Deep Purple - Machine Head (1972)

Artist...............: Deep Purple
Album................: Machine Head
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: Cd
Year.................: 1972
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy
Codec................: FLAC
Information..........: TntVillage
Covers...............: Front
Total Size...........: 391 Mb


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Led Zeppelin's fourth album, Black Sabbath's Paranoid, and Deep Purple's Machine Head have stood the test

of time as the Holy Trinity of English hard rock and heavy metal, serving as the fundamental blueprints

followed by virtually every heavy rock & roll band since the early '70s. And, though it is probably the

least celebrated of the three, Machine Head contains the "mother of all guitar riffs" -- and one of the

first learned by every beginning guitarist -- in "Smoke on the Water." Inspired by real-life events in

Montreux, Switzerland, where Deep Purple were recording the album when the Montreux Casino was burned to

the ground during a Frank Zappa concert, neither the song, nor its timeless riff, should need any further

description. However, Machine Head was anything but a one-trick pony, introducing the bona fide classic

opener "Highway Star," which epitomized all of Deep Purple's intensity and versatility while featuring

perhaps the greatest soloing duel ever between guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and organist Jon Lord. Also in

top form was singer Ian Gillan, who crooned and exploded with amazing power and range throughout to

establish himself once and for all as one of the finest voices of his generation, bar none. Yes, the

plodding shuffle of "Maybe I'm a Leo" shows some signs of age, but punchy singles "Pictures of Home" and

"Never Before" remain as vital as ever, displaying Purple at their melodic best. And finally, the

spectacular "Space Truckin'" drove Machine Head home with yet another tremendous Blackmore riff, providing

a fitting conclusion to one of the essential hard rock albums of all time.




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Tracklist
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01. Highway Star
02. Maybe I'm A Leo
03. Pictures Of Home
04. Never Before
05. Smoke On The Water
06. Lazy
07. Space Truckin'