Smoke On The Water (10:18)
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i”Smoke on the Water” is a song by the British hard rock band Deep Purple. It was first released on their 1972 album Machine Head.
This song is known for and recognisable by its central theme, a four-note “blues scale” melody harmonised in parallel fourths. The riff, played on a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar by Ritchie Blackmore, is later joined by hi-hat and distorted organ, then drums, then electric bass parts before the start of Ian Gillan’s vocal.
“ We all came out to Montreux, on the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile, we didn’t have much time
”
Jon Lord doubles the guitar part on a Hammond B3 organ played through a distorted Marshall amp, creating a tone very similar to that of the guitar. Blackmore uses two fingers to pluck[2] so the pairs of notes can be played exactly simultaneously, to match the organ’s timing more closely.
The song order is intro(riff)-verse-chorus-riff-verse-chorus-riff-solo-riff-verse-chorus-riff-solo. The first solo is performed on guitar by Ritchie Blackmore, and the second and final solo is performed on an organ by Jon Lord until the song fades out.
History
The lyrics of the song tell a true story: on 4 December 1971 Deep Purple had set up camp in Montreux, Switzerland to record an album using a mobile recording studio (rented from the Rolling Stones and known as the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio - referred to as the “Rolling truck Stones thing” and “the mobile” in the song lyrics) at the entertainment complex that was part of the Montreux Casino (referred to as “the gambling house” in the song lyric).
This song is known for and recognisable by its central theme, a four-note “blues scale” melody harmonised in parallel fourths. The riff, played on a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar by Ritchie Blackmore, is later joined by hi-hat and distorted organ, then drums, then electric bass parts before the start of Ian Gillan’s vocal.
“ We all came out to Montreux, on the Lake Geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile, we didn’t have much time
”
Jon Lord doubles the guitar part on a Hammond B3 organ played through a distorted Marshall amp, creating a tone very similar to that of the guitar. Blackmore uses two fingers to pluck[2] so the pairs of notes can be played exactly simultaneously, to match the organ’s timing more closely.
The song order is intro(riff)-verse-chorus-riff-verse-chorus-riff-solo-riff-verse-chorus-riff-solo. The first solo is performed on guitar by Ritchie Blackmore, and the second and final solo is performed on an organ by Jon Lord until the song fades out.
History
The lyrics of the song tell a true story: on 4 December 1971 Deep Purple had set up camp in Montreux, Switzerland to record an album using a mobile recording studio (rented from the Rolling Stones and known as the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio - referred to as the “Rolling truck Stones thing” and “the mobile” in the song lyrics) at the entertainment complex that was part of the Montreux Casino (referred to as “the gambling house” in the song lyric).
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Reprise de Smoke on the water de Deep Purple à la basse avec pas mal d'improvisation!
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Smoke on the water bass cover originally done by Deep Purple with a lot of improvisation
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Smoke on the water bass cover originally done by Deep Purple with a lot of improvisation
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Jegus666 wrote:
claro que el rock es pura cultura
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purple-dirk wrote:
Das ist DER Deep Purple song ...
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lvmichael wrote:
Best bass song ever!
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johnTMcNeill wrote:
if I was at that concert and they lit up with this intro I would be thinking "WTF was IN that stuff? - I thought this was Deep Purple... But, hey- what the heck it sounds GOOD!" heehee
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sixcourse wrote:
F#!K YAH WHAT AN INTRO!
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LeBlueBandit wrote:
It's the intro that I love the most! (I mean from the live track)
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METALMASTIL wrote:
LOS PADRES DEL HARD ROCK Y LUEGO HEAVY METAL, ESTO ES UN CLASICO PARA LAS FUTURAS GENERACIONES
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jet_x86 wrote:
greatest ever!!!
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darakchiev wrote:
THE BEST
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uphuser_baer wrote:
Tolles Intro zum einem meiner Lieblings-Songs. Von welchem Album ist das? Von "Deepest Purple" ist das garantier nicht und und auch nicht von "Made in Japan".
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mamas_best_girl wrote:
Whatever you feel , just dance it :)
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bicknor wrote:
Sounds a bit like Winifred Attwell at times near to the end.
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mito_urbano wrote:
Great solo.
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MikeySchenker wrote:
Perhaps the ultimate Hard Rock riff. What else is there to say... one of the best songs ever made...
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chrysthyan77 wrote:
Legends!
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juwete55 wrote:
dabei gewesen zu sein ist das beste
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PhatBasta wrote:
crank it up....[2]
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madzag wrote:
what a great concert it must have been!!
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Pe1er wrote:
Dreh die Boxen auf!!!
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flippant23 wrote:
Great live version!
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