Progarchives, the progressive rock ultimate discography

LIVE AT BUDOKAN

Ian Gillan Band

Jazz Rock/Fusion


From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website

Ian Gillan Band Live At Budokan album cover
4.00 | 24 ratings | 2 reviews | 17% 5 stars

Write a review

Buy IAN GILLAN BAND Music
from Progarchives.com partners
Live, released in 1978

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Clear Air Turbulence (12:49)
2. Scarabus (5:25)
3. Money Lender (10:53)
4. Twin Exhausted (5:05)
5. Over The Hill (8:35)
6. Mercury High (4:58)
7. Smoke On The Water (9:46)
8. Child In Time (10:16)
9. Woman From Tokyo (4:47)

Line-up / Musicians


- Ian Gillan / lead vocals
- Colin Towns / keyboards, flutes
- John Gustafson / bass, vocals
- Ray Fenwick / guitars, vocals
- Mark Nauseef / drums, percussion

Releases information

1978: Kingsway Recorders Ltd./ Virgin Records Ltd (CD in my possess cat. code CDVM 3507)

Thanks to mandrakeroot for the addition
Edit this entry

Buy IAN GILLAN BAND Live At Budokan Music



IAN GILLAN BAND Live At Budokan ratings distribution


4.00
(24 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(17%)
17%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(71%)
71%
Good, but non-essential (8%)
8%
Collectors/fans only (4%)
4%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
0%

IAN GILLAN BAND Live At Budokan reviews


Showing all collaborators reviews and last reviews preview | Show all reviews/ratings

Collaborators/Experts Reviews

Review by Sean Trane
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Folk
4 stars Wouldn't you have guessed it?? After returning to a Purple song format in Scarabus, that Ian Gillan and his band would go on to return to live "old glory" moments in the Budokan theatre in Tokyo, where the Japanese crowds are sooooo easy to please and way over-appreciative. Recorded after the band's Scarabus album, I suspect this was probably among the last gig of the IGB well that band with that line-up)

Opening on the excellent title track of the second and best album CAT, the IGB take their time building up, thus almost doubling its length, something they will do for Money Lender (from the same album) as well and to a lesser extent Over The Hill (also from CAT), while . Oddly enough, the band chooses to alternate tracks from CAT and Scarabus and give us three from each, but as you can easily guess, the CAT tracks win easily with their infectious grooves and enthralling solos, compared to the sterile tightness of Scarabus tracks. Of course, what sucks here is that Gillan lives on Purple glory and more or less two thirds of the second album is devoted to Purple tracks, including the obligatory (but atrocious) Woman From Tokyo.

Well although I find this album a bit of a shame, living on a certain past, it does have some moments, particularly when bordering on the jazz-rock passages and the fact that the band was probably better life than in the studio, I could be tempted into saying that this Live at Budokan is all you need from the IGB, but CAT might be worth a second look.

Latest members reviews

4 stars This is an interesting one, following his departure from the mighty Purple, uncle Gillan decided to get away from the harder edged rock, and try his luck with the more sophisticated "jazzy" approach. Most Gillan & Purple fans were cut a'bit off-guard with his venture into the fusion territory. ... (read more)

Report this review (#1690916) | Posted by tvtennis | Thursday, February 9, 2017 | Review Permanlink

Post a review of IAN GILLAN BAND "Live At Budokan"

You must be a forum member to post a review, please register here if you are not.

MEMBERS LOGIN ZONE

As a registered member (register here if not), you can post rating/reviews (& edit later), comments reviews and submit new albums.

You are not logged, please complete authentication before continuing (use forum credentials).

Forum user
Forum password

Copyright Prog Archives, All rights reserved. | Legal Notice | Privacy Policy | Advertise | RSS + syndications

Other sites in the MAC network: JazzMusicArchives.com — jazz music reviews and archives | MetalMusicArchives.com — metal music reviews and archives

Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.