Made In Japan

In 2004, MF DOOM and Madlib teamed up to release Madvillainy, a landmark album in the underground hip hop scene. Its influence in that sphere was immediate, and along with the two other albums he released in that year, Madvillainy cemented DOOM as a singular force in hip hop history. Madvillainy saw DOOM leaning into his meticulously-crafted supervillain persona, aided by Madlib's madcap sampling to become an auditory comic book. The album features appearances from Madlib's rap moniker Quasimoto and DOOM's alter ego (and second namesake nod to Marvel's Dr. Doom) Viktor Vaughn. Over the years, Madvillainy grew broadly esteemed across all genres, and today it is widely regarded as a masterpiece—arguably the pinnacle of both artists' illustrious and individually-impressive careers. But Madvillainy isn't on this list. Instead, we get a live album from Deep Purple. It's seven tracks, and four of the seven we already heard on Machine Head. It's my new lowest rated album, worse than Scott Walker because it's a redundancy. This is my nightmare. Favorite tracks: Mule. Album art: Don't care at all. 0.5/5

We get it. You’re good at playing your instruments. We literally get it.

yesterday afternoon i wrote a grumpy review asking why a live album by The Who would make the cut, only to be presented with an extra long live Deep Purple album. i’m sure it would have been awesome to be at this concert in person. and the album would probably be great to listen to if you had seen them live, But for me, it takes a lot of imagination to really enjoy this highly indulgent rock with crazy long drum and guitar solos. this is an album for Deep Purple fans, not for everyone to ,listen to before they die.

It’s good but then it’s all “play that one bit for 10 minutes” and I got bored

It's like being at a concert, without any of the context that makes it exciting! I'm not a huge DP fan to begin with. This wasn't bad, but I can't see myself listening to it again just for laughs.

Pretty good album, but I feel like the bar should be considerably higher for a live album to make this list. Outside of Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison, I'd be hard pressed to think of one that has the significance to be on here. The Quintet's Jazz At Massey Hall?

Absolute monster shred fest. Super tight and tuned in. Love all the call and response solos. I think it might be too long for five stars but I'm giving it anyway cause of Smoke on the Water.

The mother of all live albums.

Now we're talking. One of the greatest live albums of all time. Just listen to to that drumming of Ian Paice. Blackmore on Guitar and Gillan's singing on child in time. EPIC! Five Stars. Jon Lord on organ and Glover on Bass. A classic album, if ever I heard one. Worth it for Highway Star only.

One of habitual contenders for best live rock album of all times. And deservedly so.

Bland boomer dad rock.

This band is known for playing well live but the album has too much navel gazing. The 6 minute intro to Lazy is 4 minutes too long and the 6 minute drum solo on the Mule is 6 minutes too long. Don’t get me started on Space Trucker. I took a pass on the additional songs Spotify offered in the deluxe package including around 17 versions of Black Night. I really don’t get this album.

“Made in Japan” by Deep Purple (1972) As live albums go, this one is excellent, but it still has the weaknesses inherent in all live rock recordings. The 2014 remaster is a great improvement over the original, and the Osaka, Japan audience is generally better behaved than your typical American audience, so it’s not as bad as many other live albums. “Smoke on the Water” is of course, a classic. But even here, the audience clapping on the intro drags against the tempo. Plus, the gain is a little light. Everyone needs to listen to this track especially. Over and over. Hard Rock History 101. 3/5

Problem isn't the excessively silly solos and virtuoso prog. Those are the fun bits. But they're also only the trimmings. The rest of the bird--rhythm, melody, gestalt--is alarmingly absent. And whether a song is 12:02 or 02:12 you can't paper over that. However... However, however, however... At least these dorks don't try that stuff and fail miserably. (Yes, I'm being an apologist). They just ignore it completely and bear down on what they can do. In a way, that's better. I guess. I mean, probably not. But I've said it now. Anyway, it means we get unbelievable songs like Smoke On The Water (by which I mean it's unbelievable that such a great riff can be part of such an indifferent song) so it can't be all bad. Except it can. Probably is. But I liked it enough anyway.

Would just prefer the album cuts

So good! Ritchie Blackmore and John Lord absolutely burning it up on some of my favorite Deep Purple tracks done live with a ton of energy.

Deep Purple kills it. All classic tracks, all expanded and harder than ever. Not to mention an absolutely amazing drum solo.

Fantastic musicians playing classic rifts and great solos. Very good live album, crowd not annoying like in some live albums.

Mesmerizing, mind blowing how this is a live cd, it sounds so good sometimes it sounds like a studio version. The energy is awesome, they improvised some parts and it sounds so natural and fun. This is my first listen to a deep purple record and I enjoyed it, might have to give an actual studio record a listen. The 20 minute version of space truckin was epic, I love how the audience fell silent for a couple seconds at the end because of the history they just witnessed.

A fun listen, only song I knew was smoke in the water but I actually liked the other songs more, as well as the extended jamming. A good example of how rating these albums can kind of be apples and oranges, and you would rate a live album in a different criteria than you’d rate a studio album you’ve heard many times.

What a banger of a live album. If only I could have been at a show like this back then. I'm over me "born in le wrong generation" high school cringe days, but I still wish I could step into an older time and place to have been there for this.

What a great album from the height of the MK II lineup. Just such a well recorded live album, the sound is quite heavy and fat, something that didn't get captured on Fireball and In Rock as much. Sure there might be some over indulgence on the solos esp the Mule but that's the 70's man.

Arguably the greatest live album of all time.

In terms of 70’s hard rock bands whose best-known works are arguably their live albums, I’ve always rated Made in Japan higher than Live and Dangerous (I think the overdubbing allegations have hurt my impression on it) but lower than Strangers in the Night (still not convinced that anyone’s guitar tone can match Schenker’s here). I can understand how this will turn listeners, especially those who don’t like drum solos, but on this listening everything clicked for me. Gillan’s manic vocals are perfect, the band is in top form and the songs feel alive here. I think I need to give it an A. Side note- my uncle saw Purple on this tour and said that the setlist was exactly the same as this album, down to the “Space Truckin’” drum solo

5/5. The best live album I know. Every song is enhanced live and the solos and instrumental work is so much better than studio. Truly amazing.

Awesome album. Classic for a reason. Really long tracks but an amazing live album. Shredding guitar solos + great drums make me wish I was there. Fave track is Smoke on the water of course, but also thoroughly enjoyed the drum solo.

So, I’ve mentioned a band I was in for a bit before which consisted of a properly trained Jazz Pianist, a saxophonist who programmed synths to sound like video game bleeps and who was obsessed with Oxygene by Jean-Michel Jarre, and me, a self-taught Punk Guitarist and Blues singer. It was, as you might have guessed, an odd mix for a band, but we managed to make it work somehow. I had to learn how to solo during my time in the band, and one of the ways that I did was by listening to Made In Japan on my trip to the rehearsal space, which was out in the middle of nowhere and took me about an hour and a half to get to. I genuinely believe that this is one of the greatest pieces of recorded music ever put to tape. It’s such a perfect encapsulation of a Rock concert experience, in a similar way to Live & Dangerous, but with enough subtle differences that it makes having a separate entry on this list justified. Thin Lizzy were a Hard Rock band who genuinely wrote songs, they took just as much from Soul and Folk as they did from Rock and the Blues. And so, while there were improvisational parts to the songs, the solos are mostly improvised, Brian Downey’s drum solo etc, they were parts within an established song structure. Deep Purple’s strength is less in the structure of the songs, I think that’s why I’ve never got on as well with their studio output, and more with the way they can twist and turn the compositions to suit their improvisational wants during the songs live, to make it fresh and exciting every time. I’m listening to The Mule at the moment, and my god, Ian Paice is a beast. Take Ginger Baker and shove him up his own arse, that’s the drum solo I want to keep listening to. In a departure from my prepared remarks, who wants to hear a joke? None of you? Ahh, who cares. A letter appears on the desk of Ian Paice. It’s addressed ‘To The Greatest Drummer In The World.’ Ian Paice reads that and thinks, ‘No, that can’t possibly be me.’ So he forwards it on to John Bonham. Bonham reads the envelope, ‘To The Greatest Drummer In The World’ and thinks, no that can’t be for me.’ So he forwards it on. It appears on Ginger Baker’s desk. He reads the envelope, ‘To The Greatest Drummer In The World’ and says to himself, ‘No, that can’t be for me.’ So he also sends it forward. Eventually, it ends up on the desk of Buddy Rich, who sees the address, ‘To The Greatest Drummer In The World’ and nods to himself. ‘Yes,’ he thinks, ‘this must be for me. So he opens it, and starts to read, ‘Dear Ringo,’ The guitar and voice play-off on Strange Kind Of Woman is just fantastic. I just love all of this album. And Child In Time, oh god I could talk about this album all day, all the while telling drummer jokes. OK, one more quickly, How can you tell when there’s a drummer at the door? They knock four times then come in early

One of the classic live recordings of the 70s. The energy is still very high and the band is simply on fire.

Can’t believe I thought smoke on mirror was just a one off This whole album was insane, and I thought I usually dislike live recordings. The solos and vocals and drums are all amazing. I wish that the songs were a little shorter, but I guess it allows for more solos Wasn’t really listening to the lyrics

Masterpiece. Loved it. I'll be listening to this album a lot now.

One of my favourite live albums, love how bands used to do these long versions of songs they already had studio versions for. The live part really adds something to the songs instead of it just being the same version with some applauding

If any band was meant to have their live versions heard, it's Deep Purple. Highway Star and Smoke on the Water Alone.

I love being reunited with an old song. I thought I only knew one song, "Smoke on the Water," on this album. But as I started this album two moments from my past came flooding back as “Highway Star” blazed out of the speakers. Once when my parents were out of town I jealously listened to it through the door of my older sister’s room where she was holed up with her rock friends. Or the time it was blaring out of her cool boyfriend’s Plymouth Barracuda as he dropped me off at school one day. One of the few moments in junior high when I felt like a badass arriving at school... Listening to this album brought me back to those fleeting moments of cool confidence. Only now those moments weren’t as fleeting and I really enjoy this album from beginning to end. Extended organ, guitar and drum solos? Twenty minutes of “Space Truckin’”? Sign me up! Really enjoyed Made in Japan. This is fantastic - right up there with my favorite live albums.

Wonderfully excessive. Is it indulgent, absolutely, but the over-the-top elements are what made it great at the time. A seven-minute drum solo. That clearly is a non-existent concept at the time. A double album with seven songs was also a stunner at the time. But putting the excess in context, this is brilliant heavy metal and one of the best rock live albums ever.

Fantastic album from start to finish. Never heard this side of Deep Purple. Incredibly mixed and sounds amazing for a live LP.

-Alright this is an impressive live recording so far -Yeah this is fantastic. I'm really into the music, it's super dimensional, and I have a live feel from it. -This could easily be a five-star album. The guitars are insane and this has just been an incredible listen. Invigorating.

Never listened to deep purple, hell of a live album. A lot of respect for the drumming.

A great live album. The improvisation is amazing!

One of the greatest live albums of all time.

Super kick ass! Perfect album to get on Ian Gillan's birthday! All my favorite heavy metal bands from the 80's usually list this as one of their favorite albums. And for good reason, this is a top tier live album, right up there with Folsom Prison, Band of Gypsys, Strangers in the Night and Live After Death. I find it's funny though, the things I think are great about this album are criticisms from others. To each their own. I see a 20 minute Space Truckin' and my left eye gets to jumpin'. The drumming from Ian Paice is standout in my opinion.

So good. Not always a fan of live albums, but this is live rock at it's best

One of the greatest live albums ever and a favourite of mine for years. I love every note, from the hard rocking of Blackmore's guitar to the bleepy, bloopy proggy noodling of Lord's Hammond organ. I prefer the original album to the deluxe version, so for the true experience I only listened as far as the end of Space Truckin'. The tighter 1 hour run time is a much better package and perfectly formed. Anything else is just too much imo.

Probably the best live they ever did

Deep Purple's records are incredible, and this live album really showcases their ability to both play their stuff with precision, and take the liberties that make a liv show exciting and unique. Ian Gillian and Ritche Blackmore <3

Wat een live-band! prachtige drumsolo!

Epitome of the era

What a surprise! Yet another album making me reconsider not considering myself a huge fan of live albums (at this point, I really cannot stand behind that statement in any way anymore...). Cool instrumentation, incredible jams, virtuoso playing, singing with feeling. Just plain cool renditions of some of their greatest songs that go way beyond playing the same old thing. Groovy, baby. On a separate note: I feel like doing this 1001 albums challenge has opened my eyes to a lot of music from the 70s I had been sleeping on. Appreciate that!

"Can we have everything louder than everything else?" has got to be one of the best pieces of stage banter ever. Smart but dumb, which is the essence of great rock and roll, which Deep Purple c.1972 fully understood. Deep Purple were at the height of their live powers on this tour. Tight, dramatic, occasionally histrionic (Child in Time). Cracking tunes (Smoke on the Water), powerhouse rhythm section (Black Night), loud as hell (Speed King), with a genuine fire. Ritchie Blackmore does some of the best pick-slides in rock and roll history. This album does feature some unfortunate solos (the drum solo on The Mule, or organ intro to Lazy, both best skipped) and some questionable choices (call and response on Strange Kind of Woman, leading eventually to Gillan's mighty acapella wail), but much of the playing is energetic and inspired as this band stretches out its considerable powers (Space Truckin' or Black Night, for example).

It's pretty dang good. Long. But man is it good. I'm not a huge fan really of this style of music. But boy oh boy, do they do it well.

Hoo boy the band is on FIRE here! I just changed my opinion on them having heard this album tonight.

I really enjoyed this live album, for some folks considered the best live rock album of all time. Lengthy interpretations gave artists many opportunities to shine throughout the set. I was amused by the energy from the band - their enthusiasm and fun during the gigs might be the reason some put it in the best. I wouldn't go so far as to follow this statement but, nonetheless, it's a pleasant musical experience to know.

I once played soccer with Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore, this was almost as good.

Good time seventies rock fun! The right side of prog. Feels electric, and makes me miss playing live music. I love how wild and untamed it is.

This has all the hallmarks of a typical 1970's live album. Drawing from an already deep catalogue of songs, the band focused in on only 7 tracks spread out over this double live record. Clearly, the band members have musical talent and the live concert is the perfect place for the classic "show-off" moves, the way-too long drum solo, the noodling and endless guitar solos that feel like a clinic on shredding and the limited banter. Yeah, we get it, the basic song structures on LP can be boring, so live we get the bonus extended jam for maximum effect. If you're a Deep Purple fan, this is an essential listen, because they were probably a great band to see live back in the day and this delivers. As a casual fan, one listen is good, now I don't have to see some recent incarnation of the group, but I have to admit it has some exciting moments. It's a good sounding live record, not to the level of Live At Leeds or Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, but it is an impressive showcase of a live show.

Live jam albums aren't my thing, but this one had a couple bangers on it. Normally this would get a low rating, but can't discount some actual good music. But alas, live jamming is only enjoyable in person.

I'm not into live album with longer than necessary tracks But it makes me want to listen more from Deep Purple Update: this album actually feels like floating in a dream even without being too familiar with the band. I recommend. Way more pleasant than the Smashing Pumpkins 2h+ album

An artifact from when frontmen aspired to be Jesus, guitarists charged by the note, and every other hard rock song ended verses with an ejaculatory “ta-dah!” or “duh-dum!”, sometimes followed by a gallop, this is a good time provided you don’t mind it lasting the length of a Deep Purple concert. The distorted organ blast - arf - at the start of Lazy is tremendous, though it peters off into a jazzy emptiness - arf, arf again.

Now, this is a proper live album. Captures the moment perfectly, sounds great, all giant sweaty arse rock classics, lots of solos and no filler.

If you’re like me, a little Deep Purple goes a long way. Fortunately for people like us, most of their best songs are at the beginning of this record. Unfortunately for people like us, they extend all of them and pack each one with incessant guitar, drum and organ wankery - I mean “solos”.

Great album from a great band. The only thing that bothered me were the length of the tracks. I get that it's a live album but still

Seems like a pretty epic show to have attended. You can definitely feel this band’s soul. Puts me in the mindset of a flower child of the 60s on acid. Dig the beginning of the show, started to fall off a bit for me at Space Truckin…great instrumentation but the jams get really long and drawn out. I’m also a little confused by the end because there are a couple repeat songs. Solid show overall!

Good list of songs but idc about it being live.

Monotonous. Why do half the albums on this list sound like this.

Smoke on the water is classic. Rest of it was decent rock music.

Obviously incredibly talented instrumentalists. And I enjoyed listening Child in Time and The Mule. But I felt the album as a whole was underwhelming and I'm not sure why. Maybe I just expected everything to sound like Smoke on the Water.

I used to rather like Deep Purple as a lad. So I do have some residual fondness for them hanging around. On this occasion I struggled to muster up the strength to get past a couple of songs. I would’ve been on board had it been a more concise studio album. (Why do I think that album should have an N on the end??) I guess some bands really live and breathe the live show and this is true enough for....ah who am I kidding, I didn’t listen to it.

Oh good god. Convincing me a live album should be on a list like this is already an upwards climb for me. In the grand scheme of things 1000 albums really isn't a lot and unless there is something undeniable about it's importance in musical history (Nirvana's MTV unplugged, Queen at Live Aid, etc.) I see them as just hogging up a spot for a more important album. That's for artists I like too, not Deep Purple, who if their one guitar rift wasn't so easy to learn that it was literally the first one taught to beginners, I don't think anyone would remember today. This was just 2 hours of them jamming. You can't tell me there wasn't some other album somewhere that deserved a spot more than this right? If so just end music now. 2/10

For me, the very worst excesses of rock and live albums combined into one - pointless noodling, extended drum solos, and aimless virtuosity. This was a slog.

Why???

Is this some kind of pre-Spinal Tap joke album? It's a bunch of self-indulgent and embarrassing nonsense...

This was so hard to get through. I don't know why the 1001 link was an hour longer (twice as long) than the album listen on Spotify but I had to listen. The songs were very mediocre and forgettable. I like drums but the 9 minute drum solo (the mule) was too much. The individual songs were also too long. Black night is 6 minutes (multiplied by 3), Lucille is 9 minutes, and child in time is 12 minutes which is insane. I gasped out loud when I saw space truckin for 20 minutes just put me out of my misery already. If I have to listen to black night one more time (making it 4 times total), I will lose it. I don't know how anyone can make it through this entire album and enjoy it. Sorry for uncultured. 1/5

I'm fairly certain this would be much better if I were a fan of this band prior to listening to this, or if I had somehow seen the concert live before I was born. However, this album is so long that it felt like a chore to get through the whole thing, especially with the ridiculous runtimes of each song. The instrumental solos were crazy long, which would be fine live at the concert, but doesn't translate well to the recording, and I didn't see the merit of listening to 3 different recordings of the same song. The music itself is actually quite enjoyable, and I liked at least parts of every song, so it's hard to pick favourites. I think I would be better off listening to the original versions of these songs and their original albums, which I think I would enjoy a lot more and rate a lot higher. I get its cultural significance, and that it is slightly different since it a live album, but I didn't love these particular recordings. I would've given it a 2 for the songs, but there are two more Deep Purple albums on this list, so there's no reason I NEEDED to hear this before I die. 1, there are definitely other albums that deserved this spot

I get another Deep Purple album only three days later.....I'm not complaining! 'Made in Japan' is a live album showcasing Deep Purple at the height of their powers, stunning Japanese audiences with their epic, electrifying brand of heavy metal, with progressive flourishes for good measure. The album collects some of the band's classic songs from Deep Purple In Rock [Child in Time], Fireball [The Mule, Strange Kind of Woman] and their most revered record, Machine Head [Highway Star, Smoke on the Water, Lazy, Space Truckin'], and showcases their raw and primal intensity in a live setting. Ian Gillan is more raucous, Ritchie Blackmore is more jam-happy, Ian Paice loses his mind on the drums, Jon Lord furiously runs his fingers across the organ and Roger Glover holds it all together with his rock-solid bass playing. If 'Deep Purple In Rock' was the sound of a band beginning to hone their sound, 'Made In Japan' is the sound of a band perfecting it. Everything they touch turns to gold here, and the live versions only build upon the greatness of the originals. If you want to treat yourself to some stunning musicianship, put this record on. I'm only going to deduct half a star because some of the jams go a bit too long, but it is a live album, so you can allow some leniency there. Best songs: All have their merits, and they're clearly the best tracks from the albums they originated on

The definitive 70's hard rock live album. I played this too death in my teens

I greatly enjoyed every minute of this 19-hour behemoth by the mighty Deep Purple at the height of their considerable powers! I wish it had been longer- truth be told! Perfection made purple.

One of the best live albums I've ever heard. Incredible display of their talent.

Space Truckin'

I grew up on this album. Like everyday.

Fab album. One of their best

I can understand those who say that you have to be a Deep Purple fan to enjoy this. But what makes this album such an outstanding recording is these guys are the world's greatest garage band. They are all top of their class musicians. They play tight, but sound loose (hence the garage band moniker). The extended solos are what make them a great live band. If you want to hear the album cuts, then why the hell are you listening to a live album in the first place?

SotW aside, I wouldn't call myself very familiar with Deep Purple's discography but based on this live album, it's clear why they were popular. A lot of energy and rocking out here. I can imagine it being heavenly for fans of the band. I can see why a casual listener may scoff at the noodling and showmanship but if you imagine someone who, in 1972, was willingly buying a ticket to a Deep Purple show, this shows from this tour may still be etched in their memory as the greatest live music event they've witnessed and I respect that these dudes knew how to put on a show.

Live fängt ok an aber dann/ Oh die Version von Sweet Child of mine. So epic! C

This is the classic lineup of a classic band, playing some classic tunes. What's not to love. From Gillan's amazing vocals on this iconic version of Child In Time, to his 'battle' with Blackmore's guitar on Strange Kind Of Woman. And the other 'battle' between Blackmore and John Lord on keyboards, the whole album captures the energy and soul of their music. As you can probably guess im scoring this a 1.

Some great tracks

Awesome!

Some improvisations are cool live, but who is enjoying the live recording of random guitar convulsions and drum rumble? But of course, the level of playing is high and some songs are just legendary:)

If somebody asks me what's about rock music in the 70ies I have to say: listen to Deep Purple's Made In Japan!

Best live album

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I very rarely ever listen to live albums, but this is awesome and among the best that I've heard. The first two performances of "Highway Star" and "Child in Time" are the obvious highlights - Ian Gillan's vocal capabilities never cease to amaze me, and the drum solo in "The Mule" breaks the set up spectacularly, but there aren't any duds to be had here at all.

Muy bueno

I typically hate live albums, but holy shit this thing rocked!

Es ist nicht einfach ein Live-Album – es ist ein musikalisches Erdbeben, das bis heute nachhallt. Aufgenommen 1972 während drei Konzerten in Osaka und Tokio, fängt es die Mk II-Besetzung der Band auf dem absoluten Zenit ihrer Kreativität und Energie ein. „Smoke on the Water“ – Der legendäre Riff bekommt hier eine rohe, explosive Live-Energie, die das Studio-Original fast übertrifft. „Child in Time „ – Ein emotionaler Höhepunkt: Gillans Stimme durchschneidet die Stille wie ein Schrei aus der Tiefe, begleitet von Lords dramatischer Orgel und Blackmores expressiver Gitarre. Highway Star, Strange Kind of Woman, Lazy, Space Truckin’ – Jeder Track wird zur epischen Reise, oft deutlich länger und intensiver als die Studio-Versionen. Sensationelles Statement.

I own this one, comes with three cd's. Doubt this is the standard version but I enjoy this 'till the last Drop. This only could have been recorder in the 70's. Bands played big!

Great part of Rock music, written in a way that does not gets you bored easily even for a contemporary

Deepl Purple very nice

Great … oder 55 years Old💪

Tranquillamente annoverabile tra i migliori dischi dal vivo di sempre

DEEP OURPLE!!!

It’s Deep Purple. I mean what more can, should or would you say? All bangers. And smoke on the water is perfection, dumb lyrics and all. Ian Gillan is in magnificent voice. Probably his peak with Purple. ‘When it all was over ahh ooo’. Blackmore burns. Lord destroys. Glover bulldozes and it’s pounded into a pulp by Ian Paice. This is a top ten album. After a run of Brit award garbage this shows how to rock. How to roll. How to play fucking music.