Machine Head

Description

Along with Black Sabbath, Deep Purple pioneered metal as we know it. Featuring the classic lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, and Ian Paice, 1972s Machine Head is a seminal example of full-on, amps-at-eleven, bang-your-head, blow-your-speakers rock. With heavy-hittin anthems like Smoke On The Water, Space Truckin and Highway Star, Machine Head is undoubtedly the bands crowning achievement, not to mention one of the most influential hard rock albums of all time.