Fresh from chalking up 100,000 Spotify streams over “By Any Means (Warrior)” – released only a few months ago. Alan Tuck, the Toronto-based indie artist, once more partners with award-winning songwriter and vocalist, Bobby John on this spirit booster, “Breathe.” In the wake of the drive and determination anthem that “By Any Means (Warrior) was, this new release infuses pop dance elements that will captivate the listener thoroughly.
Alan Tuck and Bobby John prove to be a seamless fit as music partners. Tuck, with an awe-inspiring background of creating countless compositions at the side of artists around the world, and Bobby with his classically trained background. The pair have managed to mesh melodious instrumentals with poignant poetries so well on this new track. It doesn’t come across that way in the first 20 seconds of the song. The onset production tricks the listener’s ear until the vocals come through.
And it finally clicks in place. “Breathe” demands to be listened to attentively.
“Ultimately, a motivating song can be a powerful tool to uplift our spirits and remind us of our strength and potential– Music has a unique way of connecting with our emotions, uplifting our spirits, and reminding us of our inner power,” Alan Tuck on making “Breathe.”
Tuck has this inherent command in connecting with audiences around the world. His eclectic musical taste pours into every release. In “Breathe,” the listener is pulled into this abyss of heartfelt songwriting, raw emotions the full production elicits, and Bobby John’s rich integrated vocals.
The ambiguous nature of this latest offering can potentially attract diverse listening. Feel like your spirit is deflated? Feeling uninspired or want to top up your happy mood? “Breathe” should be your latest addition to your streaming rotation. “Breathe” is now available on all major music outlets.
Sault Ste. Marie native, musician and author M.D. Dunn is celebrating the release of his sixth book, You Get Bigger As You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution. You can get it on Amazon and Indigo now.
Bruce Cockburn has enthralled audiences with his insightful lyrics and innovative guitar playing for over half a century. Hit songs like “Wondering Where the Lions Are,” “If I Had a Rocket Launcher,” and “Lovers in a Dangerous Time” are just part of the story. In You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution, musician and writer M.D. Dunn takes the reader on a humorous and obsessive quest to track Cockburn’s significant cultural footprint. Interviews with producers, musicians, activists, fans, as well as Bruce’s career-long manager, the legendary Bernie Finkelstein, and with the enigmatic Cockburn himself form the core of this critical assessment and appreciation. In these conversations, Cockburn and friends celebrate a life of music and social engagement.
You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution is the perfect beginner’s guide to the music and the artist, and a fun addition to any fan’s library. Photographs from archivist Daniel Keebler span decades and show Cockburn in his natural habitat, on stage and in studio.
Author M.D. Dunn’s personal journey with Cockburn began when he was just fourteen and happened upon a cassette copy of Cockburn’s sixth album Joy Will Find a Way. Though the cassette contained few clues regarding its origin or creator, Dunn emphatically states that absorbing that album as a young guitarist “changed my life.”
“The mysterious, wise voice of the singer” he recalls, “landed like a message from the universe.”
Dunn first interviewed Cockburn for Canadian Dimension Magazine in 2014. “It seemed to have went well,” he recalls, “because further opportunities to interview Bruce for print followed.” By 2016 he had amassed a number of short pieces reflecting on the meaning and significance of Cockburn’s now legendary song catalog. This creative inspiration led Dunn to embark on a reconsideration of Cockburn’s holistic life and legacy, which was even more vast than he had previously known.
“The driving question behind this book is: how does music affect us?” says Dunn. “Music has the power to change people. What influence does music have in our daily lives? I applied these questions to Bruce Cockburn’s music and cultural presence to produce what I see as a beginner’s guide and critical appreciation.”
M.D. Dunn has performed original music for over thirty years and released nine albums. His poems and articles have been widely published. You Get Bigger as You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution is Dunn’s first book of nonfiction. Previous poetry titles include Ghost Music (BuschekBooks, 2010), Fancy Clapping (Scrivener Press, 2012), and Even the Weapons (BuschekBooks, 2014). He lives in Sault Ste. Marie, where he teaches writing at Sault College. Find him online at www.mddunn.com.
XOCÔ jumps onto the stage like a superhero with dance moves that will make your head spin, performing “Maculelê” live at the legendary Lula Lounge, taken from the recently released self-titled album (Lulaworld Records).
This song is named after the traditional percussion rhythm and warrior dance which is also the great grandmother of Brazilian Funk. The scene of fiery fusion is effortlessly captured by visionary videographer Elton Luz and his team who secure the explosive live XOCÔ energy at every turn as he liberates the audience to be themselves and let loose!
These movements of protection and revolution are customarily performed with machetes or sticks- tools from the sugarcane plantation fields and are especially sacred to and revered by Traditional Capoeira practitioners.
XOCÔ infuses his “Maculelê” version with lyrics celebrating imagery of the natural world and saluting Jurema and Orixá Oxóssi of Candomblé, the indigenous and Afro diasporic spiritual traditions respectively.
This live rendition from the XOCÔ album will leave you breathless, notably when the song refers to a “tidal wave” and offers an onstage powerhouse performance to match.
The roaring crowd screams from the dance floor “Mais Um! One More!” giving XOCÔ and his band a standing ovation while demanding their return to the stage!
By the end of last encore of the show an audience member rushes over and exclaims:
“That was the best Afro Brazilian concert I’ve ever seen in my life!”
XOCÔ is notorious for giving memorable live performances anywhere and at the drop of a hat but because Lula Lounge is his favourite stage in TKaronto, he made sure this never before seen live footage will never be forgotten!
XOCÔ, aka Traditional Capoeira Mestre Sérgio Xocolate is a spontaneous and dynamic movement based performer so often not facile to film but was captured with effortless ease and grace by visionary videographer Elton Luz and his team with special shout out to cinematographer Gui Morilha, who calmed the chaos with his steady cam close ups blending in seamlessly and almost becoming a member of the band with his filming fluidity.
Speaking of which, XOCÔ’s formidable live band is made up of Zeca Polina, a star in his own right, rocking out on electric guitar and vocals; world renowned percussionist Anita Graciano on drum kit, playing so hard she smashed through several sticks; while magnetic, buoyant and upbeat vocalist Giovanna Galuppo held it down on the electric bass; with multi instrumentalist Alfredo Alves’ percussion precision and laser sharp focus which didn’t allow him to crack a smile once until the final bow; then finally Suzanne Roberts Smith facilitating the flow of the evening with traditional percussion while keeping an eye out in the crowd for baby Julu being passed around from friend to friend.
When not donning traditional Caboclo de Lança regalia- one of the principal symbols of Pernambucana Culture (as the only known lineage holder and representative in North America), XOCÔ was adorned in a hand painted wardrobe by Afro Brazilian artist and designer Salamandra.
The concert was not only bold in colours and vibrant in tempos but also politically lively with XOCÔ using his platform to call urgent attention to social inequities in Brazil: from criminalizing and torturing poor, black and indigenous folx due to the corruption of the justice and prison systems, to saluting and invoking the Indigenous Nations of Brazil and honouring their territories as well as celebrating Indigeneity worldwide to finally screaming for us to wake up as the Amazon continues to burn!
Then at the end of the live rendition of “Capoeira Blues”- XOCÔ sings passionately acapella until his voice trembles while holding up his Berimbau instrument above his head in reverence and defiance explaining: “The Berimbau Saved my life!”
How fortunate that it did!
This live concert is not mere entertainment but an activist war cry, a cultural celebration and all in all one heck of a timeless piece of art.
Vancouver singer-songwriter Myk Gordon has released his latest single “Brand New Love” in anticipation of his forthcoming album Born To Be.
The guitar and drums-driven track features an air of steady feel-good rhythms with complimenting harmonies. In true Americana style, Gordon’s earthy voice drifts in and out of solid guitar features, leaving listeners with a medley of genres, including the styles of blues, roots, and punk. “Brand New Love” talks of the trials of love and of brighter horizons. Gordon explores the idea of moving forward, dreaming of love, and the kind of love one can offer.
“I can give you healing love
The kindest touch
The beauty of…”
“Brand New Love” comes as the album’s second single after the recently released title track “Born To Be.” In the album’s first single Gordon questions:
“Aren’t we, aren’t we ever free?
Aren’t we, Aren’t we born to be?”
The single is accompanied by a well-thought-out music video that pays homage to Bob Dylan’s 1965 promotional film for “Subterranean Homesick Blues.” In his video, a range of different individuals are featured, aimed to represent the universal longing for freedom.
Between the song’s featured powerful guitar riffs, Gordon creates a fictional story and speaks to the struggles of surviving life’s obstacles and shares it through well-crafted lyrics and commanding vocals.
You can expect no less in his soon-to-be-released album. Gordon’s decades of songwriting experience shine through the tracks, and so too does his expert grasp on the Americana genre. Listeners can expect exceptional harmonies, a dynamic and lively sound, and featured members of Neko Case, New Pornographers, NRBQ, and Mavis Staples.
Gordon travelled to Portland to record the full-length album, Born To Be, and it comes as his second collaboration with multiple Grammy Award-winner Steve Berlin of Los Lobos.
The singer-songwriter’s comprehensive skill set is spread among other pursuits aside from his musical career. He is a psychotherapist, a 6th dan Aikido teacher, and an internationally recognized author and scholar. Still, nothing stops him from his pursuit of writing and performing great music. Unsurprisingly, the well-seasoned artist has set foot on concert stages across the globe and performs across festivals, and now his latest masterfully crafted body of musical work will soon be yours.
“Brand New Love” is out now and the entirety of Born To Be are both out now.
In KYTLY’s “Modern Life,” relationships are plastic, feelings are synthetic, and fun is like doing whippets – euphoric, but fast fleeting. The rock-meets-lo fi artist’s new single – available now – is a scathing yet also somehow gentle critique of, well, modern life.
There’s an early-2000s ‘height of indie’ vibe to the song, conjuring bands like Chicks On Speed and the bedroom-made sensibilities of Le Tigre. But it’s also wholly current.
“Modern Life is a song of the times,” KYTLY points out. “Disposable relationships. Replaceable feelings. Sensationally driven. Dopamine-rushing lifestyles. It’s a self-effacing anthem for modern dating and the disingenuous process of becoming ‘fast friends.’”
There’s also the sense that this is universal, and it’s a phenomenon that can’t exactly be tied to one country or culture:
Here he goes again fast friends
He’s got a girl in Italy
He’s got a girl in Japan
She models on the runway
He plays drums in a rock band
Here he goes again fast friends
The song rolls along with a careening punk-rock lean, but its lo-fi recording aesthetic and sweet vocals imbue it with an element of avant-garde, and sadness and regret. Meaning, it hardly does anything to glamourize the “fast friends” mindset.
The road of life is full of twists and turns. It’s easy to get lost. Go off course. Find yourself somewhere unintended. But if your sense of direction is keen and you keep your eyes on the horizon, you’ll get back on track eventually.
That’s where KYTLY finds herself these days. More than a decade after debuting with the acclaimed but short-lived indie-rock outfit The Caraways – and following years of navigating the curves, hills and valleys of existence – the bewitching vocalist and multimedia talent returned in 2022 with her long-overdue (and tellingly named) album Detours and Exits. She’s continued to record, hence her latest single “Modern Life.”
Ever feel trapped in your thoughts, yearning for childhood innocence? On her stunning sophomore single, “Harder,” Kitchener, ON’s Avalon Stone sings with a world-weariness that belies her 20 years—and makes it land with a raw, emotional force that explains why she’s already a respected not-so-elder stateswoman of rock in Canada.
Avalon Stone’s hard grungy alt-rock ballad ‘Harder’ is a deep dive into the struggle against mental confines, intrusive thoughts and innocence lost.
Getting up in the morning, my mind doesn’t stray from the bed
Fear, it paralyzes and it occupies my head
Because once I’m awake, there’s no excuses left
It’s getting harder than it used to be, Stone laments. Days getting longer, all I do is sleep.
The rhythm section of drummer Wes Bartram and bassist Donovan McKinley marches inexorably forward in half-time while Caleb Bourgeois’ melancholy guitar chords reverberate through a vintage Echoplex, laying the foundation for Stone to really go in for the kill:
So don’t you tell me that some things are easy to change
Cause I don’t see no other way
It’s getting harder than it used to be
Than it used to be
A clever, clear-eyed reversal of the “It gets better” trope? Not every performer has the moxie to pull that off. Stone, though, is no ordinary 20-year-old. Lighting up audiences since she was 11, she’s played more than 300 stages in Ontario and the U.S., from bar gigs to festivals drawing audiences of 15,000 and up. Having led her own classic rock band for nearly a decade, she emerged as a solo artist with the arrival of her 2023 single, the polished and defiant “Forget You” to international acclaim.
The slower yet even more arresting “Harder” (written with collaborator Joe Jacobs and produced by Juno Award-winning Kevin Dietz) shows us a different side of the artist, perfect for those darker winter months. Avalon shares, “I always knew ‘Harder’ would be the January release. It’s a time when many struggle with depression, and I wanted this song to be a companion during those tough moments.”
Filled with raw emotion, nostalgia, and a killer guitar solo, “Harder” may be achingly mournful, but it never feels like a dirge, thanks to the way her voice grabs every single note by the scruff of the neck and shakes it until the stuffing comes out.
Stone delves into the emotional complexity of mental health struggles, capturing that feeling of being trapped in your own thoughts. The song mirrors Avalon’s personal experiences and offers a raw, unfiltered exploration of depression and innocence lost. “Every one of us has experiences that teach us hard lessons” contemplates Stone, “and a lot of the time we get stronger because of them, but sometimes they really knock you down and you feel like you can’t get up again.”
When it comes to life beyond the footlights, Stone has already been around the block enough times to be a sage source of guidance. Between family tragedy and getting into the music industry at a young age, she has had more than her share of hard lessons. What counts is that she also knows how to leverage it, both for herself and for everyone else. “Harder” is sobering in its disillusionment, but it isn’t cynical or fatalistic. Instead, the ending is open to interpretation and adds depth to the song, offering a realistic portrayal of mental health battles. “It’s about being real and not sugarcoating the struggles. Sometimes you’re not okay right away. Sometimes the intrusive thoughts are winning, and you don’t have the energy to fight them. Sometimes you find it in you to break through and carry on.” says Avalon, reflecting on the song’s impactful message. “I’m not here to tell my fans how to feel, I’m here to tell them it’s okay they don’t know yet.”
With its grungy sound, heavy blues undertones, and a soul-stirring guitar solo, “Harder” showcases a perfect blend of Avalon’s musical roots and her contemporary alt-rock edge. The song’s narrative is further brought to life in its poignant cover art by Lucky Seven Photography, featuring Avalon trapped behind a symbolic clear plastic barrier – a striking metaphor for mental confinement.
So, the song might be called “Harder” but it will help you feel less alone on a cold, dark winter night.
A prelude to Avalon’s highly anticipated album “Chained,” set for regular releases throughout 2024, promising a blend of nostalgia and innovation, weaving raw emotions into alt-rock anthems.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced today the following Nominees for 2024 Induction:
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Cher
Dave Matthews Band
Eric B. & Rakim
Foreigner
Peter Frampton
Jane’s Addiction
Kool & the Gang
Lenny Kravitz
Oasis
Sinéad O’Connor
Ozzy Osbourne
Sade
A Tribe Called Quest
The 2024 ceremony will once again stream live on Disney+ with a special airing on ABC at a later date and available on Hulu the next day. The 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony streamed live on Disney+ for the first time ever; the special on ABC reached over 13 million viewers across linear and streaming, and ABC’s New Year’s Day telecast was the No. 1 entertainment choice among Adults18-49.
To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. Ten out of 15 of the Nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including Mariah Carey, Cher, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & the Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, Sinéad O’Connor, Ozzy Osbourne and Sade.
“This remarkable list of Nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates,” said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. “Continuing in the true spirit of Rock & Roll, these artists have created their own sounds that have impacted generations and influenced countless others that have followed in their footsteps.”
The Nominees were announced today in partnership with ABC/Disney+ at the TCA in Los Angeles and on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame social channels.
Nominee ballots will be sent to an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists, historians, and members of the music industry. An artist’s musical impact and influence on other artists, length and depth of career and body of work as well as innovation and superiority in style and technique are taken into consideration.
Inductees will be announced in late April. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2024 Induction Ceremony will take place in Cleveland this fall with date and on-sale information to be announced.
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As the Eagles’ highly anticipated final tour continues to sweep across America, Rhino announced today that it will release a definitive, career-spanning collection that combines the band’s greatest hits with beloved album tracks and classic live performances. TO THE LIMIT: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION will be available on April 12 as a 3-CD set, a deluxe 6-LP set on 180-gram vinyl, and digitally. A limited edition, embossed lithograph will be available as a gift with purchase exclusively at Eagles.com.
The band’s stirring live performance of “Take It To The Limit” from their legendary March 21, 1977 concert at the Capitol Centre in Largo, MD is available to view on the Eagles’ official YouTube channel today.
TO THE LIMIT thoughtfully curates 51 songs from the studio albums and live recordings the Eagles released between 1972 and 2020. All of the band’s best-known tracks are here, including the #1 hits “New Kid In Town,” “One Of These Nights,” “Best Of My Love,” “Hotel California,” and “Heartache Tonight.” The set also features plenty of fan favorites with songs like “Desperado,” “Victim Of Love,” and “In The City.”
Beyond the studio, TO THE LIMIT highlights the Eagles’ impressive touring legacy with more than a dozen electrifying live tracks. These feature selections from Eagles Live (1980) –including the Top 40 hit “Seven Bridges Road” – as well as songs from Hell Freezes Over (1994), The Millennium Concert (2000), Live At The Forum ’76 (2017), and Live From The Forum MMXVIII (2020).
The Eagles – Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, with Vince Gill and Deacon Frey – are currently on the road for the band’s final tour, aptly titled “The Long Goodbye,” with U.S. Rhino Entertainment 777 South Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90021 • ph: (818) 238-6200 fax: (818) 562-9235 dates through March on sale now. The band will also head overseas starting May 31 for a residency at the new Co-Op Live in Manchester, the largest indoor arena in the UK. Due to overwhelming ticket demand, the tour is expected to extend into 2025.
With a remarkable 50-plus years of touring experience, the Eagles have performed over 1,000 concerts worldwide, accounting for more than 15 million tickets. The band’s tours have consistently ranked in the Top 10 of both concert industry publications, Billboard and Pollstar.
Formed n 1971, the Eagles pioneered a uniquely American musical style, blending elements of country, folk, R&B, rock, and pop. Since then, it has become one of the most creatively andcommrcially successful bands of all time. Despite today’s fractured rock ’n’ roll landscape, the Eagles retain a timeless appeal that transcends both generations and genres, solidifying the band’s status as a musical icon.
The Eages have sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, scoring six #1 albums and five chart-topping singles. They have earned six GRAMMY Awards, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall ofFame in 1998 and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2016. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 stands as the best-selling album in history (certified 38-times platinum), while Hotel California ranks as the third best-selling U.S. album in history (certified 26-times platinum). Check Eagles.com for full band and tour information.
TO THE LIMIT: THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION
3-CD Track Listing
CD One
1. “Take It Easy”
2. “Peaceful Easy Feeling”
3. “Witchy Woman”
4. “Train Leaves Here This Morning”
5. “Nightingale”
6. “Desperado”
7. “Doolin-Dalton”
8. “Tequila Sunrise”
9. “Outlaw Man”
10. “Saturday Night”
11. “Good Day In Hell”
12. “The Best Of My Love”
13. “James Dean”
14. “Already Gone”
15. “Ol’ 55”
16. “On The Border”
17. “Midnight Flyer”
18. “After The Thrill Is Gone”
19. “Lyin’ Eyes”
CD Two
1. “One Of These Nights”
2. “Take It To The Limit”
3. “Hotel California”
4. “Life In The Fast Lane”
5. “New Kid In Town”
6. “Victim Of Love”
7. “The Last Resort”
8. “I Can’t Tell You Why”
9. “Heartache Tonight”
10. “In The City”
11. “The Long Run”
12. “Get Over It”
13. “Love Will Keep Us Alive”
14. “Hole In The World”
15. “How Long”
16. “Busy Being Fabulous”
CD Three
1. “Seven Bridges Road – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1980)
2. “Take It Easy – The Forum (1976)
3. “Take It To The Limit” – The Forum (1976)
4. “New Kid In Town” – The Forum (1976)
5. “Hotel California” – The Forum (1976)
6. “Already Gone” – The Forum (1976)
7. “Desperado” – The Forum (1976)
8. “Heartache Tonight” – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1980)
9. “I Can’t Tell You Why” – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1980)
10. “Life In The Fast Lane” – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1980)
11. “Tequila Sunrise” – MTV (1994)
12. “In The City” – MTV (1994)
13. “Peaceful Easy Feeling” – Staples Center (1999)
14. “The Best Of My Love” – Staples Center (1999)
15. “One Of These Nights” – The Forum (2018)
16. “The Long Run” – The Forum (2018)
6-LP Track Listing
LP One
Side One
1. “Take It Easy”
2. “Peaceful Easy Feeling”
3. “Witchy Woman”
4. “Train Leaves Here This Morning”
5. “Nightingale”
Side Two
1. “Desperado”
2. “Doolin-Dalton”
3. “Tequila Sunrise”
4. “Outlaw Man”
5. “Saturday Night”
LP Two
Side One
1. “Good Day In Hell”
2. “The Best Of My Love”
3. “James Dean”
4. “Already Gone”
5. “Ol’ 55”
Side Two
1. “On The Border”
2. “Midnight Flyer”
3. “After The Thrill Is Gone”
4. “Lyin’ Eyes”
LP Three
Side One
1. “One Of These Nights”
2. “Take It To The Limit”
3. “Hotel California”
4. “Life In The Fast Lane”
Side Two
1. “New Kid In Town”
2. “Victim Of Love”
3. “The Last Resort”
LP Four
Side One
1. “I Can’t Tell You Why”
2. “Heartache Tonight”
3. “In The City”
4. “The Long Run”
Side Two
1. “Get Over It”
2. “Love Will Keep Us Alive”
3. “Hole In The World”
4. “How Long”
5. “Busy Being Fabulous”
LP Five
Side One
1. “Seven Bridges Road – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1980)
2. “Take It Easy – The Forum (1976)
3. “Take It To The Limit” – The Forum (1976)
4. “New Kid In Town” – The Forum (1976)
Side Two
1. “Hotel California” – The Forum (1976)
2. “Already Gone” – The Forum (1976)
3. “Desperado” – The Forum (1976)
4. “Heartache Tonight” – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1980)
LP Six
Side One
1. “I Can’t Tell You Why” – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1980)
2. “Life In The Fast Lane” – Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (1980)
3. “Tequila Sunrise” – MTV (1994)
4. “In The City” – MTV (1994)
Side Two
1. “Peaceful Easy Feeling” – Staples Center (1999)
2. “The Best Of My Love” – Staples Center (1999)
3. “One Of These Nights” – The Forum (2018)
4. “The Long Run” – The Forum (2018)
THE LONG GOODBYE
Tour Dates
February
10 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center
13 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
16 Houston, TX Toyota Center
17 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
March
1 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
2 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live
4 Orlando, FL Amway Center
8 Chicago, IL United Center
9 Chicago, IL United Center
13 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
16 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
May
31 Manchester, UK Co-Op Live
June
1 Manchester, UK Co-Op Live
4 Manchester, UK Co-Op Live
7 Manchester, UK Co-Op Live
8 Manchester, UK Co-Op Live
13 Arnhem, NL Gelredome
15 Arnhem, NL Gelredome
Deep Purple unleashed one of the best guitar riffs since the invention of rock and roll with “Smoke On The Water,” a song dubbed the Beethoven’s 5th of hard rock. Since its 1972 debut on Machine Head, the song and the album have left an indelible mark on music, inspiring countless bands around the world.
Warner Records and Rhino honor the album’s enormous legacy with a comprehensive version introducing new mixes and previously unreleased live recordings. MACHINE HEAD: SUPER DELUXE EDITION will be available on March 29 as a 3-CD/LP/Blu-ray.
Highlighting the collection are several different versions of the album, including new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes by Dweezil Zappa. The 1974 quadraphonic mix and a newly remastered version of the original album are also featured, adding depth to the extraordinary set. Zappa’s newly remixed stereo version of “Smoke On The Water” is available today digitally. Listen HERE.
The Super Deluxe Edition also contains two captivating live performances. The first, recorded on March 9, 1972, at the Paris Theatre in London, captures the group’s unrivaled stage presence during the “Machine Head Tour.” The second, previously unreleased, was recorded in April 1971 at the Montreux Casino in Switzerland. The band planned to record Machine Head there that December, but the venue burned down right before the sessions began, an event immortalized in “Smoke On The Water.”
In the aftermath, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, keyboardist Jon Lord, singer Ian Gillan, bassist Roger Glover, and drummer Ian Paice relocated to the nearby Grand Hotel (empty for the winter season) to record the album. Despite the chaos, the band managed to create its most successful album ever, topping the U.K. album chart and cracking the Top 10 in the U.S., earning a double platinum certification in 1986.
The previously unreleased Montreux concert promises to be a highlight for fans. The audience recording covers songs the band recorded prior to Machine Head, including “Child In Time” (from 1969’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra), “Speed King” (from 1970’s Deep Purple in Rock), and “Strange Kind Of Woman” (from 1971’s Fireball ).
The new Dolb Atmos and 2024 mixes provide fresh and immersive perspectives on this classic album and were made by Zappa using the original tapes. In the liner notes, Zappa says: “It’s one of thoserecords where I think, ‘How did they come up with this?’ It’s got classical influences in the guitar and the keyboard, but then it’s got the blues and there’s little bits of funkiness And you have this singer who has the most killer voice. All these things come together in a way where it doesn’t sound like commercial music, yet people got really excited about it. It’s a fascinating recipe.”
MACHINE HEAD: SUPER DELUXE EDITION
LP Track Listing
LP One: Dweezil Zappa 2024 Remix
Side One
1. “Highway Star”
2. “Maybe I’m A Leo”
3. “Pictures Of Home”
4. “Never Before”
Side Two
1. “Smoke On The Water”
2. “Lazy”
3. “When A Blind Man Cries” – B-side
4. “Space Truckin’”
CD Track Listing
CD One: Dweezil Zappa 2024 Remix
1. “Highway Star”
2. “Maybe I’m A Leo”
3. “Pictures Of Home”
4. “Never Before”
5. “Smoke On The Water”
6. “Lazy”
7. “Space Truckin’”
8. “When A Blind Man Cries” – B-side
2024 Remaster
9. “Highway Star”
10. “Maybe I’m A Leo”
11. “Pictures Of Home”
12. “Never Before”
13. “Smoke On The Water”
14. “Lazy”
15. “Space Truckin’”
CD Two: In Concert ’72
1. Introduction
2. “Highway Star”
3. “Strange Kind Of Woman”
4. “Maybe I’m A Leo”
5. “Smoke On The Water”
6. “Never Before”
7. “Lazy”
8. “Space Truckin’”
9. “Lucille”
10. “Maybe I’m A Leo” – soundcheck
CD Three: Montreux ’71
1. “Swiss Yodel” *
2. “Speed King” *
3. “Strange Kind Of Woman” *
4. “Into The Fire” *
5. “Child In Time” *
6. “Paint It Black” *
7. “Wring That Neck (Hard Road)” *
8. “Black Night” *
9. “Lucille” *
Blu-ray (Audio Only)
Dweezil Zappa 2024 Atmos Remix
1. “Highway Star” *
2. “Maybe I’m A Leo” *
3. “Pictures Of Home” *
4. “Never Before” *
5. “Smoke On The Water” *
6. “Lazy” *
7. “Space Truckin’” *
8. “When A Blind Man Cries” – B-side *
1974 U.S. Quad Mix
9. “Highway Star”
10. “Maybe I’m A Leo”
11. “Pictures Of Home”
12. “Never Before”
13. “Smoke On The Water”
14. “Lazy”
15. “Space Truckin’”
Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound Mixes
16. “When A Blind Man Cries” – B-side
17. “Maybe I’m A Leo”
18. “Lazy”
* previously unreleased
