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Zanzibar Club, Liverpool,
October 17th 2007
Ian Paice took the stage just before 8pm and held the audience for the best part of 2 hours.
The Zanzibar Club is small and intimate and the 150 or so all had a great view. Ian set the tone for the evening, stating he wasnt there to teach anyone to play the drums and asked for as many varied questions as possible, so he could 'play a bit and talk a bit'.
 The questions ranged from possibility of a Mk3 reunion (quickly snuffed out), his influences, working with Gary Moore and the infamous NEC '93 incident. Ian answered honestly, intelligently and with great humour.
He showed us some great technique, playing the obvious Fireball intro, You Fool No One, and the interesting way which he came up with the groove for Rosa's Cantina.
The night finished with Cheap Purple getting up on stage, complete with Keith Mulholland (ex Garth Rockett & The Moonshiners) on bass. This was interesting. They played Woman From Tokyo, Demon's Eye (although the guitarist played something else, I'm sure), Burn and Smoke On The Water. Ian seemed to genuinely enjoy himself, which I thought was great for the lads in the band!
All in all a great experience, a great drummer, and a heck of a nice guy!
review: Ian Dunbar,
Liverpool
The drum clincic was amazing. As I am not a drummer I won't attempt to describe
that side of things. The band Cheap Purple accompanied Paicey on Woman From
Tokyo, Demon's Eye, Burn and Smoke On The Water at the close of the evening. There was a
signing session at the end with a huge queue. Paicey did mention that Jon
might appear during the night if he finished rehearsals with the Phil early
enough. He didn't arrive while I was there.
Singer with Cheap Purple is Gary Brown who is well known up here for his
Purple and Led Zeppelin covers. The band agreed to gig for the charity.
Only critisism is that people continued to go to the bar during the evening
and some people talked loudly which was frustrating. Even more so for me
because they were mostly women. Have some respect is what I say!!!
review: Lesley Worrall |
