Deep Purple fans?

[Sydo]

Which is the best live album to get?

Is 'Live At The Rotterdam Ahoy' any good? That's the one I've been looking for..

 

[Spiff]

I highly recommend... umm, can't remember what it's called now. It's from Japan and has the Coverdale-TheVoiceOfRockGlennHughes-Bolin-Lord-Paice lineup, though.

Made In Japan is considered one of the best live albums but it does nothing for me. The one from the Purpendicular tour is great though!

 

[Spruce Goose]

I'll give you the run down:

70's Purple - Made In Japan as Spiff said, regarded by many as the best Live album ever recorded. It is definatly up there. The performances are simply mind fucking blowing! Man of the match are split between Ian Gillan (best vocal performance on any live album. His screams in Child in Time and at the end of Strange Kinda Woman in particular will blow your mind!) and Ritchie Blackmore on geetar. When this man was on, there are few that can touch him. He was very on this night. His solo in Highway Star is one of my favorites ever, and his work on Lazy is incredible.

Made in Japan is Purple at their peak. This is probably my favorite lineup that the band has ever had, although I am a huge fan of the Steve Morse Era as well. However, Made in Japan is alot more chaotic than any album with Morse because it was recorded in the 70's when there were 30 mionute improvisational jams (Space Truckin)

After MIJ, I reccomend Total Abandon which was recorded in Melbourne in 99. It is great, and the man of the match without a doubt is Steve Morse. His 10 minute solo at the start if Smoke on the Water is close to the best I have heard. The man is a freak.

Live at the Olympia is also good because the setlist is a little varied from most other Purple live albums. It has Horns too

 

[Sydo]

Thanks Spiff.

That lineup released
Last Concert in Japan or This Time Around '75
King Biscuit Flower Hour or On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat '76
I'd rather something more recent.

Purpendicular tour release was Live at the Olympia '96. I might start looking out for that.

Anyone know if Live at the Royal Albert Hall or Total Abandon - Live in Australia '99 are any good? I know those two are easily available at JB, while I havn't been able to find Rotterdam Ahoy anywhere other than online..

 

[Spiff]

This Time Around, that's the one. Something like that anyway.

 

[Sydo]

Thanks Spruce.

Looks like it'll either be Total Abandon or Olympia, unless someone else would like to put their small denominations of Australian Dollars on da table.

 

[Spruce Goose]

I'd steer WELL clear of This Time Around. I like it, but it is a bit of a bumsteer as far as getting a true indication of what Purple were like in the 70's.... The REAL deep purple.... Go for Made in Japan definatly. I have the Royal Albert Hall album as well. It's good, but I dunno if you like the Concerto for Group and Orchestra that Jon Lord wrote. Lord was the founding member of Purple along with Ritchie Blackmore, and only recently retired from Purple after 33 years tinkling the ivory of his hammond organ. I love it but it is ver different to rock music... its classical.

Speaking of Jon Lord... is anyone going to his shows in Feb? He is playing 3 at the Sydney Opera House with the band George and the Sydney Symphohy... and playing Melbourne and Brissie as well.... I am going to his show at the basement in Sydney on the 7th of Feb. Should be great. If you want info, check out: http://purple.sub.net.au/

 

[Spruce Goose]

If you are going to get one of those 2, get the Total Abandon DVD. It has the full show as well as an hour long documentary and more features than members that have been in the band!

 

[Spiff]

I'd go if he was playing with George but I don't think he is in Brisbane, so I shan't bother, methinks. Maybe not, anyway.

 

[Sydo]

I was thinking of getting the Royal Albert Hall album largely because it features the Orchestra.. I guess you havn't heard Rotterdam Ahoy? It's got Fever Dreams and Holy Diver, so I figure if I don't like Purple - it's not a total lost.
Dio also sings on Royal Albert Hall, yes?

 

[Spiff]

I've got the Royal Albert Hall DVD (and probably the CD, although I'd have to check). Not bad, haven't watched it since I got it though.

What's Rotterdam Ahoy, anyway, and why does it have Holy Diver?

 

[Sydo]

Because Dio is cool..

 

[spawn]

Originally posted by Sydo
Because Dio is cool..

 

[Spruce Goose]

Yes, Dio also sings on RAH. He toured with them after that and was did Fever Dreams and Love is all and Rainbow in the dark with Purple and the orchestra. It is nothing like what Metallica did with the symphony. This is an actual Symphony Piece played by Purple and the orchstra. It is very cool if you can get into it.... Very cool.

I have not heard Rotterdam Ahoy, but I do have a number of boots from that tour, and Ronnie rules

 

[Blitzkrieg]

What do you mean by different from what Metallica did with S&M? Coz S&M is great!

 

[Spruce Goose]

I know, I love S&M as well... But what Purple did is totally different to what Metallica did.

Purple (Jon Lord) actually wrote a symhony piece that consisted of 3 movements. He wrote all the parts for the orchstra, and all the parts for the band, and combined them together.

Metallica took old songs and played them live with an orchestra playing along with them.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

So Deep Purple didn't play any of their classic material with the orchestra then? But didn't Ronnie play some of his songs?

 

[Sydo]

Tracklisting..

Pictured within (Jon Lord) 8:38
Featuring Jon Lord, Miller Anderson and the LSO.

Wait a while (Jon Lord) 6:44
Featuring Jon Lord, Sam Brown and the LSO

Sitting in a dream (Roger Glover) 4:01
Featuring Ronnie James Dio and Graham Preskett.

Love is all (Roger Glover/Eddie Hardin) 4:40
Featuring Ronnie James Dio, Eddie Hardin and Mickey Lee Soule.

Via Miami (Roger Glover/Ian Gillan) 4:52
Featuring Ian Gillan, Steve Morris and The Kick Horns.

That's why God is singing the blues (Dave Corbett) 4:03
Featuring Ian Gillan, Graham Preskett and Steve Morris.

Take it off the top (Steve Morse) 4:43
Featuring Steve Morse Band and The Kick Horns.

Wring that neck (Blackmore/Simper/Paice/Lord) 4:38
Featuring Ian Paice together with The Kick Horns.

Pictures of home (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 9:26
Featuring Deep Purple and the LSO.

Concerto for group and orchestra - Movement I (Jon Lord) 17:03

Concerto for group and orchestra - Movement II (Jon Lord) 19:44

Concerto for group and orchestra - Movement III (Jon Lord) 13:29
Featuring Deep Purple and the LSO.

Ted the Mechanic (Deep Purple) 4:50
Featuring Deep Purple and the Kick Horns.

Watching the sky (Deep Purple) 5:38
Featuring Deep Purple and the LSO.

Sometimes I feel like screaming (Deep Purple) 7:45
Featuring Deep Purple and the LSO.

Smoke on the water (Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice) 6:44
Featuring all.

 

[Spruce Goose]

Yes Blitzy, as you can see above, they did play some of their popular stuff, but the centrepiece of the album (and tour) was the resurection of the Concerto that was first played 30 years ago. The transcriptions for the piece was lost for 3 decades before a fan painstakingly tabbed out note for not the entire concerto for a music thesis. That is how it came to be played again 30 years later.

When it was first played 30 years ago, Blackmore was on axe instead of Morse.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Ahh, sounds rather interesting. Is there an album of the one they played 30 years ago? How do they compare?