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A Castle Full of Rascals: Deep Purple '83-'09
A Castle Full of Rascals Deep Purple '83'09 Author:Martin Popoff The book is 20% bigger than the first one, close to 300 pages, stuffed with photos of the band and other memorabilia shots but mostly text, featuring tons of previously unused interview footage from the author's many chats with the guys, to the point where this is almost an oral history. In addition to the Purple prose, there's bits about side-p... more »rojects, the intro necessities about Gillan, Rainbow, Sabbath and Whitesnake, plus cool trivia from Nick Blagona, Thom Panunzio, Candice Night, Frank Morgan, and Stuart Smith (you'll get it when ya get it!).
The author's aim with this thing, first and foremost, is to convert you to the joys of the Steve Morse era of the band, but of course, there's lots to talk about with respect to Perfect Strangers, The House Of Blue Light, Slaves And Masters and The Battle Rages On... as well. Plus there's lots of tour talk, details around the various live albums and bust-ups, a bit on the Concerto live album, plus of course, stories about Ritchie's séances and practical jokes!
One chapter per album, every song examined. Plus the Rory Fiorito cover design matches up nicely with 2008's Gettin' Tighter: Deep Purple '68-'76.« less