Second last Deep Purple Mk II gig Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway - 15/11/1993 Review / Taken from: Jim Collins' checklist of Deep Purple live albums. Based on his own collection of official as well as unofficial material, Jim gives detailed information on what is actually a rather comprehensive collection of live Deep Purple. Possibly the best sounding bootleg I'd ever heard (until 1998) and one of the best Purple gigs in the history of the band. Forget Come Hell Or High Water, THIS is Deep Purple! The whole band is smoldering here, and as they rip through song after song from their extensive catalog, their significance in the scheme of things becomes apparent. Anyone doubting that Purple wasn't the greatest live hard rock band in history didn't hear one of these shows. If only the band could get their hands on these tapes and release them officially! It just seems unbelievable that Ritchie was leaving and the whole band knew it. They play with a sense of total abandon and there is no indication there are any problems off stage from the quality of the performance. In particular the intro to Difficult To Cure is a monster effort by the whole band, with some of the best improvisations of the tour. Truly a magical moment, from a wondrous, but ultimately sad finale.