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Episode 379 – Come Taste . . . Drop The Weapon

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Everybody shouting, working up a sweat
Stepping over lines, you know what happened next
More trouble, than anyone can use
It’s a pre-determined thing, you lose your right to choose
No way to turn it around
You got no more time, no time to calm yourself down
Once you press the button, man, it’s coming to a head
Pretty soon, babe, you’ll be a long time dead

Little brother, I’m telling you now
Your pride can take a hit
Little brother, take a deep breath
Cool off, man, forget about it

Drop the weapon
Kick it away
Drop your gun
Look the other way
Drop the weapon
Live another day
Drop your blade
Listen to what I say

Who you trying to impress? You making a bid
To be a big shot brother, but you’re just a small kid
Now your reputation got a minor stain
It’ll be washed away by tomorrow’s rain
Little brother, I’m telling you now
Your pride can take a hit
Little brother, take a deep breath
Cool off man, forget about it

Drop the weapon
Kick it away
Drop your gun
Look the other way
Drop your weapon
Live another day
Drop your blade
Listen to what I say

No sound of silence
Just streets of violence
We’re in overload
Wrong side of the road
Oh, San Francisco
Where the hell did you go?
We have enough of that
Peace and love

Drop the weapon
Kick it away
Drop your gun
Look the other way
Drop the weapon
Live another day
Drop your blade
Listen to what I say

No sound of silence
Just streets of violence
We’re in overload
Wrong side of the road
Oh, San Francisco
Where the hell did you go?
We have enough of that
Peace and love
Come and hold my hand
Then we can all stand
And say a prayer
To someone out there
Anyone out there

Ian Gillan’s Wordography:

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

https://www.gillan.com/wordography-91.html

91 Drop the Weapon

(Airey, Gillan, Glover, Morse, Paice)
From the Deep Purple album WHOOSH!

During my teenage years I had a temporary bout of immortality, but then there were no guns or knives to test the illusion.

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This week John and Nate both choose to replace songs on their respective playlists. John replaces “The Long Way Round” and Nate replaces “Man Alive.”

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Episode 378 – Deep Purple – SPLAT! (Part 2)

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  • From Ballyshannon and the Bicentennial!

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
  • Art Direction and Graphic Design by Jekyll & Hyde
  • Additional Design by Alexander Mertsch
  • From an interview in Norway Rock Magazine with Roger Glover:
    • What is the concept behind “Splat!”? Is that also something for Ian?
      • Well, it started maybe as a bt of joke after an album called Whoosh!”. I must admit I didn’t like it as a title for the album. But, you know, we’re five people and we have different thoughts and stuff. Both musically and idea-wise and everything-wise, it’s a compromise. We don’t always agree, but we end up having to agree because otherwise we wouldn’t exist. So you learn to love things you hate. But Ian Gillan was very, very firm and very confident about “splat!”. I couldn’t think of anything else. You can come up with “The Metamorphasis of Venus” or something like that.
      • We also called an album “bananas” once, so, you know, we can do anything. I often used to imagine a review in a magazine when thinking of an album title. “And here’s a new album called whatever it is!” and I try to imagine what it feels like to read that for the first time. And certainly “Splat!” is very simple. It’s not something you forget.

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.

Album Tracks:

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

  1. Guilt Trippin’
    • Third single released on June 24, 2026.
    • Video released on June 23, 2026.
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-113.html
      • Although they know what’s coming next (Splat!) God and Darwin are down the pub, having a pint whilst discussing humanity’s population eruption. ‘Charlie, we gotta get the numbers right next time.’ ‘Hum-de-hum, de-hum – de-ha’, says Darwin, who doesn’t like to interfere.
  2. Scriblin’ Gib’rish
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-118.html
      • I found myself failing to complete a test matrix and consequently unable to prove – to a bloody robot – that I was human. I paused and thought ‘this has got to stop’ but of course it was far too late for that. So, I idle away my dehumanisation by having perverse and cryptic intercourse with AI, which seems to have no sense of厖卆nything. It is being driven of course. If you ask the right questions, AI is obliged to answer truthfully協or now. Make the most of it. 
  3. Jessica’s Bra
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-115.html
      • Jessica’s – is a Bawdy Bar wherein resides the salt of the earth. I noticed a typo when reviewing the first sketch of the story. And that gave me the set-up, the first two lines. Rather like ‘The Rider’, I could have written twenty verses for this song as I’ve spent most of my life in such great company and places…it’s all true guv’. 
  4. Third Call
    • As of this recording this song was left off of Gillan’s Wordography. In its place was a song called Hoot ‘n’ Slither.  The lyrics and description (at the time of writing) are here: https://gillan.com/wordography-114.html
    • In an interview with The Sun Gillan talks about this missing track:
      • https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/39627209/ian-gillan-deep-purple-album-splat/
      • “For some time now, I’ve been trying to make an album sound as if all the songs belong,” he says.
      • “There’s one exception on this record and I’m not happy about it,” he announces by way of a slight digression.
      • When I suggest that the track in question might be Third Call, which seems more to do with sex than metaphysics, Gillan replies: “Oh, how did you guess?
      • It should have been called Sore Thumb.
      • “I’ve done my own little album on my computer, replacing it with a song destined to be a B-side or bonus track called Hoot ’n’ Slither, which does fit.”
    • So is the omission of “Third Call” a bit of sour grapes for Gillan?
  5. My New Movie
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-116.html
      • I was daydreaming and walking home along the lane from Henly’s roundabout to Brabazon Road, sometime in 1962. It wasn’t raining that day. A stranger who became known to me as Andy was about to pass when I stopped him to ask if he knew anyone on the estate who could play the guitar. Amazingly, he said he was learning the instrument, along with some friends.
      • ‘Splendid’ I thought, and called them all to rehearsal at my place, Saturday morning at 10 am, and that’s when it all began for me. You never know what might happen if you don’t give it a shot. 
    • Features a passage from Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
    • Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring | The Tabernacle Choir
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesu,_Joy_of_Man%27s_Desiring
    • While I’d heard this a million times (mostly at church as a kid) I couldn’t place it other than recognizing at as Bach. Thanks to patron Ovais Naqvi for identifying it immediately!
  6. Splat!
    • https://gillan.com/wordography-120.html
      • There’s an old cartoon of a spaceship landing in a garage forecourt.
      • One of the aliens approaches a petrol pump and says ‘Take me to your leader’.
      • Aliens are usually depicted as humanoids….in our image…
      • Maybe they were like that, a long time ago. 
  7. Guinnesis (Instrumental)

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

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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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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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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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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 367 – Tommy Bolin & Friends – Live At Ebbets Field June 3 & 4, 1974

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Recorded June 3 & 4, 1974.

All selections are previously unissued.

This set is culled from two nights of live performances at Ebbets Field in Denver that Tommy put together during the time he was in James Gang. The band was basically the then defunct ENERGY minus Tom Stephenson, with a “beeped” up percussion section. The versions of “You Know, You Know”, and “San Francisco River” are from the other night than the versions contained on the “Archives Volume 1”. The format of these shows allowed Tommy to dominate with some of his most ferocious guitar work. One night was broadcast live on KFML, and one night on KHPI.

This is the first self-release title by the Tommy Bolin Archives under their label.

The Venue:

  • Ebbets Field
  • Ebbets Field named after the famed Brooklyn Dodgers ballpark was a small club in the early to late 70’s located on 1020 15th street in Denver Colorado.It held 238 people which made for an intimate setting between performer and audience.The stage faced bleacher type seating which resembled seating at a sports venue.The walls,floor,and seating were all covered in black,orange,and brown shag carpet. Most of the Ebbets shows were broadcast on station KDPI and KFML in Denver.Shows were supported By The Listen Up Company who also were responsible for the fine sound of these shows.The club was paid by the bands record label to record the shows.Some shows were broadcast as they happened and others were broadcast later with the bands, permission.Music from Rock to Country To Bluegrass to Jazz was played there.I’m always interested in trading for any Ebbets Field shows I don’t have.Also looking to upgrade any shows that need upgrading.Any corrections on setlists and dates would be appreciated.Grading is based on sound quality only.Defects such as background noise,cut songs, & digital noise are noted.

Setlist

  1. You Know, You Know
  2. San Francisco River
  3. Shain’ All Night
  4. Whiskey Headed Woman
    • Tommy McClennan
  5. Walk In My Shadow
    • Cover of song by Free
  6. Born Under a Bad Sign/Ain’t No Sunshine
    • Cover of Booker T. & the MGs, Bill Withers
  7. Crazed Fandango
  8. Ain’t Nobody’s Fool
  9. Homeward Strut
  10. Honey Man
  11. Stratus
    • Song by Billy Cobham off of the “Spectrum” album.

https://jazz-rock-fusion-guitar.blogspot.com/2016/01/tommy-bolin-1974-1996-live-at-ebbets.html

When Tommy Bolin took a break from being in the James Gang, and returned home to Colorado 1974, he gathered up some of his closest musical buddies for two nights of performances at Denver’s legendary tiny Ebbets Field. Both nights were broadcast on the radio, and the result is this CD. If you love technically charged, inventive passionate guitar music that flows from powerful rock to over the top fusion playing, this set is for you. In it, Bolin proves why he is one of the most loved and respected of guitar cult legends. The likes of Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Joe Perry, Vernon Reid, and David Hidalgo are all huge fans of Bolin. With the purchase of this CD, you will understand why.

June 3

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tommy-bolin/1974/ebbets-field-denver-co-2bedf0c2.html

June 4

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/tommy-bolin/1974/ebbets-field-denver-co-134b15bd.html

Chuck Morris with Tommy Bolin

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Episode 366 – Blackmore’s Night – Fires at Midnight (Part 2)

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      • Traditonal: “Maire, Lei Campagno” This traditional song dates from around the 16th century, and the Occitan language, which is now endangered. Broadly speaking it is about bells ringing on a mid-winter’s night keeping the narrator awake. It has been recorded in recent years by the Terra Nova Consort, as in link Maire, lei campagno
      • Maire, lei campagno
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occitan_language
  3. All Because of You
    • “Remember that feeling of the love that made every moment seem like a gift; every day seem like summer? You felt as if you could fly and you couldn’t help but smile all of the time. That feeling is All Because of You.”
    • Albert Dannemann – bagpipes on “All Because of You”
  4. Waiting Just For You
    • “Going against what others tell you for love’s sake is part of living and loving, when you know its [sic] right – advice from outside influences makes no difference. Even if you have to wait for it. The main theme of thes [sic] melody is taken from an 18th century song by Clarke.”
    • Trad by Jeremiah Clarke
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      • Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674 – 1 December 1707)[1] was an English baroque composand organist, best known for his Trumpet Voluntary, a popular piece often playeat wedding ceremonies or commencement ceremonies. Blackmore’s Night copied the melody of this song. Note for note. “Trumpet Voluntary”: Prince of Denmark’s March / Trumpet Voluntary – Jeremiah Clarke 
      • Prince of Denmark’s March / Trumpet Voluntary – Jeremiah Clarke
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    • Trad by Michael Praetorius
    • Merlijn:
      • Michael Praetorius (born as Michael Schultze, probably 28 September 1571[1] – 15 February 1621) was a German composer, organist, and music theorist.[2] He was one of the most versatile composers of his age, being particularly significant in the development of musical forms based on Protestant hymns. His family name in German appears in various forms including Schultze, Schulte, Schultheiss, Schulz and Schulteis. Praetorius was the conventional Latinized form of this family name,[3] Schultze meaning “village judge or magistrate” in German. The Latin Praetorius means “magistrate-related or one with the rank of a magistrate. Praetorius was a prolific composer; his compositions show the influence of Italian composers and his younger contemporary Heinrich Schütz. A more commonly known Praetorius piece, for courante (French fo
  6. Benzai-Ten
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    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzaiten
    • Merlijn:
  7. Village on the Sand
    • “Inspired by a night spent at Jamaica Inn on Bodmin Moor, England. About the love that changed the life of a pirate.”
  8. Again Someday
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Fires At Midnight – Album Review
Blackmore’s Night : Fires At Midnight SPV 085 72432: EU : August 2001It’s now five years since Blackmore embarked on his current musical direction, attempting to forge some sort of medieval inspired pop/rock fusion and get away from the hard rock he’d publicly stated was now too boring for him to want to play (whatever that means). It was a typically dramatic move by the man and whatever one thinks of the results, you can’t argue that he’s better off doing something he actually enjoys. And lets face it, the last Rainbow album was so contrived, anything had to be preferable.I found his debut Blackmore’s Night album bland and uninvolving for the most part. Come this third offering I thought I’d give it a try and see whether anything had moved on. So far as I can tell it hasn’t; overall the production is crisper, the guitar work is integrated into the sound more fully and the acoustic playing seems to be more natural, but when it comes to the music we seem to be dancing round the same maypole once again.A short rocky opening piece leads right off into the single “The Times They Are A Changing” (SPV 056 72463 – with a non-album track and video as extras. Some percussion which reminds me of The Third Ear Band, plus nice guitar flourishes, are swiftly buried by non too subtle medieval musical pointers and tacky hand-claps. I don’t have a single Bob Dylan record to my name but Candice’s bland approach to this fierce sixties anthem makes me want to dash out and buy the original. “I Still Remember” opens well enough but is again flattened back thanks to the one dimensional vocal technique. There are a few bursts of stunning guitar in here, even a couple of “Gates Of Babylon” flourishes, and when you dig deep enough there’s enough here to suggest that an instrumental remix would be well worth spending some time on. Any such musings are quickly dashed by the reality of “Home Again” and I finally realise that Candice sounds like the more mannered excesses of Petula Clark’s more theatrical work. An unbelievably kitsch rowdy pub crowd sound effect throughout is simply risible, and the late night Italian restaurant mandolin bits near the end merely add to the unintentional humour of it all.There are a few quite disciplined solo acoustic pieces interspersed throughout the CD, “Fayre Thee Well” is the first, and if that’s your cup of tea then you’ll find them engrossing. The album title track is a biggy – over seven minutes worth. Another atmospheric opening passage before Candice jumps in, sounding exactly like she does on every other number. It’s all humming along, complete with a few bars of up tempo bagpiping, and you’re starting to lose it until at 4.15 seconds (index it now) Blackmore just suddenly opens up on the Strat and blazes away. Almost a minute and a half of blistering guitar that just blows away the last five years in an instant. As the rest of the musicians return, the whole thing – with Candice buried in the mix a little, storms along with a hint of what Blackmore could really achieve if he had the desire and vision to push this to the limit. Revel in it. After that nothing else comes close.

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