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This is what my Top 7 would've looked like if Live albums were included. Smile
 
1. Made in Japan (1972)
2. In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra (2000)
3. California Jam (1974)
4. Made in Europe (1976)
5. Live in Paris (1985)
6. Come Hell or High Water (1994)
7. Live in Montreux (2011)
 
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

This is what my Top 7 would've looked like if Live albums were included. Smile
 
1. Made in Japan (1972)
2. In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra (2000)
3. California Jam (1974)
4. Made in Europe (1976)
5. Live in Paris (1985)
6. Come Hell or High Water (1994)
7. Live in Montreux (2011)
 

really? Do you mean to say that no studio album is worth having in the list?
Also songs repeat on live releases. 
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My vote remains as is. I can't think of many bands where a live album is simply the culmination of everything a band is. There are many bands that I've seen who were simply awe-inspiring in concert  (Floyd, Tull, Genesis, King Crimson, Sabbath, Neil Young, etc.) but never once would I put one of their live albums over a studio release. The only other band I can think of off-hand where a live album transcends their entire discography is The Allman Brothers' Live At Fillmore East.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

This is what my Top 7 would've looked like if Live albums were included. Smile
 
1. Made in Japan (1972)
2. In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra (2000)
3. California Jam (1974)
4. Made in Europe (1976)
5. Live in Paris (1985)
6. Come Hell or High Water (1994)
7. Live in Montreux (2011)
 

really? Do you mean to say that no studio album is worth having in the list?
Also songs repeat on live releases. 
Yes, I've always believed Deep Purple sound much better live than in the studio. After all, they're in the Guinness Book of Records as the loudest band in the world. Smile
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Here's mine sacred 7 for Deep Purple: Smile
1. Machine Head
2. Fireball
3. Burn
4. In Rock
5. Who Do We Think We Are
6. Stormbringer
7. Now What?!

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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

This is what my Top 7 would've looked like if Live albums were included. Smile
 
1. Made in Japan (1972)
2. In Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra (2000)
3. California Jam (1974)
4. Made in Europe (1976)
5. Live in Paris (1985)
6. Come Hell or High Water (1994)
7. Live in Montreux (2011)
 

really? Do you mean to say that no studio album is worth having in the list?
Also songs repeat on live releases. 
Yes, I've always believed Deep Purple sound much better live than in the studio. 

if the songs created in the studio are good, obviously they're gonna sound great live - best example Highway Star in the 70s and Perfect Strangers later in the 80s and 90s. 

Also Come Hell or High Water is not a great live album, it's listenable, but story goes the tour was a bit of a nightmare,  Ritchie was again difficult to work with, never gave interviews, was arrogant, again fighting especially with Gillan, and so on. 

Live in Paris (1985) is a bootleg LOL - 5 stars bootleg ? ConfusedLOL


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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ It's good to see I'm not the only one to have Deep Purple's first three classic albums listed in their Top 3. Smile
 
I'm quite surprised by that, I'll have to check them out again.


Alan, despite some shaky covers (and even that is debatable), Purple was never so inventive than on those first three albums. I mean I could do without Help, Kentucky Woman, River Deep and Laleņa, but none of them are atrocious, far from it. I'm So Glad, Hush, Hey Joe and We Work It Out are great

But it's really their own stuff that's amazing.
It's interesting stuff, but it does sound a bit "of its time" (the first track reminds me of The Dukes of Stratosphear) and the less said about "We can work it out" the better.
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^ Live in Paris (1985) is very good quality for a bootleg. At least it wasn't filmed on someone's mobile phone in the middle of the audience like some of the more recent bootlegs. Smile
 


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Live in Paris (1985) is very good quality for a bootleg. At least it wasn't filmed on someone's mobile phone in the middle of the audience like some of the more recent bootlegs. Smile
 

Filmed on a mobile phone in1985? What are you smoking? I want some of it, too. LOL
Possibly filmed for television. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Live in Paris (1985) is very good quality for a bootleg. At least it wasn't filmed on someone's mobile phone in the middle of the audience like some of the more recent bootlegs. Smile
 

Filmed on a mobile phone in1985? What are you smoking? I want some of it, too. LOL
Possibly filmed for television. 
I said some of the more recent bootlegs are clearly filmed on a mobile phone. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Live in Paris (1985) is very good quality for a bootleg. At least it wasn't filmed on someone's mobile phone in the middle of the audience like some of the more recent bootlegs. Smile
 

Filmed on a mobile phone in1985? What are you smoking? I want some of it, too. LOL
Possibly filmed for television. 
I said some of the more recent bootlegs are clearly filmed on a mobile phone. Smile

oh, my bad.
those are not bootlegs though. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Live in Paris (1985) is very good quality for a bootleg. At least it wasn't filmed on someone's mobile phone in the middle of the audience like some of the more recent bootlegs. Smile
 

Filmed on a mobile phone in1985? What are you smoking? I want some of it, too. LOL
Possibly filmed for television. 
I said some of the more recent bootlegs are clearly filmed on a mobile phone. Smile

oh, my bad.
those are not bootlegs though. 
A bootleg is defined as "
an illegal musical recording, especially one made at a concert", so I would've thought that also applies to illegal concert recordings made on a mobile phone. Smile
 
You have to admit, that Deep Purple in Paris concert is pretty good quality if it's a "bootleg" recording. Smile


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

A bootleg is defined as "
an illegal musical recording, especially one made at a concert", so I would've thought that also applies to illegal concert recordings made on a mobile phone. Smile
 
You have to admit, that Deep Purple in Paris concert is pretty good quality if it's a "bootleg" recording. Smile

In the past (possibly still) TV stations were getting rights and made contracts to broadcast live performances, I've seen quite a few shows on TV, rock, jazz and metal concerts. 
I wouldn't be surprised that Live in Paris was on TV in France. 
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The Top 7 line-up after the first nine rounds of voting:-
 
1. Machine Head (72 points)
2. In Rock (58 points)
3. Fireball (33 points)
4. The Book of Taliesyn (29 points)
5. Burn (26 points)
6. Shades of Deep Purple (22 points)
7. Deep Purple (18 points)
 
8. Stormbringer (16 points)
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Ahhh, the Purps - Glenn Hughes, we hardly knew ye.  

1.  In Rock
2.  Deep Purple
3.  Fireball
4.  Machine Head
5.  Who Do We Think...
6.  Burn
7.  Come Taste the Band
8.  The Book of Taliesyn


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1. In Concert with the LSO (1999).
2. In Rock (remaster)
3. Machine Head (with When A Blind Man Cries included)
4. Live in Japan 4 , 3 or 2 CD or 2 LP Made In Japan. Lock, stock, the lot...
5. Perfect Strangers
6. Fireball (remaster)
7. Days May Come And Days May Go (Other than the Sonny and Cher number, a little hideous) a superb setting of improv Purple with an exceptional guitarist who is not one of the usual suspects.

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Originally posted by uduwudu uduwudu wrote:

1. In Concert with the LSO (1999).
2. In Rock (remaster)
3. Machine Head (with When A Blind Man Cries included)
4. Live in Japan 4 , 3 or 2 CD or 2 LP Made In Japan. Lock, stock, the lot...
5. Perfect Strangers
6. Fireball (remaster)
7. Days May Come And Days May Go (Other than the Sonny and Cher number, a little hideous) a superb setting of improv Purple with an exceptional guitarist who is not one of the usual suspects.

Don't forget it's studio albums only. Wink
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1. In Rock
2. Burn
3. Fireball
4. Deep Purple
5. Machine Head - great material but the production and performance sounds a bit lifeless to my ears.  I've always preferred the more energised versions of Highway Star, Space Truckin et al on Made in Japan.
6. The Book of Taliesyn
7. Stormbringer
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The Top 7 after three more rounds of voting:-
 
1. In Rock (94 points)
2. Machine Head (87 points)
3. Fireball (49 points)
4. Burn (36 points)
5. The Book of Taliesyn (31 points)
6. Deep Purple (30 points)
7. Shades of Deep Purple (22 points)
 
8. Perfect Strangers (17 points) 
8. Stormbringer (17 points)


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - October 02 2020 at 10:36
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Here are my 7:

1) In Rock
2) Shades of Green Purple
3) Machine Head
4) Fireball
5) Burn
6) The Book of Taliesyn
7) Who Do We Think You Are
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