Highway Star (7:16)
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Highway Star is one of Deep Purple’s most famous songs. It is characterized by a long classically-inspired guitar solo and organ solo. Organist Jon Lord claimed that the organ solo is based on a Bach-like sequence. The song appears on the album Machine Head and is the fastest song (tempo-wise) recorded on the album.
The structure of the song consists of a 35 second guitar introduction, before the band launches into the thumping opening riff, which soon leads into the first vocals section (0:55). The first two verses are sung, then Jon Lord begins his organ solo (2:14). The organ solo lasts for about a minute, then Ian Gillan sings the third verse of the song (3:24). At the conclusion of the third verse, the guitar solo starts (3:45), and lasts for just under a minute and twenty seconds. Then, the fourth and final verse, which in the original recording is simply a repetition of the first verse, is sung, finishing around 6:10. Depending on the version, there may be a 15 second-long exit section before the end of the song. When the song is played live, Gillan has been known to improvise its lyrics, as seen in the official video for the song.
The structure of the song consists of a 35 second guitar introduction, before the band launches into the thumping opening riff, which soon leads into the first vocals section (0:55). The first two verses are sung, then Jon Lord begins his organ solo (2:14). The organ solo lasts for about a minute, then Ian Gillan sings the third verse of the song (3:24). At the conclusion of the third verse, the guitar solo starts (3:45), and lasts for just under a minute and twenty seconds. Then, the fourth and final verse, which in the original recording is simply a repetition of the first verse, is sung, finishing around 6:10. Depending on the version, there may be a 15 second-long exit section before the end of the song. When the song is played live, Gillan has been known to improvise its lyrics, as seen in the official video for the song.
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schuschandria wrote:
is on purple since almost 20years
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sinnaps wrote:
Check it out newbees and learn..... Rock This is It.......
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sbmarcio wrote:
I love it, I need it !!!
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XelaL wrote:
amazing song ,and I've gotten two speeding tickets while listening to this song.
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XelaL wrote:
Its not even that fast dude, the tremolo in this song is pretty easy compared to some metal core songs I've learned.
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Opathiest wrote:
Fuck, the tremolo-picking's hard as FUCK to learn!
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akonakap wrote:
First speed metal song
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lucascln wrote:
luv this song!
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purple-dirk wrote:
great song from Deep Purple ... more
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MatthieuBelAmi wrote:
One of the greatest guitar solos in the history of guitar
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fevereb wrote:
Highway Star is the real Deep Purple. Awesomeness...
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veyita_88 wrote:
"Machine Head must go down as a classic. Shame these get less press than that loser "Ozzy" Osbourne and his not so great band - Black Sabbath. " You don´t know what the hell you are talking about.Black Sabbath is not Ozzy´s band,he was fired in the late 70´s.Both Black Sabbath and Purple are awesome,none is better.Black Sabbath are the fathers of metal and DP the best hard rock band and also one of the fathers of heavy metal.
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grossy2 wrote:
How sad for those who are reminded of video games when they hear this... poor little faggots.
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Fabiomassimo wrote:
WAAAAAAAAAAA
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waterbug5331 wrote:
Nobody gonna take my bike!
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monkey_mike wrote:
Machine Head must go down as a classic. Shame these get less press than that loser "Ozzy" Osbourne and his not so great band - Black Sabbath.
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Wh0d1n1 wrote:
Awesome classic!
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sionborg wrote:
Deep Purple Kicks Ass !!!
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MadRangerMan wrote:
If this doesn't get you a speeding ticket, get your pulse checked! (Or your dads a judge!)
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canbfrisky wrote:
undiluted,pure Rock n' Roll.
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