Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The band had hit on a unique, loose-limbed formula and were determinedly carving their own niche. Machine Head is a pivotal album ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deep Purple during the recording of Machine Head. The dramatic tale of Deep Purple’s sixth album has rightly been etched into rock ...

On this day (April 22) in 1972, Deep Purple scored a No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart with their sixth studio album Machine Head. The album contained “Smoke on the Water” and “Highway Star,” which would ...

The four power chords that open Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” are still one of hard rock’s most recognizable riffs. In the early 1970s, the fanfare and song touched a primal nerve with many ...

The explosive album opener never became a hit single, but it helped redefine hard rock for generations to come.