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Episode 377 – Deep Purple – Splat! (Part 1)

Link to video episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YK0tjie6qA

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  • Coming to us from Montreal and Ireland!

History:

  • Originally slated for November 2025 release.
  • Moved up to June of 2026.
  • Finally settled at July 3, 2026.

Core Band:

Additional Musicians:

Technical:

Art & Design:

  • Adam Corke “oldfangledthing” on Discord sent in this clip from Planet Rock in 2020 in advance of the “Whoosh!” release:
    • “It’s dangerous to talk about the future because as soon as you mention something someone will be on your back going, ‘What happened with that thing you talked about?’ I don’t know. But I’d do another album on one condition: as this album is called Whoosh! then the next one should be called Splat! It’s like that old joke about a bug hitting a windscreen: what was the last thing that went through his mind? His arse . . .”
  • The opening track off of “= 1”, “Show Me” features the line:
    • Before you fall into a trap and then sumpt’ns going splat 
  • We incorrectly identified the artwork as being being by: Candy Medusa

In loving memory of Peter Cooper (1965-2025)

  • Only thing I could find was the Nashville music journalist Peter Cooper born in 1965 but he passed away in 2022.

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Album Tracks:

All songs written by Airey, Gillan, Glover, McBride, Paice

  1. Arrogant Boy
  2. Diablo
    • “Diablo” is the second single from Deep Purple’s 24th studio album, “SPLAT!”. The song was premiered on June 5, 2026, accompanied by the music video. 
    • Second single released June 5
    • Video released on June 7
    • DEEP PURPLE – DIABLO (Official Video)
    • Ian Gillan explained the meaning of this song by saying, “It’s about my lover who comes from her hometown. and she’s on a mission to go to Diablo, the most dangerous place on Earth. So, it’s all about taking chances, and just for once in your life do something exciting, step out of the mould, take that little curios bend in the road instead of the sticking to the highway and do something that will, for the rest of your life, either guide or warn you.” 
    • Frontman Ian Gillan has said about ‘Diablo’: “It is all about taking chances. Just for once in your life, do something exciting, step out of the mould, take that curious bend in the road instead of sticking to the highway and do something that will, for the rest of your life, either guide or warn you.” 
    • https://www.nme.com/news/music/deep-purple-share-pummelling-single-diablo-3949468
    • Features Keith Urban on a second guitar solo.
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-112.html
      • My girl and I went to Diablo – by far the most dangerous place on Earth – for her rite of passage.
      • She likes to fight and so – in preparation for the Fist-Fest – she pickled her knuckles in brine.
      • After twenty preliminary and qualifying victories in just four days she faced the fearsome Guts Mackenzie in the final and knocked him out in the second round. The belt now hangs proudly on the wall in her hardware store and she tells the story of her trial to anyone who cares to listen. 
  3. The Rider
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-123.html
      • We’ve all heard and laughed about the stories of excess, relating to contract riders, where star performers demand that a list of whimsical indulgences be provided backstage.
      • I was thinking…what could I add to my tour rider, which was pathetically unimpressive?
      • One day, with friends on a beach in Ria Formosa…we were scoffing belimas and cold beer when someone said, ‘You can’t eat a doughnut without licking your lips…’
      • GOT IT !!!
      • I need a couple of Lip Lickers.
      • Moisturise them both and slap ’em on the rider. 
  4. The Lunatic
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-119.html
      • Inspired by the plight of Winston Smith. Winston is the protagonist in George Orwell’s remarkably prescient book – 1984.
      • Published in 1949
      • More recently, the NHS (UK’s National Health Service) banned usage of the word ‘Lunatic’. Most of my friends are lunatics and so I have taken deep offense on their behalf. 
  5. The Only Horse in Town
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-122.html
      • After his final ‘crack’ hit, the man rose from his dereliction at the entrance to Noble Street and started walking in search of a haven. He found a deserted film set on the High Plains of New Mexico and befriended an abandoned gipsy horse.
      • In the home that fell from the sky, for him and the only horse in town, the man sat at the bar, contemplating, and the horse stood outside at the rail, simple waiting – and swishing his tail.
      • Safe and content. 
  6. Sacred Land
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-117.html
      • Clan MacLaren would gather at Creag an Tuirc (The Boar’s Rock) in times of trouble, to prepare for battle, mostly against MacGregor clansmen, who also laid symbolic claim to the rock.
      • I peered through the mist and saw two of the fearsome warriors, weary, battle scarred and finally at peace….until….they became aware of an approaching threat to the sanctity of ‘their’ rock.
      • And so it goes on… 
  7. The Beating of Wings
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-121.html
      • Don’t be afraid of the dark, little one.
      • Everything will be all right in the morning.
      • Just before dawn, you will hear the beating of wings,
      • As the Angel of Light hurries the night away. 

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The Deep Purple Podcast SPLAT! Album Review

SPLAT! is being released on July 3, 2026.

SPLAT! marks the 24th studio release from Deep Purple since the band formed in 1968. This is the second release featuring their newest member Simon McBride, the 8th lineup that Deep Purple has taken to the studio.

Simon’s influence and energy were immediately present on their 2024 release = 1. Simon, who wasn’t even born when Deep Purples began their 8 year hiatus in 1976, brings a level of technicality and musicianship to the band well beyond his years and is easily the equal of his veteran bandmates. This addition to the band must have been galvanizing for the group as we see them release back-to-back albums a mere two years apart, something they haven’t done since 1996’s Purpendicular followed by 1998’s Abandon.

The concept of SPLAT! saw its genesis during the days when the band were working on the album Whoosh! and was even a Gillan pick for the name of the 2020 release. The concept is simple: humankind on a collision course with death (either collective or singular) like a bug encountering a windshield on the highway.

The album does not suffer from lack of marketing. It is presented as a limited box set featuring a CD, LPs, singles, and a booklet. There are also numerous variations including purple colored vinyl, translucent yellow vinyl, cassette, reel-to-reel, and for those of you with a bit of extra disposable income, a €19,995.00 SPLAT! branded reel-to-reel machine from high end audio company Revox.

For those of you that want to promote the new album when not listening there are t-shirts, jackets, enamel pins, enamel pins, vinyl slip mats, patches, and more available on their Splat! Store. While = 1 featured very sparing design in black and white SPLAT! shows off a rich color palette and lends itself a little better to merchandise and apparel.

The album itself was preceded by three singles showing off the look and feel of the album. The singles were then packaged together as an EP beginning with the most recent release “Guilt Trippin'” as the lead song and featuring two recent live version of the songs “Portable Door” and “Anya.”

1.) Arrogant Boy

The opening track for the album is also the lead single titled “Arrogant Boy.” The single wastes no time opening with a galloping riff by Simon and band. Lyrically the song is about “Billy” who is described in less-than-flattering terms by Gillan. While short for a Deep Purple song, something Bob Ezrin has pointed them toward, it wastes no time featuring solos, a musical flourish section reminiscent of Yes, and a half-tempo bridge with excellent vocals from Gillan.

2.) Diablo

Diablo is maybe the least assuming of the three released singles. It features a simple riff which reminds this listener of “I’m The Slime” by Frank Zappa. The most notable thing about this song is that it features playing by Keith Urban who contributes a solo along with Simon and Don. It may mark the first time a guest guitarist has laid down a solo on a Deep Purple tune. There have been a few guest musicians over the years, mostly more recently, but this may be the first solo. Overall if you aren’t aware of it you may miss it and it seems like an interesting use of Urban as a featured artist.

3.) The Rider

The song opens with a reverberated vintage synth sound reminiscent (to my ears) of a Buchla. After this it goes into chugging hard rock with plenty of creative fills from Ian Paice. The title of the song evoked a lone rider on a horse or perhaps a motorcycle which, to be honest, was not all that appealing to me. Once the vocals started it became evident that it was about the rather fussy conditions of a live performer. The song launches into one of Simon’s most melodic solos in the middle and hits a reprise of the synth intro before concluding.

4.) The Lunatic

This track starts off with the whole band playing a laid back groove. After a verse it quickly breaks into a 7/8 time change before returning to a melodic chorus with brilliant harmonized vocals by Gillan. A new riff is introduced as the song’s organ solo starts. Don lays out one of his most commanding and roaring solos of the album before playing a complicated unison run along with Simon and back to the chorus. As for who the lunatic is, the lyrics keep you guessing.

5.) The Only Horse in Town

Don plucks out a beautiful distorted organ passage before swelling drums, bass, and guitar join in. After the opening bit is played a few times through it morphs into an all too familiar modern Deep Purple progression to introduce the vocals. I have to say that the subject matter suggested by a song called “The Only Horse in Town” did not leave me anticipating this track. That being said the opening line to the second verse made me laugh out loud and I was converted by Gillan’s wacky lyrical sensibilities.

6.) Sacred Land

The opening of the song invokes the sound of a hurdy gurdy but is most likely a synth of some sort. The sound drones on through most of the song. The verse has a Celtic feel to it and mentions the Glen of Creag and Tuirc, a grassy knoll on a crag that is likely familiar to the many Scots listening but that this American had to look up. In this song we’re treated to the first synth solo that is reminiscent of what was peppered throughout = 1 followed by a Simon solo and a fill by Paice that is brilliant in its simplicity.

7.) The Beating of Wings

Unexpectedly this song reminds me of one of the many brilliant slow blues tunes by the great Robert Cray. What captivates me about Cray is his ability to fit many great blues tropes inside of songwriting that is atypical in that genre. Don plays some dirty electric piano to accompany the slow, guitar blues riff played by Simon. The chorus takes the song into a new melodic territory before going back into the verse with some great piano fills by Don and Hendrix-esque ad libs by Simon.

8.) Guilt Trippin’

Beginning with a tinkling Airey piano intro, Guilt Trippin’ was the third single released and the name given to the EP which came out ahead of the album. The song features a very frenzied vocal performance with Gillan. The verse has a staccato and fairly monotone delivery accompanied by a more distant screaming unison lower down in the mix. The piano solo seems a bit out of place even after multiple listens. While it’s obviously expertly played I can’t help but imagine how an organ solo would have done in its place. Of the videos released this one sticks close to the theme of the album complete with a fly that (spoilers!) goes SPLAT! at the very end.

9.) Scriblin’ Gib’rish

A classic swelling organ yields to a chugging guitar while transforming into a discordant synth in the background. It’s easy to be distracted by all of it while Gillan performs the verse with interesting word choices ending in an “ahh-oooh” on each line. The chorus is very typical of this era of the band and leads into a trademark unison run by Don and Simon followed by a synth and guitar solo in the same order.

10.) Jessica’s Bra

When this song came up on the initial track listing I didn’t know what to expect. It’s a fairly inconceivable premise of a bar with a typo on the sign calling it a bra instead. Lyrically this is standard Gillan fare complete with double entendre and running through an odd cast of characters that populate the song’s story. Musically it begins again with a guitar line written in what I would consider the style of 8-bit inspired music which was, in turn, inspired by the hard rock that Deep Purple helped create. More on that later.

11.) Third Call

While giving no indication of where it’s heading the song starts with an ominous chord progression played on the organ. From there I can’t help but be reminded of a Robert Cray arrangement once again. Particularly the playing of Glover, Paice, and McBride together has that rollicking pop-blues feel that Cray has perfected in his career. The song seems to tell a story of a reluctant but irresistible romantic experience. Before the solo a tinkling marimba-like sound still makes me think my phone is ringing each time I hear it. The solo is accompanied by synth horns. While I’m normally opposed to such sounds these work perfectly until they are replaced with a great Hammond solo and finally a return to the organ intro to close out the song.

12.) My New Movie

The penultimate track on the album tells the tale of Gillan’s new movie. Is it telling a story of a literal filmmaker or is it a metaphor? It’s hard to tell. Musically it’s fairly standard with another of McBride’s endless great solos which fades to Don Airey’s snippet of Bach inspired playing reminiscent of “Nothing At All” from Whoosh! followed by another great

13.) Splat!

The title track comes last on this album and it’s quickly becoming one of my favorites. An excellent groove starts the song switching up to something even funkier in the chorus. The melody is reminiscent of Bleeding Obvious from the previous album. Before the key solo Don Airey treats us to what may be the funkiest bit of playing that Deep Purple has ever recorded, certainly since albums like Stormbringer or Come Taste The Band.

14.) Guinnesis

For many this will be the first song they heard from the new album, albeit during the live show before the album title was even announced. The instrumental evokes the sounds of 1980s video game music, and that’s not meant to be in any way derogatory. The video game music of the 1980s and 1990s was largely inspired by classic bands and their composers were fans of music from bands such as Deep Purple. Those sounds and compositions have now inspired the next generation to write music inspired by the music of their youth.

This song comes available only as a vinyl release as part of the limited edition box set. The only other way to hear it at this point would be to catch it at one of their live shows where it has recently been the lead feature in their encore.

After a few listens I wasn’t sure if I liked this album more than = 1 or about the same. Either way it’s very close. At most I think it’s an excellent continuation. If you liked = 1 then you’ll like SPLAT! It’ll probably take a little more time to make a definitive decision. That being said I don’t know that it matters. The band is on fire right now and releasing great material at an astonishing rate. They are inspired and having fun and it shows in everything they are doing.

You may have seen quotes from the band about this being “the heaviest album we’ve done in decades” or comparing it to Machine Head. I don’t think there’s much merit in either claim and likely just something that they have to say to appeal to more borderline fans. I’d say it’s no heavier than anything they’ve put out in a long time but that’s not a bad thing by any means. Comparisons to Machine Head are preposterous. I see little comparison and that’s a good thing. I’m sure there are those that would welcome this comparison but to me that would show a band that has not evolved in 54 years. The resulting album we are getting is anything but that.

This is a band that has a certain formula and a certain songwriting process that also tends to turn out different things with different lineups over the years. SPLAT! is the latest example of this process and the creative product of a group that continues to explore new themes while giving their fans the connection to the past that they crave.

If you’re a fan of the band and that formula you’ll need to check this album out. If you’re looking for Machine Head again then I have good news for you, it’s readily available for you in many formats.

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Episode 376 – Come Taste . . . One Night in Vegas

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This Week’s PurplePuter 3000™ Random Song Pick:

  • Song: One Night in Vegas
  • Album: inFinite
  • Year: 2017
  • Lineup: Mark 7

Song Originally Reviewed:

Episode #296 – Deep Purple – inFinite (Part 1)

Current Playlist Review

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Lyrics:

http://www.deep-purple.net/lyrics/lyrics.htm

Ooh what a night it was, the night I fell apart
I begged a lover not to go away but she went and broke my heart
I found myself in a Vegas bar with a whole new set of friends
Seen through the bottom of an empty glass
Like looking through a fisheye lens

One night in Vegas

It was a morning of revenge for what I did the night before
Which accompanied me to the following day to even up the score
In a stone cold sober mood next afternoon at ten
I found my tongue back in my mouth
And I told myself not to drink again

One night in Vegas

I was three sheets to the wind
The three shots did me in
Three angels there above me
As I was lying on the floor
I knew I should have run for the hills
But I still wanted more

I don’t remember the chapel but I woke up with a wife
I looked at her, she looked at me and now we’re hooked for life
How strange the situation, it’s now been thirty years
Since I met that girl in Vegas
And would you believe it, she’s still here

One night in Vegas
Oh yeah I gotta tell you, one night in Vegas

Ian Gillan’s Wordography:

https://www.gillan.com/wordography-dex.html

Song not covered in Ian Gillan’s Wordography.

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This week both Nate and John make changes to their playlists. John replaces “No Need to Shout” with “One Night in Vegas” and Nate opts to replace “Man Alive.” Our first double-swap!

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Episode 375 – Come Taste . . . Dealer

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  • Postcard from
  • Letter about Mary Long with alternate lyrics!
  • A package from Dale Williams containing Rainbow tour booklets!

This Week’s PurplePuter 3000™ Random Song Pick:

  • Song: 
  • Album: 
  • Year: 
  • Lineup: Mark

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Lyrics:

http://www.deep-purple.net/lyrics/lyrics.htm

http://www.deep-purple.net/lyrics/come-taste-the-band.htm

Dealer
(Bolin/Coverdale)

If you fool around
With the dealer
Remember soon
You’ll have to pay
He’ll creep behind you
Like a hunter
Just to steal your soul away…
I don’t want no one
Messing with my woman
But, just the same
I don’t want to see nobody
Fooling with you
If you’re snowblind
Madonna can hold you
But, if you don’t understand
There is nothing she can do for you…

Running from the dealer
Trying to save your soul

I can feel the fire
Coming from inside you
I know what it’s like
Cos I’ve been burned before
Ain’t no mercy
In the hunger, but
You’re a fool to yourself
Cos your dealer keeps you begging for more…

Running from the dealer
Trying to save your soul

In the beginning all you wanted
Was the calm before the storm
If the bluebird plays the eagle
He finds his song will turn to stone….

Dealer…..

Running from the dealer
Trying to save your soul

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This week John replaces “I Need Love” with “Dealer” on his Come Taste The Band Playlist. Nate already had “Dealer” on his list.

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Episode 374 – Come Taste . . . Strangeways

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  • Song: Strangeways
  • Album: House of Blue Light
  • Year: 1987
  • Lineup: Mark 2

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Lyrics:

http://www.deep-purple.net/lyrics/lyrics.htm

http://www.deep-purple.net/lyrics/bluelight.htm

Strangeways
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover)

Strangeways…
Strange, strange..

I was born into confusion
My mother said to me
‘When you become a man you’ll understand’
But it’s still a mystery
‘And if you want to get ahead
Get some decent clothes
The only way to make it
Dress the part’
That gets right up my nose

And I think to myself in this river of doubt
This is something I can do without
But strangeways is what I got

The indians are coming I saw it on tv
They’re 20,000 strong
But they always get depleted by the cavalry
Salvation is at hand
It’s guaranteed
Just send a donation straight to God
1-800 toll free

And I think to myself in this academy of fear
Where am I going what am I doing here
But strangeways is all I got

Have you seen the headlines
Princess engaged
3 million out of work
But that’s on the 2nd page
The alien has landed
Finger in his ear
Can’t hear a word I am saying
But that ain’t such a bad idea

And I think to myself in this cradle of lust
Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust
But strangeways is all you get

© Blackmore Music Ltd (ASCAP), Rugged Music Ltd (ASCAP),
    Clear Air Music Ltd

Ian Gillan’s Wordography:

https://www.gillan.com/wordography-dex.html

Strangeways not outlined on Ian Gillan’s Wordography.

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Nate replaced “Dead or Alive” with “Strangeways” on his House of Blue Light Playlist. John, once again, holds steady.

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Episode 373 – Come Taste . . . Mary Long

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Postcards From The Edge . . . OF CONNECTICUT!

  • A CD-R of Led Zeppelin I from the desk of Mark Roback!
  • More junk faxes!

This Week’s PurplePuter 3000™ Random Song Pick:

  • Song: Mary Long
  • Album: Who Do We Think We Are
  • Year: 1973
  • Lineup: Mark 2

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Lyrics:

http://www.deep-purple.net/lyrics/whodowe.htm

Mary Long

(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)

Mary Long is a hypocrite
She does all the things that she tells us not to do
Selling filth from a corner shop
And knitting patterns to the high street queue
She paints roses, even makes them smell good
And then she draws titties on the khazi wall
Drowns kittens just to get a thrill
And writes sermons in the Sunday Chronicle

How did you lose your virginity, Mary Long?
When will you lose your stupidity, Mary Long?

Mary told Johnny not to write such trash
Said it was a waste of public money
She made a fuss, they made apologies
But everybody thought the show was funny
When the nation knew you’d had children
It came as such a surprise
We really didn’t know you’d had it in you
How you did it we can only surmise

How did you lose your virginity, Mary Long?
When will you lose your stupidity, Mary Long?

Mary Long, you’re not alone
But you’re a long way behind our times
What we do in full frontal view
Is more honest than your clean-up mind
What I’m saying, Mary Long, is
When you can spare a minute
Go find your friend the porny Lord
Dig yourself a hole and jump in it

How did you lose your virginity, Mary Long?
When will you lose your stupidity, Mary Long?

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Episode 372 – Come Taste . . . The Summer

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Episode 371 – Rainbow – Finyl Vinyl (Part 2)

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Episode 370 – Alcatrazz – No Parole from Rock ‘n’ Roll

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Episode 369 – Rainbow – Finyl Vinyl (Part 1)

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    • Bass: Roger Glover
    • Drums: Chuck Burgi
    • Keyboards: David Rosenthal
    • Backing vocals: Lynn Robinson
    • Live at the Nippon Budokan in March of 1984.
    • Rainbow played their final two gigs on March 13 and 14 of 1984 before reforming with a new lineup in 1994
    • Opening act was a Japanese band called Action.
    • Rainbowfanclan:
      • Tokyo, Japan 14.03.1984 [Fan Review]
      • On March 14, 3 cameras were set up right in front of the stage with the intention of capturing the whole thing on video. The Japanese group Action was the support act. During their performance in the Budokan, not everyone had the patience to wait. There was already a lot of shouting for Rainbow. At 7 p.m. the hall lights went out for the second time. Everyone immediately started shouting excitedly “RITCHIE, RITCHIE!!!”. Yeah, the party started.
      • The big eyes looked intently at the audience. They made big spots during “I Surrender”. I was very impressed by the fantastic “Catch the Rainbow”. I loved it!! The highlight was “Beethoven’s Ninth” with the orchestra. It was sublime! I was under the (wrong) impression that I was in the most holy place. The orchestra was visible above the drum kit and illuminated by rainbow-colored spots. The show lasted about two full hours and I have to admit: “Rainbow is the king of hard rock!”
      • Finally the tracklist: “Over The Rainbow intro tape”, “Desperate heart (although I’m not sure)”, “Miss Mistreated”, “I Surrender”, “Spotlight kid”, “Catch The Rainbow”, “Power” , “Keyboards solo”, “Street of Dreams”, “Fool for the Night”; “Guitar solo”, “Beethoven’s Ninth (with the orchestra)”, “Guitar solo”, “Drum solo”, “Blues”, “Stranded”, “Death Alley Driver”. Encores: “Firedance”, “All night long”, “Woman from Tokyo”, “Since You Been Gone”, “Smoke on the Water”, “Over The Rainbow outrotape”.
      • Marcy Funabashi
  2. I Surrender
  3. Miss Mistreated

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  1. Jealous Lover
    • Keyboards: Don Airey
    • Drums:Bobby Rondinelli
    • Backing vocals: Lynn Robinson
    • in studio, B-side of “Can’t Happen Here” single, 1981
  2. Can’t Happen Here
  3. Tearin’ Out My Heart
    • Drums:Bobby Rondinelli
    • live at The Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, August 18, 1982
    • https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rainbow/1982/hemisfair-arena-san-antonio-tx-3d80973.html
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      • San Antonio TX, USA 18.08.1982 [Road Crew Review]
      • Hemisfair Arena Convention Center, San Antonio TX, USA – August 18, 1982
      • “Live Between The Eyes” recorded in San Antonio Texas in middle of 1982 American tour shows Rainbow at their peak with this lineup, in my opinion. While Joe Lynn Turner wasn’t as heavy metal a singer as Ronnie James Dio he did have an incredible voice and range and was always in great vocal shape. Bobby Rondinelli on drums was a powerhouse and also played better when people were watching. David Rosenthal was again in my opinion the best keyboardist to play in Rainbow and you could tell by the interaction with Ritchie. He loved playing back & forth with David as David was pitch-perfect and could mimic anything Ritchie came up with. Roger Glover was the catylist who held it all down and was a jack of all trades and producer of the album.
      • Spotlight Kid opened the show with a bang and we used some pyrotechnics at the intro controlled by Raymond d’Addario. the eyes themselves were run by a tech from See Factor by the name of Sal Lupo who loved pointing them at the soundman (Gordon Patterson) and lighting tech (Tony Mazzuchi) just for laughs. those eyes were stored while traveling in two cases the size of a Volkswagen Beetle and didn’t fit thru many a stage door especially in Europe. We also had two beautiful background singers in Lynn Robinson and Dee Beale who filled out the sound nicely. I was told they used to sing on the “Benny Hill” show on tv, not too sure on this but thats what i was told.
      • San Antonio was a great place to play and was known by the crew as the spandex capital of the world as the girls backstage were a great inspiration and came dressed to kill! Usually on shows like this where the band knew they were being filmed they would have been nervous, but everyone looks very relaxed here and the playing was very good. Before the show in the tuning room Ritchie would be loosening up by kicking soccer balls and excercizing his fingers playing his usual favorite things like the Brandenburg concerto and such. he also used to drink Johnny Walker Black and Coke to an imaginary line on the bottle where he knew he got a nice buzz going. Ritchie did suffer from stage fright in a way as he knew all eyes would be on him and this was alot of pressure for one person to handle. the new songs from Straight Between The Eyes came off beautifully especially “Tearing Out My Heart”.
      • When it came time for “Kill The King” you can see the smash-up guitar (a strat-imitation with the maple neck) was fitted with a black Fender pickup in the treble position and i had scalloped the neck so Ritchie enjoyed playing it before he went about smashing it to pieces. I got so good at keeping them in tune like his main guitars that he could play them for quite a while before laying them to waste… as I’ve said before his main guitars never went out of tune on stage and he only switched from #1 to #2 for a more deeper heavier sound and this was done at the break in Beethovens Ninth as he came back out on stage for his solo.
      • I also used to give him more preamp during solos by turning up the input on his Aiwa tape deck and you can see him motion to me with his hands in a circular motion on “Spotlight Kid” on this tape. I could tell he was enjoying himself here and his amps sounded hot this night. Since tube amps can be affected by temp and humidity their sound could change drastically.we were trying to change his tubes once a week on whatever head he was using most often and we would experiment with them when he’d show up for a sound check. He didn’t always come to soundcheck so he relied on me to make sure it was sounding good.
      • I usually stuck to whatever amp he was playing the night before. His amps always sounded best when they were about to blow their resistors, so i had keep my eyes on them and used to stand behind them watching their orange glow. When he played the intensity would show in the glow of these KT88’s. I used to keep a record of when the tubes were changed in each of his three marshall major heads he used. The tubes were hard to come by in these days and were very expensive. This video was done by Polydor and as far as I know there were no overdubs done on it. This was a very honest example of Rainbow at their best.
      • Cooky Crawford (Rainbow Roadcrew)
  4. Since You Been Gone
  5. Bad Girl
    • Keyboards: Don Airey
    • Drums: Cozy Powell 
    • Backing vocals: Lynn Robinson
    • in studio, B-side of “Since You Been Gone” single, 1979

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