Product Details

• Actors: Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan, Don Airey
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
• DVD Release Date: February 19, 2008
• Run Time: 186 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0012EI8FM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,077 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Few bands are more closely associated with Montreux than Deep Purple and there was simply no other contender when it came to choosing the act to headline the closing night of the 40th Montreux Festival in 2006. The band duly delivered one of their finest live performances, sprinkling songs from their latest album "Rapture Of The Deep" through a set chock full of their classic tracks. There was even a brand new song "Too Much Fun" written especially for the occasion and, of course, a show-stopping performance of "Smoke On The Water".

TRACK LISTING:
1) Pictures Of Home
2) Things I Never Said
3) Strange Kind Of Woman
4) Rapture Of The Deep
5) Wrong Man
6) The Well-Dressed Guitar
7) Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
8) When A Blind Man Cries
9) Lazy
10) Keyboard Solo
11) Space Truckin'
12) Highway Star
13) Smoke On The Water \
14) Hush
15) Too Much Fun
16) Black Night

BONUS TRACKS FROM HARD ROCK CAFE:
1) Fireball
2) I Got Your Number
3) Strange Kind Of Woman
4) Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
5) Rapture Of The Deep
6) Wrong Man
7) Lazy
8) Perfect Strangers
9) Highway Star
10) Smoke On The Water

BONUS FEATURES:
Interviews with the band members.
Contains the whole Deep Purple 60-minute performance from the Hard Rock Café, London to celebrate the re-opening of the café and the launch of the band's new album "Rapture Of The Deep".

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, January 20, 2009

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T. Mok "tmok2000" (NJ, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deep Purple Live: They All Came Down to Montreux [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I was a big fan of Deep Purple back in the early 80's. My favorite configuration was Mark II, which I am sure is a lot of people's favorite as well. Since their reunion, I bought a couple of their newer CDs, but never really got into the newer sound too much. I think it sounds too "commercial". In other words, they have sold out. Then I didn't listen to them for a while. I didn't even know that they had picked up a new guitarist -- Steve Morse. This Blu-ray is a bit of a surprise. First, the image and sound quality of Blu-ray is superb. Steve Morse is the biggest surprise. He is great. I like him a lot, more so than Ritchie Blackmore. He gives Deep Purple an updated sound. They now sound more like a modern heavy metal band, even though many of the songs are still classics. It is quite refreshing. Don Airey is not John Lord, but he is every bit as virtuoso. Unfortunately, I do have to agree with the last couple of reviewers -- Ian Gillan's voice is lacking. At 63, he should be thinking of retirement. Then again, without Ian Gillan, Deep Purple will not be Deep Purple. May be they will be lucky (like Queen and Paul Rodgers) in finding a singer that can replace Ian Gillan. Overall, I enjoy this Blu-ray, and would recommend it to any Deep Purple fans.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic show with a twist on "Smoke on the Water.", August 23, 2008

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Hoss Coog (EZF, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Deep Purple Live: They All Came Down to Montreux [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

If you are a Deep Purple fan, stop reading now and buy this blu ray.

Seriously, stop what you're doing and put this in your cart.

Now, for those of you on the fence. This is a solid blu ray to add to your collection. I was disappointed in Ian Gillan's vocals. He could have had an off night, but he sounded a bit strained. I've long gotten over Ritchie Blackmore's departure and think the band plays better with Steve Morse on guitar. He's not a source of tension like Blackmore was and it shows as the band is tight and you can tell that they enjoy performing together.

Still getting used to not seeing Jon Lord on the organ and keyboards, but Don Airey is no slouch and he and the band have a good chemistry.

Would have liked for them to have included "Perfect Strangers" in the set list, but that's just a personal favorite. Great jazz take on "Smoke on the Water" before they kicked it into gear and rocked out on it. Was cool to see them perform the song where it was written.

Picture quality is great and sound quality is superb. Bonus concert included from the Hard Rock Cafe.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Deep Purple - They All Came Down To Montreux Blu Ray, July 26, 2011

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Gentlegiantprog "Kingcrimsonprog" (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deep Purple Live: They All Came Down to Montreux [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Deep Purple's They All Came Down To Montreux - Live At Montreux 2006 Blu-ray is a fairly decent release all around. It isn't exactly the best music Blu-ray on the market, but is far from a rip off.

The set contains two concerts, firstly `Live At Montreux 2006,' the main feature in High Definition, and then in the extras menu `Live at the Hard Rock Cafe,' in Standard Definition. Both gigs feature the same Deep Purple Mk VIII Line Up of Steve Morse, Don Airey, Rodger Glover, Ian Gillan and Ian Paice and both feature a pretty similar track listing, with the only tracks on the bonus concert which don't also appear on the main concert being `Fire Ball,' `I Got Your Number,' and `Perfect Strangers.'

Musically the band perform excellently with strong virtuosity and character throughout, although personally I don't very much care for the Keyboard Solo or the `Well Dressed Guitar,' (A Steve Morse guitar solo peppered here and there with popular riffs from other bands) but the vast majority of viewers will doubtlessly love them.

Nowadays many people claim that Ian Gillan isn't very good live anymore and that he can't pull off a lot of the classic material properly anymore and while I would like to rush to his defense, upon watching this concert I was kind of inclined to agree that his voice wasn't on top form throughout. How much this detracts from your enjoyment of the concert is entirely up to you.

The set list contains several Deep Purple Classics such as storming renditions of Machine Head favourites `Pictures Of Home,' `Highway Star,' and a Jazz Intro featuring `Smoke On The Water,' mixed with newer material from the band's most recent album `Rapture of the Deep.'

The Montreux festival is usually a hallmark of quality on the DVD market with many bands releasing their finest DVDs and Blu Rays from the festival. This is certainly not a poor effort but for a Blu Ray it isn't the masterpiece you may have been expecting, with a kind of poor mix and video quality that looks more like a good DVD than a Blu Ray for the most part.
Keep in mind however the attractive stage show, colour palate and excellent camera direction and editing mostly make up for this minor flaw.

There are some other minor niggles which can get annoying such as the band seeming unable to hear what Ian Gillan is saying half the time and interrupting him while he addresses the audience at the start of `Strange Kind Of Woman,' and other songs. Another is the supposedly fun bonus song `Too Much Fun,' which I found to be a just bit poor and the idea that it was all in good fun didn't really make it any better. The biggest problem of all, in my opinion is the guest singer named Brako, who joins the band on stage without knowing any of the lyrics, doesn't contribute anything and just generally gets in the way during closer `Black Night,'
To say any of these niggles truly spoil the show would be inaccurate and even petty but they can reduce your overall enjoyment if you aren't in a forgiving mood.

The second concert is in Standard Definition, on a cramped stage but has a lot of energy, especially on the fast paced opener `Fire Ball,' which I'd say is the best performance on the disc, the sound isn't as good as on the main how but the mix is slightly better. The cramped conditions and different style of camera work make the two concerts feel completely different to each other and even though they have pretty similar set lists, both are worth watching.

The Blu Ray box itself does contain a inlay with detailed linear notes about Montreaux, Claude Nobs, The Machine Head album (recorded in Montreux) and other similar subjects. A nice little addition. In the Extras menu you can also find some not entirely professionally made 25 minute interviews with the band which covers similar ground and also about the newer members, Claude's recent activity and former guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.

Overall if you are interested in Deep Purple this is a product you should consider, it has a few flaws, but also a lot on content. You should decide which of those is more important to you when deciding if you want to give it a try.