Deep Purple
Final Truckin'
06/29/1973
Koseinken Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
- Highway Star 8:08
- Smoke On The Water 9:12
- Strange Kind Of Woman 11:22
- Child In Time 11:42
- Lazy/Drum Solo/The Mule 13:09
- Space Truckin' 24:19
- Gillan's Farewell Speech 1:03
A historical event that should be in every collection. The last MkII show for over a decade. Good sound, and the band work up considerable energy here, considering the circumstances. Gillan sounds a little out of it, and his between song comments are......bizarre. Musically they are running on all cylinders, at least at first. Ritchie appears to lose interest by Space Truckin', and the song is carried by Jon and a magnificent bass solo by Roger. Interesting as this was also Ian Paice's birthday, so Jon plays Happy Birthday as the intro to the keyboard solo in Space Truckin'. Gillan closes the set with his now famous farewell speech. A sad end to a great band.
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