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Deep Purple at their peak—tight, energetic, and brimming with confidence. From the blistering opener “Highway Star” to the immortal riff of “Smoke on the Water,” the album is a masterclass in hard rock. The band’s chemistry is undeniable, especially in the way Jon Lord’s organ and Ritchie Blackmore’s guitar weave around each other with both aggression and finesse.
Classic. Love me a bit of Hammond Organ and nobody does it like Jon Lord. Enjoyed hearing this again after a long long time.
Smoke in the water is one of the best songs of this era, but the rest of the album is ok
Total dad rock. Solid, but nothing felt unique. Obviously Smoke on the Water slaps.
Easily their greatest recording
Doesn't go too far beyond being "just another '70s hard rock album" in my mind, but they were relatively early to their craft, it's a decent-sounding one and there were some moments that engaged me, Space Truckin' was fun
During the first song I thought, “Hmm.. this sounds like the band who does ‘Smoke on the Water’.” I’ll be damned if a few minutes later I was right.
(83/100)
I honestly can't complain, most of the tracks here are pretty great. Maybe one or two sleepers on here but this was quality listening material. An above average hard rock album if I'd ever heard. Top 4: Highway Star, Smoke On The Water, Space Truckin' , and When A Blind Man Cries 3.50-3.75/5
Great great great. Listened to it twice. They really go for it full stop. Not an everyday listen but when you are in the mood this will hit.
Doesn't quite do it for me. Highway star is cool; liked lazy a lot. I just don't get anything from this album that I can't get from other places.
I went into this thinking it was going to be dull paint-by-numbers heavy rock. I was pleasantly surprised to find I actually enjoyed it. The guitar lines were fun, the vocals were excellent, and you could tell the band were just having a blast putting this together. Smoke On The Water is actually a pretty good song as well, despite my initial reservations.
Excellent album.
Puts the "classic" in "classical rock", lmao. Very good record, contemporary, awesome set list with a few certified CLASSICS. I would rank it as an essential listen for Deep Purple fans, obvisously, but also as a fan of rock and classic rock as a whole. Very "cool" sounding and fits a few different moods. Overall, a banger of an album, especially as a rock music fan. I mean, "Highway Star" as an opener, "Smoke on the Water" AND "Lazy" on the same album? C'mon now...
I waffled between three and four stars here. On one hand, I do really love smoke on the water, and the grinding sound of early metal in general. On the other, the actual songwriting on this album is really boring, and I can’t see it standing out enough that I would bother listening to it again in its entirety.
Moro moro :D nyt oli sellanen jolle pitää antaa kaikki viis tähteä. Ei ollu yhtään huonoa biisiä levyllä. Tykkäsin ja ois saanu olla pidempi levy.
”Kenen faija pääs jukeboksille?” Klassikkolevy
Kyseessä legendaarinen klassikko hevilevy, joka sisältää yhden historian tunnetuimmista ja soitetuimmista kappaleista. Myös Highway Star erittäin tunnettu kappale, joten tämä albumi kuuluu erityisesti tälle "kuuntele nämä albumit ennen kuin kuolet" -listalle. Koko albumia en ole aiemmin kokonaan kuunnellutkaan, joten otin erittäin tyytyväisenä tämän kuuntelun vastaan. Albumi on täynnä kohtuu tasaisesti vahvoja hevibiisejä, eikä heikkoja osia löydy. Kuitenkin pysyen riittävän monipuolisena, ettei käy tylsäksi. Tämän lisäksi levyn ollessa näin legendaarinen, on vitonen ainoa mahdollinen arvio tälle.
Tosi vahvaa blues rock rämpyttelyä. Eka albumi tästä listasta mikä vei vahvasti ajatukset johonkin tiettyyn paikkaan ja tunteeseen. Ja sehän se vasta hienoa onkin, kun musiikilla sellainen vaikutus. En oo ikinä albumia kokonaisuudessaan kuunnellut, mutta hitto että tykkäsin. When a Blind Man Cries ihan täydellinen lopetus albumille ja löytää kyllä tien moneen omaan soittolistaan. Itellä ollu aina ihan väärä kuva Deep Purplesta. En tiennytkään että on näin bluesia vai onko se vaan tää levy??
Tältä levyltä löytyi siis tuhansien kitaristien ensimmäinen opeteltu riffi! Ei ollut tuttu albumi ja näiden musiikkiakaan ei ole tullut hirveästi kulutettua. Siksi yllätti tietynlainen letkeys sulautuneena taidokkaasti soitettuun rokkiin, joka oli positiivinen yllätys. Tätä viitsisi kuunnella joskus toistekin!
Ihan kivaa kepitystä, mutta pari bängeriä enemmän olisi kaivannut.
Deeppi Purple on näitä rajumman rokin alkupään parhaita pändejä ja tää levy taas on omaan mieleen ehkä paras heijän tekeleistään. Ei heikkoja kohtia ja vaikuttimet kantaa vuoskymmenten päähän. Selkee vintska.
Ihan toimiva, joskaan ei tajuntaa räjäyttävä
Letkeää old school rokkia. Kyllähän tätä kuuntelisi enemmänkin.
Klassikko on ja yhä pirun kova.
Meh, pari miellyttävää kipaletta ja muita en muistakaan
No onhan tää ny kova levy! Highway Star aloitusraitana kyllä ihan täydellinen, antaa hienosti suunnan koko levylle. Jon Lordin ilotulitusta kyllä useammassakin biisissä, painaa iloisesti Hammondilla menemään. Joskus ajattelin että Smoke on the Water on aika kusenpolttama biisi, mutta sitten otin siihenkin uuden kulman. Jätin sen (toki erinomaisen) kitarariffin taustalle, ja keskityin discorumpuihin, Hammondiin ja sanoituksiin, niin sitäkin on taas pystynyt kuuntelemaan. Jos en Bookendsille antanut kuin neljä tähteä, niin ei tämäkään kyllä viiden tähden lätty ole, mutta ehdottoman vahvat neljä tähteä. Oikeastaan vasta viimeinen biisi When a Blind Man Cries on semmoinen mitä ei kauheasti jaksa kuunnella, muuten kyllä kaikki biisit ihan täyttä timanttia.
Awesome heavy metal! Some blues-leaning hard rock too. Big hooks, heavy riffs, and a soaring energy. Epic, fun music all around. The opening track “Highway Star” is incredible. The solos are killer! "Smoke on the Water" is a classic song and actually one that I haven't gotten sick of despite hearing it countless times on the radio. In fact, the more I hear of Deep Purple, the more I appreciate the song. This is a killer album front-to-back. I’d love to play it again nice and loud and rock out.
Deep Purple are such an interesting case of a band when it comes to popularity. "Smoke On The Water" is such a hugely famous track that I bet if you asked a bunch of random non-rock fans if they knew the song they would say "yes" but they wouldn't know the name of the band that wrote it. Meanwhile, Deep Purple have written some really solid tunes outside of just that one, and we are lucky to get their arguably second best song - "Highway Star" on this record as well. "Highway Star" is a classic rock staple. It's got incredibly impressive musicianship throughout, it's got great energy, it rips, and it's got a seriously strong memorable hook with "Nobody gonna take my car I'm gonna race it to the ground Nobody gonna beat my car It's gonna break the speed of sound". I couldn't imagine being a teenager in the 70's and hearing this song as the first track on this album. I would have called every radio station on earth and begged them to play it over and over while I sped around town. "Smoke on the Water" is famously one of the most learned riffs of all time... maybe even considered mandatory for rock guitarists, or guitarists in general. It's perfect in it's simplicity, it's amazingly catchy, and it's hard rockin'. There's really not much else to add or remove from it. It's simply a perfect rock and roll riff. And amazingly, the rest of the track supports it wonderfully and doesn't hurt it in any way. I also adore "Space Truckin'", the final track. The energy is amazing- specially for a final song. I've been obsessed with octave pedals on guitars lately too and this one cruuushes you with those low octaves. Also, hell yea brother, a drum solo! This was a hard rate for me at first. I wanted to give it a 4, but after really thinking about it it's really a 5/5 album for me. It has the most famous rock guitar riff ever, it's got a huge classic rock staple in "Highway Star", and the rest of the album doesn't have any weak points. It's not a "good" album that has two standout tracks. It's a great album that has two of the best classic rock songs ever written.
Nei.
This album is beautifully heavy. A classic
Liked more than I thought I would, especially the bluesy noodly bits. 3/5
Awesome album, head banger for sure.
1972 Is this an important genre defining album? Are there some banging tracks? Are there some questionable lyrics? Does it sounds dated? Does Zappa get a name check? Have all aspiring bass players practiced Smoke On The Water during the early days of learning? Is it classic Dad rock? The answers is 'yes' to all of the above... Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ Classic ★★★☆☆ (6/10)
-went into this expecting to not particularly enjoy it as i was not huge on Deep Purple In Rock. but it goes so fucking hard i was immediately captivated and won over -fucking love the deep nasty guitar it’s sooo good. officially not writing Deep Purple off any longer -Favorites are Smoke On The Water and Lazy
Suberb. Just a fantastic iconic sound. It’s the sound of rock n roll in its best form from the 70s.
Classic Dad Rock
O retrouso de highway star esta guai (o xiro harmónico) pero vaia puta brasa os solos
One of the best early heavy metal records. Even though Deep Purple had moved on to more “standard” hard rock, their prog rock roots are still very clear with their musicianship. Ian Gillan may just be my favorite rock singer ever, he can do amazing things with his voice. The material is very strong and is full of energetic hard rockers. 5/5
Can I give five stars to Ritchie Blackmore specifically? No? Fine, I suppose the whole '72 lineup can share.
Of historical interest only.
Highway Star and Space Truckin' are all time greats.
Deep Purple rocks. Not my favourite band, but they rock.
Funny, how I know Highway Star is from Rock & Roll Racing on SNES. But I still don't like these classic rock sounds.
Between Highway State and Smoke on the Water being absolute rock classics, Machine Head holds up to be a solid album. The track Lazy was one of my favorites coming out of this because I feel like it highlights something that's done extremely well. That being the guitar and keyboard solos/rifts on every track just shredding and nothing shows that of better than Lazy.
This album makes me want to jump on a chopper and rip through the Mojave Desert. This is a great soundtrack for a southwestern road trip. Highway Star kicks the album into high gear from the very start and hardly lets off the gas with each song. You get the iconic Smoke on the Water riff but everything in-between is grooving and pulsing. Some great electric organ fiddling mixed with crashing cymbals makes a seven track album feel like a deluxe double disc set. It's a manifestation of "cool". Intense, groovy, and adventurous.
Rocks, good music to do something to
The most exciting thing about AI and automaton technology is also Machine Head
Ok everyone who has ever picked up a guitar has played Smoke On The Water. The strength of that song is the very simple and straightforward riff. The rest of this album simply doesn't have that as much. The rest of the songs that try that formula come close but nothing hits as hard. "Space Truckin" is probably the nearest one. It's fine enough dad rock, but it's not any better than the contemporaries. "Lazy" is the next best song on here, and its' a solid rock jam which shows they can be pretty creative. Reminded me of the real core of 70's rock where everyone is a good instrumentalist and can just rock out for an hour if they want to. Some good solo work on here and some good jams but nothing super great other than the obvious Smoke On The Water.
This album's Machine Head. It's not better than the rest.
Fantastic. Simply fantastic. What an incredible band, what a team of musicians. The real stars of this album are not Blackmore and Lord, no, Paice and Glover are rockin' like nothing else. Glovers bass work on 'Lazy' is incredible, just like Paice's drumming on 'Space truckin''. These two tracks are the highlights of this album, not the much more famous 'Smoke on the water' or 'Highway star'. It's all good, 'Pictures of home' should be mentioned as well. The B-side 'When a blind man cries' that was later added to the album is also noteworthy, although it's almost over the top. What a musicianship.
Highway Star, Smoke & Space Truckin’ are the kind of songs that put Classic in Classic Rock
Classic
like eating raw dough, reminds me of indiana jones. almost thought revoking. the primordial soup of rock
Generally speaking, this kind of rock music has never really been my jam. That being said, I did like this album significantly more than I expected. The guitar solos were engaging and impressive, and the sound design was superb. There were sonic highs and lows, although Deep Purple seemed to be the most comfortable during the highs. That's one of the reasons heavy metal has never spoken to me; it often fails to acknowledge that being loud and busy can still result in a one-note album. I did like this album more than most heavy metal albums I've listened to, but I still wasn't moved by it. It didn't really say anything, and often felt more like playing with sound and instruments rather than a full-fledged album. I appreciate the skill displayed here, but good music can't exist on skill alone. There needs to be heart, and that's exactly what was missing here.
Alright I guess. A couple of classics like supermassive black hole and starlight. There's a grandious nature to it that I am not quite a big fan of. long elongated whiny vocals at times put me off a couple of songs. 5/10
Love the guitars and the old fashioned riffs that I didn't realise were Deep Purple songs.
Awesome! 🙌🏽
Best Deep Purple album and even if the live versions of these songs have even more energy this release had the band at their best. Maybe the ordeal of writing/recording the songs added to their impact. Great stuff.
Ar first I did not want to give this a five star rating since I believe 'Deep Purple in Rock' to be there true masterpiece, but there is just nothing wrong with Machine Head. It's an exiting listen from start to finish and deserves every star it can get.
Some goddamn great, classic heavy metal. Got the classics here like Smoke On the Water, Space Truckin', and Highway Star. And great deep cuts to back it up. Not much else to say. If you don't like this, you're just wrong, lol.
Another one I liked more than expected... sort of bridge between Black Sabbath, Led Zep and the hard rock / hair metal that followed. Not as good as first two, but much better than what followed - albeit much later.
Much lesser than Deep Purple In Rock, being rather repetive and boring at times, though also pretty good at others.
It's the kind of album your dad throws on that makes you groan before realising that maybe it could be a lot worse.
Classic hard rock, all musicians at the peak of their game. For the masterpiece "Child in Time" alone, it deserves the highest score. One of Deep Purple's best albums.
Ian Gillan måste vara själva definitionen av en rockröst! Blackmore's gitarrmelodier är oerhört vackra, hans ton fantastisk. En klassiker! Om låtarna varit lite jämnare en femma men nu blir det bara fyra plus.
THEY WROTE HIGHWAY STAR? Wow I love it. This is some rock I can get behind. Insane guitar riffs. I have missed when lyrics of songs were like "we were at a concert when some stupid with a flare gun set the venue on fire", simple. iconic. Chaotic genius energy is getting asked by a reporter how your band makes music, and then your guitarist starts riffing a "G" over and over and the singer improvises, so you refine and perform that song the same night "When performed live, [Space Truckin'] would often turn into very extended jams, with the original recording of the song on the album only being four and a half minutes in length, these jams would often reach upwards of 15 minutes, with the version recorded for Made in Japan being nearly 20 minutes long."
Eh it’s aight I guess… 2.5/5
A classic for a reason.
Good,loud
point4.
I feel like the term "dad rock" should be reserved for music that has aged poorly and is only still listened to by old people. But this, this is something great. Considering my expectations going into this one, it holds up insanely well even over 50 years later. The riffs are absolutely insane for their time, and it just doesn't stop going hard for pretty much the whole way through.
Forgot about this band! Couple of good songs.
Didnt realize Highway Star was by Deep Purple, just know the classic, Smoke on the Water. I really enjoyed the rest of this album though.
YES. this is gold. this is a backbone record. a watershed album. you know Smoke on the Water even if you don't know the name or band. Highway Star as an opener is flat out amazing, you hear that swell and then this crunchy, loud, no bullshit song comes head first. and this is the 6th record they've made, culminating in what is arguably the sound of the 70's. Also Space Truckin' as a closer is perfect. this album has a lot in, blues, metal, throwback rock but modernized and made even more raw. its so concise and consistent at 7 tracks, it is close to a 5. my dad loved this shit and i didn't appreciate it until i was older and could see it for the time it came out rather than what else it stacks against. looking at where they started in the 60's to this, its crazy the trajectory that got to this point. its so masterful, and yet in the gigantic, psychedelic, spacy rock of the time, it sounds so grounded and real.
A delightful jam that was obviously a huge influence on other musicians, enjoyed the solid solos
Early 70s rock is very much a love it or hate it thing with me, and my own personal line seems to be if I find it self indulgent. So far from what I have heard I tend to find Purple a bit too muso. Not denying Blackmore et al are not inventive and serious about their craft but it just tends to hit me as look at what I can do at the expense of the song. This does seem a more streamline song focused affair than In Rock which I found to be very masturbatory, with this only dipping into the excesses on occasion, as listen again and it’s pictures of home at this exact moment and serviceable track and then we have the guitar solo extended, keyboard solo, bass and here comes the drum solo and it takes me out of the song and kills it all dead for me. To be fair like this much more that the other 2 albums (live album being the other and what do you expect from them there), it sticks more in the song structures doesn’t have extended solos on every track, and Gillan is more controlled in his vocals without constant adding his patent screaming. 3 Star
This album is a masterpiece. There's not much to say about something that is near to be perfect. It sounds great, and the instrumentations are fantastic. That's what it is, magnificent. So delicate and energetic, and interesting and inspired. Great.
Classic
Absolutely fantastic I still love every track! This transcends time and beams me back to the early 70’s. Smoke on the Water is one of the stand out tracks of this period of time, but there are so many other great tracks: Lazy is a great boogie-woogie tune with incredible organ, Highway Star rocks, and who could forget the driving Space Trucking. Definitely 1 of my 10 island picks
amazing rock record, i can see why this is a classic!
1. ztar - 1.5 2. leo - 1 3. home - 1 4. Never - 1 5. Smoke - 1.5 6. Lazy - 1.5 7. Space - 1 8. Blind - 1.5
Everything about this album is terminal forward velocity. The album kicks off with the blistering "Highway Star", a track that perfectly encapsulates the band's blend of high-octane rock, Ritchie Blackmore's ferocious guitar work, and Jon Lord's virtuosic, classical-influenced organ. While "Smoke on the Water" might be its most recognizable track, with its iconic four-note riff, the album is far from a one-hit wonder. Songs like the funky "Maybe I'm a Leo" and the propulsive "Space Truckin'" showcase a band at the peak of their creative powers, jamming with a purpose.
Is there a more iconic riff than Smoke on the Water? Tasty licks all over this album. 4/5
Since this came up in my queue, I've been debating… IS this a perfect record? The answer I came up with: This is the perfect response to adversity from a band that was at it's absolute peak in every single way. As artists, they created. As musicians, they wrote special songs and as a band, they made the perfect record. The stars aligned for them to deliver this one.
I definitely appreciate the history of this album, and really like Highway Star - but other than that, I would be ok not listening To this again.
Rockin. I can see here where Metallica derived a lot of inspiration.
Good tracks, songs that have a lot of extended jams bring down the listenability of an album.
This going to be regarded as heresy, but my stand-out tracks on this album are "Highway Star", "Lazy", and "Space Truckin'". I didn't include "Smoke on the Water" because while it's a great song, (hell, I even learnt to play it on the guitar when I was a lot younger), over the years I've gone off it, possibly because it's been overplayed; I often wondered what track would have replaced it on the album if there hadn't have been a fire.
Boring Home Depot core. I’m sure someone out there will enjoy this album but it’s a no for me. I think they have better style than other artists of this same genre, but it’s not enough to carry any weight. All the songs sound the same and have that similar divorced dad rock.
I think I liked this
This is the first hair metal album, in spirit, if not in reality. Dollars to donuts that Eddie Van Halen loved this album. Smoke on the Water is their biggest hit and it's pretty good. Homer Simpson's version is ruined by his insistence on eating a Mounds, disgusting.
J - 2/5 Best Track - "Smoke On The Water"
Nice musical elements, catchy
C’est une jolie découverte, pourtant loin de ce que j’écoute habituellement!
Very deep very purple and oh so good. 4.5/5
The vocalist mixing was quiet and soft compared to the music. The music itself was largely the same and kind of boring. Although smoke in the water has the iconic riff it was still boring. I liked the lyrics in pictures of home. Ironically, the song lazy had the most variety within it and was the most interesting.
This album feels like a definition of heavy rock in the 70s. Everything had the right sound, but none of it is the best example of rock at that time.
This album made the list simply because of Smoke on the Water. The rest of the album feels like generic GTA garage music.
Head goes bop.
The duel-interplay between Ritchie Blackmore's guitar and Jon Lord's Hammond Organ is hard rock bliss. Best played while speeding down the highway like a star.
This album rocks a lot harder than I thought it would. Definitely enjoyed it.
Esto es metal tradicional? me gusta eh
Not bad but large chunks of it were just guitar solos.
Overblown. Long heavy blues. Nothing particularly innovative.
I’m really, really, really trying not to use the term “dad rock”. It’s such a bullshit term to use when you just want to reject an album because it’s older than you. But I think this album’s just ok. Honestly, Deep Purple feels like a one-hit wonder band, the hit being Smoke on the Water. Outside of Highway Star, what else does Deep Purple have? Every other song was just your standard 70’s rock, with a tiny bit of heavy metal influence a la Black Sabbath. If it wasn’t for Smoke on the Water, would anyone give a shit? This is just one of those albums placed here out of obligation. And now that I’ve got it, I can move on. Favorite track: Smoke on the Water Other hits: Highway Star, Space Truckin’, Never Before
Instrumentally impressive, lyrically ridiculous. Sounds like a 12 year old hired a band to play the songs he wrote. Not a fan.
Good old fashioned boomer rock. Better than most. And if course those two massive hits help.
One of my favorites.
Old rock. Never listened except for “smoke” which got old even back then
On my top 20 list
A heavy metal masterpiece; each band member brings on a thunderous performance. This album gave us one of the most overplayed guitar riffs ever made in "Smoke on the Water" (to the chagrin of many a Guitar Center employee) but it's absolutely iconic, plus the song goes incredibly hard (like the opening track "Highway Star" and pretty much every other song on this thing) so I'll allow it.
Didn’t think I knew any deep purple but obviously the baseline to smoke on the water is iconic. Just really great rock music.
Perfectly fine. I’m not offended by this but I will never willingly listen to it again. Obviously smoke on water slaps
I thought I didn’t know any Deep Purple, and then got to Smoke on the Water and realised that, of course, I did! Enjoyed this album lots: really appreciated how intimate the guitar work was and was even singing along at some points because the songs were so bloody catchy
10
Ladies and gentleman, this is a proper rock n roll album. Hard, guitar forward. “Smoke on the Water” is the song that became and all timer. But “Highway Star” and “Space Truckin” are very good as well.
1 star for the nostalgia smoke on the water gives me for high schiol
10/10 loooove Deep Purple far more than their peers and contemporaries
Great albumn
Solid early metal album!
2 sterne
perfection. one of the best rock albums ever. jon lord is the most underrated musician ever
Je suis pas fan
A classic
What I’m trying not to do is compare it to the other Deep Purple album I’ve heard during this project so far, but it’s hard not to! I definitely didn’t enjoy this one as much which is interesting given that it has more “acclaim” per se. It at least deserves a 2 for Smoke on the Water… a widespread classic.
Classic rock album, idk it was kind of a boring listen.
Another total banger. Deep Purple should be mentioned alongside other legendary bands in GOAT conversations
Solid rock
как хорошо, что я не папаша и никогда им не буду, потому что я терпеть не могу этот тип музыки. вроде все вполне неплохо сделано, я ожидала намного худшего, но как же мне пофик.
I wanted to like this more than I did. Of course I've heard Smoke on the Water and Space Truckin', but two good songs do not make an album. Everything else was just meh.
Fav songs: Smoke on the Water; Space Truckin' This has come up before with Dexy's Midnight Runners- one decent song does not an album make. Without 'Smoke' this would be a fairly mid album. Your dad would wax wistfully about it but its moment is over. DP is spoken of in the same breath as Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. I don't find them to be nearly as interesting as those two bands.
It has probably one of the most recognizable riffs that you will hear in a Guitar Center every-time you’re in a Guitar Center. Also the other songs on the album are bangers. 8/10
Pretty fun. Smoke on the Water always felt overplayed to me, but the rest have some good magic. I'm a fan of keyboard noodling so this works for me.
Amazing stuff
Rating: 3.1 There are some of the juiciest and tastiest riffs ever on this album. This version of Smoke on the Water is a lot more flaccid than what I remember. Overall, very good and right on the cusp of being an album I’d come back to.
i think ive finally gotten over my hard rock distaste. it's cool 90/100
I wrote in a review of their first album that there’s a kind of goody absurdity that enters hard rock the more “hard” it became in 1970 and Machine Head sees no sign of that letting up. Big signature single aside, this one’s more of the same 12-bar format and outsized vocal delivery, but the whole package comes together in Space Truckin’ a barely serious ode to space trucking.
not bad but nothing stood out
awesome album, not just Smoke On The Water (0-3-5) Kicks off with the pummeling of Highway Star, Pictures of Home is great too. ends with When A Blind Man Cries - tremendous!
Begynnelsen på «Smoke on the Water» e så jævla catchy. Og så vare den altfor lenge i stedet for å være en kjempesang, det e litt dumt. Æ kan skjønne koffor folk like sånt her, men det e ikke helt for mæ.
Fine if you're forced to listen to it but I'd never put this on intentionally. Felt mindlessly long and droned on an on. We get it dudes. 4/10
I’ve always leaned more towards Led Zeppelin over these guys or Sabbath who were all contemporaries and key players in the early '70s hard rock and proto-metal scene. That’s not to say this is bad, ‘Machine Head’ is probably the best of the three Deep Purple entries on this list. It definitely gives off some Spinal Tap vibes, occasionally bordering on parody. But there’s also a surprising amount of chugging boogie that adds a cool twist, reminding me a bit of ZZ Top. Overall, it’s a good album—and if you’re into that blend of heavy prog and boogie rock then you’ll love this.
Favorite Song: Lazy
Jeepers! This one is really good. You're telling me this was made in 1972!? It sounds like a 80s metal record, only thing that gives it away is probably the organ being used instead of 80s synth. Really enjoyed re listening to this one. The musicianship is other worldly, especially the guitar and organ solos. My favorite song is Pictures Of Home. Insane!
Loved it
28/07/2025 It was a good, classic album.
Two recognizable hits, one hell of a story told through song and one of the earlier Heavy Metal albums. Deep Purple's Machine Head is such a fantastic listen, it strikes all of the genre's in one that will develop into the 70s Hard Rock sound that is so recognizable and cliché according to a lot of people on this site - little do they know the influence this album and group wield on the shitty "Indie" hipster drivel they listen to and want to complain about not being on this list. 4/5
Smoke on the Water is the reason why the album is the album, and it's not even the best track. Highway Star is just that good. I could listen to this album again, probably will.
Channeling my inner Dewey Finn while listening to this.
Hell yeah We Love To Ride mentioned! Detta är jag när jag tar hojen ut på motorvägen en söndagsmorgon Yeah okay I already know how to play this riff get some new material This album is low key ape-mode coded Damn how he reading the lyrics if he blind??
Fun album. I definitely recognized Highway Star and obviously Smoke on the water. This was my first time listening to a Deep Purple album all the way through. Very 1972, it felt very at the crossroads of psychedelic and classic rock. Something about it also reminded me of Queens of the Stone Age, so I wonder if there was any influence there. Good album, would listen to again, maybe, but nothing amazing. Solid 3.
Beats the knickers off Black Sabbath, and a lot more musical as well.
who doesn't love Smoke on the Water. The rest was pretty good too
I have a soft spot for this one because I had a phase where I was really into Deep Purple when I was in middle and high school. I still enjoy this album but my tastes have changed somewhat and I don’t really have the patience for an albums worth of plodding repetitive guitar solos anymore. Cut out like 2 minutes of each song and it’d be perfect though
smoke on te water
Surprising.
This album was a total banger. Smoke on the Water took me back to playing Guitar Hero as a kid which was a fun memory. This was very enjoyable to listen to and is such a solid rock/metal album. I would definitely rock out to this album again in the future!
Liked Highway Star and Lazy.
i don’t enjoy this sound much, even tho i hear it’s all well done and the songs are good and stuff. ironically “when a blind man cries” was the only song i really loved and it’s not even on the original release. i’ll probably give it a 4 but enjoyment wise it was a 3.
Guitar Hero. "Smoke on the water" la he apreciado mas despues de haber leido lo que dice el articulo de la wikipedia que adjuntan en la app donde se generan los discos. Pero por lo demas no es un genero con el que haya conectado nunca y no lo disfruto, siento la parte de la voz muy repetiva dentro de una misma cancion, realmente lo que se puede destsascar es la parte instrumental. A pesar de esto "Lazy" me ha sorprendido un poco gratamente, sobretodo por la armonica pero preferiria que no hubieran cantado en la cancion. Se me ha hecho pesado escuchar canciones largar de un genero que no me ha gustado nunca. No creo que sea una mierda pero no es lo mio.
Another classic and highly favoured band. I acquired and "consumed" Deep Purple in Rock at a young age so it was nice to acquaint myself with the Machine Head album which has a few very well known tunes nevertheless. LAZY is a brilliant blues number. The whole album is great.
Great example of the psychedelic and bluesy influence on the evolution of metal music. They get memed for the simplicity of Smoke on the Water but they know how to write a better song and play a more complicated riff. Pictures of Home has the great and surprising bass solo, while Never Before starts with a great bass tone.
Smoke on the water in my mind for days but otherwise no bueno
I listened to this the other day while working. I can't remember a single moment of it. Can't have been that exciting.
This is the kind of dopey—literally and figuratively—hard rock my punk forefathers rebelled against in the '70s. You could call it clichéd, except this album helped establish those clichés! All that said, I've got no beef with this. It gets wanky and deeply silly ("Space Truckin'"), but the classics on here have endured for a reason.
A real QFM 96.3 classic here (Daddy Wags in the house). Thank you Ritchie Blackmore for your immortal contribution to beginner electric guitar lessons for dirtbag teenagers for over half a century now. Take it sleazy.
Recognized Smoke on the Water…at least the first chords lol. Dad rock that at least wasnt offensive to my ears. 6.5/10
Most of the guitar solos are excessive and songs drag on but definitely hear their influence in modern music. Not an album I would go out of my way to listen to.
I’ve listened to a Deep Purple album before. It was a live album. I thoroughly did not enjoy it. But, that was a while ago and since then, I’ve had friends tell me to listen to their magnum opus, perhaps, Machine Head. And so here we are. And man is it good. I wouldn’t say this album is rock at its finest (it’s not really doing anything new or crazy), but it’s certainly rock at its… rockiest. You have these bluesy riffs that are reminiscent of the likes of Hendrix and vague bluesy lyrics that tie back to rocks roots. You have such killer guitar solos on every track that really end up being the focal point of the record. But it’s not just the guitar doing the lifting. It’s not even the drums (amazing drum solo on Space Truckin’ btw) or bass or singing that carry the record. It’s the chemistry between them. You can really tell all these band mates were born to play alongside each other. Every rock element comes together so well in a way you don’t often see. No where is this seen better than in Lazy, where it seems like the instruments are in almost conversation with one another. The chemistry between the players is really what brings this album together and gives it soul. Now, the singing is also great, yet it seems like more of an afterthought, in that the solos take precedence in most songs here. And I love that. That’s what rock is about. Of course, this album has hits, and one is still amazing while the other may be a little overplayed. Just a tad. However overplayed Smoke on the Water is, though, it doesn’t diminish the other songs and the technical mastery seen on them. Highway Star lures you in with the familiarity, but Maybe I’m a Leo keeps you there. It’s in such a similar level of catchiness and rock that matches the allure of the opening track, despite the opening track already being so popular. In short, what I’m saying is that every song on this album, without familiarly, feels familiar yet a little fresh. Fresh enough to keep you entertained, at least. Ultimately, it seems that I do enjoy Deep Purples music. Just not live music. Except for MTV Unplugged that’s where it’s at (love you Kurt and Lauryn, yeah we’re on a first name basis).
It was a fine album for a genre I’m not in to. I can see how people like this if they enjoy a hard rock sound.
It was an OK hard rock album from the early 70s. The issue is it’s a hard rock album from the early 70s which I think this genre lost its way. The standout for me is “Lazy”.
Not my style of rock but solid album and entertaining.
No chance of me giving this a go
Hard Rock But in a good way. Classic album with some very good songs, riffs. Doesn't feel like they've stolen so much from the blues on this one.
Real flat for me
I’ve got a list that I’ll bring up a few times during this journey. It’s a list of my Top 10 favorite songs of all time. “The Chain” is on it. I rolled that album on Monday. I bring the list up today because Machine Head has “Highway Star”. It starts with it as a matter of fact. Not only do I love that song, but I love this album. It’s previously been on a separate list of my personal favorite albums, and will continue to be praised extensively by me today. For the second time already, welcome back to the 5 star club, Deep Purple. I’ve already talked about how much I love this band, so I’ll save a bit of excess gushing. It all just works for me. It rocks. Every song. End of story. I’m almost 80 days in, and I can PROMISE you that I’m not going to have a week as consistently good as this one was for the rest of this experience. Wow!!!!
At turns I disliked and enjoyed the album. The lyrics are at times insanely bad, but the hooks are there. The jams are pretty cool--I think they made the right choice recording the album live(ish) even at the expense of having clean takes or having precise timing. Maybe gets to 3.5, but dropping as I probably would not buy the album.
Another flat Deep Purple album. Despite loving Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones, I just can't get behind Deep Purple. I think what makes Led Zeppelin stand out is the quality of the vocals. Every member of that band could get everything out of their instrument. Rolling Stones is just SO pop, they knew how to keep a song to the right length. Deep Purple... not so much. They rely more on catchy riffs and repetition rather than skill. Not a bad album, I just struggle to understand what I don't like about it. Spiteful 2 stars, skipped the 2nd half of too many songs and just didn't want to listen anymore by the end - More rock :( not in the mood. At least it's a short album - Okay I'm warming up. Clearly willing to take a step in another direction from their last album I listened to - Strong riffs, annoying rock.
5/10 - smoke on the water is so popular but the rest of the album is mid
Pretty fun to listen to. I remember learning to play smoke on the water when I was a little kid. Still doesn’t stand out much
Pensaba que me iba a aburrir pero es un disco muy entretenido de rock progresivo y heavy metal. Mucho organo hammond. Best track Highway Star Worst Track: motherfucking smoke on the water
not enough he’ll for hell yeah
Hard not to be biased on this one- I have a soft spot for Deep Purple because my Dad and brother used to blast them a lot growing up. Enjoyed the album a lot- I think it stands out as a pioneet album for early hard rock / progressive rock. Some good hits as well. Overall- great album
Feels like a standard enough rock album from the time, but I like the way the record balances more layered, impressive musical moments against more stripped back melodic moments. In all, I don’t feel like this album is trying to make a huge show of itself and I appreciate that. Feels genuine.
The very definition of 70s classic rock. Guitars are loud, vocals are good, lyrics are non-sense, but who cares cuz they’re fun as hell. Great. 4/5
I am inclined to agree with those who deem this list to be rockist and thus would love to engage in the fun sport of hating on old, cheesy rock... But, against my hater brain's wishes, my gut actually really enjoyed this. It is quaint and I don't imagine I will keep any of the songs to listen to casually. But I liked it nonetheless. "Smoke On the Water" isn't even the best track on here
Short and powerful. Classic hard rock with no filler.
8/10
I've been listening to these guys a bit lately. This album is the shit. This is great progressive/psychedelic rock.
Legendary rock album by the mighty Deep Purple. An experience lived from beginning to end with attitude and songs filled with character. Always recommended.
Mennään vaikka kolmella, oli siellä seassa ihan kivojakin ralleja. En silti uudellaan viitsisi soitella.
Great album from start to finish.
fine!
This album is objectively good at what it is going for, I just did Not Want to Hear It today. I liked that it was under 40min.
listened to this ages ago highway star was my favorite song for a while pretty good album iirc
love it
Every single change is flawless and interesting. Impressed by how serious they were as musicians. Not really my jam but can’t deny how good the album is
I have heard before that Deep Purple is a "one-hit wonder" band for Smoke on the Water (which, of course, I love). However, after listening to this album, I don't really understand why. The guitar and vocals are on point, and this is exactly the kind of sound I'm into. As far as rock goes, this is a great example of good, hard rock. I thought all the songs were great, even though Smoke on the Water was definitely the standout (Highway Star was also up there).
Not my type but pretty fun
Dope rock album
Organ and keys based rock are always great with me
Yeah, I think I’m mostly good on listening to anything that can be classified as classic hard organ rock at this point.
One of the best Rock n Roll albums ever! Great songs, the band is super tight and NOBODY screams as good as Ian Gillian! Who doesn’t know the riff from Smoke on the Water? I own this record and have worn it out! Definitely a 5!!! So Good I listened to it TWICE today!
Solid album. They still had some psychedelic flair while moving into their heavier work.
4/5
Smoke on the water natürlich gut, aber der Rest des Albums holt mich nicht ab.
Classic Rock. Bang your head.
This could have been released last year. It sounds ridiculously contemporary for what is effectively a heavy-metal cave painting. Hard to argue the place of this band and this recording in the rock music pantheon.
Blast from the past.
One of the greatest hard rock albums ever, every song is awesome. 10/10 album for me
Decent
Showing a little bias maybe, but this was the first album I remember ever buying as a kid! A total classic, hands down.
Great riffs and vocals. Feels like it would have really stood out in 1972 alongside Sabbath and Zeppelin, although this is higher energy than either of those without feeling at all thrashy. Nice album, with lots of interesting instrumental parts.
goated
All time classic. I'm prolly half deaf from listenin to this!!
Eh I mean it’s fine, but I never thought they were anything special.
Beavis and Butthead were not wrong about Smoke On The Water. Most recognizable guitar riff ever. Good album overall. Not one I'd listen to every day, but one that if it was on at a bar or something, it would be great background music. 2.93/5 stars = 3.
Bluesy hard rock really isn’t my thing. Cool keys though.
Quite good. Lots of radio play songs here… for the era. Inspired me to listen to the preceding album. Also, so great tunes. Solid drum work that I never gave attention to before.
Not bad. Road trip kind of album. It was a fun listen. Had a heavy metal feel at times.
Deep Purple is just the best. They have an enormous amount of funk and groove blended with a rollicking heaviness that no other band can match. They can do psychedelic, they can do funk, they can play heavy metal that will knock your socks off. I'd go as far as to say Ritchie Blackmore is THE best guitarist of the early 1970s (except maybe John McLaughlin). Definitively better than Jimmy Page in terms of raw power, speed and feeling, let alone all the other multitudes of lesser guitarists. The guitar solo on Child in Time just astounds and thrills me every time I hear it. Great album. Fun, exciting, groovy, heavy, impressive.
Album full of classics, just a pure rock album that's so solid and repeatable. Although I wouldn't say it's a personal favorite it gets 5 stats for just how consistent it is.
Yaaaaawn dual guitar solos cool. Grooves are cool. My god there is so much music like this. Punk needed to happen to free us from the scourge of blues rock, not prog. Ugh bass solo. Had no idea that smoke on the water was about being one of the biggest nerds at a party. More needles noodling!!!! Space truckin is fun n silly. They probably had really cool record collections. It’s one of those things where the sum of its parts adds up to a whole that makes me feel nothing.
37 minutes of pure rock. Perfection
Classic.
41 minutes - mostly a classic - Pictures from Home, Maybe I'm a Leo ♌️. Closing track disappointing.
So lit
2.5
Some rockers on this.
nice
Oh, I remember buying a couple of songs from this album when I got an iTunes gift card maybe around 2011. Overall, great album, and although there are some songs that are a bit meh, the fact that I am so familiar with it made me enjoy it a bit more. I feel like overall it would be slightly over 3.5 stars, so I'm giving it 4, but it has to be pointed out that it is not a full 4-star rating.
SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE ON THE WAAAAAAATER
5/5
It’s really an amazing album, that Deep Purple sound is instantly recognizable. Just short of 5 stars in my opinion because it can be a bit repetitive.
Original review: “ Classic album with a bunch of classic hits. "Smoke On The Water" being the definition of their career. Top album.” Still a top album, still a 5.
3.75
rockkkkkk good
3 might be too high but 2 feels low
Here I can write the rating while listening. I know the album by heart. Smoke on the Water is by no means the best song on the album, but it's always a banger at Head Banger parties. Lazy, one of my favorite songs, delivers the absolute best sound. Simply terrific. If there were more than 5 stars, I would gladly give them. 5/5
2.5 stars Some nice jams but generally run of the mill rock n roll. I could have died without listening to it.
Deep Purple is much more than Smoke On the Water. I’m not blown away by anything here, but this is some solid 70s metal. Sometimes it’s nice to just turn your brain off and rock out.
The guitar riffs. So many riffs. Long complex riffs every song.
This album rocks-- Smoke on the Water is a classic, but Maybe I'm a Leo is another favorite
Meh
Not sure what the appeal is with this one
Not totally my jam.
This was a nostalgic listen, but it took years for me to realize how influential Deep Purple really is. I'll always remember listening to Highway Star in the car with my dad. Waaay ahead of its time and woefully underappreciated.
For what it is, it is elite. Have never really been into it that much though. 3.5/5
Definitely one of the better albums I've heard. Musicianship is amazing alongside experimentation that seemed to work every instance. Some really groovy metal that definitely laid the foundation for future blues/metal/hard rock bands. It also has arguably the most popular riff of all guitar riffs with Smoke On The Water. I really want to give this album five stars, but it will stay at four stars for now.
Great stuff, and great classics on this album.
This album is the prototype of so much of the hard rock and heavy metal to come. For some, that is damning it to 1-star territory while for others that's an automatic 5-star rating. For yet others, the mere presence of Smoke On The Water is enough to damn it to 1-star territory. So many budding guitarists learn the opening riff of Smoke On The Water without even knowing the song its from. And they usually learn the wrong way to play it. It is one of the earliest guitar-centric memes. If you can get past the ubiquity of that song and listen to it as if you haven't already heard it 3000 times, it really is a fantastic rock song. To me, one of the most interesting aspects of this album, and indeed this era of Deep Purple, is that the heaviness comes more from Jon Lord's organ than from Richie Blackmore's guitar. Compared to the overdrive on the Hammond organ, Blackmore's guitar tone is practically clean. This album's mix of classical/baroque, blues, and the burgeoning hard rock sound is damn near perfect. 5 stars.
Saying this in a way where I’m not fully serious but I think it best describes how I felt, Highway Star blew my mind and really set this album up well. Richie Blackmore might be a good guitarist. Maybe I’m a Leo wasn’t as great but good little jam. Pictures of home brings it back up, keyboard player goin dumb, even their bass player gets to have fun. Then we get a solid good times bad times rip off? Very skynyrd meets zeppelin and I like it. I feel like I don’t need to write about smoke on the water. It might be because it’s a megahit but it feels out of place on this album. Still a great song. Lazy is a lot of fun and space truckin is a perfect ending. Following our boy Ye this feels like a 5 but it’s probably more realistically a high 4. Loved it, thanks deep purple.
Never really listened to much of Deep Purple besides my limited exposure on guitar hero/rockband with highway star (10/10 song). This album shreds. Heavy riffs, great tone, great solos. Song is pretty diversified with fast paced and sludgy slower/heavy songs. Had a great listen. Some songs felt kinda long, but a strong 4 is in order.
Deep purple jams way harder than I thought they would. Never gave them a chance until the curators forced me to, and I’m into it. Some of the songs in the middle to end are a little too long but overall this was really good. Prefer the darkness of Black Sabbath but this was still pretty good. Feeling a soft 4/5
My first thought on seeing this come up was along the lines of- "Oh yeah, Smoke on the Water is fine. Anything else worthwhile?" Yes. Yes there was. Deep Purple is another band that I've heard of, but never really listened to. I wish I had earlier. This was a great metal album, but also just an all around solid album in general. It was filled with rocking musical compositions. Blackmore often gets referenced as a great metal guitarist, and he really showed it off here. Killer riffs on the songs, and really nailing that early metal tone and feel. The organ added a cool element to the music that I wouldn't have expected without listening to it. The drums were pretty good too, and the bass really hit. I felt the vocals were a little weaker than the rest, but, as often is the case for hard rock/metal, it's less about the singing talent and more about getting the energy right. The energy was right here. While the album was pretty straightforward, they did change it up a little bit with Lazy. It got more bluesy than the other songs and was a nice diversion from the heavier tracks. Never Before felt a little more subdued compared to other tracks on the album, but was still solid. It's hard to say whether any part of the album was better than the rest, as any two-song stretch could compete with another. It was divided nicely to be a strong listen all the way through. Space Trucking was a great finishing song. The main reason I give this a rating in the 4s instead of higher is that there are better albums out there. Not a knock on this one at all, as it is pretty great. It's just slightly below others I consider better. Overall: 4.1/5
A really solid heavy album, loved the whole thing. Never knew it had so many old hits on it from the band, it’s nice to hear some of the originators of metal from the day that had so much influence on younger bands coming up, I can hear a lot of bands in this album.
Deep Purple entrou na minha lista de bandas a serem ouvidas por obrigação de conhecer um dos grandes nomes do Rock, mas não é o tipo de som que aprecio sem ressalvas. Até "Who Do We Think We Are" (1973) ainda tem muita coisa que me agrada bastante, mas daí pra frente já me soa bem "rockão básico". Machine Head, em específico, é um ótimo disco, cheio de hits. Um disco indispensável para que curte Rock, e minha faixa preferida é "Never Before".
Ainda que não seja o meu disco preferido do Deep Purple (é o "Burn"), "Machine Head" é um disco perfeito. A banda estava em grande fase, vindo de uma sequência de ótimos álbuns como In Rock e Fireball, e a mistura de hard rock, blues e heavy metal eternizou esse repertório que, com exceção de "Never Before", é todo clássico.
Deep Purple
Groovey melodies and sick solos
Solos de guitarra molt top, i hi ha algunes cançons que me sonen. Es metal, per tant no es un estil que me matí, però s'ha de reconèixer es talent. Preferida: smoke on the water. *Curiositats: aquest va ser gravat amb un estudi mòbil, lo qual els permetia captar la seva essència damunt l'escenari.
The perfect exemple of 1970’s rock. Very good songs and instrumentation, especially the guitar (yes, we all know THAT song is here). An authentical piece of art that sums up the whole hedonistic worldview of the rock scene at that time - which, as I review it through a Christian worldview, surely downgrades the rating. Classic! --- O exemplo perfeito do rock dos anos 70. Músicas e instrumentação muito boas, especialmente a guitarra (sim, AQUELA música está aqui). Uma obra de arte autêntica que resume bem toda a cosmovisão hedonista da cena do rock daquela época — o que, a partir da cosmovisão cristã que utilizo para avaliar, certamente faz a nota cair. Clássico! 8,2/10
🎧Smoke on the Water…the most recognizable and enduring rock riff ever? Maybe. It’s one you love as a kid and then over time and thousands of exposure come to despise or just tire of. But this is a fine hard rock album that I really can’t hate on. Favorite tracks: Highway Star, Lazy
Maybe the most famous yet simple guitar riff of all time on this album. Love the underlining heaviness on here. I’ll go 4 but barely.
A decent album. I always have great memories anytime I hear Highway Star.
they are good
Fine. Didnt pack the punch I was expecting from a band trailblazing the hard rock scene
In the car going fast vibes, very enjoyable
Rock (Pun Intended) Solid 70's metal album
Liked most of the musics
Funny that I've listen to more than half of this album w/o ever listening to it back to back. I love all of the songs i already knew and i love all the ones that were new. Classic album, happy i ran into it =)
Space trucking er en objektiv banger... Resten er det meh.
Er det godt? Ja selvfølgelig. Men er det et nødvendigt album på listen når også Made in Japan er med? Der er trods alt en del overlap af numre.
Bit too dad rock for me
# Album Name: Machine Head # Artist: Deep Purple # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Good Album. Dad rock at its best. Plenty of good tunes, riffs and music going on here. # Top Tunes: Highway star / Im a leo / never before / smoke on the water # Would I listen to it again? Yes
Highway Star absolutely slaps
Decent, I'd listen to it again
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Machine Head is the sixth album from British band Deep Purple, and was their most commercially successful release. The band made guitar-based hard rock, and are considered to be one of the pioneers of heavy metal. The band used a heavy, distorted effect on their guitar and bass lines; this saturated sound became the norm for hard rock and heavy metal in the 70s and the 80s. Machine Head includes "Smoke on the Water," which may be the band's biggest hit. The song is about the difficulties the band faced in recording the album - one of the studios the band planned to used burned down before the scheduled sessions. It, like the rest of the album, is the product of a seasoned band that captured the energy of their live shows.
Too many people automatically use “dad rock” in a derogatory manner. This is pure, unfiltered dad rock in the best possible way.
The guitar works is phenomenal. Just absolutely bites into every riff and tears off the meat from the bone. The music is well produced and recorded, good dynamics and range. However, did I mention the guitar?
No dobra dam cztery, bo Smoke on the water to hit plus doceniam zespół rockowy, który nie zmienia jednego kawałka w godzinną epopeję. 6.5/10 równane w górę.
The have some awesome guitar licks beyond smoke on the water
Flugzeug, Lombok - Jakarta, Indonesien Als Kind viel gehört, aber bestimmt nie in Albumlänge. Läuft gut durchs Ohr, geht voran und macht Laune.
Nah
I can tell this is the seeds of hard rock and heavy metal. It was enjoyable enough with their most famous song on the album (Smoke on the Water). I may revisit in the future but there was nothing about this that spoke as artistic genius that I would need to revisit multiple times. Fine fun album. Good for a day at the cabin.
When you think 1970s Hard Rock, think Deep Purple's Machine Head. Some itheir most famous, self-indulgent, and best songs - Highway Star and Smoke on the Water especially - are on this album. What makes the Deep Purple of this era so special is the proto-Heavy Metal riffing of Ritchie Blackmore. Deep Purple without Blackmore is like Jethro Tull with without Ian Anderson or Black Sabbath without Ozzy. It's just not the same band. That happened in 1975 when Blackmore left to form early Hair Metal band Rainbow with Ronnie Dio (who left to form Hair Metal band Dio). (As an aside, I saw Deep Purple in the post Blackmore era and it stands today as one of the worst concerts I ever attended. I still have nightmares) If you want to know what classic Deep Purple sounds like, listent ot Machine Head. If you want to hear the roots of Heavy Metal and Hair Metal, listen to Machine head. If you want to be transported back to the early 70s, complete with muscle cars, pimped out vans, and young women in tube tops and bell bottoms, listen to Machine Head. If you want to listent to one of the greatest rock guitar muscians of all time at his peak, listen to Machine Head.
3.5- just the right amount of excess.
Don't remember much but I did generally like the sound. 3 star.
It's not hard to imagine the tandem of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath contributing much of what heavy metal would end up being down the road. It's definitely something I can appreciate, but I think I still prefer the stuff that stood on their respective shoulders. Favourite Track: Highway Star 3/5
Also not my favorite kind of music typically. I’m more of a classic rock type of person. But I have to give this album credit for having one of the most recognizable songs of its era on it, for sure.
Not bad!! I knew the famous songs but the rest of it was enjoyable too. I liked the song “Lazy.”
Favorite Track: Highway Star
This album failed to catch my attention, it was just noise. Not bad noise, but I won't remember it.
Slaps. Boomercore. Crazy riffage. Clearly influential. Wolfmother should be ashamed of themselves.
Bluesy, rolling guitar sound, funky keyboards. These guys are a less dark version of Black Sabbath. Or Black Sabbath is a heavier version of these guys. It’s jammy. This is a good album for wordless scenes in a movie or for background music in a video game when you’re driving a vehicle. Choice cut: Smoke on the Water
A classic hard rock/heavy metal album. Great stuff.
For the genre of music which definitely is more suited personally, this album certainly left for wanting more. It will be a 3.5/5 but demoted to 3 as it wouldn't really belong in the echelon of 4s.
Really enjoyed the album. Not really a single bad/terrible song on it I thought. Loved highway star. Blackmore's guitar solos and riffs are iconic.