Deep Purple - 'Above and Beyond' (Live In Wacken)

Light turn the candle
I spark one for me
Let it float on the water
Right down to the sea
You draw back your curtain
A wavy goodbye
Lift up your arms
And look up to the sky
To the sky!

Stop me a candle
And keep it in the light
Thought it pairing window
And I come back tonight
You touch me in the darkness
I send you a sign
A give me your loving
And I’ll give you mine

I’m maybe leaving
But I won’t be gone
I’ll be there when you want me
Above and beyond

You’re fading like I tell you
It’s all up to you
I’ll be there if you’ll need me
If I get it through
Reached on your settlers
And tomorrow you’ll find
Your souls had been touched
Are forever entwined

I’m maybe leaving
But I won’t be gone
I’ll be there when you want me
Above and beyond

Yes I’m maybe leaving
But not for too long
I’ll be there when you want me
Above and beyond

Προ δεκαετίας, τον Αύγουστο του 2015, κυκλοφόρησε -σε διάφορες εκδόσεις (3 12" vinyls, 2CD, Digital, 2CD + DVD, Blu-ray, DVD κλπ)- ο "ζωντανά" ηχογραφημένος δίσκος των Deep Purple υπό τον τίτλο "From the Setting Sun... (in Wacken)".

Ηχογραφήθηκε - φιμογραφήθηκε την 1η Αγούστου 2013 στο μουσικό φεστιβάλ Wacken Open Air, στο οποίο εμφανίσθηκαν στο πλαίσιο της περιοδείας για την προώθηση του δίσκου "Now What?". Βλέπουμε και ακούμε τους Ian Paice (τύμπανα), Roger Glover (μπάσο), Ian Gillan (φωνητικά), Steve Morse (κιθάρα), Don Airey (πλήκτρα), ενώ στην εν λόγω συναυλία συμμετέχει και ο Uli Jon Roth...

Δελτίο τύπου: «"From the Setting Sun... (in Wacken)" Wacken Open Air quickly grew its reputation as the most important metal festival in continental Europe. A peaceful gathering of metal fans coming from all over the world.

Long hair, leather clothes, mud and a lot of fun for what seems to be the closest music to resemble the spirit of festivals in the early seventies. They often say that there is no headliner at Wacken: the festival itself is the headliner.

This is the exact feeling that Purple had when walking onstage. If an indoor show can be based on a production that is safely rehearsed and set up to the maximum precision... there is never the guarantee that a festival performance will be free from technical issues or any kind of unexpected event.

Which in other words means: tension is always at the top! If only Purple knew about the level of love and welcoming they were about to receive and how much their album has been loved by the metal audience in front of them... still, the band felt the “pressure” to introduce themselves to the 90.000 metal fans at Wacken.

For the first time in many years, Deep Purple felt they had to conquer an audience as it happened to them in the beginning of their career. The result is a unique concert: Deep Purple performing with a raw energy, throwing away all their usual stage routine (and sometime arrangements).

The show is a blast from the first note to the last and grows song after song, supported by the audience impressive presence. During this concert, Deep Purple left their “safe zone”.

That is why this concert is the one that represents a feeling of improvisation and electricity similar to the band's classic years - more than many other live releases by the band. The audio has been mixed in Hamburg, Germany by Eike Freese and Alex Dietz (Heaven Shall Burn) with the supervision of Roger Glover.»