Memories in Rock - Live in Germany cover

Memories in Rock - Live in Germany

Rainbow · 2017

137 min · 37 tracks · hard rock

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

60 /100
Foothills
Higher than 20% of albums we've rated

Strongly written material and extended set pieces carry the performance, while the repeated catalogued blocks and familiar live-set format limit its shape and individuality.

What we noticed

  • The opening run moves from Deep Purple’s fast opener into Rainbow material, then returns to Purple songs near the end with “Child in Time / Woman From Tokyo” and two closing staples.
  • “Mistreated,” “Catch the Rainbow” and “Stargazer” give the set three long-form slots amid shorter, brisker songs.
  • The catalogue lists multiple repeated blocks of the set, so the 37-track listing does not read as one continuous running order.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Highway Star 7:11
  • 2 Spotlight Kid 5:58
  • 3 Mistreated 9:27
  • 4 16th Century Greensleeves 7:15
  • 5 Since You Been Gone 2:51
  • 6 Man on the Silver Mountain 5:18
  • 7 Catch the Rainbow 8:48
  • 8 Difficult to Cure (Beethoven’s Ninth) 12:45
  • 9 Perfect Strangers 6:50
  • 10 Stargazer 10:13

Disc 2

  • 1 Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll 6:50
  • 2 Child in Time / Woman From Tokyo 11:03
  • 3 Black Night 6:41
  • 4 Smoke on the Water 6:59
  • 5 Spotlight Kid 5:34
  • 6 Man on the Silver Mountain 5:55
  • 7 Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll 8:18
  • 8 Stargazer 9:11

Disc 3

  • 1 Intro (Over the Rainbow)
  • 2 Highway Star
  • 3 Spotlight Kid
  • 4 Mistreated
  • 5 16th Century Greensleeves
  • 6 Since You Been Gone
  • 7 Man on the Silver Mountain
  • 8 Catch the Rainbow
  • 9 Difficult to Cure (Beethoven’s Ninth)
  • 10 Perfect Strangers
  • 11 Stargazer
  • 12 Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll
  • 13 Child in Time / Woman From Tokyo
  • 14 Black Night
  • 15 Smoke on the Water
  • 16 Spotlight Kid
  • 17 Man on the Silver Mountain
  • 18 Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll
  • 19 Stargazer

Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata