European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Entertainment old soldiers never die they fade according to a world War i British army War like the old time rockers fade away but they reappear to prove that Rock n Roll will never four Veteran Rock acts deep meat loaf and Roger Chapman will come to Germany to prove that theres More to music than the technology of the current synth pop  join forces at the deep purple open air festival june 29 at the Walmark gelande in Mannheim and july 6 at the Zeppelin eld in tickets for both shows Are available at local ticket usos and itt or Call 0621 27975 for Mannheim and 0911 639011 for Cost is 40 German Marks about in Advance and 45 Marks at the heres the Lowdown on each of the bands perhaps the biggest Surprise of 1984 was the reunion of deep purple Mark ii the lineup that made six albums and brought the band to International Fame More than a decade with Lead Singer Ian Lead guitarist Ritchie bassist Roger keyboardist Jon and Ian Paice on deep purple was one of the most successful and influential bands of the Early the album deep purple in released in marked the birth of heavy Rock Blackmore became the guitar hero for an entire generation of Young musicians along with Black Sabbath and led purple helped spread the gospel of headbanging British the albums machine made in Japan and bum repeated the Success of in shooting quickly to the top and the single smoke on the about the bands near disastrous Monteux concert with Frank became one of the most often played 12 years deep purple is again making the bands comeback perfect turned Platinum in the United and the current tour is Selling out concert Halls the world people Are tired of bands that depend on technology and stage said bassist Glover in a recent we work hard on we sweat up were proud of and we feel that what Rock fans around the world want to see what can the fans expect at the deep purple show about 40 percent will be songs from perfect strangers and 60 percent old like woman from smoke on the child in Highway and strange kind of said the resurrection of the Power Trio Mountain provided the Rock scene with this years formed in 1969 by Cream producer Felix Pappalardi and 250pound guitarist Leslie the new Yor based Mountain became known As the louder version of an appearance at the Woodstock festival thrust the band into the american and two subsequent albums Mountain with the hit single Mississippi and Nantucket Sleigh ride turned in Mountain evolved into the moderately successful Trio Bruce featuring guitarist drummer Corky Laing and exc Ream bassist Jack after an Lightyear Mountain returned earlier this year with go for your a hard rocking album dedicated to who was shot dead in 1983 by his wife and songwriting Gail who Doest know meat loaf rocks first 250 Pound superstar since Leslie West some fans remember him As mad who crashed through a Wall of ice in the cult film the Rocky horror picture others recall his Anthe like songs two out of three aint Paradise by the dashboard and you took the words right out of my Mouth from Bat out of one of the biggest Selling los of meat now considerably has had three albums since Bat dead ringer Midnight at the lost and found in 83 most bad each up is with the Spectorman Wall of sound complementing meats imposing meats performances Are mini operas in combining acting and wonderfully wicked facial when it comes to Rock n Britain Roger Chappo Chapman can out party most his vibrato voice once described As being Able to kill Small game at a Hundred Yards ties together a traditional Rock sound solid guitar and with keyboards and saxophone added for a show of unadulterated Rock n by Anita Gosch staff writer cant Stop Page 16 the stars and stripes Rock n Roll comes alive at the deep purple open air festival in Mannheim and some of the bands appearing Rock heavy weight meat loaf the hard rockers of deep purple left and the Power Trio Mountain the 43yearolds concerts quickly become a Chappo first crept into the Public Eye with an experimental British Rock group formed in the late from there he moved on to a band described As a  heavy Metal but below Chapmans in Chappo embarked on a Solo carving out a faithful following with songs like the Bluesy Moth to a flame and the fast moving who pulled the night since Chapman has continued to release albums his latest is the 1984 up the Shadow and his energetic shows have earned him the Moniker Rock n1 Roll says Chappo when in in front of the i forget i even forget where i i feel like in in a music As a drug that applies to june 1985