The Road To Nashville pt.2 » rogerglover.com

As I stated in the last missive, after five weeks the band left Nashville with fourteen tracks all but complete. The only thing missing was the vocals. IG had several ideas floating around but only one or two were considered complete. So a few weeks later, at his invitation I flew to Portugal, where he regularly hangs out, and spent a week with him working on the lyrics and tunes. It truly was a refreshing time and it felt like we had been transported back to the 60s when we first started writing together. It was relaxed but positively focused and we came away feeling pretty good.

A month later he and I flew back to Nashville to complete his vocals. This time, the temperature was not so ferocious although that didn’t matter a great deal as most of the time was spent in Bob Ezrin’s private studio. Our usual working day started at 9:30 and finished around 19:00. One day we arrived early, before anybody was there to let us in. When Bob drove up, he saw us sitting outside the studio, taking in the morning sunshine. “Now there’s a photograph,” he said and snapped the one you see at the end of this report.

Only a couple of the songs that IG and I had worked on in Portugal needed a re-write but work continued unabated on the rest. Two weeks later we had completed everything and left, leaving only the mix to be done. We have left that in the capable hands of Bob Ezrin and his engineer Justin “Corky” Cortelyou. As I write, it is almost done. I can tell you no more for the moment. Like many of you, I am waiting.

Good luck,

9 thoughts on “The Road To Nashville pt.2”

Irina wrote on 2013-04-17:

Dear Roger ! I hope you are well .
I thank you very much for sharing your diary of the making of the new album.
When i read it,i felt i’m becoming the witness of the birth of the album and it was very exciting.
Thank you so much and looking forward to meeting you in Moscow in November.
Best wishes,
Irina

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Stephen Surtees wrote on 2013-02-13:

Hi roger,
really looking forward to seeing DP here in Auckland (my Birthday is 24th!!) – this will be the 8th time I have seen you since 1974!. So looking forward to the new album.

regards

Stephen Surtees

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Tom wrote on 2012-12-06:

hello Roger,

I saw DP last tuesday in Amsterdam. You guys were great this evening. Ian G’s voice was in good shape, Steve en Don in the spotlights, Ian P and you were perfect, your intro-solo spectacular. Thanks for this show and I’m looking forward for the new album (it was long waiting for). Hope you bring the new numbers to Holland the next tour.

good luck, greets,

Tom

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Bo wrote on 2012-11-20:

Hi Roger

I wish and pray for the most succesfull album ever. If it’s true that it’s more a rock album, I’m sure we will be happy. Look forward to hear it live in 2013.
All my warm regards
Bo – the safari freak and former ET Concerts.

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Nilton Moreira wrote on 2012-11-20:

Roger is great to see two friends working together, and the best is knowing that this union will come out beautiful compositions, you are so important to the music when you come to Brazil? We’re anxious waiting. A big hug to you and Ian Gillan, God bless you, good health and peace.
Nilton Moreira (São Paulo, Brazil)

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A-P Louhelainen wrote on 2012-11-20:

Hello Rog !
It`s great, that you and Ian still work together as songwriters.You have done it since 196….! It must be nice
to write new songs to Purple again. I am anxious to hear the new stuff (it gives us new songs to tribute by Shades of Purple here in Finland).When I met you in m&g at Hartwall Arena Helsinki, you where like I expected you to be:Kind, easy going and one of my heroes. Your bass playing has changed since the “banjo player” left. I mean, it`s so
great to see you really enjoy on stage.I must say, that your bass solos and things you do with Paice are candy to my ears.Give my best to IG and rest of the lads!
Cheers!
A-P Louhelainen
Shades of Purple

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jim murphy wrote on 2012-11-20:

I feel like a kid at christmas wanting to open his goodies, I turn 47 in feb just around time of release, gimme gimme gimme, I want it nowwww!!!!!!!

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Joey wrote on 2012-11-20:

Cant wait to pre-order the new release. I have a good vibe about it. Roger, get this out A.S.A.P. All the best! !!!!!

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Scoot wrote on 2012-11-19:

Looking forward to hearing what you have created.

Love the photo at the end…two old (as in long time) friends enjoying the sun and enjoying the company.

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