Lord Sausage Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1427447600' post='2730396'] Made In Japan was one of the first rock cassettes ( ) I ever heard (a friend had it when we went on holiday) and I love it but Machine head is right up there alongside it. But I have to say, the one ! go back to again and again, even now that I am a Jazz nazi, is 'Burn', one of the best rock anthems in the canon. (Rainbow Rising remains a favourite as well, for Airey and Powell as much as the rest) [/quote]Go to agree with that, i love Burn. There are some right tunes on it. Burn, Might Just take life, You fool no one, Lay down stay down. https://youtu.be/a58295TocB8 https://youtu.be/vXTopchIrNY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I always preferred "made in europe" mainly due to Glenn Hughes. Ducks & runs for cover! Co-incidentally GH playing a riccybakky on the cover pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='Norm' timestamp='1427448812' post='2730414'] I always preferred "made in europe" mainly due to Glenn Hughes. Ducks & runs for cover! [/quote] My Dad's on that album... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1427409547' post='2730195'] Fireball is my favourite album of theirs though it rarely gets mentioned for some strange reason, it's always "In Rock" & "Machinehead" that get all the glory. [/quote] I inherited my older sister's vinyl copy. It has a lovely airy organic sound, and was one of the first albums that showed me that "hard rock" bass didn't just have to be dum-dum-dum-dum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1427449031' post='2730418'] My Dad's on that album... [/quote] Snakey Coverdale probably fathered a few.....or can you see him in the cover pic? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1427409547' post='2730195'] Fireball is my favourite album of theirs though it rarely gets mentioned for some strange reason, it's always "In Rock" & "Machinehead" that get all the glory. [/quote] Fireball is a good call, one of my fave purple albums too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 I can live with most of the line-ups but Made In Japan was a fantastic Live snapshot of the band at their peak. I liked the way the band changed/evolved and was less concerned about rehashing the past.. altho whether it worked for the die-hards is another call. But for a band to go 30 years plus , you need to mix it up and I think they tried to do that to keep it reasonably fresh and vibrant. Blackmore was a magical player but when he rejoined around the late 80's early 90's..forget which time... he just wasn't the same player/same mindset and that really finsished them off. Morse rescued them to a degree, but only because Gillian and Glover came back.. I think it is great you got such a lenght of time out of them as a top notch act..?? Most should know when to give it up... Bolin was class.... but it needed time....and the the band were probably too messed up at that time as well.. MIJ for early 70's is a great live album, IMO.. and was a benchmark of the time..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Have you seen what Blackmore is up to these days? Blackmores night. Definitely not my cup of tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1427390363' post='2729839'] Sorry mate, but I have to disagree. I'm a [i][b]Machine Head [/b][/i]purist, and the [i][b]Made In Japan[/b][/i] version remains a complete abomination. [/quote] Not for me, I've always found the studio version of SOTW rather dull and lifeless compared with the MIJ version, that is still my 'definitive' version of the song. I'd take the live vs of Black Night from the same tour over the 'late night after a piss-up' studio version of that too. I'm not generally a fan of live albums either. Edited March 27, 2015 by KevB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) Incidentally, Coverdale has got the rest of the Whitesnake current band to have a go at re recording old DP songs from 'his' era (Burn, Stormbringer, Come Taste The Band). He's doing it as a sort of tribute to Jon Lord but it sounds like abit of a hiding to nothing to me. Edited March 27, 2015 by KevB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1427408089' post='2730159'] Happy memories of listening to this album when it was first released. This and Humble Pie, Rocking the Filmore are amongst my fave live albums. [/quote] Wot he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Talking of Tommy Bolin, this album is well worth getting for those that like that sort of thing: [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xqnz1vsFDU&list=PL73NxyhryGEMNyeLQseysSvad-aG6HuZM&feature=player_detailpage[/MEDIA] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadofsix Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 [quote name='ubit' timestamp='1427447246' post='2730387'] Oh and let's not forget the God that was Ronnie James Dio! [/quote] Indeed! The little man with the mighty voice. You almost had to "grow another" to sing some of his stuff matching his range and power. lol <><Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Burn is Purple's 2nd best studio album after Machine Head - no argument! For one album only the Coverdale/Hughes line up was magic. And I agree with the guitar sound (or any instrument for that matter) on Made in Japan - they managed to get a brilliant un-cluttered sound. Made in Japan's a great live album, unlike that overdubbed charlatan by Lizzy which wins all the accolades. Ronnie James Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 It's been a long time since I listened to any Purple: IIRC Stormbringer was the first album I ever bought. All good stuff, I even liked the Royal Philharmonic album, even though that definitely doesn't qualify as having a good guitar tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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