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This is rock and roll music - very cool for some, not for all. It’s good. Better than other rock albums from the same era in my opinion
Not as good as Deep Purple In Rock. But this album is still a damn good album! Too bad "Space Truckin'" isn't that long on this album as on their live albums. 4/5
I actually liked that a lot more than I expected to. Could do with a little less wailing, but it's got its place sometimes
74
⭐⭐⭐⭐- Vet att detta anses vara en klassiker och av många anses vare Deep purples bästa album men tycker nog det är lite överskattat. Det är inte dåligt men tycker helt enkelt inte det är ett så fantastiskt album som man ibland matas med. Dessutom är texterna ganska mycket nonsens. Men det går inte komma ifrån att det är röjigt och framföralllt orgeln är fet. Kommer inte slänga mig över albumet i framtiden men en 4a förtjänar albummet så det blir en svag 4a. Bäst är Highway star, Lazy, Space truckin', When a blind man cries
It's pretty standard rock music. Definitely not bad, but a bit repetitive and not intriguing. Give it some extra credit for being old, but if it came out today, it wouldn't be too interesting. I like rock music, so probably overrating the album tbh.
Great album, classic songs! Smokebon the water! Boom!
Oh nice, I love Machine Head! Oh, wait. It's the Deep Purple album? Not the band? Oh nice, I love Machine Head! Deep Purple deserve their star in the rock 'n' roll hall of fame for Smoke On The Water alone - which must be one of if not the most-learned riff on guitar in modern history - and the album surrounding their iconic single continues to impress. Coming in at only seven great tracks means each gets a chance to shine, and shine they do. Lots of machismo oozing from that good hard rock sound. It shines amongst the others of its generation upon re-examination over a half-century later (as continued plumbing of this list has very thoroughly attested), and it still rocks. The songwriting isn't particularly anything special, admittedly, but the overdriven sound is terrific. Also, Lazy absolutely knocked my socks off the whole way through. Nearly seven and a half minutes of real fucking rock music. Fav tracks: Highway Star, Pictures of Home, Smoke On The Water, Lazy
Another classic..... Eternal !!!
Some classics
Not my type of music, but good
Great to hear real rock, and this was better than I expected.
Great album, great musicians and great songs.
Half of this album is some of the greatest 70's hard rock created, the other half does not slap anywhere as much, but Highway Star, Space Trucking and Smoke on the Water - untouchable.
very solid rock album. more like a 3.5 but I give everything a 3 and this is better than that
This is all about Ritchie Blackmore's guitar and Ian Gillan's voice. The big tracks on this album are undeniable, but the deeper cuts are still pretty great, too. The electric organ is a little much at times. This isn't Zeppelin or Sabbath but it's still pretty damn good.
Awesome album. 4.5
Lyrically it can get kind of cheesy. If anyone else wanted to tell me about this time they went to a Frank Zappa concert, I'd probably ignore them. But as a guitar and organ rock album, it’s a classic.
I’m pretty excited for this album. I didn’t listen at work like I normally do so it’s a slightly more relaxing experience for a not so relaxing album. Highway star was a great introduction! It had some great guitar moments and I’ll begrudgingly say that it earned its 6 minutes. I don’t have much to say about Maybe Im a Leo, but it was a vibe the whole way through. Pictures of home was rather jaunty, which was a good thing. I liked how you could almost tell a story just from the music. Of course this album contains every guitar center employees worst nightmare. As I, myself have been guilty of playing this, I can’t make too much fun of it. Lazy was just some nice music. Honestly I think this is one of those that can just speak for itself. Space trucking was a good way to end things off. 4/5 ⭐️ 206/1089
Day 347 Great album, bit embarrassed to admit as a 47 year old Englishman, it was only today I realised Deep Purple aren’t American. Highlights Smoke on the Water Space truckin When a blind man cries
Don't have much to say, just very good
I never thought of Deep Purple as early metal based on only knowing “Smoke on the Water,” but apparently so based on this album. Rather enjoyed it. Musically on point. Even Roger Glover went extra on the bass. Typical metal cheerful lyrics, “…unfriendliness chilling my body…”. It’s a 3.5 for me but I rounded up.
Pre Listen: I think I've listened to this one before, but it's been a while. I can't name any tracks off the top of my head, and I know I don't have any Deep Purple songs on my playlist, but I just know I've listened to this before. Hopefully I just forgot about it overtime just from bad memory, and not because I disliked it! Notable Tracks: Highway Star - Never mind I do have a Deep Purple song on my playlist, and it's this one. I'm glad I forgot simply due to my poor memory, and not any other reason, cause this song's a bop. Smoke On The Water - Another banger I completely forgot was Deep Purple. I didn't have this one on my playlist, but I quickly remedied that. Post Listen: I've had so many albums in sequence that I've really loved this month, I feel as though I'm running out of ways to rephrase how and why I like them all. The guitar was the highlight on this album for me, very impressive work on it. The lyrics are ok throughout, as was every other instrument. Good jams all around. 4/5
HIGHWAY STAR #JOJOREFERENCE
This is a classic I'm glad to finally be checking off my list! Aside from "Smoke On the Water," I was very unfamiliar with Deep Purple going into this album, and this definitely exceeded my expectations. There's a lot of complexity here, in tandem with the proto-metal badassness. It's crazy to hear how directly this influenced so much of the hard rock and heavy metal that followed. "Highway Star" is a clear favorite for me—such a classic, rock 'n' roll premise but with a proggy, cyclical structure that gives it so much weight. Really enjoyed overall, I'm excited to listen to more Deep Purple and see how this record compares to their catalog overall. Favs: Highway Star, Pictures of Home, Smoke on the Water, Lazy Least Fav: Never Before Score: 7
It does feel a tad redundant after Made In Japan, but there's no denying it's a fine album.
I think this band is often dismissed as a one hit wonder. As famous as "Smoke on the Water" is it was surprising that I thought it was the weakest song on the album - that's not to say it's bad - I just mean everything else was better. Standout tracks are "Lazy" and "Pictures of Home" - some amazing performances. "Space Truckin'" gets a shout out for just being cheesy fun. the performances of all the musicians here really make it stand out above other granddad rock. the album is full of guitar, bass, and organ riffs and solos. It's in this area "Smoke on the Water" is the weakest, It's easy to see why it's the first thing beginners learn, but it doesn't do justice to what else this band can actually do. The existence of the organ in a metal band does show how early this really is. Overall I thought it was a fun and energetic album. 4/5
Highway Star is such a rock song. It really hits you in the face. Ok I think this was a good rock album tbh. Quite a turn up considering how much I hated the live album and even Deep Purple in Rock 3.9/5
Gran álbum con grandes canciones
Really good licks on this album. Smoke on the water was actually really good despite it being memed to death. I really liked the way the songs passed solos to each instrument. I wouldn't rush to listen to it again, but I enjoyed my time with it.
This is a classic that I never listened to all the way through. 4/5
gitaar en smoke on the water 👍
Ouaiiiis mon premier album de deep purple. Je connais highway star et smoke on the water Pictures of home ! Lazy ! J’aime bien qu’ils aient un style hyper reconnaissable, essentiellement par le synthé C’est un album qui peut rentrer dans la catégorie des albums parfaits, il y a pas de son à skipper. Peut-être que les chansons ne se compliment et ne s’élèvent pas assez entre elles. Quand même, un des meilleurs albums de hard rock que j’ai écouté 8/10
Rock, gitarren Solos (sehr gut), roblox Tycoon, Never before Smoke on the water good intro Lazy alien goood almost no lyrics 7 min Space trucking heated When a blind man cries damn
A real childhood classic here. I think this material ended up being mostly improved on Made in Japan (at least what appears there), but come on, man: "Smoke on the Water" is a classic for a reason. "Highway Star", too.
hell yeah. this would be a dangerous album to play while driving on the freeway. a sense of thrill and rush accompany all of these songs. I guess this would come down to sequencing, but I preferred the odd numbered tracks from start-to-finish. not saying the rest weren't any good, but the odd numbered songs are the ones that stood out to me the most. rockin good time tho. only really knew "Smoke on the Water" and "Highway Star" before listening to this, and I'm glad to have a chance to hear more of their stuff.
This was hovering between 3 and 4, but a jam about space truckin tipped it over the edge. There’s a lot of momentum in these songs, never really gets bogged down in the repetition.
classic
Its prety cool maybe dindt aged the best but I liked it. The solo of "Higway star" is so good. 0-3-5-0-3-6-5/5
There are just so many classics packed onto this album, it's unreal. "Smoke on the Water" is obviously legendary, and it holds a special place for me since it was one of the first songs I ever learned to play on the guitar, like many others. For the most part, a lot of the tracks instantly scream signature Deep Purple, especially high-octane anthems like "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'" that push their classic hard rock sound to the absolute limit. What makes the record so interesting, though, is how they pull in other heavy influences of the era. "Maybe I'm a Leo" features these groovy Jimmy Page style riffs that feel right out of the Led Zeppelin playbook. Then, you immediately transition into "Pictures of Home," and the vibe completely shifts to something that sounds like it was lifted straight off an early Black Sabbath record with its dark energy. The interplay between Ritchie Blackmore’s blistering guitar solos and Jon Lord’s distorted organ work is just spectacular throughout. They managed to capture lightning in a bottle with the production here, keeping everything sounding raw, heavy, and completely ahead of its time. Favorite song: "Space Truckin'"
This album really highlights how Deep Purple influenced all of the other rock bands at the time. Relentless and ripping solos, endless frenetic energy, and just being loud. Highway Star is a million times better than Smoke on the Water. There I said it.
solid
well worth more than a couple listens. The flashes of what would probably come to be hair metal is not particularly my flavor, but when the drums, bass, and guitar get their moment, boy do they run with it. Namely on maybe I’m a Leo, pictures of home, lazy, and when a blind man cries. This album surprised me a little bit — I liked all the songs I didn’t know better than the ones I already knew or heard on their live album thats also on this list. Smoke on the water was (of course) the first riff I learned on guitar and what they’re most well known for, but it doesn’t stand out like you think it might among the songs I mentioned above. I mean, when a blind man cries is a fucking gorgeous tune. Lazy is an absolute jam that I’d have love to seen live. This is a really good album, and it’s because of the songs you don’t expect.
Blackmore, baby. 4.5 down to a 4.
Maybe it’s nice timing, but I’ve been revisiting Deep Purple lately. And this is a great one for sure. Fantastic drum parts. Effortless performances. 4.1/5.0
Eins og ég tengi ekkert við textann í Highway star (áfram hjól!) þá verður því ekki neitað að það er eitt svakalegasta opnunarlag sem sögur fara af. Restin er alveg solid, en þar sem ég er ekki lengur sami rokkarinn og fyrir þrjátíu fimm árum þá fjörkum við þessa.
Crunchy fun
Highway star and smoke on the water how could it not get 4 stars
If you are an intellectual like me you will first and foremost enjoy the splendid lyrics on this album. But if you're more like a raw and simple man you'll just enjoy the riffs and ignore the lyrics. oh and: SMOOOOOKE on the WAAATEEEEEEER I'll try this guitar part in my guitar store!
4.5 maybe only halfpoint for being pretty samey, but all pretty good with a couple all time hits.
Not as boundary=pushing as Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath, but good heavy blues-driven rock.
Pretty classic and fairly underrated album. It is a soft 4 IMO.
Highway Star and Smoke on the Water are both iconic songs. But the album as a whole stands up decently well. I would say that these hits carry it above the average though.
Classic hard rock ./,,/
Cool
This album sounded great and the lyrics were sometimes fun and other times about deep topics. I enjoyed the album.
노래가 전체적으로 좋았고, 특히 smoke one the water는 전설적이었다. 과거에 음악 수행평가 때 한 번 들어봤던 기억이 났다. The songs were great overall, and "Smoke on the Water," in particular, was legendary. It reminded me of a time I had listened to it for a music class assessment in the past.
Excellent album of heavy rock indicative of the period . Long live Rock
Haven't heard a rock album in so long. Forgot how they felt. It was ok to listen to in the start but I can't lie if I say that the songs started getting to me and they sounded banger. Second half was damn good. Solid album and can listen again. Songs I liked : Highway star Smoke on the water Lazy Space truckin Review - 8/10
Cool songs, nice and varied instrumentation. I actually listened to this quite a lot when I was a child, because my dad is a big fan of the album.
The opening riff of Smoke on the Water is so iconic... I had no clue who this band was, but it was a surprisingly nice listen! Which says a lot coming from someone who doesn't listen to rock at all
A classic album that really helped progress metal into the mainstream. A little basic but still so well executed
Not special
My first exposure to Deep Purple aside from Smoke on the Water and Hush. I gotta say I really liked this one. It's oozing with that early metal sound that I've come to love. Highway Star is another great track and I'll be loading it into a more regular rotation. Another good surprise from the list.
heerlijk gitaarwerk
Hell yeah, I've needed an album of bangers
One of Deep Purple's best albums. I am a fan.
An incredible rock album. Legendary riffs, few but impactful vocals. Smoke and Highway alone would make this worth a listen, but Space Trucker and Liar slap so much. A perfect album for road tripping and speeding.
All about the riffs. Better than I was expecting.
Very good instrumentals, good music, more interesting than most
uh been a few days but remember liking it
Good stuff! Almost wall to wall bangers
A very enjoyable album. I am now sold on the concept of going space truckin', although I am not sure exactly what that entails.
Early days of metal
good metal
Smoke on the water is iconic. Highway Star is fun. Nice album in total.
This dumb, relentless thing was my absolute favorite record when I was 14 years old; I listened to it so incessantly at the time that I can still sing along with it all these decades later. For a couple months in 1972, between that and the original soundtrack of "Jesus Christ Superstar" I probably heard Ian Gillan singing more than anyone else on the planet. Anyway sure, the lyrics are dumb, but the guitar and bass are pretty fun - I can see why then-me loved it. "Nobody's gonna take my head, I got speed inside my brain"? That's right sir, you do you.
epic
Not huge into metal/hard rock, but this album was great. I'm a sucker for longer songs, where the instrumental changes, so this was up my alley. Beautiful riffs, and hearing Smoke on The Water after reading where it came from was cool.
Wow! Everyone knows "Smoke on the Water", but holy hell I didn't realize "Space Truckin'" was Deep Purple. What a great song! What a fun album!
I thoroughly enjoyed the album(hence, my rating), but because I already listened to one of their live albums(you know, THAT album), I was a little disappointed. Again, it's still fun riffs, and good classic Rock music though. Favorite Track: "Smoke On The Water".
Just great rock. What more can you say!
I know this album was like a precursor to heavy metal. So far it's pretty good but nothing I'm super excited about. There are some good and heavy jams on it. This is a rockin' album even though it doesn't really speak to me. I think it's pretty good I enjoyed it overall but not sure I would ever put it on.
fun, driving rock. awesome guitars. iconic songs. the organ & keys! favorite songs: listen SotW is an anthem but Highway Star and SPACE TRUCKIN'?? lets gooo.
Although not their best album (for me) this is still a good album, with Highway Star and Smoke on the Water being iconic tracks.
now this is jojo
I was never the biggest fan of this or Deep Purple, but listening for the first time in years....it's fun, well played of course, and more enjoyable than most of the more modern rock entries.
Groovy, parecem que eles criaram um som muito próprio deles, mais aberto, deixam muito espaço. Me surpreendi como os instrumentos tem um papel importante aqui, interagindo com os vocais.
Lekkaaah
Second Deep Purple lp and this is way better. The other one was live somewhere and had drum solos etc. This was tighter and had excellant riffs. I must admit not the biggest dan of the high pitched sceaming but that is the way of heavy rock singers. All in all enjoyable.
Apart from smoke on the wate, one of the most overplayed songs ever. A good album.
Lekker die arpeggio's Vet echt klassieke heavy metal. Soms hard maar ook heel gevoelig. Heel bluesy nog maar ook van die glibberige arpeggio's.
The live versions on Made in Japan are looser, more impactful
Good old classic rock! Great beats and easy to listen to.
Delicious classic rock with generous portions of guitars, layered with plenty of keyboards, topped with bass and drums for texture.
Well, let's start with the blindingly obvious. This is the one with Smoke on the Water. It sits on the record like Godzilla on Tokyo. You can't take your eyes off it and it crushes everything else. The music on this is pretty damn good. Lord's organ solos go all classical at the drop of a powdered wig, Blackmore's guitar is Ray gun smart. The bass and drum section nail it to the floor and Gillan's voice is, well, distinctive. The lyrics are serviceable at best. I don't think anyone listens to Space Trucking for the poetry. It's a lot off fun without being particularly deep.
This album is like that amazing two month hurricane just after a relationship. You were such a good boyfriend, polite at social gatherings, attentive, present, and always doting on your partner. And she dumped you anyway. Fuck it, time to find solace in the bottom of a bottle. You walk into a bar and order a whiskey. When asked what mixer you want, you call the barman an idiot and tell him you just want the bottle. Your friends are there to check on you. Some are excited that the real you is going to make a triumphant return, some are worried that you are hurting more than you are letting on. Maybe they are both right. You're honestly not sure. Your ex-girlfriend's friend has walked into the bar. She is a babe and you always got the feeling she was pretty keen on you, not that she'd do anything about it while you were in a relationship with her best friend. But that was then, and this is now. You're gonna drink this whole bottle of whiskey first, and if the girl is still there you'll try your luck. End of the night, you're either going home with her or you are smashing a kebab down a dingy alleyway before walking home and cursing the moon. Win win either way.
Крута, еееерок 4/5
I never knew the name of Highway Star or that it was Deep Purple. Smoke on the Water is everyone's first classic rock song, with and iconic riff (bass line? idk). Lazy and Space Truckin' are jams.
Highway Star - 5/5 Maybe I'm a Leo - 3.5/5 Pictures of Home - 4/5 Never Before - 3.5/5 Smoke on the Water - 5/5 Lazy - 4/5 Space Truckin' - 4.5/5 Despite only knowing them as the one band who makes the one song where everyone learns how to play guitar, these guys in a full album can in fact rock. It still suffers from that early heavy metal gig where they can't decide between heavy metal and blues rock so split the album, and the blues-influenced tracks lack behind the hard rock and metal influenced songs. But the highs are high enough to make me forgive that minor flaw. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Highway Star, Smoke on the Water, Space Truckin'
Really enjoyed this album. Didn't realise how many of these songs I knew. Great back to back. Definitely an album to have in the background and enjoy.
Hello again to Deep Purple who I only discovered through this website. I simply like them and I cannot deny it. Just keep shredding etc. I consider ‘boring me’ the biggest musical sin, and for some reason Deep Purple do not bore me. Pictures of Home slaps. Oh and this album has The Big One! The whole thing feels like one big song, like you’ve stepped into their world for 40 minutes, and I don’t mind being along for that ride at all. I like all the weird shit they keep throwing in. I think I love Deep Purple. Embarrassing but I must be true to myself.
Pretty good for its year. Definitely didn't hate it. But it wasn't as amazing as some other albums. 4/5
This was some good solid rock. I’ve admittedly given Deep Purple more of the cold shoulder than I should have over the years, but hearing this made me reconsider. It’s full of great guitar riffs, they really were a solid band.
i simply enjoy classic rock.
Nice classic.
Love the guitars on the first song. Pictures of home is epic. The melody + the instrumentation really takes me to another place. Lazy is the complete opposite of what it’s called the build up makes me want to hear it live. And the bluesy hard rock rhythm is enjoyable to hear. 8/10
Loved it honestly
Classic rock album, wasn't expecting much but it's pretty cool.
Really liked this album. Just solid classic rock, also the closing track was great.
Unexpectedly good. I knew their big hit and suspected it was a "grandfathered in" song. Turns out there was more there that hit. Good stuff.
Ended up liking this album way more than I expected. Some really cool riffs and enjoyable songs. Lyrically it's a little weak (or at least uninspired) in spots, but overall this was a really fun listen.
Fun album! Love the keyboards and bass, plus some pretty rockin dual guitar solos!
Good rock album.
Listened to the first half yesterday, finished the second half today. Lovely album. I've been craving more prog rock recently and this gives me a nice mix of Pink Floyd and King Crimson sounds. But this album is very different from those groups, they're just the only ones I feel I can compare them to. Its sound has a nice take on prog, it's more upbeat which i love.
I had only heard Smoke on the Water going into this, so I was really surprised by how forward thinking this album feels. A lot of 70s rock, especially the early metal stuff, feels very dated and it's definitely not as hard as it used to be. But this one had some pretty great riffs, and some of the use of distortion felt pretty futuristic. Very impressive album in my mind, it was so much better than I was expecting. Favorites: Highway Star, Smoke on the Water, Space Truckin'
Riffs for days!
Hell yeah this shit rocks. Highway Star and Smoke on the Water on the same LP. Let's fucking go.
It rocks
Pure rock, fucking liked it
- LIked star truckin' - the album is oldie rock. Similar to other stuff.
Haven't listened to Deep Purple before (apart from Smoke on the Water) and I really enjoyed it. I can definitely see why it's on this list.
Im an absolute sucker for the guitar on the first track JESUS. I think that this is the first truly rock album that I enjoyed the whole way thorugh. The guitarist did an incredible job, whereas the album wouldn't have been on the same level of quality as it is.
I’ve heard this before and i own it. Space Truckin’ kicks ass! It is my go to karaoke song. I was forced to sing it a few weeks ago at a friends birthday karaoke party as i was getting ready to leave and it hurt my voice. This is a big dumb rock album with lots of big dumb rock songs. Half of them are bangers, including the masterpiece Space Truckin (which is dumb as hell and awesome) and half of them are good but pretty forgettable, but they’re all big and dumb and they rock. I would give this a 3 except Space Truckin’ rules so hard it gets a 4. SPACE TRUCKIN’!!!
didn’t realize this was where THE guitar song came from
Klassiker krasses ding aber ich war nie der mega fan. Hab mich vllt daran überhört
Ist ganz nett, aber nicht wirklich einprägsam. Werde es vermutlich nie wieder hören. Bis auf den einen Song. Der holt einen Extastern.
Vamos con un clásico del heavy metal primero, más luminoso sin duda que Black Sabbath. El álbum empieza con tintes épicos con "Highway Star" y se mantiene en ése mood de disco de rock clásico. La formación de esos años era una aplanadora, principalmente por el tridente Ian Gillan/Ritchie Blackmore/Jon Lord. Sin más para agregar, muchas gracias y hasta mañana.
My cup of tea and have already added the album to my library. Will def be listening to it more frequently
Muy mi estilo de rock, tienen algunos temunes además.
Really great rock album. Powerful guitars. A classic but still somehow sounds modern. Close your eyes and you are in a smoke filled bar in the 70s. Fantastic stuff.
Excellent guitar skills which carried this album
Starting with Highway Star might be the hardest opening an album can have. There are some all timers on here, justifies itself as an important album. As a 1972 metal release it's experimental in a way that's cool but doesn't always work though.
Highway Star is a monster.
I wouldn’t say that I had low expectations, but after being disappointed by Deep Purple In Rock, I wasn’t particularly amped to get Machine Head. Yes, “Smoke On The Water” might have the most iconic riff of all time, if only because of its easiness, and “Highway Star” was fun to play on Guitar Hero back in the day. But what about the rest of the album? I think “Pictures of Home” kind of sold me. Very cool melody. It’s a solid hard rock album, and was a pioneer in the genre (though with LED Zeppelin and Black Sabbath active at the same time, Deep Purple will never quite measure up).
Es wirkt präzise, druckvoll, voller riffscharfer Energie. „Highway Star“ rast wie ein perfekt geölter Motor, „Lazy“ groovt mit lässiger Virtuosität, und die gesamte Band klingt, als würde sie ein eigenes kleines Hard‑Rock‑Universum errichten. Doch so ikonisch „Smoke on the Water“ auch ist – dieser eine übergroße Klassiker zieht die Aufmerksamkeit fast zu sehr auf sich und nimmt dem Album ein wenig von der perfekten Balance und lässt der Kraft der übrigen Songs verpuffen. Ein Meilenstein, kraftvoll und zeitlos, aber nicht ganz makellos.
Grappig dat smoke on the water m'n minst favo is
Favorite Track: Highway Star
Killer dad rock
chilliges album. smoke on the water legendary allein wegen dem nintendo game damals
Muito melhor do que o esperado!
Drums, guitars love it, so fastpace can tell they love playing their instruments
8/10 Very good. Exceptional riffery and inventive songs.Perfect length. Textured and always interesting. On the cusp of a 5 star.
for all the cheesy 70s rock this list has given me this is a standout, very enjoyable with some huge songs on here, most notably does not drag or all sound the same like similar albums in the genre
Groovy chill old rock, good instrumental good vocals
smoke on thr waer
An 8.7/10. The first time I heard this, it really blew me away—and it became part of my taste and who I am musically. It just hits. The riffs, the energy, everything feels locked in. Definitely one I genuinely love coming back to.
Me encantó!! TEMAZOS obviously, claramente no iba a decepcionar
Rock classics!! Outside my usual zone of interest but I liked it. Prob would not throw on again if it were just me hanging
The smoke ob the water album i think
Classic 60’s rock. Bluesy,
I can dig
Yup the fuzz
Great stuff, love me some fuzzy riffage
Very good. Enjoyable. But some songs are kinda boring.
It was good but i mainly listen to music while gaming it wasnt that good while doing that bur otherwise its very nostalgic
Great songs, great vocals, great songwriting, great riffs, great everything. Lazy is a phenomenal song that blew me away.
The famous riff to Smoke on the Water alone merits several stars. But, to a non-lover of heavy metal music, this album is actually pretty decent for the most part, primarily a blues-rock album with occasional dips into heavy metal tropes.
Solid hard rock which influenced many. Low 4
Riff based rock music. Good throughout.
This album is pretty fun and captures the rock and roll ethos really well. Smoke on the Water feels like a right of passage for any young rock music fan. From learning that song on guitar, to learning about the history of the song and lore that surrounds it, it feels like it deserves a place in the rock and roll hall of fame. My own personal feelings around this album, aside from the nostalgia factor, feel a bit less favorable. These guys are rockin' out hard but it does feel like it lacks a bit of soul. It's almost like they are making up for some skill by just given er extra hard. I will round up my review based on the importance I feel like this album has but I'm probably being generous.
Algunas canciones buenas, digamos que no me ha super encantado pero si es agradable. no los conocía
solid early rock album. This one was so fun to listen to.
Already a enjoyed Smoke on the Water and Highway Star prior to listening so was pretty excited going into this (especially at 37 minutes long). Very straight forward album, quick and straight to the punch. All killer no filler if you would. Lazy's opening is pretty insane though very cool way to open a track. The story behind this album is also pretty neat, definitely adds to the enjoyment of the record.
Hell yeah.
Some good ole 70s rock! Nothing crazy new or exciting to me here, but enjoyable nonetheless. 7/10
Loved this! Only knew one of the songs, so it was cool to hear some new stuff!
If you want know how Heavy Metal started, this record is the answer. I think this album was the most borrowed/ recorded among my friends
Love Deep Purple, great album culminating in the magnificent Space Truckin.
Meathead rock but enjoyable for sure.
something new, out of my comfort zone. definitely going back2it
Cañero
7/10 I've always felt that Deep Purple were kind of unfortunate to be the slightly forgotten third of the unholy trinity. While Sabbath and Zeppelin managed to maintain their prominance in the decades that followed, it felt like Deep Purple struggled to maintain relevancy in the same way. Perhaps it was the rotating cast of band members, or the lack of prominent personalities like Ozzy and Robert Plant. From relistening to this album, I think it's perhaps that the bands that they inspired managed to nail their sound so well, and develop it so successfully into different forms and styles that, while their influence was strongly felt, many of the bands managed to use the starting point that Deep Purple had built to go on to greater things. There's certainly a lot to like about this record. Strong riffs, some really great drumming and grooves, and some cool bits of production too. It also sounds like they're having a great deal of fun, with solos galore and plenty of opportunities for every band member to flex their considerable talents. Unfortunately, that does result in things sometime becoming a tad self indulgent and bloated, dragging good ideas a little further than they could reasonably be expected to go. You can hear a lot of sounds here that subsequent bands would pick up and the influence of this album is palpable, but it does get a little swamped by the cavalcade of dad rock bands that followed. But that all gets forgiven when gems like Highway Star and Smoke On The Water start to spin. My head is telling me this is a 6, but the influence and importance that you can hear seeping out of the speakers jabs me in the heart and pokes it up a mark. Highway Star - It's a great start to the album. There's a real drive and pace to it, some solid riffs and top quality hooks. The rhythmic beats in the verses are great and it's a really coherent tone. Nice solo work in there too. It sounds a little cliché now, but that's because so many bands came after Deep Purple. Maybe I'm A Leo - Nice swagger and groove to this. The drumming is possibly the highlight here, played with feel and variety but never losing flow. It's not got as many of the engaging riffs or hooks as the opener, but there's still as solid vibe. It does meander a little during the solo sections, which is a shame, but it's still a good listen if you sit back and roll with the groove. Pictures Of Home - Things are driving along a bit more again now. There are some more good riffs, but it still doesn't feel as hooked up and engaging as Highway Star. There's a slightly proggy, psychedelic edge to this in places and the solos are pretty fun, but as with the previous track, perhaps a little meandering. You can definitely hear the echoes of this sound in music that would follow, but while the bones of that are there, it perhaps feels a tiny bit underdeveloped. Never Before - This is another great groove and in places sounds really 80s, despite being from 1972. There are moments that are really cool, particularly from a production point of view, with some of the phasing effects of particular note. They don't necessarily manage to fully grip on to a solid vocal hook though. The solos here feel a bit tighter and are probably the better parts on this one. Smoke On The Water - Ah, the most well known riff of all time? The one that everyone learns to play within about 10 seconds of picking up a guitar. It's a fantastic riff partly because it's so simple, but it also has great feel. The chorus has such a great vocal hook too. The groove of this track is not what people remember it for, but it's got a really funky edge to it. Again, there's some cool production in here in places, and it's got a great, coherent sound. They love making sure they wedge a guitar and organ solo in wherever possible and I guess that's part of the fun, but it does make things a little formulaic. Quality track though. Lazy - A nice Psychedelic start and then it's a slow burn until we get into some nice widdly grooving. There's good pace to it and it sounds like they're having a load of fun with this. It's got a pretty irresistible toe-tapper of a feel and despite it's length, it remains pretty engaging throughout. Is it a bit self indulgent? Yes. Does that make it bad? No. It's a pretty enjoyable, bluesy ride, and they even find time for a harmonica solo! Why not? Space Truckin' - Some great riffs in this. Again, it feels a bit cliché dad rock in places, like something from the "Top Gear Top 40" or some such CD, but it feels a tad unfair to tarnish Deep Purple with the sheer amount of bands that followed in their wake. It does get a bit shrieky in places, but the weight and drive is pretty undeniable.
Está muy bueno este rock de antes. Increíble la bateria, los solos y la voz!
Highway Star rocks so fuckin hard. So does most of this album.
7/10
I didn't have time to listen to this album fully but i still really like it. I think it was cool that there were a lot of instrumental as well other than only text. I would very much like to revisit this album again.
8.6
Goede gitaren
!!!
Space Trucking is such an underrated track. Not full of bangers, but a really solid mid-70s rock/metal album.
So much more fun than I expected. I thought they were dad rock (maybe they are and I'm just into that now). The sound was much more metal than I expected. Love how thick and theatrical the sound is. Excellent to drive to. That epic first track is so good
classic
True hard Rock really doesn't get much better than this. Heavy and memorable. Favorite track: Highway Star
Metal relativament chill, bastant guapo, no sabia que smoke in the water era d'aquest grup
I expected to hate this tbh. Great guitar solos, good vibe overall. 3.5
Deep Purple recorded Machine Head in pretty extraordinary circumstances. in an attempt to create more of a "live" feel in their studio work (and as a possible bid for a double album with one studio LP and one live LP), they took a mobile recording studio owned by The Rolling Stones to the Montreux Casino in Switzerland. the double-album thing didn't pan out, for reasons that were immortalized in "Smoke on the Water"; when I was first learning how to play guitar about 15 years ago, that was still the song pretty much everyone learned as their first riff. I have no idea if the kids even know what this song is nowadays. the simplicity of that riff is indicative of Deep Purple's reverence for the fundamentals of rock 'n' roll, which they nail pretty expertly across these seven songs. far from being a boilerplate hard rock album, however, the band sees fit to incorporate blues jams ("Maybe I'm a Leo"), proto-metal power chord chugging, lengthy instrumental diversions ("Highway Star") and some seriously involved drumming from Ian Paice. Ian Gillan's lead vocals were starting to feel a lot more developed as well! the one complaint I have comes down to the production; I feel like the mix is begging for that Led Zeppelin kind of heaviness and loudness, but instead it feels unusually boxed in. that being said, Ritchie Blackmore's riffs and (especially) solos are some of the best I've come across from the British hard rock boom, which more than covers the difference. light 8/10.
This album just rocks tops to bottom and it has a song called Space Truckin'. Excellent album.
Just a great, solid rock record.
If only everything on this album was like the neo-classical space-rock of Highway Star. When they do more generic blues it passes over me. But Smoke on the Water, Lazy and the B-side (When a Blind Man Cries) which I'll include here as it is included on some version are all great. If only the lyrics caught up with the music.
I feel like I've listened to this before and not been so enamored, but this time I'm really enjoying it. Really heavy parts, strong vocals, driving rhythm section. Kinda wish I had it on louder... I'll just put it on my bigger speakers. Yes. This is good. It slows down a bit at the end and I wasn't a big fan of the last track, but highway star through to space trucking were very enjoyable. Some lovely rock organ playing which seems to be a lost art these days.
épico álbum pensé que iba a ser un rock mas pesado pero ~me agrada buenísimas guitarras y pianitos
3 on first listen, 4 on second. Overall it’s pretty good
Базовая база от базированной баз-рок группы. Лично для меня немного не хватает чего-то, несмотря на один из главных риффов в истории и культовое соло в highway star, но я просто уже избалован, а для тех времен пушкабомба. Но все же жду дип пёпл ин рок
Думала будет душно, но оказалось норм. Без этого сайта так бы и не включала deep purple никогда в жизни. А так какое-то разнообразие в жизни вне нового альбома slayyyter.
Гораздо интереснее, чем я ожидал
местами даже норм, можно поставить и 4
This is Deep Purple at their peak. Their three biggest hits are on here, including the famous (or infamous?) beginner guitar tune ‘Smoke on the Water’. I’m a big Deep Purple fan, and this is a very solid record, but I prefer their live stuff to the studio albums. Their live performances are always a little bit funkier and have more energy to them. This is a solid album regardless of the distinction between live and studio, a 4/5 for me.
I regret to inform you that Dad Rock really does rock. 3.5
Very nice album
3.5 / 5
Awesome drum triplets
Killer killer early hard rock record! Fun to revisit this for the first time since I was a kid.
Enjoying this a lot more than the live album. Highway Star is great. I only knew Smoke on the Water before this
That rocked in a cheesy old way but also in a timeless rock way.
Beats 8/10 Fav song: Lazy Not the biggest fan of the lead singer
First, the elephant in the room: "Smoke on the Water". A legendary yet simple riff made into an otherwise-mediocre song about them being unable to record at a venue because it caught fire. The rest of the album is an excellent exposition of early-70s rock including some amazing guitar and Hammond organ work.
Surprisingly badass. And not just the song that Beavis and Butthead love.
I think I liked it better than “Made In Japan”, but probably not enough to bump this up to a 5
I'll admit I had previously dismissed Deep Purple as just another run of the mill rock band from the 70's/80's. A couple hits but nothing with any major staying power from my end. After now listening to a couple albums and talking with a friend who is a big Deep Purple fan I have a much better appreciation for them. Machine Head is a really strong album. It's a great example of hard rock sounds that paved the way for the heavy metal genre without being too aggressive. Smoke On The Water is a well known hit but I never knew the full story about the Montreux Casino fire so that's a cool bit of trivia to add to the whole thing. The album is solid pretty much all the way down and holds up really well 50+ years into its life. All in all I really enjoyed Machine Head and might need to take a Deep-er look at the rest of their catalog at some point. Preferably this will be on vinyl at my buddy's house in the near future. Color me impressed by this one. 3.57 stars
smoke on the water was obviously good but the rest of the album was cohesive and I liked the vibe
wow I forgot about highway star. That whole album was awesome, really cool moments esp in organ and bass. A cohesive work
This was a lot more relaxed comparatively with Deep Purple In Rock, but still energetic and anthemic nonetheless. Just like ...In Rock it has some of the most unique guitar riffs I've ever heard in my life, Ritchie Blackmore must worship the devil or something to come up with all these riffs. This album had a lot more consistent high than ...In Rock, but that album had more drastic highs and lows. Highlight Song/s: "Maybe, I'm a Leo", "Highway Star" and "Smoke on the Water"
pretty sick album 3.5
I know that a lot of the elements on this album now feel like a parody of itself, but to hear it in its entire day reminded me how much this album must’ve hit when it first came out and how influential elements of it were in rock ‘n’ roll after.
A great A-side but getting worse at the B-side
Jooo gaaf! Vet om weer eens een album helemaal te luisteren. Smoke on the water luister ik nooit meer omdat het zo grijs gedraaid is, maar stiekem toch wel vet hoor.
World’s most played riff? Doet me denken toen ik 18 was en met coole boys omging. Logisch dat ie in deze lijst staat
7.5
Killer riffs.
Had no idea smoke on the water was on this album
My favourite Deep Purple album
me encanto!!!!! me guarde el disco. discaso. todo me gusto.
This was pretty good. Enjoyed it
What fun
Zappa mention
Dad music but good
I loved this record as a teenager. Nowadays the hits don’t hit quite like they used to, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed some of the deeper album cuts like “Pictures of Home”. It’s still a great “hard rock” album largely due to Gillian’s supreme hard rock voice and was important to the development of heavy metal particularly due to Blackmore’s classical influences. I think I like IN ROCK a bit better though.
"Another" hard rock album, but this one is one of the better ones in the list. The mixing is delicious and smooth, and the songwriting is for the most part, straightforward in a good way, and effective. I am withholding from a 5 since while this is a hard rock classic, it's got a bit too many fillers for me to be able to play this back to back without feeling a need to reach to the "next" button. The highs are high but the rest is pretty meh.
I feel like Deep Purple is often overlooked as a mainstay of rock radio and history. (In my mind and for society.) Occasionally I'll see an article that lists them in the top 10 of rock bands and I think... Really? And then I take the time to listen to an album like this and I get it. They really made some solid music. All the parts fit together well and it's quite good. Great riffs, solid bass and drums (even the 2 mini drum solo bits are fun.) and that all-over-the-place keyboard is awesome! How many 7 song albums have 3 Great hits? PLUS the other songs are pretty good on their own, too! Now, this firmly sounds like a rock band/album from the 70's and I don't think I'll be popping it on again without prompting. But I'm glad I got reminded oof how good they really were. This is quality rock! Is it influential? Did it change Rock? I don't think so. But, it is a decent album to show off and teach someone about the basics of rock music from "back in the day" I'm going all out and giving it a 4 today!
Good heavy Rock Classic.
Dobar, kompaktan, nema nekih skipova, jak vibe classic rock
Everyone has heard the riff, but I've never actually heard Smoke on the water before...
Sick riffs
Terrific
Possibly the first time I’ve listened to this album end to end but a great example of early British heavy metal. John Lord’s Hammond B3 stabs and probes keep this moving on at a fine pace and Richie Blackmore’s guitar solos provide some very nice lead lines. Gets the blood moving in a morning. 4
Bästa sortens rock! Inte hört mer av Deep Purple än Smoke on the water tidigare (tror jag), men det ska det bli ändring på i framtiden! Stark fyra!
rökare på rökare! min inre rockgubbe vaknar till liv med det här projektet!
Man, that album was amazing. But harmonica on Lazy ruined the perfect score
Big dumb rock and I love it. Much has been said about Smoke on the Water and its riff, but that guitar solo is so melodic and tasteful. Blackmore may be an early shredder. The difference for me is compared to van Halen, Blackmore’s playing sounds like it’s so much work. It’s so visceral. 4/5.
Les solos de guitare sont exceptionnels ! Super album, pas grand chose à redire, c'est excellement bien exécuté ! C'est maîtrisé de bout en bout. Incroyable à écouter et à réécouter ! Note : 4 À réécouter : Oui
Vraiment pas mal, construction musicale intéressante 👌
I already listened to Deep Purple in Rock. I think I like that one better, but this is a really good album still. Blackmore on guitar is amazing. This is one of my favorite types of music done very well. I would definitely give this another listen.
That's the rock we're all talking about..
Band cardine dell’hard rock britannico, e questo è uno dei loro album migliori
Nice hard rock haha! Smoke on the water intro is a classic
Holy soooocksssss!!!
7.0/10
There was a time when I listened to this. Really only remember the hits. Highway Star and Smoke on the Water. Guess we’ll see how I like it now. This is fun and rocks. Highway Star is a great rocking opener with Awesome guitars. That solo! After that, there’s a defined heavy metal/hard rock sound throughout the rest of the first half, with guitar riffs and solos dominating the sound. This all sounds like stuff Jack Black would love, and I’m not knocking it. Smoke in the Water is a classic and rightfully so. Great track. One thing this album has is just great guitar solos on every track. Lazy just rocks. Really good. I think this is a solid well deserved 4. Part of me was pushing it to a 5, but don’t know if it gets there for me.
Solid rock album. Terrible album cover
banger
Overall a nice sounding album. I enjoyed the funkier and groovier tracks so it didnt become too stale. Good listen.
Great rock album from seventies giants
Loved it
Classique. Rock n Roll, let’s go.
I liked this very much I remember learning smoke on the water on guitar when I was 7. I quit my lessons soon after :)
A rock classic. 4/5
So much better than their In Rock. Band sounds tighter and the songs are on another level. I was expecting a new producer in the credits, but it turns out they self produce their own albums. In Rock was only the second record they self produced, and it showed. Three legendary tracks on this album, those alone carry Machine Head to a strong rating. Rest of the album is made up of strong, quality songs that hold their own. This is solid rock and roll, no frills, well done hard rock and roll music.
Moins inspirant que d’autre hard rock des années 70. Genre donne moi ledzep et black sabbath avant!
Hard charging classic rock.
I think most everyone is familiar with "Smoke On The Water", as it's probably one of the iconic rock songs of all time. Outside of that, one other song was familiar to me, but the rest of the album was not. This album is exactly what you want in a rock album - classic guitar riffs, lots of guitar solos, and pounding drums throughout. The lyrics aren't deep and aren't going to blow you away, but the music itself is what makes this album a classic. Definitely worthy of the list!
I've never listened to much deep purple, outside their biggest hits. But really enjoyed this album, the drums, bass and guitar are sick, especially love the guitar and the bluesy solos, I have something new to learn
This is music to listen while cruising down the highway, windows down and the volume way up. It's a very specific situation that this abum thrives in but I still really enjoyed it. I have a very vivid memory of playing Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 and playing "Smoke on the Water" as a Rabbid, so of course, the song is very iconic to me. I also enjoyed Never Before, they intended it to be their hit single and I get why, it's very catchy.
Wow this was an amazing listen. I personally do not listen to rock, but this album made me dance and put on a mini performance while working. One thing I appreciate from rock is hearing the instruments as if you're at a live concert. My favourite songs has to be Highway star, smoke on the water, lazy and when a blind man cries. Rock on 🤘
Ты какую группу уважаешь? 8/10
Really fun album. I enjoyed this! Highway star is peak. And I can just here myself playing smoke on the water riff for the first time on my shitty acoustic guitar.
Really good album, Smoke on the Water is the overplayed song unfortunately when there is a lot really good tracks on here
smoke on the water was probably one of the earliest rock songs i was shown and liked when i was really young so i knew i was gonna have a good time with this
4/5 2 músicas bem icônicas, o resto ok. Destaque a "Lazy", música com pouca visualização dentro do álbum, mas que entrega um solo insano.
Jeg er ikke kæmpe fan af deep purple men det her er et sejt nok album. Man kan godt høre deres indflydelse på metal
Endnu federe end den anden Deep Purple. Har lært af listen at jeg synes tidlig-70er-heavy-metal er virkelig fed.
What a banger! Including one of the most iconic guitar riffs og all time!
As classic as classic rock gets! Absolutely badass blues rock riffs, crushing distorted keyboard tones, Ian Paice on drums, and nut-crushing high screaming vocals. The only drawback to Machine Head is that it's so influential that it sounds a bit rudimentary and a bit cliche with songs like Smoke On The Water. It's obvious that in the decades following its release, rock bands have built upon the sound, making it deeper, better, and more complex.
Nothing like 70s rock to put you in a good mood
this is almost certainly the best Deep Purple album in this book and also a classic rock record. some of the tracks do feel mildly bloated though.
This album finishes much stronger than it starts. I initially had it pegged as a solid 3, but when “Lazy” kicked in, I had to rethink that pretty quickly. By the end, it feels more like a 3.5, maybe even a 4 on a good day.
So many guitar solos... Smoke on water so cool
Overall an enjoyable album. You can tell what the singles were though because the other songs were so forgettable in comparison Smoke on the Water is the obvious big hit here, but I loved Highway Star. I've not heard that song in years, didn't realise it was by Deep Purple! 4 ⭐️
why is the worst song on the album the most well known lol
+ bass solo, noen jævlig fete riffs - litt lav energi til tider liker litt mer futt i rocken, noen litt chorny cord progressions i ny og ne kanskje 3/5
"Highway Star" has some sick and shreddy guitar and really strong bass - always such good early 70's rock. I didn't know Pictures of Home but that song was good and mad me recognize that Deep Purple has like, a Diet Genesis to them. I'm not sure if it's the anthemic, arena-sounding vocals and driving guitar or what, but I'm getting big Genesis vibes despite the lack of prog. Smoke on the Water, though overplayed, is awesome and has a perfect transition into Lazy, which was mixed in a way that as very ahead of its time. I'm taking big advantage of the fancy headphones I just bought and this was a great testament to their sound quality. I felt like I was levitating through the whole first half of the song, esp those first 30-60 seconds. Also I felt that realll hard when they said "you're lazy, you just stay in bed." Sonically, Space Truckin' is fine but the lyrics are amazing. I miss the space race era of space fascination a la Deep Purple, Queen, and David Bowie. I mean I'm sure this song is about psychedelics but that's fine. With lyrics like "everynaut would dance and sway, we got music in our solar system" and "we had a lot of luck on Venus, we always had a ball on Mars, we're meeting all the groovy people, we've rocked the milky way so far," the hope for the future and grooviness of space travel is palpable. This is a good record that I only knew two tracks from (Highway Star and Smoke on the Water) but really enjoyed listening to the whole way through. 4/5. Standout tracks: Highway Star Lazy
Good album, the basis of heavy metal and harder rock, possibly. Fun songs to listen to especially when lifting, great guitar work from Ritchie Blackmore, kind of a pioneer of shred all the way back in 1972. Really liked Highway Star and also Pictures of Home
Some nice heavy metal here! Smoke on the Water is the standout but some good guitar and drums here. Plus the singer ain’t half bad either. Good stuff. 7.5/10
8/10 Reopened Deep Purple
hella good. not really my type of music but i loved it lol
I actually don't know if I'd ever heard this one in full before, but yah know? Pretty damn good! I'm not as high on Deep Purple as a lot of other folks, but this one feels pretty undeniable (and I definitely prefer it to *In Rock*). The two hits deserve all their praise, but "Maybe I'm a Leo" was the big discovery for me on first listen. 4/5
Pretty solid album. Recognisable songs beyond Smoke on the Water. Yep, decent
Great album, some classic DP
This album is good. It's the kind of album that grows on you as you listen to it. The instrumental sections are long but well performed and don't feel like they stay past their worth. I'd be happy to revisit this album. It's unique in it's genre but don't go so far from it that it's completely foreign. It's a solid middle ground. I can see it being quite enjoyable on relistens. 4.0/5
70er Jahre Rock mit Metall-Einflüssen. Allein schon wegen "Smoke on the water" hörenswert. 4/5
Strong 3 tracks in the beginning!!
very rocky, absolute classic.
Loved the guitar and the progression of each song.
Favoritt sanger: Smoke on the Water, Lazy
Surprisingly great
9/10 It’s been a while since I’ve listened to this album, & yeah, it still kicks ass- especially playing bass along to it, Roger Glover’s lines are so damn tricky. Favorite song: Highway star Least favorite: Space truckin’
Solid dad rock. I know it's overplayed but Smoke on the Water still goes. I grew up with the CD and I still rate it high.
Lots of fun, classic feel. A bit cheesy at times but great
hell yeah
Really good bridge between Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. Awesome bluesy guitar riffs and high energy vocal performances. My least favorite track is Highway Star, mostly because I hate songs about cars. Smoke on the Water is iconic, but not the best on the album. Lazy is probably my favorite here. 8/10