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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 stage. Well, any band capable -and willing – of such auditory excess was one I had to hear. And I did, delving into the band’s back catalog and seeking out any live Deep Purple record I could. From Shades Of Deep Purple to Rapture Of The Deep, it’s been a tremendous hard rock ride. Now, I must share my findings.
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Dixie Dregs: “Dregs Of The Earth”
January 19th, 2009 No Comments
![\](http://classicrockmusicblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dixie-dregs-dregs-of-the-earth.jpg "Dixie Dregs \")
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 West). I believe Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo opened the show (if you were there I’d love to know!), but I can’t remember.
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Tags: andy west, chastain park, dave larue, Dixie Dregs, mick fleetwood, Rod Morgenstein, steve morse, t lavitzDeep Purple – Loosen My Strings video
December 3rd, 2008 1 Comment
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.
