Deep Purple/Illinois,USA 1985 2Days Complete

From DEEP PURPLE’s 1985 American tour, which saw a dramatic reunion in the second lineup during their “golden era,” two consecutive performances in Chicago, Illinois, which is known as a classic, were held with a master quality top-class audience. Source used, decided to release as a 4-CD set! 1985 was the time when DEEP PURPLE was reunited, and the band’s morale and interpersonal relationships were said to be the most fulfilling. Among them, you can enjoy the performance of the early North American tour, which was especially fulfilling, with excellent sound! PURPLE released their first reunion album, “PERFECT STRANGERS,” and began a world tour starting in Australia in November 1984. In January 1985, they finally arrived in America and held a large-scale US tour until April 9th. The revival of DEEP PURPLE in the second period, which had become a “legendary” in the United States, was received with great acclaim, with the help of the popularity of hard rock and heavy metal at the time. Among these extremely high attention and favorable reviews, various materials have been left behind during the North American tour that lasted for about three months. Representative performances include the Detroit performance in March, the Providence performance, and the Toronto, Canada performance in April. However, perhaps because the enthusiasm for live performances has passed, there are many recordings that are inferior in listenability and balance, and there is a lack of items that can be said to be “this!” like the performance in Japan in the same year. What has become a staple among fans during the 1985 American tour is the recording from the Chicago, Illinois, “U.I.C. Pavilion” performance held in February. This live show was held for two consecutive days on February 16th and 17th, and the sound source from the 16th was released as “THE UNTOUCHABLES”, and the intense live performance was enjoyed with excellent line source-like sound. Ta. This time, Chicago 2 Days is made into a disc with the best audience sources that are sure to be original masters (the 16th is a different sound source from “THE UNTOUCHABLES”)! It has been decided to release it as a 4-CD set, befitting its content and formality! Recorded on Discs 1 and 2 is the live performance on February 16th, the first day in Chicago. As already mentioned, this live is well known for the classic “THE UNTOUCHABLES”, but this time the newly discovered audience master is used directly. Unlike the previous releases, which were also said to be broadcast sound sources, you can enjoy vivid live sound with a natural sound spread and a sense of presence. The contours of the performance that clearly stand out to Roger’s base, the ease of listening that doesn’t make you tired even if you listen to it all the way through, and the excellent master condition and clearness are clearly better than “THE UNTOUCHABLES”. Including the opening that was missing in the previous release and the beginning of “Highway Star”, you can see the excitement of the venue and the ferocity of the fiery performance as it is. Guillain’s vocals have the impression of being tired from touring in the first half, but you can still hear the singing that makes you feel the awesomeness of his real voice. The screams in “Highway Star”, “Nobody’s Home”, and even “Strange Kind Of Woman” will surprise the listener. Richie also made a series of fulfilling plays that reflected the good condition of the band! In “Highway Star”, you can hear a speedy solo with careful picking, and the slow and slow play in “A Gypsy’s Kiss”, which uses “Blues” as an intro, is also excellent. All of them are great scenes, such as “Perfect Strangers” where John develops a deep sound! The first half of Disc 2, “Knocking AT Your Back Door” and “Difficult To Cure,” are a stable performance that is perfect for the expression “Aun’s breathing”. At the climax of the live performance, “Space Truckin’,” Richie engages in a heated interplay with John, Pace, and Roger. The listenable play will greatly please the fans (the lack of the second half is compensated for by the master of “THE UNTOUCHABLES”). “Burn”, which is inserted in the middle of the encore “Speed ​​King”, has Richie’s guitar playing clearly! In this work, you can fully enjoy the approximately 120 minutes of the masterpiece, up to the last song “Smoke On The Water”, with a different perspective and feel from previous releases. Furthermore, after “Smoke On The Water”, the scene after the performance was also recorded for about 3 minutes, and it has high value as a document of the same day! And on discs 3 and 4, the stage on February 17th, the second day in Chicago, is made into a CD for the first time (also a new audience master)! The clearness backed by the outstanding master freshness is the same as the previous day, but unlike Discs 1 and 2, which had a neat expression, this recording allows you to enjoy the fierceness of the rougher and more powerful PURPLE live. The live commentary that captures the excitement in the venue more realistically than the day before, and the sound image that gives you a direct feeling of the band’s performance will knock out any PURPLE fan! “Highway Star”, where Richie’s guitar plays wildly with pleasant distortion, is a must-see! In the following songs “Nobody’s Home” and “Strange Kind Of Woman”, Pace’s drums also have a lively expression and emit groovy rhythms. Furthermore, Richie’s guitar tone and John’s Hammond that are spun in “Blues” are both the best tones. The dynamic play of “A Gypsy’s Kiss” and “Under The Gun” that follows is one of the most exciting points of this work! The play that shows a melodious expression even in its wildness is unique to the fifth generation of PURPLE, which has an increased maturity! The second period classics such as “Lazy” and “Child In Time” also have a delicious taste and a solid sense of stability, making the performance enjoyable with an exquisite sense of unity. “Difficult To Cure”, in which Richie enjoys the guitar that reminds him of his RAINBOW days, is a highlight of the second half of the live show. However, when John’s solo comes in one after another, the air spreads that it is nothing other than PURPLE. As John’s solo flows into “Space Truckin’,” the atmosphere at the venue is a mixture of joy and tension, and it’s amazing! “Woman From Tokyo” and “Speed ​​King” filled the entire venue with a fun mood, and the last song, “Smoke On The Water,” saw Gillan give a lively performance in good spirits, bringing the approximately 120-minute recording to a close with excitement. ! There is no doubt that this work will become a new standard on the “PERFECT STRANGERS” American tour, where various items have been known since the analog era! The two-day performance in Chicago will be enjoyed to the fullest, with one with a neat expression and the other with a wild and exciting sound. Together with the various sound sources from the Japan performance and the definitive video of the European tour “DEFINITIVE PARIS 1985”, the definitive edition of the American tour that can be declared a must-see for DEEP PURPLE enthusiasts is here as a 4-CD set! We hope all fans will enjoy this work, which conveys the greatness of the fifth season of PURPLE! UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL. USA 16th & 17th February 1985 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND Live at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL. USA 16th February 1985 Disc 1(54:13) 1. Intro. 2. Highway Star 3. Nobody’s Home 4. Strange Kind Of Woman 5. A Gypsy’s Kiss 6. Perfect Strangers 7. Under The Gun 8. Lazy 9. Drum Solo 10. Child In Time Disc 2(52:54) 1. Knocking At Your Back Door 2. Difficult To Cure 3. Keyboard Solo 4. Space Truckin’ 5. Woman From Tokyo 6. Member Introduction 7. Speed ​​King 8. Smoke On The Water Live at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL. USA 17th February 1985 Disc 3(59:18) 1 . Intro. 2. Highway Star 3. Nobody’s Home 4. Strange Kind Of Woman 5. A Gypsy’s Kiss 6. Perfect Strangers 7. Under The Gun 8. Lazy 9. Drum Solo 10. Child In Time Disc 4(60:40) 1. Knocking At Your Back Door 2. Difficult To Cure 3. Keyboard Solo 4. Space Truckin’ 5. Woman From Tokyo 6. Member Introduction 7. Speed ​​King 8. Smoke On The Water Ian Gillan – Vocal Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Roger Glover – Bass Jon Lord – Keyboards Ian Paice – Drums