DEEP PURPLE / Battle Lines Tokyo part-1 Japan tour 2009 Tokyo part-1 (2CDR)

◆International Forum, Tokyo, Japan 8th 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. Woman From Tokyo
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. Steve intro/Smoke On The Water
07. Black Night
08.outro

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

This high-quality audience recording captures the entirety of Purple's 2009 Japan tour, the first day of the tour on April 8th. As a joint tour with Yngwie Malmsteen, this Japan tour was more exciting than usual, and as you'd expect from one of the hard rock scene's most powerful bands, they delivered a dignified performance. The set kicked off with a well-placed "Highway Star," and the middle section began with "Contact Lost," followed by Purple's masterpiece, the Morse-era masterpiece "Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming," before segueing into "Well Dressed Guitar." Morse's solo performance was truly a masterpiece. This recording captures this incredible live performance from the front center of the venue, with superb sound and excellent positioning. Of particular note is the vividness of Steve Morse's guitar tone coming from the right channel, which sounds just like a live performance! Fans will be delighted to hear every detail of his stunning guitar work.