Deep Purple- LIVE ENCOUNTERS….

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Deep Purple- LIVE ENCOUNTERS….- DVD- 2004/2008-
- Metal Mind Productions/ООО «СД Максимум»/Moon Records- 4820011260011- 100 grn
When this DVD was first advertised, many people doubted its legality, but it turned out to be legit, although only intended for the Eastern European market. What we get on the DVD is an almost complete show from The Spodek, Katowice, June 3rd 1996, recorded quite early on in the Purpendicular Tour by Polish television. The cameras generally keep a distance from the stage, instead preferring spectacular swooping shots over the audience from cameras mounted on cranes (wheeeee!!!...). Although the crowd are all partying their hearts out, the intensity which permeated the shows is not captured. The show kicks off with a wonderfully fierce version of ''Fireball'', the drums and keyboards punching cleanly through the mix, and emphasising great work from Messrs Paice and Lord. Forget any comparisons with Total Abandon here, or Perihelion, or perhaps even Bombay Calling. The overhead cameras sweep around, leaving it to cameras in the audience to try and show what's happening on stage, with zoom lenses pushed to their limit. Still, the music cuts through, and though the soundtrack is less than perfect it has an appealing rough edge, with the band on songs despite Big Ian sounding at bit hoarse. It all makes for a decent official bootleg in the same vain as Live At The Olympia '96. The music is fresh and energetic, way above some of the uninspiring performances presented on the 2001 Soundboard Series shows. However, compared to some of the piledriving renditions of vintage material on the 2004 UK tour, tracks on LIVE ENCOUNTERS .... such as ''Black Night'' seem a little polite. The one track from the original broadcast that's missing is ''No One Came'', which even then lacked the explosive strobe sequence, so it's no big loss, especially as the track is on one of the CDs. Of real interest is that the set includes soon to be discarded Purpendicular tracks such as ''Rosa's Cantina'', which inside a month had gone for good. Other notables are ''Cascades / I'm Not Your Lover'', and ''Hey Cisco'' which all receive their debut on DVD. ''Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming'' features Morse and Glover's acoustic intro. Unfortunately ''Somebody Stole My Guitar'' was already history by the time Deep Purple reached Poland. A plus point for the DVD, and one which came as something of a surprise, is the interview material. The four interviews, with Gillan, Glover, Paice and Morse, all date from 2004 (which explains Lord's absence), and weigh in at 20-30 minutes each. All four give some interesting answers, even making something of the occasional mandatory "what's it like to be in Poland" types of enquiries. In the main each interviewee is kept on his toes with questions posed by knowledgable interviewers such as Roland Bury from the Polish DPAS. Your particualrly will enjoy Ian Paice's very straightforward responses. It's certainly not the three or four minutes of standard TV questioning. The packaging has a very sparse merchandise release quality about it (with 2001 era Purple adorning the cover), and lacks details such as the sound options on the DVD, and if it is PAL or NTSC. The card and case are less flimsy than some earlier efforts however. All in all LIVE ENCOUNTERS …. is a good 1996 era show, bulked out by two hours of enjoyable interview material.
Filmed And Recorded Live At Spodek In Katowice, Poland On 3rd June 1996.
Issued In A Standard Plastic DVD Case With Black Tray.
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