``COME HELL OR HIGH WATER'' is a video work depicting the last season of ``DEEP PURPLE's Richie''. The Japanese laser disc version will be released. Speaking of ``COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,'' it is a live work that symbolizes the ``third second period'' that was produced just before Ritchie Blackmore left the group for the second time, and was released after his departure. The content is different between the CD version and the video version, and this work is the video version. This is a multi-camera professional shot of "November 9, 1993 Birmingham Performance". Speaking of 1993, many people may remember that Richie left the group just before the Japan performance and learned the news from the poster at the venue. First of all, let’s look back at the busy schedule at that time and check the show’s position. [“Purple Crusade” released on July 2nd]・September 21st-29th: Europe #1 (6 performances)・October 1st-16th: Germany (13 performances) ←★CD version★・October 18th - November 3rd: Europe #2 (11 performances) November 5th - 9th: UK (4 performances) ←★Video version (1 song also on CD version)★ ・November 12th - 17th :Europe #3 (4 performances)《Blackmore leaves → Satriani joins》・December 2nd-8th: Japan (6 performances) This is DEEP PURPLE in 1993. Ian Gillan returned for the second time in August 1992, but did not begin his public activities until 1993. After releasing the album ``Purple Crusade'' in the summer and completing a 33-concert European tour, Richie suddenly announced his withdrawal from the band. In the above, "Germany" and "Britain" have been extracted and organized from a series of European tours. As you can see, the CD version of "COME HELL OR HIGH WATER" was produced on the last day of the "Germany" tour, and the Birmingham performance of the video version (this work) was produced on the last day of the "UK" tour. Only "Anyone's Daughter" was performed in Birmingham). In other words, it was the fifth performance from the end when Richie left. This work, which was shot at such a show, is of course completely official. It is not an excavation grade, but a gorgeous visual beauty that has been poured with plenty of budget and effort. In fact, it has already been made into an official DVD, but this work is not a copy of that, but the original release version from 1994. This is the pinnacle of the genre, and has been precisely digitized from the Japanese laser disc, complete with Japanese subtitles. However, the content is not significantly different from the DVD version, and it may be for people who say, ``Come to think of it, I haven't bought the DVD again,'' or ``I don't have a deck anymore, but I want to check out the LD version.'' In any case, the content depicted in an extremely beautiful quality depicts the brave figure of "hard rock Richie" that touches our hearts even now. Not only the takes but also the song titles are different between the CD version and the video version, so let's organize them here by comparing them with the CD version. 70's Classics Machine Head: Highway Star/Lazy/Space Truckin'/Smoke on the Water Others: Black Night/Child in Time/Anyone's Daughter/Woman From Tokyo/Paint It Black (★) Reorganization Era/Perfect Stranger Z: Perfect Strangers / Knocking at Your Back Door (★) ・Purple Crusade: Talk About Love (★) / A Twist in the Tale / Anya / The Battle Rages On (★) ・Others: Difficult To Cure (★) * Note: Songs marked with a ★ are not available on the CD version of “COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.” ...and it looks like this. There are plenty of familiar major songs, but there are also delicious rare songs such as “Talk About Love”, “A Twist in the Tale”, and “Anyone’s Daughter” played by Richie, which are exclusive to this tour. And above all, Richie was cool when he was playing HR regularly. You can enjoy the sharper phrases in every song (more than I felt at the time), but the highlight is probably "Highway Star." When the show started, Richie didn't appear, and the song progressed without a guitar until the guitar solo part came, when that Strat finally roared. In reality, Richie, who didn't like being photographed by camera, refused to appear and forced the show to start, and when I thought, ``Once the song started, it would come out'', it didn't come out and I was so scared... , Richie is amazing because it hits home like a dramatic production. And after that, Richie, who doesn't like the camera, splashes a glass of water on him...it's a legendary Cali Jam scene. Richie is amazing at what he does, but DEEP PURPLE's ability to turn it into a work is also very brave. And, the point of this work is that interviews (other than Richie) are inserted between such live performances. Each member revealed their favorite albums and talked about their future aspirations. Of course, even in the aforementioned ``Highway Star'', there is a lot of sarcasm, as if to say ``Richie is at fault'', and there is also some teasing about Joe Lynn Turner, who is not even mentioned at the corner of his mouth these days. This comment is interesting because it comes at a time when we lost a key person. In such a situation, it is interesting to talk about memories from the 1970s. It's not a particularly new topic, but one of the stories that comes up is that Richie contracted hepatitis. This week, DEEP PURPLE's shocking excavation album "QUEBEC 1972 feat. RANDY CALIFORNIA (Darker Than Blue 284)" featuring Randy California will be released, and it is digging up the memories of that time. However, Randy's name does not appear, and he may be confused with Gillan's hepatitis (Roger sang in his place at a different time in October 1971), but a recording appears that tells the story behind the time. That's why it's such a touching topic now. There is no hope for Richie's return to DEEP PURPLE, and above all, Jon Lord is already gone. This is an official masterpiece where you can witness the final moment of the "Golden Five" who will never return. ``Highway Star'' about the incident and the comments made at the time, when the anger was raw, are both in top quality and can be enjoyed. Birmingham NEC, Birmingham, UK 9th November 1993 1. Intro 2. Opening (Soundcheck, Interviews, etc) 3. Highway Star 4. Interviews 5. Black Night 6. Talk About Love 7. Interviews 8. A Twist in the Tale 9. Perfect Strangers 10. Interviews ★Favorite works 11. Difficult To Cure 12. Keyboard Solo 13. Interviews ★Memories of the 70's 14. Knocking at Your Back Door 15. Anyone's Daughter 16. Interviews ★About the lyrics 17 Child in Time 18. Anya 19. Interviews ★Called "Legend" 20. The Battle Rages On 21. Interviews ★"Purple Crusade" and Joe 22. Lazy 23. Drum Solo 24. Space Truckin' 25. Woman From Tokyo 26. Paint It Black 27. Interviews ★The future without Ritchie 28. Smoke on the Water 29. End Credit ★Rock pride Ian Gillan - vocals Ritchie Blackmore - guitar Jon Lord - organ, keyboards Roger Glover - bass Ian Paice - drums PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.120min.
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