Ted shows no signs of slowing down in any of his guises. Long live Uncle Ted and this release will make sure he does.
DVD Review
Deep Purple: History, Hits & Highlights 68-79
A sea of lame outfits and daft dancing by their fans, this DVD set traces the band’s history from their free-form beginnings to the rock machine that they ended up becoming. On this two DVD set we get to see Playboy’s Huff Hefner doing his louche’ bit as the band plays his “pad,” complete with daft 70s epileptic dancing. The 20-minute potted history that begins the DVD is useful for all of those that are unfamiliar with their early days.
Then they move on to their hits starting with a rather interesting version of the Beatles “Help” with Rod Evans on the mic, through some freaking odd stuff with the Mark 2 line-up with Ian Gillan, that ends with a cracking version of “Smoke on the Water”. Then we hit the most interesting and sometimes forgotten line-ups featuring David Coverdale (who went on to form Whitesnake) and Glenn Hughes. They nail that version’s signature track “Burn” as well as “Mistreated.” It's rounded out by a couple of tracks with the late Tommy Bolin on guitar “Love Child” and “You Keep on Moving.”
The second disc has some highlights with the band on various odd TV shows, a New Zealand TV documentary, a Leeds Poly student project, and an interview with the band’s manager in French. To be honest the second CD is odds and sods and one you won’t watch more than once. That said, the collection is very interesting and well worth watching for those curious about the early days of Deep Purple.
That is your lot for this week. I hope you find something therein which suits your fancy.
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