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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deep Purple Mk III - The Final Concert, 24 Feb 2004
Deep Purple - Live In Paris 75 is a fantastic album for a number of reasons. First of all, the history, you may or may not know, but this Paris gig is actually the very last Mk III concert (Blackmore, Coverdale, Hughes, Lord, Paice). After this show Ritchie Blackmore would leave the band to start his band Rainbow. Therefore, the show was always going to be special, full of emotion, and it did not disappoint. The music is as always top draw, but the thing that sets this show apart from other Mk III gigs is the volume of material. Included in this shows are of course the favourites from Mk II days (Smoke On The Water, Highway Star) and the favourites from Mk III's Burn album (Burn, Mistreated) but also performances of songs from Mk III's other album Stormbringer (Gypsy, Lady Double Dealer) not heard on classic gigs like Live In London and California Jamming. As i said the music is fantastic, Deep Purple always stood out to me as a band capable of fantastic things, and unlike many other bands they seem to deliver every time! From Mk II's Made In Japan all the way to this brilliant album, and beyond, DP have always been a top live band. Not a lot of people (myself included) were lucky enough to see the great Mk III line-up because of the simple fact that they were only together just under two years. This is album is definately the next best thing, be it Ritchie's sublime guitar solos (notably Mistreated) or Glenn and David vying for vocals this band always put on a great show and if you only buy one DP Mk III live album, make sure its Live In Paris 75.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mark III As good as Mark II Live album, 24 Feb 2004
By A Customer
What more could any one want ? Deep Purple in their pomp, rarely perfomed material(from Stormbringer) & added to this is the emotionally charged atmosphere of Ritchie Blackmore's final show.This has it all, & is remixed from orginal source tapes, so it doesn't sound like the band are playing on the phone, or as on Made in Europe (the orginal album this was taped for) with looped audience response. The playing is all that can be expected of a top band in their prime. David Coverdale is in fine voice throughout, even Highway star sounds great. Note, DC in 75 is not to be confused with the tanned, blonde HM smoothie of the late 80s. Highspots are hard to single out, mistreated, as ever with Mk III is well delivered, but Stormbringer & You fool no one running close. At last a Mk III live album the equal of the peerless 'Made in Japan'. Helps to disprove the addage of live albums being inferior product, as here all the Mk III material is better than on the source studio records. Go on have a listen, you know you want to.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT!, 22 Aug 2004
"Live In Paris" is vastly superior to the "Mark III: The Final Concerts" Connoiseur compilation, and it's essential for the Deep Purple collector...It features the COMPLETE PARIS CONCERT (The Final Concerts was a mixture from 2 different concerts) in REMIXED AND REMASTERED form (which means a fuller and richer sound) and every song is UNEDITED and UNCUT, unlike in The Final Concerts where you get 2 different edited versions of You Fool No One... Even if you are a casual fan with an interest in Coverdale-era Purple, you'll find this concert a joy to listen to... Great performances and awesome sound quality... This is the one!
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