I just learned about Slade in 2014. Better late than never because they were incredible. They didn’t make it big in the US, maybe because they were upbeat and a bit goofy at a time the US was mired in some tough, very serious issues. I wish more Americans were aware of Slade.
You got great musictaste I got the same taste Play it Loud- Slade. Piledriver- Status Quo Made in Japan - Deep Purple Wonderworld - Uriah Heep Razamanaz - Nazareth was my first albums back in the 70's here in Sweden
Slade are one of this country's greatest and one of the most shamefully ignored group of musicians there has ever been. Everyone (of a certain age) knows their wonderful commercial pop songs for singles, but get into those deeper cuts on the albums and the quality of the songs and song writing goes much deeper and there really is some Beatles-level stuff going on in there. I think "Slade In Flame" deserves to be in the top 100 best British rock albums ever, it's just a beautiful album of music from start to finish. I should also say that I was lucky enough to be at Reading Festival in 1980 when Slade were brought in as last minute replacements when Blizzard Of Ozz pulled out and there was an expectation that they would probably be "canned off" by the crowd - there's also a legendary story in their book where they apparently had trouble getting into the site because none of the security people knew who they were! But, as a lot of people already know, that live set they did was just STUNNING, the whole crowd went ABSOLUTELY CRAZY from start to finish and they just blew off everyone else that had been at Reading Festival that weekend. It also re-launched their careers at that point too, deservedly so and we then had the "We'll Bring The House Down" album and beyond. I really can never speak highly enough of Slade - they just were four truly outstanding musicians and songwriters - what a band!
Hi Terry, totally agree as I was also at Reading in 1980, after 3 days of heavy metal everything was starting to sound the same then Slade came on! Best band of the weekend! Also agree that Slade in Flame is a terrific album. Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine I'd love to see a video just looking at some of the deep cuts on those Slade albums, I think all of their albums have loads of really great non-single songs on them - they really are a shamefully ignored band except by those of us who really know what they are about.
@@jogischulz2576 Hi Jogi. When I was about age 11 or 12 in the mid-1970's, I was lucky enough to have a best friend (and we're still best friends) who had two older brothers into rock music - it's going through their record collection that has made me the rock lover that I am today. In that collection were Slade Alive, Uriah Heep's "The Magician's Birthday", Savoy Brown's "Hellbound Train", Chicken Shack's "Imagination Lady", Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come "Journey" as well as the usual Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath stuff. So these are all very cherished albums by me, and, yes, I know Slade were popular in Germany - I think I've a few bootleg recordings of Slade in Germany somewhere. But can I also thank Germany for wonderful bands like Epitaph, Eloy, Anyone's Daughter, Birth Control, Fargo, Victory and Nektar (British but living in Germany back then), as well as the "usual suspects" like Scorpions and Accept. I am currently going through a "Brain Records" phase and looking at the bands that were on their catalogue - which, of course, includes early Scorpions and Embryo. And greetings from the UK.
Keep the playlists coming, Phil. The term that you use, DEEP PURPLE FAMILY, is very touching and inspirational for us Purple fans. In fact, the legacy of Deep Purple has never faded away after 5 decades. Not even the Beatles or The Rolling Stones inspire this kind of bond among rock music fans, especially here in East Asia. I love your review of Status Quo recordings. Very often they are greatly overlooked here in Malaysia. It is my observation that even when punk/new wave was all the rage in the UK, sales of their records never diminished. All their late seventies and eighties albums sold very well.
@@jogischulz2576 I am referring to fans in East Asia. Especially here in Malaysia. Back in the 1970s Deep Purple had a religious like following here. And in the 1980s, Iron Maiden had a rabid following here. The Beatles and Stones were rather forgotten here in Malaysia. No offense to Beatles/ Stones fans. And I love both bands. Regards from Kuala Lumpur.
@@jogischulz2576 Since you are from Berlin, here is another trivia: THE SCORPIONS are massively popular here in Malaysia since the early 1980s. They toured here a couple of times. Take care my friend.
Status Quo were consistently successful, though not, I believe, in the US. They appealed to rock and pop fans - only Thin Lizzy and Queen managed the same crossover. Although the classic line-up made some of the best rock singles of all time, In the Army Now is a great album.
@@AlexAlexon3897 You are right. Sadly, Status Quo didn't make much of an impact in the US. Even Thin Lizzy had only one gold album there, 1976's Jailbreak. Yes, Queen is universally successful! Perhaps bands like Kiss, Foreigner and Styx overshadowed Status Quo,Thin Lizzy and Slade in America.
@@jegarajramoo3873: Thank you. UFO were another band who were big in only some parts of America, especially Chicago. Lizzy and Slade were unlucky with fights and illness. Did Nazareth register in the US?
1979 was a spectacular year for albums, but one that gets overlooked is also Purple-connected: Nick Simper's Fandango's Slipstreaming. It wasn't easy to find, but I was so glad to have it. The opening track, Candice Larene, was another Stargazer! So atmospheric and eerie. You were transported to that wooded hill, where Candice Larene's spectre "stares straight through you in the cold moonlight". The next song, Rocky Road Blues, is a complete change, a very good-time song about driving adventures. Honestly, this album was up there with Down to Earth, Lovehunter and Mr Universe. We also had Hunter/Ronson's You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, Thin Lizzy's Black Rose, Bad Company's Desolation Angels, Led Zeppelin's In Through the Out Door, and the awesome UFO double live album. What a year!
It was so fun after Blackmore broke away, there was something new all of the time. Blackmore's Rainbow, then I discovered Elf. Ian Gillan Band was already in the cut out bins, then Whitesnake started showing up in America. Then bam ! Deep Purple Live In Europe. Fun times for Purple fans.
Growing up with the Whitesnake 87 album, I was unfamiliar with the early stuff until recently. I picked up the “Little Box of Snakes” set. 8 CD’s for around $20, great deal. Thanks for the recommendations in this video!
The Rock Family Trees books are brilliantly mind boggling. I have 3 or 4 of them. I love when snippets are occasionally included in certain bands' boxed sets.
Hi Phil! I am so glad to see you on Pete Pardo's Sea Of Tranquility. The last episode with you , pete and Martin discussing the family tree of my favorite band ,DEEP PURPLE, was absolutely remarkable .I am looking forward to your future segments with Pete and very happy that your expertise on music is getting the recognition it rightfully deserves.Proud to support you, Pete and Martin's brilliant contents as you guys are my favorite music review channels. Congratulations from India and hope you have a fantastic day!!
Some terrific LP’s there, think I feel some “Dog Of Two Head” and “Piledriver” coming on. On vinyl a lot of Rory as the countdown to the new album is getting down nicely, “Koss” the Paul Kossof anthology, Fireball” and my favourite Purple live album “Made In Europe” (really excited about the forthcoming expansion) and coincidently “Malice In Wonderland”! Also remember the amazing Alan Freeman “By Invitation Only? Great to hear that again. On CD I’m working through the Alan Parsons Project box set and I still can’t stop streaming loads of Kurt Vile.
My favorite Whitesnake album that came before the S/T is Slide It In an excellent album that has Neil Murray (bass), Cozy Powell (drums), John Skeys (guitar), Mel Galley (guitar & vocals) , John Lord (keys) and Mr. Coverdale what a collection of musicians and Martin Birch (producer)
Whitesnake 1987 is the album that got me into music, i was 13 when that album came out and as soon as i heard Still of the night that was is it football forgot and music took over, a fair few different versions of the album where released around the world with different running orders and some slightly different tracks, Here i go Again wasn’t actually on the initial UK release and was actually added slightly later, I actually prefer the album without it.
Hello Sir i saw you on Sea of Tranquility recently. I am a Led Zeppelin historian here on YT and i wanted to say your style and knowledge is incredible. Following your channel now :)
All good stuff and yes, Made in Europe is amazing, packs a wicked punch and maybe due to it being a single album. Let's not forget the Nick Simper connection, Warhorse and Fandango. Two great bands from that Purple tree that I hope you might give some air time to🙂
@@NowSpinningMagazine BTW Come Taste the Band is my second favorite Purple album next to Burn also. I describe Tommy Bolin with one word “Magic”. Cheers
Just discovered your channel Pete and love what you’re doing! Also really enjoyed your recent thoughtful and informative contributions to Sea of Tranquility and looking forward to you’re future endeavours with Pete P. I was one of those Whitesnake fans who struggled with the transition to the ‘1987’ album and beyond (despite being a firm glam metal advocate!) but really love it now - Come and Get It the album for me - anything with ‘Don’t Break My Heart Again’ and ‘Child Of Babylon’ hard to beat!
Hi Phil , depuis 2 jours j'ai accès aux archives de la télévision française et je viens de trouver 30 minutes de DEEP PURPLE, le titre de !'emission était Pop 2 , Ritchie Blackmore y fait une démonstration hallucinante !!!!de son grand talent de guitariste en 1970 époque de l'album " in Rock" avec titre inédit de " fireball" FANTASTIQUE !!!! TU AS RAISON C'EST L'UN DES PLUS GRANDS GROUPE DE L'HISTOIRE DU ROCK !!!!❤
Ah, "Butterfly Ball". I first heard of that via a single I bought from a 10p bargain bin ... the Purple label caught my eye and thinking it would be a Deep Purple single, I was surprised to see that it was by Roger Glover & Guests, the single being "Love is All". Not being a fan of Ronnie James Dio, I didn't buy the album at the time but have since compulsory purchased it as a Heep friends and family due to John Lawton singing "Little Chalk Blue" on the re-issued CD version.
@@NowSpinningMagazine i must have played "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" 12 times today. Where have these guys been all my life? I saw some of their early TV appearances playing "Marth My Dear." Did they change their look to satirize or be a part of Glam Rock?
Hi Phil.. I’m a little younger than you, however grew up with the same passion and enthusiasm for rock and music in the 70s and 80s.. I still have a large cd collection and 500 albums on my laptop, yet over the years I’ve found my passion waning, like a mid life music crisis.. am I to old for this stuff, why doe A Night at the Opera or Dirty Deeds not excite like they did.. It’s particularly annoying as I am a recording artist with a large released catalogue and I’m passionate about the music we create… weird Watching sea of tranquility was the start of me just enjoying people talking with knowledge and passion about music and I wanted to find it. I have now subscribed to your channel as you are a wonderful presenter, driven by your passion for all that great music …. And what great knowledge you guys and Martin Popov etc have.. I even enjoy watching shows on music I don’t like so much It’s the passion that does it and if you lads at your age can love this music then I know it’ll happen .. I just need to give it time and not Force it (not UFO pun) Keep up the good work Phil, great channel ..
Hi John, thank you and welcome aboard! I have started a video series here called 'Music for Mental Health' where I talk about how music has helped me. I also think our passions and interests for things can wane if we do not allow enough space in our lives for our interests to breathe. I feel one the main ingredients is keeping a sense of wonder. So that opening track from the album that got you ready for Friday night, those feelings are still in there. My passion and enthusiasm is still growing and I think this is because I am meeting more and more people who feel the same. However, it is normal for some albums to lose their appeal but I have found as I get older I can see even the most played as diary entries in my life. Music is an art collection we carry around in our hearts and minds. It is as unique as we are. Phil
@@NowSpinningMagazine Thanks for the reply Phil. Yes I have watched one of the Music for mental health vids, where you on beach.. I do think other factors are responsible, as you say, find the wonder, the almost childlike enthusiasm, where of course it all starts.. I know music means to much to me, so its just about tapping in again and I got a real buzz out of watching Ritchie ripping it up playing Burn live in 74 this afternoon.. Cheers Phil...
I have to say that those Albums featured today bring back many great memories . Status Quo before they became a circus act !!!. Watched your video with Pete Pardo about Purple etc it was truly great Mate. Keep the good stuff coming and keep safe.
Saw Gillan in Liverpool University in 1978. Superb. The line up was Gillan, Steve Byrd on guitar, Pete Barnacle on drums, Mcoy on bass and Colin Townes on keys.
Been listening a lot lately. Rudimentary Peni, Dio, Demolition 23, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, David Bowie, Ministry, Ratt, Rolling Stones, Big Star, Flaming Lips, Wipers, Poison Idea, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Trouble, Metal Church, Killing Joke, Miles Davis, PJ Harvey, The Cure, Rainbow, Hawkwind, Motörhead, Mark Lanegan and Queen. There's more but these come first to mind. Cheers from Finland!
Hi Paul… love your channel and the insights you give us. Fantastic episodes with SOT. I have become a huge Slade fan over the last 5 years mostly due in part to the excellent reissue series Salvo did with their catalogue. I really want to dive into the Gilman albums but they seem out of print. I have been trying to track down the boxset of the albums that was released on vinyl and cd a few years ago but anyone I find the price is too high. Do you think these albums will ever be reissued again ? There is even a video of Ian Gillan doing an unboxing of that set on UA-cam. Also thank you for the video you did focusing on the new Scorpions coloured vinyl . Here in Canada the first batch released were the ones up to Tokyo Nights. I grabbed some of those. Hopefully the rest will be released here soon. Thank you Paul . Chez
Thank you 🙏 I don’t think the Gillan albums will be pressed for a while, but I am pleased you found the Scorpions video useful - Slade are very underrated. Phil :)
Hey Phil ... we are so on the same page (well, for the most part anyway). I'm 65 now, and my whole life, well, since grade school it seems, has revolved around Deep Purple and it's members. My fave offshoot albums ... PAL -"Malice in Wonderland" is #1, GILLAN -"Mr. Universe", RAINBOW -"Rising", WHITESNAKE - "Come An Get it", CAPTAIN BEYOND - "Captain Beyond", HUGHES/THRALL - "Hughes/Thrall", TOMMY BOLIN - "Teaser".
My playlist this week is "new", recently purchased, second hand vinyl: David Bowie - Low, Graham Parker & The Rumour - Parkerilla, Squeeze - East Side Story, Saga - Saga (first album). Of course I've got all these albums on CD...
Hello again Phil,you were talking about the remixed tracks from Deep Purple Burn album (2004 anniversary edition. I remember you saying you couldn’t hear much difference between the original mix and the remixed tracks. I read in a DPAS magazine,that the brief was to remix the tracks maintaining the integrity of the original album. Nothing too radical on the that front. I would like Stormbringer’s ‘Lady Double Dealer’, ‘Highball Shooter’ ‘Gypsy’ & the title track, get a proper remix,without the constraints I mentioned above.
After watching this I've been playing each of these albums and reliving great times. It makes me feel young even though I'm not! So glad to have discovered you and your channel because it makes me re-learn guitar and bass parts on the songs and albums I always loved. This house is groaning with the weight of vinyl and cds just like yours Phil. Rock, classical, jazz, opera, pop, world music, etc are played daily here. A quick estimate is about 6000+ items. Do you get the question I get all the time which is 'how do you listen to it all'? There is no answer to that - I just like what I like when I'm in the mood. Hope you continue to make more vids.😀 P.S: one of my all time fave guitarists is still Frank Marino who I always thought was underrated.
Hi Eric, welcome to Now Spinning Magazine. Although rock centric I do cover all genres here including Jazz, soul, pop, folk and soon some classical ! Like you I listen to so many styles of music I just want to share it all! Phil
Nice video Phil, I am a big fan of Deep Purple & Status Quo and I don't a bit of Whitesnake at times. I saw you on SOT so I thought I would check out your channel and very glad I did, look forward to your next lot of videos.
Phil really enjoyed your discussion with Martin and Peter. I was intrigued both with them and this episode, when discussing Whitesnake you went from Saints and Sinner's to Whitesnake 1987(still of the night) missing out Slide it in. I do agree with you there is a before and after Whitesnake. Up to and including UK version of Slide it in , they were a sensational heavy blues orientated rock band. USA version Slide it in onwards DC changed Whitesnake into a now Glam rock band. I believe if you grew up in the UK during 70's/80's and lived with the band growing with each album it became a part of you. For many of us Brits USA version of SII and Whitesnake 1987 was too far removed from those days of Sweet talker etc. Love the content of your shows Phil and I really enjoy giving Martin and Peter s different perspective of the UK rock scene.
Phill bravo for this incredible selection, we fell into the same pot, I also have all these albums, this music is timeless and I play and listen to them every day!!
My two favourite Quo albums are "Piledriver" and "Blue for You" (in that order). After that, I tend to be drawn to the earlier albums ... "Dog of Two Head" and "Spare Parts" I think are better than "Hello" and "Quo" for me.
Having been a Deep Purple fan since 1968 , I was always seeking out any " Purple Family " recordings especially after the end of Mark !! Purple . So I bought all of the Gillan recordings but they didn't resonate with me until " Glory Road " and " Mr. Universe " , two top notch records . Likewise I was a huge Whitesnake fan , but "Ready 'N' Willin " put them over the top for me , probably because the inclusion of Paice and Lord made it the closest thing to a new Deep Purple release . Agree with you that " Saints and Sinners " , outside of a few songs , always felt like a letdown to me . The next generation of Whitesnake left the British style of blues rock and dove headfirst into a bombastic form of rock that I never enjoyed . Give me Moody and Marsden any day ! Paice Ashton Lord is a treasured jewel , and its too bad that this was their only release . They had the potential to become very big . Unlike you , I didn't find rainbow's "On Stage " immediately appealing . As an American , I can assuredly say I don't recall anyone on this side of the ocean being a fan of either Slade or Status Quo .
Hi Phil! Really enjoyed your recent episode with Pete P and Martin P re the Purple family......right in my wheelhouse! And the unknown bands episode, especially re SLADE and GILLAN. As for what I've been listening to the past few days: -ZZ Top - Raw -UFO - Obsession; Lights Out; and No Heavy Petting -Walking Papers - The Light Below -Russ Ballard - Barnet Dogs -Moxy - self-titled debut -Trapeze - You Are the Music....We're Just the Band -Stray Dog - self-titled debut -Queen - Sheer Heart Attack -Mother's Finest - Another Mother Further -Chicago - Chicago II -Yes - Relayer
I heartily concur with most of that list - the stuff I cannot agree with is simply because I've not heard them. (Russ Ballard, Walking Papers, Mother's Finest and Chicago.)
@@independenceltd. I do have their "Black Radio Won't Play This Album" CD from the early 1990's but it's from that "weird" era where hard rock got mixed up with grunge, and I was never really a big fan of grunge. I will go back and explore their albums from the 1970's because I think there's probably some good stuff from them in there. Another black hard rock band worth checking out are Jamaica's "Orange Sky" - their debut album "Upstairs" from 2005 is well worth a listen, if you can find it.
I agree 1974 was the peak year for SQ and Quo was the best album of them all ! If you played Lonely Man and POMM along with Living on an Island or Drifring Away or Gerundula most people would think it was a different band .
For those that have not watched the two SOT videos Phil mentioned I thoroughly recommend you do. Both are a great watch which includes a shout out for Killer Watts - what a great compilation album that was
Nice follow-up to those two great SOT episodes. I thought you might pick The Stranglers as they've never been very well known In North America, but I then realized they are pretty big on mainland Europe. How about and episode on bands that are not popular in their home country, but huge elsewhere?. Manowar and Foghat are two good examples to start with.
PS. I love and own all of the other albums you've talked about today, with the exception of one - "1987" by Whitesnake really is now an album that I never need to hear again, unfortunately. It completely overtook the rock airwaves when it was released, and "Whitesnake Version 2" was a complete downgrade from the classic "blues rock" years with that fantastic twin guitar sound of Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden. This is one reason why I have less time for 1980's music than I do for 1970's music, because a lot of the time 1980's music just dates so quickly and starts to grate on the nerves... albums I never need to hear again are: Whitesnake - 1987 (and nothing afterwards by Whitesnake) Europe - The Final Countdown Starship - Knee Deep In The Hoop-La The Cars - anything by them (a good band in their time but just sound so dated now) Scorpions - Crazy World (because of the bl**dy whistling song!) Saxon - Destiny (because of bl**dy "Ride Like The Wind" which was great the first few times I heard it but just got played and played and played and I am now sick to death of it)
We are all different and I see Whitesnake 2 as just that different. I played 1987 yesterday and I have to say I really enjoyed it and can now appreciate the raw power and elegance of Still Of The Night. That track changed everything for Coverdale and I can see why he has stuck to that template ever since.
@@NowSpinningMagazine Don't get me wrong, I did love the album at the time and I was even arguing with friends back then that the "heavy metal" (as we called it back then) version of Whitesnake was better than the original Moody/Marsden version. But, in my experience, a lot of stuff in the 1980's got overplayed, mainly because of the advent of video and commercial rock music radio stations and they just endlessly played "lowest common denominator" stuff. "Hair metal" really hasn't stood up to the test of time - I've completely abandoned a lot of that stuff because it just sounds so dated. PS. Please hold onto that sun for me down there next week as I'm holidaying in Porthleven for a week with family from Saturday. Just sticking a few new albums on my phone as we speak...
I think that Come an get it is also a fantastic Whitesnake album. I also love the early ones, too. Whitesnake for me ended for me with Slip of the tongue. Anything after that is white noise
C B Restless Heart is way below Whitesnake standard. It was supposed to be a David Coverdale solo album, but the record label insisted it be Whitesnake. Coverdale then had to , as he put it, Snake it up. He himself was never happy with it, but contractual obligations dictated that he towed the line.
`Ready `an Willing` is my favourite Whitesnake album. I think of it a bit like the Beatles `Revolver` as in it`s a midway album which still has it`s roots in the past but is also giving you a look at the future of the band. `Fool for your Loving` is superb and I really love the intro. Like yourself I have it on 7". Good to see you playing Slade. I haven`t recently but it`s just a matter of time until I do! I have recently played - Blondie `Eat to the Beat` Aha `Scoundrel Days` Hawkwind `Warrior on the Edge of Time` Foreigner `Double Vision` Eldamar `A Dark Forgotten Past` (atmospheric black metal) UFO `No Heavy Petting` Fairport Convention `Myths and Heroes`
this week, some re issues: gentle giant, interview SW remix. renaissance ,turn of the cards esoteric box. an italian band called FLEA great stuff! a Brazilian band .Caravela Escarlate. think ELP love beach if it were really good:)
Really enjoyed the recent shows with Pete Pardo, for some reason those Gillan albums passed me by but I think it's time to do a bit of exploring of the catalogue, should be fun.
I love that Hughes Thrall album as well, one of my top AOR records of all time. I guess you can say most British acts are not as popular in US as they are in UK due to lack of touring, lack of a strong managament team etc. Same goes for German bands or Aussie bands. Mainstream US bands are more lucky as , usually, more money is invested in those bands ( that discussion should also touch the subject of cultural imperialism) Anyway thankfully that 70s Corporate Rock structure is largely gone and nowadays a band like Sabaton can headline arenas in UK or some metal band from India can play festivals in Europe. Some things are changing for the better
I want to like Slade. I’ve given them many shots. But I don’t. I wonder if they weren’t just a UK thing in the 70s, but also to today. Perhaps one of those “you had to be there” bands.
Hi Phil, Glenn Hughes was early out the blocks with ‘Play Me Out’ which wasn’t that accessible,one reviewer calling it “hateful”.Disco,Punk & New Wave getting the critical acclaim.Disco should have been an obvious shoe-in for Glenn Hughes talent & musical leanings,had he had been more ‘grounded’. ‘Hughes/Thrall’ promised so much and I wish that Glenn & Pat would issue a follow up. The musical chemistry between Glenn & Pat still trumps,the more recent higher profile collaborators I could mention.
Hi Tim, the super deluxe edition box set for Made In Europe was almost ready to go, extra video footage had been shot talking about this period of the band, Glenn Hughes had mentioned it as well. Then serious accounting issues were discovered within the Deep Purple organisation and everything was out on hold. This included the live CD series which stopped as well. Phil
Whitesnake were a superb live R'n'B band at this time but this was probably their best album. the 80s version of Whitesnake just lost the plot. As for the mighty Quo, this is a great album but they were all epic from Piledriver through to Live. RAOTW was a new era though same line up but many fans (not me) thought it was the beginning of the end. Nice reviews!
Almost, 1976 after a Rainbow gig but Robert Plant got in the way. And in the 1980s in Dingwalls London. He was sat on his own with a beer but I ran out of nerve when it came to approaching him.
I have pics with him and all the others in Sydney 84. I played soccer with him , gillan and paice. I saw 2 Sydney and 1 melbourne show. The recordings you have heard are probably from a friend of mine. I was at the show that was filmed. Ritchie was the last one I met so I was a bit relaxed and didn't go complete fanboy. I like your descriptions of the feelings you had as mine were the same as I was born in 1960 and was in school at the same time. You had all those great venues and bands at your fingertips. Birmingham city hall, Manchester city hall, Leicester de Montfort hall, hammersmith odeon and glasgow apollo etc. All the venues i would read reviews about in sounds.i also got to see gillans solo tour of pubs in oz as well as the sweet and uriah heep years later. Basically led zeppelin, deep purple, black sabbath, Nazareth, thin lizzy, ufo, iron maiden, motorhead etc. We're all local bands( you were so fortunate) it was a major undertaking for a band tour australia. But I had some great memories of seeing great bands playing the pubs and venues in and around Sydney during the 1980s. Bands like Midnight oil, cold chisel, rose tattoo, jimmy barnes, the Angels, heaven etc as well as the occasional international tour.
I just learned about Slade in 2014. Better late than never because they were incredible. They didn’t make it big in the US, maybe because they were upbeat and a bit goofy at a time the US was mired in some tough, very serious issues. I wish more Americans were aware of Slade.
The DEEP purple family tree is impressive!
Love the Butterfly Ball album.
You got great musictaste I got the same taste Play it Loud- Slade. Piledriver- Status Quo Made in Japan - Deep Purple Wonderworld - Uriah Heep Razamanaz - Nazareth was my first albums back in the 70's here in Sweden
Slade are one of this country's greatest and one of the most shamefully ignored group of musicians there has ever been.
Everyone (of a certain age) knows their wonderful commercial pop songs for singles, but get into those deeper cuts on the albums and the quality of the songs and song writing goes much deeper and there really is some Beatles-level stuff going on in there.
I think "Slade In Flame" deserves to be in the top 100 best British rock albums ever, it's just a beautiful album of music from start to finish.
I should also say that I was lucky enough to be at Reading Festival in 1980 when Slade were brought in as last minute replacements when Blizzard Of Ozz pulled out and there was an expectation that they would probably be "canned off" by the crowd - there's also a legendary story in their book where they apparently had trouble getting into the site because none of the security people knew who they were!
But, as a lot of people already know, that live set they did was just STUNNING, the whole crowd went ABSOLUTELY CRAZY from start to finish and they just blew off everyone else that had been at Reading Festival that weekend. It also re-launched their careers at that point too, deservedly so and we then had the "We'll Bring The House Down" album and beyond.
I really can never speak highly enough of Slade - they just were four truly outstanding musicians and songwriters - what a band!
Hi Terry, totally agree as I was also at Reading in 1980, after 3 days of heavy metal everything was starting to sound the same then Slade came on! Best band of the weekend! Also agree that Slade in Flame is a terrific album. Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine I'd love to see a video just looking at some of the deep cuts on those Slade albums, I think all of their albums have loads of really great non-single songs on them - they really are a shamefully ignored band except by those of us who really know what they are about.
@@jogischulz2576 Hi Jogi. When I was about age 11 or 12 in the mid-1970's, I was lucky enough to have a best friend (and we're still best friends) who had two older brothers into rock music - it's going through their record collection that has made me the rock lover that I am today.
In that collection were Slade Alive, Uriah Heep's "The Magician's Birthday", Savoy Brown's "Hellbound Train", Chicken Shack's "Imagination Lady", Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come "Journey" as well as the usual Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath stuff.
So these are all very cherished albums by me, and, yes, I know Slade were popular in Germany - I think I've a few bootleg recordings of Slade in Germany somewhere.
But can I also thank Germany for wonderful bands like Epitaph, Eloy, Anyone's Daughter, Birth Control, Fargo, Victory and Nektar (British but living in Germany back then), as well as the "usual suspects" like Scorpions and Accept.
I am currently going through a "Brain Records" phase and looking at the bands that were on their catalogue - which, of course, includes early Scorpions and Embryo.
And greetings from the UK.
Keep the playlists coming, Phil. The term that you use, DEEP PURPLE FAMILY, is very touching and inspirational for us Purple fans. In fact, the legacy of Deep Purple has never faded away after 5 decades. Not even the Beatles or The Rolling Stones inspire this kind of bond among rock music fans, especially here in East Asia. I love your review of Status Quo recordings. Very often they are greatly overlooked here in Malaysia. It is my observation that even when punk/new wave was all the rage in the UK, sales of their records never diminished. All their late seventies and eighties albums sold very well.
@@jogischulz2576 I am referring to fans in East Asia. Especially here in Malaysia. Back in the 1970s Deep Purple had a religious like following here. And in the 1980s, Iron Maiden had a rabid following here. The Beatles and Stones were rather forgotten here in Malaysia. No offense to Beatles/ Stones fans. And I love both bands. Regards from Kuala Lumpur.
@@jogischulz2576 Since you are from Berlin, here is another trivia: THE SCORPIONS are massively popular here in Malaysia since the early 1980s. They toured here a couple of times. Take care my friend.
Status Quo were consistently successful, though not, I believe, in the US. They appealed to rock and pop fans - only Thin Lizzy and Queen managed the same crossover. Although the classic line-up made some of the best rock singles of all time, In the Army Now is a great album.
@@AlexAlexon3897 You are right. Sadly, Status Quo didn't make much of an impact in the US. Even Thin Lizzy had only one gold album there, 1976's Jailbreak. Yes, Queen is universally successful! Perhaps bands like Kiss, Foreigner and Styx overshadowed Status Quo,Thin Lizzy and Slade in America.
@@jegarajramoo3873: Thank you. UFO were another band who were big in only some parts of America, especially Chicago. Lizzy and Slade were unlucky with fights and illness. Did Nazareth register in the US?
1979 was a spectacular year for albums, but one that gets overlooked is also Purple-connected: Nick Simper's Fandango's Slipstreaming. It wasn't easy to find, but I was so glad to have it. The opening track, Candice Larene, was another Stargazer! So atmospheric and eerie. You were transported to that wooded hill, where Candice Larene's spectre "stares straight through you in the cold moonlight". The next song, Rocky Road Blues, is a complete change, a very good-time song about driving adventures. Honestly, this album was up there with Down to Earth, Lovehunter and Mr Universe. We also had Hunter/Ronson's You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, Thin Lizzy's Black Rose, Bad Company's Desolation Angels, Led Zeppelin's In Through the Out Door, and the awesome UFO double live album. What a year!
It was so fun after Blackmore broke away, there was something new all of the time. Blackmore's Rainbow, then I discovered Elf. Ian Gillan Band was already in the cut out bins, then Whitesnake started showing up in America. Then bam ! Deep Purple Live In Europe. Fun times for Purple fans.
They were indeed fun times for Purple fans - thank you for watching - Phil
Growing up with the Whitesnake 87 album, I was unfamiliar with the early stuff until recently. I picked up the “Little Box of Snakes” set. 8 CD’s for around $20, great deal. Thanks for the recommendations in this video!
You are very welcome - Phil :)
Remember the BBC TV series Rock Family Trees from the early '90s, many bands covered, there's a great episode on the Purple family tree.
I remember that really well - Phil :)
The Rock Family Trees books are brilliantly mind boggling. I have 3 or 4 of them. I love when snippets are occasionally included in certain bands' boxed sets.
Love it! I’m a huge Purps fan and I have all these. You can never have too much! Thanks 🙏.
Totally agree! - Phil :)
Hi Phil! I am so glad to see you on Pete Pardo's Sea Of Tranquility. The last episode with you , pete and Martin discussing the family tree of my favorite band ,DEEP PURPLE, was absolutely remarkable .I am looking forward to your future segments with Pete and very happy that your expertise on music is getting the recognition it rightfully deserves.Proud to support you, Pete and Martin's brilliant contents as you guys are my favorite music review channels. Congratulations from India and hope you have a fantastic day!!
Thank you so much, your comment has made my day ! Phil :)
Some terrific LP’s there, think I feel some “Dog Of Two Head” and “Piledriver” coming on. On vinyl a lot of Rory as the countdown to the new album is getting down nicely, “Koss” the Paul Kossof anthology, Fireball” and my favourite Purple live album “Made In Europe” (really excited about the forthcoming expansion) and coincidently “Malice In Wonderland”! Also remember the amazing Alan Freeman “By Invitation Only? Great to hear that again. On CD I’m working through the Alan Parsons Project box set and I still can’t stop streaming loads of Kurt Vile.
My favorite Whitesnake album that came before the S/T is Slide It In an excellent album that has Neil Murray (bass), Cozy Powell (drums), John Skeys (guitar), Mel Galley (guitar & vocals) , John Lord (keys) and Mr. Coverdale what a collection of musicians and Martin Birch (producer)
Whitesnake 1987 is the album that got me into music, i was 13 when that album came out and as soon as i heard Still of the night that was is it football forgot and music took over, a fair few different versions of the album where released around the world with different running orders and some slightly different tracks, Here i go Again wasn’t actually on the initial UK release and was actually added slightly later, I actually prefer the album without it.
Hello Sir i saw you on Sea of Tranquility recently. I am a Led Zeppelin historian here on YT and i wanted to say your style and knowledge is incredible. Following your channel now :)
All good stuff and yes, Made in Europe is amazing, packs a wicked punch and maybe due to it being a single album. Let's not forget the Nick Simper connection, Warhorse and Fandango. Two great bands from that Purple tree that I hope you might give some air time to🙂
Agree fully. Candice Larene!
Glenn Hughes… with his huge brilliant catalogue is a Deep Purple “family” in his own right….
Hi phil what do you think of the warhorse lps???
Hi Ashley, I really like them, I think I prefer the second one the most. Phil
Both videos were excellent. Welcome to the SOT family. Cheers from The Captain!
Thank you very much, I really appreciate your kind words - Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine BTW Come Taste the Band is my second favorite Purple album next to Burn also. I describe Tommy Bolin with one word “Magic”. Cheers
Great vid Phil.
The 70s was a great time for the band, but the album Quo is definitely the high point for me, just fantastic from start to finish.
Slade Alive was the first album I remember owning. Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon and Dog Of Two Head are my fav Quo albums
I should have mentioned those two Quo albums - both wonderful - Phil :)
Hi Brother , yes those early Quo albums Dog and Ma Kelly were brilliant!
Great video Phil. I enjoyed the discussion with yourself, Martin and Pete a lot, this was a great expansion to that original video.
Thank you 🙏
Just discovered your channel Pete and love what you’re doing! Also really enjoyed your recent thoughtful and informative contributions to Sea of Tranquility and looking forward to you’re future endeavours with Pete P. I was one of those Whitesnake fans who struggled with the transition to the ‘1987’ album and beyond (despite being a firm glam metal advocate!) but really love it now - Come and Get It the album for me - anything with ‘Don’t Break My Heart Again’ and ‘Child Of Babylon’ hard to beat!
Hi Alan, thank you for watching and for your supportive words - I agree Don't Break My Heart Again is probably my favourite Whitesnake track. Phil
Hi Phil , depuis 2 jours j'ai accès aux archives de la télévision française et je viens de trouver 30 minutes de DEEP PURPLE, le titre de !'emission était Pop 2 , Ritchie Blackmore y fait une démonstration hallucinante !!!!de son grand talent de guitariste en 1970 époque de l'album " in Rock" avec titre inédit de " fireball" FANTASTIQUE !!!! TU AS RAISON C'EST L'UN DES PLUS GRANDS GROUPE DE L'HISTOIRE DU ROCK !!!!❤
Each one a gem and part of my youth
Ah, "Butterfly Ball". I first heard of that via a single I bought from a 10p bargain bin ... the Purple label caught my eye and thinking it would be a Deep Purple single, I was surprised to see that it was by Roger Glover & Guests, the single being "Love is All".
Not being a fan of Ronnie James Dio, I didn't buy the album at the time but have since compulsory purchased it as a Heep friends and family due to John Lawton singing "Little Chalk Blue" on the re-issued CD version.
Phil, I was very surprised at the expansive Deep Purple Family, What a Play list !! Thank you for the video, and all the best.
I agree with you word per word regarding Gillan and Whitesnake. I was just about to give up on both bands until I heard those two albums.
Thank you for watching - Phil
Wow! Slade and Status Quo are extraordinary! Thanks for the recommendations. 👍 We don't get exposed to these bands and sounds in the States.
Thank you 🙏
@@NowSpinningMagazine i must have played "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" 12 times today. Where have these guys been all my life? I saw some of their early TV appearances playing "Marth My Dear." Did they change their look to satirize or be a part of Glam Rock?
Hi Phil.. I’m a little younger than you, however grew up with the same passion and enthusiasm for rock and music in the 70s and 80s..
I still have a large cd collection and 500 albums on my laptop, yet over the years I’ve found my passion waning, like a mid life music crisis.. am I to old for this stuff, why doe A Night at the Opera or Dirty Deeds not excite like they did..
It’s particularly annoying as I am a recording artist with a large released catalogue and I’m passionate about the music we create… weird
Watching sea of tranquility was the start of me just enjoying people talking with knowledge and passion about music and I wanted to find it. I have now subscribed to your channel as you are a wonderful presenter, driven by your passion for all that great music …. And what great knowledge you guys and Martin Popov etc have.. I even enjoy watching shows on music I don’t like so much
It’s the passion that does it and if you lads at your age can love this music then I know it’ll happen .. I just need to give it time and not Force it (not UFO pun)
Keep up the good work Phil, great channel ..
Hi John, thank you and welcome aboard! I have started a video series here called 'Music for Mental Health' where I talk about how music has helped me. I also think our passions and interests for things can wane if we do not allow enough space in our lives for our interests to breathe. I feel one the main ingredients is keeping a sense of wonder. So that opening track from the album that got you ready for Friday night, those feelings are still in there. My passion and enthusiasm is still growing and I think this is because I am meeting more and more people who feel the same. However, it is normal for some albums to lose their appeal but I have found as I get older I can see even the most played as diary entries in my life. Music is an art collection we carry around in our hearts and minds. It is as unique as we are. Phil
@@NowSpinningMagazine Thanks for the reply Phil. Yes I have watched one of the Music for mental health vids, where you on beach.. I do think other factors are responsible, as you say, find the wonder, the almost childlike enthusiasm, where of course it all starts.. I know music means to much to me, so its just about tapping in again and I got a real buzz out of watching Ritchie ripping it up playing Burn live in 74 this afternoon.. Cheers Phil...
I have to say that those Albums featured today bring back many great memories . Status Quo before they became a circus act !!!. Watched your video with Pete Pardo about Purple etc it was truly great Mate.
Keep the good stuff coming and keep safe.
Thank you 🙏
Saw Gillan in Liverpool University in 1978. Superb. The line up was Gillan, Steve Byrd on guitar, Pete Barnacle on drums, Mcoy on bass and Colin Townes on keys.
Hi Peter, that must have been fantastic - Phil
Been listening a lot lately. Rudimentary Peni, Dio, Demolition 23, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, David Bowie, Ministry, Ratt, Rolling Stones, Big Star, Flaming Lips, Wipers, Poison Idea, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, Trouble, Metal Church, Killing Joke, Miles Davis, PJ Harvey, The Cure, Rainbow, Hawkwind, Motörhead, Mark Lanegan and Queen. There's more but these come first to mind. Cheers from Finland!
No that is a playlist and a half! How do you fit all that in? Phil
@@NowSpinningMagazine For the love of great music. Ive been listening those during last three weeks. I'm single and on vacation so I have time
Hi Paul… love your channel and the insights you give us. Fantastic episodes with SOT. I have become a huge Slade fan over the last 5 years mostly due in part to the excellent reissue series Salvo did with their catalogue. I really want to dive into the Gilman albums but they seem out of print. I have been trying to track down the boxset of the albums that was released on vinyl and cd a few years ago but anyone I find the price is too high. Do you think these albums will ever be reissued again ? There is even a video of Ian Gillan doing an unboxing of that set on UA-cam. Also thank you for the video you did focusing on the new Scorpions coloured vinyl . Here in Canada the first batch released were the ones up to Tokyo Nights. I grabbed some of those. Hopefully the rest will be released here soon. Thank you Paul . Chez
Thank you 🙏 I don’t think the Gillan albums will be pressed for a while, but I am pleased you found the Scorpions video useful - Slade are very underrated. Phil :)
Hey Phil ... we are so on the same page (well, for the most part anyway). I'm 65 now, and my whole life, well, since grade school it seems, has revolved around Deep Purple and it's members. My fave offshoot albums ... PAL -"Malice in Wonderland" is #1, GILLAN -"Mr. Universe", RAINBOW -"Rising", WHITESNAKE - "Come An Get it", CAPTAIN BEYOND - "Captain Beyond", HUGHES/THRALL - "Hughes/Thrall", TOMMY BOLIN - "Teaser".
Yes we are on the same page, I love all of those. Deep Purple and every offshoot is a huge part of the soundtrack to my life. Phil
Hi Phil, I saw you on all of your guest appearances and you really held your own with your knowledge of rock music. It was a treat to watch.
Hi Lex, thank you very much for your support, we have a lot more planned - Phil
Rainbow On stage what an album DIO`s vocal man Great show Phil Keep it on
Thank you 🙏
@@NowSpinningMagazine DIO`s best album work ever Rainbow Rising
I prefer Live in Munich 1977 over on stage.
@@marinusvos I have that consert on DVD great live yes sir
Hi Phil sad day. A friend of mine said T me this afternoon, ( SHE live i n Dublin " she was such a talent and a good soul" , R I P 😔😔
My playlist this week is "new", recently purchased, second hand vinyl: David Bowie - Low, Graham Parker & The Rumour - Parkerilla, Squeeze - East Side Story, Saga - Saga (first album). Of course I've got all these albums on CD...
Hello again Phil,you were talking about the remixed tracks from Deep Purple Burn album (2004 anniversary edition. I remember you saying you couldn’t hear much difference between the original mix and the remixed tracks. I read in a DPAS magazine,that the brief was to remix the tracks maintaining the integrity of the original album. Nothing too radical on the that front. I would like Stormbringer’s ‘Lady Double Dealer’, ‘Highball Shooter’ ‘Gypsy’ & the title track, get a proper remix,without the constraints I mentioned above.
After watching this I've been playing each of these albums and reliving great times. It makes me feel young even though I'm not! So glad to have discovered you and your channel because it makes me re-learn guitar and bass parts on the songs and albums I always loved. This house is groaning with the weight of vinyl and cds just like yours Phil. Rock, classical, jazz, opera, pop, world music, etc are played daily here. A quick estimate is about 6000+ items. Do you get the question I get all the time which is 'how do you listen to it all'? There is no answer to that - I just like what I like when I'm in the mood. Hope you continue to make more vids.😀 P.S: one of my all time fave guitarists is still Frank Marino who I always thought was underrated.
Hi Eric, welcome to Now Spinning Magazine. Although rock centric I do cover all genres here including Jazz, soul, pop, folk and soon some classical ! Like you I listen to so many styles of music I just want to share it all! Phil
Nice video Phil, I am a big fan of Deep Purple & Status Quo and I don't a bit of Whitesnake at times. I saw you on SOT so I thought I would check out your channel and very glad I did, look forward to your next lot of videos.
Hi Brad, welcome and thank you for watching - Phil :)
Phil really enjoyed your discussion with Martin and Peter. I was intrigued both with them and this episode, when discussing Whitesnake you went from Saints and Sinner's to Whitesnake 1987(still of the night) missing out Slide it in. I do agree with you there is a before and after Whitesnake. Up to and including UK version of Slide it in , they were a sensational heavy blues orientated rock band. USA version Slide it in onwards DC changed Whitesnake into a now Glam rock band. I believe if you grew up in the UK during 70's/80's and lived with the band growing with each album it became a part of you. For many of us Brits USA version of SII and Whitesnake 1987 was too far removed from those days of Sweet talker etc. Love the content of your shows Phil and I really enjoy giving Martin and Peter s different perspective of the UK rock scene.
Hi David, thank you for watching. That was an oversight on my part missing out Slide It In. I do prefer the USA mix but I’m happy to own both! Phil
Very cool to see you on SoT....and i enjoy your channel very much 👍
Hi Joe, thank you for your kind words - Phil
Phill bravo for this incredible selection, we fell into the same pot, I also have all these albums, this music is timeless and I play and listen to them every day!!
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing - Phil
Yes Phil , Quo is my favourite too , features heavily the late great Alan Lancaster .
Hi Mike, thank you for watching, it really is a great album. I think I need to play it again. Phil
My two favourite Quo albums are "Piledriver" and "Blue for You" (in that order).
After that, I tend to be drawn to the earlier albums ... "Dog of Two Head" and "Spare Parts" I think are better than "Hello" and "Quo" for me.
Having been a Deep Purple fan since 1968 , I was always seeking out any " Purple Family " recordings especially after the end of Mark !! Purple . So I bought all of the Gillan recordings but they didn't resonate with me until " Glory Road " and " Mr. Universe " , two top notch records . Likewise I was a huge Whitesnake fan , but "Ready 'N' Willin " put them over the top for me , probably because the inclusion of Paice and Lord made it the closest thing to a new Deep Purple release . Agree with you that " Saints and Sinners " , outside of a few songs , always felt like a letdown to me . The next generation of Whitesnake left the British style of blues rock and dove headfirst into a bombastic form of rock that I never enjoyed . Give me Moody and Marsden any day ! Paice Ashton Lord is a treasured jewel , and its too bad that this was their only release . They had the potential to become very big . Unlike you , I didn't find rainbow's "On Stage " immediately appealing . As an American , I can assuredly say I don't recall anyone on this side of the ocean being a fan of either Slade or Status Quo .
Hi Phil! Really enjoyed your recent episode with Pete P and Martin P re the Purple family......right in my wheelhouse! And the unknown bands episode, especially re SLADE and GILLAN.
As for what I've been listening to the past few days:
-ZZ Top - Raw
-UFO - Obsession; Lights Out; and No Heavy Petting
-Walking Papers - The Light Below
-Russ Ballard - Barnet Dogs
-Moxy - self-titled debut
-Trapeze - You Are the Music....We're Just the Band
-Stray Dog - self-titled debut
-Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
-Mother's Finest - Another Mother Further
-Chicago - Chicago II
-Yes - Relayer
@@jogischulz2576 Thank you Jogi! Michael Schenker cooks up a storm on those albums.
@@independenceltd. Thx!
I heartily concur with most of that list - the stuff I cannot agree with is simply because I've not heard them. (Russ Ballard, Walking Papers, Mother's Finest and Chicago.)
@@independenceltd. I do have their "Black Radio Won't Play This Album" CD from the early 1990's but it's from that "weird" era where hard rock got mixed up with grunge, and I was never really a big fan of grunge.
I will go back and explore their albums from the 1970's because I think there's probably some good stuff from them in there.
Another black hard rock band worth checking out are Jamaica's "Orange Sky" - their debut album "Upstairs" from 2005 is well worth a listen, if you can find it.
Fantastic list of albums - thank you for sharing. Phil
I agree 1974 was the peak year for SQ and Quo was the best album of them all ! If you played Lonely Man and POMM along with Living on an Island or Drifring Away or Gerundula most people would think it was a different band .
That is so true - thank you for watching - Phil
Anybody who shows the Quo is ok in my book. Love the video
Thank you - Phil :)
For those that have not watched the two SOT videos Phil mentioned I thoroughly recommend you do. Both are a great watch which includes a shout out for Killer Watts - what a great compilation album that was
Hi Julian, thank you 🙏 I might do a short video on Killerwatts - it introduced me to a lot of great music. Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine good idea if you have the time. Introduced me to Frank Marino and a heavy early REO Speedwagon
It’s on my to do list :)
Nice follow-up to those two great SOT episodes. I thought you might pick The Stranglers as they've never been very well known In North America, but I then realized they are pretty big on mainland Europe. How about and episode on bands that are not popular in their home country, but huge elsewhere?. Manowar and Foghat are two good examples to start with.
Hi Ken, thank you for watching and your suggestions - Phil
Play Steel The Light by Q5 from 84. Prepare for your jaw to drop.
PS. I love and own all of the other albums you've talked about today, with the exception of one - "1987" by Whitesnake really is now an album that I never need to hear again, unfortunately. It completely overtook the rock airwaves when it was released, and "Whitesnake Version 2" was a complete downgrade from the classic "blues rock" years with that fantastic twin guitar sound of Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden.
This is one reason why I have less time for 1980's music than I do for 1970's music, because a lot of the time 1980's music just dates so quickly and starts to grate on the nerves... albums I never need to hear again are:
Whitesnake - 1987 (and nothing afterwards by Whitesnake)
Europe - The Final Countdown
Starship - Knee Deep In The Hoop-La
The Cars - anything by them (a good band in their time but just sound so dated now)
Scorpions - Crazy World (because of the bl**dy whistling song!)
Saxon - Destiny (because of bl**dy "Ride Like The Wind" which was great the first few times I heard it but just got played and played and played and I am now sick to death of it)
We are all different and I see Whitesnake 2 as just that different. I played 1987 yesterday and I have to say I really enjoyed it and can now appreciate the raw power and elegance of Still Of The Night. That track changed everything for Coverdale and I can see why he has stuck to that template ever since.
@@NowSpinningMagazine Don't get me wrong, I did love the album at the time and I was even arguing with friends back then that the "heavy metal" (as we called it back then) version of Whitesnake was better than the original Moody/Marsden version.
But, in my experience, a lot of stuff in the 1980's got overplayed, mainly because of the advent of video and commercial rock music radio stations and they just endlessly played "lowest common denominator" stuff.
"Hair metal" really hasn't stood up to the test of time - I've completely abandoned a lot of that stuff because it just sounds so dated.
PS. Please hold onto that sun for me down there next week as I'm holidaying in Porthleven for a week with family from Saturday. Just sticking a few new albums on my phone as we speak...
I think that Come an get it is also a fantastic Whitesnake album. I also love the early ones, too. Whitesnake for me ended for me with Slip of the tongue. Anything after that is white noise
Have you listened to Whitesnake's album Restless Heart? If not, you should.
C B Restless Heart is way below Whitesnake standard. It was supposed to be a David Coverdale solo album, but the record label insisted it be Whitesnake. Coverdale then had to , as he put it, Snake it up. He himself was never happy with it, but contractual obligations dictated that he towed the line.
`Ready `an Willing` is my favourite Whitesnake album. I think of it a bit like the Beatles `Revolver` as in it`s a midway album which still has it`s roots in the past but is also giving you a look at the future of the band. `Fool for your Loving` is superb and I really love the intro. Like yourself I have it on 7". Good to see you playing Slade. I haven`t recently but it`s just a matter of time until I do! I have recently played -
Blondie `Eat to the Beat`
Aha `Scoundrel Days`
Hawkwind `Warrior on the Edge of Time`
Foreigner `Double Vision`
Eldamar `A Dark Forgotten Past` (atmospheric black metal)
UFO `No Heavy Petting`
Fairport Convention `Myths and Heroes`
What a fantastic list ! Very varied as well - Phil :)
No Heavy Petting is getting lots of praise these days. Great album.
this week, some re issues: gentle giant, interview SW remix. renaissance ,turn of the cards esoteric box. an italian band called FLEA great stuff! a Brazilian band .Caravela Escarlate. think ELP love beach if it were really good:)
Really enjoyed the recent shows with Pete Pardo, for some reason those Gillan albums passed me by but I think it's time to do a bit of exploring of the catalogue, should be fun.
Hi Stephen, thank you for watching! Mr Universe and Glory Road are essential - Phil
Really enjoy your take on the music and overall delivery. New sub here.
Thank you so much and welcome 🙏 Phil :)
I love that Hughes Thrall album as well, one of my top AOR records of all time. I guess you can say most British acts are not as popular in US as they are in UK due to lack of touring, lack of a strong managament team etc. Same goes for German bands or Aussie bands. Mainstream US bands are more lucky as , usually, more money is invested in those bands ( that discussion should also touch the subject of cultural imperialism) Anyway thankfully that 70s Corporate Rock structure is largely gone and nowadays a band like Sabaton can headline arenas in UK or some metal band from India can play festivals in Europe. Some things are changing for the better
Love On Stage
Piledriver is my favourite Quo album
Great choice !
I want to like Slade. I’ve given them many shots. But I don’t. I wonder if they weren’t just a UK thing in the 70s, but also to today. Perhaps one of those “you had to be there” bands.
Hi Phil, Glenn Hughes was early out the blocks with ‘Play Me Out’ which wasn’t that accessible,one reviewer calling it “hateful”.Disco,Punk & New Wave getting the critical acclaim.Disco should have been an obvious shoe-in for Glenn Hughes talent & musical leanings,had he had been more ‘grounded’. ‘Hughes/Thrall’ promised so much and I wish that Glenn & Pat would issue a follow up. The musical chemistry between Glenn & Pat still trumps,the more recent higher profile collaborators I could mention.
I like Whitesnake OK, I guess but I really like that album with "Fool For Your Lovin" , it sounds more like Deep Purple to me.
Id did come close to that MK3 sound in many ways and was the first with three ex members of Deep Purple. I ti s my favourite from that period. Phil
Gillan: Future Shock, I love that album
Excellent album - Phil :)
Great Rock vinil . ....🎸
You didn't mention Captain Beyond with Rod Evans or Warhorse with Nick Simper. Mk 1 line up unfairly ignored
I will do on a future video - Phil
@@NowSpinningMagazine I will look forward to seeing that. Pete on Sea of Tranquility devoted a whole video to Captain Beyond alone!
I bought the Gillan album on Japanese import
Would you mind re-explaining the Made In Europe situation?
Hi Tim, the super deluxe edition box set for Made In Europe was almost ready to go, extra video footage had been shot talking about this period of the band, Glenn Hughes had mentioned it as well. Then serious accounting issues were discovered within the Deep Purple organisation and everything was out on hold. This included the live CD series which stopped as well. Phil
@@NowSpinningMagazine
Thanks. I didn't know
Surprised you got a word in with them two phil 🤣🤣🤣
It actually felt really easy like three mates meeting down the pub to talk about music - Phil
Whitesnake were a superb live R'n'B band at this time but this was probably their best album. the 80s version of Whitesnake just lost the plot. As for the mighty Quo, this is a great album but they were all epic from Piledriver through to Live. RAOTW was a new era though same line up but many fans (not me) thought it was the beginning of the end. Nice reviews!
Thank you - Phil
You ever met ritchie.
Almost, 1976 after a Rainbow gig but Robert Plant got in the way. And in the 1980s in Dingwalls London. He was sat on his own with a beer but I ran out of nerve when it came to approaching him.
I have pics with him and all the others in Sydney 84. I played soccer with him , gillan and paice. I saw 2 Sydney and 1 melbourne show. The recordings you have heard are probably from a friend of mine. I was at the show that was filmed. Ritchie was the last one I met so I was a bit relaxed and didn't go complete fanboy. I like your descriptions of the feelings you had as mine were the same as I was born in 1960 and was in school at the same time. You had all those great venues and bands at your fingertips. Birmingham city hall, Manchester city hall, Leicester de Montfort hall, hammersmith odeon and glasgow apollo etc. All the venues i would read reviews about in sounds.i also got to see gillans solo tour of pubs in oz as well as the sweet and uriah heep years later. Basically led zeppelin, deep purple, black sabbath, Nazareth, thin lizzy, ufo, iron maiden, motorhead etc. We're all local bands( you were so fortunate) it was a major undertaking for a band tour australia. But I had some great memories of seeing great bands playing the pubs and venues in and around Sydney during the 1980s. Bands like Midnight oil, cold chisel, rose tattoo, jimmy barnes, the Angels, heaven etc as well as the occasional international tour.
Billie Eilish live in Berlin 2022
Billion Dollar Babies Alice Cooper
Sweet F A The sweet
Great choices - Phil :)