Nearly A Band Member
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| It really is a combination of the guys in the band and their supporting crew.....
And I agree with Donna, Dee is a GREAT/AMAZING frontman. I've loved this total band and have since 1977, yes after Dee joined the band. This band is THE BEST LIVE show anywhere.
But if it was just Dee and the songs, why couldn't he replicate the glory with Widowmaker?
I read Dee's book and you get the sense that it takes a lot of effort, lots of guts, lots of energy, from many people both inside and outside the band to make it to the top. The band and many fans belive thier second album was the best, most of the world thinks the 3rd album is the best and only know those songs. Dee says he wrote all those songs in the the same time period, so why is one album much more popular? Was it the build up from the first to the second to the third album, was the timng just perfect, was the album support better? Lots of things go into making a popular album, including guitar leads, bass lines, and drum sounds. I use to buy Rainbow albums for Blackmore's guitar leads, from that I discovered RJD. It has to be the complete package, the writing, the song arragements, the song sound, the stage show, marketing, interviews, the album covers........ That's a lot of BS from someone who knows nothing about the music business.
Now I'll shut up. |
