Mellotronists

Whoa.  Deep Purple without Ritchie Blackmore or Jon Lord?

Isn't that a bit like saying: "This is the same hatchet that George
Washington used to chop down the cherry tree...  Of course, the head has
been replaced a few times, and the handle has been replaced, but it's the
*same* hatchet"?  :)

Not that I kept up with the band after the 70s ....

BabzKat


on 9/3/04 3:54 AM, Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com at
Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> [...]
> 
>   They just posted an
> excellent interview with Don Airey, who replaced Jon Lord in
> the past 1~2 years.
> 
> http://www.thehighwaystar.com/interviews/airey/da-feb082004.html
> 
> Ritchie is long out of the band, but is suitably replaced
> with Steve Morse.  I regret that I never saw DP w/Ritchie -
> as I highly regard his playing and his solos.