The Deep Purple Podcast

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Core Band:

• Ritchie Blackmore – electric and acoustic guitars, hurdy-gurdy, mandolin, renaissance drums, tambourine
• Candice Night – lead and backing vocals, pennywhistle, shawms, harp, recorder, electronic bagpipes
• Sir Robert of Normandie (Robert Curiano) – bass, backing vocals
  • In the 1970s he was the bass player with the Manhattan band Mink De Ville. 
  • Curiano was the original producer of The Backstreet Boys in 1993.
  • Curiano met Ritche Blackmore at a Long Island tavern called The Normandy Inn. It was this meeting place that earned him his stage name.
  • In 2000 he joined Blackmore’s Night for the Under a Violet Moon tour.
  • Curiano would go on to be the bass player for the 2015 reformed Rainbow that toured briefly.
• Carmine Giglio – keyboards
• Chris Devine – violin, viola, recorders, flute
• Mike Sorrentino – drums
• Richard Wiederman – trumpets
• John Passanante – trombone
• Pat Regan – keyboards

Additional Musicians:

• Albert Dannemann – bagpipes on “All Because of You”

Technical:

• Produced by Pat Regan and Ritchie Blackmore
• Engineered and Mixed by Pat Regan at Schloss Eggersberg, Germany
• Recorded entirely on the RADAR 24 and Yamaha O2R at Minstrell Hall, NY
• Mastered at DNA Mastering, Studio City by Brad Vance

Album Art & Booklet Review

• Photos by George Chin
  • https://www.discogs.com/artist/2157874-George-Chin
  • By 1987, he worked as the official photographer with many major pop and rock bands of the early to mid-80s era including Culture Club, Thompson Twins, Guns n’ Roses, Bon Jovi, Motorhead, Terence Trent D’Arby, among others with his own studio in Chelsea London. By 1990, he was headhunted by the Rolling Stones to be their official tour photographer on the Urban Jungle/Steel Wheels tour of Europe and toured the world several times over with the biggest bands of the early 90s including Guns n’ Roses, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitney Houston, and others.
• Hanging Tree Artwork by Heather Findlay
  • Artist and musician who worked with and toured with Blackmore’s Night
    • https://www.blacksandrecords.com/heatherfindlay

“Wriggling is not recommended whilst listening to this CD.”

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Album Tracks:

All songs written by Blackmore/Night unless otherwise specified.

1. Written in the Stars
   • “Do you believe in destiny? Would you want to know the future if you could? Or is it better not to know?”
2. The Times They Are a-Changin’
   • “A special THANK YOU to Bob Dylan, for being Bob Dylan.”
   • Bob Dylan cover
   • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Times_They_Are_a-Changin%27_(song)
   • Merlijn:Some extra info: The Times They Are Changing recorder parts are based on “I Got You Babe” by Sonny and Cher
   • Blackmore’s Night – Times They Are a Changin’ // Official Music Video
   • Music video included as a bonus feature on CD release.
3. I Still Remember
   • “Reflections of a love long gone, but never forgotten. We all reminisce and wonder what could have been, sometimes. Part of this melody was taken from a traditional Renaissance song called ‘Mon Ami’ – my friend…how fitting.”
   • Trad by Tielman Susato
     • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tielman_Susato
   • Merlijn:
     • Tielman Susato: Ronde Mon Ami: Renaissance Dance – Tylman Susato – ‘Ronde Mon Amy’. The theme of the choruses is clearly to hear from 1min onwards
     • Renaissance Dance – Tylman Susato – ‘Ronde Mon Amy’
4. Home Again
   • “You can travel to the ends of the earth and all that you are searching for will be right at home, awaiting your return.”
   • Ruby’s Choir credited “live on Home Again” in the album liner notes. The members are listed as Michelle, Anita, John, Cathy, Ken, Robert, Mike, Trish, Scott, Sue, Carmine, Mary, and Pete.
5. Crowning of the King
   • “Mainly a Tielmann Sussato song – this is the celebration of majesty and pageantry. Representing a new hope and a new chance with a new royal leader.”
   • Trad by Tielman Susato
   • Merlijn:
     • Tielman Susato: La Mourisque (one of the 12 Dancereys). First published in 1551 La Mourisque – Susato Tielman Susato (c. 1510 – after 1570) was a Renaissance composer, instrumentalist and publisher of music in Antwerp. While Susato’s exact place of birth is unknown, some scholars believe that because of his name—Susato meaning de Soest, of the town of Soest — he may be from the town of that name in Westphalia, or the town of Soest in The Netherlands. Susato was also an accomplished composer. He wrote (and published) several books of masses and motets which are in the typical imitative polyphonic style of the time. He also wrote two books of chansons which were specifically designed to be sung by young, inexperienced singers: they are for only two or three voices. Most important of his publications in terms of distribution and influence were the Souterliedekens of Clemens non Papa, which were metrical psalm settings in Dutch, using the tunes of popular songs. They were hugely popular in the Netherlands in the 16th century. Susato also was a prolific composer of instrumental music, and much of it is still recorded and performed today. He produced one book of dance music in 1551, Het derde musyck boexken … alderhande danserye, composed of pieces in simple but artistic arrangement. Most of these pieces are dance forms (allemandes, galliards, and so forth). 
     • La Mourisque – Susato
6. Fayre Thee Well (Instrumental) (Blackmore)
   • “Parting at the crossroads.”
7. Fires at Midnight
   • “Bonfires illuminate the darkened hills. Silhouetted figures celebrate the coming of the night. There you stand with the Seven Sisters watching over you as you ponder, in awe, the mysteries of the world.”
   • Trad by Alfonso X
     • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_X_of_Castile
   • Merlijn:
     • Alfonso X del Castille. King of Spain around 1200 Cantiga 353 Also sung version of it. Here is Cantiga 353 (Quen a omagen da Virgen e de séu Fillo honrrar) from Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of 420 poems with musical notation dedicated to the virgin Mary during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile El Sabio (1221-1284). The story: Only surviving son of a wealthy man is sent to live in a monastery. He was fascinated by a statue of the Virgin and Child and brought it food every day. The statue spoke to him and said come eat with my father tomorrow (shades of Don Giovanni). That night the boy and the abbott came to the statue, fell ill, died and were taken to heaven. Might have been nice to have lived a full life first, but that’s medieval logic.
     • Cantiga 353
8. Hanging Tree
   • “A popular punishment for many centuries was hanging. But no one could tell the tale better than the tree who lived through it.”

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• https://www.discogs.com/release/742831-Blackmores-Night-Fires-At-Midnight (EU)
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History:

• The Big Breakfast
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Wembley Show:

• Show recorded on October 14, 1998. Deep Purple played later that night at Wembley:
  • https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/deep-purple/1998/wembley-arena-london-england-3d759cf.html
  • https://www.purple.de/dirk/purple/tours/1998/98-10-14.php

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The Big Breakfast – Episode dated 14 October 1998

Deep Purple On Big Breakfast TV Show 1998 – Part 1

Deep Purple On Big Breakfast TV Show 1998 – Part 2

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Setlist:

• Burn
• Lady Luck
• Gettin’ Tighter
• Love Child
• Smoke On The Water (incl. Georgia On My Mind)
• Keyboard Solo
• Lazy
• Drum Solo
• Homeward Strut
• This Time Around
• Owed To G
• Guitar Solo
• Stormbringer
• Highway Star (incl. Not Fade Away)

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Photos … Alan Perry – Concert Photographs

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The Venue:

• Liverpool Empire Theatre
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Empire_Theatre

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Rob Cooksey, in a statement on July 6, 1976: “the band will not record or perform together as Deep Purple again”.

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For More Information:

• https://www.purple.de/dirk/purple/tours/1976/76-03-15.php
• https://www.concertphotos.uk.com/deeppurple/dp76l.htm
• https://www.purple.de/dirk/purple/tours/1976/76-03-11-uk-tour.php
• https://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/liverpool-76
• Deep Purple – Bolin Interview (From ‘The Last Straw’ Bootleg)
• https://www.purple.de/dirk/purple/tours/1976/76-xx-xx-germany-tour-pop.php
• https://www.thehighwaystar.com/specials/liverpool-76/recollection.html
• https://www.purple.de/dirk/purple/tours/1976/76-03-11-uk-tour.php
• https://www.glennhughes.com/dp76_ukprogramme.html
• https://www.discogs.com/release/3512621-Deep-Purple-Live-In-Liverpool-1531976
• https://www.discogs.com/release/3512583-Deep-Purple-Come-Taste-The-End
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Empire_Theatre

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Simon’s History (Part 1)

Simon McBride – Australian tv 1992 (Satch boogie) ( 12 years old )

Sweet Savage:

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After Metallica released a cover of “Killing Time” in 1991 as the B-side for the single of “The Unforgiven” Sweet Savage experienced a new interest in the band. The band decided to reform and signed with the label Neat Records. In 1996 they released an album featuring a rerecording of “Killing Time.” The album also had a lot of remakes on it. In 1998 they recorded their an album of all new materian called “Rune.” Simon McBride replaced Ian Wilson who was working on other projects.

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After these two albums the band split up to pursue individual musical projects.

After the breakup of Sweet Savage McBride joined Andrew Strong and performed with him for the next six years on tour.

Simon McBride & Andrew Strong shredding.

After touring for those years with Andrew Strong McBride formed the band Blind Friday, a made up of McBride, Robin Martin (The Horse), Marty McCloskey on drums, and Mark Adair on bass guitar. Blind Friday were endorsed by PRS (Paul Reed Smith) Guitars, Gretsch Drums, and Framus Amplification. They recorded one album, 2007’s “Wake Up.”

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Blind Friday – Coming Around

Clive Culbertson (2012)

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History (Part 2)

Meeting Don Airey

Don Airey and Friends (2016)

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Snakecharmer (2017)

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Narwhal, the Continuing Story of the Unicorn

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Ian Gillan with the Don Airey Band and Orchestra – Contractual Obligation #1 – Live in Moscow [2019]

04. 15:41 Strange Kind Of Woman

Darby T0dd (2021)

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Album Tracks:

1. The Truth Will Se Me Free
2. Stoned In The Temple
   • (Bonilla, Hughes)
   • Arranged By, Composed By, Producer – Marc Bonilla
   • Organ – Keith Emerson
   • Glenn Hughes (b, v), Marc Bonilla (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Keith Emerson (organ)
3. Too Far Gone
   • (Hughes, Marsh)
   • Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Marc Bonilla (piano)
4. Second Son
   • (Hughes, Salas)
   • Co-producer, Mixed By, Effects [Rocktronics] – Stevie Salas
   • Mixed By – Glenn Hughes
   • Mixed By, Engineer – Kevin Smith*
   • Glenn Hughes (b, v), Stevie Salas (g, rocktronics), Matt Sorum (d)
5. Take You Down
   • (Hughes, Marsh)
   • Guitar [Street Funk] – George Nastos
   • Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Hans Zermüehlen (k), George Nastos (street funk guitar)
6. Don’t Look Away
   • (Axelsson, Hughes, Marsh)
   • Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar – Marc Bonilla
   • Organ – Keith Emerson
   • Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Keith Emerson (organ), Marc Bonilla (piano, k, acoustic guitar)
7. Freedom (Shagmeister Mix)
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Bustin’ Out The Spreadsheet

Reception and Charts:

• Release date:
• “The Way It Is” was released in Europe in March, 1999 (SPV 085-21032), in Japan on April 21st, 1999 (Nippon Crown)
• and in the USA (Shrapnel) on July 13th, 1999 (with different artwork, USA only).
• Status: Digital download only

Reviews

• All Music
• https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-way-it-is-mw0000241276
• AllMusic: 3 of 5, User: 3 of 5
• Darker Than Blue #51, May 1999
• http://www.deep-purple.net/dpasmags/dtb51/dtb51.html#11
  • The Way It Is – Album Review
    GLENN HUGHES THE WAY IT IS SPV Records SPV 085 21032 : Europe : April 1999
    The pan-European release of Glenn’s new CD is given away by the awkward translation of German text in the press adverts for the disc. “Marks the momentary climax in his career”?! Still, at least they’ve tried to get it together and co-ordinate things – in the past his titles have had a chaotic release schedule to say the least.
    Glenn has gone for a more laid-back approach this time, and the heavier elements which marked out “Addiction” don’t get too much of a look in here. Vocally he’s in as fine a voice as ever but one wonders whether he needs to look to some other way of making a mark in a wider public consciousness – otherwise I don’t know who the CDs will sell to beyond the faithful. Perhaps SPV would be better spending their budget on trying to break a single or two to give Glenn the boost he needs. As this disc has literally appeared just as we’re going to print, we’ll try and look at it in detail next issue. Guests by the way include Keith Emerson, Stevie Salas and Matt Sorum (think he was in Guns’n Roses m’lud)

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Core Band:

• Drums – Matt Sorum (tracks: 2, 10)
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• Piano – Hans Zermüehlen (tracks: 4, 11)
• Piano – Marc Bonilla (tracks: 4, 9, 12)
• Vocals, Bass, Co-producer, Lyrics By, Composed By [Melodies] – Glenn Hughes

MUSICIANS

Glenn Hughes (Vocals, Bass)
Jocke Marsh (Guitars)
Stevie Salas (Guitars)
George Nastos (Street Funk Guitar)
Marc Bonilla (Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Mellotron, Strings)
Hans Zermuehlen (Clavinet, Piano, Wurlitzer Piano, Keyboards)
Keith Emerson (Organ)
Matt Sorum (Drums)
Gary Ferguson (Drums)

RECORDING AND PRODUCTION CREDITS

Produced by: Glenn Hughes and Michael Scott (except Track 2 and 10)
Co-Producers: Steve Salas (Track 2 and 10) and Marc Bonilla (Track 8)
Executive Producer: Ken Ciancimino
Associate Producer: Gordon Perry
Remix: Laurence Tolhurst (“Freedom“) Engineered by: Mike Scott & Dave Ahlert
Mastered by: Kerry Crafton & Gordon Perry at Goodnight Dallas Studios, Dallas, Texas

The album was recorded late 1998 in Los Angeles.

Art Director/Designer: Darwin Foye

Photography: Robert John

Technical:

• Engineer [Assistant] – Monique Mizrahi, Stephanie Gylden, Tony Alvarez
• Mastered By – Don C. Tyler
• Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Michael Scott
• Executive Producer: Ken Ciancimino
• Associate Producer: Gordon Perry

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• Art Direction, Design – Darwin Foye (2)
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  • Did album art for a number of Glenn Hughes, Joe Lynn Turner, and HTP albums in the late 90s, early 00s.
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“I stand behind this album as one of my faves. It has tremendous depth. Not as serious as some of my past work, but that’s fine with me. This CD will grow on you. A well-recorded album with an immense understanding of pre-production. Jocke and myself were locked away in my house in Los Angeles in November of 1998. I want to thank him for that healing period.”

Favorite song – The Way It Is

Favorite ballad – Curse

Album Tracks:

1. The Way It Is
   • (Sampo Axelsson, Hughes, Marsh)
   • Favorite song – The Way It Is
   • Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Marc Bonilla (k)
2. You Kill Me
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   • Engineer, Mixed By – Kevin Smith*
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   • Mixed By – Glenn Hughes
   • Mixed By, Co-producer – Stevie Salas
   • Glenn Hughes (b, v), Stevie Salas (g), Matt Sorum (d)
3. Neverafter
   • (Hughes, Marsh)
   • Clavinet – Hans Zermüehlen
   • Strings – Marc Bonilla
   • Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Marc Bonilla (strings) Hans Zermüehlen (clavinet)
4. Rain On Me
   • (Hughes, Marsh)
   • Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Marc Bonilla (piano), Hans Zermüehlen (piano)
5. Curse
   • (Axelsson, Hughes, Marsh)
   • Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – Hans Zermüehlen
   • Mellotron – Marc Bonilla
   • Favorite ballad – Curse
   • Glenn Hughes (b, v), Jocke Marsh (g), Gary Ferguson (d), Marc Bonilla (mellotron), Hans Zermüehlen (wurlitzer piano)
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• https://www.glennhughes.com/twii.html
• https://www.discogs.com/release/4147520-Glenn-Hughes-The-Way-It-Is (US Release)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20030224055314/http://www.melodicrock.com/interviews/glennhughes.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/19991128084605/http://www.glennhughes.com/twii_index.html

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