Deep Purple: Budokan 1973 (VG+ Aud) FLAC

Tokyo, Budokan, 25.06.1973
Title: "Destroyed the Arena"
Label: TNT Studio
Catalog Nr.: TNT 940139/40
Origin: Japan
Source: Audience VG+
Lineage: Audience > ? > TNT Silvers > EAC > WAV > Flac Fronted > Flac level 8

Lineup: Ian Gillan : Vocals
Ritchie Blackmore : Guitar
Roger Glover : Bass
Jon Lord : Keys
Ian Paice : Drums

Tracklist:
CD I
Highway Star
Smoke On The Water
Strange Kind Of Woman
Child In Time

CD II
Lazy
The Mule
Space Truckin'

Well, whatever energy and inspiration the band displayed in Europe and North America was fading fast when they reached Japan. Unlike the show in Osaka on the 27th, where the band is just going through the motions, they seem to tap into that magical resevoir for the last time here. This is a very professional sounding show, with everyone doing exactly what they need to do, when they need to do it. There's just not as much passion or emotion in the songs as the earlier legs of the tour. It's almost a "paint-by-number" performance. Apparently the audience felt the same way, because when the band didn't re-appear after Space Truckin', the crowd went berserk. The title is an apt description of what transpired. For whatever reasons, the band played a very short show, then refused to return for an encore. Chaos ensued and the rest is history. Probably the best sounding of the 1973 tour boots.
This recording from "TNT" is the best source for this show!

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