Lars Ulrich , drummer for Metallica , revealed what he considers to be the best live hard rock album. His answer was the classic Made in Japan by Deep Purple , released in 1972.
In a video posted on the British band's YouTube channel, Ulrich commented that he had listened to the album countless times and that it gets better with each listen. The Dane also mentioned that the songs are energetic and vibrant.
“Fifty-three years ago, Deep Purple were in Japan for the first time and recorded three shows: two in Osaka and one in Tokyo. These performances became the album 'Made In Japan,' which, in my humble opinion, is by far the best live hard rock album of all time. I've listened to it about 18,000 times, and every time I listen, it gets better and better; it's unbelievably sensational. It's so alive, so energetic,” he declared [transcription via Blabbermouth ].
Furthermore, Lars Ulrich continued his thought process and explained why he considers it the best live album of its kind. The drummer stated that there are differences between what was recorded at each performance.
“The craziest thing about listening to this album is that, when you listen to the recordings of the three shows, you realize that the versions of each song are all absolutely insane and different from each other. On one night 'Child in Time' has a certain length, which soon changed for the other performances, as the length of the solos changes. Maybe you've already heard it 9,000 times. Maybe you've never heard it. Wherever you are, just listen, because, in terms of live hard rock, this is the ultimate,” he concluded.
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