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Deep Purple Live in Paris 1975


This is hands down the best Mark III performance available.

I realize that there are alot of dissenters on this opinion, and in some specific cases I agree. You Fool No One is best performed on Live in London; and both Mistreated and Burn (in my opinion) are far better on California Jam '74.

But for overall performance, spectacular guitar playing by Blackmore, and fantastic (IN TUNE) harmonizing by Hughes and Coverdale, this is the one to get. I should also mention that phenomenal job that the other members do as well here, Paice has all his party pieces here (Burn, You Fool No One, Highway Star), so he's happy and it shows. Lord cooks all over this set as well (of course, he's the one that least often has a bad night anyway).

Burn on here is a real barnstormer, after hearing this one again when compared to Live in London, I'm feeling a little sorry for the latter. Blackmore even takes a couple of variations on the main solo, something he really doesn't do that often.

Stormbringer here is...well, in my opinion, if you haven't heard Stormbringer on Live in Paris, then you haven't really heard it. Period. Coverdale is spectacular here, and Ritchie plays a solo that is among his best ever, studio or live. I was first struck by this recording of one of my favorite tracks back in 2004, and today it still rocks me to the core.

Gypsy here is SO much better than any other version (including Stormbringer), that I don't bother to listen to any other versions. Blackmore makes his case for most emotional lead guitar player in Rock/Metal history. The harmonies at the end are transcendent Mark III, perhaps even their best moment in tandem.

The version of Lady Double Dealer on here rocks the paint off the walls. This sounds like one of the two or three heaviest moments of Deep Purple's career, and that's saying alot. Never have I heard any Mark of Deep Purple sound so ferociously committed to blistering your hide. Blackmore is on fire. Just check out Paice running through this track as well, he's not kidding around in the least.

There's alot of diddling around (what do you expect from a live Deep Purple cd). But the performances of the songs mentioned above are some of the most Deep Purple Fan-affirming in existence.

This IS the Made in Japan of the Mark III era, in my humble opinion. In fact, if pressed I would reccomend the Cal Jam DVD and Live in Paris '75 discs as all you'd need on a desert island for Mark III Deep Purple.

As a musician, I have found this album to be an endless resource of inspiration. I listen to it right after I listen to classics like Beethoven and Wagner. Yes , it's inspiration at THAT level. Believe it.





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Thanks for the review Andy.

It's probably my 2nd favourite Mk3 live release. I love it. When it came out it blew "Mk3 Final Concerts" out of water, as much as a revelation the latter was when it came out in the late 1990s. A wonderful sound!

MIE is the one I listen to most often.I don't care for the edits or anything, it just has the best versions of Burn, Stormbringer (Andy: the best emoticon solos are on this version, especially Lordy's - what a great harmonic build-up) and YFNO - and Mistreated, too!

One of my favourite bits on LIP1975 is the guitar solo / demolition in HS. The band is so tight here!
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Thanks for the review Andy.

It's probably my 2nd favourite Mk3 live release. I love it. When it came out it blew "Mk3 Final Concerts" out of water, as much as a revelation the latter was when it came out in the late 1990s. A wonderful sound!

MIE is the one I listen to most often.I don't care for the edits or anything, it just has the best versions of Burn, Stormbringer (Andy: the best emoticon solos are on this version, especially Lordy's - what a great harmonic build-up) and YFNO - and Mistreated, too!

One of my favourite bits on LIP1975 is the guitar solo / demolition in HS. The band is so tight here!




I have to agree. Lord is pretty amazing all over Made In Europe. Alot of people seem to pick that one as their favorite, though it's sometimes because they had it around the time it first came out.

I never took that much to Made In Europe. Maybe because I didn't get it until way later.

I still haven't heard Perks and Tit or the Leeds Polytechnic MK III shows, so I might be a little uninformed.

I must mention that, though I love the song Mistreated so much (especially the studio and Cal Jam versions), I still greatly prefer the Dio-sung version, particuarly on Live in Germany and Live in Munich '77. Just me. I love Coverdale, but I just really love the way Ronnie added Metal to the Blues of the song. I agree with Ritchie that that was the way the song was originally meant to be sung. I await the hate.

I'm also a fan of the Mistreated on Live in the Heart of the City as well. They played it a tiny bit different, but it all sounds really great!





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While I'm one of the people who prefer Coverdale singing Mistreated, I do like the Rainbow versions more than the Whitesnake ones.

Did you know Mistreated was one of the songs that Graham Bonnet did in his audition for Rainbow and even decades later RB recalled how good GB did it?

I hope they'll find the tape some day!

EDIT: Doogie did the song very well live, too, and I suppose his one single contribution to the song was the amazing high-pitched scream in the chorus after the guitar solo.

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Did you know Mistreated was one of the songs that Graham Bonnet did in his audition for Rainbow and even decades later RB recalled how good GB did it?

I hope they'll find the tape some day!

EDIT: Doogie did the song very well live, too, and I suppose his one single contribution to the song was the amazing high-pitched scream in the chorus after the guitar solo.




Yes, I read about Graham's audition in the Rainbow" book by Martin Popoff. Have you read that one, Rami?

As you probably guessed, I'd kill to hear that Rainbow audition, being a huge Graham fan.

Doogie sang Mistreated quite good. In fact, Doogie is mostly great live; I don't like anything he's done in the studio.

Because of you, Rami, I replayed Made in Europe again last night. And yes, the versions of Burn, Mistreated, and Stormbringer are fantastic. I like them better than ever now. But mostly it's Paice and Lord who blow me away on that album, especially Lord. For serious Blackmore idolation, I still go with Live in Paris.


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I still think that LIVE IN LONDON is the ultimate Mk 3 live album. The sound is a little thinner than MADE IN EUROPE or LIVE IN PARIS, but Blackmore plays with much more enthusiasm here. You can tell he's somewhat going through the motions by the end of the STORMBRINGER tour.
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I still think that LIVE IN LONDON is the ultimate Mk 3 live album. The sound is a little thinner than MADE IN EUROPE or LIVE IN PARIS, but Blackmore plays with much more enthusiasm here. You can tell he's somewhat going through the motions by the end of the STORMBRINGER tour.



Interesting opinion, Kinski. I have the opposite view: I think he was more intense during the Burn tour but played much more interesting and dynamic stuff during the Stormbringer tour.
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I still think that LIVE IN LONDON is the ultimate Mk 3 live album. The sound is a little thinner than MADE IN EUROPE or LIVE IN PARIS, but Blackmore plays with much more enthusiasm here. You can tell he's somewhat going through the motions by the end of the STORMBRINGER tour.



Interesting opinion, Kinski. I have the opposite view: I think he was more intense during the Burn tour but played much more interesting and dynamic stuff during the Stormbringer tour.



I have to agree with Rami. Blackmore was often overusing the staccato/tremolo picking during the Burn tour. On Cal Jam, for instance, he starts most of the solos the same way. It might have been from general nervousness due to the new band members.

I listen to Live in London and Cal Jam mostly for the performances from everybody EXCEPT Blackmore. Vocally and keyboard-ally, it was often an amazing tour.

Ritchie seemed to relax alot more and be creative on the Stormbringer tour, as opposed to playing it repetitive/safe in 1974. That said, alot of Blackmore's best playing is in the Burn studio album. It's just, live in 1974 he seemed to be worrying about over-experimentation.

Though Stormbringer might be considered by and large a failed experiment, such an experimental vibe seemed to leak into the live performances.

I also got the feeling that he was trying to smoke the rest of the band out of the water during the Stormbringer tour, especially during the final concerts.

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I also got the feeling that he was trying to smoke the rest of the band out of the water during the Stormbringer tour, especially during the final concerts.



Yeah, it sounds like he had a certain flow going on. I bet he couldn't wait to go out with Rainbow!

Have you heard the Rising Tour rehersal tapes (Tower of Babel bootleg)? There's some of the most exciting guitar work from him ever. Especially the Mistreated fast part takes (no vocals, just solo guitar over the intense backing) and LITB melodic whammy bar licks are just brilliant.
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I also got the feeling that he was trying to smoke the rest of the band out of the water during the Stormbringer tour, especially during the final concerts.



Yeah, it sounds like he had a certain flow going on. I bet he couldn't wait to go out with Rainbow!

Have you heard the Rising Tour rehersal tapes (Tower of Babel bootleg)? There's some of the most exciting guitar work from him ever. Especially the Mistreated fast part takes (no vocals, just solo guitar over the intense backing) and LITB melodic whammy bar licks are just brilliant.




WOW! I can't believe I haven't heard this yet! Where is this recording (I thought I had all the good stuff already, apparently not).

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