However, this live album is something quite different. Not only do we get the best of their material from their debut album in a live setting, we get a range of top shelf, classic songs from their past history, which combines some of the best songs released by the bands Deep Purple and Rainbow from their tenure in those bands.
While songs from their HTP project do come to life better in this live environment, most notably "You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll" and "Ride the Storm", as well as the always impressive "Devil's Road", it is the songs from their past that are the stars of this release. Listening to Glenn Hughes singing to the stars in "Mistreated" and "Stormbringer" is a treat in itself. The man that the Japanese dubbed "The Voice of Rock" again proves himself here with these Deep purple numbers. So much so that it makes his track that he recorded with Tony Iommi on Seventh Star, "No Stranger to Love", seem so much more ordinary because of it. His vocals on that album don't match what he can really do, and even this version of the song pales in comparison to those great Purple numbers. Joe Lynn Turner does his Rainbow number s with justice, especially "Spotlight Kid" and "I Surrender".
Though the two albums that this duo released, Hughes Turner Project and 2 were both somewhat disappointing for me, it was never through the quality of their musicianship, but just that they were a bit generic in their writing. This live album increases their value, as well as showcasing the amazing vocal capabilities of both gentlemen, along with the guitaring of Akira Kajiyama, who is quite scintillating in places. Fans of these gentlemen's contributions to Deep Purple and Rainbow will appreciate this album the best.
Rating: No point running, cos it's coming your way. 4/5.
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