Reviews (page 6 of 10)
Still on the fence about live albums being on the list. Might as well throw greatest hits in as well. That said, this a great live record but I don't know if I need multiple takes of the same songs included.
Muy bueno, pensaba que se meiba a hacer eterno, pero todo son temazos. Mucho jazz del que yo no soy muy fan, pero bien integrado
As an actual listening experience, taken on its own, this is great. But that's because it's effectively a greatest-hits CD. There should be a rule on this list against greatest-hits CDs, on the basis that they're unfair, and I think it should extend to live albums if they contain the same material. That said, it's great. I love Blackmore's guitar, he's one of a kind. And their organ sound is great. I wish they could've cut it a couple years later and included some of the material on Burn. But I'm only gonna give it a 3.
Wow that boy can sing! Fantastic live album
I’ve been relatively kind to the two previous Deep Purple albums that have been generated, but I draw the line at the inclusion of this live recording as well. It contains most of the same songs, just 25% longer (or, in one case, 300% longer).
Live show is cool - vibed to it. Drummer is crazy good. Don't know if I would ever think to listen to this again, but its classic rock & roll.
A solid live album, and covered a lot of their hits. Usually doesn't translate well when it's live, but some of these songs are just way too long. Bloats the album.
Deep Purple is great, and the live album is good, but a bit too long. Sick drum solo though
Nog een live album Werd er niet heel erg warm van Beetje medium
I’m not the biggest fan of Deep Purple—they’ve always been more of a middle-of-the-road band for me—but maybe this album just caught me in the right mood. I really enjoyed it and rocked out from beginning to end. The recording quality is pretty solid, which is a plus, and it truly captures the energy of their live performances. The musicianship is absolutely top-notch, and you can tell that all the band members were feeding off each other, which made the performance even more engaging. Every instrument and every player holds their own, bringing their unique flavor to the overall performance, whether it’s the vocals, guitar, drums, or organ. The extended improvisations and longer versions of the songs compared to the studio albums really add to the experience. Normally, I pass up live albums, but every once in a while, you come across one that’s absolutely amazing, and this is definitely one of those.
Studio versions of the songs sound better for me.
Far too long, far too much filler. They took about 10 minutes of good music and then stretched it to over an hour by just messing around with guitar and drum solos, none of which sounded any good. A hard rock album shouldn’t put me to sleep like this one did.
Good stuff but a bit too long.
It ok, but it could have been drastically improved if it was shorter. Also probably would have appreciated it more had I been there.
A bit too dad rock for me usually but I enjoyed some of this. It felt like a live album which is what i need from a live album. Really enjoyed Child in Time. I’ve never heard a good drum solo apart from Buddy Rich and the drum solo in The Mule was no exception, unimpressive, self indulgent and looooong. There was one bit of Space Truckin I liked but the other 18 1/2 minutes of that song, as well as everything else after The Mule was self indulgent and boring which sucks because the first 3 tracks peaked my interest.
Hier ben ik faliekant tegen. Een livealbum, waarvan ik 5 nummers (van de totaal 7) eerder op de lijst al gehad heb op de originele albums. Daardoor gebruik ik de stemknop in dit geval vooral politiek en ga ik één ster geven. Buiten deze context zou ik een 2 of 3 geven. Deze live-registratie schommelt tussen geniaal en irritant (die aanstellerige hoge glam-achtige uithalen van de zanger). Bovendien rekken ze sommige nummers wel erg uit.
Well this is another really fun live rock album. Such a good recording for the early 70s that's mixed really well. I love them goofing around. This type of energy and improvisation actually reminds me a lot of my favorite band's live shows. I bet it was absolutely electric live. I feel like this is what rock music is all about. I can't even imagine being a big Deep Purple fan and then going to see them live and getting this show. It would be amazing. I've never been into Deep Purple at all but this was still very fun to listen to.
So much energy with this record! What a blast. The guitars, the keys, the vocals, the drums. In the spirit of "This is Spinal Tap," they definitely went up to 11 on this one. I really don't love high pitch opera sounding vocals, but some reason this one really does it for me. Especially on "Child in Time," they're really going for it. That whole song might make the entire record for me. It's so epic. It's also impossible to beat "Smoke on the Water." This live version is so rad. I love how they riff on the original riff. Bending the notes, hitting that whammy bar where it makes sense. It keeps you on your toes.
3.5/5
Another commenter hit the nail on the head when they said this is an album for Deep Purple fans and not an album you must hear before you die. 2.14
They are definitely jamming hard, maybe just a little too over the top for my taste. The first few tracks where they don't go too wild with it are fantastic, shows what a talented band they were.
banger
Awesome
No words needed, just the ratings ;-)
Has it’s moments
I do like a few songs but it feels self indulgent. I don’t see myself going back to it anytime in the future.
It started strong but died a little later on
Jammy rock, not too fussed. Smoke on the water is a banger. 2.3 personally
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Phenomenal musicians, and a killer live recording. The band are in conversation with one another throughout, extremely in tune with the songs they're playing and their bandmates. If I were a bigger Deep Purple fan, I might enjoy hearing them jam on these songs for 10 minutes a piece. But as is, 7 songs in 76 minutes is recommended to hardcore Deep Purple fans only. There's only so much improv one can take. I'd probably give this 3.5 if I could, but because I'm only just starting the 20-MINUTE final track and I've already grown tired, I'm going to round down.
Too much jam!
Starts with three bangers, but quickly devolves into long, drawn-out solos or rambling nothingness. 5/10
This is an interesting one. Could be a 5, could be a 1. Is it an enjoyable album, with talented artists, having fun and playing good songs? Absolutely! Does it deserve a place on this list? Does it fuck! So redundant considering their other inclusions on the list. But they are pioneering and in my opinion much more palatable than their peers. Dunno? I guess… 4 stars?
One of the Greatest live album in the World. Most Days it is simply The Best.
3/10 Live albums are a novelty. I don't like them and deep purple isn't good enough to get me to enjoy this one 7-29-2024
This hard rock band can really wank! These guys are capable and deserving of their wankery (esp Blackmore), but sometimes it goes a tad too far. The guitar and organ really drive the exciting aspects of this band while the drummer beats the hell out of his kit and the bassist trades off simple static lines with more complex melodic ones. The wanking is energetic and heavy sometimes, and other times just goes on to be too self-indulgent that I lose interest (like when the guitar and vox circle jerk each other). I fit firmly in the middle here - sometimes I want to rip someone’s face off and sometimes I want to rip my own face off. The parts that rock fucking rock! But some of it just doesn’t work for me and I zip my brain pants back up.
Detta var en trist lyssning. Skrik och skrän. Tack för långt och tråkigt trumsolobi i The Mule. Smoke on The Water kanske kan passera som bra. Dock har den blivit väldigt mycket avslutning i högstadiet. Nej men en 2a kan man väl slå till på PS liveskivor är alltid osäkra kort.
Jag gillar i grunden deep purple. Gillar särskilt den rytmiska rocken och Ians röst (inte när han bara skriker dock). Man hör ju att de är sjukt bra live. Det hade varit kul att se DP live. Jag är tveksam till live-album. Det är, som nån annan skrivit, kul för ett inbitet fan. Men låtarna på denna skiva kommer att vara.med på ett riktigt studioalbum på denna lista. Det är den versionen man egentligen bör bedöma. Så vad ska man bedöma här? Hur bandet spelar live, låtarna, allt? Tycker det är svårt. Att skivan är med på listan ska inte gå ut över DP. Låtarna är helt ok och de spelar grymt live. Men versionerna kan jag inte bedöma. Som man hade kunnat med ett band vara låtar man hört tusen gånger och sen hör live. Hade i så fall varit bättre att först hört studioalbumet och sen live. Aja, det är under alla omständigheter bra.
Riktigt bra skiva/spelning rakt igenom. Det enda negativa är lite väl utdragna solon här och där som nog gjorde sig bättre live, men i övrigt oklanderligt. Hade varit jävligt coolt att se live.
Some of my favourite Deep Purple tracks. But having the studio albums on this list is enough. We don't need all of the same songs live as well. Scored as if we hadn't already been overloaded with Deep Purple albums.
Too long, got bored
It's pretty good, but i don't need 2 hours of it
Better than recorded versions
Boring? It's a freaking sedative.
Oh thank god I can stop after disc one. Considering disc 2 seems to be the same song three times that's a blessing. Why do I never get long love albums when I'm working? Anyway it's enjoyable enough so far. Probably better than the studio recordings I heard recently on Machine Head and were fairly meh. Plus this has got Highway Star on it. Overall enjoyed well enough, running through town just in time to miss that train. Stopped after Speed King (1), that was plenty. Forgot black night, that's a good song.
While this challenge has changed my mind about live albums, it hasn’t changed my mind about long ass songs. This was decent, just longggg. Of course, “Highway Star” and “Smoke on the Water” are the standouts here. More of a 3.5.
In general, I personally don't see the appeal of live albums - especially for a band I'm not familiar with outside of 'Smoke on the Water.' Instead, I listened to some of their other studio recordings. Love me some 70s Dad Rock.
A document of a band truly at the height of their powers. You could make the argument that this is the band's best album. But if you did, I think that would reveal how you feel about long (or long-winded) drum solos on live records. Are those really enjoyable to listen to? As much as I like Ian Paice, I just can't really pretend it's something that works on a record. Maybe in a live performance. Maybe. Absolutely ripping versions of "Highway Star," "Smoke on the Water," and my all-time favourite Deep Purple cut, "Space Truckin." Hard to believe that there were no overdubs and that the band didn't care for it much when it was mixed. Great font on the cover. A
Way too much deep purple.
I know this is a classic but it's a bit of a slog. Some really great versions of songs in here along with a lot of extended guitar noodling, drum solos and crowd work. The best part is probably the first half of Space Truckin before things go off the rails a bit. 3 stars because of the material but I'd rather listen to the studio versions for the most part.
It wears on you a bit. But
live albums arent my favourite
Sounds like a good show
Still undecided with live albums as albums. It’s fine, toe tapping, obviously a band enjoying themselves. But I feel no connection to the live-ness.
Probably excellent in its own way, but I struggled to sit through a full double album after having already had two other DP albums quite recently via this app.
CBA
Long songs are very hit or miss. Led Zeppelin and much of Queen does a terrific job at doing the most with their songs. It does not feel like a song is 10 minutes long just to be 10 minutes long. It is filled with key changes and interesting moments to keep you engaged the entire time, demonstrating everything the band wanted to put in there. This album is not that. While I can appreciate the immense talent (The guitar and drums sound really good), it drags on way too long. I could sit through the concert, since there would actually be interesting moments and fun from the crowd, but this just feels so soulless. Really, do we need a nearly 10 minute drum solo? Is that absolutely necessary? It is repetitive and boring, and I feel that gives it a definitive 2. It's not terrible, and as I've said, the band is clearly talented and amazing at their craft, but this feels like something for just them and their biggest fans. I want my hour and a half back.
As far as live albums go, really solid. Would rather listen to this than any Greatest Hits compilation.
Great quality in this live album, the energy on the stage is captured so well. Amazing organ and harmonica bits throughout, as well as improv and jamming over their tracks.
Deep purple cuyons!
It’s good quality music, but the drum solo (which are actually pretty good) and other extended rambles don’t mean that much to me because I wasn’t at the concert to capture the spirit of the moment. Of course, this is the danger of all live albums. I can give this a High 3, but probably deserves more if I experienced it live.
Deep Purple has been drowned in the Smoke on the Water image, not painting the full picture of what they truly are: metal as fuck.
Amazing live versions of their best songs. Excellent mixing for a live recording.
I can respect it, it's just not my cup of tea. Dad rock and it sounds so outdated. They can sure jam though.
Not out of dislike for Deep Purple, this was just a weak album. Usually from a live album you want more of the energy, but this feels hollow
No live albums! (even though this sounded like a fun show to be at)
This live recording captures raw energy, and any show from this compilation would have been an experience. The performances are tight. The first disc is a nice, complete ride. The second disc is a bunch of repeated songs from the three nights they were in Japan. It’s a solid listen, but could have been one disc with zero repeats.
Not sending their best
Not the biggest fan of live albums. Also the tracks get a bit long and repetitive.
top 10 live album of all time....found it good
At its best this captures the classic Deep Purple line-up at its heaviest and melodic best. The combination of Jon Lords keyboard and Richie Blackmore's guitar virtuosity allied to the operatic singing of Ian Gillan is best represented in the first half of the album on Highway Star, Child in Time and Smoke on the Water. unfortunately the second half is generally more throwaway - the Mule and Lazy are mediocre and Space Trucking is way too long. The original version of the album would have been better served with, for example, Speed King and Black Night. Really more of a 3.5 than a 4
I genuinely loved this.
I don't mind a bit of self indulgence but this goes well over the top. Main tunes are great though
Deep shit
Better than what I was expecting. They were definitely loud and heavy and I’m sure they would have been an exciting live show in their day. But all the technical soloing and heaviness can’t make up for their weak ass songs. Jimmy Page had more riffs in his right pinkie than this band. This album is a detour to Meh City.
With any live album, you're really keying into the artist's performance itself as opposed to WHAT is being performed if that makes any sense. This is basically a greatest hits album at the end of the day, with each song having its own extended cut and flair. The sound mixing is also pretty damn crisp for being live. - the performance of "Highway Star" honestly sounded just as good as the studio recording, one of the highlights of this live album - drum solo on "The Mule" was pretty cool, albeit a bit long - capped by a 20 min performance of "Space Truckin'"...cool I guess... I actually enjoyed listening to this but I don't really see how live albums merit an inclusion on lists such as these, unless they are truly one of a kind and culturally significant (such as Johnny Cash's "At Folsom Prison" or Nirvana's "MTV Unplugged in New York" to name a select few). Regardless, I'd give this a low 3.
I do like some of these songs quite a bit. But I’m continually baffled by which live albums are included on this list. Was this record truly that revolutionary or “must listen”? I don’t think so. It’s occasionally fun but mostly tedious when they go on their fifth 10 minute guitar solo. 2/5
bwah. I have nothing with Deep Purple (Child In Time is a classic, but highly overrated). Live albums are also aways weird; because it's always better if you're really there.
I don't get why live albums are on here (apart from for example Nirvana & Eric Clapton MTV Unplugged). I mean, the music is not bad, but instead of this one, they should've added other, regular albums. There is no Closing Time (Tom Waits) or (just looked it up) a single Weezer album on this list. No Weezer, but a gazillion random live albums. 2*
Good fun music
Great musicians, but too much instrumental for easy listening…otherwise good songs, but would probably never listen again
Not sure why this album is on here when we already had Machine Head with the same songs.
Pretty dope
Amazing musicianship and incredible communication. They could have recorded only that drum solo and it would still warrant a place on this list Nice that they gave the printer a solo at the start of the last track
Unbelievable performance on this one from Deep Purple. Absolute masters of their craft. The performance in particular of Child In Time here is complete and utter perfection. Everything that rock n roll is supposed to be done absolutely perfectly by one of the best bands to ever string up their instruments. For me this is among the greatest live albums of all time and a must listen for any fan of rock music.
One of the best live
Klasse plade, den blev lige hørt en gang eller mere.
Space trucking er fed, men 20 minutter fed? NEJ! Hele der her oplevelse kan opsummeres i: "Man skulle nok have været dér..."
Min viden om Deep Purple kunne inden sættes i 3 punkter: 1: Smoke On the Water har et er verdens bedste riffs 2: Deep Purple nævnes sammen med Black Sabbath og Led Zeppelin som skaberne af Heavy Metal 3: Made in Japan er med i snakken om verdens bedste live album Nu er mit perspektiv: 1: Smoke On the Water ER et af verdens bedste riffs. 2: Deep Purple har elementer af tidlig metal, blandet med 60 psyk. 3: Made in Japan er et virkelig fedt live album. Det er lyden af en koncert man godt gad være til. Dog skæmmes det lidt af en 7 min. lang trommesolo og til tider lidt udsyrede hippie tendenser.
These classic rock live albums never sit well with me. They always just feel like a circlejerk. \"Look how good I am at playing my instrument!\" Okay, but can you play music on it that doesn't bore me to tears? Smoke on the Water was good but there's also a track that's basically just a 9 minute drum solo and then a track where the singer tries to mimic his guitarist which was basically just 5 minutes of screeching.
Monotonous. Why do half the albums on this list sound like this.
This had a lot of highs, but some the interludes and drum solos were too long.
Smoke on the Water on other timeless tracks, live version that's really great.
01) Highway Star - 6,0 02) Child In Time - 9,0 03) Smoke On The Water - 9,0 04) The Mule - 5,0 05) Strange Kind Of Woman - 7,0 06) Lazy - 6,0 07) Space Truckin' - 5,0 TOTAL: 6,71 (67/100) Current ranking: 171/230 Live, double album with only 7 songs of considerable length. What have we done to deserve this? This is definitely not one of the 1001 albums you need to listen to before you die. Unless you're a Deep Purple fan. I don't consider myself one.
I do not care for Deep Purple, a little too straight and blues based on the rock n roll for me. But I liked this more than I was expecting given that and my aversion for double live albums. I have always maintained that whether or not Deep Purple rocks is not in question, it's just more that they are not for me. And yes the double live album definitely rocks.
Not a good look for Deep Purple, one of the all-time "greatest" pioneers of hard rock and heavy metal. The individual instruments are played skilfully, but each of the six tracks contain drearily long jam sections with not much substance. You can tell the audience isn't particularly engaged – for example, the only audience noise during a piece is clapping along to the Smoke On The Water riff – and this sentiment bleeds into the listener (me) as well. Highway Star is the strongest track (a solid 3.5/5 even in the live format) but most of the remaining songs aren't very memorable. Overall, a high 2/5. 2/5 Key tracks: Highway Star, Smoke On The Water (but the original is better)
it has great songs in the album and for this album i can ignore the fact that it is a live album
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
Why???
Ok album
I mean this is an objectively insanely good live performance that I enjoyed listening to. Hard rock aint my thing so I won't be returning to it much butttt damn good I cannot lie!!!
9.5. This is a really enjoyable live album. The virtuosity of the musicians involved in Deep Purple is incredible.
Too big and loud for my taste
Points off for a live album. It's great - if you like long drum solos. And long guitar solos. I'm sure it would have been great to experience this, and the energy shines through on this release. But it's just too much wankery for my tastes. Can see it an easy 5 stars if you like this sort of music - can't fault the musicianship at all, but I'm just praying for it to finish.
I loveski this. Cool funky sound and the solos are bangin
I don't really like live albums.
White grandpa rock
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Smoke on the water.
Hey, isn't that the song from Better Call Saul but LIVE!! Overall I thought the songs were good but would have preferred to not listen to it live as it has too many long unnecessary solos.
Wow, what a wonderful live album. Music at its finest.
Although it features many now mocked elements of 70s hard rock (Ian Gillan’s high screeches, the 5+ minute drum solo on The Mule, etc.), the energy of this set carries it plentily. A great performance from a great band!
Highway star går så hårt... fyra stjärnor bara för den och resten är inte dåligt
pretty good, I've listened to some Deep Purple and they never really clicked with me so this wasn't my favorite thing ever but it's still pretty enjoyable. great performances from everyone in the band (drumming and synths were really good), however, it's still a live album so it's never gonna be as great as a studio one. the mule kinda sucks though 3/5
No es el estilo de música que más me llama para escuchar en mi día a día pero es un disco que me pareció entretenido para escuchar. Deben ser una banda muy divertida para ver y aprecio que todos los temas hayan sido grabados en vivo.
This album helps me to understand why people like deep purple. The double live album is maybe more than I needed.
strange kind of woman knocked this down from three stars to two.
4.5
I heard this a LOT in the late 70s, fab live album, Lazy really stands out for me
Although not to my personal taste, respect has to be given to Deep Purple. Their brand of progressive rock which was so popular during the early 70's achieved global success, hence the title of this live album. Ritchie Blackmore's guitar playing is legendary in its own right but Ian Gillan's screechy vocals leaves my ears cringing 😅. This album is worthy of acclaim even though its not for me.
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
Solid, this must’ve been great irl
I’m sure this would’ve been fun if I were there live but alas I was not. Also not really what I gravitate towards, esp vocally, but recognize why people would love it
this was so long
Not really my vibe for an album but it was nice to hear more music by Deep Purple than Smoke on the Water
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.
Never listened to a Deep Purple album. Of course I knew Smoke On the Water, but this was a pleasant listen. Good live performance, would have been cool to see in person. My favorite part of the album was the back and forth between the singer and the guitar player on Strange Kind of Woman. Songs like Space Truckin’ make me realize that old heads that make fun of music for being just noise don’t have any excuse. Sometimes noise sounds amazing. Standouts: Child in Time, Smoke on the Water, Strange Kind of Woman, and Space Truckin’.
Great album, One of the best live albums ever recorded!
Possibly one of the best live albums I’ve ever heard. Everything is so crisp and the solos are phenomenal. All around a fantastic listen that just flew by due to how much I was enjoying it. 10/10
4/5
It's not that it's bad, its just so boring and there's such a surfeit of this kind of 70s blues rock shit that's been hyped for decades that I just can't bring myself to care. I love jambands so have a high tolerance for indulgent instrumental wank, but my god this is some tedious stuff. Shredding blues licks over a hard rock riff is the lowest form of virtuosity! He's not even that good at guitar - nothing interesting in terms of tone, technique, phrasing, harmonies, musical approach, anything...he's just pretty fast and had loud Marshalls. The vocal solos are even worse, just a dude screaching. Then the endless drum solos that go nowhere. Urgh. No sense of improvising as a collective process of discovering emergent music from listening and responding to others, just turn taking showing off on dull solo after solo. Who cares?!
Didn’t know that deep purple was a jam band.
We get it, you're good at guitar.
Technically impressive, but the amount of indulgent instrumentals is a bit much for me. Smoke on The Water boosts up the score a bit.
Somehow this album was able to be both incredibly boring and incessantly annoying. So much screaming. So many drum solos. And it went on… and on… and on… and on… and on…
Maybe a fun concert 50 years ago…seemed pretty dated and boring to me.
3*
Maybe I'm in a good mood. Maybe it was great
Really enjoyed this one. The live recording is of amazing quality. The songs are fun too, LOVE Highway Star. Only criticism really is that I don’t really see myself coming back to it, but I enjoyed my time with it. 7/10
The album had been playing for awhile and so I looked to see how far I got. I only was four songs in. Off to a rough start. After listening to the entire album, it makes me want to check out their other music. Glad to hear that there isn't as much cheering between tracks as other live albums.
Live albums are pointless.
I'm a higway star! Simply good better ... perfect! And then Smoke on the Water, brilliant! ... and this is also a concert recording Sound and vocals are very well mixed. A pleasure to listen to the album... I would have loved to have been there
Good. Too much drum solo
Teen me getting into music by stealing my dad's CDs.
Lovely pre iron maiden stuff, but why a live album?
Not sure about the hype regarding this album, I've seen the original lineup twice in concert and this doesn't seem to capture their energy and sound.
The band was tight but the frantic pace was anxiety inducing. Never been a fan of the songs Deep Purple produced but they were definitely a solid band.
Deep Purple is a much deeper band than I knew based on prior, limited exposure. (“Smoke on the Water”? Meh.) Generally appreciated the extended jams and prog elements more than some of the riff rock, but it’s hard to complain. ‘Cause there’s a DRUM SOLO haha. And copious rock organ. And — surprise! — vocal wailing that foreshadows the best and worst of “hard rock” yet to come. Good stuff. A nice surprise.
This album is wild. I normally dislike classic rock groups having long instrumental sections where the guitarist jerks off his guitar for way too long. This album has some of that, but it also has some neat, kind of experimental sections in it with synthesizers (I think), a drum solo that beats most others in my opinion, and excellent energy throughout. I enjoyed listening to it twice through, but it's unlikely I'll come back to this one. For what it is, it's pretty good.
The best of the live albums so far, but still an unnecessary live album with weird repetition on disc 2. We definitely liked this more than we thought we would, but would still choose a studio album.
Deep Purple good, live album bad
The best live album from one of the best live bands ever.
Decent album that really shows the versatility of deep purple. Very long!
Holy hell, what I’d do to see this live. This man can belt. 3.5
Not a fan of the vast majority of live albums, and Deep Purple has never been high on my list of favorite bands. Still a decent listen.
A lot of noise, and not a particularly well-recorded live album. Some cool solos on display here, but it's hard to appreciate. I would have greatly preferred a regular Deep Purple album.
The great Tokyo wankfest of ‘72. The songs are fine, band sounds good, and the crowd is clearly into it but it’s 70% mastubatory solos that I mostly fast forwarded through. 1.8
3.8 Album really sounded great. Child in time was a standout, the vocals are hilariously over the top but I dug it.
overlong live album . no thank you.
Your common or garden hard rock, complete with 10 minute drum solo zzzzzzzzz
I didn't mind this but it was way way too long.
Wanky. Very wanky.
I mean good musicianship but I don't resonate with it
Generic Rock! It’s generically rockin’!
long winded badass guitar solos
"They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock..." great example of first doesn't mean best child in time lazy
For a live album, I didn’t feel a lot of energy. Some of their extended live versions are great though.
Really good!
Great live early British Metal
I can only listen to a single song for so long if it doesn't introduce anything new. In that respect, all of the songs on this album are offenders in my book. EvenChild In Time and Smoke On The Water, both of which are classics, massively overstay their welcome here. Meanwhile, the rest of the songs live several leagues below, and that is even before they received their extended live treatment. Mule, Lazy and Space Truckin' really managed to get on my nerves, and I breathed a sigh of relief when I decided to call it quits and sweet silence embraced me. Guess I won't be listening to this again anytime soon. 2/5
Si estuviera en el concierto hubiera sido probablemente una de las mejores experiencias de mi vida. Pero es un álbum de canciones que ya he escuchado de álbumes previos. 2h+ btw.
bien serio 8/10
Do the Japanese only clap on the 2 and the 4??
Incredible performance by Blackmore
This is a cool live performance, by some obviously talented musicians. Truthfully though I only got through the first disc, it’s a little more jammy/solo based than I prefer. I imagine it would have been amazing in person.
A classic live album - great songs, the best Deep Purple line up (Mk. II) and a great recording. Loved diving back into this album.
Liking this more than I thought I was going to and, of course, am realizing that I know a few more Deep Purple songs than I thought. The “live” elements stood up for the most part - drum solo on “The Mule” was pretty entertaining - not sure if all my drummer friends would say the same but - sounded good to me. After listening all the way through, this album kinda sounds like someone needed a soundtrack and for a 70’s era period movie and some good studio musicians came out a week later and said —How about this? That isn’t necessarily a bad thing!
Good solid live album. Love deep purple anyway but musically fantastic
Listened to the original release as the other ones are way too long. This is usually my example of a good live album other than Alive by Daft Punk. It's a fun listening experience and almost perfect if it weren't for space truckin. It just drags on too long and gets overly repetitive.
A real good live performance but I generally question live-albums on this list because it´s nothing but the greatest hits with a lot of instrumental solos.
Highway Star goes so hard, recorded and live. By itself that elevates this album. Deep Purple rocks and I think I like their sound more than Led Zeppelin. For a live album, it's pretty clean sounding and has long jams in like every song. Child In Time is pretty excellent, too.
Too much boomer rock. Who gives a shit.
One of the best Live albums I've heard
While listening I just thought to myself, this MUST be close to the last song.... I'm on song four. This drum solo has been going on for what feels like 30 minutes, it's impressive, and I know the other band members are probably off stage taking a short breather during that, but damn, what is happening! Oh... here's the rest of the band! Drummer still going, drummers never get a break!
Not my cup of tea. For some reason it reminded me of the Runaway Five from Mother 2
I think I got a vinyl copy of this record from a thrift store when I was in high school. It's big, bombastic arena rock. It is aggressive and even a bit obnoxious with the long, rocking, excessive solos, etc. The album definitely rocks, but it's too much area excess to match my tastes well. Three stars.
I had zero interest in listening to this album. The way highway star opens is just great! I wish I could have been at this show. This record is amazing and now I get the hype.
Rated 2 on Rym, 2 here. Just not my thing.
good
Listened while on the rowing machine. Worked well for a workout!
Early seventies heavy metal, pushing the envelope. Everything afterwards owes itself to this.
From others reviews I thought I'd find this boring but it turned out to be epic.
Það hefur verið algjörlega truflað að fara á þessa tónleika og það var algjörlega æðislegt að hlusta á þessa plötu. Þetta varð fljótt ein besta tónleikaplata sem ég hef heyrt. Þótt hún sé 2 tímar er ég búinn að hlusta á hana tvisvar. Súpergott.
Great!
Good
I thought I'd enjoy this one more than I did. It wasn't bad just wasn't really my thing.
I don't understand how this live album even got on the list. I may not be Deep Purple's biggest fan, but I do enjoy some of their music—to a certain degree. This was exhausting to sit through, and I only made it through seven songs, I did not listen to the deluxe version (which has three versions of Black Night and two of Speed King for some reason?). Anyway, my point is—this is clearly an album for the most devoted fans of the band, and good for them! As someone who enjoys Deep Purple on a very shallow level, I found the ever-present long instrumental breaks exhausting. I forgot which song I was listening to as it all bled together into one big mush of over-indulgent guitar solos and annoyingly loud drums. When we did hear the vocalist sing it was at times decent, but the occasional shouting and squealing took me out of the experience even more. I did not expect I'd be giving my first one star rating to a Deep Purple album, but here goes. I'd actually give it 1.5 star if I could 'cause occasionally, when we do hear the actual song and some good vocal performance, it's not that bad (but it makes for about 10% of the album).
I saw this was a 2 hour live album and was not excited. Since then I've listened to it three times through! What a surprise, the vocals, the absolute expert level of instruments and the passion of the performance put me over the top. Consider me the newest Deep Purple fan.
This is so overblown and unessential. I'm fine with 70s rock and all but this is just like, nonsense. It's not great, it's not ambitious, it is a product of it's time but that's why the album versions are on this list. This is something the classic rock station plays on Sunday nights to cut costs.
Trippy. Live. Awesome solos. Awesome tunes
This album rocks
epic live
I can see the appeal of this music. I like the melodies, the hooks are truly memorable, the drums are amazing, the guitar work is something else. But. The tracks go on too long. I’m tired of them long before they’re over. Not really a fan of the scream singing.
Prett good
I don’t really like live albums except for a very few outliers. This one is not one of them. Also, prog is not among my favourites and this album sees these amazing musicians go and show off.. kinda for the sake of showing off? Not my thing but I can still appreciate the skill. Deep Purple seems to me as one of these bands that everyone seems to agree they’re amazing but no one really listens to them except for a few snobby boomers that run these old rock radio stations. I was relieved to see that the second disc on Spotify is not really a part of the original release so I gladly skipped it, the first disc was more than enough.
i dont really respect a live album? songs are ok
This was better than I expected. Proper rock and roll and great guitar riffs. I liked it so much I listened to the deluxe edition. I have always loved a live album Favourite song: Smoke on the water and black night Least favourite: none, all good Album artwork: great cover
The idea of Deep Purple is more appealing to me than the reality. Technically amazing, lots of grooves but just too bloody noodly and spaced out and it annoys me.
Nice
Really fine live performances.
Absolute Bang! Live album with such a massive sound. Purple at their prime: no mistakes! Actually, you can hear mistakes in their performances. Even just a few. But that's what make this album so great: Their REAL! They're actually playing. And playing very well!
I liked the live aspect of this album and was surprised how many of their songs I knew. Some of the songs kind of bled together and didn’t stand out. Overall good vibes
There are way too many live albums on here that aren’t Alive 2007 by Daft Punk. There are too many live albums on this list in general. Is it good? Yes. Very good. Incredible noodling and drum soloing throughout. Is it necessary to the list? ………..
Bangers
Strong rock sound. Very long songs, drag on with the instrumentals but I imagine they were excellent live. Good quality sound for live album. I only recognized Smoke on the Water so was happy to hear more of their music.
Not looking for live albusm
I usually dislike live albums, but this was fantastic. Some good, pure, rock and roll.
Live album so loses a point Good guitar riffs
Pretty cool classic rock noodling. Favourite tracks: Highway Star, The Mule (for that sick drum solo), Space Truckin'.
Some pretty good songs. Don't need the second disc since it's just repeated tracks mostly and I don't need to listen to a bunch of songs over and over again
Great live album. Must've been a great show. Lots of classics here. Fave track: The Mule
- ok well the artist’s name is deep purple so an automatic win - rock music. based on the album cover I had thought it was going to be jazz - some INSANE riffs going on here - guitar is just incredible - assuming these guys are british - defo good concentration study album (in blast them thoughts out typa category), workshop album. some scream singing so might become annoying dep on ear day - spotify description is killer. emojis - strange kind of woman - vocals echoing guitar back & forth, love hearing what i do all the time in real music - there are seven songs but it is an hour and sixteen minutes long. ee - LOVE the guitar at the end of lazy specifically - 3/5. probably won’t listen to much again but still approve
If you enjoy noise, not music
Over indulgent and far too long. Not something I need to listen to, I get you can play your instrument and don't need 5 or 6 minute solos to understand that fact
3.5 stars. I was apprehensive about this album, as I typically don't enjoy 70s rock. I also don't usually enjoy live albums. However this performance was definitely aided by the energy of a live show. Songs like "Smoke on the Water," which I've heard a million times, is more bearable with its different flourishes and personal touches. I did find my head bobbing along, as I tried not to think about how each song was going to be 12 minutes
cool
Is this some kind of pre-Spinal Tap joke album? It's a bunch of self-indulgent and embarrassing nonsense...
Fuck live albums
Really great live album. The last track was a little too long, although the drum solo was long but I loved it. Unlike a lot of other people, I generally do like live albums.
Not a single bad track, not a dull moment here.
Great stage presence
Dope, not too sure I’ve really heard this album before but have heard of it. Interesting though, first live album on this list..
#rock #solomusic #smoke on the water
Noise. Sounds like they’d just discovered a drum kit and were intent on playing it as loud as possible. 3/10
Amazing playing and recording on this live album. I could do without some of the extended solo sections but many of the live flourishes are super fun too.
Deep Purple mais en live
I am completely and totally sure this was not *made* in Japan. The music was *played* in Japan, I'll give it that, but now way in creation that it was actually made there. People don't generally know this, but the lyrics in Japanese songs are in Japanese, it's required by deep and abiding custom. Truth! So for instance, "Smoke on the water" would have actually been "Sa-moke-a on de watashi wa". That's how I can tell this wasn't made in Japan.
Solid
A lot of instrumental breaks that go on for far too long, making it difficult to distinguish between tracks. Clearly talented people, but not a great album.
Had only heard the studio versions of these songs before this. Massive. Everything you'd want in a 1972 live album (and even some of what you don't -- the drum solo). But it's barely a bump in the road as the Child of Time becomes the Space Truckin' Highway Star. Excellent.
Probably wouldn't mind a lot of this if it wasn't these insanely long live versions. Way too long and drawn out and way too much screaming. I'm also not into the scream singing, it's just giving me a headache.
i couldnt force myself past the 5th track. And i feel like i endured enough to make me put on a Minor Threat record as a cleanser
10/10 if Deep Purple has no fans, then I am no longer alive
Lovely live set. Deep Purple has some face melting guitar solos spicing up some of their classic hits. Normally I'm not a big fan of live albums because of the decrease in audio quality. While I do think this album suffers from that issue, it is still a really solid listen.
not a fan of these live albums i really dont care that you've performed bro just produce an album 2.2/5
Stellar recording, including a live Smoke On The Water version. For me their jamming ranged from fun to boring. This is probably fine as an album to listen to in the background. Fave is Strange Kind Of Woman.
This is awesome
Not sure 20 minute long drum solos translate when you're not there. Some good rock wails
Solid live album, great energy, but very long for the number of tracks. Child in time and Strange kind of woman had wayyy too much yelling/squealing. 3* Actually, this went on too long, self-gratuitous, reminds me of another album like it. Smoke on the water was also not outstanding vs. the album version. 2*.
A seemingly impressive musical achievement that I didn't enjoy listening to at all. Not my type of live album. Lots of noodling / overlong sequences that I was consistently looking forward to being over.
Who did it better: Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple? The answer is Zeppelin but this is still an astonishingly tight live performance
This album had a classic (Smoke on the water) but the rest sounded the same as every 70's/80's hair band.
Not much of a fan of live albums. This was good overall but too long and unfocused to revisit. Favorite track: Smoke on the Water
Possibly the best live album ever made.
really good mayb 7-8/10
A fantastic live recording from start to finish. From Ian Gillan's powerful vocal performances, the borderline almost hard rock and prog rock influences found on tracks like The Mule and Space Truckin' (the latter of which features some heavy distortions in the beginning that sound almost ear-piercing), this is genuinely such an energetic performance from start to finish. The only real downside I can say is that the mixing on Gillan's vocals could be better, as it can be kind of hear his voice over the powerful instruments especially on the first-half of the tracklist.
not much to say, its decent rock and too long. strong 6/10
General thoughts: I'm sorry, I genuinely though Deep Purple was a meme band, but they are not, they reaaaaally rock live, 'Smoke in the water' isnt even the best song in the album, I dont know how is that their insignia song if they have others much better, really. Also, one of the greatest compliments I can give, they really can do long songs without boring the listener; vocals, instruments, all amazing, and the solos are masterfully planned and executed. Favorite songs: Highway Star Worst songs: Lazy, & Space truckin'. I know what I said but this is too long, around the 12mins mark would be a good end, that way it'd be a 4/5. Cover: Simple but I like it, usually for live albums the best is to use a shot that captures the atmosphere of the concert. Real rating: 3.92
Great album.
Probably one of their best albums.
אלבום מצוין! הופעות מצוינות אם הוא היה מצליח את הסולו של Highway Star אז זה היה 5 מתוך 5
Two 2+ hour albums in a row for me! (Metallica’s S&M yesterday). Fantastic musicianship, it’s clear these guys were masters of their trade. I’m sure a true Deep Purple fan would gladly sit through the whole live recording but it was too much on the long side for me.
Okay. Highway star is fine i GUESS. Boring drum solo. Who cares?!
It's Deep Purple, I just can't help myself
Great musicianship, 10 minute drum solo If I was a jackal I would chew off my paw to escape from this live performance
Fantastic! Smoke on the water isn’t even the best track on this one
The album is okay, not my cup of tea but it's a very impressive recording of a live act. Despite it being labelled as "hard rock" on Apple Music, the project feels more than that, transcending into several genres and styles that make it stand out amongst other hard rock projects I've heard before.
I really like this album I feel like I’ve heard some of these songs before, but I could definitely pull them out now I listen to it so much
Love the purple
Not a live album fan
My dad handed my down his vinyl, this one was in the stack. Never listened to it on vinyl but do know of deep purple and stoked to actually listen to this. I did not know they were Highway star. This shit is rocking.
Fun rock album. That’s a hard working guitar player.
High 3
It was probably a great concert if you were a fan, but it isn’t something that resonates with me in any way.
I like the instrumental section in the later part of Child in Time, I like Smoke on the Warer, I kind of like Lazy (prefer instrumental parts to vocal parts), I kind of like Space Truckin (the shorter version is preferable)
Gotta love the energy
I think this was the first repeat artist that I’ve had. So you know deep purple is pretty cool, and I probably would’ve been into them when they were fresh.
Definitely some cool moments here. I felt the drum solo was way too long though.
Deep brown. But really, don't be putting the same song on 3 times.
You had to be there. Black Night is a cool riff, but I don't need to hear 3 versions of the entire song that were recorded three nights in a row. This legitimately could've been 4-6 tracks and would be better, or they could have just ploughed through the songs as they were originally recorded.
One of the great live albums, a must have in any collection
Very nice. Weird having a live album on here though
Very good in the car album/band
Classic 70’s rock and roll jam band. ❤️
Deep. 4
Classic rock for sure. I’m sure fans of the band love this record, but for me all of the solos were indulgent and were almost stepping over into jam band territory.
I am sorry i did not listen to this album because i did not have much time yesterday.But when i listened to the first song it was almost masterful so i might listen to this later.It might have potential so i will rate it 3 stars for the one song alone.
In the same vein as Led Zepplin and Pink Floyd. Great melodic rock.
As I listened to this, all I could picture in my head was Spinal Tap. They, too, were big in Japan. And that connection helped deal with the lyrical meaninglessness of songs like “Space Trucking.” Not bad music, but really hard to take seriously.
That was a rocking live album.
Excellent rock album. Love the heavy 70's organ sound.
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.
6 songs and 56 minutes is such a huge red flag for me. I’ve said it before but you can see why punk was so revolutionary after this.
Great 70's rock
Yet another live album entry on the list, this time from certified dad rock legends Deep Purple. First thing that stands out is how well his vocals hold up in the live environment; dude had pipes. I do love Highway Star as a high-energy opener. Some sloppiness to the guitar play, but the drums and organ are both tight. And as far as a live mix goes, this is pretty solid for the technology of the time. Nothing is too terribly washed out or distorted. Child in Time takes us towards a spacier / proggier mood. Keys feel really distant and weak relative to what I remember of the studio. If I'm to nitpick, I feel like the song runs into the jam section a little unnaturally. Like it has a really nice spacious groove and then the guitar just sort of takes the ball and starts running. Not angry with the end result, but it felt like it could have been done better. Otherwise, this song rips. Love how they take the time to introduce Smoke on the Water as if it is a less known piece. Today, it's every kid's first guitar riff. Some feedback in the mix near the 3 minute mark is a bit annoying, but the play itself is nothing if not solid. Guitar solo feels a little behind the rest of the band, but the tone is great. The Mule is basically just an open drum solo, and a damned solid one at that. Through the end, there is more of the same along with a spaced out Space Truckin to close things out. This is a solid live album on which the band spreads out some of their larger hits, giving a lot of space to the drum and guitar to show their merits. I would say this isn't something I'll be back to in haste, but it was enjoyable enough. Soft to middling 4.
Highway Star will always remind me of Rock Band. Fun live album with some good jams. I like their use of the synth. It gives me a little hint of prog rock which I enjoy.
That was awesome Deep Purple absolutely rocks! Smoke on the Water has always been pretty meh to me I think because of the amount of times I have heard it. But that version changed that completely. Always have love for Child in Time because the heavy riff they use is played in Twister when the gang is chasing an F3 tornado and Dusty yells \"It's the wonder of nature baby!\" then blares it out of the loud speakers on his bus called the Barn Burner. This may be my favorite new to me album that has come up on this list so far. I have heard all of these songs before but never these live versions, I never knew this live album existed. Lazy was exceptionally funky. The Mule has one of the sickest drum solos. Then why not just end it on a 19 minute long absolute jam version of Space Truckin. Rating this one a 6/5.
Highway Star is awesome. I feel like this was in Guitar Hero or Rock Band and loved it. Rings true today. Second song ends on a heater. Smoke on the Water is the classic here and it sounds great. Holy hell that drum solo in The Mule was sick. I learned a whole new language during it. The beginning of Space Truckin reminds me of the Doors. The end of Space Truckin reminds me of a spaceship.
I did not expect live concert albums to be a part of this list, but okay... Being a live performance, there is a lot of extended jam sessions on this album. The most egregious example is Space Truckin', which lasts for almost 20 minutes. That being said, there is always something interesting going on in these jams that make them worth listening to, whether it be a seven-minute drum solo or a duel between a guitar and Ian Gillan's screeching falsetto. It may not be the most impressive thing out there, but it is definitely a good album to have playing in the background while doing other things. Best Song: Child in Time Worst Song: Lazy Underrated Gem: The Mule Best Guitar Impersonation: Strange Kind of Woman Album Score: 8/10