Album Notes

Perhaps the most startling aspect of Mighty Purple's music is its message. Many of their songs concern a nakedly unashamed quest for hope in the face of overwhelming personal misery. In many artist's hands, this kind of music turns into cornball goop very quickly. It's hard to laugh at Mighty Purple when they're doing it, however. Maybe it's the way the lyrics are phrased, maybe it's the searing guitar or mournful scale playing behind the voice. Sitting here writing this, all I know is that when you hear them you know they mean it. It's vindicating and makes you feel that you too can be almost militantly sincere about being a better person, and that good things can happen to you again.
After ten years as a unit, Mighty Purple's live show comes together in that way that only experience can impart. Where years of touring and recording form a casually tight sound filled with musical improvisation and humor. They're written more songs than they can remember, they've grown through the years from simple youth-rock guitar flunkies to adults who can compose
full live acoustic orchestral backings. Even solo, the two brothers that front the band, Steve and Jon
Rodgers, can still make a room really feel like they're part of the show.
In the end, it's up to you to decide. Listen to the CD, see them live if you can, and make your own decisions. There's so much more to say than can fit on this page, or even twenty pages. Tons of real personal history, subtleties, dramatic events, and lore hidden behind the deceptively simple songs.
Mighty Purple Discography
1992 Revolution - Wonderland Records
1994 Bohica - Wonderland Records
1996 Black River Falls - Wonderland Records
1997 Live at the Eli Whitney Barn (acoustic) - HMG Records
1998 Para Mejor o Pejor "live at toads Place - Wild Pitch Records
1999 How To Make a living - HMG Records
2001 13 Years to Clarity (steves solo album) - Wonderland Records
2001 Sound of Birds (Jons solo album) - Wonderland Records
2004 Prefables - The Latest Album - currently shopping
Mighty Purple Has Shared the stage with - Dave Matthews Band, The WallFlowers, The Cranberries, Guster, Lucious Jackson , Bare Naked Ladies, Blonde, Bright Eyes, Poe, The Neilds, Juliana Hatfield, The Push Stars , Jonathan Richman The Violent Fems and many others.
Mighty Purple has played over 2500 shows has Toured The US and England
The New Mighty Purple Album Prefables has been added to over 100 college radio playlists 9/04
Mighty Purple is: Steve Rodgers - Vocals, guitar
Jon Rodgers - Vocals, lead guitar, misc instruments
Tommy Lee - Bass
Ray Bodine - Drums
Max Heath - Keyboards, misc instruments
Mighty Purple info: (203) 288-6400 or www.mightypurple.com