Made In Japan - Deep Purple

The album “Made in Japan” was recorded over three nights of their 1972 tour of Japan. Recorded from two concerts in Osaka and one in Tokyo, it was recorded while the best-known line up was in their full pomp. For many people this is the best ever version of Deep Purple and it was certainly made at the time when the band was at the height of their commercial appeal. The band for this album consisted of probably the finest singer of his type and he certainly knew how to belt out a superb song. His name Ian Gillan and his power packed vocals certainly stand out on this album. Ian Paice was the drummer and has been much under rated by ...  Read the complete review

The Group is Deep Purple. The Album is Made in Japan. The music is out of this world. This is a live recording by the line up that many people rate as the best ever version of Deep Purple. This is raw rock music played loud and proud and with a cutting edge to it that swept all before them. This album was the pinnacle for this group, not in terms of studio albums but in the way it catches the very essence of the group. Listen to it and learn what the purple experience was all about. The album starts with Highway Star from the machine Head album the first of four tracks from that particular album. It is brash and starts with a strong ...  Read the complete review

This is a live album recorded you won`t be surprised to learn in Japan,over three nights in august 1972. There is a good selection of popular tracks all performed well by the mark II line up of Blackmore, Gillan, Glover,Lord and Paice. you realise listening to this album what a good live band they were the music performed with real enthusiasm. seventy six minutes (CD version) seven tracks of brilliant music with an almost twenty minute version of "space trucking"!! This demands to played loud and an air guitar is very much recommended ...  Read the complete review

This Deep Purple live album from 1972 is an excellent showcase of what the band was like at their live punishing best. The superb opener "Highway Star" is a great lead into the album and establishes the feeling of energy this band could deliver to the audience. With an excellent keyboard solo from Jon Lord to first hint at the musicianships quality, it is not long after when Blackmore lets loose a stunning solo of his own, proving that his fretboard skills are top notch. His crazy use of the whammy bar and lightning fast fingerwork should not be taken lightly. Gillan has a great voice, but has the tendency to go over the top, while Paice and Glover ...  Read the complete review

Deep Purple's Made In Japan album is a great document to the power of the band live and at thier peak. Once upon a time this album was considered one of the classic live albums of all time but now due to psychedelic influences at the time of making the album this collection seems somehow dated. Although there is quality material on like 'Highway Star' or 'Smoke On The Water' songs such as the usually brilliant 'Space Truckin' are dragged out to almost 20 minutes, and 'Stragen Kind Of Woman (once a three minute song) takes up 10 minutes. The awful excesses of 70's hard rock then comes screaming to the fore. This ...  Read the complete review