Now, to play one of the best live albums ever in its entirety as a second part of a live gig is one thing, but then to release it and put it out into the wild, takes balls of steel. The original Made In Japan is so good and Dream Theater do a pretty good job covering it, even with the little odd musical warm up parts and raps before and in between tunes.
Of course, Labrie is not Gillan, especially an Ian Gillan in his prime. I mean, he tries and he does a great job but…I have seen Dream Theater more than any other band and I loved when they did things like this when playing live. When they played Dark Side Of The Moon at the Hammy O, it was incredible.
It’s best just to sit back and enjoy a great band pay tribute to a great band. It sounds incredible though!
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
