I just listened to

Deep Purple with an orchestra Blu-ray....
I prefer the original DP.....you know...the Fireball one.
 
 

No. There weren't any. At least you try.

Took me over an hour trying to get the thing to play in my computer.
Checked everything I knew to check. All it would do was spin and make clicking sounds.

Started looking for lyrics so at least get some enjoyment from it....
and read that it was Blu-ray....my computer doesn't play Blu-ray.

Looks really good on the big screen but doesn't sound as good as it would have
on the PC system.

So....looks like I'm going to get an internal blu-ray burner for the PC.

The one from '69? That was a weird period in Purple's history. Famously Ian Gillan wrote the lyrics the night before the recording, which mostly consist of him wondering what the heck he was doing there, doing that. 

Guitarhacker


It's just wrong when rockers try to show they have "class" and hire an orchestra to back them..... and a kids choir...... 

It makes me want to bang my head for all the wrong reasons. 

That's not even the worst... I was looking for some new stuff to get off iTunes on yt and I came across a "metal" band using autotune, quite blatantly even.

I died a little inside

spacey


Deep Purple with an orchestra Blu-ray....
I prefer the original DP.....you know...the Fireball one.
 
 

Deep Purple with and Orchestra, nothing new, the Concerto for Group and Orchestra dates back to to 1969, two years before Fireball.
 
But that said I know where you are coming from. The have just announced that they will headline on one of the Nights at the 2013 Dubai Jazz Festival, If I am in town I will be going, but it won't be the same.
 
 

Some may relate...

Even though Fireball may not be considered the "best" from them, I
think it's mine partly because of where I was at in life at the time it came out.

I believe that holds true for most all of my favorite music. It can go much deeper
than just music. When it does, anything "different" just takes away from it.
Combined with missing a major personality...and now two....it's just a different DP.

 DP is a tad bit before my time. I do remember the songs on MTV from the Perfect Strangers album and thinking those old cats are the real deal for sure. I think I also remember that singer with Black Sabbath for a while?
 Just so you know Michael, I've found Blu-ray playback on a PC to rely on many factors. I have a blu-ray burner and Cyberlink PDVD, my system meets all the requirements to playback blu-rays but I have to encode it on my HD first because my monitor, IZ3D, is not supported by the blu-ray security check.

Thanks Grant. I thought I might get a heads up if I mentioned it.
I'm still reading and seems there are a few internal ones with no hassles..plug and play.
(been told that before ...guess they didn't know me)

James they had me starting with Taliesyn...still have my original...not only the guitar but
man, Rod Evans amazed me. I could never sing but he inclined me to believe that that is
how it's done. He later reassured with Captain Beyond.

Just nothing on Fireball missing. It would be the first one on my "island list".

Well I guess I'll have to check out the Bad Company live at Wembley that is blu-ray...and
has another vocalist I put in the top 5..he got there with me in Free.

Guess I'm gonna have to unpack my sound system for the big screen...my wife doesn't
like all the equipment so that's a big if. I may have to put a big screen in my shop.
A black Friday cheapy would be alright....maybe....I love her so I go along with her unless
her gears are slipping.

jamesg1213


Check out 'Paul Rodgers Live in Glasgow' from 2007 as well Michael..I was there.

Just ordered the DVD. Thank you James!
How cool...when I watch knowing you're in the crowd..lol..that's just alright now.

Don't know about an entire orchestra, but I definitely remember sneaking onto the organ at my parent's church down in San Diego (which, at the time, was the largest pipe organ on the west coast down) and playing Smoke On the Water with the foot pedals.  I stopped because I was afraid I was going to break things!  Hehe...