Here's what Classic Rock have to say in the new issue (June 2013).
Very positive review giving it 8/10.
Also the track Hell To Pay (Radio Edit) is the first track on the free cd and an "exclusive" 9 page interview with each member of the band.
Ian Gillan is on the front cover of the ma too!

DP - Now What?! - Reviewed
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Thanks Wolfy. Is this the special DP dedicated issue with the hardback cover?
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Too bad its not a fan pack- The Snake and Skynyrd issues were great- with the included Forevermore and Last of a Dying Breed albums.
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No, this is just the regular issue that i get as a subscriber.
As well as the "24 Carat Gold" free cd it also came with the new album from The Mercy House on cd which includes 2 videos. Not watched or listened to that yet though. -
Anyone had the chance to compare the hardback edition with the regular one? Is it worth shelling out for the hardback?
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Ian Gillan describes the new album as a 'sophisticated record' in this interview with the Daily Mail:
www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2314944/Deep-Purple-rocking-40-years-set-new-album-tour.html -
Ian Gillan describes the new album as a 'sophisticated record' in this interview with the Daily Mail:
www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2314944/Deep-Purple-rocking-40-years-set-new-album-tour.htmlI finally was able to buy Now What?! yesterday via MP3 download - the USA release doesn't occur till May 14th. I am quite impressed! There are obvious choice favorites that jump out of the album, but, I need to take the time and enjoy multiple listens before proclaiming my favorite ! I'll like to get the Deluxe version with the 2nd disk DVD, just to see the Perfect Strangers Live recording. I'm assuming it's a video
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Loving this album, been playing it a hell of a lot! Yes Ian's voice is limited these days, but this is a great album, with Don and Steve putting on a show!
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I finally was able to buy Now What?! yesterday via MP3 download - the USA release doesn't occur till May 14th. I am quite impressed! There are obvious choice favorites that jump out of the album, but, I need to take the time and enjoy multiple listens before proclaiming my favorite ! I'll like to get the Deluxe version with the 2nd disk DVD, just to see the Perfect Strangers Live recording. I'm assuming it's a video.
Same here. Got it for a trip to Vegas. I was going to download it from a free site ( I m buying the Cd) but its not worth the risk of a virus. Purple are my favorite band and can have an extra ten bucks from me.
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Paice and Gillan talk about the new album, producing in Nashville and the loudest band in the world.
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As a touring band, Deep Purple appears to have quite a few 'gaps' in their 2013 Tour.
I'm looking forward to the addition of other dates and assume we should see them in the USA (in 2014 ?)
Date City Venue
Tue. 04.30.13 Ischgl, Austria Ischgl
Thu. 05.30.13 Rabat, Morocco Mawazine Festival
Sun. 06.02.13 Kavarna, Bulgaria Kavarna Rock Festival
Mon. 06.03.13 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Botev Plodiv Football Club
Wed. 06.05.13 Tbilisi, Georgia Tbilisi Open Air Festival
Fri. 06.07.13 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Cluj Arena
Fri. 07.12.13 Reykjavik, Iceland New Laugardalsholl
Sun. 07.14.13 Bonn, Germany Kunst Rasen Granau
Mon. 07.15.13 Zurich, Switzerland Live at Sunset
Wed. 07.17.13 Klam, Austria Clam Castle - Open Air
Fri. 07.19.13 Montreaux, Switzerland Montreaux Jazz Festival - Stravinski Hall
Sun. 07.21.13 10 Giorni Suonati Festival 10 Giorni Suonati Festival
Mon. 07.22.13 Rome, Italy Rock in Roma
Wed. 07.24.13 Majano, Italy Festival di Majano Piazza Italia
Thu. 07.25.13 Monte Carlo, France Sporting Club
Tue. 07.30.13 Wroclaw, Poland Hala Stulecia
Thu. 08.01.13 Wacken, Germany Wacken Open Air Festival - True Metal Stage
Sat. 08.03.13 Szekesfehervar, Hungary Fezen Festival
Sun. 08.04.13 Slavkov, Czech Republic Castle Gardens - Open Air
Tue. 08.06.13 Lokerse Festival, Belgium Grote Kaai B-9160 Lokeren
Thu. 08.08.13 Aalborg, Denmark Skovdalen (open air)
Sat. 08.10.13 Gavle, Sweden Getaway Festival
Thu. 08.13.13 Colmar, France Foire Aux Vins Theatre Plein air (open air)
Sat. 10.19.13 Ijsselhallen Ijsselhallen
Wed. 11.06.13 Moscow, Russia Olympisky Arena
Fri. 11.08.13 St. Petersburg, Russia The New Arena
Sun. 11.10.13 Minsk, Belarus Minsk Arena
Tues. 11.12.13 Kiev, Ukraine Kiev Sports Palace -
As a touring band, Deep Purple appears to have quite a few 'gaps' in their 2013 Tour.
I'm looking forward to the addition of other dates and assume we should see them in the USA (in 2014 ?)Hmmm... Blue, you forgot to mention all the UK and German dates in October. Plus the memorial for Jon Lord where Purple will make an appearance.
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the total NOW What ?! tour for 2013 :
30-04-2013 Top of the mountain, Ischgl, Austria
30-05-2013 Festival Mawazine, Rabat, Maroc
02-06-2013 Kavarna Rock Festival, Kavarna, Bulgaria
03-06-2013 Plovdiv Stadium, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
05-06-2013 Openair, Tbilisi, Georgia
07-06-2013 Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
12-07-2013 New Laugardalshöll Arena, Reykjavik, Iceland
14-07-2013 Kunst!rasen, Bonn, Germany
15-07-2013 Dolder Eisbahn, Zürich, Switzerland
17-07-2013 Burg Clam, Austria
19-07-2013 Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
21-07-2013 Castello Sforzesco, Vigevano, Italy
22-07-2013 Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Roma, Italy
24-07-2013 Festival di Majano, Udine, Italy
25-07-2013 Le Sporting, Monte Carlo, Monaco
30-07-2013 Hala Stulecia, Wrocław, Poland
01-08-2013 Wacken Open Air, Germany
03-08-2013 Fezen festival, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
04-08-2013 Zámecký park, Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic
06-08-2013 Lokerse Feesten, Lokeren, Belgium
08-08-2013 Skovdalen, Aalborg, Denmark
10-08-2013 Getaway Festival, Gävle, Sweden
13-08-2013 Foire aux Vins, Colmar, France
12-10-2013 Apollo, Manchester, UK
13-10-2013 SECC Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, UK
15-10-2013 NIA, Birmingham, UK
16-10-2013 Roundhouse, London, UK
17-10-2013 Roundhouse, London, UK
19-10-2013 IJsselhallen, Zwolle, Holland
20-10-2013 Zénith, Paris, France
22-10-2013 Messehalle, Dresden, Germany
24-10-2013 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany
25-10-2013 Donau-Arena, Regensburg, Germany
26-10-2013 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
29-10-2013 Mitsubishi-Electric-Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany
31-10-2013 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
01-11-2013 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
02-11-2013 SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Germany
06-11-2013 Olympijsky, Moscow, Russia
08-11-2013 Dvorets Ledovy, St. Petersburg
10-11-2013 Dvorets Sporta, Kiev, Ukraine
12-11-2013 Arena Minsk, Minsk , Belarus
My concerts : Bonn, Montreux, Roma, Monte Carlo, Colmar, Manchester, London, Zwolle, Paris, Stuttgart, Dortmund, Mannheim -
See...this is why I try not to be too clever! I pulled the dates from what I found on this site...
www.deeppurple.com/index.cfm/pk/content/pid/430562
Ha !
As I learn to understand, the sources in the GH Fan Zone provide more up-to-date information.
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you're welcome !
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Just in... per theHighwayStar.com...
The first week of Now what?! out in the wild is over and the first official chart positions accounting for both online and offline sales are in.
•Germany: #1
•Austria: #1
•Czech Republic: #1
•Russia: #3
•Norway: #4
•Finland: #6
•Sweden: #7
•Netherlands: #12
•UK: #19 in Top 100, #1 in Rock Albums
•Spain: #19
•Denmark: #26
•Belgium: #33
•Ireland: #87
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I finally was able to buy Now What?! yesterday via MP3 download - the USA release doesn't occur till May 14th.
In case your copy does not include the bonus track...
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Thanks Yvonne! First Sign of Madness is a wonderful B-side !
Every song from Now What?! has the element for great live jamming !
Truthfully, I'd love to see Purple just do a tour of only Now What?!
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Thanks Yvonne! First Sign of Madness is a wonderful B-side !
Every song from Now What?! has the element for great live jamming !
Truthfully, I'd love to see Purple just do a tour of only Now What?!
I can dream, can't I ?Blue, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit till Purple goes on tour again on your side of the pond:
QuoteRay Shasho: Ian thank you for being on the call today. Deep Purple has plenty of international dates coming up are there any U.S. dates in the near future?
Ian Gillan: “I’m not sure; I haven’t seen any American dates either (All laughing). We’re flat out until Christmas. I know we’re in all kinds of places … Morocco, Iceland, all over Europe, Russia and the Eastern European countries right through to the UK, then in Japan and South America, but I don’t see any American dates.”Here's the latest interview with Big Ian
www.examiner.com/review/exclusive-interview-with-ian-gillan-of-deep-purple-now-what -
I'm really enjoying the new CD a lot
I saw DP in Romania last month and they were still very tight. Gillan has lot some range but still sang great
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