Made In Japan

Not sure why there's a live album on the list - it's not *really* an album. It's really good though, sounds like Led Zep at points and Monster Magnet at others.

Didn’t do it for me

Not my thing but alright.

I really did not like this. it was like a worst version of the Sex Pistols album.

If this album was a Star Wars movie it would be solo. The solos are I sane for everybody especially the guitar vocals and drums. Gets the people going. HYPE. I FELT LIKE PUNCHING MY HEAD THROUGH DRYWALL SIMPLY BECAUSE I CAN and that is the energy I love to see radiating here. Good job

I wish I enjoyed this more. It felt like background music that I was just waiting to get through so I could listen to something better. I really don't know what else to say.

I appreciated this even though it was long as hell. The solos were magnificent, specifically the guitar solos. Also the vocals were immensely impressive, very few people can hit those notes. With that said, it was a bit drawn out in my opinion. Could’ve kept it to 60 or 90 minutes. 3.5 stars, I’ll say a 4 to be generous.

Yeah I mean, nice solos, but jeez did it overstay its welcome. I liked it though. I'd say solid 3 (I'm retroactively giving wizard rungren a 2). Normally I'd give +1 stars for an album being entirely live, but a 4 feels very wrong for something that was nice but nothing I'll come back to.

booooring

It’s not the type of thing I’d listen to while bouncing up and down the streets of Brookline, with my hair in pigtails and my ass looking plumper than a soon-to-be ripe peach. But, who is to say that that stands as the key measurement of an album? Maybe I prefer to listen while seated at an Irish pub in the middle of December, grizzly Caucasian men huddled around me, giving me warmth. One of them jerking me off under the bar stool, while the others recite my Bar Mitzvah portion in perfect harmony, reaching all the high notes. Alas, who is to say that THAT is the key measurement? I started this journey as a boy, wandering the earth for some purpose and following the persuasive winds of Zeus until I found my constant Trail. I’m still that lost little boy, with more question marks than answers, and more wrong answers than right questions. If I’ve learned anything on this journey, it’s that the mark of a man is not branded by their superiors or underlings. The only one who can brand me is the face that looks back in the mirror every dusk when I furiously pet my shaft in the waning hours of daylight. So, it's only natural for this little boy to make another misstep. This time coercing myself into thinking I’d be able to listen to 86 min of Deep Purple. 86 f***** min. That’s approximately 4.637 plays of Rhapsody in Blue. Father Gershwin, I repent for my sins. Forgive me now, for I do not know what I hath done.

Ramble-rock/jam-band to the max

Very biased due to this being the first album I ever purchased, but regardless, an epic live album.

It's amazing this was played live.

It's fine but I just don't like live albums and I can't see what's so special about this one.

Ykköstä annettiin Deep purplelle.. Eka ykkönen.. Kiinnostaa miltä japanilaisista tuntu kuunnella tämmöstä... Ja minkälianen japsi menee tämmöstä katsomaan.. Isänmaataan häpeävä.. vai uutta sen oppiva..

Probablement l'un des meilleurs album live j'ai entendu, les solos étaient plus intéressants que j'aurais pensé. Mais il y avait quand même des longueurs.

Pretty self indulgent. And they noodle on worse than Phish or the Dead

It's a rare live album that makes you feel the excitement of being in the crowd. This, unfortunately, wasn't one of them. 70s guitar rock was never really my thing, but in long form with interminable solos, it's pretty deadly to me. This album has some good moments, but especially the 20 minute track at the end did me in.

Although I can appreciate the quality of this band’s performance and I appreciate the quality of the live recording, I wasn’t really into it.

This was going along pretty great until after Smoke on the Water and its holy trinity of rock chords. Long spoodily, uninteresting solos made the rest feel like an eternity. The band sure does sound great live and the songs are good but these jammy solos get a big no-thank-you from me.

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

Since this is a live album the listening experience is a little different. The songs are all great and the band is putting on great performances. Hearing the crowd also gets me excited as well, especially on the disc 2 recording the crowd is especially energetic on those. Hearing live performances is always special compared to studio recordings as songs live feel much rawer and they have an energy to them the studio songs can't match. The band's live additions and extensions to the songs are generally good but on certain songs, I think they overextend went too long. Like the slow quiet section in the mule, these moments show up in a few songs and took the momentum away. Another issue I had was the repeated songs on disc 2 as Black night appears 3 times and speed king 2 times, there are only 6 songs on disc 2. While I enjoyed all the recordings it felt to repetitive listing to them again so close. I would like to single out the smoke on the water performance as it was my favourite and I really enjoyed what they did with the live version. Fav: Smoke on the water, Black night, speed king Least fav: 7/10 - pretty good

Live album with a lot of solos

This was ok, kinda proggy psychedeleic sorta rock. The drum solo was way too long, otherwise it was alright.

Great live album, dudes were shredding

It seems like a good album, but I just cant find the right one when I search for it on spotify. I'll come back to it

this album didn't do much for me. deep purple played their biggest hits with extended jam sessions--which could be interesting, for a time. but that's also deep purple's M.O.: progressive music! performing live allows creativity and it's what every artist dreams of. for some reason, there appeared to be rather limited audience reaction? i suppose that's something uncontrollable, no matter how hyped an artist is, but it's interesting this japan concert was chosen for the album release. the sound quality for live shows in 1972 is good at least!

When a live album pops up on this project, I get extra critical. I think a live album needs to pack a special punch to make it onto this project, otherwise why include it at all? You're not really able to tell that this is a live album, aside from the occasional clapping at the end of tracks. It's great that they perform so well live, but without the concert energy, again, I'm not sure what the significance of a live album inclusion is; this may as well be a greatest hits album. But on the other hand, I can't deny that this album is just a complete and total rock fest from start to finish. While it is certainly gratuitous, it is pretty impressive to hear Deep Purple just lose it on these instruments with expert musicianship and improvisation. However, without the concert energy context, the gratuitous instrumental nature does start to get a little boring after minutes and minutes of sitting and listening to it happening in multiple songs; sometimes it even slows down to a droning crawl. Overall, the whole thing does leave me a bit jealous that I couldn't be at this concert/series of concerts in order to see what it was like in person.

https://preview.redd.it/bevu28k4g2l91.jpg?auto=webp&s=1a50dffe7311262ad4d3fb1399ab1f5c60bf843d "Oh, solo city over here"

Fantastic classic rock album! I'm not a fan of the genre, but this being a live album made it fun to listen to. I don't think I'd listen again, though. 3/5 Favorite track: Child In Time

A solid live album, that has all the great Deep Purple songs you would expect to hear. The band is outstanding here, serving up technically perfect songs that are as good as or better than the studio versions. The album gets insanely jam-heavy in places, but mostly never ceases to be entertaining. Fave songs: Smoke on the Water, Highway Star, Child in Time, Space Truckin'

You know I've honestly never really listened to them outside of Smoke on the Water but this rocks. Super jammy and creative.

When I was 14 and 15 this album was the absolute bomb. My favorite live album. Now I'm 60 and I'm afraid the bloom is off the rose. All the songs go on too long except possibly Highway Star and Smoke on the Water. 15 year old me thought Child In Time was a masterpiece, now Ian Paice's vocal wailings just make me cringe. The musicianship is first rate there is no doubt, but I'm just not into wailing guitars and overly long drum solo's and self-indulgent organ wailing solos, though I still think Space Truckin' is great, my favorite song on the album. I think ultimately Spinal Tap ruined this kind of music for me, well at least it now makes me smile wryly. 3.5 stars for the nostalgia factor.

Directo mítico. Vinilazo.

Smoke on the water.

Hmm🥱

If the solos were so long it was like watching a horse having a never ending shit... basically a catchy riff and massive walk off solo. Not my bag hombre

An album of 'my turn next' solos is an album of too many solos for me.

Long guitar solos. And a long drum solo. And a bit of singing, which couldn't quite be made out. I think it was something about a woman? And smoke on the water which is always nice. But this version went on a bit and had too many long guitar solos. And a long drum solo. And a bit of singing. It was just too indulgent, that's the point I'm trying to make when I go on about the long guitar solos. And the long drum solo. And that bit of singing. Too indulgent and too long. If you really like guitar solos you'll love this. There was also an organ which was playing, but it wasn't particularly notworthy. Not as noteworthy as the long guitar solos in any case. Or as the long drum solo. The organ was comparable with the singing, I suppose. But not with the long guitar solos, which were far too self-indulgent.

The deluxe edition is 2 hours long! (At least that's what the link for Spotify goes to). I found one of the shorter versions, (still over 90 mins), https://open.spotify.com/album/3tZ7O5gGQmkg8FEfqE5wGw Artwork looks like a family photo album book cover. For a live album, it's alright, all the hits are there - Smoke on the Water and what not. Whilst I love a bit of dad rock, this all got a bit too self-indulgent for me.

No ba

Loooong album, smoke on the water is awesome and then a couple with a cool vibe

They can all play their instruments and there are some classic songs in there, but they’re way too long and way too many solos. I do like smoke on the water, but not enough to seek it out again in a hurry. Decidedly average.

4.0

Ok Album but too many Solos

Live rock albums are rarely excellent, in my estimation. Jazz and blues and classical music recorded live has a much better chance of capturing the scope of the event. Not the same as being there in the moment, but you get close to the full experience. With a stadium-sized rock show, with no visuals, live albums almost always leave better than 50% of the experience behind. So it is with "Made In Japan." Deep Purple was possibly the biggest-sounding rock band in the world in 1972 — they were certainly among them — but this album doesn't recreate that sound. Ian Gillan on vocals deserves a 5-star on his own, you can hear the intensity of his performance, and he's one of the all-time greats, just being able to ride atop the massive sound the band is churning out is a feat — and he wails with the best of them. Ian Paice on drums is also in great form on this album, as is the rest of the band. But the throb of the organ, the bite of Blackmore's guitar, the bass... they just don't bring the noise on this recording. And while this is a bygone era, drum solos are almost always a bad idea, and the band spends so much time exploring jams and super-extended flights of fancy — is it really necessary to add solos on top of that? There's too much noodling, and combined with the sub-excellent translation of the live show, what could have been a concise wallop of an album meanders and seems to lack focus, even if the live show itself didn't. It's a 4-plus for the intensity we're not getting to hear, and for including the definitive version of "Smoke On The Water," but the other detractions weigh this album down. I guess they included the live album on this list because it highlighted the best of the band's material at its most awesome, but I bet a studio album from this era would have earned more stars.

Good musicians playing music I don’t care about.

I am so tired of getting live albums. The artist is able to choose from their best songs so obviously all the songs will be classics. On the other hand, the quality is always worse than the original and rarely feels more energetic. This live album is no different. There is absolutely no reason this album should be even considered for this list. The fact that it was included shakes my faith in this entire concept and has me questioning if I should even continue using this generator. Seriously, what classic rock-biased mf made this list? Love Deep Purple though, just bad score on the principal. 1/5

Tämähän menee vain livejammailuksi, joka saattais paikan päälläkin olla tylsää. Hitit sentään tulee alkuun, että saadaan kuuntelija lämpimäksi. En ihan saa kiinni?

Pari hupaisaa kappaletta, banaaleinta mahdollista lyriikkaa, ja isällistä, sympaattista rokkausta. Rumpujameista ym on paras vaieta.

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

The definition of a classic rock live album. Gratuitous as hell. Flashy guitar solos ajd long (too long for me) drum solos. I think I preferred the studio versions of these songs though I do enjoy a long jam. I think maybe being at this show would have improved the listening experience a lot for me. Pretty wild they we heard two deep purple albums before anything by The Who, Led Zeppelin or bob dylan

fun live album

la canya q necessito per començar el dilluns: - highway star

Great live energy, gives a glimpse into what it must have felt like to see those shows live.

Look, I don't really know or care about Deep Purple, and I'm not a huge fan of live albums from artists when I don't already know their music. I wasn't destined to like this much lol

meh

Too much - I like Deep Purple, but I don't need this

A live concert album and a love of long long guitar solos - not for me

Impressive but harder for me to get into live albums. Guitarwork was phenomenal

Really was quite amazing by Ian gillains vocal range. Surprising deep purple don’t get the props led zeppelin and sabbath do.

Jojos refrence (this is ironic)

Seems an amazing live experience. The Mule and after made me really want to be there in-person.

fine. thought i'd like it more. recording wasn't great imo.

This is exactly what I thought a Deep Purple live album would sound like. All good, but does it need to be on this list? Nothing groundbreaking, seminal or of cultural/historical significance - just a recording of a good rock concert. I'm going to stick Madvillainy on...

Ian Paice, blimey.

I like a drum solo, but blimey The Mule just took the mickey. Were the rest of the band even on stage whilst it was happening or just wandered off and left Ian Paice to cover for a reallllllly long time? Strange Kind of Woman sounds like a classic rock pub band standard,

Some great playing but goes on a bit (a lot). ELP-esque keyboard/organ noodlings especially grating. Sort of like Led Zep but without the sex or groove. Prime cut: Child in Time.

Good

Classic Rock performed in its greatest format. Whats not to like?

Cool to hear smoke on thw water. As a whole it was fine

Favourite track(s): Smoke On The Water; Stange Kind Of Woman I might actually enjoy a studio album by Deep Purple. I did not enjoy this live track collection. To me, this is just not an album in that it does not tell a coherent story, not even on the first half. The second half is just 50% Black Night and 33% Speed King but for about an hour. I just cannot find enjoyment in tracks being stretched out that far. And hearing different renditions of the same track might work for core fans, but probably not for first-time-listeners of Deep Purple. The riffs do work and are at times iconic. But, as a counter-example, "searching" for sounds on an e-piano, drifiting into childish melodies here and there, only to then explode into a finale which does not feel earned - that is just exhausting to me.

Ég átti þessa á vínyl og hef ekki hugmynd um hvað kom fyrir hana. Ætla ekki að hlusta á hverjum degi, en þetta er nostalgískt og skemmtilegt.

Un autre classique. Album live, improvisations remarquables. À réécouter.

It’s a live album

Otro disco en directo. Me sigue sorprendiendo que haya tantos en esta lista. Se me ha hecho eterno, no lo recomiendo personalmente. Lo dejo en 2 estrellas.

i don't like hard rock, i enjoyed the first two tracks 4/10

I'm 58 minutes into a drum solo. Maybe this is what the crowd wanted, but it is not what I want.

I have a feeling that they were not, in fact, made in Japan

I used to really like this album (and Deep Purple's music in general). Times have changed, though, and Deep Purple's appeal has faded a lot. Coming back to this album, the performances felt more like the prolonged orgasm of some wankfest festival. So what does it say about me if I were to hint that, eventually, while re-listening to the album after all these years, I sort of fell back for it? Regardless of our opinion about the music, I argue we can all agree on the following: 1. This album represents a pretty unique flavour of a live music act. 2. This is probably the best “best of Deep Purple” album (for better or worse).

They can play but so dull !!!!!!

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

Good live album

Sigo pensando que no se debería incluir discos en vivo porque no son albums, son conciertos. Este disco es un buen en vivo y listo.

Híjole, siento que este disco sí sale totalmente sobrando. No es malo, pero ya de entrada no le veo sentido a los discos en vivo, menos aún a este que la mitad de sus rolas salen en el disco de estudio que ya escuchamos. Por otro lado, en este disco rebasan el concepto del solo y le dan su momento (de varios minutos) casi a cada instrumento, haciéndolo especial en ese sentido, pero no para ganar muchas más estrellas… de hecho creo que llega a cansar.

I like a lot of the songs on here individually. This Live album just didn't do it for me. Too meandering and too long.

Sometimes enjoyable. The biggest problem is seven songs shouldn't take seventy-six minutes. I don't care who you are. Somebody stop the drummer. And the part where the lead singer was mimicking the guitar? Urgh.

First listen. Good stuff. Some of the jams are looong.

Strangely I was giving this album immediately after Deep Purple In Rock. As I mention in that review, this was my first exposure to Deep Purple beyond "Smoke on the Water." After listening to these back-to-back I came to two conclusions: 1) Deep Purple is an insanely good band 2) I'm not a huge fan of live albums As far as live albums go, this one is a banger for sure. But, I just don't think a live album can capture the essence of a band's performance, especially if they are well-known for their extravagant live shows. Sure there are exceptions to this (Nirvana Unplugged comes to mind), but there's something about the audience interactions, the clapping along to the beat, etc. that just don't work for me when I'm driving along in my car. That being said, I thought every single song on this track was fire. Every song had solos and interplay among the band that was top notch and jamming as good as some of the best I've heard (Allman Bros, Phish, the Dead). At the same time, I don't need a five minute drum solo when I'm sitting at home. This was tough to rate. I think it's a five-star live album...among the best. But I just didn't love listening to it I think more due to my own reservations about live music on tape.

Very energetic and intense album, very well performed.

Jam band album. Personally just more of an in studio album Vs recorded in this type of environment. Cool to hear the 11 min version but cooler to hear the distilled intentional version. Not a bad listen overall. Would not listen again.

not a fan of live albums but this is... ok?

Very long live album

I’m just not a big fan of drum solos, I don’t care who is doing it. Come to think of it, not a huge fan of any solos (exception: Hans). It’s just showing off really.

Live recordings from August 1972 in Osaka and Tokyo, in which Deep Purple takes liberties with their soloing. Was there any doubt that Deep Purple is the greatest rock band of all time? I don't mean post-punk or goth rock or grunge or whatever else, I just mean just simple hard rock. They're damn good performers who play damn good songs. Of course their most notable hit "Smoke on the Water" is on here, but the other songs are equally worthy of praise. Openers "Highway Star" and "Child in Time" are particularly great. The real selling point of this album, though, is the intense soloing that shows the band flexing their improvisational skills. This tends to be a strength and a weakness on this record. The best parts of the solos is the captive audience, soaking in the raw skill and finesse of the boys as they jam out. They are competent at this. It's also just cool to hear the songs meet new heights through shredding guitars and blasting drums. The worst parts are in the length of the solos, as they begin to take away from the songs themselves after a while. Some parts are just needlessly noodling. "Lazy" is perhaps the worst contender; just play the damn song. Some people cite this as the greatest live rock album. I think there are better contenders, but this is still a great showing.

Jam band with good vocals.

Tracks 1-3, and the encores were great, 5 was alright, and 4, 6 and 7 were shit.

I tried but I could literally not get through this one. So painful to listen to. The excessive drum solo in the mule is where I called it quits.

Classic, sounds like a great gig

I know I should listen to this again, but I just don't want to waste the time. It's Deep Purple. Live. In Japan if that makes a difference. Exactly what it says on the tin. So if you're not a massive Deep Purple fan, don't expect any surprises.

All these songs are hella long. Strange kind of woman I liked cuz he was singing in it a little more plus I liked the lyrics but still way too long.

deep purple aight. 70s hard rock woo. I never thought they were anything special and this essentially confirmed it. Fiyah in the sky

This is my jam. Extended guitar solos and dirty organs. Peak 1970s live music. And a long drum solo! When does that happen nowadays?

How was this ever popular

I simply don't care for the genre of music, even though I can recognize the musical talent but really truly dislike the hair metal that this inspired and have a hard time separating the two. Also, there is a reason that bands don't put a 5 minute drum solo on their albums. I'm sure it was awesome live, but does not translate to listening while work.

Not my jam 0 songs added to library

i liked it 3.5 but the lenth of each track is too long for me to listen to on a normal day of listening to music.

Live albums, doubtless, have a point. But you won’t find it here. It isn’t bad, just very ‘contractual obligation-y’. One for the collector.

absolute shred city. love the vox guitar back and forth on SKOW

Awesome, absolutely loved this

I did not finish the album because when I started it it was on shuffle and 30 minutes in I realized it was shuffling a bunch of stuff. I'll come back to it.

The production was surprisingly good for a live album. The performances were really good in my opinion, only downside is that is was soooo long

This was mediocre. I mean, cool, the guy from Deep Purple has pipes. That's about it. I have no interest in elongating songs for double their length at live shows.

This was fine. It's a live performance, so it's pretty "jammy". Songs were kind of long, and as someone listening it as an album, I do not think it was amazing. I bet it was great live, though.

This is the best Deep Purple I’ve heard. Somehow much more interesting than the albums I’ve listened to.

I had heard some of this over the years, but never listened to the album all the way through. What a tight group live! Impeccable performance. I wish I would have had the chance to see Deep Purple live if this is what the shows were like.

big organ driving all the tunes

24/8

The songs are great, the 20 minutes of shrieking guitar solos between the songs are a little grating

My older brother bought this when it was first released and I played it to death, but I was a kid then. Now, I'm an adult and it's only good for nostalgia. When you hear it... meh.

Great album- definitely one to listen to again! Best thing to come out of Grangemouth!

Heavy, goes on a bit.

Great version of “Smoke On The Water”. This is a great album if you are a fan of classic rock!

I generally like Deep Purple, but sometimes bands go over the top on live sets. This is a good example of that.

Some good songs, but a little bit heavy on the instrumental solos for me...

Not a big fan of live albums. Solos were just way too long. And why do much screeching?

I liked Highway Star and Smoke on the Water. Space Truckin’ is an example of why I don’t generally care for live albums. It goes on forever and has a lot of random sonic acrobatics that just isn’t enjoyable if you aren’t at the concert.

There are some fun moments but I don’t want to be tied to deep purple for 2 hours

i stopped midway through. at some point i’m sure i’ll smoke and listen to this, but not rn.

Classic album that is easy to appreciate. I am just exhausted imagining how difficult it would be to play some of these songs.

Its very good, there are some excellent drum solos. If I had to nitpick, sometimes some of the songs go on for a bit too long and some of the "banter" with the audience misses but it's still great stuff 4 stars

no me gusta el hard rock :(((

It went on and on. I thought the guitar and drum solos would never end.

Meh

Underrated live album. Child in time was the standout

Best Song: Child in time. The best vocal performance on the album, that perfectly hits that sweet point between singing and screaming. Plus a killer guitar solo. Worst Song: The Mule. Excessively long drum solo that even the crown didn't seem interested in. Overall: The music is good, but the live setting doesn't add much atmosphere beyond apparently giving the band permission to draw out each song into these long, drawn out solos and musical interludes while the audience quietly watches. The result is an album that feels a little "look what I can do", and lacks the cohesion of a regular album but also the passion of a live setting.

Ok. Fine. This is pretty cool. 4 Just a little too much boring dad music. (Though they get technical even in the boring parts) 3... (2.5)

Classic songs. But it was maybe slightly to long for my liking

WOOOO A LIVE ALBUM!!!!!

My wife's mood fluctuates as much as her weight does. When she's naked it's hard to tell what's a stretch mark and what's a self harm scar. She likes Deep Purple and who am I to judge the sad, chubby moose?

Let me see, am I going to listen to over 2 hours of Deep Purple Live? Ergh, I listened to a bit. It's entirely what you'd expect it to be.

Just like many other listeners here, I feel like the bar should be considerably higher for a live album to make this list. Outside of Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison, I'd also be hard pressed to think of one that has the significance to be on here. Someone suggested the Quintet's Jazz At Massey Hall, for instance. In jazz you could also add Coltrane's Live At The Village Vanguard. But you could also go to other genres, from the Woodstock album or Yessongs to Mötörhead's No Sleep 'til Hammersmith. Yet unless I'm mistaken, none of the latter can be found on the original list. So *this* instead? No way. Besides, out of *Made In Japan*'s seven tracks, four we already heard on Machine Head. I feel like it's giving Deep Purple far too much space in this list for no good reason, especially when you're listening to those overlong solos--an exercise that in its most self-indulgent extremities didn't age particularly well within the rock idiom. So even though *Made In Japan* is not a bad record by all means, it's still an unnecessary redundancy in this list, and this should clearly be visible in the global ratings. Therefore I'm giving it a 2. Harsh, I know. But fair if you consider the difficulty of including *only* 1001 great albums in a list. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 849 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory: 82 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 38 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 32 (including this one)

The ripping guitars of early Deep Purple were just fantastic.

Masterpiece

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

Yet another album with a 50 year anniversary, this time a live concert recording from Japan by the band Deep Purple. The album has only 9 songs, but all of them have a different arrangement than on the studio recording. The big change - a lot of solos, improvisation and just general craziness. The first two songs were very promising Highway Star and Child in Time had the right amount of all the ingredients: faster songs, guitar solos, vocal improv, just a great show. As for the rest of the album, the quality, in my opinion, went a bit down. The same recipe as for the first two songs stopped working. It became bothersome and boring. I had a really hard time getting through last three songs. It might be amazing, when heard live, especially 50 years ago, but as a listener from a different generation, in my bed and with headphones on, that album doesn't have anything special for me anymore.

First deep purple album, like it a lot despite the proggy parts such as the intro on Lazy. The heavier parts really get me, like the finals on most songs

The only song I know of Deep Purple's is Smoke on the water. I should probably know more as I am a fan of rock music. Highway Star is a great introductory song - it rocks. And the singer (in contrast to yesterdays 'TRex' album) has a GREAT voice - very soulful and strong - what a range. As a live album - for 1972 - the mixing on this is pretty great, it could well be a studio album - I've been to many concerts, listened to a lot of soundboard captures, and this one pretty perfect. I was impressed by the smooth transition from Highway Star to Child in Time. Now - issues - there's a lot of 'instrument-wank' on this - maybe that's just Deep Purple, I don't know. As a fan of Iron Maiden - I don't mind, but I can see why others would be put off. Some of the 'solos' were too long (like the drum solo 'The Mule') - personally - a great technical drum rhythm is far better than a long speed roll. There's a couple of stupid 'gimmick' things on this also, interjecting segments of a comedy song, or the call/reply part on Strange Kind of Woman. Skillful - but not really that fun to listen to. The crowd are fairly muted. All in all - it's great sound, Deep Purple are an obviously great band - but it's spoilt somewhat by the overly long instrument solos and gimmicky bits.

Great way to start a Monday morning

Solid 70s rock jam band - enjoyed more than I thought I would and love the live album sound

didn’t stick jazz band throwbacks still hit though

another live album of the bands hits the parts where there are vocals are good but the 10-minute guitar or drum solo are annoying 2.5

Nah - too drone’y for me

Wild sprawling jam sessions. What a rush

Almost lived up to the hype

A solid 3.5 stars, maybe 4

Too much jam but still fun

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

Don't need a live album of this. Smoke on the Water speaks for itself - probably the first song anyone learns on guitar, if not Iron Man.

I don't dislike these songs but they don't really gain anything from being on a live album.

I'd say as far as live albums go this probably captured the energy quite well. Definitely some wankery in guitar-work but they definitely change things up as it goes on. Never got into much of Deep Purple besides liking "Smoke on the Water" as a teen learning guitar, but overall not bad. I could see people rating it 4-5 but it's generally not my thing.

I've heard the studio recordings for at least half of the tracks on this album. For a live album, the recordings are done well. This album feels a lot like the track "Smoke on the Water". Yes, it's a rock album. Yes, there are talented musicians making interesting music. Yes, I've heard this enough that I don't really want to come back again. I did NOT like "Child in Time" - too much wailing. "The Mule" and other instrumental portions of the album were interesting. The band did well with extended versions of their songs. "Child in Time" is enough to sink the album below the possiblity of rounding up to a full 3 stars.

If i was there live I'd easily give this a 5/5. Great album but goes on a little long. Some Skippable songs later on but it finishes with a bang

8/10. Really nice, jammy sort of live album

Absolutely shreds sometimes, other times it’s too much of nothing. 7/10

I like Deep Purple as much as the next guy (though judging by the reviews, where too many people are under the impression that Smoke on the Water is their only song, maybe I like them better than the next guy), but come on. This thing lost steam somewhere around The Mule / Strange Kind of Woman. Sometimes the live show needs to stay the live show. Best track: Highway Star

Highlight: Highway Star

I listened to them a lot in high school.

Muito bom o som

When playing songs this is a tight and powerful live performance, which I enjoyed more than I expected to. However, there is too much pointless noodling between (and during) songs. This adds nothing bud boredom and would have led me to want to shout "get on with it". Could also do without the drum solo. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Smoke On The Water Date listened: 14/06/22

Live, ma le canzoni non sono inedite, ok. Boh, non mi trasmette molto di più delle canzoni, anzi le preferisco in versione studio. Bella 'Space Truckin'', ma 19 minuti anche no

Wow. Two separate 5 minute drum solos in one concert. Yup. This album might have inspired a good deal of This is Spinal Tap.

wow. awesome.

The Platonic Ideal of big doofy rock, early ‘70s edition – with all the self-indulgence and useless, feckless excess you’d expect from a live album. The vocals are overwrought, so many misbegotten arias (though our man Gillian seems distinctly underpowered and non-god-like on beginning of “Highway Star” and “The Mule” and quite shaky “Space Truckin’”). The solos (both keys and guitar) on opener gets us straightaway into Spinal Tap territory, as does the subject matter (boss hot rods and bitchin’ Camaros, one supposes). “Smoke on the Water” gets off to a false start and sounds offbeat, like they couldn’t get the hang of a hook they must have already played thousands of times. Might it be said they explored virtuosity in a hard rock context, thereby staking new ground that jam bands (including mellower, pacifistic sorts given to softer drugs and disinclined to put armadillos in their trousers) would later explore and colonize (often overstaying their welcome)? Sure, but whether that’s a feature or a bug depends on one’s tastes. This is decidedly not to mine, because the longer it goes on, the more tedious it gets, which, one assumes, was not the intent of this allegedly epic effort.

It seems a bit redundant to have a live album on here as well as the studio albums the tracks come from. It's then also a bit of a stretch to expect us to sit through the extended jam/solo versions of these songs. It's also a real punish when there are two versions of speed king and THREE versions of black knight on it (all 7min+), pushing the album to over 2 hours. wtf. Gripes aside, this is still preferable to most of the other 616 albums I've heard so far. The rockin' parts really do rock, Gillan can scream like a banshee, the guitar/keyboard playalongs are at least fun at first. My criticisms are all "it didn't need to-s": it didn't need to be any longer than an hour, it didn't need a 5min drum solo, it didn't need extended jams... but it wasn't "this fucking sucked". So it still gets an easy 3/5.

Just too ott… too much noodling too much self indulgence.

I know a few of their songs from hearing them at different times in my life. I liked them when I was a teen but didn't really listen to them beyond that. This live album was a good one for me to hear because I could listen to how incredible they are at improvising over their hard rock tunes. They play incredibly well. I don't necessarily love all the songs, and stylistically they probably aren't a band I'd come back to very often, but I definitely appreciate and admire what they can do as musicians.

Понравился альбом. Длинный, импровизационный. Клёвый.

Dirty fuckin' hippies on the cusp of some great shit. The 10 minute drum solo that felt like two hours really sucked, but there is some great riffs here that is true hardcore shit. I really liked this album as a historical artifact, but could taste the PCP through my earbuds and was hungover before the album ended.

I was excited for some classic rock, but wound up underwhelmed and mostly unimpressed. "Smoke on the Water" is a fondly remembered classic, but this version is a bit too much. In fact, every track is a bit too much. A bit too much extended jamming. A bit too much trying desperately to be cool and for some reason coolness stays just out of reach no matter how many minutes the song drones on for. Deep Purple is held up as members of the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid- seventies" along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, according to rock journalist Joel McIver's book about Black Sabbath. But Deep Purple does not have nearly as deep a catalog of hits as either of those other bands. Sabbath certainly influenced heavy metal. Led Zeppelin influenced everyone but could never be duplicated. But maybe Deep Purple were influential on hair metal? Thanks Deep Purple.

I ended up liking this album more than I thought I would. To the point that I wouldn’t mind hearing it again. For a live album, I was surprised how little we hear the crowd.

The songs are good, but I'm not a fan of live albums

I guess I’m not that into metal

I've never gone out of my way to listen to Deep Purple before. Their songs are recognizable, and jumping straight into a live album would not normally be how I introduce myself to an artist, but this was a treat.

Between the length and the fact that there they have other studio albums on this list, this seems totally unnecessary

This album proves that relativity exists because it's only an hour long but it feels like fucking six.

Deep Purple was the first artist I got on this 1001 Albums journey, so it was kind of nice to revisit the live version of them. I was impressed the first time around and I am still equally as impressed here. Solid live album with some great moments.

A great album to get for a Purple fan. This album exemplifies the band at the height of their powers. The band shows both individual skill and chemistry as a unit, and puts together a mighty sound on some classic tracks. At their peak (like here for example), Purple was as good as Led Zep, but they just never could keep it going beyond a small handful of albums.

this is just an entire two hour concert. i wish it wasn’t

I feel like with a very few exceptions, live albums are only suitable for fairly serious fans of a band or performer. It mostly held here, I am relatively indifferent to Deep Purple and was unmoved by these various bloated song versions, with all the Original Recipe Heavy Metal live show trimmings - the hyper-extended drum solo number, the call-and-response yell-off with the crowd... On the other hand just getting me to tolerate a nearly 20 minute version of “Space Truckin” is a feat, and at times the fun and energy of the time and crowd does shine through.

Kritisoin kyllä hieman sitä että tälle listalle nostetaan livelevyjä ja kokoelmia, mutta it is what it is… Asiaan. Onhan tää aika väkevä live. SOTW ehkä huonoin biisi kuten on myös DP:n Machine Head levyllä joka varmaan tästä generaattorista putkahtaa jossain kohtaa. Vittu tekis mieli antaa neljä pistettä ihan ton Highway Starin takii ku on nii poskettoman härkänen veto, mut laitetaan vähä malttii. 3/5

Hyvät teininostalgiat, DP oli kova juttu. Ja fiilaan kyllä edelleen, vaikka tää livelevy onkin ihan liian pitkä.

Deep Purple ei mikään oma rokkisuosikki, mutta varsin hienoja pitkiä jytäklassikoita kyllä tällä levyllä. Laitan nyt kuitenkin vaan 3/5, ei ihan nelosen verran herännyt kiinnostusta.

One of the first bands that Ive listened in the '70s. This one and Led Zeppelin. Listened when I was thirteen.

These guys have amazing technical skills. I just don't enjoy listening to this - it's too frenetic and self-indulgent. There is a 20-minute track.

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Live albums require a good deal of energy and focus to even hope of matching the energy of an in-person show. This outing starts strong but quickly fades in the effort as it gets lost in gratuitous soloing and fills that just don't translate from a live setting to wax.

Got as far as Smoke and bailed.

'Double live album' - refused to listen.

Meh

It's 70's rock so should absolutely float my boat, but I just found it a little bit too hard work

5/5. Face-melting 😎🤘

Hadn't listened to this album for years - it is a good live album of course, just like those classic live albums from Thin Lizzy, The Who, Motorhead, Rush etc etc but I still much prefer the studio albums especially in the cases that involve these tedious drum solos.. as in this one.. but still definitely 4 star.

Great live album, sounded more bluesy than I expected. Maybe a bit too much mocking about with all the solos and psychedelic jamming. Enjoyed it nevertheless.

Rather pointless.

Very groovy

There's nothing quite like a good rock live album

So Täp

A classic. No nonsense heavy rock, with a lot of groovy blues elements refining it. And then Ian Gillans super vocal work on top of things wouuww!

Been a while since I listened to a studio album but it sure seems like they're better live. That was fun.

hahahaha this list is so dumb, this is a completely unremarkable record

Very entertaining love album. Mixed well, they sound great. The only thing stopping me from rating this 5 stars is Smoke on the Water, hate that damn song.

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

Love a good live album, and Deep Purple certainly don't disappoint.

A great live album! Fantastic drumming, guitars, vocals and you could tell the band was enjoying themselves in their set!

Holy long album Batman. Started at about 8:30 am and took me until 3:30 to get through it with interruptions. It was good but didn't need to be 2 hours long.

Live, this would be 5 stars. Deep Purple is a masterclass in the OG heavy metal. This was long though. I had to go 4 stars with this.

9/10, would go see.

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

Actually pretty groovy, only heard smoke on the water and strange kind of woman before... only thing is pretty self-indulgent.

They actually had some decent stuff on their first couple of albums (Hush, Kentucky Woman, Hey Joe, River Deep Mountain High) then they started their metal nonsense. Screaming instead of vocals, stupid lyrics, juvenile guitar solos. Smoke on the Water is right up there with A Horse With No Name as the stupidest song ever recorded and that every bar band in the world played.

Too many solo's. Cock rock

Who cares that Space Truckin' takes up 20 minutes of the album's 77 minutes running time? It's bloody marvellous! Add in epic versions of Child in Time and Lazy and you've got well over half the album! This is such a great live album that I ended up digging out the CD version which gave me Black Knight and Speed King and a storming version of Lucille. They don't make rock bands like this anymore.

One for the Deep Purple aficionados. Cool organ/guitar stuff. But loooong and drawn out. 2/5.

The only thing worse than a live album is a two hour live album.

Just ok.

There are two types of people in the world: those who find Ian Gillan's high- pitched wailing in Child in Time completely thrilling and those who are horrified by it. I happen to be in the former camp and yet I'm not much of a Deep Purple fan (there is another way of splitting humanity into two clear groups: those who enjoy Smoke on the Water and normal people). It's all a bit silly really, though I must admit to enjoying a fair bit of it. Sort of.

Great Live album, little bit long, but great barbaric presentation of the band at their peak (7/10) FT: Child in Time, Smoke on the Water, Lazy

Czuć było dobrą energię od zespołu (czego nie można powiedzieć o japońskiej publiczności). Niektóre utwory zostały subtelnie rozszerzone, ale żadne z nich nie utwierdziło mnie w poczuciu, że słucham czegoś na nowo. Dobór setlisty poprawny, mamy tutaj najpopularniejsze kawałki zespołu, choć potrójne granie tego samego utworu bywa męczące z pozycji domowego słuchacza. (3.5/5)

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

Każdy z artystów występujących w albumie dał z siebie wszystko - wspaniałe solówki, wirtuozerię swoich instrumentów, podróż przez szeroki przekrój gatunków muzycznych. Wszystko to, by stworzyć... dwugodzinne Jam Session, które wręcz prosi się w trakcie o przewinięcie do kolejnego utworu i od Smoke On The Water nie opuszcza słuchacza na krok do samego końca. Album jest zbyt długi, a nagrywki live niestety często psują klimat płyty, tak też stało się w tym wypadku. Najbardziej było to widać w przypadku jedynego znanego szerszej publiczności Smoke On The Water, gdzie w solówce basowej zaczęli klaskać nie w rytm. Jak bardzo doceniam warstwę muzyczną, tak wokal dopełnia obrazu męczącej i przygnębiającej płyty i choć bardzo bym chciał się przekonać, to oprócz oklepanego już singla (a to i tak nie w tej wersji) do płyty już nie wrócę.

Dobre kawałki w ciekawym wydaniu koncertowym. W wersji deluxe na drugiej części 3 razy się powtarzają utwory :p

meh

Wiem, że ta opinia może niektórych oburzyć. Ale zastanawiałem się bardzo długo co temu wystawić. Ogólnie Deep Purple było mi raczej obojętne, parę kawałków na krzyż było dla mnie całkiem spoko. Starałem się bardzo podejść z otwartą głową do tego albumu, ale słuchanie tego było fizyczną i psychiczną nieprzyjemnością. Nie dość że album koncertowy, a powiedzmy sobie szczerze - koncertowe są zwykle dużo gorsze, to jeszcze z japońską publicznością, która nie dość że ma słabe wyczucie rytmu najwyraźniej, to jeszcze brzmi jakby tam było kilka osób na krzyż, i to niezbyt podekscytowanych. Do tego ma powtórzone te same piosenki, bo to jeszcze wersja Deluxe nie wiedzieć czemu. I jeszcze trwa nieco ponad 2 godziny... Ale to wszystko dałoby się jakoś znieść, gdyby tego się słuchało w miarę przyjemnie. Ale nie do końca wiadomo, czym to ma być. Ani to nie jest jakieś ciekawe eksperymentalnie, bo są lepsi, ani nie jest jakieś imponujące technicznie (choć to utalentowani muzycy), ani to chwytliwe (bo są setki bardziej słuchalnych zespołów z tego okresu). I wydaje mi się, że album się robi coraz gorszy, a to wycie wokalisty w jednej z piosenek już przelało czarę goryczy. Riffy są całkiem fajne czasem, ale są zepsute przez nudną dalszą melodię, dziwaczną strukturę albo (subiektywnie) nieprzyjemny wokal. Myślałem czy dać 2 czy 1, ale 2 dla mnie byłoby albumem, który jest słaby, ale nie mam nieprzyjemności z słuchania - a tutaj czekałem, aż to się skończy, żeby posłuchać cokolwiek innego.

one of the greatest live albums ever made by one of the greatest hard rock bands ever

Lyssnade inte

I did not enjoy this at all.

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This is a double live album from Deep Purple's first tour of Japan in 1972. It is regarded as one of the top live albums, and this album's version of "Smoke on the Water" is praised as being the best by the band. At first the band had no intention of releasing a live album showcasing their amazing concerts, but bootleg recordings of the band were immensely popular so they planned their own release. Even after this change in decision, the band still did not want this live album released outside of Japan. However, this album jumped to the top of charts and sold a lot all around the world once it was released worldwide. In conclusion, this is a very popular live album with a lot of great tracks from Deep Purple. I recommend everyone to give it a listen!

Same shit

No Productivity On The Project, I Went To Nabeul, Famma Wa7ed Jeni W Chta7 M3aya W Houwa Y8ani Fy 7lili Na. Gave Ten Dinars W Sra7. That's What Made My Day. BTW, I'm Fully Vaccinated.

Uma obra prima esse show. Versões extensas, muitos solos incríveis.

sorry but boring

Classic rock in its most generic form. It's not hurting anyone, it's just on the radio sometimes. If you like 10 minute guitar solos on every song you'll love this album. If you're like me and you'd rather get to the point already, you'll move on quickly from this to something better.

Energetic, empowering, diverse. Decent.

Muito barulhento e muita gritaria, definitivamente. Não gostei.

not something i would ever come back to, but these guys deserve some points for sheer enthusiasm.

A great live album. The improvisation is amazing!

Already listened to it

Despite the fact I'm not always a fan of live albums, I did enjoy this one. The main downside is the 5 and a half minute drum solo

It is a live album

crisp. the drum solos and long ass guitar solos are purely jerkin' off.

Of all of the live albums I've gotten so far, this one felt the most like a concert with all of the guitar solos and added stuff to each song. Unfortunately, I don't like Deep Purple that much so I couldn't fully enjoy the live vibes. Smoke on the Water is still cool though

Self indulgent clap trap. A band that enjoy showing us how much they enjoy playing their instruments. Hilariously, for a live album, it sounds, at times, like there are ten people in the audience. There’s no atmosphere captured on the record, which is tragic for a live album. Some great riffs to be sure but the songs built around them just aren’t that great. And that drum solo is an absolute low point, as I shuffle my feet on the floor and check my watch wondering just how long is left of the concert…

it's a live classic rock album what more can be said - never been a huge deep purple fan though

Live albums aren't my thing per se, but it is a classic.

Listen, I like the album version of Highway Star. It's not trying to do anything deep; it just wants to be a face-melting metal classic, and it does it very well. It's fun. In this live rendition, however, all the joy and spirit they'd put into the recording is gone. This is a shell-less husk of a song, devoid of soul or enthusiasm—and this absence carries through the entire album. Because what we are listening to is not a band performing for a crowd. It is a band who has showed up for work. It's not difficult to believe that even the sections of endless guitar-wailing and drum solos are scripted, played the same way from show to show as the band autopilots its way through the tour. At one point following a song, the vocalist engages the crowd, but even this is lacking at first; you can actually perceive the moment he mentally reminds himself that the crowd wants him to scream at them, that he needs to give them energy to feed off of. Maybe it was one of those "you had to be there" kind of things, but nothing in this album is convincing me that going to see a band who is touring, playing the same show over and over for groups of people too large to comprehend, is the best way to experience music.

This is not really my kind of music I wouldn’t normally choose to listen to this. However, I like that it is live that does add something, I really enjoy the song Lazy, and I am seriously impressed by the guitar skillz and the drums in Mule, wow! Again it’s not my fave but musically it’s very good. I think it’s a 2 though in the scale of things for me.

Elements of this I enjoyed, but each song just went on and on. And The 2-3 min drum solo was hard to get through. I'm a fan of Black Night and Lucille, the first half let it down for me. Wish I could give a 2.5

Eugh this was just too much. So flipping long and every track had like 5 crappy solos. It felt like what teenagers want to do when they start a band, just piss around a lot for ages. It was excessive.

cool and interesting 3.8

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

Pretty enjoyable at times, other times it gets too self-indulgent with the technical wankery. 2.5/5

ég er alveg að fíla deep sko

Classic

Amazing live rock performance

Great live album

Amazing album. One of my all time favorite live albums. And it was recorded 4 years before I was born!

Some great music on here. Excellent live performance.

Didn’t enjoy, but can appreciate why others would

Deep and long

Impressive live album, long, fun solos, call and response, dorky but they know what they're about

I feel the same way about this Deep Purple album that I did about the other Deep Purple album I got on this list, which is that when the lead singer hits his high notes, all I hear is Dennis Reynolds from IASIP singing Day Man. Add to that that it's a double live album, and there isn't much for me to get into here. Their music is fine, but there's so much about this album that biased me against it going in. Not bad, but I was ready to be done after two songs. After the high water point of Smoke On The Water, every song is at least 9.5 minutes long. 3/5

Pretty sure my dad had this on vinyl, not too bad, but quite proggy in parts. Won't listen again

A very well produced and engineered live album, by a band in it's grandiose and feral peak.

not that intellectual but boy is it fun

It was ok, tried to give it a chance because my dad was a fan. 2*

Maybe I would have liked this more if I hadn't listened to the other deep purple album the day before this

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

one time i was with my dad driving somewhere and i was playing my music and he complained that todays music 'wasnt even music' like dads do. so i asked him what he wanted to listen to, and he said REAL MUSIC, like deep purple. so i put the mix on spotify, and the first song of course was smoke on the water, and my dad was jamming, rolled the windows down, havin a blast, saying THIS IS MUSIC not what you kids listen to today, and im like okay sure its not bad, second song that came up he didnt know but was still having a good time, ish, nodding his head. by the third song he told me i could put my music back on. listening to this kind of felt like that. im sure if id have seen it live i wouldnt stop talking about it to anyone who would listen, because its very energetic (and by now im desperate for a concert of ANY kind) but to conclude this listen ill just say im glad the last song, which was over 19 minutes, was somehow blocked in my region.

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

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

If you are familiar with Deep Purple this is probably great cause it adds a twist to songs you already know. If you are not it's a lot of jamming and screaming. I am not familiar with most of there work but I can appreciate this.

Sort of a cool sound with the organ, and I liked his voice. I'm not as big on such long songs/solos.

Loved it. Rock on DP!

Awful.

fine, I can appreciate it but not my thing.

Meh

Good live alum. Some songs were extended, but it really felt like it didn’t add to the songs. More like the band was just showing off that they know how to play their instruments and not expanding the song so much.

Similar to "...In Rock", which I reviewed last week. Soloing good, but lengthy. Slightly proggy. Good live recording. All the hits!

Not a rock fan but have to say it's absolutely a dedicated performance. Melody and rhythm not bad, and it's surely been one of the influences to Japanese rock works

Not crazy about the live album ness

Familiar with Smoke on the Water. Other songs were pretty great too. The live show had a lot of guitar and drum solos - sounds like they just had a lot of fun jamming out.

5/5 - I own this for a reason :D

One of the greatest live albums of all time.

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

Live Deep Purple. It's good.

It was okay but: 1. Prefer the studio recordings more 2. Songs are too damn long. Just get to the next one already, sheesh.

Not for me. It rocks though, for sure.

Smoke on the water