Uncut magazine

[ferguitar]

seen the article by mark on the deep purple show? noticed the picture of a man next to the text? recognised the man? :-)
good article.
also the part on mark/david is short but interesting.
thnx to my dutch friend who sent it to me.

OMG! Mark doing a review of a Purple show? Is this real or what???!!! How maNY freakin times i looked for a real link between my 2 favorite artists and finally this!This is for the history books! LOL. Anyone can read what he wrote cause i cant.....I just can understand the title......

So your quest is over ferguitar! Sorry that Jon Lord died! He will be missed.

i NEVER liked KTGC. except for maybe 2 or 3 songs which i kinda like. my biggest dissapointment

Yes, but i cant understand the article! For the title its a positive review......Maybe some kind person here with better vision could transcribe it..........

[vgonis]

Great show from Purple and Family
The Family and Purple concert at St. George's Hall, Bradford on Sunday, really did come up to expectations.
DP belted out their usual stupefying act with Richie Blackmore's roasting solos and Jon Lord's magnificent organ work. The group ended with Mandrake root, complete with strobe light, feedback and general disrespect shown to amplification equipment and musical instruments. Quite astonishing nevertheless.

[superval99]

I see that Uncut Magazine has given Bob's new album "Tempest" 10/10!    I wonder if they have also reviewed "Privateering"  

[Fat Bob]

^ Yes, they give it 7/10 which is officially "very good". It is described as "Tasteful without being sterile, diverse but grounded in Knopfler's melancholy mumble and quicksilver guitar, Privateering is a quietly soulful triumph".
Not exactly a ringing endorsement, but I'm still looking forward to hearing it in full- so far resisting all temptation to hear the preview tracks.

[superval99]

^ Yes, they give it 7/10 which is officially "very good". It is described as "Tasteful without being sterile, diverse but grounded in Knopfler's melancholy mumble and quicksilver guitar, Privateering is a quietly soulful triumph".
Not exactly a ringing endorsement, but I'm still looking forward to hearing it in full- so far resisting all temptation to hear the preview tracks.

Thanks!   At least it's a bit better than the measly 2/10 given to "Shangri-la" and the comments are more positive too.  

[a visitor]

I'm sure the reviews in general will praise it for it's production quality and highlight two or three stand-out tracks, but point out that many tracks may feel redundant and that the album on the whole is too similar to his previous solo albums. High quality, but no surprises.

[superval99]

Yes, the same old, same old, we've become used to!   Who cares about reviews anyway!  

[Fat Bob]

^ Yes, they give it 7/10 which is officially "very good". It is described as "Tasteful without being sterile, diverse but grounded in Knopfler's melancholy mumble and quicksilver guitar, Privateering is a quietly soulful triumph".
Not exactly a ringing endorsement, but I'm still looking forward to hearing it in full- so far resisting all temptation to hear the preview tracks.

Thanks!   At least it's a bit better than the measly 2/10 given to "Shangri-la" and the comments are more positive too.  

2/10!- really!! That's ridiculous. I must have missed that review at the time, probably just as well really.

[a visitor]

Yes, the same old, same old, we've become used to!   Who cares about reviews anyway!   

Exactly. I think it sounds very promising so far, but I really believe it would have benefited from being cut down to one CD OR that disc 1 and 2 were differentiated sharply.

[superval99]

^ Yes, they give it 7/10 which is officially "very good". It is described as "Tasteful without being sterile, diverse but grounded in Knopfler's melancholy mumble and quicksilver guitar, Privateering is a quietly soulful triumph".
Not exactly a ringing endorsement, but I'm still looking forward to hearing it in full- so far resisting all temptation to hear the preview tracks.

Thanks!   At least it's a bit better than the measly 2/10 given to "Shangri-la" and the comments are more positive too.  

2/10!- really!! That's ridiculous. I must have missed that review at the time, probably just as well really.

You can still see it!   I posted it on the first page of this thread.  

[Fat Bob]

^ Oops! Ah yes, I see what you mean. (Memo to self- read threads from the start, not the end..) 

[another brother]

never were interested in reviews, not in music, not in film, not in cars ... never
it is always a single opinion - when someone gives 2/10 to shangri la it is obviously not a review, it

[Love Expresso]

never were interested in reviews, not in music, not in film, not in cars ... never
it is always a single opinion - when someone gives 2/10 to shangri la it is obviously not a review, it

[superval99]

never were interested in reviews, not in music, not in film, not in cars ... never
it is always a single opinion - when someone gives 2/10 to shangri la it is obviously not a review, it

[Guitarman1972]

I am sure that Privateering won't be a solid 10 in my book. "Miss You Blues" will probably be one of the skippers judging by the snippets. Also the dynamics of Mark's last albums is far from perfect and Privateering seems no exception. Dynamics between the songs is so important to keep the attention of the listener. It should be more balanced with a good mix of ballads/slow songs, mid tempo songs and fast passed songs. Ofcourse there should also be a good rock song with a catchy riff and a good epic with an amazing instrumental outro on an album.
Judging by the snippets I think the final verdict will probably a 7 or 8 for the album. I don't expect many suprises. Since all songs are very short and the longest song is Privateering. And since we already know Privateering. The song I am most curious about is Yon Two Crows.