[OT] Deep Purple and Kansas (Was: BOC: Richie)

[nick at THECOMPLETESHEET.COM]

Every Morse-Purple album has at least a few fantastic cuts on it. . . but I have to say Purpendicular has probably been the best of them.  The new one, Rapture of the Deep, is at least better than Bananas.

I think Morse definitely has given Purple some new life.  Especially after the last Blackmore album, The Battle RAges On, which was pretty horrendous.

--Nick


>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: David Kuznick <dkuznick at ALUMNI.BRANDEIS.EDU>
>To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
>Sent: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:36:43
>
>Quoting "Alex S. Garcia" <asg at MVDBASE.COM>:
>
>> > > It makes me hope BOC is doing another album,
>and that Richie is involved
>> > > in the creative process.  I think he could
>really bring a new spark to
>> > > things.
>> >
>> > [OT]  I remember when David Ragsdale joined
>Kansas and I kept hoping for
>> > the same thing, as he was a great violinist,
>and seemed to be giving them a
>> > kick in the ass.  A few years went by and they
>put out a sub-par album with
>> > him in the band (Freak of Nature, including a
>song co-written by Kerry
>> > Livgren).
>>
>> But to take another example, Steve Morse did
>tremendous good to Deep Purple,
>> at least on the "Purpendicular" album which was
>absolutely amazing.
>
>I remember hearing some tracks and it didn't do
>anything for me.  But I'd give
>it another shot.  I love Steve Morse.	I used to
>see him a lot when I lived in
>Florida.
>
>> As for "Freak of nature", I haven't heard it in
>quite some time, but I did
>> like it when it came out.
>
>I did too, but I think that was more because it was
>finally a new Kansas album.
>
>> > Yet the stuff Livgren is
>> > doing now with Proto-Kaw is fantastic.
>>
>> I need to get my hands on more Proto-Kaw stuff. I
>only have the first album,
>> which has some really cool material on it.
>
>Do you mean the album of pre-Kansas stuff on
>Cuneiform?  I like that too, but
>the new stuff is VERY different.  The old stuff was
>almost Canterbury-esque. 
>The new stuff is more "standard" symphonic
>progressive, with some jazzy twists
>here and there.  But I like it a lot.
>
>--
>David Kuznick	 dkuznickATalumni.brandeis.edu
>"Dark Star crashes pouring its light into ashes.
>Reason tatters, the forces
>tear loose from the axis. Searchlight casting for
>faults in the clouds of
>delusion.  Shall we go, you and I while we can?
>Through the transitive
>nightfall of diamonds."		    Dark
>Star - GRATEFUL DEAD