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"Lazy" is a song by Deep Purple from their 1972 album Machine Head. A live performance of the song can be found on the album Made in Japan, released later the same year.. The song starts out as an instrumental, keyboardist Jon Lord plays an overdriven Hammond organ intro, followed by the main riff and with the solo swapping between him and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore.
"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.
Four songs from Machine Head ("Highway Star", "Smoke on the Water", "Lazy" and "Space Truckin'") were included in the album. [39] The album title was inspired by the adjustment knobs on Roger Glover’s bass; such knobs on string instruments are known as a machine head, and the back album cover features a picture of Glover's bass headstock. [40]
The album also contains four bonus tracks recorded at a Deep Purple concert on 26 January 1976 in Springfield, MA. This concert was originally intended to be used for the King Biscuit broadcast, but imperfections in the recording made the entire show unsuitable for airing and forced the second taping in Long Beach one month later.
Live in Concert 72/73 is a live DVD from Deep Purple, released in 2005. The DVD was certified Gold on August 3, 2007 by the RIAA , after selling 50,000 copies in the US. [ 1 ] The performance was recorded at KB Hallen in Copenhagen , Denmark in 1972, but not released until 1987 in Japan , under the title Machine Head Live 1972 , and in Europe ...
Smoke on the Water" is a 1972 song by Deep Purple Smoke on the Water may also refer to: "Smoke on the Water" (Red Foley song), a 1944 song by Red Foley; Smoke on the Water: The Best Of, a 1994 compilation album by Deep Purple; Smoke on the Water & Other Hits, a 2001 compilation album by Deep Purple
Deep Purple compilations chronology; Days May Come and Days May Go (2000) Smoke on the Water & Other Hits (2001) Listen, Learn, Read On (2002) Professional ratings;
In 2012, a tribute album featuring cover songs from Deep Purple's Machine Head was released, titled Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head. On this album, a live recording of "Highway Star" was featured by rock supergroup Chickenfoot, as well as a version recorded by Glenn Hughes, Steve Vai, and Chad Smith. [15]