Old Bands Still Strong

I previously did an article on the Rolling Stones releasing an album and going on tour - well it has come to my attention that so are Deep Purple. They are also remastering the 1974 album Burn and adding remixes. I have the anniversary version of In Rock and that was great, so this will be a must have for any Deep Purple fan. Their last album was Bananas in 2003. So many bands from the 60s and 70s are still touring and making albums. Even Bo Diddley is still touring. It is crazy that rock stars seem to either die young or live forever.

Guns N Roses are also a good example, even though most of the band has formed a new band, Velvet Revolver. Brian May even makes an appearance on the Gun’s new album. The gods of surviving though are Black Sabbath. With all four members still alive, they are touring and there is talk of a new album. Ozzy Osbourne, a man with ADD, dyslexia, a life time of hard drugs and alcohol, was abused as a child and has a metal plate in his head due to a buggy crash, is still promoting a giant metal concert, OzzFest. He recently brought out a 4 disk box set with new recorded material on it. Now, only if John Bonham was still alive! Deep Purple goes on tour June 11^th