I have to say excellent stuff very good but I can't help but feel its quite inferior to the beast that was In Rock.
Hey metal fans what are you thoughts on Machine Head?
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Not sure if the thread title was intended to be misleading, but good job if it was, you got me.
I think it's a very good album, still a bit inconsistent as many of those Deep Purple albums tend to be, but on a whole still much more harder-edged even at its weakest. Actually, Space Truckin' is probably my least favorite song from the album, and compared to some fillers to be found on other albums it's still decent. I'd also take In Rock over it, but Machine Head is still strong.
I think it's a very good album, still a bit inconsistent as many of those Deep Purple albums tend to be, but on a whole still much more harder-edged even at its weakest. Actually, Space Truckin' is probably my least favorite song from the album, and compared to some fillers to be found on other albums it's still decent. I'd also take In Rock over it, but Machine Head is still strong.
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I'm just getting into Deep purple but from my understanding they seem to be a genius band with a bit of consistency issue based on what I've heard. Its probably due to constant line up changes and tensions between the members. I've only heard these two albums and In Rock blew my expectations very brutal by 1970 standards. Machine head is great but it seems like a downgrade despite being held by critics as their finest. How is Fireball, Burn, and Perfect Strangers?
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Burn is my favorite of those three, even though the greatest songs are maybe a bit less so than the greats of Machine Head and In Rock. No weak songs on it. Fireball is the least consistent, but the highlights make it easily worth hearing, even if you skip the rest. Perfect Strangers is good but doesn't touch their classic period imo outside of the title track.
Ahh ok so worth checking out. Know anything about their 60s period or first 3 albums? Their self titled sounded very interesting.
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I had initally ignored this thread because i thought it was about the band.
Machine Head is one of the greatest albums of all time, nothing on that album comes close to being filler ... almost the same can be said for Deep Purple in Rock, but the last track is just not on par with the rest of the album.
Both Fireball and Perfect Strangers are much better albums than Burn, which is just littered with filler tracks and is by far the weakest of all the albums that have been mentioned.
Machine Head is one of the greatest albums of all time, nothing on that album comes close to being filler ... almost the same can be said for Deep Purple in Rock, but the last track is just not on par with the rest of the album.
Both Fireball and Perfect Strangers are much better albums than Burn, which is just littered with filler tracks and is by far the weakest of all the albums that have been mentioned.
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Nothing on that album is even worth talking about outside of the title track and Sail Away. What's Goin' On Here and Might Just Take Your Life are just outright horrible tracks and its almost impossible to think that they were written by the same band that put out the three classics albums that came before it.
Coverdale was the beginning of the end for their classic lineup/sound, and Ritchie getting furstrated with their sound and leaving was the final nail in the coffin for the band(at the time) .... they headed in a different direction starting with that album, and they followed it up that same year with gay ass Stormbringer, which you'll definitely like if you dig Burn.
Coverdale was the beginning of the end for their classic lineup/sound, and Ritchie getting furstrated with their sound and leaving was the final nail in the coffin for the band(at the time) .... they headed in a different direction starting with that album, and they followed it up that same year with gay ass Stormbringer, which you'll definitely like if you dig Burn.
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I've heard only 7 of their albums, and own 5 of them, one of which is Burn .... so yes, it was included in my list from the other thread.
And i never said i hated the album ... i just dont think its a good one, and should never be mentioned with the Mark II classics.
And i never said i hated the album ... i just dont think its a good one, and should never be mentioned with the Mark II classics.
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What??!??!?! Those are two amazing, classics!
And I find ZERO filler on "Burn"!! :hotjump:
I've got every Purple studio release and many of the live releases.
This band has indeed been inconsistent, but I find greatness in every release. I love every era of the band, but am of course most attuned to Marks II through IV.
And their live performances from the 70s are unrivaled.....I can listen to these classic live releases for days without any boredom setting in!
This band has indeed been inconsistent, but I find greatness in every release. I love every era of the band, but am of course most attuned to Marks II through IV.
And their live performances from the 70s are unrivaled.....I can listen to these classic live releases for days without any boredom setting in!
I've got every Purple studio release and many of the live releases.
This band has indeed been inconsistent, but I find greatness in every release. I love every era of the band, but am of course most attuned to Marks II through IV.
And their live performances from the 70s are unrivaled.....I can listen to these classic live releases for days without any boredom setting in!
I believe Deep Purple in Japan is supposed to be like the second greatest live album in metal behind Unleashed in the east isn't it?
Many folks indeed consider "Made in Japan" to be among the greatest - if not THE greatest - live album of all time.
But even being a die-hard fan, I can admit there is some fault with it. For one, Gillan's performance was compromised (he was reportedly fighting a cold or flu-like symptoms, and os voice suffered for it). And the set list is short. But with that said, the improv is priceless!
Still, I'd have to consider UFO's "Strangers in the Night", Rainbow's "On Stage", and Thin Lizzy's "Armed & Dangerous" to be superior. Heck, AC'DC's "If You Want Blood" is about as good.
But, then again, during that time, any band worth their weight in salt released a classic live album that owned the record's studio counterparts.
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It was a pretty terrible song by Bush
"Got a machine head, it's better than the rest, green to red, machine head."
"Got a machine head, it's better than the rest, green to red, machine head."
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