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"Smoke on the Water" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, released on their 1972 studio album Machine Head. The song's lyrics are based on true events, chronicling the 1971 fire at Montreux Casino in Montreux, Switzerland.
Official Music Video for Deep Purple - "Smoke On the Water" from Machine Head (1972). Listen to "Smoke On The Water" in Dolby Atmos Immersive Sound: https://...
“Smoke on the Water” tells the true story of a fire igniting during a 1971 Frank Zappa concert in Montreux, Switzerland, where the band had come to record their next...
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Deep Purple Mark III perform their classic hit ' Smoke On The Water' live at the California Jam show in 1974 - filmed in front of over 400,000 people at the Ontario Speedway in California....
That's right: English rock band Deep Purple's classic "Smoke on the Water" was fully inspired by a casino fire that decimated the building — and almost cost concertgoers their lives.
Smoke On The Water was written and recorded during sessions for Deep Purple's seminal rock album Machine Head in Montreux, Switzerland in December 1971. Deep Purple were watching a Frank Zappa matinee concert in the Montreux Casino concert hall when a flare gun was discharged into the ceiling and started a fire which quickly engulfed and ...
"Smoke on the Water" is arguably the most famous song by the English rock band Deep Purple. - It was released in 1972 as part of their "Machine Head" album. - The music was composed by all band members – Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, and Ian Paice.
The pulsing refrain ‘Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky’ is more than a memorable lyric; it’s an anthem of survival. The evocative imagery in these lines speaks to the indelible mark that this event left, not only on the physical location but more profoundly on the soul of rock music.
Smoke On The Water might have the most well-worn riff in all of rock, but there's no denying the Deep Purple classic's place in the pantheon of greats