DEEP PURPLE : PERIHELION

  1. Woman from Tokyo
  2. Ted the Mechanic
  3. Mary Long
  4. Lazy
  5. No One Came
  6. Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
  7. Fools
  8. Perfect Strangers
  9. Hey Cisco
  10. When a Blind Man Cries
  11. Smoke on the Water
  12. Speed King
  13. Hush
  14. Highway Star

Label : Thames Records

Length : 102 minutes

Venue : Sunrise Musical Theater, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Recording Date : June 5, 2001

Release Date : August 13, 2002

NTSC : 4:3

Review (Alles Over Film) : In de jaren '70 was Deep Purple, samen met Led Zeppelin, de grondlegger van het Hardrock genre. Hits als 'Hush' en 'Smoke on the Water' zorgden voor wereldwijde bekendheid. Anno 2002 treden ze nog steeds heel regelmatig op. Deze DVD bevat een verslag van een concert dat vorig jaar werd opgenomen in het Sunrise Musical Theater in Fort Lauderdale (Florida). De groep bestond op dat moment uit Ian Gillan, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Roger Glover en Steve Morse. De legendarische gitarist Ritchie Blackmore had de groep inmiddels al enige tijd verlaten. De heren van Deep Purple weten nog steeds een heel behoorlijk niveau te halen. Ian Gillan mist inmiddels wel iets van de voor hem zo karakteristieke dynamiek in zijn stem maar weet desondanks een prima prestatie neer te zetten. Jon Lord weet op onnavolgbare wijze nog steeds de bekende seventies-klank uit zijn keyboard te persen. Steve Morse doet uitermate zijn best om gitaarvirtuoos Ritchie Blackmore te doen vergeten, Ian Paice drumt als vanouds en Roger Glover is nog steeds een uitstekend bassist. Helaas moeten we het stellen zonder een uitvoering van 'Child in Time', één van de klassiekers uit de Top 100 allertijden. De fans zullen desondanks niet teleurgesteld zijn.

Review (DeepPurple.Net) : The truth is that I approached this release without a great deal of enthusiasm. Another concert dvd, from year four of a five year tour which began as the Abandon tour , gradually morphed into mk2's greatest hits, and culminated with Jon Lord packing (or rather unpacking) his bags for good. Beyond the inevitable Total Abandon II comparisons the show actually has a lot to offer. The best recommendation that can be given to a concert film is that it's fun to watch, and accurately represents the artist/s on stage. This one passes on both counts. The Sunrise Theatre, Ft.Lauderdale was awash with cameras on June 5th, the second show of Deep Purple's 2001 US Tour. The DVD presents a full show of 14 tracks, including six not played in Melbourne 1999... 'Mary Long', 'When A Blind Man Cries', 'No One Came', 'Fools', 'Hush' and 'Hey Cisco'. (Ironically five out of those six had appeared in pre April 1999 mk7 sets). The music is superbly played (sadly it mainly sticks to the well-oiled mk7 formula), and the band have an absolute ball. The multi-camera filmwork is excellent (not quite as classy as Total Abandon), and the sound sharp (though Gillan is buried somewhat in the mix. To compensate, Lord's work is fabulously upfront throughout). Highlights for me are a stirring 'Lazy' preceded by Jon doodling around 'The Resurrection Shuffle' in honour of Tony Ashton. 'No One Came' also rattles along powerfully, great to hear and see the track clearly (unlike the murky San Jose 1998 clip on New Live & Rare). 'Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming' is perhaps top of the list, the best live version of the song that I've yet heard. It also throws sharply into focus that Steve Morse has a huge amount to offer to the band that has never been fully tapped, certainly not while rolling out the band's early hits year after year. The bonus material is worthy of being called 'bonus', not something you could say about a lot of DVDs. The 'Behind The Scenes' section is particularly watchable (though easily missed on the rather crappy DVD menu). It's 13 minutes long, a cameras everywhere look at the entire evening; including soundcheck, backstage before and after, and filming of the filming of the show. Very thorough. There are also 23 minutes of interviews with all of the band (neatly cut to having them discuss the same subject one after another). Historically, assuming that all of Hammersmith, February 2002 isn't up to release standard, this will most probably be chronologically the last full show featuring Jon Lord to be made available. Happily it's a superb document of the energy generated by Deep Purple in concert, and a thumping good send off for Jon.