I remember as a teen, reading in the Guinness Book Of World Records, that Deep Purple set a new record, registering themselves as the loudest band on Earth – Purple’s live show in 1970 reportedly throwing out 110 decibels (thank you Marshall stacks!) of blistering sound at those brave enough to saunter front and center [...]
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One of my most memorable concert moments was on a Sunday evening at Atlanta’s Chastain Park in 1992, seeing and hearing the Dixie Dregs perform live. The Dregs had recently re-formed, and consisted of guitarist Steve Morse, keyboardist T. Lavitz, violinist Allen Sloan, drummer Rod Morgenstein and bassist Dave LaRue (filling the shoes of Andy [...]
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Deep Purple’s first album with guitarist Steve Morse, Purpendicular, is a sadly overlooked album. Released in 1996, it has better songs than anything Purple had done since 1984′s Perfect Strangers. And Ian Gillan, as well, wrote some killer lyrics. “Loosen My Strings” is one of the album highlights.
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