OFF: Deep Purple in concert

[Stephe Lindas]

The so called devil-horn sign is from ancient Greece. Its the symbol of the
god 'PAN', Greek god of music. I think he had horns too. Cheers STEPHE
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From: "K Henderson" <henderson.120 at OSU.EDU>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: OFF: Deep Purple in concert


> Nick said...
>
> >Saw Deep Purple -- with Scorpions and Dio -- in Pittsburgh on Saturday
> night.  >Awesome show, with the exception of Scorpions. . . but that's
just
> my taste.
>
> I wuz there too....thought the Scorpions set was actually the best of the
> three, but for the huge rainstorm that managed to infiltrate under the
roof
> a good ways, at least far enough to drench us momentarily.  Well,
actually,
> that was kinda cool itself (seemed to energize the audience in a weird
way),
> esp. since we didn't get completely soaked through like the poor bastards
on
> the lawn.
>
> But having seen Deep Purple about six previous times since the c. 1984
> reunion, and Dio and the Scorpions only once each (Holy Diver tour, and
> 1995-Buffalo, following the Hawkwind show in Toronto, respectively),
seeing
> DP again was a little less novel.  And frankly, they've been better in the
> past IMHO.  Reports I'd read of other shows had them being thoroughly
> out-performed by the Scorps, even from DP fans themselves.  I didn't
really
> see it this way myself - I thought DP's set was fine, if a tad predictable
> and routine.  I had read they were doing "Mary Long" in the set, and
that's
> among my favorite tunes, but alas, they dropped it.  Gillan sang ok, could
> still produce the high notes, but not really with any power.  (But then,
> compared to Ozzy...)
>
> >Scorpions were probably good if you like them.  I personally don't.  I
had
> two >or three of their albums in the early '80s, but got over them
quickly.
> A lot of >"guitarist jumps up on drum riser and places guitar between
legs"
> schtick.
>
> Not to get into another 'dumb vs. smart' music debate, but the Scorps are
> among my favorite 'dumb' bands, post-Roth that is.  Everything up to
> Lovedrive was pretty intelligent I think, esp. Roth's unique style and
> inspired soloing.  (Let's forget his "singing" for the moment, shall we?
> And we can ignore Rarebell's infantile lyrics too, but then Meine's accent
> makes them unintelligible anyway, so...)  And they did both 'We'll Burn
the
> Sky' and 'Coast to Coast' which was quite cool.  Nobody in the USA prolly
> ever knew they existed before Animal Magnetism and "The Zoo."  (Well, that
> album was my first taste of them too.)
>
> >Deep Purple really kicked ass.  Ian Gillan was pretty energetic and, as
> always, >funny.  When introducing "Knocking at Your Back Door", he
informed
> us he >couldn't tell us what the song was about, because it's very
naughty.
> . . but he >added that it's something that "sometimes makes your eyes
water."
>
> There's somebody that *didn't* know what that song was about?  :)
>
> >John Lord broke into the "Star Wars" theme during his solo, which was
kinda
> >bizarre, but a lot of people were jazzed.
>
> Um, I think you mean Don Airey.  Jon "the Refrigerator" Lord retired this
> year.  And you didn't point out the bit of Gary Glitter they
covered...."Hey!"
>
> Dinosaur Rock Lives!
>
> Grakkl (FAA), who tries not to let the embarassment of subsidizing this
sort
> of thing to sink in...
>
> P.S.  My brother tells me he heard on the radio Ronnie James claiming to
> have "invented" the Devil-horn sign (which is quite absurd), and then
> lamenting that "the kids" these days just don't understand its
significance
> when they use it as a simple greeting gesture in passing.  :)  Aw, what's
> happened with today's devil-worshipping youth?!  Everything's going to
hell
> nowadays.  :)
>
> P.P.S.  On Meine's accent...was it just me, or did it seem like he was
> saying "Hello, Pittsburgh, Pasadena!" all the time?  :)
>
> P.P.P.S.  Why did Dio's (short opening) set include a drum solo?  What a
> waste of time.  Ian Paice did not do a solo at some other gigs (according
to
> reports), but sadly did one in Pgh, making it a 'three drum-solo night.'
> What misery!
>
> P.P.P.P.S.  Dio (US), Deep Purple (England), Scorpions (Germany) - should
> perhaps call it World Cup Tour 2002!  Any Senegalese rock bands out there?