Product: Deep Purple with Orchestra: Live at Montreux 2011 [Blu-ray] (2011)
Rating: 3.0
Sorry Ian, you're time is up
I bought the concert dvd despite criticism of Gillan's voice. When you play the opening tune, however, you'll understand that the criticism is warranted - unfortunately. I respect Gillan and all those his age that still love to perform and want to soldier on - especially considering Deep Purple remains a popular touring band. But the man is 66 years old. I didn't buy this expecting a knock out vocal performance but I naively thought the critics are too tough and expect to much. Well, maybe they still are but the vocals were even weaker than I expected. Very thin but clearly he's trying. The band is obviously great but its going to be hard to play this repeatedly when the vocals borderline on bothersome. If you want a satisfying Gillian performance, where everyone is firing on all cylinders, check out DP's 1996 Montreux dvd instead.