Machine Head

Oh joy, more Country/Blues/Rock Made by Hairy White Men in the Seventies. Not my thing. Like Led Zeppelin, it suffers for me from being the kind of music that I imagine Jeremy Clarkson would like. Macho, showy, dull. I did like the bluesy keyboards and harmonica though, and at least not all of the songs were about fast cars and being a sex pest.

Very strong start with "Highway Star" but fell apart after that for me. It's not proggy enough to be prog and not rowdy enough to be rock, placing it in this shitty in-between space.

Knew 'Highway Star' and of course 'Smoke On The Water'. Thought the solos went on to long and the keyboard solo was shite in the former. The latter actually felt a bit lacklustre to me, and I always get it confused with 'Sunshine Of Your Love' by Cream, which I think has better (beefier) sounding guitars. 'Space Truckin'' had echoes of what early Metallica would come to sound like, which I enjoyed. I guess I really don't like blues-y rock (or at least the albums suggested to me so far).

Nothing crazy special.

6/10-Mike 5/10- Josie Blind man song good

6/10 - In Rock goes harder Fav Tracks: Smoke on the Water Heard before? ---–- ❌ Saved a Song? ----- ❌ Saved Album? --–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? -- ❌ Album Cover -------meh

one decent song saved this from an easy 1

2.5

The crime of dad rock, you can call the lyrics trash and the songs samey but at least they knew their way around the electric.

Sure there are hits. Some are bordering and/or are iconic but my god they take themselves so serious that when you sit down and listen to an entire album it is more Spinal Tap than classic.

I just don’t dig hardly any 70’s British rock.

Not offended by this album or anything but wouldn’t listen to it again

Just not going to play this again at home tbh

Album started off promisingly then sounded a bit dated. Smoke on Water best track and enjoyed Space Trucking.

better than the other one

It’s a no from me. This band did make me appreciate black sabbath more.

Holy shit this is boring. Sterile production. Decidedly unthrilling guitar solos. Silly lyrics. No teeth. Seventies rock and roll is an abomination. This is why we needed the Ramones to happen.

Think the live one was half decent but this wasn’t

Some nice riffs in there but the song names were better than the songs themselves

not my kind of music to fast and bassey

Rock clásico álbum variado divertido

Other than smoke on the water not really a fan! Although I do think in the right mood /setting I would have preferred this

Every song sounds basically the same, but I don't hate that if im being honest. I feel like I have nthing to say about a metal/hard rock albulm that wont sound like a young person compalining but I think this sounds Fine ( not just fine the capped F adds something)

The tunes are good, some tasty riffs, but it just isn't heavy. The guitar tone is too clean, and the keyboards, although prodigiously played, suck the edge from the songs.

Nah, not a great one either. Very bluesy classic rock, and I wasn’t really into it. Felt dated somehow.

boring as hell, but it's okay

Vocals are the weakness here, just can't compare to contemporaries Robert Plant or Ozzie Osbourne. Also, the songwriting, especially the lyrics. The riffs must be acknowledged as monumental, but I think 80s hairmetal ruined 70s Deep Purple for me. It's good, but I can't get into it. 1001 is a long list, so I wouldn't say it doesn't belong here, it's definitely a historic, genre-defining album, but I don't really dig that part of music history. 2.5/5, but rounding up.

Not memorable, didn't feel like anything new, but most of this genre is not usually my personal preference.

pleasant

Solamente conoci una canción de este álbum. Pero, no está tan mal, mi puntaje es 6/10.

I was not caring about this at all then I got to ‘when a blind man cries’ and really enjoyed that? But that song + smoke on the water, I don’t think that adds up to an important album so still a low rating from me I’m afraid.

Its loud but a bit moronic. Smoke on the water aside (and thats played out) this is one for rock enthusiasts only.

Not a die hard fan of heavy metal/hard rock, but will still rock out!!

Highway Star and Smoke on the Water were the only songs i was familiar with before listening to this album. Interesting album but not one I’d go back and listen to. I did go back and listen to HA and SOTW.

It's alright, not really my style. It's good I just don't resonate with it

Yikes! Horrid has a name and that name is Deep Purple. 1 great song does not a classic make. Please, remove this from this list. I'll give it 2 stars for Smoke On The Water. But that's it The rest of the album sux donkey dix. 2 begrudging stars

Kinda yelly not my favorite

Ok with classic rock appeal. It felt repetitive.

1 good song, maybe worth revisiting

Machine Head keeps the motor running throughout the album. Some good battles between the keys and chords. Got that hair metal, stadium rock sound and they improved from In Rock. Deep Purple certainly accomplished the goal of bringing that live show feel. The record has their biggest hit and I like the backstory on its influence. Pretty fitting that Zappa burnt down their original studio choice. Not too bad at 2.42 stars.

Back in July 2025 I listened to Deep Purple in Rock. I gave it one star, comparing the album to Spinal Tap. I guess I should have realized at the time that this album would also be on the list, and now I got it at album 301. I'm going to be a bit kinder to this record, for two reasons. The first is that Smoke on the Water was the first song I ever learned to play on guitar. Such a simple riff, but it felt good to play something that sounded like a real song. While I don't really care for the actual tune, it holds a place in my heart. The second reason is that this was a band that at least let everyone have their solo-guitar, keyboards, drums, and yes bass too. I suppose that's worth something. I didn't enjoy any of this, and the few songs that I knew from classic rock radio have never been ones I liked. But at least I have those two reasons not to give it a one star rating.

Didn’t we do this already? Or was it live? Pretty redundant either way.

Gods of rock they may be, but it's not really for me.

The Instrumentation especially the electric guitar was incredible. They don’t make albums if this musical quality anymore. The lyrics were depressing and rock isn’t my taste

Prom 2.5. Kinda boring blues rock. I used to hate Smoke on the Water because it felt overplayed, but it is definitely the highlight of the album.

I am decidedly not the audience for this album. Smoke on the water, though!

This album gets off to a strong start with Highway Star. The rest of the album is a bit of a let down for me. Favorite songs: Highway Star

3 stars for Lazy, 2 stars for SOTW , minus 3 stars for the rest: bilge - mediocre and uninventive

2.5

The Taylor Swift or Bruno Mars of Hard Rock. Nothing impressive, except for Highway Star and the beginning of Lazy, which turns boring pretty early. Like, those guys needed to straight their ideas, are you playung space rock, progressive, boogie rock or blues? Could be a nice mix, but i think they were just lazy and high

Having already been a fan of Highway Star I was excited to listen to the rest of the album. It didn’t deliver. Deep Purple is good if you wanted to listen to a much worse Zeppelin, Black Sabbath or Cream.

Not my bailiwick. My dad liked Deep Purple. It never did much for me. 2/5

gäsp

Middle of the road dad-flavored buttrock that has some good riffs now and then, but very little of it is interesting to me in any way. I know that I'd heard this album before and it left just as little of an impression on me this time around as it did when I first heard it. I have no idea what it is about this album that makes it so essential to listen to.

uuurgh not for me at all sorry

People complain about 3 dexy's albums, but they should be complaining about 3+ bloody deep purple albums. This was maybe not as bad as the other 2 I have listened to it, but I was glad for it to be over. 2.5 stars

sorry i am so behind i don't remember this one at all. it was like generic dad rock right. i dread these kinds of albums. i don't care for dad rock at all

when a blind man cries is probably the best track on this album but the rest of this is boringggggggg Would I listen again: No Deserves to be on this list: No 2.1

oh how i hate classic rock

Makes me want to make a montage.

Meh, listenable but I wouldn’t queue it up

I dont really get Deep Purple

Smoke on the water was good. Otherwise boring.

Not bad but I can see why Smoke on the Water is the stand out song.

Lidt for rocket må jeg sige, men kender smoke on the water Wuhu

Overrated

Boring!!!

I can smell the Coors Banquet and Marlboro Reds from this album.

Ikke noe for meg

2 Boomer dad final boss. "Gillende gitaren/ Ghost Rockers/ Vingers op de toetsen, razendsnel/ Duimen op de snaren/ Ghost Rockers/ Drumgeluiden rechtstreeks uit de hel"

хз мне не нравится такое

Дата прослушивания: 09.01.2026 Приблизительное время: 18:00-20:00 Первый альбом, который я прослушал. Сперва слушал целенаправленно, но после того, как понял, что это не мое начал слушать фоново. Ни одна песня из альбома мне не понравилась. Просто не мое. Подобная музыка мне особо никогда не нравилась. Также это первый альбом, который я послушал на своих новых Magnat Monitor Reference 3A)

not for me

Good songs but personally for me, I found out that I need more lyrics in a song

Wasn’t my favorite, but I knew “Smoke on the Water” beforehand and I also really enjoyed “When a Blind Man Cries”

Ik respecteer het album maar dit is gewoon echt niet mijn vibe ben ik bang Die beat van Smoke On The Water ging ik wel goed op maar dat is het ook wel 4/10

I could understand the appeal of this music especially when it was new, but it is not a type of music that I'm fond of. Other than that, I'm just glad that the album was short.

it was fine. didn’t like it enough to have any favourites

Reminds me of my dad’s earlier childhood music. Very guitar heavy rock album, no songs really standing out to me despite the bands two biggest hits being on the record. Each song was about 5 minutes of guitar solos, yawn.

deep purple es de las primeras bandas que se me viene a la cabeza cuando pienso en "dad rock" (obvio de un papá muy cool, como el mío). éste álbum es re para andar en una chata con la ventana media baja y hasta el brazo saliendo un toque modo canchero, está bien, me gusta. capos de la guitarra, les tengo cariño a los violeta profundo. aparte este álbum en particular tiene temas icónicos (smoke on the wateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer !!!!!!!!!)

Better than I expected. Some decent musicianship too- Jon Lord's keyboards make the overall sound more interesting and 'grown up '. The problem I have with heavy rock/metal is that the solos have to be pretty damn memorable to grab my attention (and usually they aren't). Or the guitar riffs have to be muthafukas. With 'Smoke On The Water' you get both. Nothing else on this album gets near it. The intro on 'Never Before' kicks ass then it develops into bland filler. 'Maybe I'm A Leo' has a suitably greasy feel and the second best riff on the album. Not a genre I ever listen to and beyond the obvious classic here not really much that would keep me coming back for more. It's probably a five within the genre but far less in terms of music that engages me.

Regarded as pioneers of modern hard rock and heavy metal, Deep Purple are at their best on 1975’s ‘Machine Head’, a pretty highly acclaimed album that I didn’t expect to particularly enjoy going off those genre notes, but had a better experience than I anticipated. Highway star is a hectic opener and embodies the hard rock/metal sound I wasn’t entirely ready for had the whole album been filled with it, but regardless, the 6 minute track is of such a scale and embodiment of rock itself it’s hard not to enjoy. Beyond that, ‘Pictures of Home’ was the hardest, most metal driven song which gave space for some classic rock cuts like ‘Never Before’, the legendary ‘Smoke on the Water’ I had no clue was even on this album, and the predominantly instrumental ‘Lazy’ which I loved; organs and a classic, distorted rock riff that carries the song into a late vocal performance. Overall, I definitely gravitate more to psych and yacht rock as I feel they’re more stimulating for my creativity and active listening while also providing the mellow sonic comfort I usually prefer, but for a pioneering ‘metal’ band, I definitely enjoyed this more than I anticipated.

Repetitive and underwhelming :(

some fancy guitar work, an incredibly irritating vocal performance, the herald of one of my least favorite eras and genres of music. hard pass

ehh not my favorite

I can appreciate but not for me. Big fan of Maybe I’m a Leo though

I ain't a Deep Purple guy

6. nothing stood out, a little better than the aerosmith one

need to relisten but not bad. vibe is niche and the recommended songs after were also a vibe

Schlecht

not my bag…

2 Stars (5/15)

Like i just don't know how to listen to this kind of music

A band to be respected but just not much on here that did anything for me.

I like Highway Star and Space Truckin but dislike Smoke on the Water enough to knock it down a star.

Deep Purple the second. It's been a little over a hundred albums since I listened to In Rock, so I guess I'm down to hear another. I remember their previous album having a twangy sound which really didn't work for me, though I'm always one to give second chances. I've heard Deep Purple's name a few times since I listened to their last album, which has been interesting. I'm grateful to now have a reference point for artists that I wouldn't listen to otherwise. Anyways, on with this final entry in their included discography. Yeah, this is pretty alright, though I must admit that the non-star-spangled tracks lost me. The guitarwork is adept across all of the songs, though dang if they ain't samey. The vocals don't do much to hook me, though they're decent for what they are. If there's a silver lining, it's that the two heavy-hitter tracks are pretty decent and the album comes in at a respectable runtime. "Highway Star" is a good opener. It's quite bluesy - I'm surprised the sound doesn't bug me as much as it used to. The gripping guitar riffs are easily the strongest aspect of the song. They're pretty great. The vocals don't move me all that much, but they're good for what they are. "Smoke On the Water" is iconic. Understandably so, too. That leading guitar riff is pretty golden. Book time. Topped the UK charts. Their best album. That's about it. I'm sure Wikipedia has some crazy factoids that would beef out this section nicely, though I'm content with just the book entry - I'm sure this album has more than earned it's place. I cosign this inclusion.

More 70s pub rock. I guess we wouldn't have Spinal Tap without it. I do enjoy Smoke On The Water, especially the lyrics just being a step by step factual account of how they ended up using the Rolling Stones mobile studio at a substandard hotel. Respect to funky Claude.

Meh. “Smoke on the Water” is a classic and there are some cool guitar riffs, but most of this album didn’t do it for me.

I seed her is one of my least favorite phrases I've ever heard in a song

Sounds like it was written by (all-be-it talented) 14 year olds.

★★½

Not my thing

289/1089 - Same song over and over and the song isn't a good one either.

Wikipedia quoted a source that said Deep Purple was “part of the Holy Trinity of proto-metal” with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. What a grievous insult to those bands. Deep Purple are dull and derivative; “Smoke On the Water” likely inspired Spinal Tap.

Did this band inspire Spinal Tap?

This was pretty meh for me…sloppy classic rock. But I love that song hush.

I know smoke on the water, but didn’t recognize any other songs..they’re ok

A meh album. Nothing special about it.

It's funny, as a fan of noise and punk rock, dynamics in music is usually not a necessity for me. I can listen to the Ramones and their singular tempo for hours. But as much as this rocks, the consistent caterwauling, organ and guitar noodling just condensed into one dull roar of post-hippie noise. It's impressive considering the year this was released, but not something I would have a lot of interest in listening to again.

Eh? Cool? I guess?

Rock Band Material

Je préférais l’autre

Dad rock but not in an enjoyable way. Hope some goateed man in a weird fish t shirt somewhere gets some enjoyment out of it

I, of course, knew Smoke on the Water. I didn’t like this album. It was not for me.

Butt rock.

Bro, it was alright. I feel like this would have been more impactful if I was alive when it came out.

Smoke on the water is pretty good, everything else is just Rock

Robotic brain.

Fairly crap

Ну прикольный рок такой. Чем-то Квин напоминает, но день волнительный - плохо слушал

Decent enough. Enjoyed the album more as it went on. The riff for Smoke on The Water isn't that good but well done to them regardless. Best Track - Lazy

More like sleep purple

Meh, pari miellyttävää kipaletta ja muita en muistakaan

Of historical interest only.

Funny, how I know Highway Star is from Rock & Roll Racing on SNES. But I still don't like these classic rock sounds.

Alright I guess. A couple of classics like supermassive black hole and starlight. There's a grandious nature to it that I am not quite a big fan of. long elongated whiny vocals at times put me off a couple of songs. 5/10

Eh it’s aight I guess… 2.5/5

Forgot about this band! Couple of good songs.

I definitely appreciate the history of this album, and really like Highway Star - but other than that, I would be ok not listening To this again.

J - 2/5 Best Track - "Smoke On The Water"

Instrumentally impressive, lyrically ridiculous. Sounds like a 12 year old hired a band to play the songs he wrote. Not a fan.

Perfectly fine. I’m not offended by this but I will never willingly listen to it again. Obviously smoke on water slaps

2 sterne

Je suis pas fan

What I’m trying not to do is compare it to the other Deep Purple album I’ve heard during this project so far, but it’s hard not to! I definitely didn’t enjoy this one as much which is interesting given that it has more “acclaim” per se. It at least deserves a 2 for Smoke on the Water… a widespread classic.

Classic rock album, idk it was kind of a boring listen.

как хорошо, что я не папаша и никогда им не буду, потому что я терпеть не могу этот тип музыки. вроде все вполне неплохо сделано, я ожидала намного худшего, но как же мне пофик.

I wanted to like this more than I did. Of course I've heard Smoke on the Water and Space Truckin', but two good songs do not make an album. Everything else was just meh.

Fav songs: Smoke on the Water; Space Truckin' This has come up before with Dexy's Midnight Runners- one decent song does not an album make. Without 'Smoke' this would be a fairly mid album. Your dad would wax wistfully about it but its moment is over. DP is spoken of in the same breath as Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. I don't find them to be nearly as interesting as those two bands.

I wrote in a review of their first album that there’s a kind of goody absurdity that enters hard rock the more “hard” it became in 1970 and Machine Head sees no sign of that letting up. Big signature single aside, this one’s more of the same 12-bar format and outsized vocal delivery, but the whole package comes together in Space Truckin’ a barely serious ode to space trucking.

not bad but nothing stood out

Fine if you're forced to listen to it but I'd never put this on intentionally. Felt mindlessly long and droned on an on. We get it dudes. 4/10

who doesn't love Smoke on the Water. The rest was pretty good too

Smoke on the water in my mind for days but otherwise no bueno

Most of the guitar solos are excessive and songs drag on but definitely hear their influence in modern music. Not an album I would go out of my way to listen to.

It was a fine album for a genre I’m not in to. I can see how people like this if they enjoy a hard rock sound.

Another flat Deep Purple album. Despite loving Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones, I just can't get behind Deep Purple. I think what makes Led Zeppelin stand out is the quality of the vocals. Every member of that band could get everything out of their instrument. Rolling Stones is just SO pop, they knew how to keep a song to the right length. Deep Purple... not so much. They rely more on catchy riffs and repetition rather than skill. Not a bad album, I just struggle to understand what I don't like about it. Spiteful 2 stars, skipped the 2nd half of too many songs and just didn't want to listen anymore by the end - More rock :( not in the mood. At least it's a short album - Okay I'm warming up. Clearly willing to take a step in another direction from their last album I listened to - Strong riffs, annoying rock.

Smoke on the water natürlich gut, aber der Rest des Albums holt mich nicht ab.

Bluesy hard rock really isn’t my thing. Cool keys though.

Yaaaaawn dual guitar solos cool. Grooves are cool. My god there is so much music like this. Punk needed to happen to free us from the scourge of blues rock, not prog. Ugh bass solo. Had no idea that smoke on the water was about being one of the biggest nerds at a party. More needles noodling!!!! Space truckin is fun n silly. They probably had really cool record collections. It’s one of those things where the sum of its parts adds up to a whole that makes me feel nothing.

SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE ON THE WAAAAAAATER

2.5 stars Some nice jams but generally run of the mill rock n roll. I could have died without listening to it.

Meh

Not sure what the appeal is with this one

Not totally my jam.

Bit too dad rock for me

Heard Smoke on the Water before, obviously. Not gonna lie, it wasn't the most groundbreaking album ever but it was just ok 2/5

when is there gonna be a hip hop album bruh... idk sh was pre calm idk kinda messed w but no where near as good as marvin.... torn up between 2 and 3 rn... 3 too close to 4 which is what i rated marv... and marv was lit.... i think.... i might have to go with... 2 bruh. 2 be like: boi. diddenbludden ahh

Very standard and by the numbers 70 rock. Highlight was the heavenly intro to track 2 (which lasted about 1.5 seconds until i realised Location Playboi Cart was accidentally queued). Towards the end of the 8 song tracklist i even began thinking of what to listen to next. A 1 is too harsh because i sat through it all and didnt want to turn it off.

It's like heavy maaaan, but it's not my scene, I don't even like Smoke On The Water, there I said it 😕

Ich weiß nicht. Das Riff aus Smoke on the Water ist gut, aber ich konnte nie mit dem Rest des Songs warmwerden. Mit dem Rest des Album auch nicht. Schade.

Why are there so many Deep Purple albums on this stupid list!?

Kind of boring but ok

How is it that I know the beginning guitar riff on smoke on the water, but never heard any other part of the song…. I’m thinking because the rest of this is underwhelming. Giving it a 2 because the album was short enough for me not to be annoyed I was still listening to this.

⭐️⭐️ - Good protometal archival album, chugalugging blues riffs - good guitar instructional album. Fun guitar and keyboard tones. Smoke on the water is as kind of blah as I remember it, but Never Before is a decent stand out, calls back to their prog roots.

Badly dated, with a genuinely unpleasant organ ruining a lot of songs. The two classics are the only songs worth listening to, and even they soundd a bit creaky.

Mweh

Ok Space trucks was good

Maybe this hit a lot harder back in 1972, but listening for the first time in 2025 I found it to be quite dull. A lot of the tracks just kind of blended together

Good for the genre/time but ultimately doesn't excite me today.

I listened to this 5 hours ago and do not remember a thing about it

These songs seem to go on forever. Not a good thing.

Just a bit to proto for me.

Imagine being a band of great instrumentalists who jam really well together. All you want to do is jam out, trade solos, and ROCK! But, your A&R man says you need songs — you can’t just jam. So you write some songs , just so they’ll let you jam. Although two or three of the songs are really good — most exist simply to provide a funky base line & space for soloing. That imaginary band is Deep Purple. The guitar work, organ/synth, and base lines are propulsive & fun! Richie Blackmoore’s talent is undeniable. And, Ian Gillen is among the best Rock vocalists ever. Songs like Smoke on the Water & Child in Time (not featured on this album but one of the top 10 songs in the history of rock) are iconic. But most of the songs (eg, Space Truckin’) have no reason for being, except to organize the band musically. Unfortunately, the songs as a collective effort make this a 2.

Ah, yeah, I know some of these tracks, but would not previously have been able to say who made them. Deep Purple is weirdo rock and honestly I like it. Being upstream from metal gives me some resentful feelings, but it's not really their fault to be part of an evolution. Overall, it was a worthwhile listen, but I'm not coming back.

ROCK

rock para papais que já tiveram sua fase maconheira (smoke on the water é é um bong e ninguem vai tirar isso da minha cabeça) é meio que a trilha sonora inteira de That 70's show num album. a série é boa. agora, o album não me desce não...

Boomer-riffic

Ну хард рок не мое Понравилась одна песня. Слушабельно 4/10

not really vibing with this. also minus one point for smoke on the water.

I like hard rock. I like when they noodle around like on Picture of Home and Never Before. Nice to hear the origin album of Smoke on the Water. Would be sick if Smoke on the Water had the distortion turned way up and lots of palm muted E string chugs. You know what, I'm gonna look for some metal covers. Still a great track Intro of Lazy is really cool Edit Feb 26 2026: 4 --> 3. I find it generally plain. I also gave ZZ Top Tres Hombres a 2 today Edit Mar 3 2026: 3 --> 2. Yeah I find this quite plain and I don't dig the lyrics

Noy my cup of tea

Sounds like the FM classic rock radio station being piped into the high school weight training room. Not a fan.

I hope I'll never be bored enough by all the other music available to really want to intensely listen to this needlessly fist-pumping muscle-car (but British) equivalent of an album. Music I already found somewhat stinking of male armpits and stale beer when I it was somewhat more recent. In Germany, Deep-Purple-as-a-reference were very much unavoidable for long long years, defining "rock music" and thus giving it if not a bad than a mediocre name. One extra point for giving legions of wannabe musicians their first riff to imitate, with the dreadful "Smoke On The Water". There is the somewhat odd Swiss singer/songwriter/engineer Stephan Sulke who has his own story of the Montreux Casino fire inspiring that song, as he was about to install a high-end studio there at the time, but I guess this is not the place to go down that rabbit hole.

Highway Star was alright, but the only Deep Purple song I properly like, Fireball, isn't on this album. A lot of the music is pretty dull, livened up only by the more interesting drumming. I don't really get why this was popular.

About 2 mins of decent riffs buried in 41 minutes of overblown dramatic rock bollocks

The good songs (Smoke in the Water, Highway Star, Space Trucking) are really good. The rest of the album is meh at best. Deep Purple is one of those bands that had one or two good songs per album but we're never an album band. Their greatest hits collection is great tho

Like every song but not collectively

It wasn't terrible but nothing really stood out to me

Well that settles it, after two albums for this list, I do not like Deep Purple. Their music is boring. It’s mediocre songs used as vehicles for solos that are mostly also mediocre and boring.

I liked Lazy… but not a fan of old school rock.

Already had the live album with most of this on it... don't understand why it is imperitive that I hear both of these? 4/10

This was fine, but largely forgettable.

Not my style but not bad. I’d probably revisit this if I ever decide to get more into rock music. From the top it reminded me of rock band style rock lol, smoke on the water surprised me / confirmed that.

Not exactly my cup of tea but this would be great to listen to if you were on a roadtrip somewhere with all the car windows down

Generic and bland. Not offensive but not wonderful either, just middle of the road. highway star is pretty good for the occasional listen. Smoke on the water's riff is pretty legendary but the song itself is kinda eh. 2/5 stars.

This one was just a little too over the top butt-rocky for me.

Typical 70s album. Not for me

I will give them credit, there were times were it sounded like they were at least trying to do something unique. The organ was a nice touch, but overall this is just so lazy. Smoke on the Water one of the most overrated songs of all time.

okay im starting this one. at least its fucking short. okay doing fun riff + comparing women to cars again. why is the top 1001 albums list full of identical rock albums w identical riffs from identical bands singing about women as objects. im sorry im sure theres technical skill on display w the shredding solo but so far yawn snooze boring been there its hour 4+ of this shit. OH OKAY this one is at least about how u were a dumbass and ur gf left u? that demonstrates more character + personality growth than any of these other chucklefucks so far. nothing else goin on here but moral victory ig? okay love the bass solo on pictures of home. they thought never before was the single on this one? lol. there is smth appropriate abt listening to a guy sing I NEVERR FELT SO BAD BEFORE, NEVER BEFORE given my current mental state (bad, stressed abt deadlines, feel like failure) + physical circumstances (gonna sleep next to the carbon monoxide detector bc we need to keep the unsafe furnace on 1 more night bc its 15 degrees out) + being stuck listening to dad rock. like girl ive prolly felt so bad before but this is up there! damn true! okay yeah smoke on the water. this is a pretty good song its true + the story of recording the album being the single off the album is charming - "no matter what we get out of this" money dude ig! just not sure smoke on the water is a good enough reason for this to be on a 1001 great albums list dude yno? okay hmm. ill suffer this 7m song 2 live bc it starts w extremely sad hammond organ. maybe everythingn the other long songs needed was hammond organ? much 2 consider. ooh its also abt depression lmao good. no wait harmonica?? put that back. space trucking? is this what teenage boys thought was cool in 1972? well at least that ones short i wouldve blown a gasket. oh my god im going to have to start listening to these on private spotify sessions i can already see my recommendations from the algorithm going to shit. i would not buy this record i would not tell my friends and family i guess smoke on the water is good but i am just out of fucking patience for this kind of white guys in the 20th century going meedly meedly mee on guitars kind of music!

Admittedly, Deep Purple has always been a bit of a blind spot for me. Like most, I obviously knew Smoke on the Water and to a lesser extent Highway Star, but beyond that I could not have named a song, nor had I knowingly listened to one. I think there are things on the album that are certainly innovative for the time of its recording. The hard rock and heavy prog sound that influenced and pushed other acts to follow is genuine. The keyboards, in particular, stand out in a way that would still feel fresh today. That said, there’s nothing that would draw me back in to listen again. If I’m looking for similar acts from the same time frame, I’ve always connected more with Thin Lizzy and Black Sabbath who pack a lot of the same sort of punch, but for any number of reasons connect with me more. This is a good candidate for 2.5 stars but I’m rounding down to 2.

For an album that’s so closely associated with that burgeoning eruption of late 60s/early 70s youth rebellion, it’s surprisingly boring. Plus Ian Gillan is one of the worst lyricists in music history. The (few) iconic riffs can’t save this album from its mediocre songwriting.

Boring & repetitive. 1 star for 'Smoke on the water' and 'When a blind man cries' but the rest is really bad in my opinion.

A classic rock album! All the songs blend together and at times sound quite similar to the point where you can’t tell when song has ended and a new one has begun. The only memorable song is “Smoke On The Water”.

Don’t think I had heard of these guys before. Album seemed like a typical 70s rock vibe. Like the song ‘Never Before’. And the very next song had a guitar riff that reminded me of a friend at uni that played it all the time, but never actually knew the song! Now I do ‘Smoke on the water’

Boring

**A lot of noise and screaming. Most tracks sounded a like. Only “Smoke on the water “, worth listening to.

1-2

Everything fails in comparison with Highway Star

I don't hate it. I just don't really like it.

Holy shit, the first song stresses me out. Just because you CAN play fast electric guitar doesn’t mean you should for endless minutes. Leo song is much more palatable pace.

Some of the instrumentation is inspired, like the drumming at the end of ‘Space Truckin’,’ but quickly gets repetitive. The songwriting is weak, and Ian Gillan’s voice does not do it for me. This defines generic rock music - without soul, try-hard lyrics that get you nowhere, blues riffs without true blues intensity that the likes of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath manage to incorporate into their albums. ‘Lazy’ is the best song here - at least the harmonica has some oomph.

Skikkelig klassisk papparock

Easy beats, recognizable riffs. The recipe for Smoke on the water. The rest is average.

Too hard for me

It was fine. Smoke on the Water isn’t even that good a song

A little too slow for me, just didn’t hold my attention

I don’t feel like this has held up that well.

Not for me. But thanks for inspiring millions of 14 year old boys to learn guitar

I mean, it's OK. I appreciate it's merit for the time it came from but without having grown up on it, I feels pretty much unheard of to me. Aside from the hits... 2 stars

Loud and brash and riffy but kinds slow

The other Deep Purple album I had absolutely rocked. This one just felt kinda generic & bland.

Boring. Has one iconic song surrounded by 70s mediocrity.

This is the only Deep Purple album I am familiar with. And after playing it through twice, I don't think it has stood the test of time (53 years since release). I think the individuals in the group are accomplished, but collectively, they make music that seems to me to be plodding and banal, particularly the lyrics. I suspect this album was influential on other bands through the early 1970s, but really in the mid-2020s it's not a very exciting listen (and not at all challenging).

70s glam rock just is not my bag. The fake seriousness just makes me cringe.

It was ok, but not really my cup of tea

Hair metal meets cialis commercial

This list does not need three (and counting) Deep Purple albums, but this is the best of them. It's got Smoke on the Water on it and the rest of the tracks are quite varied and sound good. I would scrap the other two albums and make room for someone else, seriously.

Like others - recognized 'Smoke on the Water' but I'm not much a hard rock guy.

Bored now.

I like Pictures from Home. I assume the way the drums sound is due to the remastering - the drums are particularly loud and clear. I hear them more than the guitars. "We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline..." Come on, let's go space truckin'.... The singer's voice sounds really good in the slower songs when he's not screaming. The screaming just sounds like generic rock screaming.

Not my thing.

ok Michael suggested I listen regardless of the love I don't feel for DP..and I can confirm that I still don't love their sound but can appreciate them - and it seems so dated to me, like Styx - for me that organ got tired after a while

I can see how this is the blueprint for a lot of metal that followed. There's a few high points but overall it faded into the background for me.

This all sounds good, but it also sounds pretty stupid. Smoke on the Water is famous without being exciting (I never liked when it came onto the radio while listening to classic rock growing up). And I have a soft spot for Highway Star because it was on Rock Band. But this simply doesn't excite me.

way to many american dad titles in this playlist

I would say this album is fine. Heard a bunch of the songs on the other Deep Purple album so might’ve leant to some of the staleness for me

Smoke on the wah-tah

no lyrics

Never could dig this band

Ik vind Deep Purple een draak van een band. De gruizige riffs zijn best origineel en misschien best een inspiratie voor hardrock bands, maar mij hebben ze nooit kunnen bekoren. De zang is indrukwekkend hoog en hard maar genieten doe ik niet hoor. En we moeten het ook even over Smoke On the Water hebben. Een draak van een track die irritant populair blijft. Als ik één nummer uit de rockgeschiedenis mag wissen, is dat misschien wel Smoke. Hate it. Eerlijkheid gebiedt te zeggen, er zitten een paar nummertjes tussen die best aardig zijn. Die noem ik dan maar highlights. Alles is relatief per slot van rekening. 5/10 Highlights Never Before When A Blind Man Cries

thank god for the deep purple rhythm section, carrying their absurdly overrated more famous members even harder then led zepp. the reputation of this one has always baffled me because surrounding records (especially made in japan) absolutely prove that this lineup of deep purple was an absolute Rock Music Machine that could create thrilling and distinctive music for days. this lumpy mid-tempo slush is so inherently not for me that if im gonna make my peace with it i have to accept it as an intentional choice...a bit of a Back To Basics record in the vein of , uh, Take A Look In The Mirror by korn (first thing that comes to mind lmao). unfortunately i just do not like the individual parts enough to get a lot out of the supposedly more focused presentation of them...made in japan outdoes this not only in speed but in weight. no other song is anywhere near as bad as smoke on the water (there are other classic rock staples i hate listening to more, but none i understand the appeal of less), but neither does the Intentionally Holding Back presentation create sufficient tension for me pretty much anywhere here. the spectre of this lineup's world-destroying heights should hang in the background as intimidating, the unsettling feeling that theyre only using a fraction of their power, but its so textureless for me that it more just erases those heights from existence instead. might listen to made in japan later at least

I appreciate Deep Purple’s influence over heavy metal and rock. I really enjoyed the virtuosic guitar and playing overall. However I found the music a little too straightforward sometimes, and boring. Not really for me this one.

These songs are so unnecessarily long, I disassociate halfway through.

All just a bit of a yawn really.

Only smoke in the water and when a blind man cries are worth

Nothing special but enjoyed having it on in the background!

Sadly didn’t do too much for me… I think it was a bit mild for my tastes, but in fairness I have been assaulting my senses with a lot of grindcore recently and altering my brain chemistry/attention span. Smoke on the Water is still very satisfying, and Space Truckin’ is fun too!

I’ve always thought of Deep Purple as pretty lame so I had never given them a proper listen-through. I enjoyed a lot of the instrumentals and solos more than I was expecting and I actually kinda dug the first song . My verdict, however, remains the same: lame!

Fucking boomer rock. I can't believe there are two Deep Purple albums on this. It was okay. I have to give Smoke on the Water some credit. But listening to it again made me like it even less. The lyrics are so damn simplistic. I respect the opening guitar riff, but that's all the song is. I don't enjoy this era of music, and this album did nothing to change my mind about it.

ok

Nonono No

Not great. They sounded like a generic, local hard rock band. Nothing particularly special about their lazy riffs, mediocre guitar playing, or weak vocals.

Very boring I'm afraid. Just really vanilla dad rock and not at all for me. Guitar solos are cool and all, but have you ever thought about not doing one?

Except for Smoke on the Water, I didn’t enjoy this album.

Deep purplelta tämä ei ole minusta kummoinen levy, tai ainakaan ei nouse huipuksi. Kaipaisin jotain huippua - Smoke on the water periaatteessa on sitä, mutta sen kuluneisuus vie terän. En nyt sanoisi tätä laiskaksi tai ihan tasapaksuksi, mutta ainakin bändin tasolla keskiverroksi. Teillä olis vielä lisää energiaa.

boooof

The guitars were definitely slammin brother. Quite a few headbangers in there. Smoke on the water is a classic

boring

This is one of the most hollow albums I've ever listened to. It feels like these guys knew how to work a studio and their instruments, but what are these songs? This entire album played out and the overriding emotion I felt was cringe. As the album started I was sitting at a solid 3, but over the course of the album the trite and meaningless songs wore me down to a solid 2.

Honestly very mediocre at best. Even hearing Smoke on the Water I was blown away at how incredibly boring that famous riff is. The staying power of some of these classics is mind boggling unless you take into account the amount of 11 year olds who learned how to play guitar by someone teaching that riff to them real quick.

Kinda boring. Seemed like the were a wannabe Black Sabbath with a less talented roster.

Man, this one is just a straight up classic rock album that feels like it got a lot of air time in like Cincinnati and Detroit. Maybe upstate NY. Some tracks are definitely iconic and made it to me coming along like Smoke on the Water. But a lot of it escaped my interest. The hard driving guitars and precise drums with the vocal howls make this perfect for driving fast down the highway. Not to my taste.

Four of these seven tracks were on “Made in Japan,” the live album we listened to earlier on the list. With so much overlap, I have a hard time justifying the inclusion of both on the list. “Smoke on the Water” is a classic, but apparently I didn’t love the version on the live album. Surprisingly, the version here doesn’t live up to the version in my head either. It’s become so iconic that the riff that plays in our heads hits harder (and is a more significant part of the song) than the actual thing. It’s still the best on the album though, and the other songs all equally ooze early 70s hard rock, even if “Space Truckin’” is a bit weird.

War noch nie meins. Und Hasssong Nummer Eins dabei...

Der Sound von Deep Purple ist einzigartig, sofort erkannt - und nach 2-3 Tracks leider dann auch immer wieder das gleiche. Favorit, wen wundert es: Smoke On The Water.

All I could think of while listening to this was Spinal Tap. I think teen me would have liked this more than adult me does. 2.5/5

Some absolute classics like Smoke on the Water and Highway Star (Rockband song). Don’t think I’ll go back to the album though.

i wonder what other albums could've been on this list if Deep Purple didnt make one good song that one time

I’m not a fan of the dad rock genre or 7 minute gutair solos, So none of this is for me. It almost lost a whole point for the first song being one of the most ridiculous lyrics I’ve ever heard. I wish I could say more but it’s not my genre and not my sound.

Very hard to not think of listening to Spinal Tap. Highway Star is very ordinary. Smoke on the Water is good, but overplayed! Maybe I'm a Leo is ok and When a blind mind cries is not great.

not a big fan of deep purple. it was crazy hearing smoke on the water outside of just the opening riff over and over and over

“Yeah, Yeah, Yeah – Space Truckin’!!!!!!” No band or record in this esteemed list is more Spinal Tap-esque (and not in a good way). Sure there are some major hooks, but from the dead-dull cover to the dumb name to the banal lyrics to vocals more screamed than sung, this is music from the tar pits. It’s impossible not to see the air-guitaring and head-bobbing kids in their tight tees, bell bottom jeans and bad well-combed winged haircuts just fully digging this heaviness. Some of the keyboard riffs are engaging and Blackmore could surely riff, but Gillian is not an especially impressive singer and overall this is just dinosaur-ific.

Smoke on the water, others were non descript dad rock

Interesting as a relic of early heavy metal, but otherwise nothing to get too excited about. Basic schlocky blues-based rock. I guess the musicians were pretty good, but the album as a whole? Meh.

Like this more than deep purple in rock - still not my thing but easier to listen to - would give 2.5 if that was possible

Nope. Don’t need yet another Deep Purple album on this list 🙄

It‘s like the mother of dusty Stoner Rock that doesn‘t forget its bar blues roots.

Я тоже учил Smoke on the Water на гитаре, но я ненавижу эту песню всем сердцем. Как и почти весь знакомый мне музон этой группы. Как можно серьезно воспринимать эти максимально неинтересные песни? Как кто-то может слушать эти чисто механические, плоские соло и кричать "зе стронгест тен"? Примитивщина по большей части, даже по меркам 72-ого, к которому такие малоизвестные группы как Блэк Саббат и Лед Зеппелин выпустили на двоих 7 (семь) охуенных альбомов, из которых ну точно нельзя было почерпнуть идей и вдохновения. Технические точное дрочилово - прямо как название альбома. Может в этом большой концепт, который я только сейчас вскрыл? И я даже не начинал говорить об обложке. Лучшая песня - Highway Star.

Man, I cannot stand the early hard rock stuff. This album has everything I should like. Roger Glover is beastly on the bass. The over-driven organ is super cool and well played. Blackmore rips some interesting solos. The band is tight as all hell. And yet... It sucks. The lyrics are so cringe inducing. Am I supposed to be mocking them? They're joking right? I really can't tell. It's all so dumb. As well executed as the songs are, they really don't add up to anything more than generic 70's hard rock. It's a shame. Honestly, I bet if I was a young person in the time this band came out, I'd be a huge fan, but I wasn't and time really passed Deep Purple by. There's more interesting music to listen to now even if this somewhat interesting as a time capsule.

Ok. Just ok.

Unpopular opinion number 1. I much prefer purple with coverdale and Hughes, gillan always left me cold. Number 2. Smoke on the water isn't that great, riff aside its pretty average. Number 3. There is an awful lot of filler on this album. Number 4. Rainbow and whitesnake maybe purples bastard children but god they are so much better.

Space Truckin is fun.

Meh. 2.5

Not for me

I don’t care how iconic the Smoke on the Water riff is, it’s the first thing every kid learns to pluck on a guitar for a reason, and that reason is because you don’t need any talent or imagination to play it.

Album felt like mostly filler with one “hit”. The songs and the jam sections were fine it just didn’t feel like it went anywhere for me

This was one of the most mediocre dude rock albums I’ve heard. There is nothing special about this album and one listen was enough for a lifetime.

The organ solo before Lazy was the best part of this album. Overall, not a terrible album but find it hard reconciling it was one of best albums of all time.

Jesus wept.

Kinda heavy metal. Not my music.

Smoke On The Water sticht schon am Ehesten heraus, während der Rest für mich eher ein wenig verschwimmt. Ich war und bin aber einfach weiterhin kein großer Fan der alten "klassischen" Metal-Bands / -Sounds (auch wenn es natürlich mal Ausnahmen gibt). 2 / 5

Rythym guitar rock, nice and upbeat and I rolled with it but didn’t do anything special for me.

I could listen to this over and over again.

4/10 This falls right into the “not for me but more interesting than I expected” category Overall it is plodding hard rock/metal that makes me think of pub bands and old men Vocal stylings verge towards metal, which doesn’t work for me But the music was more varied than expected - a lot of (boring) rules rock influence, plus some jazz and even funk Probably the most impressive aspect was the rhythm, particularly bass Best: Never Before

Rap is crap type rock music

2 good song but the rest didn't do anything for me.

Didn't every teenager with a guitar play Smoke on the Water?

war ok mal ein album von ihnen gehört zu haben

heavy