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HEAVY METAL PIONEERS – DEEP PURPLE
In the history of heavy music, there are very few groups that can be put on a par with Deep Purple – rock legends that painted the world in dark purple tones.
Their path was winding, like Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar busts and John Lord’s organ parts.
Each of the participants deserves a separate story, but it was precisely together that they became iconic rock figures.
On the carousel
The history of this glorious band goes back to 1966 when the drummer of one of the Liverpool bands Chris Curtis decided to create his own band Roundabout (“Carousel”). Fate brought him to John Lord, who was already known in narrow circles and was known as a great organist. By the way, it turned out that he had a wonderful guy in mind who simply performed miracles with a guitar. This musician turned out to be Richie Blackmore, who at that time played as part of the Three Musketeers group in Hamburg. He was immediately called from Germany and offered a place in the team. Continue reading
GENESIS – Pioneers of Art Rock
The development of rock music in general and its intellectual direction in particular is impossible to imagine without the British band Genesis. It was she who turned into the channel of epic art the avant-garde progressive rock, which was opened by Pink Floyd. If other groups followed the direct connection of classical motifs with modern music, Genesis became the pioneers of art rock – a completely new musical art.
British Genesis
Five members of the Genesis group, who stood at its origins, became one of the most respected figures in the international rock movement. They began their rehearsals while still young students. This happened within the walls of the famous English Charterhouse school. The original composition of Genesis was formed due to the merger of the two school groups. Peter Gabriel was engaged in vocals, Tony Banks became the keyboard player, Anthony’s Genesis Phillips became the guitarist, Mike Rutherford played the bass guitar, and Chris Stewart conjured for the drum set. Continue reading
ROMINA POWER and AL BANO – “FELICITA” FOR TWO
Romina Power and Al Bano sang many love songs. Love is a song for two. If she is happy, then the melody will be lively and cheerful. But it’s worth jealousy or insecurity to sneak into the souls of singers, how falsity is heard in music, and the text does not add up to poetry, and the once beautiful sounds of the sensational hit are becoming quieter …
American Beauty
She is a young beauty from Hollywood with the imperious surname Power (which means “power”, “power”). Her parents are not from ordinary inhabitants: father Tyrone is an Italian emigrant, an actor popular in 1930-40, and her mother is also an actress – Linda Christian, who dreamed of making a modeling career. It is easy to predict what fate was preparing for the rich girl Romina. At the age of 14, she shone on the screens, starring in several very candid films, and also recorded a solo album. Then the girl realized that she wanted to do music. Her mother, who dreamed of seeing her daughter as a brilliant actress, completely disagreed with this choice. She pinned hopes on Romina related to the realization of her own cherished, but not fulfilled, desire for a stellar career. Continue reading
