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Highway Star is the best Deep Purple song and I won't hear otherwise
- drumming really interesting - adds more than just a sense of direction to the piece, truly driving - the drums in Space Truckin' are just beautiful...probably my favourite song on the album - story behind Smoke on the Water (and the history of the whole recording of the album) very interesting From Wikipedia: As previous recording sessions had been slotted into the group's gigging schedule, Deep Purple wanted to dedicate time to record an album away from the typical studio environment, hoping it would result in a sound closer to their live shows. They hired the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio for recording, and block-booked the Montreux Casino as a venue, but during a Frank Zappa concert immediately before the sessions, the casino burned to the ground. After a week of searching for an alternative venue, including a session at a nearby theatre that was abandoned due to noise complaints, the band managed to book the Grand Hotel, closed for the winter, and converted it into a live room suitable for recording. These events, particularly the casino fire, became the inspiration for the song "Smoke on the Water".
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This is a band that would be on Guitar Hero if I've ever heard one. It's pretty generic 70's rock for the most part. That being said it's not bad. The first track is pretty good. I could see myself listening to this in the car with my dad. They do suffer from the 70's music trope of "This song doesn't have a good ending so we'll just stop/add an instrumental part at the end that pads the runtime" Oh these are the "Smoke On The Water" guys. This is music that would be playing in a biker bar though. Really just any bar that serves an older crowd. Can't decide if this is a low 4/5 or a high 3/5 It's a 3/5 because they have a 7-minute song that takes 4 minutes to start
holy shit smoke on the water. i played that on my guitar when i was like 14. wicked.
F’ing METAL
okay
It’s nothing to write home about, but it gets bumped to a four for having some fantastic guitar and keyboard tone and for being so concise.
funkier than expected, which is always enjoyable. otherwise very emblematic of the era. i didn’t particularly enjoy it but there were some fun solos
3.5 Duh duh duh, dun dun, duh duh, dun dun dun, dun, duh a
Highway star is awesome, other than that everything else is pretty good too. I think they are trying to be hard but it's just regular classic rock. Just needed a few more bangers to be great.
Honestly, it's basic hard rock with mid songwriting, but it's just so concise with some really classic songs on it, so I really enjoyed it.
This is another one of those classic albums/bands I have little personal experience with. I’m not sure if I’ve even ever heard Smoke on the Water all the way through until now, which seems impossible. The point I’m making here, much like Hotel California, I have zero sentimentality associated with this album, nor was it played to the point where I am sick of it. It’s hard reviewing albums like this on just a play through or two, because they frankly don’t always hold up. That’s how I felt about Hotel California, and it is sort of how I feel about this one. There’s good songs here, Highway Star in particular is a perfect opener, but I come more from a punk background which got its start being the antithesis to albums like this. Songs like Lazy get boring to me so quickly, and the well songs like that come from feel incredible wide but extremely shallow these days. There’s only so much guitar virtuosity one can take in a sitting, and while their abilities are impressive, I feel like I’ve got it after hearing it just once. It’s not always easy to listen to something old for the first time, and trying to appreciate it for the period it came out in, but it is a requirement when you want to love something like this. This go around, that was too high of a mountain to climb for me.
The sound of this album is the definition of classic hard rock. I read that they were a precursor to heavy mental and that makes a ton of sense from this album. The tone is much harsher then other classic rock albums. I liked it but I don’t think it aged as well as other bands like Pink Floyd or Creedence Clearwater Revival. Might be for me I’m not a fan of heavy metal. I didn’t read all the lyrics but read that they were mediocre. Lazy and smoke on the water were stand out tracks.
mehhh
Decent enough
I was a bit of a metal fan as a kid and so this was a rush of memory. I enjoyed it. Metal that is closer to rock.
I lost my review for this album, but it's okay because I didn't really like it very much 2/5
One of my dad’s favourite band
I like stoner rock. I like prog rock. So it stands to reason that I like Machine Head.
7/10
Really great classic rock.
I didn't know Highway Star was Deep Purple. That song is a jam! Some serious Dazed and Confused nostalgia there. Their biggest hit, Smoke on the Water, is ok. The rest of the album is pretty good.
Perusrockia
Erittäin toimiva. Klassikkokamaa
Solid album, I especially love the guitar and other instrumentals, but not really my thing personally.
Second half of the album is much better than the first, including the mighty 'Smoke on the Water'
This seems much more about perspiration than inspiration. And am not sure I'd want to be in that room. All a bit ploddy and the tunes aren't all that. The story behind 'Smoke' sounds quite interesting, but the song itself doesn't really reflect that.
Bailed after the first track. Shocking, awful sound.
When it comes to rock music Deep Purple is solid and so is this album. But it's nothing that will be too memorable for me.
One of the albums that shaped hard rock. Some good bangers here, definitely. Historic piece
shit ass dad rock
I'm sure this sounded better in 1972, before generations of rock bands that all sound exactly like this made the same record 500 times. It's not bad, though. Smoke on the Water is obviously a classic for a reason. Highway Star is cheesy fun. Lazy was a standout for me, love its more bluesy sound. Overall a very middle of the road classic rock album. Favorite track: Lazy
Although I'm not a huge fan of guitar, this album was pretty cool. 70s vibes
Thank you Album Generator for having me listen to more Deep Purple. I loved the last loud, glorious album and obviously this one is also a monster. Perfectly pointless lyrics but riffs and licks for days.
Deep Purple is one of the pioneering heavy metal and classic rock bands of their time. With that being said, I hated it.
When I think of the 70's rock, Deep Purple has never come to mind. I have AC/DC, the Led, the Doors... but this proves that other's were executing rock at another level. I'll be back to dive in once again.
Hell yeah- what a relief from Megadeath. This is good classic rock in my book. It goes hard with some sick solos but it's not gratuitous. It pushes the edges in the right way. I never new the story/lyrics to smoke on the water were so basic, lol. Did you read the Wikipedia entry? Listened to it twice
Nothing original, soulless
By far my favourite purple album
Great album
Classic Rock n Roll
smoke.. on the water... in my house...
Genres: Hard rock, heavy metal Formed: Run time: 8 songs, 41 min 5 sec Awesome album full of tracks we all know. My favourite song is “Smoke on the Water” which is probably the best-known track on the album. You could easily assume that this song was written after consuming an excess of drink and drugs, but no, they really did watch the Montreux Casino burn to the ground across lake Geneva. I loved the whole album, particularly “Highway Star” and “Space Truckin’”. My Rating: ****
I did enjoy this. But not as much as I hoped I would
old rock for old man
A classic
Some of it is good. I don't like the bluesy songs, they are little bit too melodramatic for me.
"Highway Star", "Smoke On The Water" and "Lazy" are the highlights on this heavy and well made album. "Never Before" doesn't share in the main prize, and should've been switched for "When A Blind Man Cries" on the album, but even that songs can't diminish the fun in this funky hardrocking 70's classic. 4,5*
One of my dads favorites.
classic tunes
Stærkt album! Kunne især godt lide Pictures of Home…
Enjoyed this more than expected actually.
Very cool. Much more going on than I was expecting. Fun and funky and ahead of it’s time.
green to red
Solidly good all the way through. There's some killer tracks on here. Highway Star is an absolute beast of a song \m/ There's some great guitar work on here, but I also particularly love the keys too. They seemed to fall out of favour at some point.
Why is this here? Didn't I already rate an album with live versions of all these songs?
Solid tracks that drone on a little too long. Best enjoyed in an elevated state.
Another huge, huge record! So many great moments on this album The classic guitarsolo's in Highway Star and Jon Lord's amazing organ work. And what about my beloved Drum hero Ian Paice? An absolute legend! The drum intro to Pictures Of Home deserves a huge shoutout as well as the solo on Space Truckin'! Roger Clover's funky bass solo. So much goodness in this record! Favorite lyrics: - Maybe I'm a Leo but I ain't a lion. - Somebody's shouting up at a mountain. Only my own words return. - She took my name, she took my body. And she threw away my soul. Key tracks: Highway Star, Pictures Of Home, Never Before, Smoke On The Water, Lazy, Space Truckin' 8,5 out of 10
honk shmimimi
Of its time. The intro on Lazy was a snoozee
I had never listened to a full Deep Purple album prior to listening to this one. I was pleasantly surprised at how good this album was and how many songs that I knew. The bonus edition with "When a Blind Man Cries" makes me wonder why that song was left off the original album. This album definitely deserves to be on the list, mostly because the song was ahead of its time and there are four classic Deep Purple tracks on here.
when a blind man cries is a great closer.
Not really for me. Smoke on Water is fun if course, but also it’s so overplayed maybe I should hate them for it.
purp
Seminal
Very regular. Lol.
BOOORRRIIIIINGGG
Totally fine album. Nothing really to note
Great heavy metal album, I do recommend
A couple bop.coms
highway star is a meta song. smoke on the water is the first song anyone learns on the guitar so yk it’s good.
Hard rock. Fantástico.
Masterful.
Reminds me a lot of Led Zeppelin - although a bit poppier and a bit less folky. It's a bit self-indulgent in places, to be honest, and the lyrics are really average in most places (particularly the sci-fi shit). Highway Star is a good pop song, and Smoke On The Water is great (helps that they're actually telling a real story, which masks some of the lack of creativity in the lyric that you hear on the stuff they've made up), and Lazy is a cool listen (although again, a bit self-indulgent). 3/5.
Believe it or not I've only listened to Deep Purple 3 times - 3! Artist #2556 I was expecting a whole lot more metal sounding minor stuff... this is like good time rock yeah?
The guitar, the base the drums, the riffs. Classic 70s rock. Smoke on the water = iconic. Where tf did Lazy come from - minutes and minutes of unreal guitars. Last song also a highlight. 5 stars!
Super goed album. Natuurlijk o.a. door Highway Star en Smoke on the Water, maar de rest is ook super goed. Vooral ook Pictures of Home, en Lazy zorgt voor goede afwisseling. Ik heb hem ook gewoon 3x geluisterd vandaag, eerst tijdens werk, super chill maar ik merkte dat ik er niet echt aandachtig naar kon luisteren. Dus daarna tijdens de hond uitlaten weer. En het is geen moment saai geworden. 5 sterren.
hell yeah!!! один из самых культовых альбомов. Во многом из-за риффов, которые дико цепляют и доставляют удовольствие
Последовательность альбомов будто "хард-рок курильщика -> хард-рок нормального человека". Ну что сказать, Глубокий Пурпур это легенда конечно, а Ричи Блэкмор - легендарный гитарный виртуоз. Я никогда не слушал Deep Purple в своё удовольствие, сталкивался только если случайно и обычно с самыми известными песнями. Тем более непонятным теперь для меня стало, почему те или иные песни обрели популярность, a, к примеру, Maybe I'm Leo - нет (судя по числу прослушиваний). Smoke on the Water что, ровнее что ли? К альбому есть одно малюсенькое замечание: так мало песен... Некоторые из них длятся по 5-7 минут, поэтому общая длительность альбома выходит оптимальной. Но хотелось бы больше именно разных треков. Хоть здесь и хватает музыкального развития в каждой композиции (боже, соляки Гилмора в Highway Star - что-то с чем-то), хотелось бы услышать больше материала в рамках одного альбома. Но это в общем мелкие придирки. В остальном же альбому не хватает только одного: плотной сильной лирики. А так - 4+/5 P.S. Люблю отсылаться к прошлым альбомам; наверняка многие знают историю написания песни Smoke on the Water: во время концерта в казино Монтрё случился пожар и дым какое-то время оставался над Женевским озером. Так вот, пожар этот случился во время концерта группы The Mothers of Invention Фрэнка Заппы, которого мы слушали на прошлой недели. Всё переплетено.
Я скоро вернусь к более расписанным ревьюшкам, пока что просто скажу, что кайфанул, будто лет на 5 назад, когда впервые услышал пару песен с этого альбома, вернулся
Artwork: 5/10 Favourite Tracks: - Maybe I‘m a Leo - Smoke on the Water - When A Blind Man Cries Rating: 5 / 10
It's a good album to rock to. The long solos didn't put me off as much as I expected because they felt like they had a point, as opposed to just jamming out for time. And what a way to end the album - with "When a Blind Man Cries"
A great classic album! Saved tracks: Highway Star, Pictures of Home, Smoke on the Water, Space Truckin’
El pinacle del rock dur dels '70. Una joia de l'època, i a la vegada atemporal. En el seu terreny, es va poder -en comptades ocasions- igualar, però mai millorar
YORS
Smoke on the water. A fire in the sky. The album has a bit of the same problem that Blue Oyster Cult's "Agents of Fortune" does for me. The other songs on the album are ok to good, but then you get to the one song everyone knows, and that one song is way above the rest (except for maybe "Space Truckin' " but for me, it's just that that song is so silly.). I like Deep Purple a lot, from songs like "Hush" to "Perfect Strangers" to "Burn". If it wasn't for DP, metal and progressive rock probably would not be around today. But I don't pull this one album out. But regardless, there's always that one song that goes way above the rest on their albums. Can I rank the album because of the one song? Well, no. So we look at the other songs. And they're... ok. A lot of them they still play on the road, so there must be something to them. We start with "Highway Star" is pretty damn rocking. "Maybe I'm a Leo"... ? WTH. The next two songs again are pretty forgettable. Then we have "Space Truckin'", which is, as I said, is pretty goofy. "Lazy" is a pretty good instrumental opening, then "Smoke On The Water." So about half of the songs are forgettable, which is not good. Still, the strong songs do outweigh the weaker songs. So yeah, I'll give it a 4, but it's a weak 4.
So much musical energy. Unlike their name, the lyrics aren't all that deep (pretty juvenile). But as far as pumping rock goes, they have it in spades. Their big tunes all have it - Highway Star (frenetic drums and guitar pace and never has an organ been so bitchin), Smoke on the Water (it is so much more than its simple opening chords), Space Truckin (its hooks are so infectious). But the rest of the album holds up just as well - lots of heavy riffs and hooks to bring you in and the combination and integration of their instruments creates a sound that just fills your ears. Loved it.
Duhn-Duhn-DUUUHN, Duhn-Duhn-DuUUhn, Duhn-Duhn-DUUUHN, Duhn-Duuuhn. This. Album. Rawks!! A true hard rock classic. Crazy to think this is from 1972. Every song is great, but the standouts for me are Highway Star (Metal-precursor with an awesome organ solo. You heard that right), Maybe I'm a Leo (cool track), Never Before (lots of hard rock/metal cliches both lyrically and musically, but they were one of the first so they get a pass. Also worth noting how good all of the band members are throughout this album), Never Before (cool groove), Smoke on the Water (a classic for a reason. Great song that just gets stuck in your head. Before this listen I never paid attention to the lyrics or knew what they were about it. It's funny how literal they are about their experience of the Montreaux Casino burning down), Space Truckin' (another song that RAWKS and gets stuck in your head). Hmm, yes, I did just call almost every song a standout. Easy, easy 5.
Brilliant rock album
Classic rock album
This is dumb ass shit, it’s the structure and content of the songs that ruin things rather the general sound, but it’d be aesthetically dishonest of me to deny the thrill of ‘Highway Star’. (That one even has a great organ solo!)
Good, fun music 4
Sensacional,
Classic rock, a little dated by this point, but Highway Star is a really good opener.
never heard it before but i liked it
*mullet intensifies*
Oui, Smoke on the Water est bonne est connue, mais sinon j'ai plutôt écouté d'une oreille distraite. L'originalité est maintenant diluée. J'ai remarqué la présence de l'orgue, c'est ce qui m'a le plus interpellée.
Tried to buy a guitar on ebay while listening.
Just not a metal fan
Great album. I am a bit torn between a 3 and a 4 star rating. My favorite tracks are "Highway star" and "When a blind man cries". I would give this 3.5/5 if possible.
Some fun 70s rock for sure. Nice hearing songs other than smoke on the water by them. Enjoyed "lazy" the most I think.
Pretty good rock.The guitar work is amazing.Some of the songs are a little too long like highway star didn’t need to be 6 minutes long.I might listen to the whole album again.Crazy it’s from 1972.
Nice!
Naturally this album is bound to be popular for me. It’s just classic and impressive.
I have a memory of being maybe 4 years old in the back seat of the car when Smoke On the Water was probably relatively new / constantly on the radio and my dad just singing that riff over and over and over. Then years later - well before I could drive - my older cousin took me to see Deep Purple in Niagara Falls; seeing these legends up-close was pretty cool, except for when someone threw an M80 onto the stage and Ian Gillan got pissed and stopped singing to berate the idiot. Oh and it was so loud we couldn't even talk to each other on the way home. Memorable. As for Machine Head - this is DP at their absolute peak. 5 incredibly talented musicians who go well beyond any standard blues rock; venturing into jazz riffs so subtle as to not knock their train off the hard rock track. And they finally got it right with songwriting as well - good pacing and enough variety to make it always a good listen. Plus they recorded this in a hotel which is a few levels of awesome. Thing about this album ... it's kind of like Dwight Gooden's 1985 season. He/they are spoken of in legendary tones and had seemingly quickly reached a status few ever got to before and after.... but even with some great moments to come they never came close to anything like this again. As for the album it's not even 40 minutes long (perfect length) of what was for the time groundbreaking heavy driving music. The key to this band and especially on this album always was Jon Lord on the organ - so much of what I'd thought was guitar as a kid is actually him just cranked through distorted Marshall stacks. Also included: the most played (and most incorrectly-played) guitar riff of all-time. In sum: this is nonstop excellence. Enjoy the 1.53 ERA while it lasted. 10/10 5 stars
Cheesy metal music, I enjoyed this one a lot. I have a soft spot for anything I can imagine myself playing on Guitar Hero as a teenager, while feeling like a rock star. Those guitar solos are heavy and a lot of fun to listen to, and everything else is just icing on the cake. Plus, Smoke on the Water is still an enjoyable listen even after hearing it 50,000 times. That, alongside Highway Star, is the standout track here.
Anything with Lazy and When a Blind Man Cries on it is exceptional to start with. Then add the rock standards of Highway Star and Space Trucking. Mix in Smoke on the Water and you have a guarenteed classic. The only question that remains is whether it is better than In Rock - a question that, 50 years later, still does not have a definitive answer.
Whiffed real bad of dad rock, well good dad rock though so I don't know A decent record
I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. The remastering makes it sound better than I remember as a teenager.
Highway star is fantastisch. Dit album heeft duidelijk veel invloed gehad op de koers van rock. Maar sommige nummers zijn wel een beetje zz top saai
New
Listened Before? N Holy smokes (on the water) this one was amazing! I have never gotten around to getting into Deep Purple deep cuts at all, but these guys were great musicians and they're stoner rock legends for a reason. This one cooks from beginning to end. I will revisit many times. I may end up getting deeper (heh) into their library now. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Smoke on the Water, Highway Star
I'm only culturally familiar with this album, but I listen to a lot of early 70's rock, so I'm curious about how this will play out. Highway Star always blows me away... off the bat I'm wondering if I got a new 5 star album? The next three tracks really cool me off. I'm at a 3 star now. Smoke on The Water.... Uuuggghhh, yes it's iconic, but it honestly sounds like a poor cover of what would be an iconic classic. With respect for Smoke and Lazy being a breath of fresh air, I'm seeing a 4 star possibly landing. MFers gonna nail me with Space Truckin'?!? That is just what I needed. Come on! When A Blind Man Cries doesn't jive on this album for me. I like the song, but the album could've ended with Space Truckin'. I don't judge bad end tracks too harshly cause it happens so often. It's easy enough to stop playing and it's ok. Maybe shy, but I'll score a 4.
lazy är ju jävligt fin och det är ett rätt gött sound generellt. en stark trea.
Better than i expected and ignoring the bad reputation that smoke on the water has i reat this a 4.
I always saw this at record stores and never really thought I’d be the one interested into this but here we are I am very interested in it. I think that Smoke On The Water shouldn’t have been the single as there is many other tunes on here that I feel would be a better sing but overall very impressed with this album
Great classic rock album.
Meh
I was surprised that I liked this as much as I did. Some silly lyrics, but the music is decent and fun. I added the first track to my Liked Songs list.
Not a Deep Purple fan, but this album is FUN. Kick ass drumming, bass, guitar and synth - and Ian Gilian also does a good enough job to my taste. Maybe coming across Smoke on the Water made be balk a bit - but it’s the songs fault - it actually gave me a chance to give it a proper listen after all these years and appreciate its special place in the rock and roll arsenal. Much more fun than I thought it would be.
I can see how it may have influenced a lot of music I like, but the riffs are often overly repetitive and the solos tend to go on far too long. Most of the album sounds the same, especially in terms of dynamics. The one exception to this is When A Blind Man Cries, which really stands apart from the rest of the songs and was the highlight of the album for me.
Lazy, Highway Star and Smoke on the Water are certainly three iconic rock music pieces that are remembered by anyone having been young at that time.
4/5. A fantastic collection of heavy rock songs. There are some skippable songs on here but truly an awesome album.
Already listened to this one and it’s quite my thing so I’ll definitely listen again
Finally! I am not well-versed in hard rock, metal or really anything from the 1970s that isn't funk or jazz, so this is very much out of my comfort zone. However, I quickly settled in to this album, the keys (organ?) are spectacular, the guitar solos are always excellent. Smoke on the water is probably a weak spot, doesn't help that it was the third thing I learned to play on guitar when I was a kid and it just doesn't rock like the rest of this album! I think highway star is the peak, the battling solos are stunning, but the jam band feel on Lazy is a highlight as well. I would give this a 7/10 because I'm not comfortable with this style yet to say this is a classic, plus it does drag in places.
When I think of Deep Purple, I immediately think of the high level of technical mastery the band had. They're really exceptional on pretty much every level. That makes the jamminess of some of these songs somewhat forgivable. I mean, if I could play like these guys, I'd probably indulge myself a bit with it too. The band is actually really good here at restraining themselves. This album is a mere 37 minutes of intense power blues/proto-metal that packs the punch of an album twice as long. There are several classic rock staples included on here as well as some forceful deep cuts that still burn 50+ years on. It's probably the best album Deep Purple ever made. Fave Songs: Space Truckin', Highway Star, Smoke on the Water, Pictures of Home
Undisputed classic of an album with an undisputed classic of a certain song. Surely "Smoke On The Water" must have one of the most recognizable riffs in guitar history. Pretty neat that this album is also 50 years old now. Just some excellent 70s hard rock. Favourite: Smoke On The Water
Classics
I imagine it was very exciting and new at the time and sounded amazing on vinyl! Enjoyable listen but don't feel the need to listen again or belt out any tunes. A lot of guitar solos, great vocals though!
Not bad classic rock. Some recognizable beats. Smoke on the water.
ok
'Smoke On The Water', 'Highway Star' and 'Lazy' are great songs. The whole album is pure Rock & Roll. 5/5
I quite liked this. It seems like a predecessor to the heavier, harder rock and metal that I don't like much. It's giving stereotypical "young British rockstar". I loved the track Maybe I'm a Leo and the extended instrumentation in Lazy. Listened to it around three times abd I'll be listening to it again sometime.
it's cool but it's not that cool and it's pretty stupid, too, and not always in a good way
Sucks. I almost passionately dislike this band, no I do. Hope I never get another one of their albums
This is a fantastic album. Highway Star is just amazing and the rest holds up as well. One of those times I'm not rolling my eyes at the "classic rock" in this list. 5/5.
Ein af þessum eðal-klassísku þungarokksplötum. Stutt í blúsinn sums staðar líka. Ekkert út á þetta að setja. Ánægjuleg frá upphafi til enda!
Yeah. Classic.
As a teenager I loved this band. Highway Star is possibly their greatest tune. Smoke on the Water is a bit of a dirge. There is less of Gillan's awful screams than In Rock but I still find it all a bit caveman. Lyrics are never going to win a Nobel prize and the constant keyboard/Blackmore duels tire. It's dated badly. I've lost the love. 3.
Highway Star und Maybe I'm A Leo sind ein guter Start, Smoke On The Water ist natürlich toll. Never Before & When A Blind Man Cries sind auch gut, schlechte Lieder sind keine dabei. Eigentlich würde ich 3 Sterne geben, bombastisch ist das Album nämlich nicht, aber in Anbetracht meiner Erwatungen für die kommenden Alben gebe ich doch 4 Sterne
listen
Great classic rock. I much prefer Blackmore's Rainbow over his Deep Purple stuff so this isn't as great as his other work. Still good stuff and of course, Smoke on the Water is a killer.
Better than expected
I had no idea about smoke on the water and like the song even more now. Also highway star kind of rocks. Did not like space trucking at all
Boring as fuck, only tracks i half liked were Maybe I'm a Lion and Smoke on the Water, offers nothing special sound wise and falls into generic category for me. Sure, it is influential, I recognize that, but personally it was not an enjoyable listening experience, and to me, it just sounded dull all throughout
Lolz this was cheezy as fuck but like owned it and actually some pretty good jammy shreds in there.
Extra star because Smoke On The Water was the first riff I learned to play when I was learning how to play an guitar and then bass 3/5
jojo
Gøy å hørra Highway star igjen
This album was alright, there's nothing that really stood out on this one.
This album rules. Deep basslines and overall rock sound. Favorite track: Space Truckin'
No es el estilo de música que elijo escuchar pero es un buen disco y evidentemente se logró el propósito de que sonara menos a estudio y más al sonido en vivo. "Highway Star" es el tema del disco, incluso lo elijo por sobre "Smoke on the water".
Containing THE riff for aspiring guitarists to learn certainly counts in Machine Head’s favor. But Deep Purple pack this album full of tasty runs and pummeling beats.
As time passes, it becomes clearer and clearer that Deep Purple’s music tends towards the bland. A simple comparison with Led Zeppelin’s music (same genre, yet timeless music) is all it takes to arrive at that conclusion. However, Machine Head represent DP at its peak, and although bland they do have something to offer. Smoke on the Water is the obvious example.
I had obviously recognized the album cover and band name because of Smoke on the Water (which I will say right now is far too overrated when there are far better songs on this album alone), but I never knew too much past that. This was just seen in my eyes as "dad rock" through and through. This was alright, though. I mean, nothing spectacular (besides that guitar, all of the soloes were wonderful), but certainly nothing bad, save maybe Space Truckin'. There were some times where songs genuinely surprised me with their quality, and I don't regret listening in. Will I be adding Deep Purple into my band rotation? No, probably not, but I still enjoyed it, in a middle of the road, one time romp, sort of a way.
Best cool om te eens te luisteren. De basis voor stoner!
Nope, echt veel te gedateerd
Wel een beetje ouwe-lullen-rock, maar toch nog best goed te hebben.
The classicest of rock
Weird that Smoke on the Water became this band's all time decade-defining hit. It's the most okayest song on here. Really really loved Lazy and Space Truckin'. Highway Star is great, too, but I can't not associate it with the game Rock Band. Lots to love here.
Auch dieses Album kannte ich natürlich wieder nicht bis auf den offensichtlichen Gassenhauer, der textlich etwas flach ist. Gute vier Sterne.
Ouwe rockmuziek. Niet zo heel interessant. **
pretty fun rock all around 3.5
Bit boring
Not. For. Me.
Yeah nah, I’m good
This is stoner rock with electronic organs. The album was not what I would have expected from Smoke on the Water alone.
Pretty good
5 Star Deep Purple Album. Big overlap with Made in Japan but the studio album is much better.
Solid.
o lado B é o que faz o album ser muito bom. tirando highway star o lado A é mais ou menos. Jon Lord é o cara.
A classic of hair metal, fun but nothing something I’ll be coming back to a lot
Before today, I never heard a full Deep Purple album. I regret not doing it sooner.
requires no explanation, perfect if that's what you're in the mood for
Great classic rock!
BITCHEN
Pretty generic stuff. I'd only ever heard the two hits before and now I know why. It wasn't bad at all but nothing really there to make me come back.
I can't believe how annoyed I got by the end. It's OK, but kinda one-note and uninteresting.
As a whole, significantly better than “Smoke on the Water.” You can really hear the seeds of NWOBHM in several songs, and there’s only one crappy blues-rock track.
A killer start with "Highway Star," the album has a lot of highs and lows. "Machine Head" has a handful of great songs that are shuffled in with several semi-questionable tracks, such as "Space Truckin'," which is an okay track at best - if it weren't for its redeeming solo. The transition from "Never Before" to "Smoke On The Water" seems very abrupt, as do some other transitions. Other songs feel a bit too drawn out. Deep Purple leaves you wanting more from this, but maybe not more of this exact album.
Why not 5 as it's one of the template heavy rock albums. Not quite perfect, as Lazy is some standard boogie. But otherwise just brilliant.
70s Rock before glam came along and made it all a bit silly. Maybe I'm a Leo sounds like a proto-Black Keys / Royal Blood stomper. A sound that's stood the test of time and still shifting records today
Apparently this album was recorded with the intention of capturing a 'live performance' feeling. It worked. It's much less clinical and is more engaging than the other Deep Purple albums on this list. They'll never be a band I return to, but I didn't mind this. Rating: 2.5/5 Playlist track: Smoke On The Water Date listened: 04/10/22
Not bad. The hits on this one are the cheesier cuts...
Had no idea just how influential this album is, I can hear all sorts of bands from later decades in the.
First listen to a Deep Purple record. Starts off strong with Highway Star with its fast tempo and cool solo. Maybe I’m A Leo has some good riffs but very repetitive for a near 5 minute track. Pictures Of Home was a solid track started with decent instrumental and was a solid track throughout. Never Before was a okay track but very forgettable after the first listen. Smoke On The Water is a classic rock track and is the main standout on this record. The intro to Lazy was a surprise but executed well in style with the record but personally the track didn’t need to be 7 minutes long despite having a good instrumental. Keep Truckin’ was an okay track with solid instrumental but was very repetitive which i wasn’t keen on. When A Blind Man Cries was an excellent way to end off the album with its slow paced style. Overall this album was a good look into Rock in the early 70s but doesn’t really appeal to my taste when it comes to lyrics but instrumental wise it knocked it out of the park. 4/5
8,3 Iconic songs Great riffs
Definitely reminds me of my teenage years back in AA. Highway Star, Space trucking and Smoke on the water are classics, although I tend to change from Smoke in the water due to over playing on classy radio. Enjoyed. Not a big fan of organs in rock, but good stuff. 3 for me. Hope to hear some Rainbow with Ritchie Blackmore
2.5 The dudes from Green Light would usually play this when we got a used one in and I like it. Smoke on the Water doesn’t really do the rest of the album too much justice. Really pretty heavy for the time it was released but I don’t see myself coming back to it a ton . Favorites: Highway Star, Maybe I’m a Leo, Pictures of Home
2.5 I don't know a lot about Deep Purple aside from Hush and the two hits here, and compared to those, I like Hush a lot more, so maybe I'm a bigger fan of their earlier psychedelic sound? I can't listen to Smoke on the Water without thinking of Guitar Hero, and I can't listen to Highway Star without thinking of that car ad it was in. Not necessarily bad things, but I think that paired with the unremarkable nature of the other songs ultimately leaves the album lacking a sense of its own identity. I guess I can see how it would be influential for heavy metal, but that’s never been a particularly favorite genre of mine anyway. Favorite song: Smoke on the Water
This is better than you might assume. Don't let the overplayed Smoke on the Water (good lyrics) delay your listening!
OK, I needed this as a kick start this morning. I enjoyed it despite myself
3.5, 4 stars for smoke on the water
Not much into rock these days But it was a good classic album
131225 14:35 3.5
classic.
Great classic rock album.
Excelente
Rather enjoyable besides the 7 minute instrumental track
Interessante sehr treibende Musik. Schöne Gitarren Riffs.
Ok - prefer faster paced tracks, but smoke on the water (surprise surprise) was good
Highway Star is my new favorite song!
Lovely ‘ald rock.
A few great tracks, and the rest were pleasant but not amazing
9/13/2022
Great stuff!!
boy oh boy did you think i'd like this one? Smoke on the water is pretty good
More tuneful than expected. A bit dated but still punchy.
Listened to on 9/8/22 4/5 Favorite song: smoke on the water, highway star I really enjoyed this 70s rock album - there were quite a few bops and I kept it on repeat all afternoon
This is maybe the most boring and uninteresting version of Rock n Roll I have every listened to. There is nothing at all interesting or exciting or rocking about this.
It was OK, but it doesn't start on a great note, so most of the best songs are on the second half of the album. A few other really nice ones besides the classic Smoke on the Water though.
Cheesey but fun, very blues inspired. Lyrics are dreadful. Basically fine
There's a lot of great stuff on here if it's your thing... but on the whole it's just not my thing, and unfortunately I don't know enough context to understand or appreciate why it was so big at the time. Some interesting and unexpected bits and pieces; cracking musicians - especially Ian Paice; and I'll take this over most of the polished American hair metal that this would eventually mutate into... but I'd much rather be listening to Fire And Water by Free from two years earlier.
Even though I feel like this music is kind of bad, it's really fun. The guitar solos really go for it and the energy is good. Probably wouldn't play it with other people unless I was trying to meme
They get props for being on the Mt. Rushmore of heavy metal. I am also sure that some of the bits in Spinal Tap are about them. As for the music - aside from the fact that every teenager growing up had to play Smoke On The Water, it holds up very well. Great riffs, the prominence of organ solos, powerhouse drumming and great hard rock vocals. The perfect balan ce between good tunes and extended soloing. It may be dumb rock to some, but it is great dumb rock.
Is it the greatest guitar riff of all time? Either "Smoke on the Water" or "Jumpin' Jack Flash", but I digress. This is a great hard rock album. The drumming on the opening track (Highway Star) is so powerful that it sets the tone for the entire album. The fact that "Smoke on the Water" is recounting a true story is very cool. Ritchie Blackmore's guitar playing is excellent throughout -- I think he gets overlooked compared to some of his contemporaries. I would give this a 4.5 if I could.
A pretty good album at the crossroads of hard rock and psychedelia. I liked it a lot but don't think anything here is better than what Led Zeppelin or black Sabbath does. Highway Star is a lot of fun, and of course the album has the most learned riff in rock history (besides seven nation army) so that's gotta count for something.
Världens mest berömda gitarriff men i övrigt imponerar det inte på mig.
This is a great rock album, smoke on the water an all time classic. Up there with the best of 70’s hard rock.
3.5, but "Smoke on the water", "Highway Star" and "Space Trucking" just have to push this up to a 4.
Pretty fun stuff, will likely revisit. Some really good early metal. Got into the groove more as the album went. 4 stars
Smoke on the Water is not enough is not enough to prop up the bland prog-rock jam band vibes. Weakest Deep Purple record on here so far
It was fine.
Reading some of the other reviews I'm struck by how tastes differ and how being an originator matters little now. To me though this is a virtuoso performance that never ages and each listen reveals new nuances. Simply one of the best.
Ok. Smoke on the water is clearly the best track from the album
I had disregarded this band as just another hair band or something, but newfound respect listening to this. It feels like they believe what they're doing in a way that some bands in this genre can lack. Some great grooves. And what can you say about Smoke on the Water, hard to get more iconic that that.
I'm captivated with the idea that they took over a hotel and recorded this with a mobile unit to capture more of a live sound. Fantastic idea and it produced the best album of their career. Definitely some iconic riffs here, but it drags in the middle for me.
Iconic rock album, drags a bit in the middle but the songs bookending the album are top notch.
Loads of fun and it sounds great. Early metal mixed with a little bit of prog and a lot of groove. Warra rhythm section dat was den
not my style
не люблю слишком шумную музыку, если можно так выразится, поэтому перплы меня отпугнули в первый раз, но я вернулась к ним из-за песни when a blind man cries - оказалось, очень не зря
Awesome classic, prime Deep Purple.
Classic
Classic rock album, a few decent songs. Nothing that will be on repeat on my playlist.
Earthy, psychedelic, and a bit bland. Maybe smoke on the water has been ruined for me as a guitarist; however, the album on first listen did not move me very much.
It was alright
4 pretty damn fine songs, classics perhaps of the 7 songs on this album. 4 🌟
This hit the spot. I needed some early 70's heavy metal on this Friday. "Machine Head" is the sixth studio album from Deep Purple. The band wanted a different recording environment since they felt they had been unable to capture their live performance sound up to then in the studio. So, they rented The Rolling Mobile Studio and were taking it to the Monteaux Casino after it closed for the winter season. However, at the last concert for the season, a Frank Zappa one at that, the casino burnt down. The band actually watched from nearby, saw it up in flames with smoke pouring off and across Lake Geneva. And, this was the inspiration and story to their most popular song "Smoke on the Water." They finally ended up recording at The Grand Hotel in Switzerland with a bunch of sound-insulating mattresses and inconveniences which irritated the band. Nonetheless, they recorded a great album. This is put in the hard rock/heavy metal category and is considered one of early heavy metal albums. I also caught a jam band-type style in a few of the songs. The first side starts ablazin' with the driving "Highway Star." One of the great opening songs ever. Great Ritchie Blackmore guitar and guitar solo. Great organ too. Fast Car, hot girl...Let's Rock! The first side ends with another driving song "Pictures of Home." Apparently, it's about the band missing home during the recording. Guitar, bass, organ and drum solos. Check. The second side begins begins with their first single "Never Before" which was released first since it was thought to be their most commercial song. A decent song although my least favorite on the album. It sounds like a pretty standard rock song for the time. And then we come to "Smoke on the Water" with probably one of the most recognized guitar intros and riffs in rock history. I always loved the drumming too. The album ends with my two favorite songs on the album and both to me have a jam-band feel. Heavy metal jam band if that's a possible category. "Lazy" was their second single and has a bluesy feel with the organ and guitar. Great guitar intro. The album ends with the science fiction-themed "Space Truckin.'" This song just grooves and, yes my head was bobbin.' This album pretty much sizzles from start to finish. It has very straight-forward lyrics which I appeciated. A classic in its precursor to heavy metal category and rightfully in the 1,001 list.
Fun, straight-forward rock-n-roll. The number of keyboard solos seem unnecessary.
SMOKE ON THE WATER!
4/5. Classic, Classic Rock. Smoke on the Water, Highway Star, Lazy, and Space Truckin' are all mega-classic.
More dull riff rock (sigh). It plods along, perks up for solo and then it's back to plodding along for the rest of the song and repeat.
Did not like hombre, famous r8ff on one of the songs but the rest just sounded like mush.
More plodding rock by numbers. Dull.
A solid block of rock. Deservedly good.
I knew a few of their songs, but hadn't listened to the album before, pretty cool, classic dad rock! 3.5
Nice!
Highway Star and Smoke on the Water are both incredible and, while the rest of the album didn't quite match up, it was still really solid with some fantastic playing throughout
This album is very influential and is considered one of the most important hard rock/heavy metal albums of all time. That hard rock label doesn’t quite do this album a service as it contains jazz rhythms, acrobatic almost funk like bass, and guitar that utilizes scales and modes outside the minor pentatonic. It’s thoughtfully crafted and is a lot of fun to listen to.
Det här var rätt tråkigt även fast smoke on teh water är världens ägigaste sång.
Hair band. Air guitar worthy.
Banger.
Worth buying.
A generous 3⭐️ Smoke on the Water is shite 👍🏾
Great rock album
basic 70'rock nokkuð skemmtilegt
Fuck you Jake this album is fantastic. One of the most foundational albums from one of the most foundational heavy metal acts of all time, incredible performances from all players, Blackmore bringing in the classical music ideals, Paice being the most underrated drummer ever, and just loads of fun songs. 2 stars my ass ya scrub.
Smoke on the Water saves this album from a 1, but damn is this so generic sounding.
The classic Deep Purple and arguably this captures them on top form. Some great tracks here - Highway Star, Never Before, Smoke on the Water (of course) and When a Blind Man Cries - the musicianship is exceptional, and their sound is a lovely mix of heavy rock and melody courtesy of Richie Blackmore's mellifluous guitar and Jon Lord's keyboards. A couple of throwaway tracks - Lazy especially - prevents this being an absolute classic
Contender for worst album cover on the list? At the Deep Purple concert: CROWD: Play Smoke on the Water! DEEP PURPLE: Here you go! <plays Smoke on the Water> <crowd cheers> DEEP PURPLE: We’d like to play a new song for you now… CROWD: No! Play Smoke on the Water! DEEP PURPLE: 1,2,3,4 <starts playing new song> <crowd gets restless> CROWD: Play Smoke on the Water! <Deep Purple look nervous> <crowd gets more agitated> DEEP PURPLE: <pause> DUM DUM DUM! DUM DUM DA-DUM! DUM DUM DUM DA DUM! CROWD: Yay! Smoke on the Water. (Based on a true story. Probably.)
Nothing wrong with the record, but not the sensation it probably was then
A little better than your standard classic rock album
Good riffs, aged shockingly well
I'm not a big fan of Deep Purple, but listening to this release, I get the reasons for this so-long hype. They are consistent in their albums, and Machine Head is somehow the summary of their potential. A classical album does not become classical for no reason.
Listening to the most famous (and the only one that I know) album of the band Deep Purple, Machine Head, is like taking a time machine into a simpler times, where Highway Star was synonymous with total rebellion, unhinged freakiness and going overboard. But is it a pleasant trip? From the first notes of the Highway Star you can be sure what type of album this will be. Classic 70s rock, that slowly, over next decade, will turn into hard rock, and eventually into all kind of metal/rock genres. With that historical context, listening to Machine Head is like taking a dive into depth of wikipedia, to read some obscure facts about the reasons of a random 14th century battle in the fields of eastern Lombardy. And like that knowledge, it's nice to know about this album, but I probably won't listen to it again. Most of the songs are very similar, with an exception of Lazy and the afromentioned Highway Star. There is also another precedence with popularity of Smoke on the Water riff. If you never played that riff on guitar or bass, then you never had one in your hands. The song itself is beyond average, but not as good as two songs mentioned in previous paragraph. I will be able to hum to the rythm of Smoke in my sleep forever, but that doesn't change the overall reception of the album I had. I feel like this record is categorised in the shelf named 'history', not in somewhere, where all my favourite or even occasional music is stored. Interestin album, but I'm eager to move on.
This is fine. It’s some decent rock, somewhat generic for it’s time, but it was enjoyable to listen to.
It was a while since I listened to Machine Head for the last time. This is one of the albums I grew up to, so I have really fond memories of most of it's songs, but I recalled it being a bit more consistently "high energy". Not saying that tracks like Lazy or When a Blind Man Cries are bad, but there is such a high contrast with Highway Star and Pictures of Home for example that it kind of tames down the whole album pace. Smoke on The Water still sounds great despite being the single most overly-reproduced rock song. That said, this is still one of the most important records of my life, it shaped my taste in music and had it's part on leading me to be who I am today, and hadn't it been for the nostalgia, it probably wouldn't go as far as 5 stars, but I can't help myself.
An understandable classic. From the opening of Highway Star to the last note of Space Truckin’ this is only 38 minutes and it’s fantastic.
Not my cup of tea. Plenty of the songs are familiar, but not what I enjoy listening to.
Blackmore's guitar in the opening track reminds me of the evolution of free style skateboarding. Very plain compared to what is being done today. The famous track are overshadowed today by "Pictures of Home" and "Never Before". Blackmore takes a backseat to John Lord's keyboards on every track.
A solid classic rock album!
Can hear the precursor to Metallica
highway star, smoke on the water hammond organ rocks pretty hard lyrics mention zappa concert burning down the casino before recording at the time I was reading zappa's book which also mentions it.
Four star classic. Can hear lots of Zep in here.
Been listening to this album since high school, just a classic rock album. The mkII lineup sounds the most cohesive on this album but I think I prefer In Rock and the rawness of that album to this. The biggest issue is the overplay of some of these songs over the last 50 years, Highway Star and Smoke on the Water I just don't ever want to hear again.
It became classic for a reason: these songs are pure rock ragers. Who cares FM radio played them to death?
Better then i expected.
Pure 70s rock in the most fun way possible. Some absolutle bangers on this one. I don't think it's in my favorites of all time, but I really enjoyed it.
pretty decent
I loved Smoke on the Water, until my guitar teacher pointed out how mundane the subject matter is (there was literally smoke on the water!). But this album has rekindled things between me and DP. It's proper, straightforward rock that never becomes too cheesy or indulgent.
Some great tracks
If you don't like Deep Purple, then you should be deaf.
capelu on the ear
Hairy space/prog/metal. Put on your best sleeveless denim jacket and start air guitaring away. Also, best not wash for a week to get the full experience. Best Tracks: Highway Star; Smoke on Water; Space Truckin'
Amazing
Hey has anyone ever heard that song smoke on the water before it's a pretty cool song haha
This album rocks and delivers on everything you would associate with Deep Purple. It fits right in with the advent of Zeppelin, Sabbath, and the hard rock scene. It's a direct progenitor of hair metal and rock acts like Van Halen, Crüe, Judas Priest. It's good throughout and should get most people away from just listening to "Smoke on the Water".
Some decent classic rock stuff on here. Smoke On The Water definitely stood out
It's undeniably a big stupid album but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Couple of true classics on this one.
Only dip shits don't like this album. It's greattttt
Bit too hair metal for me. Needs to be a bit heavier. I can appreciate the musicianship though.
great guitars
Semi rockin..!
These guys just rock… highway star is an all-time classic… good music
Ok
Classic rock like a precursor to AC/DC. Includes the overplayed Smoke On The Water - the other songs sound good too.
As is probably the case for many, the only song I recognized before diving into this album was "Smoke on the Water", so I was pleasantly surprised (as someone who doesn't really listen to hard rock or heavy metal) to enjoy most of the songs, even adding a couple to my personal playlists. It was also cool to peak at the Wikipedia page and learn about the inspiration for "Smoke"!
Smoke On The Water tem um riff excelente.