Kneel & Pray Montreux 69 [Import]

Deep Purple | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Purple
• ASIN: B000096H1U
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #888,576 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Speed King (Kneel & Pray)

2. Hush

3. Child in Time

4. Wring That Neck

Disc: 2

1. Paint It Black

2. Mandrake Root

3. Kentucky Woman

Editorial Reviews

Live from Montreux Casino, Switzerland, Oct 4th 1969. An astonishing discovery, this show was discovered on quarter inch tape, mixed live at the time. Some overloads in places prevented a full-blown release, but it remains one of the best live recordings yet to surface. Seven tracks packaged in a gatefold digipak. Purple Records. 2003.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dP sets Montreux on fire!, May 8, 2005

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Nicole Emery "purpletemple" (Brussels Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kneel & Pray Montreux 69 (Audio CD)

This recording gives us the opportunity to hear Deep Purple Mark II at the beginning of its existence.
While Speed King (here Kneel and Pray) is still at an embryonic state, Child in Time already sounds like a magnificient anthem.
Mandrake Root , Hush and Wring That Neck are bombastic, heavy and screaming Hard Rock...In Rock all over.
Not to mention,that it features the only recording available of Kentucky Woman with Gillan and Glover.
This set is a delight for those who love solo's.

Now, keep in mind that this is an official bootleg.The recording is loud, sometimes distorted, but every musician can be heard ( on the contrary of many bootlegs).If you know you won't get a soundboard quality recording and expect nothing but the best from a dP that has everything to prove but nothing to lose, then this one is for you.
Check out the other releases on Sonic Zoom-all dP live recordings previously unreleased...Fantastic!

5.0 out of 5 stars Deep Purple Kneel and Pray, October 6, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Kneel & Pray Montreux 69 (Audio CD)

Deep Purple Mk. 2 had only been together for 2 months and written two songs. They were Kneel and Pray, and Child In Time. Both are played superbly on this live bootleg. It sounds like you are right next to the stage. They open up with Kneel and Pray(it was changed into the Speed King we all know). Then they jammed around with Hush. Child In Time is EXCELLENT! a 12 minute jam that is 5 stars from beginning to end. Wring That Neck is the last song on disc one. It clocks in at around 20 minutes. On the second disc, they start out with a 11 minute drum solo version of Rolling Stones' Paint It Black. Then a 25 minute jam of Madrake Root. Kentucky Woman is a great encore. I give this album a 5 out of 5 because it is old Deep Purple when they weren't well known. Gillan screams with a silver throat. Blackmore has genious guitar work. John Lord seems to have most of the solos and does great with them. Ian Paice has a great drum solo. Roger Glover is steady and keeps the beat goin. LONG LIVE DEEP PURPLE!