DEEP PURPLE – …To The Rising Sun (In Tokyo) [2015]

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DEEP PURPLE are releasing two live concerts recorded during the presentation of their last studio album. One is the already presented here From The Setting Sun… (In Wacken) and the other is this kind of continuation called “… To The Rising Sun (In Tokyo)“. Both will be released together September 18.

Recorded at the Budokan, Japan, the audience here is completely different to the Wacken. Here in Japan, all people were Deep Purple fans and you might suppose a relaxed approach from the band.
Hell Not.
Purple 2015 feels quite rejuvenated, the Now What album proved the creative juices are very much still flowing and what we have here is a set list that spans the legendary bands entire career with a decent selection of newer songs to sit alongside the classics.

‘Apres Vous’ makes for a fairly laid back start to proceedings but Ian Gillan is soon belting out a gutsy ‘Into the Fire’ and both band and audience are rocking out to ‘Strange Kind of Woman’. After the haunting yet playful ‘Vincent Price’ it is time for Steve Morse to take over for ‘Contact Lost’, ‘Uncommon Man’ and ‘The Well Dressed Guitar’.
Morse has been in the band now getting on for more than twenty years and has more than played his part in both preserving the bands legacy and ensuring their longevity. Putting his own twist on the likes of ‘Smoke on the Water’ and ‘Lazy’ may not go down well with the purists but is further proof the band are not just looking backwards.

‘Above and Beyond’ offers a touching tribute to the late Jon Lord and his replacement Don Airey takes his own solo slot that leads into ‘Perfect Strangers’, undoubtedly the genuine highlight of their ’80s output.
‘Space Truckin’ may be a lot shorter these days (according to modern times) but it still offers the opportunity for Morse / Airey to jam along with the veteran rhythm section of Roger Glover and Ian Paice. ‘Smoke..’, ‘Hush’ (preceded by a dose of ‘Green Onions’) and an kick-ass ‘Black Night’ bring the show to a close in typical Purple style.
We are now a mere three years away from Deep Purple’s 50th anniversary, and they still rock hard – bring it on!

Disc 1 :
01. Apres Vous
02. Into The Fire
03. Hard Lovin’ Man
04. Strange Kind Of Woman
05. Vincent Price
06. Contact Lost
07. Uncommon Man
08. The Well-Dressed Guitar
09. The Mule
10. Above And Beyond
11. Lazy

Disc 2 :
1. Hell To Pay
2. Don Airey’s Solo
3. Perfect Strangers
4. Space Truckin’
5. Smoke On The Water
6. Green Onions / Hush
7. Black Night

Ian Gillan – vocals
Roger Glover – bass, vocals
Ian Paice – drums, percussion
Steve Morse – guitars
Don Airey – keyboards

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