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Deep Purple ~ Stormbringer
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December 5, 2016
Deep Purple song lyrics
April is a cruel time
Even though the sun may shine
And world looks in the shade as it slowly comes away
Still falls the April rain
And the valley's filled with pain
And you can't tell me quite why
As I look up to the gray sky
Where it should be blue
Grey sky where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so
I'll cry, say that I don't know
Baby once in a while I'll forget and I'll smile
But then the feeling comes again of an April without end
Of an April lonely as a girl
In the dark of my mind I can see all too fine
But there is nothing to be done when I just can't feel the sun
And the springtime's the season of the night
Grey sky where it should be blue
Grey sky where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so
I'll cry, say that I don't know
I don't know
Written by Nicola Schultz, Ben Aylward, David Lord
Even though the sun may shine
And world looks in the shade as it slowly comes away
Still falls the April rain
And the valley's filled with pain
And you can't tell me quite why
As I look up to the gray sky
Where it should be blue
Grey sky where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so
I'll cry, say that I don't know
Baby once in a while I'll forget and I'll smile
But then the feeling comes again of an April without end
Of an April lonely as a girl
In the dark of my mind I can see all too fine
But there is nothing to be done when I just can't feel the sun
And the springtime's the season of the night
Grey sky where it should be blue
Grey sky where I should see you
Ask why, why it should be so
I'll cry, say that I don't know
I don't know
Written by Nicola Schultz, Ben Aylward, David Lord
• Copyright © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
The Gypsy - Stormbringer
Tell me gypsy can you see me
In your crystal ball
I'm asking you what can I do
My back's against the wall
And I can't hold on much longer
So I've come to you my friend
For now my life seems at an end
I came to see you once before
One hundred years ago
You took my hand and broke the spell
That should have let me go
But my years have gone so slowly
So I'm here again my friend
For now my life is at an end
Songwriters: Glenn Hughes / Ritchie Blackmore
• The Gypsy lyrics © Purple (usa) Music Inc.
Tell me gypsy can you see me
In your crystal ball
I'm asking you what can I do
My back's against the wall
And I can't hold on much longer
So I've come to you my friend
For now my life seems at an end
I came to see you once before
One hundred years ago
You took my hand and broke the spell
That should have let me go
But my years have gone so slowly
So I'm here again my friend
For now my life is at an end
Songwriters: Glenn Hughes / Ritchie Blackmore
• The Gypsy lyrics © Purple (usa) Music Inc.
Mama plays a queen on the hill built on a dream
While the children play in the field
Papa smokes the pipe of a sweet and better life
But how strong is the shield?
Can peace be found on the carpet above ground
Where sky is forever blue
So let it pass baby now, the slow and riding cloud
Which may take me from you
Many things a man can lose
His self, his rights, his views
But never his heart or his love
So take this hand of mine and climb baby, climb
To the hill up above
Now you can play a queen on the hill built on a dream
While our children play in the field
I can smoke the pipe of a sweet and better life
And trust in the strength of the shield
So trust in you love, and Lucy of above
And let light pass like a wheel
Don't take the chance of life's hectic dance
Kiss the strength of the shield
The seeker will be found by the looker on the ground
And to his wish he will yield
Fate will have it's word, of course
(Think this line is wrong)
And time will change its course
And hold the strength of the shield
Songwriters:
Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord
• Published by Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
While the children play in the field
Papa smokes the pipe of a sweet and better life
But how strong is the shield?
Can peace be found on the carpet above ground
Where sky is forever blue
So let it pass baby now, the slow and riding cloud
Which may take me from you
Many things a man can lose
His self, his rights, his views
But never his heart or his love
So take this hand of mine and climb baby, climb
To the hill up above
Now you can play a queen on the hill built on a dream
While our children play in the field
I can smoke the pipe of a sweet and better life
And trust in the strength of the shield
So trust in you love, and Lucy of above
And let light pass like a wheel
Don't take the chance of life's hectic dance
Kiss the strength of the shield
The seeker will be found by the looker on the ground
And to his wish he will yield
Fate will have it's word, of course
(Think this line is wrong)
And time will change its course
And hold the strength of the shield
Songwriters:
Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord
• Published by Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
I have often told you stories
About the way
I lived the life of a drifter
Waiting for the day
When I'd take your hand and sing you songs
Then maybe you would say
Come lay with me and love me
And I would surely stay
But I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill going round
Guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune.
Many times I've been a traveler
I looked for something new
In days of old when nights were cold
I wandered without you
But those days I thought my eyes
Had seen you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you're not here.
Now I feel I'm going older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill going round
Guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
Yes, I can hear the sound
Of a windmill going round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune.
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune.
Written by Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
• Copyright © Universal Music Publishing Group
Styrous® ~ Monday, December 5, 2016
May 20, 2014
101 Reel-to-Reel Tapes 67: Deep Purple ~ Stormbringer
Deep Purple ~ Stormbringer
reel-to-reel tape album cover detail
.detail photo by Styrous®
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The Deep Purple ~ Storm Bringer reel-to-reel tape will be on sale on eBay in June (see links below).
The Deep Purple ~ Storm Bringer reel-to-reel tape will be on sale on eBay in June (see links below).
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Storm Bringer is the ninth studio album by Deep Purple, which was released in November of 1974. It blendied rock, soul and funk in a way that was quite ahead of its time. Ritchie Blackmore left after the making of the album and its tour, returning to the group later during the recording of the Perfect Strangers album.
album cover and title
The cover image of Stormbringer is based on a photo of a tornado photographed by Lucille Handberg on July 8, 1927 near the town of Jasper, Minnesota. Her photograph has become a classic image, and was used and edited for the album's cover. The same photograph was used in 1986 for the Siouxsie and the Banshees album, Tinderbox.
Stormbringer is also the name of a magical sword described in several novels by Michael Moorcock. David Coverdale has denied knowledge of this until shortly after recording the album. A few years later, Moorcock collaborated with Blue Öyster Cult to write "Black Blade", a song that actually was about the sword Stormbringer.
July 8, 1927 .
Stormbringer is also the name of a magical sword described in several novels by Michael Moorcock. David Coverdale has denied knowledge of this until shortly after recording the album. A few years later, Moorcock collaborated with Blue Öyster Cult to write "Black Blade", a song that actually was about the sword Stormbringer.
the songs
Stormbringer is classic, the epitome of hard rock sound with no exaggeration. It is hard rock at its very best and a driving song that doesn't give ground. According to Glenn Hughes, the slurred gibberish that is spoken by David Coverdale at the beginning of the title track just prior to the first verse is the same backwards dialogue that Linda Blair's character utters in the film The Exorcist when she is questioned by the priest.
Love Don't Mean a Thing is great rock-funk with a vocal by David Coverdale who hums at the beginning to lead into the song that has a neat funk beat which is perfect for dancing.
Holy Man is a quiet melody with a nice steel guitar intro which gives it a slightly country-western feeling to it. A gentle song that is nice to slow dance to.
You Can't Do It Right (With the One You Love) returns to the funk feel with a smooth female group backup. A very nice synth break by Jon Lord on this one.
High Ball Shooter is
another hard rock classic that gets you up and moving even if you don't
want to; you can't help it! Again, great organ work by Lord.
The Gypsy is a solid, march rock that has some really nice steel guitar work but it does get a bit repetitious at the end.
The Gypsy is a solid, march rock that has some really nice steel guitar work but it does get a bit repetitious at the end.
Soldier of Fortune is a beautifully done ballad written by David Coverdale and Ritchie Blackmore. It has an ace guitar by Blackmore and organ by Lord intro and back up to the brilliant Coverdale vocal. It is soft, gentle and melancholy with regret for wandering ways that have left the singer alone and lonely, longing for a love he's neglected and lost. The lyrics are sad and wistful: I'm put them below. This is my very favorite song on this album.
As of May 10, 2013, Soldier of Fortune is Deep Purple's 12th most "listened to" song with over 14,000 hits on Last.fm and has been included in many rock ballad compilation albums. Though Deep Purple never released the song as a single and it never appeared on record charts, it has developed a cult following over the years. Covers have been released by Whitesnake, Opeth, Black Majesty and the Romanian band Iris.
The version of Soldier by Whitesnake was performed in concert as a guitar and vocal duet. Somehow, because of its sparseness, it seems very much sadder that the original version.
There is also a really beautiful, instrumental guitar solo by Tirta Leonardi on YouTube (link to versions of the song below).
As of May 10, 2013, Soldier of Fortune is Deep Purple's 12th most "listened to" song with over 14,000 hits on Last.fm and has been included in many rock ballad compilation albums. Though Deep Purple never released the song as a single and it never appeared on record charts, it has developed a cult following over the years. Covers have been released by Whitesnake, Opeth, Black Majesty and the Romanian band Iris.
The version of Soldier by Whitesnake was performed in concert as a guitar and vocal duet. Somehow, because of its sparseness, it seems very much sadder that the original version.
There is also a really beautiful, instrumental guitar solo by Tirta Leonardi on YouTube (link to versions of the song below).
Track listing:
All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, except as noted
Original vinyl release
Side One:
No. Title Length
1. "Stormbringer" (Blackmore, Coverdale) 4:03
2. "Love Don't Mean a Thing" 4:23
3. "Holy Man" (Coverdale, Hughes, Lord) 4:28
4. "Hold On" (Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice) 5:05
Side Two:
No. Title Length
1. "Lady Double Dealer" (Blackmore, Coverdale) 3:19
2. "You Can't Do It Right (With the One You Love)" (Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes) 3:24
3. "High Ball Shooter" 4:26
4. "The Gypsy" 4:03
5. "Soldier of Fortune" (Blackmore, Coverdale) 3:14
All songs written by Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, except as noted
Original vinyl release
Side One:
No. Title Length
1. "Stormbringer" (Blackmore, Coverdale) 4:03
2. "Love Don't Mean a Thing" 4:23
3. "Holy Man" (Coverdale, Hughes, Lord) 4:28
4. "Hold On" (Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice) 5:05
Side Two:
No. Title Length
1. "Lady Double Dealer" (Blackmore, Coverdale) 3:19
2. "You Can't Do It Right (With the One You Love)" (Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes) 3:24
3. "High Ball Shooter" 4:26
4. "The Gypsy" 4:03
5. "Soldier of Fortune" (Blackmore, Coverdale) 3:14
Personnel:
- Deep Purple
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Jon Lord - organ, keyboards
- Ian Paice - drums
- David Coverdale - vocals
- Glenn Hughes - bass, vocals
All songs are sung by Coverdale and Hughes except "Soldier of Fortune", sung by Coverdale, and "Holy Man" sung by Hughes
- Additional personnel
- Engineered by Martin Birch; assisted by Mack and Hans
- Mixed by Martin Birch and Ian Paice; assisted by Gary Webb and Garry Ladinsky
- Produced by Deep Purple and Martin Birch
- Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich in August and mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles during September 1974
1974
Soldier of Fortune lyrics
I have often told you stories
About the way
I lived the life of a drifter
Waiting for the day
When I'd take your hand
And sing you songs
Then maybe you would say
Come lay with me love me
And I would surely stay
But I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
Many times I've been a traveller
I looked for something new
In days of old
When nights were cold
I wandered without you
But those days I thought my eyes
Had seen you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you're not here
Now I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
I can hear the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
Songwriters
Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
Published by
Lyrics © MAUVE MUSIC/PURPLE MUSIC, INC.
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976
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Music videos on YouTube:
Stormbringer
Love Don't Mean a Thing
Holy Man
Hold On
Lady Double Dealer
You Can't Do It Right (With the One You Love)
High Ball Shooter
The Gypsy
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune (unplugged) by David Coverdale
Soldier of Fortune (live - concert) by Whitesnake
Soldier Of Fortune (guitar solo) by Tirta Leonardi
Deep Purple ~ Stormbringer reel-to-reel tape on eBay
reel-to-reel tapes on eBay
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