Highway Star - Made in Japan Deep Purple | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION!

[@davidnorth9390]

50 years later, it's still sad that the director couldn't find the guitarist...

[@Kosgrim]

RB slept with hes wife

[@vernhoke7730]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, being a teenager in the seventies was freakin' awesome!

[@nancy9478]

Truth!

[@ginao8935]

100 % accurate!! I was there, and I’d give anything to go back lol

[@mutleymutley7474]

I was there... in my teens in the '70s. Best decade ever!!!

[@foodguyable]

Amen brother!!

[@custom55]

Yeah, in 1973 I saw : Floyd, Ziggy Stardust, ELP, Zeppelin, The Who and Tull.

[@CliffordLake]

This entire album is a gem.

[@LenProbert]

One of my favorites when I was in high school 1974.

[@CliffordLake]

@@LenProbert Same.

[@uncnorseman2670]

Best live album ever!

[@CliffordLake]

@@uncnorseman2670 I'd argue for Allman Brothers Band Live at Fillmore East but Made in Japan ranks as closely as any can.

[@jgsrhythm100]

The " Come Taste the Band" album with 🎸 Guitarist Tommy Bolin replaced Blackmore for their last of the 70's ? If not check " Dealer" . Let me know you're thoughts ! I love Bolin and that album is way too overlooked. For me 🔥 start to finish. Not comparing with MKII Purple which I also love. It's just different.

[@swordmonkey6635]

No Auto-tune, computers or Pro Tools in sight. Just alcohol and drugs. Pure madness and greatness.

[@leetroy3129]

From what I understand they weren’t into drugs. Just alcohol which is in and of itself a drug. Only Glover liked to smoke weed. Gillan said in an interview that he didn’t smoke his first joint until he was 38.

[@Jude_196]

AMEN!!! PURE ROCK and ROLL!!! GOD: JUST SO GOOD!

[@michaelkarlsson5966]

No drugs here.

[@MrPicky]

Sex, drinks and rock'n'roll was the theme for this version of Deep Purple 😉 Drugs came with Tommy Bolin and Glenn Hughes - and them only...

[@michaelgarcia2050]

Talent? You missed something, didn't you?

[@fazzol]

Audio is from the 'Made in Japan' album. Video is from Copenhagen, Denmark.

[@jlglover4592]

This lineup is the best, imho, but Ian Paice deserves special kudos. His drumming is impeccable.

[@markstoudenmire4935]

Absolutely.

[@leetroy3129]

He is one bad ass drummer!

[@williamlee1153]

👍👍

[@normankennith7919]

micky moody once met me, while the gillan band once supported my rock roadshow in the 80's!!

[@chuckragsdale2904]

I saw this one twice and the Hughes/Coverdale/Bolin lineup once. I absolutely agree with you but they were both amazing and I could listen to them all day long. I had been listening to Trapeze and Tommy Bolin so I knew what I was getting there but what a surprise the unknown David Coverdale turned out to be!

[@SpaceCattttt]

This is BETTER than the studio version. Get it right, kids.

[@markkenific6587]

Everyone in this band was a great musician.

[@CerebusTAardvark]

Ian Gillan is one of the best vocalists of all time. You should really try to listen to Strange Kind Of Woman from Made In Japan. His vocals are incredible not to mention one of the best screams in rock history.

[@SpaceCattttt]

Yeah, he's a bit of a screamer. That's also why he was so good as Jesus. Being whipped so much, and all that...

[@leetroy3129]

Gillan is definitely a gifted vocalist! ❤️ Gillan! The entire band is incredibly talented!

[@davidrold9770]

Yep, that's what I suggested to. Strange Kind Of Woman. The interplay between Gillian's vocals & Blackmore's guitar is just fantastic.

[@thetruthhurts6652]

One of the best screams? It’s the best ever.

[@kenjohnston1257]

Hard to believe Terry Reed was their first choice for vocalist and Gillian was second, great as Reed is I like Gillian better

[@kevingamble8861]

Doesn't Ian Gillian look like a f___in' rock star! Head banging that mop, belting out holy hell. Man, those were great times!

[@DWHarper62]

Ian Gillan is the most underrated singer in history...

[@maureenwagg5305]

Nothing like a Jon Lord organ solo. He was just amazing.

[@dannymoore6886]

This album Made In Japan came out in the U.S. in 1973 when I was a junior in high school. I played this to death on every medium available. Album, 8 track, reel to reel. It's a rock and roll classic!!!

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

Yeah me too this was the very first deep purple album that I ever purchased in cassette form and used to play it non-stop in my car!! Sounds like we're about the same age, I was a junior in 73 also!! As somebody else said the Allman Brothers live album also was another one that I played a lot along with Grand Funk live!!

[@ricardoluistomasone4663]

EL MEJOR LIVE DE LA HISTORIA DEL ROCK!!!!!

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

@@BenChokin that's probably because they were the most "fire" recordings at the time!! Those were the days!!

[@dannymoore6886]

I saw the Allman Brothers live in 1975 in Indianapolis. They opened for Muddy Waters.@@bernardsalvatore1929

[@josieangels7771]

I don't know if you like Sci Fi but Amazon has a series The Expanse. Season 3 Episode 7 features a cover. It gave me chills to hear it! Born in 60 I had to grow into Deep Purple a bit but My Woman From Tokyo caught me up early!

[@johnperkins5467]

Best rock band and rock vocalist of all time.

[@m.j.hooligan8139]

The 70's were the best.... I'm glad I got to live it...! 😎

[@rakeshadhin]

The video is from a show in Denmark earlier in 1972 but it adds to the experience.

[@wesleiribeiro7816]

That's how it is done, boys. You do it better live.💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@ZONERBAND]

Best live album of all time bar none

[@jdmanson54]

To hear Ian Gillan's best screams ever you should listen to the end of the "Strange Kind of Woman" track on Made in Japan. He duets with Richie on guitar and it is phenomenal.

[@donhancock332]

EVERYBODY has to rock in Deep Purple! No relaxing!

[@muddywood]

It’s a crime that the cameraman wasnt on Richie for most of the solo smh YOURE FIRED!!!!!!

[@cesarnarro6013]

Same with the keyboards, horrible camera work

[@Straydogger]

The camera work wasn't the greatest back then. LOL

[@wiganfan3373]

The video is from another show

[@vicprovost2561]

The video editing in general sucks back then, every so often you get a band shot but much of the time focus on members who are not being featured, what the Hell were they thinking of? I could have done a better job, LOL! At least we have some video evidence of them performing. Cal Jam 74 is much better camera work.

[@Silber7]

This footage is from another show in Denmark. But! The danish TV people indeed DID film it quite poorly. My theory is, they just didn't know who does what sounds in a rockband... maybe older semesters....

[@lourenzi8820]

One of the greatest live albums ever!!

[@supiestar]

propably thr best live-rock-song ever

[@tonychapman6334]

I remember hearing Made In Japan for the first time one night. We had all the lights off and had it on full blast. I can't remember what I was on, but what a night.

[@markgoodwin6868]

This is PURE LIVE!

[@bobwallace9814]

Blackmore was a hard guy to work for. He was a perfectionist and demanded that of others. The Deep Purple guys all adopted and adhered to that work ethic and so fit together like a glove.

[@markpowers7779]

That high note that you seem to think is missing is actually a harmony part he put on in the studio version. It wasn't that he was too lazy to sing the high part in the live version, it's that he chose to sing the melody.

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

The song behind 10,000 speeding tickets! The day I bought my first guitar, I found a radio station that night the was only playing Deep Purple over night. I air-guitared (WITH a guitar) the hell out of that stuff. That set me down the Purple path for a few years.

[@michaelfurlan7077]

made in japan - double album - 7 songs total - space truckin over 20 minutes fills entire side of one record

[@Unibabble]

The best live recording of one of the best hard rock songs ever. The studio version is great, but this elevates it to another level. This performance is on the bleeding edge of control - amazing. The whole band totally smokes. It doesn't get much better than this.

[@chrismartin6370]

Audio is from the live album Made In Japan. The video is from an earlier concert in Copenhagen. Absolutely crushing.

[@Darryl_Frost]

Wrote the song on a bus on the way to a gig, played it that night..

[@fredrikjelkefors9336]

Yes to a gig to Portsmouth

[@joannecunliffe8067]

This is so "S" you'd be hissing! It's Deep Purple - nothing more needs to be said. First heard them as a child and I think my brain exploded ... wow! I just sat there with my mouth hanging open. Beyond awesome!

[@chuckragsdale2904]

Ian talked quite often about how he used his vocal range in concert. He saved the highest notes for "Sweet Child in Time" which they performed in most shows(he couldn't do it every night). Listen to the live version...you'll understand.

[@michaelbeerbados3291]

Probably Rock's greatest singer.

[@stefanblue660]

That bands in the 70s could play extraordinary. Child in Time is a great song too.

[@user-bz7fg1pk4lbo7]

Everyone in this band was an absolute Beast for the time. Ian Pace was one of the greatest Rock and Roll Drummers to hit a stage. Before the days of great drummers like Neil Peart, Mike Portnoy, Mike Mangini and Joey Jordison, there was Ian Pace, John Bonham, Dino Donelli, Mitch Mitchell and Don Brewer. They were my early heroes.

[@richardhadfield8702]

The video is from a show in Scandinavia. The music is from the Made in Japan album, recorded in Japan.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

Guys, you've got to do "Smoke On the Water" from Made in Japan. It is the quintessential version of the song, but for some reason nobody ever reacts to it. It's absolutely S tier.

[@stephenbrewer5415]

Blows the studio version away!

[@chriswood3252]

The intro and outlook are incredible. Totally agree it's exceptional, and possibly the best live version of any song, ever!

[@saulevans1088]

The best live rock album of all and shits on the studio album. Untouchable in the 70's

[@stewarthorden9621]

Deep Purple Live in New York 1973. Stick the old cans on!🎧🔊

[@marcdewey1242]

This band were at the top of thier game here,and could easily have blown Zeppelin away.

[@kevinkreinbrink6534]

I'm 62 yrs. old. This has always been my favorite song from my favorite band as a child!

[@KiehnJensen-le5hi]

The video is from Copenhagen 72. I was there, my first concert. Amazing. You should see the whole show, its on dvd.

[@Bass_Playa_Two_Point.O]

One of the greatest hard rock bands, and the tightest rhythm section of the era.

[@EastVanRed]

The footage from this show is from Copenhagen with the audio from Made In Japan. The Copenhagen show has versions of The Mule and Space Truckin that are unbelievable.

[@edwardhayes1845]

Ian Gillian is one of the most underrated vocalists in rock. Listen to his vocals on Gethsemane from the original "Jesus Christ Superstar" album.

[@TheDivayenta]

There’s video on YT!

[@ShamusWoosley]

You must be newly hatched. "underrated" by who???? Anyone been around in those days still kicking today knows Ian is in the pantheon.

[@tomtompkins7546]

"Stop Making Sense". The talking heads concert movie. Greatest concert movie of all time.

[@TheMinster1960]

The video is from a different show in Copenhagen also from 1972. It was released on DVD. Also, regarding the "I'm a highway star" vocal part, the higher part IS the harmony while the lower part is the main melody. That's why Ian stayed with the lower part.

[@yvobroekhoven972]

Audio is from Japan, video is from a concert registration called Scandinavian Nights. It's on youube in its entirity

[@jpirard]

Singers pace themselves. On the same tour they played Child In Time with incredible high notes, He did NOT have problems.

[@Derpfriar]

What i love about this song is you hear the first solo and you are like "holy shit" then you hear the second solo and you are like " mind blown "

[@fredselbman3319]

My generation had the best music, and I was fortunate enough to see many of the greats in concert ! 🤘🤪🍄🍻

[@howardgott4946]

Ditto

[@Karen-om1jc]

My first concert was Deep Purple in 1973 in Providence rhode island. So awesome!!!!

[@johnness2457]

The album is s tier . I'm 67 and grew up listening to deep purple. Awesome live band

[@msmbrady6513]

Deep Purple was great live.

[@jeffschielka7845]

Hey A&A! Made in Japan just might be the greatest live album ever recorded! Not a dull moment on it!

[@zephead64]

Yes.. this one and UFO Strangers in the Night

[@jeffschielka7845]

​@@zephead64And Yessongs!👍😎

[@frankpentangeli7945]

To me Made In Japan is THE greatest live rock album of all time. Period. The musicianship, the explosive energy, the improvisation, the song quality and the virtuoso performances of five musicians at the peak of their power put this live rock album on top of all others.

[@jeffschielka7845]

Well said!👍😎​@@frankpentangeli7945

[@charlescroasmun1039]

This is really good but Grand Funk Railroad “ Live” 1970 is a little bit better from start to finish.😊👍👏🎤🎸🎹🥁😎

[@beds139]

Glover’s bass was THUNDEROUS.

[@satorimystic]

One of the Best Live Performances and Live Albums ever *. "Lazy" is my favorite, but all the tracks are extraordinary. *😉

[@PK1971PK]

Jon Lord's opening solo on "Lazy" makes it about as good as they ever get. Makes Made In Japan "Lazy" my favorite Deep Purple cut.

[@jmitch8483]

Yes, Lazy cannot be stopped.

[@stevesharpe361]

..of the day not required in that sentance.

[@throwabrick]

the scene from The Expanse with a cover of this track was a perfect use of the song.

[@robertstoner8244]

One of the best songs written. And performed perfection 😊

[@scottm.1182]

Cousins turned me on to this tune in the 70's. I STILL get a rush from listening to it. Every. Single. Time. Rock on!

[@lindaulloa4786]

Jethro Tull live is a must!! Ian Anderson is such a showman and a madman on the flute!

[@andychisarick6879]

I saw Tull, front row back in the late 1970s...you're right Ian is one of the best showmen in rock history. The whole band, actually. Side note: Did you know Ian, who never smoked, has lung cancer & his doctor says it's from performing surrounded by smoke machines onstage for all those years. He hated the smoke but promoters, managers etc insisted it looked "cool" so Ian gave in. Apparently he's not exactly dying of the cancer but what a thing to live with, huh?

[@lindaulloa4786]

No, that sucks!

[@nancy9478]

Can't believe you never heard this song! What a banger, indeed!

[@robertfindley921]

When Deep Purple first appeared, they were so unique. Everyone said "Wait! What? Who's that!?!?" They are a classic head banger band. Great song. Car, girl and head....what else do you need?

[@redcaddiedaddie]

I wonder if you're familiar w DP's '60s work? Specifically, 'THE BOOK OF TALIESYN'... similar sound sonically, but completely different vibe. It was, loosely, a concept album, based on the legend of King Arthur- according to some legends, Taliesyn was a Welsh wizard/mystic & advisor to the king. Most of the songs contain references to the kingdom, & there's an overlay of mysticism! I recommend 'Listen, Learn, Read On' to start! (BTW, the album is very 'weed-friendly'- LOL!)

[@blitztim6416]

She’s got a moving mouth. 😎

[@sharonellis8776]

Love this band. Love this track. It just keeps going ! So cool xx

[@elaineandjohn9599]

You’re right this from a different concert. But the consistency of them live is next level.

[@tonysimmons5729]

Thats the beauty of analog dudes. You would never know what you were going to get when your favorite band came to your town.

[@christerfurberg6538]

The sound is from Made in Japan, but if I'm not mistaken the footage is from a concert in Copenhagen (maybe the same one Lars Ulrich says he was at?). You should be able to find the whole CPH concert somewhere, it's great!

[@troyhodges9810]

It’s cool as hell when you react to a song along with the video! Rock n Roll!

[@joshjacobs3906]

Said it before and ill say it again....not many things in this world prettier than a Rickenbacker bass guitar ❤

[@anthonydawson8080]

But unfortunately lots of instruments prettier to play ;). And cheaper! It was my holy grail instrument for the longest time though

[@charlesboylan4717]

The video is Denmark 1972. No video was shot from Japan. The audio is from Made in Japan 1973. The entire Made in Japan album is unbelievable.

[@blitztim6416]

So often in old videos, for some reason the cameraman or the director has no idea who is playing the solo. I wish you do ‘Woman from Tokyo’ by Deep Purple. Great scream by Gillian on that song. Just a great song overall.

[@RogerPilcher]

The absolute best Deep Purple lineup at the absolute peak of their powers! S all day! The soundtrack of my youth...

[@donevans2299]

One of the very best live albums EVER. The "lazy" cut is superb

[@micolsen9824]

LOVED IT. Wow.

[@armadillotoe]

Deep Purple put on a great concert and had a lot of good albums. Blackmoore was a beast. All of them were great.

[@paulwhite7972]

Live they were quite a jam band, as you can no doubt hear. The guitar and keyboard solos would always head off into improv. Listen to the live album Made In Japan. One of the best live rock albums ever made. And boy is it loud.

[@michael-pn9po]

This album was recorded over 3 nights in Japan - no overdubs - the album is reckoned to be one of the best live albums of all time. This was the show opener- as a singer myself you try not to overstrain at the start of a concert - you need to warm up the vocal cords - later in the show Gillan hits the highs. As Gillan states Purple were (and still are) an instrumental band with added vocals.

[@sibkiss2009]

I never got over this song. Deep Purple! Wow

[@brucefollett8117]

Ian Gillan absolutely could do it. From this same show check out Strange Kind of Woman for some classic Gillan vocal gymnastics. He matches note for note with Richie Blackmore's guitar and holds a scream for way longer than humanly possible. Great reaction-again.

[@johnperkins5467]

Everyone of them are masters of their craft.

[@jjr007]

There is no video from the Made in Japan album so they synced the music to the video from when they played in Denmark. The audio from the M. I. J. is the best! Check out "Strange Kind of Woman" next, as you have not done that song yet, and is has a part where the vocals and guitar do a duel!

[@kurtsherrick2066]

Made In Japan is the measure of what a Live Album should be. The Greatest Live Album in History.

[@Mary-xo7ue]

Oh hell. Buckle up guys. Enjoy this epic song.

[@timwirasnik5878]

GREAT Track from a GREAT Band!

[@Stoney_Snark]

Love Deep Purple, and this live album was huge back in the day! Thanks guys!

[@vixybanker]

To be a teenager in the seventies was awesome! Love the LZ tee, I was at those shows (LZ). I love Deep Purple! Put this song on in your car you may get a speeding ticket!

[@ghichens3418]

Welcome back to a World that Im Familiar with !! Fecking Awsome !!!!

[@johnb2905]

Great version boyz ... No auto tune ...PURE rock music huh !

[@anthonytice3028]

1970’s Purple were incredible live whether Gillan/Glover, Coverdale/Hughes or Tommy Bolin. Saw them all and they were all great

[@dwimmor]

Greatest driving track of all time. How many licences have been lost to this. Brilliant.

[@michaelschey1084]

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? When I was a kid we used to air guitar air drum air keyboard this song over and over again. And THIS version. Possibly the greatest live album of all time

[@frankpentangeli7945]

Without the "possibly". 😄

[@mickeyhank]

For great high-pitched Gillan vocals check out "Strange Kind of Woman" from Made In Japan. Classic. Blew me away the first time I heard it! I really enjoyed Alex's comment here -- "the cameraman didn't follow them during the solos because they couldn't show the secrets they've stolen from God". 😁 Also, there is a version of "Child In Time" on Made in Japan too. Not to mention "Space Truckin'" - for more great Gillan vocals and everything else.

[@ronaldelliott4373]

For any Hard Rock aficionado, Made In Japan is must own vinyl. Forget videos, drop needle, it’s all in the grooves.

[@forformgamer]

This album, with this song opening it, is my first real musical memory. This album made me want to make music myself since I was 4 years old!

[@ronchambers3713]

Certainly an S tier for me, such an intense groove, I don’t know how loud you guys listen but for me this is in the walls shaking end of volume, kinda up there with Jesus Christ Pose

[@vicprovost2561]

Loudest band I ever saw live.

[@paulsomersetwolf5970]

Thus version blows the studio Version out of the water

[@drumvc8060]

What a f'kin band!!!!!! Wow

[@almacneil8375]

Greatest live album ever.