One of the Greatest Guitar Riffs of all time! ANALYSIS of Deep Purple's "Smoke On The Water" LIVE!

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I'm a history nut, especially when it comes to music history. So to learn about the famous fire after a Zappa concert that Deep Purple was present for which sparked the foundation of this song, I became incredibly intrigued! On top of that, it's listed as the number 4 greatest guitar riff of all time by Total Guitar Magazine. That's quite an endorsement!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Deep Purple performing "Smoke On The Water" for the first time.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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@davidlieberman6512 Год назад

When I was about 12-13 years old (early-mid 1980's) I was at a guitar shop looking to buy a new guitar and I was playing this song and out of no where Richie Blackmore came around a stack of amps and showed me the correct way to play the guitar intro!! Man I was so lucky!

@mikiex Месяц назад

He does that all the time.

@metalmark1214 Год назад

This song took inspiration from a fire in the Casino at Montreux, Switzerland on December 4, 1971. The band was going to start recording their Machine Head album there right after a Frank Zappa concert, but someone fired a flare gun at the ceiling during Zappa's show, which set the place on fire. Deep Purple watched the blaze from a nearby restaurant, and when the fire died down, a layer of smoke had covered Lake Geneva, which the casino overlooked. This image gave bass player Roger Glover the idea for a song title: "Smoke On The Water," and Gillan wrote the lyric about their saga recording the Machine Head album. The band was relocated to the Grand Hotel in Montreux, where they recorded the album using the Rolling Stones' mobile studio. They needed one more song, so they put together "Smoke On The Water" using Gillan's lyric and the riff guitarist Ritchie Blackmore came up with. The result was a song telling the story of these strange events just days after they happened - the recording sessions took place from December 6-21, 1971. The band did not think this would be a hit and rarely played it live. When they did, though, it got a huge reaction. They included a live version from a show in Osaka on their 1972 live album Made In Japan, which was a huge seller. The album was released in America in April 1973, over a year after Machine Head was released there. This earned the song a lot more exposure and convinced Deep Purple's people to release it as a single in America in May. The song didn't peak at #4 in the US until July 28, 1973.

@normanpearce7392 Год назад

This song was a staple of my teenage years. I had a copy of Made in Japan (and my brother probably still has it) and we wore out the grooves listening to it so often.

@toadmeister1964 Год назад

My mate was the sound engineer at the Zappa gig and lost all his gear. God he hated this song! We would always play it to wind him uo whenever he was watching us. In fact when he passed away we even played it at his wake!

@metalmark1214 Год назад

@@toadmeister1964 Great story Johnny. I had heard Zappa lost all of his equipment in the fire. Frank Zappa then broke his leg a few days later when a fan pulled him into the crowd at a show in England. This prompted Ian Gillan to say "Break a leg, Frank," into the microphone after recording this for a BBC special in 1972.

@toadmeister1964 Год назад

@@metalmark1214 Yeah my mate was due to do the UK tour with Zappa, he rebuilt his PA from scratch and did the first show, which I believe is when Frank broke his leg and cancelled the tour. Rock 'n' Roll huh!

@RaginCajun77346 Год назад

Great recap of where the song came from. Funny thing was it was a spur of the moment decision to write the song because they wanted one more song for the album and the fact that that is what inspired them was a freak fire the night before is hilariously funny. Not the fire itself but just how everything came about to write a song that became so iconic.

@arthurcolver5331 7 месяцев назад

In 1974 I was in 4th grade in Minneapolis, and we had a talent show. Everyone was sitting on the floor in the cafeteria/gym/auditorium. Two 6th graders set up a basic drum set and a single amp with a guitar, no mic, no vocalist. This kid is looking nervous, strums a bit, makes a slight tuning adjustment, then turns over his shoulder and counts off to the drummer, “one two three FOUR!”. Then he lights off with Bah Bah Baaah, Bah bah babaah… the auditorium goes wild! All the kids are screaming and cheering - instant rock concert, even the teachers are smiling and laughing. This kid was an instant rock star.

@alunchurcher7060 Год назад

The guitar riff is why rock music is still popular today.

@timothyboles6457 Год назад

And you can't play it in guitar stores!! Lol

@NondescriptMammal Год назад

The universal appeal of this riff has always confused me. I've been a Deep Purple fan since Machine Head first came out... it was one of the first albums I bought, shortly after its release. But I always found this song and the riff fairly bland and dull. There's at least three or four other songs on the album that I prefer over it. Maybe it's partly because this got played to death on the radio at the time. But for my tastes, the riffs that drive Lazy or Pictures of Home are miles above this simple hook. To each their own of course.

@Bancheis Год назад

@@NondescriptMammal Lazy was so good. Agreed it is miles above.

@FuriousKAMEX Год назад

@@NondescriptMammal probably popular because it's very easy for anyone to learn very fast

@NondescriptMammal Год назад

@@FuriousKAMEX That makes sense.

@YouTubecanbitemyhairybanger Год назад

Ah the song about how the song was written.....

@malcolmberke4862 10 месяцев назад

In an interview, the bassist was trying to play the riff of Bethoven’s 5th backwards and this was the result.

@BennyTheGenerous 6 месяцев назад

@@malcolmberke4862Not trying to call him a liar but search for Carlos Lyra - Maria Moita

@MrRichtermo 3 месяца назад

It was Richie that did that!

@nomadicrecovery1586 Год назад

I love this girl because she knows what shes talking about, and hears every little thing we as fans hear..... And shes a nerd.. Love it

@TheWelcome7 3 месяца назад

😂 she’s a nerd

@chadjones6074 Год назад

You know why this song is incredibly important in rock history and will never go away? It’s one of the first songs taught to young guitarists learning how to play. It’s a super simple but effective riff. I think “Smoke On The Water” is still the record for song played by most guitarists at once. So literally as long as guitars are played and rock music still exists at all, this song will live on. You can be a novice guitarist and still sound like a full-fledged rock-star blasting this tune.

@theseeker4642 7 месяцев назад

Yep, that & the opening riff from the Animals House of the Rising Sun, which was Hilton Valentine thought up & Alan Price didn't want included. Thankfully Price was outvoted by the rest of the band & we have that iconic riff for posterity.

@jasonpratt927 Год назад

Big props to Ian Paice, elite level drummer ! ❤️

@robertdunn9212 Год назад

That moment when Roger Glover's bass slinks in like a hungry tiger prowling around slays me every time.

@stevethomas8151 Год назад

Rodger is still bad ass

@kellysargent1116 11 месяцев назад

My favorite moment too! It perfectly creates the sound of a stalking predator.

@Peterthepainter66 7 месяцев назад

Strange how Richie wanted him out in 1974 and replace him with Glenn Hughes! It was probably for the latter's vocal abilities.

@ozarkoutpost 2 месяца назад

They have some of the heaviest hard driving bass lines.

@colrhodes377 Год назад

A true tale. Unfortunately, Funky Claude, is no more, but a very brave man and it's fitting that he's immortalised in one of rocks greatest songs

@teemusid Год назад

He introduced Jethro Tull at the concert they recorded for their live album, Bursting Out.

@God-ck5yo Год назад

Yes, sadly, Claude Nobs died in Jan 2013 after falling into a coma after a skiing accident on Xmas Eve 2012. A legend of European music, he was a founder and director of the Montreaux Jazz Festival. He is also the only person, other than the band, to have a named photograph on the liner notes of the album Machine Head that the band were in Switzerland to record.

@webbergj Год назад

I feel like Claude Nobs doesn't get enough recognition on this side of the pond. Even though he was more important to the European music scene he still did a lot for many of our favorite bands and for music at large.

@ponytrekker8996 Год назад

Purple wanted to record machine Head in a live setting, but with no audience. And this song was supposed to be filler they were 7 minutes short on the album so they did an autobiographical account of what happened when they were there recording machine Head.

@joesisco8145 Год назад

I seen a video that said smoke in the water riff was created from Beethoven's fifth inverted, played backwards. Not sure if it's true or not but here is the video link ru-vid.comAlSB7PCU2tM?feature=share

@GARYBLONDER Год назад

This was the band at their peak, with an almost telepathic communication between all the members onstage, and you can clearly hear the richer quality of Gillan's voice compared to 1978 onwards. Just to pick up on some of Elizabeth's observations: 1. Gillan pointing to his ear was a sign that his monitor wasn't loud enough. This was something he often moaned about, that on the MADE IN JAPAN live album caused Jon Lord to quip ''please can we have everything louder than everything else!'' 2. This famous riff originated when Ritchie Blackmore was experimenting with the famous musical phrase from Beethoven's fifth (dada da daaah) and wondered what it would sound like played backwards. 3. The period 1968-1978 is the heyday of ''Classic Rock'', which as Elizabeth correctly pointed out, is heavily Blues-based. Some bands went so far as to be essentially blues bands using rock arrangements, (the subgenre of Blues Rock) the most famous examples being Canned Heat, Free and later Bad Company. From 1978 onwards two Rock movements emerged that would ditch this blues-based sound, namely Punk and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) though several bands retained the boogie-woogie sound of Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis, most notably AC/DC, Status Quo and later Airbourne. 4. Ian Gillan's ''swagger'' onstage was directly influenced by the Rock n' Roll heroes of his youth, particularly Elvis Presley and Little Richard.

@CB-xr1eg Год назад

A bit more monitor if ya got it!

@SG710 11 месяцев назад

On Point No 2, Blackmore didn't write the riff off of Beethoven's Fifth. Any guitar player can play that riff and just the notes you're playing you'll know those two riffs are played completely differently (in whatever sequence of notes - Beethoven's Fifth starts with playing thirds to the roots in C minor and Bb major chords, Smoke on the Water plays the upper two notes in the G5, Bb5 and C5 power chords). Now, Blackmore did say that he ripped off Beethoven's Fifth and played it backwards in a TV interview... the problem is, Blackmore is famous for taking the piss and making practical jokes and loves making fools out of clueless people. On point 3: Since when has AC/DC EVER been a heavy metal band? They're blues rock through and through.

@garyark1291 9 месяцев назад

The idea of the riff coming from Richie's reversing Beethoven's Fifth riff is a myth - Richie was so tired of this question that he started to troll reporters with this answer. One of such interviews was recorded and started the myth. The riff is actually comes from the Astrud Gilberto song - "Maria Quiet" (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XH7JdtXrWQM.html). The riff was composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim in 1964.

@fredfred6644 9 месяцев назад

Ian had his finger in his ear so he could hit the right note. Lots os singers did this, especially the BeeGees.

@DonnachaDeLong 3 месяца назад

I saw an interview with Phase 1 from the late 60s, and they identified Tom Jones as one of their biggest influences.

@allenhonaker4107 Год назад

The rhythm section of Paice and Glover are so blended most people don't realize how intricate they are to this song.

@CB-xr1eg Год назад

Not sure which word should be there, but I'm pretty sure it's not "intricate"

@fireball1066 Год назад

integral, I think you mean. But their playing is intricate and to blend what they do so seamlessly takes considerable talent and skill. Every band member knows where "the one" is and plays around with it beautifully.

@noenunez8705 Год назад

One of Deep Purple's many strengths was their ability to improvise, their played a different solo for each song every time they jumped on stage and it was always good, if you like Jon Lord's organ playing then is time for Highway Star, the studio version or the Made in Japan live recording

@Miwna Год назад

When I was young and heard Jon Lord's solo in Highway Star for the first time, I thought it was an electric guitar.

@rugxulo Год назад

Metal Church did a *killer* cover of it, too. David Wayne's vocals on that are beyond amazing!!!

@Azznbad Год назад

A friend of mine played with Point Blank who covered Highway Star and the entire band is worn out by the time it ends. Jon Lord's solo is great, and Ian Pace is chopping wood back there on drums. If that song doesn't get you going they should pull the sheet over your head because you are gone Indeed Highway Star is absolutely the next to give a listen to.

@nightmusic8 Год назад

I know everyone is humming the riff right now..

@joergojschaefer3521 Год назад

A Riff bigger than the Great Barrier Reef... 😁

@dashriprock5720 Год назад

There is always a deep purple song playing in my head except I grew up on vinyl so I also hear the popping and cracking and the song occasionally get stuck repeating. Lol

@Hedwallfxtd Год назад

The most played guitar riff at Guitar Center… well, next to Stairway.

@PeteyDolan Год назад

Don't need to, it's my ringtone

@Raymclau Год назад

I love your pasdion and your accurate observation I Hope you get to see this post I would suggest a singer for you to review Her name is Eva Cassidy and the song is Fields of gold Unfortunatrly She became known after her premature death. If you want Another song she sang somewhere over the rainbow Have a great listen

@danielwilliams3255 Год назад

Elizabeth, SOO, SOO Glad you went to a younger performance. Quite often it appears when a rock act is young, the singer's performance is fresh and vibrant. The drive to excellence is 100% because they have not yet "made it". Then after being burned out and having performed the same song 1000s of times, an older performance does not have the same energy. I think this is true for 80% of the legendary bands you cover on your channel. PLEASE, PLEASE look for the earliest stuff from these performers in the future. So glad you chose this one.

@awdrj Год назад

One of the greatest bass lines I've heard, I must say.

@capp00 Год назад

My favorite part of this song is during the intro, when the bass rolls in. Takes it up a huge notch and makes it so meaty sounding.

@steeleye2112 Год назад

Totally with you, when that bass kicks in the whole thing just jumps to epic level. One of my favourite moments in rock.

@richardj9016 Год назад

Drums build up before bass. The hi hat is superb

@danielkomorowski7966 Год назад

I'm a child of rock and roll. In my eyes deep purple are the true fathers of heavy metal, not Black Sabbath or hawkwind. Deep Purple baby!

@stephendoherty2010 2 месяца назад

Ritchie Blackmore got the notation from Beethoven’s fifth symphony. He said it made millions for him and the band.🎸❤

@kevinwells4888 Год назад

I'm 65 and have listened to this song hundreds of times. Watching you review and explain things I've heard but never noticed is such a treat.

@wtglb Год назад

Search here for: "The Most Famous Riff in the Rock and Roll History" where Ritchie Blackmore says he owes Beethoven "A lot of money" as this riff is from Beethoven's 5th Symphony played "inverted"

@joerenner8334 Год назад

It's all Johnny Lord for this one. though Blackmore's solo is fucking awesome

@ponytrekker9315 Год назад

The song is severely edited Ritchies guitar solo was cut and so was the ending verse

@joerenner8334 Год назад

@@ponytrekker9315 Ya I was thinking of the original recording.

@osamaqtaitat Год назад

Which part of Beethoven’s piece?

@wtglb Год назад

@@osamaqtaitat the opening notes, search for the video I named above and go to 3:50 you’ll hear him

@malcshone4409 Год назад

There’s a live album without video footage called “ Made In Japan” by Deep Purple. Treat yourself to listening to “ Strange Kind Of Woman” from it sometime. Epic Gillan/Blackmore vocal/guitar duet/duel towards the end of the song and a full blown scream from Ian to finish! Every DP fan knows about this song but it’s a shame the concert was not filmed. Enjoy!

@Vernerol Год назад

Even though I am a Led Zeppelin fan, Made in Japan is my "go to album" - It is thE album!

@jezclark4882 Год назад

THIS. This is the song I always recommend to people to showcase Gillan's skills (and indeed the whole band) - the improv section and ending is absolute gold, and that end scream...just when you think he's run out of breath...there's more. Could not believe what I was hearing when I first borrowed my Dad's LP of this.

@jamesharvey5936 Год назад

At least one of the MiJ shows was filmed, at least in parts, in B&W - makes you feel old don't it! Some of the footage was used on the 2014 Made In Japan documentary but I believe the owner is hanging on to most of it - waiting for a big bucks offer I think.

@robdas1 Год назад

Made In Japan was one of the best live albums ever. I'm a bit surprised Elizabeth chose this live version of Smoke rather than the Made In Japan version. It's good, but the Made In Japan version is on a whole other level.

@malcshone4409 Год назад

@@robdas1 She only reacts to live performances with video footage.

@WyreForestBiker Год назад

THE best riff of all time ... no doubt , not even close 😊

@sirisemirisirisa Год назад

Fun fact: This riff is actually a beginning of Beethoven's 5th Symphony in C Minor playing backwards. Even the band , jokingly said that they own a lot of money to Beethoven because of Copyrights.

@fw1421 Год назад

Brings me back to 1972. I was 19 when I saw them on stage. One hell of a concert! I so miss the 70’s. The best decade for rock music.

@pranilbharath7284 5 месяцев назад

Watching Elizabeth enjoy the music is a joy in itself. 😊

@the_Kurgan Год назад

Loved hear her say, she's "totally loving the organ"

@richterbelmont2 Год назад

Elvis is Gillan's biggest influence so you're definitely correct in identifying that from his singing.

@maxmacpherson1957 Год назад

Ian Gillan was 77 last Friday and is still touring and singing with Deep Purple and although his voice is not what it was he still is a fine singer.

@stevethomas8151 Год назад

I saw them about 4 years ago. The have seem to lost lost the magic But I'm still a huge fan

@steveludwig4200 Месяц назад

@@stevethomas8151 Because without Lord and Blackmore this band ain't Deep Purple.

@user-jr6pz7ef8f 4 месяца назад

You are genius. The way you figure things out and dissect them absolutely incredible

@vioreltepelus3010 17 часов назад

ELIZABETH! it's more than what you hear!...there are moments when the keys go into the background and the guitar is in the foreground, and vice versa, the background is subordinated...this is the harmony of heavy metal, the continuous dialogue of the instruments, and the emphasis of the personality.. .it is simply an art!

@radioboffinG8KNF Год назад

I saw Purple live in 1975 and later in 2007. I got seats 3 rows back from the front centre stage and it was mind-blowing singing along with Ian just feet away 🙂

@SylviusTheMad Год назад

1976! You saw one of their last shows before they broke up. Purple played 33 shows in the US and 5 in the UK, the last of which was on March 15.

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

Unfortunately, Gillan and Glover had left the band by the summer of 1973.

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

@@SylviusTheMad I wouldn't have walked across the street to watch them at that point. Tommy Bolin was drugged out and Glenn Hughes was drunk. Bolin ODed at the end of '76.

@ponytrekker8996 Год назад

@@AlbertEinsteinSpock watch the California jam concert. You can see how Glenn Hughes was also high on Cocaine he kept sniffing and rubbing his nose.

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

@@ponytrekker8996 It was about 95 degrees that day. He was probably sweating.

@philstone3859 Год назад

Highway Star is a certified badass all time Classic. Many consider it the ultimate driving Rock song. It’s a MUST listen!

@jimdukeproject 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoy it and respect Deep Purple, the root of heavy rock and staple group for many.

@3du76 Год назад

Greatest guitar tone. Ever.

@wrytar7717 Год назад

Just a fun anecdote: Near where I lived was a guitar store, and this riff was one of several that were black-listed, because the owner was so over it. You played it while trying out a guitar, they would kick you out, possible sells be damned. XD

@darkaether2798 Год назад

One of the “forbidden riffs”, like Stairway to Heaven.

@MikeBarnett1776 Год назад

Even worse were the bass players who would play the guitar part!

@Alicatt1 Год назад

@@MikeBarnett1776 🥰 I forgive you

@campbeld63 Год назад

I've heard of this, but I dunno, this sounds like *royal assent* to me: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-z817CghzpGI.html

@MikeBarnett1776 Год назад

@@Alicatt1 I never did that... I PROOOOOOMISE!!!

@bigbow62 Год назад

20:10 Jon Lord.... a true master at his craft ✌️🙂

@allenfutrelle9090 7 месяцев назад

Your expertise in analyzing the song and instruments is, truly, amazing. Kudos to tour talent and experiences.

@atmatkingley6585 Год назад

Probably heard this a thousand times, but if you want to check out Ian Gillan's range, try Strange Kind of Woman, from the Made in Japan album. Him and Ritchie's guitar play off each other so perfectly, it's mind blowing!

@jmarcial2007 2 месяца назад

That vocal/guitar interplay between Gillan and Blackmore is also shown later on at this same concert; of course during Strange kind of woman.

@Deepurple88 Год назад

Jon Lord on keyboards added that additional colour to the picture that made Deep Purple stand out as somewhat different. Jon also dabbled in his own compositions which are great to listen too.

@TheBaconWizard Год назад

For me, Jon Lord WAS deep purple, as brilliant as the other guys all are.

@Paul_Halicki Год назад

@@TheBaconWizard Every musician in the classic Deep Purple lineup was virtuoso level talent.

@TheBaconWizard Год назад

@@Paul_Halicki Very definitely!

@dennisheape971 Год назад

Something Many don't know about Jon Lord (Organist) was that he had classical training. One of their early Numbers which I consider a classic, is "Black Night." Well worth the listen.

@leehanson1416 Год назад

Not many classically trained organist played through a Marshall guitar stack guitar amp turned up to "stupid". Jon was a gift to music.

@jamesraleigh4299 Год назад

@@leehanson1416 He had to keep up with Ritchie's volume coming through 200W Marshall Major stacks!!!

@CB-xr1eg Год назад

Why do people put a K at the beginning? Its Black NIGHT.

@samleigh7817 Год назад

@@CB-xr1eg spellcheck probably.

@CB-xr1eg Год назад

@@samleigh7817 What? Of course it's not spellcheck. It doesn't change night to Knight.

@GringoLoco1 3 месяца назад

Mr Blue Sky was also written in Montreux after a couple of gray and gloomy weeks -- Jeff was soooooo happy to see blue sky skies he memorialized it for the ages

@jimbranscomb4350 Год назад

Anytime I have a having a bad day, I watch one of your videos, and your enthusiasm instantly alleviates it

@felipelima597 Год назад

A great vocalist of the 1970s little remembered is David Byron of Uriah Heep. One of the most beautiful voices in rock history. Deserves an audition.

@Paul_Halicki Год назад

He had a style that in some ways was similar to Gillan's. He could wail!

@josefhorndl3469 Год назад

100 % agree :) Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin - in this order - are my personal "Fab 4" since 1970, when I first heard them at the age of 9! Problem for youtube reactions is: there is NO GOOD LIVE FOOTAGE of Heep's Byron era. If I remember well, Freddy Mercury's performance on stage was a bit influenced by David Byron, but it's a long time ago, so I may be wrong.

@eternallife9786 Год назад

The magicians birthday!

@calebthemusicjunkie Год назад

Never forget Fred Mercury

@CB-xr1eg Год назад

How can you give a dead singer an audition?

@capstan50g Год назад

Smoke On The Water was one of the first hard songs I recall hearing growing up and it totally changed my appreciation of rock. What an iconic song. Thanks for sharing your reaction with us! I hope you and the family are doing well.

@sbuer57 Год назад

In the early 70"s I was showing my Horse at the Bellville, 4-H Fair Grounds, Michigan. Many Memories but seeing Deep Purple amongst a couple hundred gatherers was super exciting!! They were a couple feet from the wood bleachers where we all were.

@Dan-zb1ks 11 месяцев назад

This is the best riff of all time because it's.... ....a RIFF, a HOOK, and a GROOVE!

@robinaltena6046 Год назад

My Swiss wife reminds me every time we hear this song that "Smoke on the Water" immediately became the defunct Swiss National Anthem! Great song and great analysis, as always!! I need to make a plug for one of my favorite “desert island” bands, Triumph. Another Canadian trio a few years after Rush and featuring amazing guitar and drum playing, a dual instrument bass/keyboardist, and both the guitarist and drummer sharing lead vocal opportunities. And their lyrics-inspiring and pure-hearted. I love them! I recommend their stellar performance at the 1983 US Festival in California, particularly “Fight the Good Fight” featuring great guitar leads and vocals by guitarist Rik Emmitt. On a later album they released “Follow Your Heart” with drummer Gil Moore on vocals-another live stunner, too. I hope you give consideration to Triumph-I am 100% confident you will love their music!. Thanks!!! Best.... Robin

@MM_in_Havasu Год назад

Don't forget "Ordinary Man" off of the "Allied Forces" album, another cranker!

@rugxulo Год назад

@@MM_in_Havasu What about "Spellbound"?

@robinaltena6046 Год назад

@@rugxulo Both great songs! Want a good MTV laugh, dig back to the video of Magic Power. The disco-style dancer on the unidentified "flying" guitar-shaped stage was a hoot, but not in a good way. Took much away from what was my first musical introduction to Triumph. Such a great song with such poor video direction and production. Thankfully not nearly as bad a Billy Squire's career ending "Rock Me Tonight" video.

@rorycahill Год назад

Yes, came here to say this. Rik is an incredible singer.

@colrhodes377 Год назад

Another Deep Purple/Ian Gillan song to react to and analyse is Strange kind of woman. Guitar versus Voice on the early 70s live versions. Enough to blow your headphones 🎧

@bookhouseboy280 Год назад

Indeed. Live on the BBC 1972 version

@craigplatel813 Год назад

You beat me to it

@colrhodes377 Год назад

@@craigplatel813 sorry, bother 😀🤘

@AJ_NL_1963 Год назад

Indeed strange kind of woman in 70’s live recording is the next stop. To a next level of vocal control.

@TheCharismaticVoice Год назад

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@WdyWP Год назад

I think it is awesome that you know who each of them is and recognized their level of talent!!! IMHO the musicians of these days will never be matched.

@dalmac5978 Год назад

Growing up in the ‘70’s, I thought this was their only song!! 😝

@joergojschaefer3521 Год назад

Wait wait... That's a song? 😮I thought that was just an extended riff that someone was singing to...😁 Damn, I had to be 52 to realize that... 🤯

@lokischildren7862 Год назад

Elizabeth has become a rock Goddess

@robfarquhar7780 11 месяцев назад

I swapped an electric drill for this album when I was a teenager I am now 71yrs old and still love it

@johnvanriper3363 11 месяцев назад

I was at SUBIC BAY PHILIPPINES every bar in town had a band and they were all playing this song over and over and man those armature bands were incredible.1973

@steeleye2112 Год назад

Whenever I hear Smoke on the Water I always think the same think. I came for the guitar but I stay for the bass, it just blows my mind on this song.

@markstacey5867 Год назад

Since you're checking out purple, for a bit of contrast check out David Coverdale voice, singing "Burn". Although Gillan's voice is far superior, "Burn" is one of my favourite Deep Purple tracks

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

That whole Burn album is terrific. Glenn Hughes sang some of the lead on that and much of the backing vocals. Gillan was the best, but those two are legends, too.

@bookhouseboy280 Год назад

Coverdale sang it even better on "Live in London" and "Made in Europe" versions.

@Nissardpertugiu Год назад

I don't think Ian gillan is far superior than David . Its just different. David is heavier styling and a monster too. His supports are much more physical and thick than Ian Gillan. David voice , with open throat gutty technique ( Very similar to Dio sometimes, which i think they took from the same soul blues dudes ) has more low harmonic and thickness, that can be misconcepted has beign low But its not the case , like the chorus of Lay down stay down , he hits a G5 , and lady double dealer , its high.. David have a darker and thicker Full voice and mix approach. But he can sing very high hitting similar octaves than Gillan. And he's a verdi Baritone.. But He s a great grunt guy, a great blues and soul singer , much convincing sensibility than Gillan on that , as well than going all cylinders and scream hard rock and metal. As Funky and Bluesy it was on the paper , Mark III was live , sounding more metal than mark II. The guitar sound of Ritchie, like Live in London or Graz, the gain and some improv where he is already on rainbow , But David thicker grunter voice, with a more percussive and Huge ballsy sound of Glenn Hughes on bass (, as he was even more in Trapeze, which was a certain influence to Judas Priest for example ) , Makes it heavier than Most of Mark II performance. Even Tommy Bolin sound was heavy as fuck .

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

@@Nissardpertugiu I was just referring to the Smoke on the Water version that Coverdale butchered at California Jam. He's a great singer, but couldn't handle that tune at all.

@davidk4170 Год назад

@@AlbertEinsteinSpock Coverdale and Hughes hated singing the mark 2 songs and it shows, also Coverdale's voice is really not suited to those songs but they had to play them as they were popular songs and still only a couple of years old. I think a good Coverdale song for Elizabeth to analyse would be Mistreated, he sings it very well on the California Jam video.

@GraveFireflys Год назад

Great reaction, one of Ian's contemporaries is Paul Rogers, who Blackmore wanted to form a band with but never did. Paul Rogers was in a few bands notably Free and Bad Company. He has a wonderful bluesy rock voice and he can still sing brilliantly today as illustrated on the Free spirit dvd from 2018,although you can pick any era. He even sang with Queen for a while after Freddie died. Anyway I'll stop gushing, it's just no one ever reacts to his singing. Again thanks for your channel, it always lifts my spi in these difficult times.

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

Yeah, everyone knows Paul Rodgers has one of the all-time great voices. About as legendary as it gets in rock history, and he sounds the same more than 50 years later!

@johnkerney24 Год назад

Paul Rodgers blew me away om the live DVD "Queen + Paul Rodgers". Rodgers really stepped up to the plate on the Queen originals. He wasn't trying to imitate Freddie Mercury while still being true to himself. Awesome job. Brian May seems to be having a lot of fun playing Free's "All Right Now".

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

@@johnkerney24 I've got the live CD.

@russfelger 4 месяца назад

Great review and choice! When the bass kicks in, it just shoves everything forward. There towards the end, each member "ad libs" some of the best notes. The amount of talent was truly amazing.

@butchcarter6161 Год назад

Deep Purple sold out 2 nights at the Richfield Coliseum in the 80's....one night got Smoke on the Water, the other did not. I was lucky, one of the best and loudest shows as well.

@lorimiller8297 Год назад

I remember when this album was released. Machine Head is one of the greatest rock albums of all time. 🤯🤘👏

@HenrikRClausen Год назад

And Made in Japan is THE greatest rock live album ever.

@mikeb834 Год назад

I agree. I was 13 at the time and it cemented my love for rock music. Then I had to go out and buy In Rock which was even heavier. Then Made In Japan rolls around and blew the roof off! Greatest time period for discovering music in my life. Didn't get to see DP until 1985 at the Texas Jam.

@ingobordewick6480 Год назад

@@HenrikRClausen The first record I bought, I think I was 12 so that would have been 1985 then. I still have it, and some other copies that have survived the times better than mine, because I played the shit out of it, with a really shitty record player, back then.

@williamlannan3129 Год назад

One of the best bands ever for straightforward hard driving rock and roll from beginning to end

@barefootbeachrunner9498 Год назад

My son wants to play guitar I recently bought him one He wanted ne to teach him some stuff (guitarist for 40 years) He wanted to be able to play something So i taught him this riff Awesome guitar riff 😊👍

@78twood Год назад

Saw Deep Purple in the early 70’s! They were GREAT 💜

@barryrammer7906 Год назад

Me too never forget seeing mk2 and mk3 very lucky we are my friend. People don't know how great they really are we do.

@mikelehmann6256 Год назад

Good morning to Elizabeth and everyone else! Deep Purple’s most iconic song a classic hard rock song. Still love it after all these years! Can’t wait for Elizabeth’s analysis have fun Liz!🎤🎧🎼🎸 Also ready with my 🎧 and ☕️!! Cheers, Mike L 😎🇨🇦👍✌🏼🤘🏻

@karenfriebel7680 Год назад

If you haven’t heard the original recording of Smoke On the Water from Deep Purple’s Machine Head album, give that a listen too! It’s the version I grew up with…During the “Smoke on the water” lyrics sections there are some really nice, high harmony moments that I missed hearing during the video played here of this live performance. If they were in here, they weren’t as predominant (tome) and they’re a favorite part of the song for me! This song is such a classic, and it was a treat to get to watch it being performed and see your reactions to it, Elizabeth! 🙂

@johnh.blevins5927 9 месяцев назад

From this same Machine Head album, please dive into ‘Lazy.’ The bluesy / jazz guitar work is excellent, the instrumental builds - including the best instrument, the voice, is nothing short of amazing! The vocal range is otherworldly!

@Hoeech 2 месяца назад

The origin of the song makes its success even more impressive. It was written in a matter of minutes to act as a filler song on "Machine Head". What they had already laid down was too short to be released as-is, so they threw together a "simple ditty" that told the story of the past few days in which the studio they were to record in burned down. They never thought it would become a single, much less their signature song

@HenrikRClausen Год назад

And in the bridge, just when we expect one of the greatest guitar solos ever - we get one of the greatest organ solos. Jon Lord rules!

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

Jon.

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

Jon, not John.

@HenrikRClausen Год назад

@@AlbertEinsteinSpock Thanks!

@antoniocarlin5026 Год назад

I saw them Deep Purple on 2018, for Seven time...! and IAN GILLAN with 74 years old...STILL SINGING!!!

@marcchetty7197 Год назад

Deep purple with the royal philharmonic is a must watch.

@jalkabre5904 Год назад

The Royal Albert Hall - Ian Gillan (the best performance) in Concerto for Group and Orchestra 69 - Exceptional vocals.

@ronsmith1573 Год назад

If you liked the back & forth at the end between Ritchie and Jon and you want Ian G. to blow your mind some more you really need to do Strange Kind Of Woman off the Made In Japan album. Ian and Ritchie have a duel in the middle of it and it will knock your socks off.

@homersimpson8414 Год назад

Creative tension

@seanhendren5874 Год назад

Elizabeth I just love your reactions and responses to the techniques for vocals/Instruments.

@dashriprock5720 Год назад

This is like Christmas

@John1948Ten Год назад

If you want to really enjoy Deep Purple you should listen to this - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vGDbXEk9USE.html

@neilaston3538 Год назад

I've been a Deep Purple fan since 1974 (yes, I'm an old git) but thank you, you have explained so much to me. I love your you tube. Thank you.

@madmitch3365 Год назад

Can’t wait for this 🎸😁

@countorlokdx1 Год назад

When Ian Gillan sang for Black Sabbath, he has some Earth shattering screams/vocals check out the album Born Again, it was Ian's only appearance on a Sabbath album

@IwasInThe60s Год назад

I think millions of young kids in the early 1970s who tried to master the guitar felt a sense of achievement when they mastered this riff! (I certainly did.) It was the pinnacle of my guitar playing achievements.😂

@IwasInThe60s 9 месяцев назад

I still haven't.😞

@TaunusMicha Год назад

such a pleasure again following your explanations

@kennethwilson5833 Год назад

I love how they build the song adding all the different instruments one at a time until they are all going

@giannicolaberaldo 10 месяцев назад

Fun fact: this is the only video of Deep Purple MK II (in the seventies) playing live Smoke on the water. And, if my understanding is correct, this is the last concert after which Gillan and Glover left the band. Long life to Deep Purple and RIP John Lord.

@steveludwig4200 Месяц назад

This was the "In Concert" performance filmed in early 73 and by the time it aired in Summer of 1973, Gillan had quit and Blackmore fired Glover with Coverdale/Hughes ready tom some on board.

@artlessons1 Год назад

Love your enthusiasm thanks ... indeed one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time

@matshjalmarsson3008 Год назад

I'm not a musician at all, but I play a bit of guitar, at an amateur level. At a previous job we did this Christmas performance and played this song and I did the riff. It was live, not when rehersing, that I realized how good and important the bass is to the song. It was an ear opening.

@thetouch2495 Год назад

Ian is such a great singer. You may also like Paul Rodgers from Bad Company. Their live performance at Wembly of “Shooting Star” will always be one of my all time favorites.

@jasperdevries1726 Год назад

On one hand, it's one of their most popular songs. On the other hand, the song is quite straightforward musically as well as vocally. Not the Deep Purple I would have recommended for an analysis, but I hope to live vicariously through your enthusiasm anyway (and the bassline is still fun for me to play).

@1969bones69 Год назад

My uncle told me as a very young child to listen to this and learn the bass lines and Id be invited to every basement party. He was right.

@HenrikRClausen Год назад

Neither would I suggest this, but it did become a signature song. And they are jamming quite a bit of fun stuff into it on stage - try comparing with the studio version. Which, of coruse, was recorded at the Grand Hotel, with the Mobile outside.

@paulmahon1613 Год назад

Lazy, Highway Star and Space Truckin are what I'd recommend.

@dashriprock5720 Год назад

Yeah but Elizabeth really enjoyed it. you should keep that in mind before you express a personal opinion

@ninoorjon Год назад

@@paulmahon1613 Lazy for vocal analysis? Space Truckin', on the other hand, has a stunning vocal part, but a too long jam for analysis. And Highway Star is supposed to be taken either from the 80s or from Copenhagen 72 with a fight scene with the audience, cool 😊.

@Seven50ml Год назад

One of the first riffs I learned. Classic

@petebennett8313 Год назад

Love your enthusiasm. A real pleasuring hearing your reviews. Thank you.

@gilliancourtney4701 Год назад

I totally recommend The Concerto for Group and Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall. Totally versatile band and Ian Gillan crooning during Adante - look out for the woman with a bling bob and purple dress because her reaction is priceless.

@ladaddy19 Год назад

The Hammond is a staple of heavy 60's and 70's bands. Used most epically on Vanilla Fudge's cover of You Keep Me Hanging On. What was once a pop song became a filthy, heavy song. Such an epic instrument.

@LostMyMojo100 Год назад

That truly is an epic tune!!!🔥🔥🔥

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

Purple were huge fans of that band Vanilla Fudge, and you can hear the influence.

@lemmyisking9512 Год назад

Vanilla Fudge had one of the greatest rhythm sections in all of rock. And they sang fabulous harmonies! Tip of the hat to Mark Stein on the organ, too.

@armadillotoe Год назад

Don't overlook Steppenwolf and their incredible use of the Hammond through Leslies.

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

@@armadillotoe I would never overlook the Wolf.

@shotbytim9624 5 месяцев назад

So many schools have adopted this as a fight song. I first heard it in middle school as "Wildcats Gonna Get You".

@Ninang363 Год назад

Flo, of Flo and Eddy, once told me the story of the event. He had been on stage when it happened. I was at a Music Camp one summer and Flo and Eddy were there as special guests. After lunch one day I asked him about it. He told three other people and me the story and then some. It was most interesting.

@DannyLeeOGT Год назад

1st guitar 🎸 riff everyone learns On the top E string, myself included! Can't wait

@shanemarcotte2062 Год назад

When he's pointing at his ears he's telling the sound man to turn his volume up, he's having trouble hearing himself.

@fullcircle4723 6 месяцев назад

Its cool listening to your analysis from a professional point of view. I can sense and see you like this very much. Bravo.

@ronsmith1573 Год назад

When he points at his ear that's a common signal to turn up his monitor. There's a break on Made In Japan where he wants the monitors adjusted and he says "Yes, you can have everything louder than everything else" so monitor problems were not too uncommon.

@Dowdyguy Год назад

Thanks for the analysis - I had no idea the music I've listened to al my life was in reality such complicated creations, with so much thought behind them. Your insights and knowledge of the history is impressive and humbling. It's like I haven't been paying attention to anything but the emotion. Of course, I seldom can follow the words, so maybe it's that...

@buzgaden2970 Год назад

You've found Dio and Gillan, but also cover David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes, Graham Bonnet and Joe Lynn Turner. All fabulous vocalists from Deep Purple's family tree!

@AlbertEinsteinSpock Год назад

All are still alive, except Dio as of 2022. Coverdale tours with Whitesnake, although an upper-respiratory problem forced him to cancel the summer tour. Hughes tours. The Graham Bonnet Band just released a new album, 'Day Out in Nowhere' that is good. His voice is still 80.almost as good as when he was with Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover in 1979-'80.

@johnxina5126 Год назад

Purple and Sabbath are the two bands with a line of vocalists, where each and single one was impeccable

@ViktorJaneba Год назад

@@johnxina5126 Yep. And Tony Martin was totally underrated, I love records with him on vocal.

@robertjackson9326 Год назад

When I learned "Smoke...", I played it in A because in those days we used turntables, and mine was a tone sharp. Thanks for the memories.

@pbierre Месяц назад

The chorus chord change from C --> G#7 --> Gmin was so novel & unusual, many cover bands completely blew it on the G#7. When you add in the harmony vocal part, the chorus becomes so iconic.