Machine Head (studio album) by Deep Purple

one of my earliest purchases still excellent overall these years guitar, keyboards vocals the complete package.

So many iconic tunes, as classic as it gets.

Amazing instrumentation throughout! Highway Star is amongst my favorite guitar solos of all time. Pictures of Home and Lazy were also highlights for me. I have mixed feelings about Ian's vocals (a bit too....arena rock maybe on a couple of tracks?) and some of the lyrics here are uninspired.

A good album filled with hits, Pitcure of home, highway stars and space truckin' are my favs.

From llibnanoon 07/09/2020 16:22

Classic Album for sure! Rating (82.86)

This album was recorded at the peak of the Mark II lineup. A milestone in early hard rock music. No weak tracks but the best versions (at least four out of seven tracks) can be found on the live album Made In Japan.

From StefanR10 06/13/2020 02:46

The one album of the Holy Trinity say all i think. Best songs: Smoke On The Water a classical standard, Highway Star, Lazy.

From Goliath 04/27/2020 16:15

Purples best album, no weak tracks. We're all bored with Smoke on the Water (aren't we?) but no-one can deny that it's got one of the most memorable guitar riffs ever. My favourite track is Pictures of Home, which never gets boring no matter how many times I hear it. In my top 100. There are great tracks on other Purple albums, but this is the most consistent.

From Boltzmann 03/12/2020 12:33

Oh yeah, this is foreboding for '80s metal. But honestly, so is Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown", and I constantly get the feeling that I'm listening to it. It contains the endlessly wandering guitar solos so well-known from '80s metal, and just like in the '80s they're not much fun, but they're not completely dull.

Awesome hard rock album! Standouts are Highway Star, Smoke On The Water, and Lazy. Pictures Of Home, Never Before, Space Truckin', and When A Blind Man Cries (on the re-release) are also really good.