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Smoke on the Water. " 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. It is considered the band's signature song and its guitar riff is considered to be one of the ...
Machine Head. (album) Machine Head is the sixth studio album by English rock band Deep Purple. It was recorded in December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released on 30 March 1972, by Purple Records. It is the band's third album to feature the Mark II line-up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. Previous ...
— Ritchie Blackmore on the hiring of Roger Glover. Mark II's first release was a Roger Greenaway – Roger Cook tune titled "Hallelujah". At the time of its recording, Nick Simper still thought he was in the band and had called John Coletta to inquire about the recording dates for the song. He then found that the song had already been recorded with Glover on bass. The remaining original ...
30: Very Best of Deep Purple. (1998) Smoke on the Water: The Best Of is a compilation album by the English hard rock band Deep Purple in 1994. It was first released in France where it sold very well, attaining double gold disc status in December 1998. [2] It was subsequently released in other countries, like Italy, Australia and New Zealand.
This earned him a mention in the song "Smoke on the Water" (the line "Funky Claude was running in and out pulling kids out the ground"), which is about the incident. [1] Also, on the inner liner of the original album, Nobs' picture was the only one labeled with a name other than those of the band members themselves.
58. English hard rock band Deep Purple have released 23 studio albums, 43 live albums, 26 compilation albums and 58 singles. Formed in early 1968 by Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore, and Nick Simper, Deep Purple released their debut album, Shades of Deep Purple, in July of that year. The band has taken on many new members over ...
As Deep Purple piled into their most famous hit, “Smoke on the Water”, during their 10th appearance at Montreux Jazz Festival, organisers pulled out all the stops to recreate the 1971 fire at ...
The Flower Pot Men. John Douglas "Jon" Lord (9 June 1941 – 16 July 2012) [1] was an English keyboardist and composer. In 1968, Lord co-founded the hard rock band Deep Purple, and he became regarded as its leader in the early years. Lord performed on most of the band's most popular songs; he and drummer Ian Paice were the only continuous ...