Review by Dave Thompson
Although purists might argue otherwise, Machine Head remains the "ultimate" Deep Purple album, the one LP that everybody knows and loves and the home, of course, to one of the greatest riffs in rock history, the majestic "Smoke on the Water." Celebrating the 25th anniversary of this leviathan's original release, bassist Roger Glover completely remastered the original tapes, turning in a stunning reappraisal of an album that past CD reissues had rendered little more than a muddy puddle. The dynamic that characterized this particular lineup of the band was, after all, built so much on light and shade, that to lose that was to lose most of the album's power. Glover did not simply restore the music's inherent contrasts, he elaborated on them to create one of the best-sounding CDs of the entire digital age. In keeping with Machine Head's glorious reputation, this edition was expanded across two discs. While one features the original album plus three bonus cuts -- the period B-side "When a Blind Man Cries," and quadraphonic remixes of "Maybe I'm a Leo" and "Lazy" (both of which are more or less dispensable) -- the second rounds up an album's worth of remixes that Glover undertook during the remastering stage. It's little more than a bonus for true aficionados, but it is intriguing to hear how the album might have sounded, had Glover himself been in charge of production at the time. Fascinating, too, are the alternate guitar solos that he drops into "Maybe I'm a Leo" and "Smoke on the Water," both of which re-stage all-too-familiar numbers in a different light. As with all the anniversary remasters, Machine Head cannot be praised too highly. Unless, of course, you believe it already has been.
Although purists might argue otherwise, Machine Head remains the "ultimate" Deep Purple album, the one LP that everybody knows and loves and the home, of course, to one of the greatest riffs in rock history, the majestic "Smoke on the Water." Celebrating the 25th anniversary of this leviathan's original release, bassist Roger Glover completely remastered the original tapes, turning in a stunning reappraisal of an album that past CD reissues had rendered little more than a muddy puddle. The dynamic that characterized this particular lineup of the band was, after all, built so much on light and shade, that to lose that was to lose most of the album's power. Glover did not simply restore the music's inherent contrasts, he elaborated on them to create one of the best-sounding CDs of the entire digital age. In keeping with Machine Head's glorious reputation, this edition was expanded across two discs. While one features the original album plus three bonus cuts -- the period B-side "When a Blind Man Cries," and quadraphonic remixes of "Maybe I'm a Leo" and "Lazy" (both of which are more or less dispensable) -- the second rounds up an album's worth of remixes that Glover undertook during the remastering stage. It's little more than a bonus for true aficionados, but it is intriguing to hear how the album might have sounded, had Glover himself been in charge of production at the time. Fascinating, too, are the alternate guitar solos that he drops into "Maybe I'm a Leo" and "Smoke on the Water," both of which re-stage all-too-familiar numbers in a different light. As with all the anniversary remasters, Machine Head cannot be praised too highly. Unless, of course, you believe it already has been.
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Revisión por Dave ThompsonAunque
los puristas podrían argumentar lo contrario, Machine Head sigue siendo
el "último" álbum Deep Purple, el único LP que todo el mundo conoce y
ama y el hogar, por supuesto, a uno de los mejores riffs de la historia
del rock, el majestuoso "Smoke on the Water". " Celebrando
el 25 aniversario del lanzamiento original de este leviatán, el bajista
Roger Glover remasterizó por completo las cintas originales,
convirtiendo en una impresionante reevaluación de un álbum que las
reediciones de CD anteriores habían rendido poco más que un charco
embarrado. La
dinámica que caracterizó a esta alineación particular de la banda
estaba, después de todo, basada tanto en la luz como en la sombra, que
perder era perder la mayor parte del poder del álbum. Glover
no solo restauró los contrastes inherentes de la música, los elaboró
para crear uno de los CD con mejor sonido de toda la era digital. De acuerdo con la gloriosa reputación de Machine Head, esta edición se amplió en dos discos. Mientras
que uno presenta el álbum original más tres cortes adicionales, el lado
B "When a Blind Man Cries", y los remixes cuadrafónicos de "Maybe I'm a
Leo" y "Lazy" (ambos son más o menos prescindibles). ) - el segundo redondea los remixes de un álbum que Glover emprendió durante la etapa de remasterización. Es
poco más que una bonificación para los verdaderos aficionados, pero es
intrigante escuchar cómo podría haber sonado el álbum, si Glover hubiera
estado a cargo de la producción en ese momento. Fascinantes,
también, son los solos de guitarra alternativos que pone en "Tal vez
soy un Leo" y "Humo en el agua", los cuales retocan los números
demasiado familiares en una luz diferente. Al igual que con todos los remasters de aniversario, Machine Head no puede ser elogiado demasiado. A menos que, por supuesto, creas que ya lo ha sido.
Include / Incluye:
Deep Purple - Machine Head - Band Score [Jap] (pdf / 112pgs.)
Smoke on the Water – The Deep Purple Story (pdf / 432 pgs.)
CD1
01 - Highway Star [1997 Remix]
02 - Maybe I'm a Leo [1997 Remix]
03 - Pictures of Home [1997 Remix]
04 - Never Before [1997 Remix]
05 - Smoke on the Water [1997 Remix]
06 - Lazy [1997 Remix]
07 - Space Truckin' [1997 Remix]
08 - When a Blind Man Cries [1997 Remix]
CD2
09 - Highway Star
10 - Maybe I'm a Leo
11 - Pictures of Home
12 - Never Before
13 - Smoke on the Water
14 - Lazy
15 - Space Truckin'
16 - When a Blind Man Cries [Original B-Side]
17 - Maybe I'm a Leo [Quadrophonic Mix]
18 - Lazy [Quadrophonic Mix]
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