Deep Purple

Machine Head

Definitive hard rock album - and still sounds great!

Review Score:

(10/10)
This album opened up a lot of doors, and brought 'riff rocking' to the foreground (along with other albums of the time - Black Sabbath, etc - and eventually led to mass acceptance of bands like Kiss and Boston later on). There is one special thing about 'Machine Head' that I love above all the hard rock albums/CD's I own - it really had STYLE. Yep, it had the 'song that all wannabe hard rock guitar players knew how to play', however there were a lot of tracks that showed the bluesy, jamming side of Deep Purple.

This was one band that took a lot of smacks from the critics, for no real reason other than they (the critics) HATED what they thought music might 'become' - something 'less' than they wanted it to, pegging this album as some sort of 'regression' from were 'music was going to' in the early 70's. Boohoo. This album had energy and feeling, and millions of others felt it! Hey, anyone who has heard a song with 'riffs' has GOT to hear one of the originals from this gem. Oh, and by the way, heavy metal is like still very alive and well....

As 'nostalgic' as this CD may seem to someone younger than me (less than 42!), you should give it your ear. For those in 'my generation', I am preaching to the converted. This was Deep Purple at their prime, and if you like the sound, check out anything from 'Rainbow'...real classic stuff!

More Reviews: