| Ian Gillan-Gethsemane (I only want to say) |
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The Ian Gillan version of Gethsemane from the
original 1970 concept album of the Andrew
Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice rock opera: Jesus
Christ Superstar.
Due to controversy over the musical's
content, Rice and Webber were forced to make
a concept album before they could even dream
of turning this into a stage musical.
Original cast members included Ian Gillan
(Jesus), Murray Head (Judas), as well as
Yvonne Elliman (Mary Magdalene) and Barry
Dennen (Pilate) who would go on to reprise
their roles in the 1973 film version starring
Ted Neeley (Jesus) and Carl Anderson (Judas).
"Jesus Christ Superstar" follows the last
days of Christ as seen through the eyes of
Judas Iscariot. It is not meant in any way to
be a statement regarding religious opinions,
and never claims to be historically accurate
or true to its source material. Rather, it is
an enticing and rich musical set to the
backdrop of extraordinary events, and
features some damn good music.
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Affichage : 147606
Durée : 333 s |
| Ian Gillan - Fighting Man |
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A song from "Mr Universe" album (1979)
There's a man
Living on the kind of street that makes you
wonder
Got a face that tells the life of city
thunder
Here's the man
In his hand
Is a gun that says he doesn't need a reason
And there's no-one gonna take away the
freedom
In his hand
He's a bad mistake
Got no heart to hate
Got a mind that can
He's a fighter's fighting man
He's got style
Got a reputation no-one dares to question
Gives you promises if you should ever mention
He's got style
Got a road
Stretches straight between the eyes of any
hero
Through the heart of many fools who try it's
zero
Down the road
Fighter's fighting man
He's got arms of steel
He's got hands that kill
Got a mind that can
He's a fighter's fighting man
Tags : rock ian gillan mr universe fighting man |
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Affichage : 8816
Durée : 448 s |
| DEEP PURPLE VOCALIST IAN GILLAN ENLISTS HIS FRIENDS ON... |
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Legendary vocalist Ian Gillan, has decided to
re-visit the classic songs made famous by
Deep Purple and his own solo career on his
new release Gillan's Inn. Ian invited several
of his friends to guest on the album
including Joe Elliot (Def Leppard), Tony
Iommi (Black Sabbath), guitarist Joe
Satriani, Janick Gers (Iron Maiden), Uli Jon
Roth (Scorpions), Johnny Rzeznik (Goo Goo
Dolls), Ronnie James Dio (Dio), Steve Morse,
Jeff Healey and the rest of Deep Purple. We
caught up with Gillan to talk about the
recording of Gillan's Inn and having an
amazing list of musicians help out on the
project.
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Affichage : 43538
Durée : 184 s |
| Lars Ulrich, Ian Gillan, and Gizzarelli Lead Guitar - Smoke on the Water |
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Me, Gizzarelli, playing guitar on stage with
Ian Gillan, Lars Ulrich, and the Ian Gillan
Band. I dream come true for both me and Lars
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With Gizzarelli-Lead Guitar, Ian
Gillan-Vocals, Lars Ulrich-Drums, Michael Lee
Jackson-Guitar, Dean Howard-Guitar, Joe
Mennonna-Keys and Sax, Rodney Appleby-Bass,
and Randy Cooke-Drums
The lyrics of the song tell a true story: on
December 4, 1971, Deep Purple had set up camp
in Montreux, Switzerland to record an album
using a mobile recording studio (rented from
the Rolling Stones and known as the Rolling
Stones Mobile Studio - referred to as the
"Rolling truck Stones thing" and "the mobile"
in the song lyrics) at the entertainment
complex that was part of the Montreux Casino
(referred to as "the gambling house" in the
song lyric). On the eve of the recording
session a Frank Zappa and The Mothers of
Invention concert was held in the casino's
theatre. During the gig a fire broke out: "In
the middle of Don Preston's synthesizer solo
on 'King Kong', the place suddenly caught
fire. Somebody in the audience had fired a
flare gun into the ceiling, at which point
the rattan covering started to burn"[1][2],
as mentioned in the "some stupid with a flare
gun" line. The resulting fire destroyed the
entire casino complex, along with all the
Mothers' equipment. The "smoke on the water"
that became the title of the song (credited
to bass guitarist Roger Glover, who related
how the title occurred to him when he
suddenly woke from a dream a few days later)
referred to the smoke from the fire spreading
over Lake Geneva from the burning casino as
the members of Deep Purple watched the fire
from their hotel across the lake. The "Funky
Claude" running in and out is referring to
Claude Nobs, the director of the Montreux
Jazz Festival who helped some of the audience
escape the fire.
Claude Nobs (2006), the "Funky Claude"
mentioned in the songLeft with an expensive
mobile recording unit and no place to record,
the band was forced to scout the town for
another place to set up. One promising venue
(found by Nobs) was a local theatre called
The Pavilion, but soon after the band had
loaded in and started working/recording, the
nearby neighbours took offence at the noise,
and the band was only able to lay down
backing tracks for one song (based on
Blackmore's riff and temporarily named Title
nº1), before the local police shut them
down.
Finally, after about a week of searching, the
band rented out the nearly-empty Montreux
Grand Hotel and converted its hallways and
stairwells into a makeshift recording studio,
where they laid down most of the tracks for
what would become their most commercially
successful album, Machine Head.
Ironically, the only song from Machine Head
not recorded in the Grand Hotel was "Smoke on
the Water" itself, which had been recorded
during the abortive Pavilion session. The
lyrics of "Smoke on the Water" were composed
later, and the vocals were recorded in the
Grand Hotel.
After 1973, vocalist Ian Gillan and bass
guitar player Roger Glover quit the band, and
were replaced by David Coverdale and Glenn
Hughes, who divided the vocals between each
other. For this song, they divided it up so
that Coverdale sang the first verse, Hughes
sang the second verse, and they both sang the
third verse and the choruses in harmony.
However, rather than sing the third verse
with the as-written lyrics, they chose
instead to repeat the first verse every time
they sang it.
When Steve Morse joined the band, it became a
"Deep Purple" tradition to have him play a
solo preceding this song in concert. This
solo would consist of a medley of solos,
licks, and riffs from many various classic
rock songs. Rather than blend them into one
another, Morse separates most of the licks by
playing some one-handed tapping in between
them.
Tags : smoke on the water ian gillan lars ulrich gizzarelli drums guitar performing arts metallica deep purple machine head |
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Affichage : 132906
Durée : 481 s |
| Gillan 7. Vengeance |
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Glory Road Tour Live Oxford Polytechnic
02.02.1981
Ian Gillan - Vocals
Bernie Torme - Guitar
Mick Underwood - Drums
John McCoy - Bass
Colin Towns - Keyboard
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Affichage : 1594
Durée : 264 s |
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