Deep Purple-machine Head

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Deep Purple-machine Head

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Robert VanDerWal

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Mixed Media - Digital Art

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Machine Head is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Deep Purple, released 25 March 1972. The band wanted a more “live sound” in a studio album. Recorded in Montreux, Switzerland they hired the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio and booked the Montreux Casino as the venue. The casino burnt down right after a Frank Zappa concert so they secured instead the Grand Hotel that was closed for the winter. The album is Deep Purple’s most commercially successful, topping the charts as #1 in eight countries including the UK and #7 in the US while going 2X Platinum there also. Reviews by music critics has positive also.

London formed in 1968, Deep Purple is considered one of the hardest touring bands in the world with a total of 30 tours starting in 1968 to 2022 of which 16 were world tours. The band has gone through seven member changes and an eight year hiatus from 1976 to 1984. The band is considered a pioneer of heavy metal along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath they make up the “unholy trinity” of British hard rock and heavy metal during the genre’s 1970’s golden age. The trinity influenced rock and metal bands including Metallica, Judas Priest, Queen, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Alice In Chains, Pantera, Europe, Rush, and Motor Head.

Their accolades are many, however it took three nominations and not until 2016 were they inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Throughout those missed nominations artist of the genre were out spoken about Machine Head not being inducted sooner calling it an “overlooked travesty”. The band members included in the induction were: Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Rod Evans, David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes. Others not included were: Nick Simper, Tommy Bolin, Joe Lynn Turner, Joe Satriani, Steve Morse and Don Airey.

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