Deep Purple Live in Concert 72/73
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Actor: Deep PurpleBrand: DEEP PURPLE
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 127 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-10-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
Movie Reviews of Deep Purple Live in Concert 72/73
Movie Review: Worth Buying - Better Than Most Concert Videos
Summary: 4 Stars
VERY GOOD SOUND QUALITY; OK VIDEO
Almost deserves 5 stars
Previously Released as "Machine Head Live" and "Scandanavian Nights"
I was afraid to buy this because it was from 1972 and the bulk of it is in black and white. I was afraid that the audio and video would be so horrible that I would only play this thing once (like I have done with som many other concert videos). There are so many bad concert videos out there. Even most of the ones filmed with in past 10 years can be disappointing (like the ones from Dave Matthews).
But, the audio is very good. It was originally recorded in stereo and is as good as any live album. It also has simulated 5.0 sound, which also is very well done.
The video is passable. The first concert from 1972 is in black and white while the second is in color. The video is clear and there are most good camera angles. There are some times when the camera does not focus on the right person at the right time. But, at least the camera is not constantly zooming in and out and jumping all over the place as is common with today's videos.
The first section is a complete concert from 1972. It is around 90 minutes long. The performance is very good throughout. This section was prevously released on VHS and laser disc as "Machine Head Live" and "Scandanavian Nights".
The second section (which is in color) is a 20 minute segment from 1973 that was shown on the ABC TV show, "In Concert". Three songs are included: Strange Kind of Woman, Smoke on the Water and Space Truckin'. Strange Kind of Woman and Space Trucking have been edited so they could fit in the 20 minute time slot. The edits are very well done. If I didn't know the songs so well, I would not have noticed the edits.
Listening to these 2 sections, you can get an idea of how the show progressed over the tour. The band was looser and played around with the songs more earlier in the tour. Later in the tour, the show was more polished (but still included long jams). An even arlier performance from this tour can also be found on the CD called "In Concert". A later version of the tour is available on "Made In Japan".
There is a 7 minute bonus track from 1974 (the Coverdale version of Deep Purple) from California Jam. This track is pretty bad, with horrible sound quality. The DVD also includes some information about the origin of the videos.
My favorite live album by Deep Purple is called "Live and Rare" from 1970. It has also been released with under other titles. On this CD, the band really jams, playing 30 minute versions of some songs.
Note: Deep Purple stole the beginning of Child in Time from It's A Beautiful Day's Bombay Calling. (the group even admits it).
Summary of Deep Purple Live in Concert 72/73
Deep Purple in 1972 were reaching the height of their success, with hit singles and albums worldwide. Into this heady atmosphere they delivered one of the most famous rock albums of all time, 'Machine Head'.1972 saw them premier the new album at concerts in Europe, Japan and America (with no fewer than six tours there that year), delivering the powerful new 'Machine Head' set. It was a concert in the Danish capital of Copenhagen that the first (and only) full film of the famous Mk 2 line-up presented here was made, and is now available on DVD for the first time.
Recorded March 1, 1972, it was originally filmed by Danmark Radio, Denmark's national radio and television station. The actual black and white footage was never screened in full and ended up lying dormant in the company's vaults.
The tour continued through to 1973 when Deep Purple returned to America, selling out more shows and shifting more albums than they had ever done. A camera crew turned up to film the group in New York in May for the 'In Concert' show, and this is also released here for the first time in glorious color (on any format), including the only performance of the line-up doing 'Smoke on The Water'. LINEUP:
Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar
Ian Gillan: Vocals
Roger Glover: Bass
Jon Lord: Keyboards
Ian Paice: Drums
*David Coverdale: Vocals on Bonus Track
Tracklisting:
Copenhagen, March 1972 (black and white) (90 minutes)
1. Highway Star
2. Strange Kind Of Woman
3. Child In Time
4. The Mule
5. Lazy
6. Space Truckin'
7. Fireball
8. Lucille
9. Black Night
New York, May 1973 (color) (27 minutes)
1. Strange Kind Of Woman
2. Smoke On The Water
3. Space Truckin'
Bonus Features:
Archive Collection Preview
1. Burn (bonus live track from Live At California Jam, 1974)
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