Comments on: Tommy Bolin and Purple

By: Keith Hodson

Keith Hodson — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:13:58 +0000

Spoke to you via email a bit over a year ago but lost your email address when the computer gave me the blue screen of death!!!
Would love to talk to you about “Rock is Dead”. and future tour??

By: Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 03:04:17 +0000

I think that the people who “hear” the “Come Taste The Band” album the best are the ones who can hear it as its own entity. Too often, Purple fans compare it to previous Purple albums, and basically critique it for deviating too much from the previous Purple sound. I know plenty of Bolin fans who don’t like the “cock rock” of Deep Purple Mark IV. I think it sits by itself and rocks and grooves. GREAT performances by all included, especially Ian Paice on drums. Well recommended is the recently released “Days May Come and Days May Go,” which is a CD of the rehearsals and jams that led up to “Come Taste The Band.” Great stuff. I think that hard rock and funk can certainly be mixed to good effect. Jim S

By: Joey Amenta

Joey Amenta — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:33:49 +0000

Ihave been playing guitar profesionaly for over30 years tommy was my guiding light through the early years saw him perform with purple in australia around 1977 he winked at me blew me away best guitar player of all time

By: Joey Amenta

Joey Amenta — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:33:09 +0000

By: TONYC

TONYC — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 18:13:29 +0000

I’m a former heavy metal lead singer who didn’t quite make the big time. I remember meeting Tommy Bolin in the Speakeasy in London sometime in the 70′s. I found him rather laid-back for a heavy metal guitar player. But a nice guy who loved his music. I dug ‘Teaser’ but it can’t compare to Jeff Beck’s ‘Blow by Blow’ for style and originality. But having said that Tommy died young and maybe had great things ahead…God only knows. Keep cool keep happy!!

By: JOEL FANNON

JOEL FANNON — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:27:46 +0000

HELLO AGAIN,
I GUESS THE QUESTION THAT PEPLE SHOUD ASK? WAS DEEP PURPLE RIGHT FOR TOMMY BOLIN?
OF COURSE THEY WERE,MAN THEY ALL ARE THE SHIT
OF THE MUSIC WORLD.FOR ALL WHO DOG ON THEM.THINK
ABOUT THIS!,THEY WERE ON STAGE JAMMIN AND LIVIN
LARGE AND WE WERE’NT.
GETTIN’TIGHTER #1,
PEACE OUT
JOEL-SIOUX CITY HOMEBOY
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By: JOEL FANNON

JOEL FANNON — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:27:36 +0000

By: JOEL FANNON

JOEL FANNON — Wed, 03 Dec 2003 05:03:30 +0000

WAS THEIR ANYBODY RIGHT FOR DP AFTER BLACKMORE
OR SHOULD HAVE DP DISBANDED AND WENT UNDER ANOTHER
NAME.TOMMY WAS THE RIGHT CHOICE WITH HIS OWN STYLE,PEOPLE JUST NEED TO BE OPEN MINDED WHEN IT
COMES TO MUSIC.IT WAS AND IS DEEP PURPLE MARK IV

QUADRANT 4
NEED I SAY MORE
JOEL