DEEP PURPLE's SIMON MCBRIDE Announces New Solo Album 'Recordings: 2020-2025'
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DEEP PURPLE guitarist Simon McBride has announced the release of his new album, "Recordings 2020-2025", due out March 14 on earMUSIC.
The first single, a fascinating take on DURAN DURAN's 1992 hit track "Ordinary World", is available now for streaming and download. Listen to it here.
"This is such a beautiful song," Simon McBride shares about the single. "I wanted to try a different feel on it. Like with any version of a song, it's important to me to be creative but also pay respect to the original."
McBride's meteoric rise has been nothing short of remarkable. Since joining DEEP PURPLE in 2022, he has captivated audiences worldwide, playing a crucial role in the band's latest chart-topping album "=1". His journey — from years of hard work as a solo artist to gracing the covers of music magazines and celebrating multiple number one chart positions — is the kind of story rock and roll dreams are made of.
"Recordings 2020-2025" showcases McBride's unique musical style, a dynamic blend of blues, hard rock and jaw-dropping guitar mastery. Featuring raw, intense studio sessions, it captures the essence of McBride's high-energy live performances. Alongside original material, the new album includes handpicked covers such as "Ordinary World"; MR. MISTER's "Uniform Of Youth"; and Bryan Adams's "Kids Wanna Rock".
With flawless performances and exceptional production quality, this collection of rare tracks is essential for rock fans. For those who have followed McBride's journey with DEEP PURPLE, the new album offers an exciting glimpse into his versatility and musical brilliance.
McBride will embark on a European tour in March and April.
"Recordings: 2020-2025" track listing:
01. Uniform Of Youth
02. Kids Wanna Rock
03. Ordinary World
04. Grandma's Hands
05. I Gotta Move
06. Lovesong
07. Dead In The Water
08. Gimme Something Good
09. Don't Dare
10. Heartbraker
11. The Stealer
12. Hell Waters Rising
13. Dead Man Walking
14. Fat Pockets
15. So Much Love To Give
Last November, McBride, who joined DEEP PURPLE in September 2022 as the permanent replacement for Steve Morse, spoke to Thomas Blug of BluGuitar about what it has been like for me him to step into the shoes previously filled by Ritchie Blackmore, Tommy Bolin, Joe Satriani and Steve Morse. Regarding his approach to playing DEEP PURPLE's classic songs, Simon said: "Well, I try to be very respectful to what's been done before, because, obviously, there's things I can change and there's things I can't change. That's probably why I sound a little bit like Steve or like Ritchie at times 'cause I'm playing their solos, and I'm trying to put a bit of my own influence into it as well. But it's the only way you can do it. I think if I tried to play like Ritchie or play like Steve, they'd sack me. 'Cause they said, 'We want you. We don't want any copies.'"
McBride also talked about his pre-DEEP PURPLE work with PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey on Don's solo tours as a member of THE DON AIREY BAND or DON AIREY & FRIENDS. He said: "Don's what we call rock royalty. He's been around for years and he's done everything. But yeah, in his band, we basically did lots of his stuff from RAINBOW, Ozzy [Osbourne], Gary Moore, the list goes on, WHITESNAKE and all that stuff. So it was a lot of fun. We actually only really played ever one DEEP PURPLE song in his set 'cause he has so many songs he could choose from. And he always wanted to play his own solo stuff as well, which I was part of. But yeah, it's been a fun last ten years for me."
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
