Highway Star/Maybe I'm A Leo/Pictures Of Home/Never Before/Smoke On The Water/Lazy/Space Truckin'
Deep Purple were at the peak of their musical influence with the release of Machine Head, a distillation of hard rock by the classic line-up. Includes the US No.4 hit single Smoke On The Water. (US:7 UK:1)
“Deep Purple are one of the best bands ever and this might be their most well known album which includes their best known song Smoke On The Water. Highway Star and Space Truckin are both amazing with some of the most unique guitar work you will ever hear. Lazy is a bluesy hard rock masterpiece and Pictures Of Home just rocks. Not a bad song on the album and some of the best rock songs ever.”
“A true seventies classic, retaining interest from first note to last. Not as heavy as In Rock, there is so much musicality on this album, thanks in large part to the virtuosity of lead guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and classically trained keyboardist Jon Lord, that one can't really do Machine Head justice by just labelling it heavy metal. Punchy, by turns bluesy then almost funky, every track is a rich origami of superb inventive playing.”
“Machine Head is regarded as one of the classic hard rock albums of all time and has not one, but two tracks that are just about immortal in the history or rock. The searing Highway Star may just be the greatest driving song ever as Jon Lord charges his Hammond organ for a blistering solo that is ultimately matched by Ritchie Blackmore's guitar. The riff to Smoke On The Water might be overexposed but I'll never tire of the song. The introduction of each instrument in turn is just perfect.”
“A classic hard rock album that all genre fans should own but maybe not for the general listener as it does contain some lengthy jams where the muscular band show off their abilities.”
“If you don't own any Deep Purple recordings then plan to buy this one. Classic rock, the precursor to heavy metal, these songs truly define what being a rocker is all about. Some of the best writing the band ever did, and great performances to boot. What more could you ask for?”
“A nice mix of rock, blues and progressive influences it has in the music. Best of all, most songs vary quite a lot in both tempo, melodies and playing. What you get on this album is total delight for the ears and a lot of classic tunes as well.”
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