Machine Head
Warner Bros / Wea - Warner Bros / Wea
Deep Purple
Release date: 1990-10-25
Audio CD
Arena Rock, British Invasion, British Metal, England, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Pop/Rock Music, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop
1. Highway Star
2. Maybe I'm A Leo
3. Pictures Of Home
4. Never Before
5. Smoke On The Water
6. Lazy
7. Space Truckin'
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Machine Head
Date undefinedOne of the greatest rock albums ever made 'Machine Head' combines rock, blues with progressive complexity and the result is nothing less than amazing! Blackmore and Co. rip through each song with dexterity and unrelenting drive! 'Smoke On The Water' has one of the most memorable and best guitar solos in the history of Rock N Roll. Stand out cuts like Lazy, Highway Star and Space Truckin' are pure bliss, but the entire album rocks like there's no tomorrow! The version I have of this is an anniversary edition with the original album remastered on one disc and a remixed version on the other disc, plus some quadraphonic mixes of some choice cuts! It's a smokin' release....if you can find it!
Machine Head
Date undefinedA classic album? Yeah, but again, the songwriting is weak in more areas than any Deep Purple album released before this one.
"Highway Star" is the ultimate speed metal song, as many people are aware by now. "Smoke on the Water" with its amazingly catchy riff is pure genius as well. "Pictures of Home" has the best vocal melody on the album.
"Space Truckin" is NOT very good though, because the vocals are poor. "Lazy" is good, but the live version on Made in Japan destroys it. "Never Before" has an alright guitar riff, but it's just filler anyway. In fact, this is not an album I recommend because Made in Japan drastically improves many of the songs from this album. Just buy Made in Japan instead.
Machine Head
Date undefinedMany consider this to be Deep Purple's greatest effort.
They're right.
But it isn't because of "Smoke on the Water" that Machine Head is such an amazing album, despite the fact that the general public incessantly refuses to acknowledge that this band wrote any other songs. Rather, the entire album is fantastic, from the droning "Highway Star," to the groovy "Maybe I'm a Leo," all the way through closer "Space Truckin'." There really isn't a weak point on this album.
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