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| 3.0 good | manosg EMERITUS | February 2nd 16 |
In a Ritchie Blackmore interview, which I read recently, he stated that the best Deep Purple live recording isn't Made in Japan but this one. Nevertheless, what we get here is simply decent performances of live staples, accompanied by newer (at the time) material as the album was recorded during the The House of Blue Light tour. Needless to say, the album isn't on par with Purple live classics but has its moments plus a very good performance by Ian Gillan who, unfortunately, was never the same again.
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| 2.5 average | Robbit | July 27th 18 |
NOBODY'S PERFECT is an enjoyable, but also somewhat disappointing compilation of performances from their 1987 HOUSE OF THE
BLUE LIGHT tour. With so many Deep Purple live releases in the market, this one always felt a bit underwhelming and even a
tad disappointing overall. The band is playing the songs accurately, but these is a sense of restraint throughout. There
are moments when Ian Gillan and Ritchie try to step out of their comfort zones, but not enough of them. What made the early
Purple live records so exciting was their fiery, unpredictability. That sense of danger seems to have evaporated here while
the band largely play polished "by the numbers" renditions of these fan favorites.
Yet another maddening aspect of this release is the inconsistency of the track listings between the vinyl, cassette and CD
versions. This was finally remedied with the 1999 2-CD remaster, which finally compiles all of the officially released
tracks that had been scattered around. The tracks also contain fades between, which kind of ruin the illusion of hearing a
proper Deep Purple show.
Also tacked on here is a 1988 rendition of "Hush" which is actually a small highlight and consolation prize for this
otherwise 'ho hum' live release, but still not necessarily worth buying the album for. Again, this album has its moments,
just not enough of them.
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| 3.0 good | Xurxo | January 13th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Wajd | February 28th 16 |
| 3.5 great | bobby72 | February 17th 16 |
| 2.5 average | alvahe | August 15th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | kual21 | April 2nd 13 |
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