Purple is still great. Just heard them 8 months ago with "songs that built rock". Gillan was in amazing vocal form, the best I`ve heard from him in many years. The rest of the band played superbly. Bananas is one of Purples best albums. Deep Purple is still Deep Purple. I`m sure Jon Lord would agree. R.I.P., Jon, the best rock organist ever and a wonderful person.
Setlist: • Highway Star • Nobody’s Home • Strange Kind of Woman • A Gyspsy’s Kiss • Perfect Strangers • Under The Gun • Lazy • Knocking At Your Back Door • Solos • Space Truckin’ • Woman From Tokyo • Black Night • Smoke On The Water
Jon Lord most often played a specially customised Hammond C-3. Heavy beast for the crew to move lol. I grew up learning on an X77 and it didn't like being moved lol. Cheers.
the greatest band of all time, MKII line-up at its best, reunion of 1984, which led to the release of another classic album perfect strangers. Paice, Lord, Blackmore, Gillan and Glover !!! They're The Masters... The most underrated band of all time !!! nobody can come close to deep purple and their live performances... ritchie's technique is ineffably awesome !!!
Watching this footage, I still marvel over the fact that 'Perfect Strangers' was basically a reunion album. Can anyone remember the last "reunion" album that was worth anything more than the vinyl it was pressed on? Not me! Despite the complaints about Ian's voice, I think he held it together pretty well here. Thank you for posting!
Please don't be too tough on Ian's vocals. Don't forget that by this time (1985) he was a forty year old and singing this repertoire is going to test anyone. I should know. I sing lead vocals in a Deep Purple tribute band and nothing gave me more respect for his voice than trying to sing these songs. I can't imagine fronting up night after night to sing this stuff.
I get it, I had to cover Ozzy and Gillian. I wouldn't criticize a vocalist who is singing that kind of music or any other. Problem is, these days kids are used to vocal guide tracks and synching. They think that's how people sound live! Respect bruh!
grandisimo grupo, esta alineación fué lo mejor de la banda, recuerdo que estuve a la espera del disco luego de que se anunció la reunión, recuerdo como los primeros segundos de knocking at your back door fueron muy emotivos.
It's great seeing this on here! I saw Deep Purple in 1993 (yes, the Mark 2 version), and they put on a slamming live show! It's a shame that Jon ain't with us no more, but his part in Deep Purple will not be forgotten!
It's normal that Ian Gillan was not That good he was sick, but he still made the concert... The singers of today if break a nail don't go to the stage, so Ian Gillan deserves all the credit.
Greatest 1st concert @ 15, never to forget... Had to see the show again, as if I forgot. It was a hell of a reality check. Miss the old Arena shows!!!!
Que formação clássica!! valeu Thijs3FM por ter enviado essa preciosidade!!show show..... a banda totalmente afinada..mais um grande show no rockpalast.
Great job at filming. Sound is pretty good too! One of my all time favorite bands w/ original lineup Awesome. One of the first concerts I went to back in "72. Thankx for the wonderfull memories!
Thank you for sharing, i saw Them in 1987 in Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands, one of my first concerts and a good memory. Jon Lord was very great on the organ!
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J'y étais ! Merci beaucoup d'avoir posté cette vidéo.
В 81 году из - за них бросил музыку и закончил политех. Играл в самодеятельных ВИА, был художественным руководителем, пригласили в ленинградскую филармонию. Художник Володя Зарочинцев принёс их записи на бобинах - прослушал все 3 часа в музыкалке и всё. Понял: снять можно, но сыграть лучше пёпла нельзя
Don't have the shirt anymore, but I saw them on the same tour in Worcester, MA in the fall of 84 (I think). It was my second concert ever. I was 15. Good times. Rock on!
Couldn't agree with you more. I have seen Deep Purple 4 times in my life. The first time was when they opened for Rod Stuart and the Faces in 1970 and they blew the place apart! Very sad to hear about Jon Lord passing and I don't care what anyone says, Blackmore is the greatest rock guitarist ever!
Thank you so much, great sound quality and picture of the original WDR broadcast. When Rockpalast broadcasted this originally in 1985 they made us wait til about 2 am because that dwarf Prince was also live in concert. I was a little dissapointed about the state of Gillan's voice back then, but never mind eh? I think he ruined it on that notorious Black Sabbath Born Again Tour where he did a great job.
And yet even on a bad night, he sounds so much better than so many singers...and without auto-tune and other effects,,,wish I could sound half as good as he does here!
Saw Deep Purple that summer in Wisconsin in the 10th row. Ritchie and Jon were amazing as always and the rest were on fire too. Gillan's voice was good when I saw them but the show must go on regardless.
Thank you very much for putting this concert in one piece. Never had the chance to watch it. I think the way it was recorded contributed with Gillan's "bad" night. There's something not quite right with the sound overall. Both channels seemed to be unbalanced and some sounds falling between them, thus fading. Anyway, this is a great concert with something for everyone. DP had this virtue of playing each gig in a different way, like our fingerprints. A true kick ass rock band!!
The band stopped for two maybe three nights in Dallas Tx on this tour(Reunion Arena). They returned latter in the tour to headline the 85 Texas World Music Festival (Cotton Bowl) I saw the Cotton Bowl show...loved the band, but Jon Lord was the stand out. He used his old set up and was ROCKIN that consol BACK and FORTH ...never fell over. far well to a Master.
R.I.P. Jon Lord !!! One of the trio of masters has sadly left... There will be nothing better than the Blackmore, Lord, Paice combination.... You'll be missed Jon.
I wore through two vhs tapes of this show and saw them twice on this tour...this is the quintisential lineup. I love Mk3 era as well...but this IS Deep Purple.
The solo that Blackmore pulls out at "Knocking at your back door" in this concert is absolutely one of his finest of all time. Ian Gillan is singing is still with a lots of feel sensibility & power, despite the cough.
R.I:P Jon Lord. The greatest keyborder of the world passed away and now he is playing his serenades in heaven.
Jon Lord. Keyboard master. A rock legend, Him and Ritchie. The best keys guitar combination ever?
Yes, I guess, it's the best Keys Guitar Combination, FOREVER
ABSOLUTELY!!
yes they were, are and will be
Yes!
Ritchie and Jon most definitely, but there were moments with Tommy Bolin which were electrifying.
Purple is still great. Just heard them 8 months ago with "songs that built rock". Gillan was in amazing vocal form, the best I`ve heard from him in many years. The rest of the band played superbly. Bananas is one of Purples best albums. Deep Purple is still Deep Purple. I`m sure Jon Lord would agree. R.I.P., Jon, the best rock organist ever and a wonderful person.
One of the greatest group of all time. I'm an 70s and 80s rocker the best years ever.
Setlist:
• Highway Star
• Nobody’s Home
• Strange Kind of Woman
• A Gyspsy’s Kiss
• Perfect Strangers
• Under The Gun
• Lazy
• Knocking At Your Back Door
• Solos
• Space Truckin’
• Woman From Tokyo
• Black Night
• Smoke On The Water
YOU are right --Deep Purple is simply great and i will love them till i die . The whole band is amazing .
Great Work, Jon Lord!
You were the world's best Keyboardist/ Hammond C3 Player and will always be it, forever
R.I.P. Jon
I agree with you. This man formed Purple back in the day so in my opinion they were not appreciated as much as they should have been
B3 or C3?
Jon Lord most often played a specially customised Hammond C-3. Heavy beast for the crew to move lol. I grew up learning on an X77 and it didn't like being moved lol. Cheers.
according to Ronnie Woods brother Art ,they carried it on and off Ferries to gigs 1962-66
Ruhe in Frieden, Jon. Deine Musik war meine Jugendzeit.
Deep Purple its not my Generation but this Band is the Godfather of Rock.
I love it
the greatest band of all time, MKII line-up at its best, reunion of 1984, which led to the release of another classic album perfect strangers. Paice, Lord, Blackmore, Gillan and Glover !!! They're The Masters... The most underrated band of all time !!! nobody can come close to deep purple and their live performances... ritchie's technique is ineffably awesome !!!
Watching this footage, I still marvel over the fact that 'Perfect Strangers' was basically a reunion album. Can anyone remember the last "reunion" album that was worth anything more than the vinyl it was pressed on? Not me! Despite the complaints about Ian's voice, I think he held it together pretty well here. Thank you for posting!
Thank you for sharing this show!
JOn Lord was an excellent player, the heart of deep purple great player
Please don't be too tough on Ian's vocals. Don't forget that by this time (1985) he was a forty year old and singing this repertoire is going to test anyone. I should know. I sing lead vocals in a Deep Purple tribute band and nothing gave me more respect for his voice than trying to sing these songs. I can't imagine fronting up night after night to sing this stuff.
I get it, I had to cover Ozzy and Gillian. I wouldn't criticize a vocalist who is singing that kind of music or any other. Problem is, these days kids are used to vocal guide tracks and synching. They think that's how people sound live! Respect bruh!
i agree i saw Ian perform on the perfect strangers tour in the 80's been a teenager i loved!
DP fan from BG since 1971. R.I.P Jon 'Hammond' Lord. You tear down the wall and shape my world! Thank you!
Perfect Strangers. My favorite Deep Purple album
+Gary Bourke Perfect Strangers My Favorite also and some freaken Jam on
How tho
The band was on fire! Too bad Gillan was ill and couldn't deliver but hey, he tried! Well done, lads.
A reunion but you really can't go back. Still this version of the band will always be the best.
Floyd, thanks for the GREAT upload , very much appropriated.................
"Deep Purple" is playing freely on the rock music. A fabulous cocktail of rock, classical music and blues !!!
GRACIAS por subirlo esta bueniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisimo
i love deep purple
Grazie per aver postato il video.
Thank For Uploader.. We .. People Who Live In Places Where Never Could Watch This Deep Purple In Concert Or Watch To Richie Playing .. Are Grateful
I am so glad I got to see this tour.
grandisimo grupo, esta alineación fué lo mejor de la banda, recuerdo que estuve a la espera del disco luego de que se anunció la reunión, recuerdo como los primeros segundos de knocking at your back door fueron muy emotivos.
Nice! Thanks for putting this up. I was lucky enough to see them that year in San Antonio,TX.
Thanks for the upload!!
It's great seeing this on here! I saw Deep Purple in 1993 (yes, the Mark 2 version), and they put on a slamming live show! It's a shame that Jon ain't with us no more, but his part in Deep Purple will not be forgotten!
Personally darn glad these guys have been part of my life in music and past imperfect is what still makes it great!
Awesome Thijs3FM thanks for uploading this. Especially in light of Jon Lord's recent passing.
Saw a concert that was part of this tour in Brisbane, Australia - it was awesome!!!!
It's normal that Ian Gillan was not That good he was sick, but he still made the concert... The singers of today if break a nail don't go to the stage, so Ian Gillan deserves all the credit.
great Jon Lord playing " Toccata " of Bach....
du grand deep purple on sans lasse pas
Greatest 1st concert @ 15, never to forget... Had to see the show again, as if I forgot. It was a hell of a reality check. Miss the old Arena shows!!!!
Blackmore smiles- Wow!
superb! thanks for this...merry xmas all dp fans!
Que formação clássica!! valeu Thijs3FM por ter enviado essa preciosidade!!show show.....
a banda totalmente afinada..mais um grande show no rockpalast.
Great job at filming. Sound is pretty good too! One of my all time favorite bands w/ original lineup Awesome. One of the first concerts I went to back in "72. Thankx for the wonderfull memories!
Deep Purple, one of mega groups and me adored, my delight and low bow............
saw this tour at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin one of the Best Shows Ive ever seen !
Thank you so much.
Thank you for sharing, i saw Them in 1987 in Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands, one of my first concerts and a good memory.
Jon Lord was very great on the organ!
J'y étais ! Merci beaucoup d'avoir posté cette vidéo.
I was at the show in San Antonio @ the Convention Center Arena 1985! One of my top five concerts!
deep purple forever in my heart
Cool footage, thx for upload!
Great show. Thx for sharing.
thanks for sharing! love it!
A lot of thanks !
СВЕРХгруппа !Джон Лорд покинул нас рано...
В 81 году из - за них бросил музыку и закончил политех. Играл в самодеятельных ВИА, был художественным руководителем, пригласили в ленинградскую филармонию. Художник Володя Зарочинцев принёс их записи на бобинах - прослушал все 3 часа в музыкалке и всё. Понял: снять можно, но сыграть лучше пёпла нельзя
this is 1 of the best concert's i've seen thus far
Ritchie, you are from the greatest guitarists of the world.
que lindas temporadas!!!!;yo estaba en el 86 en nürnberg!!!!!! DEEP PURPLE PARA SIEMPRE
Gracias x el video.
Still have my dad’s vinyls from back in the day!
My favorite band.
legends .... deep purple ..... ritchie is the best .... others are just copies and they can not be better than purple
Yngwie would do everything better then Richie today. But Richie is still Richie!!!
Thanks man I hadn't seen it since 30 years (and a half lol)
thanks, good document!
I saw these guys in Chicago in January 1985 awesome !
super concert i love deep purple.
Низкий поклон.Великие люди.
De todas as fases da do Deep Purple está é nota 1000.
Saw this tour...'85 Flint Michigan Atwood Stadium, Black Foot opened...great show!
THX !
You will never be forgotten. Rest in Peace, dear Jon.....
Still have my 85 concert T-shirt, Jan. 18th Odessa, Texas.
Don't have the shirt anymore, but I saw them on the same tour in Worcester, MA in the fall of 84 (I think). It was my second concert ever. I was 15. Good times. Rock on!
I was there ! Good concert.... good memory !
Couldn't agree with you more. I have seen Deep Purple 4 times in my life. The first time was when they opened for Rod Stuart and the Faces in 1970 and they blew the place apart! Very sad to hear about Jon Lord passing and I don't care what anyone says, Blackmore is the greatest rock guitarist ever!
Thank you so much, great sound quality and picture of the original WDR broadcast. When Rockpalast broadcasted this originally in 1985 they made us wait til about 2 am because that dwarf Prince was also live in concert. I was a little dissapointed about the state of Gillan's voice back then, but never mind eh? I think he ruined it on that notorious Black Sabbath Born Again Tour where he did a great job.
And yet even on a bad night, he sounds so much better than so many singers...and without auto-tune and other effects,,,wish I could sound half as good as he does here!
Saw Deep Purple that summer in Wisconsin in the 10th row. Ritchie and Jon were amazing as always and the rest were on fire too. Gillan's voice was good when I saw them but the show must go on regardless.
classic. im a brazilian and the show is in 14/11/2014 florianópolis-SC, Brazil.
Eu fui no de Curitiba!
que años locos aquellos...............
One of the best ever!!!
Legendary Quintessential Hard Rock Group-each member a master at his craft!!!
Thank you very much for putting this concert in one piece. Never had the chance to watch it. I think the way it was recorded contributed with Gillan's "bad" night. There's something not quite right with the sound overall. Both channels seemed to be unbalanced and some sounds falling between them, thus fading. Anyway, this is a great concert with something for everyone. DP had this virtue of playing each gig in a different way, like our fingerprints. A true kick ass rock band!!
моя молодость.
Ian has no cold he never sounds like the album bad live singer great band studio . Machine Head One of The Greatest Albums of All Time Thank You
+John Leclair So... Made in Japan is bad live performance?
+John Leclair I make you right on that one, how ever, the best LP Deep Purple came out with was Deep Purple In Rock, 69
Ian has cold, Deep Purple was one of very few bands that could play live. Than You ;)
Muito fóda!!!!!!!
So nice going next week to there Concert , see you guys !
+Nazo Brounsouzian How was it ?...............................wb
The band stopped for two maybe three nights in Dallas Tx on this tour(Reunion Arena). They returned latter in the tour to headline the 85 Texas World Music Festival (Cotton Bowl)
I saw the Cotton Bowl show...loved the band, but Jon Lord was the stand out. He used his old set up and was ROCKIN that consol BACK and FORTH ...never fell over. far well to a Master.
Baku.
A fan of DP since 1970-1975
farewell great Lord
Nai dobrite.Varha!Super
Awesome!!!
R.I.P. Jon Lord !!! One of the trio of masters has sadly left... There will be nothing better than the Blackmore, Lord, Paice combination.... You'll be missed Jon.
Maravilloso.
Ian Gillans throat was probably destroyed after that kind of mega-singing^) THX for uploading this great concert!
I wore through two vhs tapes of this show and saw them twice on this tour...this is the quintisential lineup. I love Mk3 era as well...but this IS Deep Purple.
OK! Great intro, regards & Best Wishes 2016 to Sarah, from Freddie & Cris, The Netherlands
my 80's best memories
The best-класс!
Excellent!
RIP Mr.John LORD your sound still in my memory.
เยี่ยมครับ.!
The solo that Blackmore pulls out at "Knocking at your back door" in this concert is absolutely one of his finest of all time. Ian Gillan is singing is still with a lots of feel sensibility & power, despite the cough.
Super muzyka
Deep Purple Forever!