| Author | Message | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2802 Registered: 10-2002 |
65 today and still one of the world's great rock bassists. My eldest brother took me to see deep purple in Newcastle in 1972 (I was 11) and even at that age I could tell he was something special. Rumour has it there'll be a new album and a tour in 2011 - can't wait. Graeme | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 860 Registered: 1-2005 |
I was fortunate to see them on the "Perfect Strangers" tour - "Destiny Brought Them Together Again" (that's what it said on the t-shirt) - at Budokan! Roger Glover was actually a really big influence on me. Thanks for reminding me! | ||
| hifiguy
Advanced Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 244 Registered: 10-2006 |
He is a seriously underrated bass player. I learned tons of his stuff with Purple back in my early days as a bassist in the 1970s. He was also the first (and only) player I ever remember using a _double_ Marshall Major stack, if I remember the cover of "Made in Japan" correctly. Lordy Lu, that rig must have been able to pulverize stone at 100 feet considering he played a Rick (with roundwounds) pickstyle. Yipes! No wonder Purple hit 130 dB on stage. Nothing succeeds like excess. |
