The Voice Of Rock – that’s what the man with the same name as the biker from the Village People is often called. Glenn Hughes is one of the greatest voices in the history of rock, as well as one groovy bass player. He’s known for his strong solo career, his participation in a myriad side projects (Hughes Turner Project, Pat/Thrall, Voodoo Hill, various rock operas, etc.), for his one album, Seventh Star, with Black Sabbath as the lead vocalist, and for his collaboration with Tony Iommi, with whom he produced two other albums, The 1996 DEP Sessions and the excellent Fused. But above all, Glenn Hughes used to be one of the main members of Deep Purple Mk. III and IV, which produced the huge classics that are ‘Burn’, ‘Stormbringer’ or ‘Mistreated’.
During three years, from 1973 to 1976, Glenn was the bassist/vocalist of the band, sharing the vocal lines with the great David Coverdale – the same Coverdale who later left to form Whitesnake, and who achieved a legendary status thanks to an incomparable voice. Glenn marked Deep Purple in an indelible way, particularly on Stormbringer and the unrecognized Come Taste The Band, with its refreshing soul/funk touches (‘Getting’ Tighter’ or ‘This Time Around’, for example). ‘Cause Glenn is also known for having two sides: the rock side, and the soul side. Throughout his career, the man went from one style to the other and managed to make them go hand in hand beautifully. That’s it for the man’s far from exhaustive but compulsory biography – ’cause Glenn Hughes is a character you have to know.
Today, Glenn is back with a new and particularly promising project: Black Country Communion. Aside from the bassist/vocalist, the band is composed of none other than blues/rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, the son of Led Zeppelin’s legendary drummer, and former Dream Theater keyboard player Derek Sherinian. The result, 70s rock with loads of jam, melodies and authenticity, exceeds all expectations. The kind of record that automatically makes everyone feel great – much like the first album released by Chickenfoot, another super band that recently made a lot of people talk.
We couldn’t miss the opportunity to talk to the master – and once again, this interview exceeded our expectations. Glenn told us all about the genesis of Black Country Communion, a band for which he shows tremendous enthusiasm, but also about Deep Purple and the possibility to see Mk. III again on stage, or about Chad Smith, drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot and his solo band. By the way, you’ll learn that Glenn is now Chad’s children godfather. In this respect, every time Glenn talks about his past, you cannot help being amazed by what he lived, by the people he worked and still works with. And to top it all, on a more personal level, he turns out to be one of the most charming artists I ever had the pleasure to talk to.
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