The greatest live album ever recorded by the greatest rock band in history.Made In Japan is one of the most exciting live albums ever recorded.Featuring rare archive performances of the classic line up of Deep Purple live in concert, this is the ultimate review of a landmark in rock history. Also featured are rare archive interviews with the band themselves including the views of the man in black himself Ritchie Blackmore and solo performances of material from the album by Ian Gillan.
Great CD of Dream Theater paying homage to one of the most influential bands of hard rock Deep Purple and their 1973 classic album Made In Japan. Deep Purple's original release is considered one of the greatest live albums with outstanding interplay between guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, vocalist Ian Gillan, and keyboardist Jon Lord. Dream Theater recreate MIJ as well as any band could. It's a steep hill to climb, and overall they do a very good job especially on Highway Star, Smoke on the Water, and Lazy. Mike Portnoy does a great job on The Mule (originally by Ian Paice). Child in Time, Strange Kind of Woman and Space Truckin are good as they are the most difficult to replicate (especially Child in Time).
In the early days of The Monkees, there was some fuss over the fact that session musicians played on their first couple of albums.Add to this the fact that they had been brought together for a TV series, any thought of artistic integrity or status was a definite no.1.
For 2014, the album has been newly remastered and presented in a number of special formats. The format options include previously unseen footage on DVD, bonus material and mixes, memorabilia and a hardback book. This Limited Edition Deluxe Boxed Set includes remastered audio of all three complete shows across 4CDs, a DVD featuring rare documentary and live footage, a 7" promo single, and a 60+ Page hard bound book filled with rare and previously unseen photos and memorabilia.