Deep Purple Deep Purple/Russia 2002

The current DEEP PURPLE has been immovable for about 20 years and boasts the longest lineup in history. A pro shot of the first full show is here. This work was shot at the “St. Petersburg performance on March 17, 2002”. This is a multi-camera pro shot. Don Airey joined the band after John Lord left, but the replacement was a bit complicated. To check the situation around that point, let’s first look back at the schedule at that time. 2001 March 4th – April 1st: Oceania/Asia #1 (15 shows) May 29th: Modena show June 2nd – July 8th: North America #1 (25 shows) (Jon Lord injured his knee, Don Airey joined) August 9th – September 5th: Europe #1 (21 shows) 2002 February 4th – March 4th: UK (16 shows) (Jon left the band, Don officially joined) March 17th – 30th: Europe #2 (10 shows) ←★Here★ April 30th – May 9th: Asia #2 (5 shows) May 31st – August 4th: North America #2 (41 shows) August 27th – September 25th: Europe 33 (22 shows) ←※Official LIVE AT THE NEC This is DEEP PURPLE in 2001/2002. In 2000, they released a Royal Philharmonic revival work, but after that, they returned to the days of touring. However, just after finishing the US tour, Jon Lord’s knee was injured. Don Airey was welcomed as a support. Don was only a support for a while, but about half a year later, in March 2002, John announced his departure from Purple. Don joined as an official keyboardist. Thus, their first job with the current lineup was a mini tour in Eastern Europe. The performance in St. Petersburg in this work is the first day. This work recorded at such a historic show is a vivid and beautiful pro shot. The tone like a microphone recording and the rough camera work exude the feeling of Russia, which was a developing country of rock at the time, but the master freshness is amazing. There are almost no dubbing marks or tape twists, and the color is super vivid. Although there are some scenes where the color is too strong and the color bleeds, it is wonderful because the details are not crushed. Don’s hair and Morse’s biceps are vivid, and even Gillan’s beard is visible in the close-up. With such good image quality, even the potato-like camera work feels handmade and endearing. The beauty of the image is depicted in a full show with plenty of rare revival classics. Speaking of the 2002 footage, the official work “LIVE AT THE NEC” is also famous, but the set of this work is similar but different. Let’s organize it by comparing it here. Classics in Rock: Child In Time (★) / Speed ​​King, Fireball: No One Came (★) / Fools (★), Machine Head: Lazy / Smoke On The Water / Highway Star, Purple Portrait: Woman From Tokyo / Mary Long, Others: When A Blind Man Cries / Hush 80s and later, Perfect Strangers: Perfect Strangers, Others: Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic / The Aviator (★) / The Well-Dressed Guitar. *Note: The ★ mark indicates songs that cannot be seen in the official video “LIVE AT THE NEC”. …And so on. Unlike “LIVE AT THE NEC”, there is no guest appearance by John, but the set is even more delicious. Not only the now familiar “When A Blind Man Cries”, but also “No One Came” and “Mary Long” are delicious numbers. In particular, “Fools” was first performed at a concert in Japan in 2000, which is a memorable thing, but it was only performed until 2002. Similarly, “The Aviator” was only performed until 2002, and there are many precious songs, both old and new. DEEP PURPLE was once a representative band with many member changes, but its history ended with this work. The “longest five people in history” who have not been replaced by anyone for 20 years since then. This is a multi-camera pro shot of the first night. A multi-camera pro shot of the “St. Petersburg performance on March 17, 2002”, the first day when Don Airey officially joined. The sound like a microphone recording and the rough camera work exude a Russian feel, but the master freshness is amazing. There are almost no dubbing marks or tape twists, and the color is super vivid. Don’s hair and Moses’ biceps are vivid, and you can even see the growing beard in the close-up of Gillan. You can enjoy a full show with plenty of delicious rare songs such as “No One Came”, “Mary Long” and “Fools”. Live at Ledovy Dvorets, Saint Petersburg, Russia 17th March 2002 PRO-SHOT 1. Woman From Tokyo 2. Vavoom: Ted The Mechanic 3. Mary Long 4. Lazy 5. Child In Time 6. The Aviator 7. No One Came 8. The Well-Dressed Guitar 9. Fools 10. Keyboard Solo 11. Perfect Strangers 12. When A Blind Man Cries 13 . Guitar Solo 14. Smoke On The Water 15. Speed ​​King 16. Hush 17. Highway Star Ian Gillan – vocals Steve Morse – guitar Roger Glover – bass Don Airey – keyboards Ian Paice – drums PRO-SHOT COLOUR NTSC Approx.119min.