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  • 70’s rock dominates ‘Top Gear’s search for best driving song

    70’s rock dominates ‘Top Gear’s search for best driving song

    MUMBAI: The British public have nominated their top five finalists in BBC’s car show Top Gear’s search for the greatest driving song ever. Seventies rock rules.     

    Coldplay may be the hot band of the moment, but when it comes to music for the open road, the UK’s favourites are a blizzard of dandruff and denim, with rockers such as Deep Purple and Steppenwolf beating off U2, The Prodigy and Nirvana to the final five. The five chosen sonmgs are Radar Love by Golden Earring Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf, Don’t Stop Me Now by Queen Highway Star by Deep Purple and Bat Out Of Hell by Meatloaf.

    Over the next five weeks Top Gear will feature a film about each of the nominees. Each film will include a background to the song and extra information. The winner will be announced on 7 August.
        
          

  • Deep Purple’ all set to rock Mumbai

    Deep Purple’ all set to rock Mumbai

    Hard rock band Deep Purple will be in the city soon and are slated to perform live at the MMRDA grounds on May 3. This is part of the group’s tour covering Australia, the Far East, Japan and India.

    The live concert will have the band playing their decades-old hits like Smoke on the Water, Fireball, Black Night and Woman from Tokyo.

    The concert is in support of Child Relief and You (CRY) and the Mumbai leg of the concert is presented by BPL Mobile in association with Pepsi, Parx and MTV.

    Deep Purple’s Ian Paice, the constant element in Purple’s signature sound, plays the drums, while Ian Gillian, whose golden voice landed him as Jesus Christ Superstar is still part of the band.

    Purple gained global prominence especially after the release of the 1970s hit album Deep Purple in Rock.