Deep Purple - Burn - The Ultimate Critical Review

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DEEP PURPLE - BURN: ULTIMATE CRITICAL REVIEW (DEEP PURPLE)

Customer Reviews:

You Fool No One!.......2006-02-20

I thought that I had found a gem....A DVD set that covered performances of one of the pioneers of metal...the early years of one of the greatest bands ever. Um...no. Someone is putting out a deliberate deception of Deep Purple DVDs that seem to suggest that you'll get live performances, but all you really get is a lot of strangers reminiscing about the band.

The very few performances that you get on any of these dogs have terrible A/V quality. My expectations were never high regarding the A/V based on when they were recorded. But the big problem is that THERE ARE HARDLY ANY PERFORMANCES. These Critical Review series are DVDs of interviews with bunch of people that maybe knew the band.

And with the performances (mostly cut up out-takes) that you do get, you start screaming at the TV to show the dang performers; the clips show things like the audience, the moon or the sky as the band plays.

The price of this release is a joke for the rubbish content that you get. This piece of crap isn't even worth 1 buck in my opinion for the relatively uninteresting Deep Purple items of info that you get throughout the set.

Deep Purple fans don't be fooled. Go with Live In Concert 72/73 (although unfortunately mostly in black and white) and/or Live in California '74 if you liked the Coverdale/Burn years. But by all means keep away from the Add to Cart button here.

Not to beat a dead horse but.....................2005-09-10

As the previous reviews have stated, this DVD it pointless. It sort of reminded me of those boring high school conversations about which album is better and who's a better guitarist. You like what you like and you don't need critics telling you what is better. I thik Burn is a great album from beginning to end (well, maybe except for the instrumental) but that's my opinion. I was really hoping for some insight into how they recorded the album and a review of the creative process. After watching this DVD, I'm still hoping. Don't waste your money. However, if you are still interested, buy it from me ;-)

The Ultimate Ripoff.......2005-08-06

I totally agree with the previous review. This Dvd is pointless. I also had high expectations!!!! Unlike Classic Albums (The Making Of Machine Head) Dvd, this release only has one member involved with Burn (Glenn Hughes) commenting. The others involved with Burn were only heard from via old boring archived footage. There was no discussing how the band came up with the song ideas or any other insight which could have made this a potentially interesting Dvd. I also thought that the little archived live footage that was contained, also lacked quality production. Last but definitely not least, this release was being reviewed by critics nobody has ever heard of, with possibly the exception of Gillan's bass player, and he was biased toward the Mark 11 lineup. I honestly dont know why they bothered to produce this Dvd, there was no ambition!!! How naive of me!!! MONEY!!!!!!

Underwhelming to the extreme.......2005-07-28

I had high hopes for this disc, as Burn is one of my favorite albums of all time. Sadly, this disc offers very little to the die-hard fan...you are mostly treated to anonymous talking head critic types, almost all of whom really love the album (there is one cranky old guy who doesn't, but never offers a decent reason other than 'its not MKII'). Glenn Hughes is interviewed, but he doesn't say all that much of weight...no revelations whatsoever. I would have loved to see some vintage 'in the studio' footage, but that is nowhere to be found. Some brief live clips from the California Jam and other dates are present, but these are very sporadic. There really is no point to this disc, no good information, no good footage. While it doesn't bear the "Classic Rock Productions" label that the absolutely dreadful discs detailing Rainbow/Deep Purple history had before, the packaging and presentation are almost identical, making me think this is the same wolf in another sheep's clothing. Perhaps worth $10 or less, but save your money otherwise.

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