Reviews (page 8 of 10)
I’ve been trying to decide for a while how much I like recorded concert music. Seems like Deep Purple did a great job at this concert though because sometimes live recordings sound terrible compared to studio recordings. I only know Deep Purple from the classic “Smoke On The Water,” and can’t say I feel like I’ve been missing out on anything. All of the classic rock boxes seem to be checked (with a gigantic Sharpie) by Led Zeppelin and others better than Deep Purple and worse than Led Zep. I guess they deserve a place in history for helping develop hard rock, but LZ is just so much better in every way (opinion) Cool to hear some experimentation with sounds on this album. This whole thing is probably best listened to loud on a large system and I was confined to Bluetooth earbuds, so I’m probably not giving this album a fair shake. I bet better stream quality and sonic reproduction would do wonders to any album we’re trying out here, I just don’t have time and familial cooperation to listen to all of these at home. Three stars.
It was alright. As far as live recordings go I think it was decent. It just wasn't my favorite. The 7 minute drum solo was quite a lot. It was impressive but I dont think drum solos make for good music. 2.5 stars but leaning towards 2
Too long, no, thank you... I think this is the first album in this list that I skimmed through...
Good but not my taste
Epic.
1/7, 14%
A great Rock show!! I think Spinal Tap pulled a lot of stuff from here.
AC/DC esk. good album. Highway star is real good.
Boring. Idiomatic reliance
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I appreciate the higher octane versions of some of their classic songs.
First time listening and the opening song was a bitchin entrance to my world! Just kept rippin it from there!
I gave Deep Machine a 4 so I was pretty happy to see this pop up. But after I listened to the 5TH TRACK, I was disappointed. Seriously, why tf are they dragging this shit so long⁉️ Literally the equivalent of “Sir, this is the Wendy’s” I agree with the top comment, it should of been Madvillain and not 8 Elvis Costello album
Solid, very heavy hitting up front, but towards the middle/end it lost my attention.
Good songs and a decent performance, but not sure why a live album like this is in this list. Especially when there wasn’t any cultural significance to this show.
So dull, and so very long. There is clearly good musicianship on the record, but it's remarkably self-indulgent, and any sort of atmosphere really does not come across. The recording itself doesn't sound particularly good either, with a very muddled mix doing little to make this a good listening experience. A low 2 for me.
NIce album. Lots of great songs. Although I felt the live recording was a bit flat at times
Very solid record I got bored/distracted listening. Should give another listen
Overall, it was good, namely because the lead singer has some serious pipes. Every time he screamed at me, I feel like it snapped me out of a daze induced by a 5+ minute jam session. There’s like a 7 minute jazz drum solo on one of the songs. At first, I thought it was pretty cool, then it just wouldn’t stop. 10 & 20 minute songs are not uncommon and it felt like an eternity getting through the album. It absolutely had its high points, though.
While I understand the pride here comes from the quality of the music playing, I do struggle to see why one may prefer most of these versions to that of their studio counterparts. At the end of the day, it's a Deep Purple album, and you know what that means? Three stars! Truly the band of all time!
He hit the high notes in Child of time O.o. Great live album. Would be better if they could've fit a few more different songs. Speed King x2 and Black Night x3 was a little rough. 4/5
There are a lot of fun and impressive moments in this album. But I can't help but feel like half of it is just filler.
Very typical music of this time, reminds me of tenacious D with the instruments and vocals. I don't really enjoy this genre, and this album is not an exception. shrieking vocals are so unpleasant. these songs are so long and so boring. smoke on the water is alright, a classic, but still a little boring. all of these songs sound the same. if I was a 60 year old white dad who hated my life, I would listen to this album while wasting away in a suburban garage. at 2 hrs 2 mins it is an excruciating eternity. Probably the 3rd worst thing to happen in Japan.
Each song is way too long. Instrumentals aren't good enough to warrant listening to 122 minutes straight of this. I ended up skipping through the repeat songs. I hate all the vocals, and I wish the songs were two minutes tops. Not my type of music really. The electric guitar solos can be very impressive but I don't really want to listen to them. I didn't find the 6+ minute long drum solos enjoyable either, even if it's technically impressive and hard to perform. Bonus star because smoke on the water has such a good guitar riff.
I only really know Smoke on the Water because it's everyone's first guitar song. These guys go hard! Drum solo on The Mule is more like a whole drum song. Is it the whole song..? No, the guitar comes back after 8 minutes but not to much fanfare... could have been more exciting. I think this being a live album makes it difficult to get into as a first time listener. Every song is about 50% longer than it should be. That's just the nature of live music. Starting to lose interest by disc 2. Why is Black Night on here 3 times? Okay, I looked it up. Disc 2 is encores/remixes. I think I can safely stop paying attention here. Overall pretty good hard rock/metal album.
3.7/5
Love.
Great album prob top 10
Banger but a lot of filler so not a 5 Strong 4 though these guys are nuts Highway star is a banger
Good jam. Fun and fast and hit hard. Fav song: highway star. Blasted highway Star while driving in the Integra 🚗🚗🚗. Didn’t like the mule that much.
I'm not sure if it's a 3 or 4, I liked it but it was very long.
I was enjoying this for a while until it turned all "jazzy" with instrumental and vocal showing off which just gets screechy and irritating
Terrific musicianship and full of energy. I can only imagine how groundbreaking this must've been when it first came out.
It's good, but the songs are toon long. I prefer the studio version.
Great album, with the classic smoke on the water featured on it.
Very good sound quality for a live album, I was kinda dreading this listen...my wife was absolutely dreading it. Took the advice of some fellow reviewers with more expertise and stopped where the original album ended. Track 7. Space Truckin. 7 songs, one hour. A pretty good time. Added 3 tracks to the 1001 Playlist.
Very 70's. Definitely not high enough for this album right now. I like it, though.
Fantastico
I know very little about this band/album. Enjoyed the talent of each musician. 5/5
Very Spinal Tap. Lots of trippy jam
-i do love a live album so im excited for this -i think this is the first live album i’ve gotten? -loving the screamy rock going on -why is the same song on here three different times. i get it was performed at different places and times but is there a real reason why -these songs are really good, but i think live albums are better when you know and love the original songs -having said that, the songs itself are good from what i can tell -the guitar and drum solos are fun
2 hours of glorious rock.
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Ganske svakt egentlig.
So rad. Very 70s
Not usually my thing but this was fun and clearly v talented musicians, enjoyed tryna copy when they go ‘AAAAaaaAaaAAAH’
Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars for me. Enjoyed the noises in Child in Time which had to be the highlight.
Can’t believe I thought smoke on mirror was just a one off This whole album was insane, and I thought I usually dislike live recordings. The solos and vocals and drums are all amazing. I wish that the songs were a little shorter, but I guess it allows for more solos Wasn’t really listening to the lyrics
You could feel the energy of the live performance, which was cool, and fun to hear smoke on the water.
I listened to this album so many times growing up (shout out to my Dad again). It is probably my favourite live album of all time. Perfect example of every member of the band being top quality and pulling their weight, altho Ritchie Blackmore is ofc my fave.
Deep Purple has always seemed like a "had to be there" band to me. "Made In Japan" is an odd choice to include in this list, as live albums are generally for preexisting enjoyers. That said, Ian Gillan's live vocals and embellishments are something to behold. At the end of my life, I may wish those minutes spent listening to the drum solos in "The Mule" and "Space Truckin'" had been spent with better economy, by instead speaking with loved ones or taking in nature.
Highlight: Highway Star. In a nutshell: “Can we have everything louder than everything else?” The Simpsons episode “Weekend At Burnsie’s” kinda ruined “Smoke On The Water” for me. All I could hear was a stoned Homer singing the lines wrong and I couldn’t stop laughing. Overall: 6/10
live masterpiece
It's good classic rock, a bit self indulgent at times, but still a band in their prime absolutely flying. Putting three encores at the end of this version of the album is an odd choice, especially when they're all the same song, but the core of the album is still good.
meh.
I don't understand why this is on the list but Machine Head is not, since it's pretty much the same tracklist. A 20 minute version of Space Truckin' is wildly unnecessary.
Pretty good. Middle school me would have LOVED this. 53 year old me likes it a lot.
I enjoy Deep Purple but I don't care for live albums
downloaded first 2 songs and then the album lost my attention at 7. idc enough to continue
Hate this with a burning passion.
63/100
Great performances slightly let down by going on far too long than they need to.
A bit of a slog, but ok in the background. Definitely way too long, and I feel like live albums lose something when you're literally not there with the performance. Also makes it more difficult to imagine a time and place to set the album, which I like to do. 04/10/23
What a banger of a live album. If only I could have been at a show like this back then. I'm over me "born in le wrong generation" high school cringe days, but I still wish I could step into an older time and place to have been there for this.
Good for a live album. Particularly in the showmanship on the drums.
Enjoyed this a lot even though this kind of rock isn’t normally my thing.
Child in time 👍
Worse than Aerosmith. The first track is pretty rockin but "Child In Time" has too much guitar noodling, bad vocals, and the lyric "I want to be inside of you." Dumb lyrics continue on Smoke On The Water which also includes some Clapton-esque guitar chugging. Once that ends you are treated to a dull drum solo. This is the closest I have come to skipping a track in the over 300 albums I've listened to in this project so far. There is a part in the middle of "Strange Kind of Woman" where a guitar is trading licks with someone making dumb mouth noises. That is the exact moment I decided to give this record one star. "Lazy" includes some harp that gives me major "Honkin On Bobo" douche chills. This sucks.
Not a fan of live albums. But this one seemed chipped as well. Wasn’t one continuous flow.
1. The solo in highway star is much better on the studio album. It's cleaner, and packs more of a punch. The solo in the live cut felt like the guitarist was saying "hold my beer" while clearly having had a few too many beers. 2. Holy lots of screaming batman. Somewhere, somewhen someone was high and thought this was the greatest song ever written, I'd disagree. Holy shit, did they steal a riff from Achilles last stand?! Good lord long solo is long. It's not bad, but I think you have to be a big fan of them to dig this and I'm not. Nice ending though! Oh shit, that's not the ending, we're only halfway in! Skipping to next track. 3. Ok, I'm a sucker for british singers explaining shit live before a song...i get chills every time. More bands should do this - it's intimate, makes the show feel special. So many bands just come on, do their thing, and leave. This is a classic song, it's great, the bass is amazing in this live cut. A++ 4-7: rest of the album plays out like I expected the rest. It's not the worst thing I have heard, and I like Deep Purple well enough, but live albums aren't usually my thing unless I REALLY like the band.
It’s good rock music but very long and not wholly my thing, some interesting blues and jazz influences
Difficult to balance my fondness for Deep Purple, my delight at the track selection and the talent of the musicians against the fact this is a live album. Honestly, Deep Purple are great and this album.. Isn't. Because I'm not interested in the showboatery of a twiddly lead guitar solo. I don't care about audience participation, and I'd far, far rather listen to music being the best it can be rather than "the best it can be live".
What a great album from the height of the MK II lineup. Just such a well recorded live album, the sound is quite heavy and fat, something that didn't get captured on Fireball and In Rock as much. Sure there might be some over indulgence on the solos esp the Mule but that's the 70's man.
Aside from Highway Star and Smoke on the Water this wasn’t too much for me. Especially Strange Kind of Woman, I did not need to hear a screech followed by a guitar mimicking that same screech. Also… that drum solo.
Real jammy. Long drum solos. Long guitar solos. Fine, just not my speed.
I think I liked this just about as much as the studio album. Some of the live stuff is better. Some is not (the drum solos, specifically) but it's not a bad album at all. One I'll probably listen to again.
Great performance and album. Come back around for a second listen to consider buying vinyl.
Ok, too much screaming ....
Some real classic dad rock here. I can get into this of course but it does start to get a bit stale. The over 2 hour runtime for this is a bit daunting and I don't feel like finishing it
Not terrible, a bit jam and a bit heavy
First impressions just looking at the album, 1. I hate live albums. 2. 10 songs and over 1.5 hours? I love Smoke on the Water but 7 minutes of that chord progression is a little much.
Meh, not sure this live album needs to be on the list, agree machine head deserves to be here, but not a live version of a lot of the same songs.
Ok live album. Not as big a fan of the songs, so hearing long solos strung throughout wasn’t my thing. I can see the historical significance, but won’t listen to this again
My first album generated! DEEP PURPLE - Made in Japan. Brilliant album even though I've already listened to it for years!
Apart from ‘Smoke On The Water’ I can’t say I know a single Deep Purple song. And I hate live albums, but this music drowns out the crowd so +1. It also really helps that there are no singalongs or clapalongs (Producers, take note). Highway Star: Bad ass metal keyboards! Tasty guitar solos! Heavy guitar, heavy drums, heavy vocals - I never realized Purple was *this* metal. I am transformed. Child In Time: Such musical drumming! I didn’t need to look up his bio to know there’s some jazz in his background. All hail Ian Paice! Again with the keyboards! My face can only melt so much! CONTINUE MELTING IT. I mean it as a compliment when I say there is something delightfully old school about these guys. Especially remarkable because in their heyday they were considered pioneers. Ah sunrise, sunset. Holy s*** Ian Gillan! Somewhere in Sutton Coldfield, little Robbie Halford is getting ideas… Smoke: Ah yes, here it is. A Voyager 3 should be launched to the Oort Cloud to do nothing more than play this riff over and over for all eternity. The Mule: Ooooo nooooooo this album needs a big red label on the front WARNING: CONTAINS ABSURDLY EXCESSIVE DRUM SOLO. Sorry, Ian, you’re still a metal god - no need to over-do it, bro. Strange Kind of Woman & Lazy: Hmmm. Back half of this album is less metal and more like an overblown jam session. The last few tracks are just passing around solos. Lazy could slip into an Allman Bros live album unnoticed. Space Truckin: Now we’re talkin’! More, please! This is primordial stuff - roots of ELP and other prog rockers to follow, but stirred up with tight, clean riffs and cosmic metal sensibilities. Hell yeah, Ian G goes off again! OMG YES JON LORD PLEASE PUT MY FACE BACK WHEN YOU ARE DONE MELTING IT, SIR. Absolutely galactic keyboard work, here. I am so glad I stuck it out to this final track - totally worth the finale. HELL YEAH COMMANDER JON FIRE THE PHOTON LASERS! Ha! Little metal icing on the cake with 4” to spare! Nice touch, just to remind everyone the Truck has returned them to earth’s orbit safe and sound. These dudes played their audience all the way out the door and left no survivors. Arigato, Osaka, goodnight. \m/ \m/
Classic one
I know this isn't a one star album, but I don't understand why exactly it's in here. Live albums can be cool, and DP are clearly a world class live act but I've heard a lot of these songs already in other albums on this list, and the audience clapping along drives me absolutely nuts. Would have been awesome to be there live and in person, but sadly this was a dud for me.
Genre-defining. Lots of solos, which you don't hear any more, and some were a bit long, but all were great.
I thought it was okay and I was going to complain about it being too long, but then I listened to the drum solo.
makes me wanna drive too fast on a japanese highway. I liked deep purple before and live albums are fun. definitely enjoyable
Not for me
Lot of the album sounded like they accidentally recorded the sound check before the concert started. Enjoyed the iconic intro to Smoke on the Water but not much else.
Won't pretend this isn't an impressive performance Also won't pretend it's not A LOT of the same thing
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No sé por qué hay discos en vivo aquí
Classic rock at its finest
O melhor album ao vivo que eu escutei na minha vida (The best live album that i listen in my entire life).
A live album consisting of several songs already featured on another album on this list. Definitely seems essential to be on here and not redundant at all. Not sure what criteria was made for this enormous list but this could’ve been left off. Live album of just the most common chords ever played to some prog rock jamming. Meh. 4.3/10
Too long.
Great live album, made me like smoke on the water which I didnt really like.
Arguably the greatest live album of all time.
I think I gave the album with most of these songs a 4 but I don't like this over as much. idk why this album is on the list, feel like live albums that make the cut should be absolutely legendary (which this isn't) or have unique versions of songs that aren't recorded (which this kind of is but just a little extra jamming)
I hated this album. it gets a 1. It deserves a 1. it has no business being on this list. it was so long and just a bad live album. i’m so pissed i had to waste time listening to this dog meat
A very special album of a very good life. Must be a 5/5 if you are the best Deep Purple fan.
I just hate live albums. They spend forever "playing" with the crowd with isn't fun to listen to. And there's only one good song, space truckers
This a great live album by a talented band. For the perfection I would want some more surprises and diverse instrumentation.
Outstanding: 4/5 It's a live album (and really a greatest hits album). Standouts: Child in Time, Smoke on the Water, Highway Star, Lazy, Space Truckin'
MachineHead est 5/5 aucun doute là-dessus. Mais comme album live, ca commence quand meme fort. clairement dans les hautes notes, mais la deuxième moitié... mon dieu ca dérape. On reconnait meme aps les tounes. Je savais pas que deep purple était un Jamband.. est-ce que ca leur va bien ? Pas certain. La première partie est quand meme malade, Child in time Smoke under water, highway star. Ca dérape trop our moi après strange kind of women, Pourtant j'ador ela chanson space truckin sur machine head3.5
connaissait pas le live, trop bien
Great Deep Purple live album
- Why are there so many live albums on this list - This bangs tho - Insane jamming, truthfully was not familiar with Deep Purple's game
- as far as live albums go, this one was very well done - enjoyed the jammin , didn’t love the long drum solo
nice music
Really really boring and a lot of instrument wankery. Would not recommend. Only Smoke on the Water was decent and even that went on way too long compared to the album version. Most boring dad rock I’ve ever had to listen to.
Good but didnt have enough time to enjoy right
That man was flirting with that guitar for too long. I liked it but was listening to it while doing something for uni which usually isn't a problem for me but I got a headache from this one. strange. and the way they played everything so often and stuff... it's not a bad album but I guess sth else should be on this list in it's place.
Not a great live performance.
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Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Highway star, Child in time, Smoke on the water, Strange kind of woman, Space truckin’, Black knight
I find the vocalist constantly trying to reach high notes with his raspy voice to be obnoxious. However there are some cool riffs throughout the album and overall it's not terrible.
This one really feels like a parody of itself. It's so over the top. Kinda love it kinda hate it. Probably won't come back to it very often
These guys go hard and deep, but the twenty-five minute drum solos are probably much better in person.
What can I say, one of the best live albums ever. Still one of my favouritetes.
70s bro party rock
This album went stupid hard. I don’t think I had ever listened to much Deep Purple beyond Smoke on the Water, but this album really shows off their talent and energy. As the kids say… it slaps!
As far as live albums go, this one wasn't too bad. The recording quality was excellent, and Rickie Blackmore's guitar playing is incredibly clear and precise unlike some other guitarists of that time whose playing is often muddled live. The album was too long and the last two songs started to drag, but it was an impressive live album.
Masterpiece. Loved it. I'll be listening to this album a lot now.
One of classic rock’s quintessential live albums. Perhaps too long and overwhelmingly indulgent, but stellar renditions of Highway Star and Space Truckin’ are enough to recommend it.
Epic album. Both in length and quality.
I will preface this by saying I am a jam band lover. I typically like long live jams of songs. The talent showcased on this album is immense. I won't deny that. However, it does feel a bit masturbatory at times. Lots of the songs seemed to jam with endless solos yet no real direction for the song to go into, if that makes any sense. I also got tired of the lead singer's voice pretty quickly. I just cant stand that YAAAA yelp.
This is fun. I like all the crazy falsetto vocal moments, the crazily overdriven organ sounds, and just the playfulness of this album. The studio version of Highway Star is already a tune I love, but this live version kicks in fucking hard! I need to listen to this again in a live room instead of headphones, but it was still rad.
Very solid live album. I really enjoyed it, actually. These songs would be great to see live, especially in 1972. 4/5
In terms of 70’s hard rock bands whose best-known works are arguably their live albums, I’ve always rated Made in Japan higher than Live and Dangerous (I think the overdubbing allegations have hurt my impression on it) but lower than Strangers in the Night (still not convinced that anyone’s guitar tone can match Schenker’s here). I can understand how this will turn listeners, especially those who don’t like drum solos, but on this listening everything clicked for me. Gillan’s manic vocals are perfect, the band is in top form and the songs feel alive here. I think I need to give it an A. Side note- my uncle saw Purple on this tour and said that the setlist was exactly the same as this album, down to the “Space Truckin’” drum solo
Legendary band and the solos are quite entertaining as they extend their greatest hits in this live album. But after 30 minutes there is not much more offered by it.
Started out great with 3 great songs in a great live version, afterwards it fizzeled out a bit because both the songs and the performance wasn't as standoutiscj anymore
the fountainhead of butt rock
A band with such iconic albums released the most over the top corny solo filled borefest of a live album. The ratio of song to solo wankery is like 1:5. I'm not exaggerating. It's exhausting. Also, Black Night is on here THREE FUCKING TIMES. And Speed King is on here twice. Who decided that was a good idea? That adds up to 37 minutes and 45 seconds of TWO FUCKING SONGS.
I expected to hate this. I think Deep Purple is pretty good, but the length of some of these songs...yeesh. I've also never been big on live albums. Ultimately I had a better time with it than I expected to and the length and being a live album didn't really bother me at all. I kind of underrated their other albums here so I'm giving this one a nice solid 4.
Good live album, but... meh?
Fun listen and great live sound
I hate this brand of in-your-face, screeching guitars and vocals rawk n’ roll music. I mean, rock is my favorite genre, but not this.
Listened Before? N Wow, an absolute scorcher! This band was ON IT during these shows and it comes across even 50 years later. I loved this, I just wish they'd left some more crowd noise in. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Smoke on the Water
Hippies. Cool. 4 Sterne.
Goede band, vette opnames. Af en toe wat teveel concertgedoe (drum solo’s, etc.).
I didn’t mind most of the tracks, but each one was just too long.
It was OK. As individual songs, they were really good and has definite historical value as an influential album, but the extended live versions became somewhat self-indulgent and, well, annoying. Would give it four stars for its place in rock history, but it gets knocked down to 3 for the excessive musical rambling.
Deep purple: Let's play solos! Me: no thanks, the standard songs are fine Deep purple: (already 2 minutes into solo) YYYYEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
Genres: Hard rock, heavy metal Formed: London, England in 1968 Run time: 13 songs, 2 hours, 2 min This is a double live album, recorded during their first tour of Japan in August 1972. It is a great live album containing some of their best known songs. The track “Black Night” appears three times on disk 2 and “Speed King” appears twice. Spotify: Least popular song: almost 242k Most popular song: over 2.2M. Despite the group's popularity this album isn’t massively popular on Spotify. Presumably people prefer the studio versions of the songs. I love Deep Purple, but I cannot stand the screaming in the track “Child In Time”. I would have left for the bar when it came on (and I don’t drink). But a bottle would have been purchased and thrown at the singer well before the 12 minute mark! Listen Again?: No My Rating: ***
Pretty rocking, but I don't like live recordings
I liked the drum solo. Then it went on too long. I liked smoke on the water. Then it went on too long. And so on.
Not a fan
After the first three songs, I was unsure as to why so many people had a problem with this record. Sure the songs were long, but they didn't overstay their welcome and had a real force behind them; the second half of the record illuminated those criticisms I had seen. As someone who loves longer music (Swans are my favorite artist), the performances start to drag and lack a sense of direction, sure there are great moments or stretches of a couple minutes, but the totality of the later songs lack a certain cohesiveness that the first three had in spades.
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Euhm ja, dit hadden we toch al gehoord? Wel aardige muziek hoor, maar had ik deze echt *moeten* beluisteren of was het album 'Deep Purple In Rock' niet al genoeg geweest? Okee, live klinkt het anders en af en toe rockt het de sterren van de hemel, maar net zo vaak zakt het in. En alles waar een drumsolo van vijf minuten in zit krijgt sowieso een punt aftrek.
Eigenlijk is het niet eerlijk. Zo'n livesessie is gewoon een soort best-off album. Goed, met af en toe wel een extra (solo)-sessie. DP In Rock heb ik al gehad. Maar ik neem aan dat ik alle andere nummers ook nog op reguliere albums via de 1001 krijg. Eerlijk is eerlijk. Je hoort de kwaliteit ervan afspatten. Was er graag bij geweest. Maar net als op de studio versies, erger ik me soms wel aan de rare uitspattingen, vooral het gegil. De rating is dan ook niet anders dan de eerdere. 5 sterren voor de enorme kwaliteit en een strafpunt voor de idioterie.
Ik ben niet per se fan van live albums als het niet specifiek anders is dan gewone albums. Als ik zelf naar een live optreden ga, dan wil ik overigens wel gewoon dat de nummers gespeeld worden en niet dat de zanger een uitvoerige monoloog gaat houden of dat een van de muzikanten een oeverloze solo inzet om de boel te rekken. Dat haalt wat mij betreft juist de energie uit de show. De beste live albums voor mij zijn een aantal "live in a dive" punkrock shows, waar je duidelijk de energie hoort en de interactie met het publiek. En toch ook wel een aantal MTV unplugged, waar de nummers in een ander (onversterkt) jasje zijn gegoten. De bekendste is misschien wel Layla geworden, als ook het hele Nirvana unplugged concert. Persoonlijke favoriet in die serie is Alice in Chains, omdat daar de muzikaliteit en de schoonheid van de nummers tot absolute uiting komt. Maar goed, dit gaat over Deep Purple. Wederom een uur en een kwartier lang live onvervalste boomerrock. Eerste helft is hele dikke prima. Dan zit er halverwege een oeverloze drumsolo in, waar je als publiek beter even kan gaan pissen of een vers biertje kan gaan halen. Het tweede gedeelte is uberhaupt meer een aaneenschakeling van solo's. Al moet ik wel zeggen dat die gasten wel kunnen spelen allemaal, nondeju.
This is an excellent live album of the genre.
Deep Purple at their prime, but some of the songs are way too long with all the solos
Absolutely amazing, obviously
Sounds nice and quite a jam if they weren't stretched into overambitious lengths of 7 minutes and even reaching 19 freaking minutes.
jesus christ this album is so masturbatory. the mule is fucking wack first of all like what. the drum solo was so long and not that great. vocals are uhm, impressive i guess but again it’s just like “ look how high i can scream!!” which is very impressive but doesn’t cover up the boring songwriting. all these songs are way too goddamn long. strange kinda woman was cool; liked the beat on that and the call and response thing was pretty sick. smoke on the water whatever. they wrote the most generic classic rock song of all time so you gotta give hats off for that. but this is just some Rockin Daddy bullshit at the end of the day so we can’t give it too much credit. is this prog? idk and idc. this shit is boring af !!!!!!
The least favorite of the 3 British “hard rock” bands - my current listening didn’t change that assessment - but hey, haven’t listened to Black Sabbath lately
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Great love album, some of the most iconic classic rock jams right here
Amazing live album, Deep Purple at its peak! This album brought a greater appreciation for the band to me. Their songs really come alive on stage, and this album really showcases it! 9,5 out of 10
I thought I'd like this, I was a fan as a kid and I always wanted this album but didn't get round to buying it. Starts off well, it's Highway Star, it's fun. Then it goes on, and on and on and on. It even has a long drum solo in one of the tracks that dates it horribly. It's how Prog Metal was, it's great if you are there and in the moment. On record it's a tiresome noise.
This is the worst live album created. And yes I AM familiar with j.giles and Edgar winter. This is the most incoherent piece of garbage recorded. I'm a Phish/Dead fan and no stranger to live recordings and long jams. Even if there is some great musicianship, this album does nothing to lead us there or bring us back.
Rip-roaring hard rock that tips into heavy metal and prog with loads of guitar heroics. The version of “Smoke on the Water” here is awesome. That last track is pretty gratuitous but overall I really enjoyed this.
Interesting that this would be on the list but not their album "Machine Head" which has the original studio recordings of "Smoke on the Water" and "Highway Star". Maybe this is the author of 1001 album's personal tastes coming through in the list a little bit... (we'll see if "Machine Head" comes in later) "Highway Star" is such a badass rock anthem. One of the best songs to hear while you are alone in your car and flying down a highway. "Smoke On The Water" --> one of the best rock riffs of all time. Usually in the conversation for best of all time. What a weird thing to do live though to variate it the second time you play it. It's so simple and people want to hear the riff itself, not some variation. Small thing but just a little odd. The rest of the performance was solid. Tight 3/5 album. Still curious about the choice of a live album for some of these tracks.
I have always heard about how influential Deep Purple was but having only heard the album versions of "Smoke on the Water" and "Highway Star," I never really grasped why. I think I get it now. The live versions of their songs have the kind of metal-esque whistle-voice yelling that I'm guessing wasn't replicated on an LP until Van Halen in 1978. The energy in these songs is palpable; you can tell that they're on the verge of changing rock music forever. I enjoyed the hell out of this live album.
I like some DP but this too repetitive for me. Good in its day
I cant rock lol
A great live performance of songs I don’t like. Musicianship and tightness is superb - but for some reason I can’t forget my ambivalence to Deep Purple. Also the Spinal Tap level of self indulgence kind of makes it a harder to digest. Still a good listen but not something I’m ever really going to seek out specifically again.
Purple Haze
I feel like this is mostly a “meh” album. I liked Deep Purple when we first encountered them! This is a good representation of them, but it just doesn’t pack the punch of their studio albums from around that time, and they’re not to be blamed for that, the experience of a live show is just so different from studio that they don’t often translate. The songs felt monotonous somewhat in this format, which is odd, because on their studio albums I felt like they were a far more dynamic band. 2/5. Didn’t hate it, but didn’t really feel memorable to me.
"Smoke on the Water" is one of the peaks of white-boy rock. It's very good, but it strikes me as music for people that don't know how to dance. (To be fair, this could be said of a fair bit of hard rock). This is basically the hard rock version of yacht rock. I can see some boomers listening to this, sipping their gin and tonic, and saying "This rocks!" 3 1/2 stars, rounding down.
Live double album? Nope. Dope? Nope. Although I need it to get through the 7 songs and their 96 minute guitar solos.
Certainly there are some majestic 70's live hard rock moments in here... highway star and smoke on the water especially... though at some point I even hit the groove somewhere deep within Space Truckin'. However, so much of this is overdone and self-important... the drum solo in mule and vocalist-guitar battle in strange kind of woman is irritating. There was too much i didn't like for the few brighter spots.
Live rock albums are very hit or miss for me, and I usually don't like when bands go on tangents for way too long. But for the most part, I didn't really mind it with this one. The performances of the actual songs were great and the elongated jams were mostly good, albeit pretty long in a couple places.
I don’t believe in live albums on this list. That being said, parts of this were decent and fun to listen to. Then I had to sit through the final 15 minutes (the last song was not on Spotify, so I had to pull it up on Youtube). I’ve never wanted an instrumental to end as badly as I wanted this to end. It just wouldn’t stop, I almost gave up.
I feel like my whole generation was lied to about Deep Purple: "They're the guys who wrote a guitar song you can play with one finger. Famous one hit wonders!" This album shredded. Lots of high intensity, hard rock jams that went on for longer than anticipated. There were some weird parts like a 4 minute drum solo or some back and forths between the vocalist and guitar solos that didn't translate well, but I imagine seeing this blitzed on coke in the early 70's in Japan was an absolute riot.
I really enjoyed a handful of songs. I think some of the live stuff took away from the listening experience so I’ll take this as a sign to check out more studio albums.
I liked this more than I expected to, but many of the songs were a little too long
Not a big fan.
Too much meandering, not enough actual song for me. Surprised this one gets universally praised as a top live album.
Does any live set need three drum solos? There is, however, fun to be had amidst the onanistic technical performance. I quite like the gentle trolling at the start of Smoke on the Water where the riff almost gets played then walked away from. Very funny. The songs are also good. Just needlessly bulked out with unnecessary solos. As I believe Zappa once said to Satriani, "If I wanted to watch you w*nk I'd have stuck a camera in the toilet."
DP's playing on this record is pretty much flawless both in technical terms and regarding the energy they apparently brought to the stage. For a live recording, especially from the early 70's, production is stellar. That said, I still just don't get the appeal of listening to live recordings at home. Studio recordings of the same songs would have garnered an easy 5 stars from me, just like the other DP record we go from this list.
If I had a nickel for every time I picked up my phone and went ‘oh god another 2 minutes’ I’d have 25cents. The solos were excessive, lyrics forgettable. WIL2IA? That’s a no from me dog The only thing I enjoyed about this was it made me want to go to Japan. Yes the mere fact that it was recorded there made me daydream about cherry blossoms, temples and ramen. Japan 2024 anyone in?
A version of Smoke on the Water that I can actually stand to listen to? TOP tier.
I’m not sure if I would have made it out of this concert alive if I was there. This has everything you would want in a rock concert. Heavy riffs, extended jams, drum solos. Add in the fact that everything is so tight in this performance. Zero sloppiness. I can’t confirm they’re on drugs here, but if they are, nobody can tell me that drugs are all bad after this masterpiece.
Not so into the long drum solos, but it was still a great listen. Enjoyed the extended edition too.
A couple of classic songs on here as well as some long as hell jams. It's a good sampler of what it might be like to be at a concert for Deep Purp. Would be great to watch this as a film to see the guys play in their prime!
Child in Time - 16/10
Pretty solid album - they're a talented bunch.
Short one today: Highway Star earns 2 stars single-handedly. Banger. The rest, not a fan. Sorry DP
18 year old Kevin would have been all over this but I couldn't really get into it. Highway Star is pretty great and the rest is kinda meh. Talented band, just wasn't doing it for me.
Live albums are really mainly for people who are big fans of a band. As someone who doesn't already know some of the songs on here, I find that listening to lengthened and less structured versions of these songs isn't all that fun. Not to mention that mindless screeching noises at the start of Lazy might be fun in person but are just awful through headphones to someone trying to get through the work day. Being at a concert is a great experience, but live albums fail to communicate that experience to anyone who hasn't already experienced that band's live act. It's like having someone describe an event to you: sure they can get the idea across but it will never be the same as actually being there. All that being said, they do sound to have been a fun live act. The renditions are impressively faithful to the original tracks aside from how they're mostly much longer, and their musicianship stands up on the live stage as much as on the album. Including the singer, which is often the weak point in a rock band's live show by comparison to their albums.
Some great songs on this album
8/10
Another classic. All around excellent.
Powerful live document of a band in its prime. I generally prefer the studio versions of most of these songs, but hearing them retain their strength even without the studio (hotel) polish is still a real treat. 4
Fuck yeah Deep Purple, buuuut I'm in the biggest fan ever of live albums.
Stodgy 70s rock.nothing wrong with it but not really my taste. Again this is one of those live albums that gets lost in translation. None of the energy you should feel is there
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Not particularly interesting to me but I can see how it's a good live album
Not gunna lie. Wouldn't really be that into these song if they were the regular versions. Slapping me with 10 minute versions of each song where they loop instrumentals for 5 minutes at a time and kinda just scream isn't doing it for me either. I'm not denying this is probably a great live album for the fans of Deep Purple. The sound quality is great and it looks like it's full of content for them who love the songs. But give me a 2 hour album of songs I'm not fond of to begin with and I'm personally not gunna have a good time
Can't believe they managed to ruin their own songs by just refusing to move on after playing it for 7 minutes.
As a spotty long haired youth i used to be a big fan but now I find them a cringingly spinal tappish combo. Gillan voice wears on me and Lords classical noodling seem to quaint. Still, if you buy one DP album this is the one.
Great music and a great energy, but I am not a great fan of live albums. I really enjoy long drum solos while I'm at a concert, but on this album it is a little too much. Would have been 5 stars if this music, with this energy and without all the background noise, was properly recorded in a studio.
One of my favourite live albums, love how bands used to do these long versions of songs they already had studio versions for. The live part really adds something to the songs instead of it just being the same version with some applauding
Can really lose myself in live solos, bit annoyed by applause and talking band. Overal very good
I like Deep Purple and I like what they do here. But as an album it's just way too much. Had a hard time getting through it.
Tons of fun with all the Purple early classics sounding bigger, better and bolder live. No album with a 7-minute drum solo is getting five stars, but this is a shoe-in for four. Do agree that the presence of other Purple albums make this a pretty redundant use of a 1001 slot.
This was a real tough one, but not for the same reasons as with past albums. The music itself was good, no doubt, but my gripe is mostly with whether live albums should actually be included on this list or not, and the fact that there seemed to be about 10 different versions of this particular album if you go and search for it on wikipedia (I listened to the 2 CD variant from 2014). A liveset in my experience usually comes with the latest - but more importantly, greatest - songs of a band. So it kind of becomes a "greatest hits light" album, and I definitely don't think greatest hits albums belong on a list like this because I think it's not a fair comparison. So I'm leaning towards not being a fan of this being included at all actually, but let's have a look at the music a bit with that said. I see that the original CD only contained what is essentially CD1 of the 2014 album, so I will only consider that when I write my thoughts below. I think the music is very good, but I'm not completely sold on everything. Smoke on water, though having a catchy and easy riff, is one of the most overplayed songs ever in my opinion, so just hearing that got me a bit anti. Then there is a 7 min drum solo or something in the Mule which almost made me quit it. The songs are also needlessly long, which of course is not an issue if you're there live, but becomes a bit tedious when listening to it like this. Otherwise I think it's very good, actually much better than I first expected. I like the sound of 70s rock a lot, feels very raw and has some "dirtyness" to the sound that I really like, if you compare with modern recordings of rock for example. Very straight forward with a cranked amplifier, very nice. Reminds me a lot of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, which I also like a lot. Everyone in the band plays very tight as well, singer really delivers. Despite all the annoyances I really enjoyed it though, feels like something I could listen to again for sure!
I mean it's Deep Purple live album and it's a good one at that. Still I think you will only like this if you already like Deep Purple and I'm not sure this should be on the list at it's not really an studio album but more a compilation of songs. The long solos i think are fun if know the tracks and can appreciate the differences from the album versions but otherwise I imagine they can drag on. I would recommend listening to the studio albums (or a greatest hits) if you are not a big fan already. Since i know all these songs i enjoyed it though. I still think smoke on the water is a bad song but it might be due to the mandatory music classes in primary school where thirty 9-year-olds on thrity out of tune guitars played smoke on the water on the E string.
This is just a worse version of Machine Head
Blir så trött. Är det tredje eller fjärde Purpleplattan nu? Live dessutom. Låtar som aldrig tar slut.
My days of sitting in a garage pounding shitty beer, ripping bong hits, and asking “whoa, is this still the same solo?” are behind me. It’s a me-problem, I know.
Awesome! I didn’t realize some of these songs were Deep Purple. Really really enjoyed this. Awesome prog rock
The issue with live albums of artists you haven't heard before is that you can't tell where the original track ends and the embellishments begin. An avid fan already has that familiarity with the track and so appreciates the additional stuff performed during concert. But it's all new to a new listener, so when those embellishments start and tracks can last 20 minutes, it can be hard to stay engaged. This album gets 3 stars because I do like what I've heard, but I'll need to visit the studio versions to see if Deep Purple are an artist I'll follow.
The tracks on this album were decent but I really didn't need all the excessive live jamming that just went on for way too long. Not sure exactly why this is included on the list considering the summary literally describes how the band didn't want to do this but their Japanese label thought it would be good for publicity... talk about selling out. 2.5/5
Great show! However 1 star for live albums
good but live... ARG
Not bad, but live albums shouldn't be in this list
Litt for sliten for dette albumet idag men likte det
Denne føltes som hjemme
4? På live-album?? Med tullete lange instrumentsoloer??? På en annen dag hadde det nok vært en 3, men det traff humøret mitt veldig bra 🤷🏼♂️
Fine
Smoke on the Water, sure. Too many indulgent, wanky solos. The guys are virutosos, but I don't know why a live / compilation album made the list. This live set is for Deep Purple die-hards. The Machine Head studio album would have been sufficient.
A live performance steeped in high-energy, some epic drum solos. I wasn't too taken with the actual music though
I’ve just never really cared for live rock albums like this. Yes, they’re great musicians, but other than Highway Star and Smoke on the Water (which are both not quite as good as their studio versions) the songs don’t really offer a lot, and just serve as an incredibly bare backing for some fretboard wanking and piercing screams. There’s a six minute drum solo to pad out a shitty blues track that I cannot remember at all. The solos and the vocals are very impressive without a doubt but there is no emotion here and it’s just a very uninteresting 76 minutes
Excellent, great energy and some very catchy parts
This is a fantastically produced live experience. It sounds like the record and that’s for the better. Some of the improv riffing get a little long in the tooth but doesn’t spoil a very good live album.
I like Deep Purple and I like most of these songs, I just am vehemently against 99% of live albums. Just not essentials.
Solid live classic rock, not as hard as you would expect given all the talk of setting the stage for Heavy Metal...
The history of Made In Japan's reception is alarming: I can only conclude that we went from having way too much fun to failing to have any fun at all. The grain of salt is that I enjoy a decent drum solo, the smear the band makes of time here, playing a few ideas out but saving a few to the end.
"Made in Japan" almost didn't exist. Deep Purple did not want to release a live album, seeing no way to replicate their explosive live set on record. When their touring engineer presented them with these recordings, the label were fanatic about them, and the band begrudgingly went along with a professional release (partly to stifle bootleg recordings and partly to jump on a similar trend by other groups). 50 years on, now the hype has dimmed and the purpose of release is null and void, this 70 minute, 7 track album has retained a lot of its power, but the indulgence of it all hasn't quite stood up to time. The best thing about "Made in Japan" is the added vitality that the studio versions can't quite match. Deep Purple perfectly fused raw metal power with virtuoso performances and sheer exhilaration, and that's perhaps more evident here than I've ever heard before. From the get-go, "Highway Star" blows the roof off. Ian Paice's drumming ups the tempo, Roger Glover fuzzes out his bass, Ritchie Blackmore throws in increasingly blistering guitar runs, and Ian Gillan retains the powerhouse vocals of the studio version with just a little more grit. It's a real thrill, and the peak of the whole record. The main issue is that every track is stuffed out to breaking point, with only "Highway Star" and "Smoke on the Water" maintaining a brevity of seven minutes. "Child in Time"'s dramatic build in intensity, though still powerful, is undermined when the heavier sections are dragged out for several days, losing any sense of climax. "The Mule" begins well but quickly dissolves into a seven minute (yes, SEVEN MINUTE) drum solo from Paice. There are frequent interludes of extended solos, dragged out crashing endings, Gillan's wordless call-and-response with Blackmore, and long stretches of feedback and sonic experimentation. "Space Truckin'" is the worst offender, at a needless twenty minutes. Everybody knows Jon Lord was a phenomenal keyboard player: he's wonderful throughout the whole album and makes his mark on "Truckin'", mining the depths of his instrument and lifting phrases from famous classical pieces (I spotted Holst's "Jupiter" among others). While it must have been a thrill to experience live, it's a tough listen when removed from the atmosphere and the visuals. And therein lies the main problem with "Made in Japan": expertly performed and essential for hardcore Deep Purple fans, but a real struggle as an album-length listen. Perhaps the band were right all along, in assuming their barnstorming live act could never quite be captured on recordings. You just had to be there.
Great sounding live record. Need to check out more Deep Purple before I can have a better appreciation for this.
I expected to give this album 2 stars since it's missing Pictures of Home, my favorite from Machine Head (3 stars). During Child in Time I was ready to give this 5 stars. 50+ minutes later I've settled down to 3
This might make some people mad, but I flip-flopped between being slightly intrigued, being utterly bored to death, and being extremely agitated by this album. Maybe I'm missing something?
It rocks but nothing earth shattering.
Pretty cool jam album, live albums aren't really my thing but these guys did go pretty hard. Few tracks went on a bit long. Smoke on the water is an all time classic, was great hearing a live version
Ich finde gut das es live ist, aber ich mag Deep purple nicht so gern…
Also ich mag es aber ich denke nicht, dass ich es jetzt Privat hören würde. Und einfach ein Song ist 19min lang.........
Bewerte nur das Original Album und nicht Deluxe (erste sieben Songs). Aber Wow hab selten nen album gehört was mich sofort so beeindruckt hat. Songs sind zwar sehr lang aber lohnt sich auf jeden Fall. Mit das beste Live-Album und evtl sogar eins der besten Rock Alben die ich je gehört habe. 9-10/10
Never listened to deep purple outside of smoke on the water. They're great. Very talented. Can see why it's classic
Jaaaaaa, opgegroeid met dit album! Beste album van de beste hard-rock band aller tijden.
Good! Dat waren nog eens optredens, maar gelukkig mooie opname waardoor het lijkt alsof je erbij was. Ook vette druk solo tussendoor, 5 sterrren. Favoriete nr.: Strange kind of Woman
Deep Purple is niet echt mijn muziek. Ik snap best dat mensen dit vet vinden maar ik moet er echt mijn best voor doen. Des al niet te min geef ik dit wel een 3 omdat het gewoon goed is.
Ik vind het altijd wel leuk als er een live album is, maar helaas echt niet mijn muziek. De bangers hierop sla ik ook altijd vriendelijk over bij de top2000, maar vond het laatste nummer Lazy wel nice-achtig
Heb zowaar de 2 uur dat dit album duurt helemaal geluisterd, en vond het best leuk. Alleen heeft deze plaa wel wat gebreken. Het hoge gejank op Child in Time (waarom was dat een ding?), dat Smoke On The Water (het eerste nummer dat ik leerde op gitaar) erop staat (ik haat het nummer), een veel te lang durende drumsolo op The Mule en Black Night staat er 3 keer op, zo’n goed nummer is het ook weer niet. Maar dat neemt niet weg dat het album ook genoeg hoogtepunten kent. Lucille, (vooral de eerste) Speed King en Lazy, wat een banger is dat. 3,5 ster voor deze en hopelijk komen er nog meer live albums uit de lijst!! Heerlijk die langere nummers
Happy, the band is having fun.
It's alright. I like Deep Purple but this one was a bit challenging. There was an inordinate amount of sudden-onset screeching that was deeply unpleasant and a lot of vocals that, had this not been a live album, would have absolutely been retracked. I mean, there's some just gnasty out-of-tune vocals here. It's not their best showing, TBH. Not sure why this one's on the list.
Not my type of music.
Great recording....but...Ugh...jam sessions for every song. Redundant song selection.
Haha ok it’s good but hard to embrace
If any band was meant to have their live versions heard, it's Deep Purple. Highway Star and Smoke on the Water Alone.
Great live album, some of the solos go on for far to long but there's a lot of skill on display.
Quintessential 70s rock
Excellent live session, doesn't sound as clean as an album would but great stuff all around. Maybe not my type of thing anymore but still a good listen.
Not fun when you don’t know all the songs, tracks too long as well
I'm not the biggest Deep Purple fan in the world, and I don't really care for a live album either, so...this wasn't really going to be for me. Granted, 3 of my favorite Deep songs are here--Child in Time, Lazy, and of course Smoke on the Water--but they're all so bloated with pointless, boring solos it just makes me think. Why am I listening to this when I could just listen to the original song. I don't think there's a single instance on this album where I think "wow this live performance is so much better than the original". It's just everything in excess, and none of it is particularly good.
It's good, but would rather have the LP
This band is known for playing well live but the album has too much navel gazing. The 6 minute intro to Lazy is 4 minutes too long and the 6 minute drum solo on the Mule is 6 minutes too long. Don’t get me started on Space Trucker. I took a pass on the additional songs Spotify offered in the deluxe package including around 17 versions of Black Night. I really don’t get this album.
I was so ready to give this a low mark. I wanted to dis the 1001 committee, since most of the material on this LP came from the two Deep Purple albums released the year prior, In Rock & Machine Head, which are the only other two DP LPs put forward by 1001. What could be so special about this live LP except for maybe 10-minute drum solos? However, the first minute or so changed my mind. They are kick-ass rockers live. Paice’s drumming is so fast and driving and Ian Gillan’s voice (and screams) is as good live as in the studio. Still I need to deduct a star for the typical live album overindulgence.
This album starts out really great with Highway star, Child in time and Smoke on the Water which are probably their three best songs and they're well recorded and well played. Unfortunately it falls off precipitously after that and I found the drum and guitar solos to be overly indulgent TBH. And then I noticed that this was a double album, ugh!! This is really for fans only.
Deep purple is erg goed, goede nummers, maar toch vind ik live albums wat minder. Bijv een drumsolo van 2 minuten kan mij niet zo boeien.
Great long versions. All time top 5 recognized riffs...Duh duh da, da da duh dunt ta. Duh duh da, dunt ta
Oh Gawd I'd forgotten about the never-ending drum solo in 'The Mule'. Why, oh Why. Plenty better 70s live albums than this, including by Deep Purple! Still, Gillan's voice is mostly great, and Jon Lord's keyboards and of course Ritchie's guitar and licks are legendary.
I have never been more conflicted by listening to an album. There were moments where I marvelled at their quite frankly stunning musicianship. However, others where I couldn't help but think the whole thing felt self-indulgent. 2 hours of a man imitating the sound of a guitar. His vocal range seemed impressive the first time he did it, but after 10 minutes, it felt like a chore. 1 star for being legends, 1 star for amazing music, 1 star for some classic tunes but that'll do. I just hope the crowd enjoyed it
Ugh. Way too much jamming in the back half.
Ég er ekkert mikið fyrir live upptökur. Þetta er samt í skárra lagi. Gillian er alveg svakalegur í distortion scream-unum sínum!
Same as last album. Not bad, just not for me.
Wowza didn’t think I was going to dig this one. Definitely reminded me of listening to music with my dad and his family. I feel like Deep Purple was one of those bands my uncles talked about a lot and I didn’t understand the hype. Child in Time and Lazy were my favorites of the album.
It's alright but just too long
Great live album. Got a little indulgent at parts, but the kickass parts made it more than worth it
5/5. The best live album I know. Every song is enhanced live and the solos and instrumental work is so much better than studio. Truly amazing.
Great musicians but not my style
A product of their time but holy fuck the first disk is amazing. Great musicians and performers.
hey its the song from school of rock
What a stellar live album - so clean! I only really know Smoke on the Water as well, so what a great introduction. My top pick is 'Highway Star', truly amazing playing and energy!
I'm not a big fan of the band, although I sometimes enjoy listening to some songs. This release is too much show-off and less good music, but it's pretty clear why they reach so much success in the 70s until today. After almost one hour of show-off how good they were playing, "Lucille" caught me and ended the album at a very high level. Still far from something that I'll listen to any other day.
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I knew several of the songs. A lot of the songs were good If they weren't the live verison. However, like most live albums the songs turn into a long jam session. It did not need to be this long. I would listen to some of the songs again, but I would just listen to Machine Head which is the studio album. There is no reason for both albums to be on this list. This album doesn't need to be revisited.
Wrestled between 4 and 5 for this. The talent here is insane. My only gripe is I just don’t love Deep Purple’s songwriting. I love listening to them play and this has the most insane drum solo I’ve ever heard, I just wish I liked the actual song parts more.
Rating the original release, which ends at Space Truckin’. Top notch performances by all.
Je vous ai déjà répété que j'avais assisté à ce concert à la patinoire de Bordeaux alors il va falloir penser à arrêter de le générer à tout va. Petite anecdote à ce sujet, à la fin du show, les guitaristes ont jeté leurs médiators dans la fosse, faisant de nombreux heureux. Mais ils ne se sont pas arrêté là puisque le batteur a fini par être lancé lui-aussi parmi les spectateurs. C'est mon père et moi qui réussîmes à l'attraper et le ramener chez nous. Il est aujourd'hui un membre à part entière de notre famille.
J'ai passé un agréable moment au sein de la famille de mon camarade d'écoute robchimisteoubijoutière, à savoir son ermite de père de la caverne à vinyls, le batteur de Deep Purple et rob lui même.
Really fun live album
I got blisters on me fingers!
Great guitar-laden live album of the early 70’s.
Wow, is this a long album. It also repeats the same song three times on side one... Or at least, the expanded edition does, for some reason. It's cool to get into a stellar groove, but much how I feel with most jammy music, the lulls can be very, very dull. Favorite tracks: "Smoke On the Water", "Space Truckin'"
0-3-5, 0-3-6-5… not bad, but pretty boring after a while
15 year old me probably would have been really into this. 32 year old me just wants the 10 minute drum solos to end.
I'm sure the concert was great. Maybe if I'd been there I'd enjoy this album more. As it stands, it's good music just they jam way too long to be enjoyable outside of the actual attendance.
Classic Hard Rock album Great guitar licks and keyboards, but it does show its age
Pretty excellent live album.