DEEP PUPRLE : LIVE AT HELLFEST 2017

  1. Time For Bedlam
  2. Fireball
  3. Bloodsucker
  4. Strange Kind Of Woman
  5. Uncommon Man
  6. The Surprising
  7. Lazy
  8. Birds Of Prey
  9. Perfect Strangers
  10. Space Truckin'
  11. Smoke On The Water
  12. Peter Gunn / Hush
  13. Black Night

Label : Ear Music

Venue : Hellfest, Val de Moine, Clisson, France

Recording Date : June 16, 2017

NTSC : 16:9

Length : 92 minutes

Review : The complete Hellfest 2017 concert as it was presented in proshot quality as a bonus dvd on the extended release of the 2020 Whoosh! album.

Concert Review (Anti Hero Magazine) ) : Legendary band Deep Purple had released a recent quality new album, Infinite, and were currently embarking on The Long Farewell Tour (read into that what you will). I was curious as to how the band would structure their hour and a half set. Would it ditch the new material in favour of their classics? Would their trademark solos remain or be jettisoned for a crowd-pleasing set? Opening number was the first from Infinite, "Time for Bedlam" with the classic "Fireball" quickly following. Third track in, and it was a real surprise for the band to play the track "Bloodsucker" from the classic In Rock album. I had never heard this track played live before by the band despite seeing them several times over the years. I certainly could not have ever hoped or guessed that this number would feature in the Hellfest set. A successful fusion of old and new, I did feel that perhaps the keyboard solo could have been shortened in length or even completely removed from the set. Steve Morse was incredible throughout the set, but particularly featuring on the "Uncommon Man" track from the Now What? album. Ian Gillan's vocals are not quite what they were, less screaming these days, but both he and the other musicians are not in their youth. Their legendary status however, is long assured and the rendition of "Perfect Strangers" itself was a set highlight for me personally. Whether it is truly a final goodbye or just another farewell tour, I look forward to seeing Deep Purple with special guests return and play the UK at the end of the year.

Concert Review (Metal Bell) : This year, Hellfest bids farewell to some legends. First day headliners Deep Purple are touring for the final time and it was indeed great to witness such a moment at Hellfest. Band members delivered a classic performance with some tunes we all grew up listening to. But an honest word to say is that the band looked tired. I've seen Deep Purple many times but this one was different. It felt like goodbye and this is actually not a negative thing. Deep Purple gave us many years of incredible music and calling it a day on such a high level is wise.

Concert Review (Metal Wani) : Day one's headliner Deep Purple take to the main stage at the early time of 20:45. Many consider Deep Purple to be one of the key pioneers and creators of metal and it's fair to say that a good number of the bands at this year's Hellfest would not exist in the same way if not their music. Considering the members are now into their 70's you'd be forgiven for expecting a less than stellar performance but somehow these old dogs still have some new tricks with their latest songs going down almost as well as classics such as obligatory set list staple "Smoke on Water". Ian Gillian's vocal ability is particularly impressive, there are very few singers who from his era who still have such power live.