The short, chaotic life of Paice Ashton Lord: Deep Purple's forgotten spin-off project
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Dave Everley
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The article tells the chaotic story of Paice Ashton Lord (PAL), a short-lived Deep Purple spin-off project formed in 1976 after Purple dissolved. Drummer Ian Paice and keyboardist Jon Lord teamed up with charismatic singer Tony Ashton, intending to create something different from Deep Purple. Despite grand ambitions, the project produced only one studio album and a handful of live gigs before falling apart. The article recounts the band's formation, their sole album "Malice in Wonderland," and the various mishaps and tensions that plagued the project, including a bizarre incident where a musician fell into the orchestra pit mid-show.
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· 3 pulledA light was in the wrong place and he went straight off into the orchestra pit and broke his leg. He did the show, but he was obviously not feeling great
If we carry on doing what we'd done before, it'll be likened to Purple and it'll never be
They had the grandest of intentions – but it quickly fell apart
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