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN And ROGER GLOVER: 'I Will Never Speak To Any Of Them Again'
13 июн 2024 :	DEEP PURPLE's ROGER GLOVER: 'I Don't Like Fame'
5 июн 2024 :	DEEP PURPLE Releases New Single 'Pictures Of You' From Upcoming '=1' Album
28 май 2024 :	IAN GILLAN: SIMON MCBRIDE Is 'One Of The Best Things That Could Have Happened' To DEEP PURPLE
20 май 2024 :	Watch: DEEP PURPLE Performs New Single 'Portable Door' Live For First Time
30 апр 2024 :	DEEP PURPLE Shares New Single 'Portable Door'

16 авг 2022

DEEP PURPLE - Rare "Demon's Eye" Live Video From 2005 Unearthed And Restored

Deep Purple have released the video below, stating: "From the Vault: this restored video, filmed during the Rapture Of The Deep Tour (3 September 2005 at Polo Express, Düsseldorf, Germany) was used for the album TV promotion in Europe. This version has not been released on any Deep Purple CD or video. We hope you enjoy it!"

Deep Purple recently announced that Steve Morse will be stepping back from the band, having been its guitarist for more than a quarter of a century.

Steve’s personal circumstances have made it impossible for him to commit to the band’s schedule throughout 2022 and beyond. A few months ago, Steve openly shared with the band´s fans the sad fact that his wife, Janine, is battling cancer and, in his own words, “I simply must be there with her.”

Since joining the band in 1994, Steve has written and recorded eight studio albums with the band.

Steve Morse: “Last autumn, I suddenly left the Purple writing session in Germany because my wife was having a real medical crisis. Almost a year later, we are learning to accept stage 4 aggressive cancer and chemo treatment for the rest of her life. We both miss being at shows, but I simply couldn't commit to long, or far away tours, since things can change quickly at home. I suggested lining up a substitute guitarist last autumn, hoping we could see the miraculous cancer cure all of us have heard about. As time went by, I could see the way things were heading though, after 28 years of being in the band.

“I've already played my last show with Purple back in Florida on the Rock Legends Cruise. I wish to thank the listeners who so strongly supported live music and turned every show from a dress rehearsal to a thundering, exciting experience. I'll miss everybody in the band and crew but being Janine's helper and advocate has made a real difference at many key points.

“As Janine adjusts to her limitations, she is able to do many things on her own, so we will try to play some shorter nearby concert tours with friends to, hopefully, get both of us out of the house! I know Simon has the gig nailed already, but I'm now handing over the keys to the vault which holds the secret of how Ritchie's ‘Smoke On The Water’ intro was recorded. I guess you have to jiggle the key just right because I never got it open.”

Ian Gillan: “In circumstances like these it is normally difficult to find the right words, but not in the case of Steve Morse; I know what I want to say.

“He came from a different background to the rest of us in Deep Purple and yet his musical genius has been somehow compatible and played a big part in the fresh direction adopted by the group when he joined and made his first album with us in 1996, and then onwards, for over a quarter of a century, enjoying the longest incumbency of any DP guitarist and contributing to the longest unchanging line-up, which started when Don Airey replaced Jon Lord - who retired in 2002 - until the present day.

“I first became aware of Steve through the Dixie Dregs, particularly the track ‘Take It Off The Top’ which was the theme tune for Tommy Vance’s BBC rock show and impressed me mightily. I didn’t realise at the time that one day I would be lucky enough to stand on stage with Steve and enjoy his consummate skills up close and dangerous.

“I got to know him as a very kind man, full of ideas and the patience to see them developed. He would say, ‘You never know until you try it’. We sure had some fun debating that approach, but mostly in good humour and he always gave as good as he got.

“Steve has a legacy with Deep Purple that can never be forgotten, and that smile will be missed. It would be wrong to comment on his personal circumstances, suffice to say he’s in a bad place right now but dealing with it bravely and as best he can; we all admire his devotion; he’s been a strong family man all his life.

“All this has come at a terrible time for everybody, including the other musicians in Deep Purple. After two years off the road because of quarantines everywhere, we had to get back to what we do, and that is perform live around the world and make music in the way we have always done, since 1968. As we get older, we realise that we’re much closer to the end, and that triggers an urgency that won’t be tamed. From Steve’s perspective, I can only imagine that there is no possible ‘nice’ way of continuing with a new man, but it is either that or call it a day, because the lack of momentum was gradually becoming something more significant; it felt terminal. The best way I can describe this is by using Steve’s own words; when I sent him a love letter a few weeks ago, he replied that it was weird being at home whilst we guys were out there, but ‘reality intervenes’… and that’s what has happened. I can only put out love and respect, and positive vibes at the memories of good times together.”

Ian Paice: “From the moment Steve joined us in Purple, it was obvious he could open up new musical possibilities for us. Like most great creative musicians, he has the ability to come up with musical ideas that no one else has thought of.

“I think the easiest way to say it is he’s always ‘thinking outside the box.’ Not many of us can do that!

“We learnt he is also an incredibly nice man, who put up with our lack of knowledge of US sports teams and stars, and our continual talk of UK football, (soccer to our US friends!), with great patience. But there is one important truth here and that is ‘family comes first.’ Steve is adhering to that truth with his wife Janine’s health situation. We will miss him.”

Roger Glover: “In the early ‘80s, on tour with Rainbow in Germany, I heard ‘Go For Baroque’ by the Dixie Dregs on a car radio. I was captivated and immediately bought Unsung Heroes. Then I bought Steve’s first solo album. What a guitar player. Never could I have dreamed that twelve years later we would be in a band together.

“Deep Purple was at a pivotal point in the mid-‘90s and needed to refresh itself. Steve was an inspired choice and brought his talent and limitless imagination to us - evidenced by Purpendicular, a favourite album of mine – enabling the band to start an amazing journey for the next twenty-eight years… no mean feat. He’s a teacher, he inspired us, me in particular, with his energy, encouragement and wisdom, and his contribution and legacy in this band is beyond words. He will be missed but our friendship will remain.

“Sadly, life has intervened, and different challenges are upon us. Janine needs him now, and my best wishes and thoughts go out to them.”

Don Airey: “Thanks Steve for being such a shining light both musically and personally to me over the last few (20!!) years. All I can do is wish you and Janine the best for the future, in the new course that life has taken you. I know it would take a lot more than this to extinguish your talent and your music, so hopefully we'll see you down the road a-piece.”

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