DEEP PURPLE / Battle Lines Osaka Japan tour 2009 Osaka (2CDR)

◆Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan 13th April 2009
Disc 1
01.intro
02. Highway Star
03. Things I Never Said
04. Into The Fire
05. Strange Kind Of Woman
06. Rapture Of The Deep
07. Mary Long
08. Contact Lost/Guitar Solo
09. Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming
10. Well Dressed Guitar

Disc 2
01. Wring That Neck
02. The Battle Rages On
03. Don Airey Keyboards solo
04. Perfect Strangers
05. Space Truckin'
06. guitar intro
07. Smoke On The Water
-encore-
08. Hush (incl. Ian Paice drums solo)
09.Black Night
10. Outro

◇Personnel;
Ian Gillan (vocals)
Steve Morse (guitar)
Roger Glover (bass)
Don Airey (keyboards) & Ian Paice (drums)

This recording captures the fifth show of the 2009 Japan tour, the April 13 Osaka performance, in its entirety and uncut form, in ultra-high-quality audience recording. The powerful original audience recording, recorded from the best position in the front row of the venue, has been digitally remastered using state-of-the-art professional equipment. The ideally balanced sound clearly captures the contours of each instrument, making this the highest quality recording of the five Deep Purple & Yngwie Malmsteen Japan tours released by the Metal Hammer label. While the setlist remains the same throughout the tour, Deep Purple evolves with each performance, delivering a truly captivating yet tight performance. Ian Gillan (63 years old) sometimes seems out of breath, but his seasoned shouts are nothing short of amazing and inhuman considering his age, so longtime fans will get goosebumps!