Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (live and in glorious stereo)

[ificandream]

I blasted this song through my headphones so often back then. Those were the good ol' days. Crank this fucker up.

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[Nictuku]

1. I was 15, and Heavy Metal was my very first album purchase

[emulatorloo]

3. My horrible teen garage band played this very horribly. At a nursing home!

Funny they did not invite us back...

[Zambero]

5. At some point, residents are gonna love it

Lawrence Welk might have played well up to a decade ago. Aging Beatlemaniacs still love their guys. And Deep Purple et al will be receiving greater appreciation with that (my) demographic in the not-too-distant future!

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9. You're right! I outta get the band back together!

[ProfessorGAC]

2. A Clever Pastiche

Some isolated tracks are live, here & there, much of it is the Machine Head version.
Couple tell-tale signs: "Smoke On The Water" is sung with harmonies. On all the live footage, there are no other vocal Mike's on stage. In addition, on all live versions I have, Ian phrases the first line different from the album, and it's the album phrasing here.
Also, Lord's organ part is from Machine Head. It's note for note, and Jon did not make the effort to play a whole song the same. We hear a different solo from Richie, but every note album perfect from Jon? No way.
Finally, before the 2nd chorus, the drums we hear isn't what Paice is playing.
It's really good editing though. Both, video & audio.
Oh, and since I'm raising on the parade, I'll repent by saying I had to buy a second copy of Made In Japan. I played it that often. And, I had a good cartridge!

[Zambero]

6. The lack of harmonies live are noticeable

The dynamic effect drops off considetably. With the band's original lead vocalist, a couple others in the group provided onstage harmony. Wonder why they stopped doing that? Too cheap to buy extra mics?

[ProfessorGAC]

7. There Are No Harmonies On Made In Japan

Which, of course, is the most well-known live version.
Also, listen to Jon's organ sound. Live, he played through Leslies AND Marshalls. On Machine Head, no Marshalls. The sound here is much growlier & angry.
Ian is singing completely alone here. (BTW: Listen to the MH version. You can tell that both voices are Ian's. So, even in the studio, nobody else sang it.)

[Zambero]

8. I was going back to Rod Evans

He was DP's LV on the first three albums. I don't recall that lineup releasing any live material, although there are video clips of them miming "Hush" with BG vocals, and with Blackmore sporting a Gibson.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Rod Never Sang This

He was let go after the 3rd album when Lord, Blackmore & Paice decided they wanted to pursue a heavier sound. That was '69.
Machine Head was the 4th album (3rd studio record) with Gillan as the lead singer.
In Mark I, the original bass player sang, but on Hush, there are 8 voices & 6 of them are Rod. So, even then I don't know if they did harmonies live.
There are harmonies on many Msrk II line-up songs, but not on any live recordings.
But, this song was recorded 2 years after Rod was let go.

[Zambero]

11. He assembled and toured with a sketchy DP years ago

Evans himself having been the only actual member at any given point.

Machine Head definitely has them on a different course. Gillan has more of a "rock" voice. Evans, while not a bad vocalist per se, included some pop styling. Instrumentally they sound heavier, and I suppose some of that can be attributed to the switch in bass players.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Agreed

Gillan's range was also amazing.
Given the direction they wanted to go, I understand the decision.
I liked Rod's voice, but for me, he couldn't hold a candle compared to Ian.
That said, Coverdale was awesome on Burn!

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4. Thanks for posting!