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May 4 2012
TONY IOMMI AND IAN GILLAN SET TO RELEASE NEW WHOCARES DISC
by: Mary Ouellette
Back in May of 2011 the legendary forces of Black Sabbath guitarist
Tony Iommi and Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan combined in both a
musical endeavor and a humanitarian effort releasing two songs under
the moniker WhoCares. The intent was to raise funds to rebuild a music
school in Armenia - a cause near and dear to both musicians.
Now, the super-duo is planning to release a full WhoCares album that
will include quite a few lost gems that fans will likely be lining up
to sink their teeth into. In addition to the two original Who Cares
tracks, the disc will include a Deep Purple studio jam curiously
dubbed `Dick Pimple,' an unreleased song from Repo Depo, the band Ian
Gillan formed before Deep Purple reunited, two unreleased Tony Iommi
songs with Glenn Hughes, some self-described `obscure collaborations'
in addition to some lost b-sides and exclusive live radio cuts.
Gillan spoke about the new compilation, saying:
`As I said once in the song `Razzle Dazzle' (From the Deep Purple
Album `Bananas') - `It's a real fine line between an orgy of
destruction and a wonderful time.' The destruction of conformity in
this case: Some of these pieces never really fit into their
contemporary program and got side-lined or forgotten, and some of the
album tracks never had much exposure. As the track-listing for this
album came together I noticed many of the titles had character
similarities; a combination of freshness as they finally felt the sun
on their backs and rebellion in a `yeah told you so' kind of way. And
that adds up to a wonderful time. And that adds up to more money for
the music school we are building in Armenia.'
For the two previously released WhoCares original tracks, Gillan and
Iommi called in a few of their heavyweight pals to lend a hand making
for quite a `super-group.' The band was rounded out by former
Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain,
guitarist Linde Lindström and Jon Lord on keys.
The new WhoCares compilation is due out on June 22 on earMusic.
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tony-iommi-and-ian-gillan-set-to-release-new-whocares-disc/
From: A. Papazian
May 4 2012
TONY IOMMI AND IAN GILLAN SET TO RELEASE NEW WHOCARES DISC
by: Mary Ouellette
Back in May of 2011 the legendary forces of Black Sabbath guitarist
Tony Iommi and Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan combined in both a
musical endeavor and a humanitarian effort releasing two songs under
the moniker WhoCares. The intent was to raise funds to rebuild a music
school in Armenia - a cause near and dear to both musicians.
Now, the super-duo is planning to release a full WhoCares album that
will include quite a few lost gems that fans will likely be lining up
to sink their teeth into. In addition to the two original Who Cares
tracks, the disc will include a Deep Purple studio jam curiously
dubbed `Dick Pimple,' an unreleased song from Repo Depo, the band Ian
Gillan formed before Deep Purple reunited, two unreleased Tony Iommi
songs with Glenn Hughes, some self-described `obscure collaborations'
in addition to some lost b-sides and exclusive live radio cuts.
Gillan spoke about the new compilation, saying:
`As I said once in the song `Razzle Dazzle' (From the Deep Purple
Album `Bananas') - `It's a real fine line between an orgy of
destruction and a wonderful time.' The destruction of conformity in
this case: Some of these pieces never really fit into their
contemporary program and got side-lined or forgotten, and some of the
album tracks never had much exposure. As the track-listing for this
album came together I noticed many of the titles had character
similarities; a combination of freshness as they finally felt the sun
on their backs and rebellion in a `yeah told you so' kind of way. And
that adds up to a wonderful time. And that adds up to more money for
the music school we are building in Armenia.'
For the two previously released WhoCares original tracks, Gillan and
Iommi called in a few of their heavyweight pals to lend a hand making
for quite a `super-group.' The band was rounded out by former
Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain,
guitarist Linde Lindström and Jon Lord on keys.
The new WhoCares compilation is due out on June 22 on earMusic.
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tony-iommi-and-ian-gillan-set-to-release-new-whocares-disc/
From: A. Papazian