Description: Hard rock pioneers Deep Purple bring their power face to face with the London Symphony Orchestra in a concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall in September 1999. Joined by such rock luminaries as Ronnie James Dio, Sam Brown and The Steve Morse Band, Deep Purple plays many of their best-loved heavy metal songs, including the rock anthem 'Smoke on the Water.' Also highlighted is Deep Purple composer and keyboardist Jon Lord's 'Concerto for Group and Orchestra,' from the band's very first record, recomposed just for this monumental concert performance. Songs: Pictured Within, Wait a While, Sitting in a Dream, Love is All, Wring That Neck, Concerto for Group and Orchestra Movement I, Concerto for Group and Orchestra Movement II, Concerto for Group and Orchestra Movement III, Ted the Mechanic, Watching the Sky, Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming, Pictures of Home, Smoke on the Water. 120 minutes.
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Rating: - A bit boring in the beginning
The firts two songs are so tacky. Even the Dio's songs was silly. But when the BAND come to stage... getting better!
Rating: - Deep Purple and Orchestra go together like cookies and milk
5 stars...absolutely fantastic, Gillan looks and sings great, the rest of the band is in top form. The movement is fantastic, and Ronnie James Dio shines, especially on Smoke on the Water. Worth the 10 bucks.
Rating: - Deep Purple goes classic again... amazing show!!!
Deep Purple's two Concerto reenactment shows on 25th & 26th September 1999 were emotional performances captured in crystal clear, though sadly fractured fashion for DVD, video and CD release. Plenty is missing from the 'supporting' performances, but the final track-listing is at least quite similar to that used when the band toured the Concerto show around the world in 2000.
The Albert Hall shows were recorded in their entirety in audio, but not on film. The cameras were only there for the second night, and even then were not at work for a section of the show. So, we're missing Ian Gillan's 'Via Miami' & 'That's Why God's Singing The Blues', and more frustratingly Steve Morse's 'Night Meets Light' & 'Take It From The Top'.
The picture and sound quality on the DVD is, as expected, A1, and together with an excellent orchestral performance the show comes across as a brighter, cleaner ... Read More
Rating: - Before its Time
Countless bands have symphonic this and that and plain idiots posing to be composers and directors.Deep Purple with Jon Lord as composer knew what it was all about.This DVD revisits a lost classic,at least in my library.Concerto for group and orchestra was unavailable for years in the USA.In fact,my copy was a Mexican import.In 1969,this masterpiece was put to album and really forgotten. I'm sure that many of those modern-day posers on;y wish they had the fraction of talent that Jon Lord and Deep Purple had back in those days.
There are so many beautiful melodies explored,Jon Lord is a true master at his craft.The music is truly classical and truly rock merged in a way that only Deep Purple could do it.This closet classic blew my mind.I can't believe that this composition is not hailed enough both by classic rock and classical music aficianados as well.
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