Deep Purple - Made in Japan
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Artist: Deep PurpleEdition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Highway Star
- Child in Time
- Smoke on the Water
- The Mule (Drum Solo)
- Strange Kind of Woman
- Lazy
- Space Truckin'
Music reviews of Made in Japan
Music Review: an easy 5 star rating
Rating: 5 Stars
I was told Made in Japan is considered the ultimate live album by a hard rock band from the 70's. In the top five live albums from the 70's, with Frampton Comes Alive and Kiss Alive being the only two albums to surpass it. Made in Japan is actually my favorite of the three. While it's not perfect, nothing is perfectly really, so that's hardly a reason to complain about the albums *very* few flaws.
Highway Star- probably an improvement over the Machine Head version, but only slightly. The extended keyboard and guitar solos are nice, but Ian's vocals were pushed somewhat in the back of the mix. The song packs the kind of excitement you'd expect in a live setting though.
Child In Time- probably the only song on the album NOT an improvement over the studio version. Maybe it's just me, but it seems like the band members wanted to give this version more of a Japanese vibe. I can sense it in the vocals and keyboards. While that intense guitar solo from the studio version isn't quite as melodic here, it's still really really good. Who knows, maybe this version will grow on me with repeated listens, and one day I might end up actually preferring it over the In Rock version.
Smoke on the Water- A LOT better than the Machine Head version, because of extended guitar playing, a keyboard jam at the end, and the riff, you know, the MIGHTY POWERFUL GUITAR RIFF, has been changed slightly in the beginning, and it's pretty cool. My local radio stations in Baltimore and Philadelphia used to play this version about 10 years ago.
The Mule- It starts off with vocals and that dazzling guitar riff, before quickly turning into a drum solo. An extended drum solo at that, over 6 minutes long. At least it offers enough fills and energy to make it good enough to never become boring. You have to understand (all you young people out there) this is the kind of thing rock bands used to do quite often back in the day, especially live.
Strange Kind of Woman- It begins quite similar to the studio version we all know very well, before turning into a funky guitar jam that sounds MUCH different from anything I've ever heard the band attempt before. The vocals and guitar solos seem to be playing the same notes back and forth a few times. It's very interesting and I love it. Never knew the band would attempt something like this.
Lazy- Awesome version! There's keyboards, guitars, and harmonica jams scattered all over the place, and only a little bit of vocals. This is really a fantastic version.
Space Truckin'- Wow. A 20 minute track! The song sounds normal for the first several minutes, and you'll be singing along to the vocals and the riff if you're familiar with the song. Then it gets all adventurous and mysterious with the guitar jams that sound very unusual in places, and the keyboards that are played at lightning speed. I was thinking about Alaska and all the huge mountains up there while hearing some parts of the song.
I actually recommend you check out a band called Soft Machine and an album by theirs called "Third" if you like the jamming on this album. That band along with Deep Purple were both on the music scene around the same time, and share some similar ideas. Give it a shot. As for Made in Japan, YES, it's one of the best live albums from a hard rock 70's band.
UPDATE- June 29th, three days later. I originally said "Child In Time" wasn't as good as the studio version, but you know what? Just because this version isn't as melodic during the guitar jam doesn't mean it's any worse. The intensity is unbelievable, and I seriously wonder if the Mahavishnu Orchestra deserves the award for "heaviest 70's band" when Blackmore's guitar solo probably surpasses everything the MO ever did, in terms of sheer heaviness.
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