Ian Gillan: Live Edinburgh 1980 (2006)



DVD9: MPEG2 PAL 16:9 (720x576), VBR, 25.00fps | Dolby AC3, 2 ch
Hard Rock / NWOBHM | Angel Air Waves, NJPDVD625 | Scans Included | ~ 6.43 Gb

When most people think of Ian Gillan, they often associate him with his long and
storied relationship with Deep Purple. However, the singer also had a
very successful run with his own band Gillan in the late 70's and early
80's. Starting out in a more jazz-rock direction as The Ian Gillan Band
before returning to heavy rock as Gillan, the band had a string of solid
albums and hit singles, especially in Europe, and this DVD chronicles
the classic Gillan line-up of Ian on vocals, Bernie Torme on guitar,
John McCoy on bass, Colin Towns on keyboards, and Mick Underwood on
drums. Featuring a blistering five song set recorded for television in
1980, as well as some archival footage with an earlier incarnation of
the band, and interviews with the band (minus Ian himself), the DVD is
well stocked for the Gillan fan.

Ian's trademark vocal screams are in fine form on the Edinburgh set,
leading off with the scorching "Unchain Your Brain" and ending with the
hard rocking "No Easy Way". Guitarist Torme is one wild player, as he
combines punk energy with blazing, whammy bar theatrics, even on
occasion getting into spirited exchanges with keyboard player Towns,
himself a damn fine player. The interview with the band is very telling,
as it tells the story of a band that saw some success, but eventually
imploded due to the members basically not getting paid. My guess is this
is why Ian chose not to take part in the DVD. Regardless, the fate of
the band was destined to fall apart as Gillan was set to join Black
Sabbath and after that a reunited Deep Purple. It's obvious that the
former bandmates are still bitter at getting the shaft from Ian, even
after all these years.

The main set is pretty good quality overall, but the archival footage is
just that, pretty rough in both sound and picture quality, looking like
perhaps coming from a second or third generation source, but it shows a
band that was not lacking in power and energy, as they especially rip
through "Sleeping On the Job". There's even a clip of a new band
involving Torme, McCoy, and drummer Robin Guy, called GMT, that's very
similar to Torme's solo material, which is basically guitar driven hard
rock. Based on this song, ("Cannonball") I'd like to hear more from this
trio.

After watching this DVD, you begin to get a sense of just how close this
band came to becoming huge. Thankfully, Gillan left behind a vast
discography and plenty of archival material. Add Live Edinburgh 1980 to
that stack.

by Pete Pardo, seaoftranquility
Ian Gillan: Live Edinburgh 1980 (2006):

Tracklist:

Live in Edinburgh 1980:
01. Unchain Your Brain
02. Trouble
03. If You Believe Me
04. Mutually Assured Destruction [M.A.D.]
05. No Easy Way

Bonus Gillan Archive Footage:
01. Vengeance
02. Smoke On The Water
03. Sleeping On The Job

Bonus Features:
01. Cannonball
02. Interviews with JOHN McCOY, BERNIE TORME, COLIN TOWNS and MICK UNDERWOOD
03. History of GILLAN by Joe Geesin

Musicians:

Ian Gillan: Vocals
Bernie Tormé: Guitars
John McCoy: Bass
Colin Towns: Keyboards
Mick Underwood: Drums







All thanks go to the original releaser

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