Reviews (page 4 of 10)
The first thing that leaps out are the virtuosic performances of every member of the band. 'Highway Star' has some superbly frenetic organ playing from Lord, not too dissimilar from Keith Emerson. Blackmore is pretty faultless throughout the whole set; he's not one for blues licks, but his thing is speed and precision and he does it impressively well. Paice's drumming is superb. Like Jamie Oliver he can casually toss off an exquisite roll; as demonstrated on 'The Mule'. Finally, but not leastily, Gillan's vocal feels gruff in this at times, but then he accelerates at pace to those high notes effortlessly - surely a major influence on Axl Rose. Much like 'Machine Head' I find this an entertaining album with some superb moments, and a highly impressive live band. The performance is great of that there's no doubt. A lack of consistently excellent songs, and a propensity to venture into masturbatory marathons remains DP's problem.
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.
solid album. what i really like about this one, as opposed to other entries from deep purple, is you get some nice added live energy to the songs that you normally don't really get from their studio recordings. they're not my favorite band in the world, but the live recording made it super fun to listen to.
Child In Time //
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?
4/5
Boring
I was fully prepared to dislike this as much as I did the Who live album previously. But, it was actually quite enjoyable. Absolutely over the top and self indulgent, and consequently way too long, but still a great-sounding recording of remarkable live band. The seventies stylings aren't really to my taste but I have to admire the skills.
I felt like I had put a fair amount of time in this album, heard several impressive guitar solos, a lot of high-pitched wailing, a couple slower sections, definitely enough to get the overall feel of the album. I was getting a little bit bored with it, though, and checked to see how much was left before I can move on to something else. I was still on track 2 3 Stars UPDATE: I got to the part on Strange Kind of Woman where the singer starts a call and response with the guitar, so I'm downgrading this to 2 stars
Was looking forward to this one after Machine Head but a little self indulgent to be honest. Didn’t need quite so many solos and extended breaks
that was fun
I like these songs, but I can't deal with bands extending their songs live to fit in long periods of wankery
3/5
I just don't think live albums should be on this list.
I love deep purple but I don’t think live albums belong on this list. Space truckin went on way way too long. Being there I’m sure it was great but it doesn’t translate on record
I enjoyed Machine Head as I liked the chunky rock groove esp Smoke on the Water. This live album takes the rock groove on a very long walk through the woods to see granny and stopping of at the shops on the way home. Musically they are clearly talented and must have been great to be there - but I dont need an extended drum solo and guitar noodling 12 min versions esp the yelping breakdown in the middle of Strange King of Woman. Which is a shame as there are some real moments when it rocks.
Two Deep Purple albums in one week. Bad algorithm. Machine Head sounded over-indulgent and not very interesting. Live albums are generally over-indulgent and never sound great, unless you were there to bring back memories. Combine over-indulgent with over-indulgent and you get two hours of instrumental solos and intermittent screeching. An album for Deep Purple fans, not one that should be on a list for everyone else to listen to.
Ritchie Blackmore at his best
This album has everything I dislike about live albums: excessive, self-indulgent, overly long solos and songs that go on forever...check, check, check and check. I do like Smoke on the Water though. It was a pep band staple for football and basketball games when I was in high school, and was a fun song to play.
Man I love deep purple. Best line up
Really good but it takes way too many detours into instrumental self-indulgence. And these instrumental breaks are often far too long. All are executed really well and the music is great but I imagine meant a lot more to people who knew the songs.
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.
Not as deep into this as I thought I’d be
Live fängt ok an aber dann/ Oh die Version von Sweet Child of mine. So epic! C
70’s rock
Long classic rock guitar jam sess
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.
If I’d have been 20 years older, then maybe, just maybe I’d have seen this lot live and bought the album as a memory. I do like an unnecessarily long live solo, with a bit of call and respond between the band, but it doesn’t have the magic if you’re not a fan of the band. A respectful and appreciative 3 for the musicianship, and for making their live performance a proper event, rather than just going through the motions.
Luckily it's been three days since I listened to this, so my initial thoughts have now been sanitised by plenty of decent music in between. But I do have some reasonably clear recollections of wondering why this crap was ever put on record. I remember thinking there were some very bland songs, awful guitar solos and a very boring over indulgent drum solo. When the idiot on vocal duty started aping the guitar sounds i wanted to pull.my ears off in embarrassment. I really wish I had written this review straight after I listened to it to really do it justice.
Good list of songs but idc about it being live.
Meh
I want to be fair with my reviews. If I was having a good day and was prepared to give this the time it supposedly deserves, it might’ve got pushed up to a 2, but I’m not having a good day, and I’m not prepared to spend 75 bastard minutes of it trying to convince myself I hate this less than the amount I've comfortably been hating it since the last time I gave them a try decades ago. I listened to 2 songs (18 fucking minutes) and they can all play (or sing) their asses off, so what? It’s boring and self-important and means nothing to me. Maybe I can get through the rest of my life happy, finally knowing for sure that I don’t like Deep Purple. “BUT HOW CAN YOU LIKE [insert all the other bands from the same era and genre that I do like] AND NOT LIKE THIS? HOW? I just can. 1 star
8.3 - kinda fire. Very high quality. Didn’t want to skip any songs. Best: The Mule & Strange Kind of Woman (8.6). Worst: Space Truckin’ (8.0)
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
Some great tracks
hold nu op live albums på listen, der er optaget i Japan: 2 (mindst) albums på listen fra bands, der hedder "Japan": 1 (mindst) albums fra japanske kunstnere: 0 (afaik)
Gigantisk lyd, de lyder meget hårdere her end på pladerne. Starter faktisk rigtig godt, men nøøøøjh hvor er der meget wanking på de senere numre. Der er simpelthen grænser for hvor længe jeg gider høre trommesolo. Man sku nok ha været der.
I hope someone had a good time. I didn't.
I’m not a huge fan of live albums and I’m not a huge fan of this band, however, this isn’t bad as far as all that goes. Songs tend to overstay their welcome because it’s a live album. Highway star, Child in Time, Smoke on the Water.
At first, as is often the case with live recordings, I thought the sound wasn't right. But this time it was different. I had some problems with Highway Star. After that, I liked the sound and Deep Purple's music anyway. I prefer the studio recordings, but this album is also great. 4/5
Awesome!
Solid songs but for me personally not a big instrumental guy and they run the songs long with multiple instrumental interludes
Yeah it's good... but the songs are already good. There are better albums, heck, there's even better live albums. 3/5
N/A Another Live Album that I really don't think should count in these lists, especially when we've already heard some of these songs on this list. So I consider this a DQ
Really good album
One of the better live albums I've ever listened to. Would listen to this again
Alright, seriously overrated though
Live albums are utterly subjective, some bands are better live and each song takes a new turn every performance, some are rigid and their live stuff sounds just like their studio versions.... Deep Purple sit somewhere in between where the songs sound studio quality, but are elongated to an extreme length. Besides we've heard all this stuff on their other two albums included in this list...
Normally, I only really listen to live albums if they use the base music in a super transformative way. Take Rock Dream by Boris With Merzbow or literally any live Swans album as an example. Ridiculously long solo sections are absolutely enough for me to call this transformative, and it's damn awesome. The minutes-long drum solo in The Mule was particularly awesome. I wanna do that. Really my only issue is how boring the closer is.
we get it, guys
I'm not a huge fan of live albums. It's like, take the songs you love, and make them worse, then add a bunch of crowd noise. This one is good to very good. It gets a little screechy in parts, but you can tell these guys were *rocking* for the 70s. For the life of me I cannot fathom why this is on the list of albums to hear before you die. Like I said, it's good, but what elevates it over literally any Tool album, since there are apparently none on this list. I won't ding the album for that bullshit, but it's bullshit.
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:)
3.5 Better than I expected.
I really like Deep Purple, and this album was pretty good musically, but I really loathe live albums. I love to watch/listen to live music in real life, but when I want to sit down in my house and listen to good music, I want it to be perfectly polished and curated, not recorded in an imperfect setting with screaming crowds, rushed time and cracking voices. Don't get me wrong, the Deep Purple crew absolutely smashed these performances, and I did enjoy listening to the album, but I would've enjoyed it so much more if it had been a studio recording. Four stars.
#738. Why is every single song so long? This might have been great for those people there, but I'm not there, so the dragging out of every song just gets quite tedious. 3/5: could've been better
If somebody asks me what's about rock music in the 70ies I have to say: listen to Deep Purple's Made In Japan!
I was shocked that this album got rated so low. I liked that they improvised so much on stage - it's not a "let's recreate the studio album on stage" show. I like how much fun they had on stage. When Gillan recreates the guitar sounds with his voice. Or when the organ picked up Oscar Peterson melodies in Lazy. I see that it was also super influential on Lars Ulrich/Metallica and others. Only downside are the long drum solos (too jazzy for a rock album) and that Black Night was included 3 times on CD2 (would have preferred the remaster without the extra set list)
Best live album
Points off for excessive soloing
I respect that the Japanese audience didn't make a lot of noise during the songs, she I appreciate that. There were some of the big hits, and some some that is y never heard before, because I'm not a big Deep Purple fan. But the "second" disc was largely unnecessary because it was the same bloody song three times, and I only needed to hear it once. And the lead singer scatting the guitar notes was annoying. My rating:2/5
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A great, great live record. Everyone must listen.
Thought this was good for a live album and definitely elevated my opinion of deep purple, everybody was an expert in what they did. Think the vocals stood out the most, the guy had the range and strength of Jimmy Page, just doesn't use it as much on the records. It is fairly indulgent mind, if I was there I'd have rather they squeezed a couple of extra tracks in and cut a few of the solos and jam sessions out. All of that stuff would stop me listening again I think. One listen was good stuff though.
Funnily enough I'm off to Japan later today. I'll hit Osaka next week, where conservatively I presume I'll truly be able to appreciate this rambling, repetitive album. Wonderful recording quality though. Even if it has been remastered, it is a masterful remaster, the atmosphere has been preserved. Really cool beats and compoteition, but I did get bored very fast. Every song having a mid-way jam made marmalade of my head.
Don't really think there is justification for this to be on the list. It's good, and I bet it would've been great being there at the time, but don't really think live albums should be here. Quite a few of these tracks were on machine head that we've already had on the list too. Just finished it.... Why do we need 3 live versions of the same track and 2 versions of another?? There is so much self indulgent jamming n all. 2 hours is too much of this. 2.5 but I'm going 3 as I do think they are decent, just don't need a live album
If I wanted this much noodling I would go to a Thai restaurant.
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.
The songs and performances are good, but it's a live album. 3 stars.
Too noodly couldn't finish
Solidly good as far as live albums go. I've had three or four other live albums already, so I again will note that it feels like only getting half the experience. Even though the music was good here, I am left missing the visual aspect of the performance for the show. I'd already gotten Machine Head as a rec, so a lot of the songs here were familiar from that. I gotta say I prefer the album versions for a random listen. Not sure I'd really listen to them from this unless I wanted to hear the live album again. It seems more suited to someone who's a fan of the band rather than as a one-off listener. The performance was pretty good, I'll give it that. It had the old school heavy rock vibe, the super long solos, and even a vocal-instrument mimic sequence. If you want to listen to a 70s metal live album, you'd be hard pressed to find a better option. But I'm not sure that makes this album something I needed to hear before I die. Overall: 3/5
Okay but I prefer their studio albums
The Mule goes nuts and the part on Strange Kind of Woman where he’s shrieking along with the guitar is so awesome lol. Sounds like a knockout performance, enjoyed this way more than their studio albums that came up on this list
i recognize that this is good but boy did i not GAF
This live album was a little self indulgent and needed to be trimmed down a little bit. No one needs 10 minute versions of these songs, especially when 2 of those minutes are the chatter in between. Decent performances but nothing I need to visit again.
4 stars
Great band, very good live but I'm not really into live albums Good tracks but 3 versions of Black night and 2 of speed king???
Classic rock 4/5
Most of the cuts were way too long. Extended solos were tedious
Whilst i respect the reverence with which Deep Purple are held, this is not for me. I didnt particularly enjoy their studio albums, the live album sounds so much muddier and unappealing.
It’s wild reading about the legacy of this album, because my main question is: was it drugs that made people want these 10-minute songs with endless guitar and drum solos? I get the appeal of seeing it live - when you’re in the moment, the improvisation and sheer musicianship can be electrifying. But as a recorded album, it feels like a marathon. There’s no denying Deep Purple’s talent or their role in shaping hard rock and metal, but listening straight through, I found myself drained. The extended jams stretch beyond what I’d call engaging, and I kept checking how much time was left because I was ready for it to be over. I understand why it’s considered iconic. A snapshot of the raw power of 70s arena rock, where excess was part of the experience, but for me, it’s more of a historical artifact than an album I’d throw on for enjoyment.
A bit too long and jam bandy to give 4, but I do love the heavier versions of several of the songs. Highlights are Highway Star and Space Truckin' (before the huge jam parts.)
Very good drumming, good classic rock
Я не понимаю концертные альбомы. И зачем их включать в этот список в таком количестве. Это было очень неплохо и интересно, но я с большим удовольствием послушал бы отдельно студийные альбомы с более хорошим качеством записи и без криков толпы
Muy bueno
I'm 3 mins into the 2nd track and thinking this is solid. We'll see how I feel after the 76th minute when I firmly believe the sweet spot for an album is 40-50mins. Yep it's a solid live album. Don't see it being for everyone and wouldn't consider it mandatory listening. 3/5.
i think live albums should be banned from this list. nothing against the artists, but a lot of them are just the artist but live
I like Deep Purple, and I like these extended jammy versions of their songs that show off their guitar wankery. But 2 hours? Bit excessive. It has the same song on it three times, I mean, that's too much
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 have forgot how much I like the band. Great great live album.
Feels like the roots of heavy metal. Generally I'm enamored by rock of this era, especially when it has screamy lyrics. But Made in Japan has just enough instrumental creativity to nudge it up to three stars.
Not for me, although SOTW is reminiscent for me
Inspelade versionen tyvärr bättre i nästan alla fall här :( Flera gånger smakfulla pauser och utrymme i inspelade låtar tydligen bara MÅSTE fyllas med fills live Men inte som att Deep Purple inte äger
Makalös samling låtar och jäklar vad bra det låter live, men de ballar ur lite för mycket, tappar lite i setlisten och jag är trots allt inget fan av live-album.
Att göra publiken hypat för band är ljuvligt alltså
Gillar inte live-album eller långa album. Tyckte ändå detta var stundtals jättebra! Sen kom Space Truckin'.
asså det är säkert bra men det här har jag inte tid för
I think I'll give this one a 4; it's very unique and different.
I listened to the original release (seven tracks) of this live album from 1971-72. Apparently Deep Purple was very popular in Japan, before the USA jumped aboard the Deep Purple popularity wagon. The album shows the band had a lot of energy and performed a food live show. It’s a good live album although not fabulous.
-Deep Purple again, -70s, -live, -double album. Yes yes, Japan is very cool, we all love the Budokan (apparently). But this was a slog. Some parts are way too quiet, some parts are straight up screaming. Every song is 6+ minutes. It's not even a single performance, it's a combo from different nights and venues. No thank you. The more I listened, the more I hated it. Started at a 3, went to 2, ended on a 1 (and I didn't even do the bonus tracks). Wait, but was that part of Holst's 'The Planets' in 'Space Truckin''?? Space rock?! OK... it ended on a 1.5. Highlights: 'Smoke on the Water' (supposedly the main riff is an inversion of Beethoven's Symphony #5 dun-dun-dun-dun, which makes sense. similarly catchy & EZ to learn! (but unlike Deep Purple the rest of Beethoven's oeuvre is actually great :P)), the concept of classical music Easter eggs
Alright I was gonna be a big curmudgeon about listening to a long album by a 70s rock band I only knew from one song, but this is actually really good. The goofy back and forth between the vocals and guitar in Strange Kind of Woman ultimately sold me.
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!
I guess you had to be there. I get it, they were on fire and playing the hell out of their instruments. It just doesn't move me, and I'm familiar with a lot of the songs. From Wikipedia, "but were unenthusiastic about recording a live album..." and I can see why. There's something lost in the translation to vinyl here for me. Would have been a fantastic show to have attended but not having been there I'd rather listen to the studio versions of these songs. "Lazy" is maybe the exception to that feeling for me. This version is killing it. However I don't need a twenty minute version of "Space Truckin'"...ever.
Not bad a little long winded for my tastes but enjoy it as background.
I liked it for the first three songs but it just lingered a bit too long, the drum solo on the mule never seemed to end. Great musicians and solid performance but I just didn’t like it as much as a deep purple super fan might have.
When it's good it's very good, and i've no doubt these shows would have been spectacular to attend. However, as a live album, it has no respect for the listener's time, and the ridiculously long drum fills and solos weigh heavy. Would not listen again. 4/10
Great part of Rock music, written in a way that does not gets you bored easily even for a contemporary
Did not like the other deep purple album I heard but this one was much better. The live aspect does the music a lot more justice
Kill it with fire.
Maybe I would have enjoyed an actual album instead of a concert but it was okay.
A few of their classic songs on here but this isn’t as good for me as it was back in the 70’s.
I’ve slept on Deep Purple I think. This is a tremendous live album with some killer guitar parts. Maybe they’re a band that hasn’t aged as well as Black Sabbath or Zeppelin, at least in terms of popularity vs. their prime, but this album is pretty fantastic. If I’m honest I could only name Smoke on the Water from their catalog and maybe Highway Star, but these were perhaps the two lowlights of the record for me.
As mentioned previously, I don’t really ‘get’ live albums and this does nothing to change my mind. A thirty-seconds-long drum solo is more than enough but eight minutes? Nope! The kind of music that seems a lot more fun for the people on stage than for anyone forced to endure it who isn’t stoned out of their tree. Spinal Tap, except they’re not taking the piss.
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.
I expect this to be divisive. Turns out I was naive to Deep Purple because this live album showed another, more psychedelic and prog side to them than I realised. Although the solos descend into the worst form of prog wankery (that call and response bit was awful) and I found some of their more well known tracks to be weaker than the rest, underneath it, found some decent musicianship there - the vocals in particular were surprising solid.
Like a lot of classic rock bands, they get a lot more noodle-y in live performances. Most people consider that a bad thing, but I tend to like noodling from time to time. Sometimes the noodling worked in their favor, other times it just made me bored. Not a bad album, but it feels odd to have this here when there's others missing. Also Space Truckin did not need to be 20 minutes fuck off with that shit.
Classic rock sledgehammer. Very powerful.
Muchísimo rock, solos geniales y un álbum divertidísimo para echarse una buena caminata mientras se escucha. Y claro, un hit tras otro de los Deep Purple.
Deep Sleep
If you like 20min long jam songs this is the album for you.
Pretty good. 4 stats
This album was pretty great but holy shit man. I just listened to Machine Head a few albums ago. This shit feels like cheating. Maybe these albums were part of the OG list but deadass why couldn't they just pick one or other. I can't in good conscience give this the same rating as Machine Head. All this being said though this album was still fire. 3.55/5
Some pretty good live rock
Musicianship on display is too high for me to disrespect by going lower than three, but this seems like a redundant entry. The best songs here were also on their studio album we already got.
auto 1 star for the live album
Having a father who was baptized by classic rock, I grew up with Deep Purple. I remember always liking the band as I definitely inherited the classic rock gene. Listening to this live album, what struck me most is how enthralled I was by the musicianship yet how ambivalent I was to the lead singer’s voice. This is one of the best Iive albums I’ve heard, even with the nearly 20-minute ear-bending rendition of Space Truckin’. I can’t imagine the melodic feast it was to hear this in person.
This is a good live album, glad to have listened to it. I'm more likely to revisit Machine Head which I gave 5 stars.
I really dig Deep Purple, and this is basically a greatest hits concert when they were at their peak in the mid-70s. Absolutely ripping it up during this show, great guitar solos and psychedelic sound. Only detriment is a couple of the songs are pushing 20 minutes with unnecessary noodling. A solid 4/5
Great band from the 60’s and 70’s. Great songs.
Só não era preciso ter músicas de 10 minutos com Beats repetidos. Deep Purple é muito bom e toda a gente sabe disso!
I know of a few deep purple song but since they are more of my parents generation of music i haven't listen to a whole album or more than a few of their most famous songs. Listening through an entire album, and a lite one at that, was really fun. Its really good rock and roll and the audience added a nice touch to the feel of the songs.
truth be told, it is entirely possible i will never revisit this album again in my life but i'm giving it 5 stars because for over an hour i was amazed at what a masterclass in performance this album was. impeccably sang, performed, and mixed. this is almost as good as high school musical: the concert: the album...
i don't know it's just whatever to me LMFAO
Spotify thinks I love Deep Purple now (second album in less than a week 😂) Fun to listen to a live album. Still not my thing. 🤙🤙🤙
Deepl Purple very nice
Look, I love Highway Star as much as anyone but this doesn’t need to be here at all.
This annoyed me today. I probably didn't judge it fairly just because I wasn't really in the mood for it. I was thinking to myself that if it was on in a cafe, I would be mildly entertained by it, so maybe I should be more generous. I found it very uninspiring though. Don't really like their straight up hard rock sound, without any particular grove or interesting features. Don't really like the live fan engagement, long solo, drawn out tracks and endings antics
My main point is that I don't know that the live element adds that much to the songs, except that they are very talented musicians (to which I say : duh), and that it sparked FOMO in me of not being there. But the record is strong, and the collection of songs are exceptional for the most part. I just think it doesn't feel like an album but rather a best of and it is waaaay too long, and sometimes a bit unnecessarily so. 20 minutes for most track on any project is too much, especially if the song stays within the same lane. The drum solo on Mule for example drags a little and is not as epic as I would like. However, at some other moments it really does a fantastic job at enriching a cool song. Strange kind of woman feels so much juicier and fun than the normal version, which is not as remarkable otherwise. Overall I'm happy to have listened to it, but yeah not ground breaking either. The second disc (I do not know if it should count or not) is way less fun, and the 3 black nights feels totally overkill. Only Lucille feels a bit fun, but I'm not impacting the score that much.
Such a powerhouse of an album! "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'" are beyond this world. The album lacks a bit of power in the second third, but it recovers "in time" (pun intended). Call me a Bonham supremacist, but the drum solo on this album is not as enjoyable as I would have expected. One of the best live albums I've listened to, but not a perfect album IMO.
This is a lot of fun but it's the same as Machine Head and i don't really get why a live album is on this list?
me gusta porque es de rock y tal pero es que todas las canciones pasan de los 7 minutos y hay un montón d partes que son solo música. too much para mi
2/5 unironically sounds like spinal tap
I detest the existence of this on here for sure. OVER HALF of these songs we hear in Machine Head alone, which is already on the list. It would also be awesome if one of the tracks wasn't 5+ minutes of drum lead-outs.
No. There is no way this album is essential listening. Half the tracks are already on this list with Machine Head, so all this adds is guitar wank and crowd noise. Noone needs a 20 minute version of space trucking.
Un album live qui démontre la virtuosité de l’ensemble. Des éléments de métal me plaisent; je suis moins convaincue par les passages au clavier-orgue.
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!
2.5 favs: - child in time - smoke on the water
I am one of those people who just doesn’t like live albums. However, sounds like these guys were having a great time, so good for them.
Great … oder 55 years Old💪
Det blev lidt fragmenteret med Jonas' youtubeversion, men fremragende live-album.
I'm a sucker for Highway Star which is doing a lot of the heavy lifting here for me. The other songs were alright and made for good listening while I was doing work, but most of it didn't stand out much to me. What did stand out were all the fun guitar riffs, which is why I'm giving this a higher rating than I would otherwise.
This one suffers from my inability to listen to Deep Purple without being in the right mood ontop of it being 8 tracks and an hour long. But its not bad? If you're looking to get into Deep Purple id start somewhere else and come back to this as a fan, you'll enjoy it much much more that way!
the music was good but i think i just don't care for live albums... i'm sorry deep purple it's not you it's me
I feel like Deep Purple gave the game away when they wrote a song called “Space Trucking”, as that’s EXACTLY what their music sounds like to me! Definitely sounds like something you’d hear on a galactic FM station as you’re drifting through the asteroid belt. This live album gets off to a roaring start with Highway Star—it must have been amazing to see that guitar solo live. We slow to enjoy a short rest stop on Child of Time, to take in the sights before picking back up on the road with some sick drumwork. Smoke on the Water chugs along merrily to deliver us to an exceptional drum solo on The Mule! I think I blacked out during Strange Kind of Woman because I don’t remember anything there. Lazy sounds like I’m trying to talk to Gaster. But the band brings it all home on Space Trucking, closing off an enjoyable (if long) journey!
Classic early 70's Jam Rock. Well produced for a live album.
a lot better than expected but i don't understand why i should listen the live version
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.
Non. Durée moyenne des chansons 12 minutes, pour des solos de 9 minutes, chaque instrument sa chanson. Les nerfs commencent à lâcher sur le solo de batterie, le coup fatal étant l'harmonium. J'en peux plus de ces conneries.
best songs live what can go wrong
Everything about this album is too much. Everything last 50x longer than it should. I just wanted this album to end. This album should have been 30 minutes long.
Pretty cool live album, guitar work was great
Some of the harder rock elements were cool but honestly this goes on too long and as I’ve expressed before I’m really not a fan of live albums. Smoke on the water will forever be iconic but beyond that, I don’t have much interest in returning to this record.
Tranquillamente annoverabile tra i migliori dischi dal vivo di sempre
DEEP OURPLE!!!
it was pretty cool but the country references are heavy and the songs aren’t melodic
Legendary live rock album. Explosive and crisp sound. Band at the top of their game.
Some fun classic rock and roll but didn't really feel like I was at the concert.
It's hard to evaluate such a release 53 years later. In today's world where track length is rapidly shrinking to fit the TikTok format, listening to the twenty-minute version of "Space Truckin'" is quite an interesting challenge. But back then, I can only imagine what an impression this live release must have made. I still prefer the polished studio versions of good songs. (Except for "Smoke on the Water" – it's really hard to take that song seriously, you know.) 3/5
Great Live album, but I'm admittedly not the biggest deep purple fan. Left with a great appreciation of them, but wouldn't listen to it again tbh
Not the best work music. Some of the jams were hard to listen to and messy. I liked highway star so hey that’s something
The quality of this recording and the musicianship is great. However, I prefer a little more "off-kilter" prog rock and less jamming. Therefore, while I see the value of this recording and the power of the band, the audience and purpose of the album becomes more narrow based on the improvisation and the fact that it is a live album that will only appeal to certain types of listeners based on preferences.
I'm not a big Deep Purple fan and then you throw me a live album by them?!? Nope!! Made it about 3 songs in and gave up. 1/5
Has the big tunes on it. Fun enough but some of the songs are dragged out more than necessary.
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.
So many songs from my youth, when the Purple were very good listening after one or two Camberwell Carrots. How's it hold up for those about to drop? The tunes generally are banging, Ian Gillan is a superb rock and rolling singer, absolutely nails it, Rob Priest totally ripped him off, one too many Camberwell's perhaps? Highway Star is very top shelf Beavis and Butthead you rock! But there is an early seventies urge to nurdle, solo and extend that is terribly dated. The wig outs on Child in Time etc are dreadful. Even the song BB King could never play, Smoke on the Water, is seven minutes, leave it out Mr Paice. And I lurved Space Truckin to death when I was a long haired smelly 13 year old, but 19 minutes with an organ sustained drum solo, I mean seriously get me my dealer stat! A four minute intro alone to a nine minute Lucille? Little Richard was done, dusted and ready to good golly miss molly within 2 minutes wooooooo! A serious early seventies mistake that one. So, a great band with some great early seventies kick arse tunes, but they are ruined by the desire of too many "players" to indulge themselves in that very seventies "we are serious musicians" kind of way. Bummer.
"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).
Decent live album but I don't really see why this is on this list
I'm not a fan of live albums
🎸🎸🎸💩💩💩
I realized I was listening on shuffle about one hour in. I turned it off out of frustration and do not think I will go back and try to relisten
I asked my dad if he likes Deep Purple and he said “hmmmm…. no, I don’t think so” and I said “cool, they fucking suck” and he said “awesome, I was worried you were about to say that you just found them and thought they were inspiring or something” and I said “the only thing they almost inspired was me never risking listening to new music ever again” and we bonded. Thanks Deep Purple ♥️
I think it would be fair of me to start with talking about some of the things I like about this album. I liked: 1. That it is definitely more interesting than Deep Purple in Rock and, largely, their songs are much cooler performed live than in the studio 2. The use of the organ as a rock-n-roll instrument generally 3. Some parts of Lucille 4. The quiet breakdown near the beginning of Strange Kind of Woman 5. The overall sincerity of this band. They are trying REALLY hard to make epic music and rock out, and I can respect that 6. The fact that they have an overall aesthetic sensibility that is trackable and tangible and is even reflected in some of the song titles like Speed King, Black Night, and Highway Star. Ultimately these aesthetics don't amount to much, but again, I can respect it 7. Solo on Highway Star 8. Harsh noise intro on Lazy 9. Deep Purple is a pretty cool band name 10. Instrumental section in second half of Space Truckin' was actually cool asf 11. There are moments that, even in 2025, sound like that they threaten to devolve into chaos. This is honestly pretty sick and probably sounded even crazier at the time With that said, unfortunately, the things I hate greatly outnumber and outperform the things that I like. I'll list a few here: 1. The fact that they have an overall approach to music that values quantity over quality. The songs? Make them longer, it'll be sick. The vocals? Scream louder, it'll be fuckin epic. Solos? Let's give each instrument a solo. 2. In fact, the drum solo track as a whole I hated and really captures the errors of their approach. They dedicate SO MUCH TIME to a drum solo that GOES NOWHERE with the thought that people will eat it up because it's an 11-minute drum solo. And undoubtedly people did. But when they went home, they certainly said "It was amazing, they did an 11-minute drum solo!" but, if forced to name WHY they liked that or what their favorite part of the drum solo was, they would draw a blank. And that's because there weren't parts. It was just an aimless drum solo for grandiosity's sake. I don't like that 3. When the vocalist vocalizes the guitar notes, I want to die 4. The vocals generally are grating and irritating to me 5. Not to be a broken record, but the LENGTH OF THE SONGS. There's no reason these songs need to be this long. They basically are composed of like 3 ideas, and usually the ideas aren't all that good or dissimilar from the ideas on their other songs. Why do I have to listen to them repeat their shitty ideas over and over? 6. The tone of the organ can, at times, be really fucking awful 7. The lyrics are nothing for me 8. Smoke on the Water, which is garbage 9. The fact that, in the version I listened to, I had to listen to Speed King twice and Black Night THREE TIMES 10. They sequenced a live album with songs that ended their sets multiple times, so several times in the middle of the album he says "Thanks, goodnight" which makes absolutely no fucking sense 11. It sounds bad So I can be fair to my dear speed kings from Deep Purple and, compared to Deep Purple in Rock, there is much more for me to enjoy here. But ultimately that is not saying much and I would much rather be listening to most other things (not including Sex Packets) Fav song: Space Truckin'
Will listen to again after this album.
Need to check out non-live versions of Black Night and The Mule So much damn noodling
> The Beatles
Not a single weak verse.
This sort of stadium, overly long, self indulgent, dad rock just bores me. At first I thought that the two hour long "deluxe" edition of this album on Spotify was the original and was going to give it one star as the sheer length of the tedium got very annoying. However, I realised that the original album was only an hour long, so it deserves a two.
One of the first live records I bought.
A classic. Although I am not a fan of including live albums in this collection. Fav: Space Truckin‘ (But only the first five minutes)
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Smoke on the Water, Space Truckin', Child In Time Deep Purple feels like the Grateful Dead of Heavy Metal. Good crowd work, psychedelic rock vibes, on-point subject matter in the lyrics and song titles. And then all of the hallmarks of early Heavy Metal. Shouting and screaming, Heavy guitar riffs and shredding, heavy drums. I liked this, but I don't think I can rate it more than a 3. I am not wanting more after three, almost four full listens. There's a lot of screaming and howling, a lot of noise. It's not easy listening and it's not something you can throw on in the background while you're doing something else like working at your desk in an office. It requires dedication. Perhaps I feel this way because of how long the album is. I could much more easily tolerate a 30 or 45 minute album of this. Cut Space Truckin' into like... a third of the length. Trim some fat on Child In Time, etc. Save the jamming for actual jam bands. Maybe this is the case for their studio albums. Not sure.
Big in Japan had started to become a catch-on term for bands who were rather niche in their homeland but were revered Gods in the Far East. While Deep Purple were far from niche, their stage presence was more than enough to garner sway and Made in Japan was a prime example of this. While listening to it garners thoughts of whether or not it merits an essential certification, it does capture a band at the peak of its powers, which is of good value for any Deep Purple fan. Favorites: Highway Star, Child in Time, Smoke on the Water, Space Truckin'.
excellent music
Smoke on the water is een klassieker. Dat geef ik ze meteen. Maar The Mule is voor mij meteen het klassieke voorbeeld van waarom live albums niet op een lijst horen van beste albums. Klinkt het goed? Sure. Is het dodelijk saai om hier gewoon naar te luisteren? Absoluut. Leuk man, drumsolo van een aantal minuten. Ook echt totaal onnodig in elk muziekgenre behalve misschien progrock en jazz. En dan weet je al van tevoren dat je dit gaat krijgen. Ja uiteindelijk, het is gewoon best wel een prima album. Jammer dat het een live album is, voegt gewoon heel weinig toe denk ik. Uitgerekte, veel te lange solos zijn supervet als je daar staat en dit je favoriete band is. Het vertaalt zich gewoon niet zo goed naar een album dat je thuis luistert. Moet wel zeggen dat de intensiteit en de energie wel best goed overkomt. Maar ik word gewoon niet heel gelukkig van publiek dat net een beetje uit de maat probeert mee te klappen na de zoveelste solo van 5 minuten. Ok nee sorry, ik wilde dit 3 sterren geven, maar het laatste nummer; Space Truckin, duurt bijna 20 minuten. 20(!) minuten, doe ff normaal. Zo vet zijn hun solo's niet hoor... FAVO: Highway Star, Smoke on the water
I don’t like live albums at the best of times so a live album by Deep Purple… well, I feel like I’ve just done a 12 hour shift in a factory. In fact, I honestly think I should now be paid. An hour or so ago, I didn’t know this album existed. Great times.
Off the cuff remark: eeugh, make it stop I assume he was 16 when he wrote the lyrics? It takes more, in my book, than a good riff to make a good song, even more so to make a great album. Standout song: just one and just for the riff Revisit?: No. Never again
The grand daddy of live heavy metal sounds.
Imagine being able to turn one hit song into a two hour live album? That is amazing feat of producing, but a fairly boring album
It was okay
That was a great live album.
I’m not usually a fan of live albums, but this one definitely hits different. Beside showcasing the talents of the musicians behind Deep Purple, (of Smoke on the Water fame) the recording quality is superb. Great sounds, great music, what could go wrong?
Live album, c’mon top 1001 and we have a live album. It was okay
Awesome!
This was an awesome live album.
Cool. Extended rock jams. You have to be in the right mood I think. And again I would prefer to actually see it live than recorded. Funny how every kid learned the opening bit of Smoke on the Water on guitar in school music class. (3.5 stars)
I don't know what I thought heavy metal was before I started this project, but I definitely did not think it was this. The artistry of the guitar playing and the epic nature of the songs is definitely my jam. Not a huge fan of live albums though, so I'll leave this one as a solid 4.
Building cliches shouldn’t be this good.
Finally! 1001! Freedom! What's that? There are another 71 to go? Noooooooo
Perfectly enjoyable, great musicianship, but please, please don’t sing along with guitar solos, no matter how good your voice is. Length of songs doesn’t bother me - I’m a DMB fan. 3.5 stars, but it won’t stay in my library, so rounded down to 3.
Oh yea, deep purple rules
Skip this and listen to Machine Head. The world does not need a 20 minute Space Truckin'.
Songs are WAY too long and I don't really care for live recordings anyway.
Oh for chrissakes
Made in Japan – Deep Purple (1972) | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal (Live Album) | Avg: 5.36 | Favorite Song: “Highway Star” Made in Japan is one of those live albums that showcases just how tight and technically gifted Deep Purple really was. The musicianship here is undeniable—every member of the band is locked in, and they extend these songs in ways that feel bold without being overindulgent. “Highway Star” in particular stands out as the best showcase; the energy is electric, the solos are razor-sharp, and it sets a high standard that the rest of the album never quite reaches again. That said, from a reviewer’s perspective, it’s hard not to feel a little underwhelmed by the repetition of previously released material on “Machine Head”. The performances are excellent, but the setlist doesn’t bring much new to the table beyond extended jams. It’s more of a technical display than a new artistic statement. I came away impressed by how well they played, but not necessarily moved by what they played. For fans of Deep Purple, it’s probably essential. For me, it lacked the depth or unpredictability to feel truly meaningful or stand out on this list. It should be sought out by those who truly enjoyed “Machine Head.”
I appreciate the songs that I recognize, but overall hard rock is a little too angsty
sempre achei deep purple muito ruim ok galera vcs são muito bons nos instrumentos que vcs TOCAM PROFISSIONALMENTE virtuosismo e hard rock, que combinação inovadora!!!!
dad rock estadunidense (redundante, eu sei) para papais japoneses verem ao vivo! QUATRO MÚSICAS DESSE JÁ TAVAM NO MACHINE HEAD. entendo a questão da música ao vivo e etc. mas PORRA, ouvir música repetida desses mano vsffffffffffffff eh o famoso rock punhetagem. 19 minutos de besteira que poderiam ser 2. nem legal eh, só é bem gravado, papo reto
Kivaa musaa, ja kerrankin hyvin tehty livealbumi!
Järjetöntä tykitystä. Tää on mulle the band. Eka konserttikokemus -86 ja tästäkin alkuperäinen Live kuunneltu puhki. Ei tosin pitkään pitkään aikaan. Ai vitsi ku kuulosti hyvältä
En oo koskaan ollut live albumeiden kannattaja mutta purple
Aivan mieletön live. Pakko katsoa jos löytyy videon kanssa jostain. Huikeita sooloja ja sitä oikeaa soittamisen meininkiä.
C’était pas si pire au début. Mais c’est rendu annoying. J’ai give up après le solo de drum qui a duré 10 minutes
It was okay, not my favorite.
Deep Purple has some bangers but other stuff is just whatever honestly
This is a really, really, good live album topped off by a 20 minute rendition of Space Truckin'.
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.
Poor recording and sound quality for the lead singer.
Deep Purple live just don't work for me.
These guys were having a lot of fun playing, and it's good old fashioned rock and roll. I like it.
7/10. Legendary setlist but also really annoying at points
it may be hypocritical of me to question why this album is so long when some of my favourites run past the 70 minute mark just like this, but... why is it so long?! it's really more for the jam band fans at this point; there isn't enough meat to justify this run time.
Decent live album. But this is my main issue with this site. I don't think you should be getting live albums from artists you've never heard before. Because this is my first deep purple album I didn't care too much. But if this was after hearing some of their actual albums I'd probably enjoy it more
These endless noodling solos became unbearable to listen to at some point.
Sorry, but no one needs a 20 minute version of Space Truckin
Great live album.
Not bad for a live album. Considering the poor audio quality and lengthy solos it still had some good songs.
fine but is deep purple really good enough to have TWO albums on here? at one point I thought "oh i've heard this song before" nd then realized i was just 9 minutes into the same song. UPDATE: Fuck off 5 minute drum solo
Some songs are decent but overall a bit repetitive of an album. Do we really need a 2 hour live album?
Overall: 5/10 So they sound amazing. I can't deny that. Sadly, I just don't want to listen to a live album that's half noodling around. Especially when almost every single song appears on other albums in this list. I just find that incredibly annoying. Fav Song: Highway Star Least Fav Song: The Mule
nice
A bit too self indulgent for me, I bet the fans absolutely love it.
Jesus his caterwauling grates as you get older. Some great tracks done great but I could go the rest of my life without Smoke on the water.
++: Highway Star, Child in Time, Smoke on the Water, The Mule, Strange Kind of Woman, Lazy, Space Truckin' 9,5/10
Fuck rating albums. Just let me listen.
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.
Had some tempo beats i could get used to, and being quite a classic album couldn't completely hate on it. Is a bit hick for my liking
4-
Deep purple are so much easier to enjoy when you just accept that they are a bit silly. Another live album that I rather liked
Probably needed a few more listens
the solos were pretty good but were waaaay to long, probably effect of it being live. otherwise alright
I can't imagine what it's like to see a show like this in person. I've never been to anything like it. An entire concert with minimal vocals and chock full of instrumental jamming. And they jammed. And they wailed. The finger bones melted right out of my skin on Space Truckin'.
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.
Awesome drum solo. Really talented group altogether. It all started to sound the same by the end of the album. Songs are way too long in general and I didn't like the "live" aspects of the live album. Good album but not one of my favorites.
Legendary band. Very overindulgent hence the three but they have the right to get lost in noodling.
It’s so long, and really started to feel tedious. It’s not even the fun sort of live album where I can easily imagine myself being there - the recording’s too clean, perhaps, with not enough feedback from the audience. Maybe I’d be into it on another day, but today it felt like a bit of a chore.
Live record, some good songs but too many breakdowns/fills/jam sessions
The definitive album of Deep Purple's discography, and, by extension, the definitive hard rock album. No miss, all hits - and countless hard rock bands tried to reach these heights throughout the 70s and 80s with little to no success. 'Child in Time' is, as it was on Machine Head, out of this world.
It’s probably THE hard rock album. A genre I usually grow tired of after half an album, but Made In Japan manages to keep me entertained and engaged for its entire duration. There’s more than a few standout moments but it would be weird if I didn’t mention “Child In Time” - mind blowing performance.
not a huge fan of rock but the solos went so hard i cried
So much fun. A genuine joy to listen to. I love the jamming and the vocal performances.
How about some actual Japanese music on this list instead? Like Ground Zero, that's the kind of thing I wanna hear!
That is one long drum solo! May need to listen to other albums by Deep Purple.
Better than I expected for a live album.
I'm a big fan of live albums and this is no exception. Would've been quite the trip to see these boys live back in the day
Good live album, felt different from the recent album because the shredding and elongated songs. Not the best live album ever but enjoyable
Machine head but it’s liveeee
Pretty solid concert recording
Live albums are difficult to rate when going through an experience like this. Normally when you discover an artist, then you only listen to the live albums when you already love the albums before it. The familiarity with the music makes the live performance amazing as you can tell the quality of the musicianship more at times. However through this challenge a live album gets thrown at you without any context of the previous albums. Meaning that is you listened to and loved the previous deep purple albums, you'll love this. However if you didn't, you probably won't get what this is about For my experience it was mostly new music with some familiar tunes which were excellently performed. In general the album is very solid and the recording is quite decent for a live performance. If i was more familiar with the band's discography I would have probably loved this, but since I'm not it was mostly just good with some real lows (did we really need minutes of drum solo on the mule)
Still have a mint original release vinyl album from 1972.
One if the few live albums I love—the songs of my youth. As is typical, a studio album has cleaner sound and sharper harmonies. But Ian Gilliam is a hell of a live singer—operatic or metal in style—he blended this into his own finest moment (apologies to JC Superstar). Individually, all the musicians crank. Lord on keyboards and Blackmore on guitar especially stand out. The songs are some of the finest hard rock songs I’ve heard and I now want to find this album for my collection.
Pretty good
What a fucking drag
A bit long but good.
Good concert, fine rock band. Not an essential live album. They played some big riffs in Japan, that’s about all.
Das Livealbum Made in Japan wurde im August 1972 während Deep Purples erster Japantournee in der Festival Hall in Osaka und im Nippon Budokan in Tokio aufgenommen. Die britische Band, bestehend aus Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover und Ian Paice, präsentierte dabei eine Auswahl ihrer bekanntesten Stücke. Das Album enthält unter anderem "Smoke on the Water", "Highway Star" und "Child in Time", die durch ihre Live-Darbietung an Intensität gewinnen. Die Aufnahmen zeichnen sich durch lange Improvisationen und ein dynamisches Zusammenspiel der Musiker aus. Musikalisch bewegt sich Made in Japan im Bereich des Hard Rock mit Einflüssen aus dem Bluesrock und progressiven Elementen. Die Liveatmosphäre und die Energie der Band sind auf dem Album deutlich spürbar. Die Produktion des Albums erfolgte ohne nachträgliche Overdubs, was der Authentizität der Liveaufnahmen zugutekommt. Die technische Umsetzung wurde von Toningenieur Martin Birch betreut. Made in Japan bietet einen unverfälschten Einblick in die Live-Performance von Deep Purple und dokumentiert die Band auf einem künstlerischen Höhepunkt.
Nope. Quit after 1:05. Can't deal with live albums, not a fan of this type of music, not going to waste 2 hours of my life listening to this.
Well I have never been the biggest Deep Purple fan - but live they really rock. That guy can sing y'all!
i was pondering on my review on this album until i heard smoke on the water live and was like "OMG MY DAD TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY THAT LIKE 10 YEARS AGO OMG THAT'S SO COOL" and yea that's very cool. also a teacher recced me this album and i finally can say i've heard it. nice rock .P
Honestly would be such a cool performance to see live, but man 2 hours of that was such a draggg. Black Night three times and Speed King two like are you kidding me. Like it would be amazing to hear them live and be like OMG THEIR HITS AGAIN AND AGAIN but not for that.
Deep Purple is a really good band, with great playing and some amazing songs. This album has especially strong live playing. It's compelling but still not great as a whole.
Impressive musicianship, no doubt; but it mostly feels like a document of an amazing concert rather than an essential listening experience. Great performances, but it doesn’t add much beyond the studio versions.
I liked it more than I thought I would but those long solos killed the vibe for me. Three stars.
Rock or fast paced live albums are a bit of a cheat code, they always come across well to me regardless of actual content
First of the albums I nearly gave up on mid listen. To say it is excessive would be a huge understatement. To its credit, it is a live album, and this quality of live album being produced in 1972 is crazy. But the sheer amount of time given to solos is wildly obnoxious and makes for an extremely dull listen. Again it was probably hype af in a live context, some of the performances are pretty stellar (some not all, the drum solo was mid at best and far too fucking long), But as an album over an hour long with just 7 songs and much of that time given to wanking off guitars, drums, keyboards and not to mention the typical classic rock screeching, its just too much.
After shit-talking live albums literally 3 days ago… To be fair, not a bad live performance at all, I’m sure it would’ve been a blast to see these shows. Not to mention this was pretty much just about as heavy as it got for the time period, and you can hear the influence Richie Blackmore had on a lot of rock and metal guitarists for years to come with some pretty damn good shredding during this performance. I don’t see a point rating the songs individually, as being a live album, it’s essentially just a compilation. So I’ll just give the whole thing a 7/10.
Deep Purple are really good at making live music and this shows it. The songs are just a vehicle off which they can make some incredible solos. The record is incredibly energetic and a real hard rock bop to listen to. This isn't an album to really listen to often though. 8 songs for 4 sides of an LP is really few and sometimes it all feels a bit too much to listen to. Still a great record to listen.
It’s a live album of songs I’m not attached to but they are good renditions of those songs but nothing special 5/10
very metallica-esque. “child in time” was SICK. 12 minutes of glory. love when the lead SHREDS. there is genuinely nothing better. this is why i love hard rock. “smoke on the water” is a stands tune classic and a super fun tune overall. “the mule” has the CRAZIEST drum solo. super impressive. one of the performances had a call and response between the lead guitar and vocalist which was a lot of fun to follow. the rest i didn’t take any notes on but they were similarly interesting. 5/5.
I have to admit, I was surprised to see a Deep Purple live album as part of this list. I like Deep Purple well enough but a live recording by them was not expected. Live albums in general are not my favorite anyway. There are a few I like but for the most part, I avoid them. Made in Japan is one I would’ve avoided. Just a lot of unnecessary excess. I don’t need a 5 minute keyboard solo or a twenty minute version of Space Truckin’. Almost every song I wound up skipping through. This is a 2 rating for me. 2/5
88/100. A fantastic live album that captures the band in their prime, full of energy and creativity. The performances are rich with improvisation, experimentation, and technical brilliance, giving it a prog rock feel despite its hard rock foundation. There's a real sense of playfulness and freedom in the way they handle their instruments, and you can tell the band was having a blast on stage.
Not as a deep as I remembered it to be. But definitely purple as advertised. As a live album, this does an excellent job of capturing the sound and overall performance.
There are bits of this that are good, but for a live album to justify it's inclusion it has to be pretty special and this is not that. That drum solo is interminable as well.
Electrifying… 3.5/5
super cool
I always tend to underestimate how good "Smoke on the Water" is, and it's almost enough to make this album worth it. But that and the amazing line "could we have everything louder than everything else" are sort of immediately undercut by a drum solo that goes on way too long. I've never particularly cared for Deep Purple, and this doesn't really get me to reconsider.
They sound great, and I bet it would have been be an amazing experience to have seen this live, but for an album a lot of these tracks go on for too long.
This is generally the type of music I like, but I’ve never really been a big fan of Deep Purple. However, this is a pretty cool live best of album.
why do we make live albums? of course i have the ability to be an annoying prick and say that i don't like hearing music live, but that's a total lie. i love going to concerts, i love watching people play songs i love, and i love the chance to feel like i'm a part of musical history, a little piece of memory to prove to yourself "i was there". live performance offers lots of things to people that the record itself cannot. however, from my perspective, live albums offer neither the polish or production of a studio engineer nor the feeling that i'm actually there. so, i've tried to narrow down all the reasons as to why someone would purchase a live album over a studio album. 1. it captures one particularly great show, such as 98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi no wakare], The Köln Concert, or At Folsom Prison. this is what makes the most sense to me -- if a performance was legendary, of course you'd wanna hear it. of course, sometimes this can go too far; if anyone who isn't wholly suckered into the cult of the Deadhead can tell me what makes Here Comes Sunshine better on Dick's Picks Volume One: Tampa, Florida, 12/19/73 than on Dick's Picks Volume Fourteen: Boston Music Hall, 11/30/73 & 12/2/73 or vice versa, i'd really like to know. there's got to be at least some reason as to why you'd want to archive one performance over another, otherwise it just feels like manufacturing false importance. 2. it's a bunch of recordings from a single tour meant to be representative of a really good TOUR instead of a really good concert. it's a snapshot of the band at the time. this album is an example of such a thing, as is 'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!': The Rolling Stones in Concert. i'm a little less compelled by this reason, because at that point, it's more of a compilation of really good moments of the band and thus is more susceptible to cherry picking. a mediocre live act could delude an audience into paying money for a concert because their compilation album made them come off as real rooftearin' sonsabitches over the course of a month. thankfully, from what i've heard, Deep Purple are a great live act, and you can hear it on the record during some of the jammier sections. 3. this is the only record we have of the band existing. you've got '77 Live, or Nervous Conditions, or 801 Live. at this point, you are listening to a sanctioned demo. this is the equivalent of getting a really tasty sample at the grocery store and looking in vain only to find that it was discontinued, so you're stuck licking the little paper cup it came in. 4. for some ungodly reason, you are basically listening to a fake live album. this includes Alive! and Alive II, Beach Boys' Party!, or Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live!. you weren't there. nobody was there. in fact, there's a good chance they weren't there. other live albums with extensive overdubs such as The Song Remains the Same also get filed under this category for all the overdubs. this is the pinnacle of parasociality, and i find it kind of sad. maybe they're good performances, but at that point, you should just buy the album with these songs on them. if you want the "LIVE!" experience, just find some damn stock audience sounds and crossfade them between songs. anyway, this album is fine. sometimes it's a tad too jammy for my tastes, but it's still fun. i just wish i was there, so i could have as much fun as the people here were having. that's probably the biggest reason why i'm not a live albums guy -- how dare you have fun in the past without me?