What’s more, those fiery events would go on to be lyrically documented in a classic Machine Head tune that features one of the greatest guitar riffs ever: “Smoke on the Water.” ...

The story of how Deep Purple wrote their 1972 classic “Smoke on the Water” has finally been visualized. To commemorate the deluxe reissue of the band’s sixth album Machine Head, out March 29 ...

Machine Head was more of a slow burn in the United States, partially because “Smoke on the Water” wasn’t released as a single until May 1973. The song became Purple’s most successful U.S ...

a good amount of ‘Machine Head’ was written “on the spot." 'Smoke On The Water’ is evidence that perhaps the spontaneity was a very good thing. From Blackmore’s cataclysmic riffing to ...

Smart move. The legendary Machine Head album was due to be recorded at the Montreux Casino in Switzerland at the end of 1971, but when the venue burnt down that December, it both inspired the lyric to ...

Machine Head was Deep Purple’s most successful album, topping the charts in several countries, including the U.K., while “Smoke on the Water” peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Pop Singles ...

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To celebrate the new Super Deluxe Edition of their 1972 album Machine Head, heavy metal pioneers Deep Purple have released a music video for the remix of their most iconic song of all time, “Smoke on ...

British rock band Deep Purple performed the hit track Smoke On The Water on the brand new stage ... inspired the track on their 1972 album Machine Head. The opening lyrics read: “We all came ...

"The downdraft from the mountains caused the smoke to blow across Lake Geneva ... It ended up being a biographical account of the making of the album Machine Head. ‘We all came out to Montreux…’ and ...

Walk into any Guitar Center right now and chances are there will be someone mangling Deep Purple‘s “Smoke on the Water ... Even with it playing in your head right now — and it is in ...