“Machine Head” by Deep Purple - album review
features in: Album Chart of 1972 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s ● 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die  |
The hard-rocking first album on their own Purple Records label did a roaring trade, hitting #1 in the UK and #7 in the States. The 5-piece lined-up: Ian Gillan (vocals, harmonica), Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Jon Lord (keyboards), Roger Glover (bass) and Ian Paice (drums, percussion). Side one does nowt for me, but the infamous “Smoke On The Water” rocks like Beethoven and the psuedo-glam “Space Truckin'” has a lot of neat motifs throughout, with the solos kept to a minimum, just the way I like it.
The Jukebox Rebel
28–Jan–2016
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [06:05]  Deep Purple - Highway Star (Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) Rock |
| A2 | [04:51]  Deep Purple - Maybe I’m A Leo (Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) Rock |
| A3 | [05:03]  Deep Purple - Pictures Of Home (Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) Rock |
| A4 | [03:56]  Deep Purple - Never Before (Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) Rock |
| B1 | [05:40]  Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) Rock |
| B2 | [07:19]  Deep Purple - Lazy (Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) Rock |
| B3 | [04:31]  Deep Purple - Space Truckin’ (Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice) Prog |
