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Track: Smoke on the Water
Artist: Deep Purple
Album: Machine Head

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Name: Deep Purple
Spotify Genres: hard rock, classic rock, rock
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Hard Rock band from England, United Kingdom. The band formed in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre. They were once listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as "the loudest pop group", and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Deep Purple were ranked #22 on VH1's Greatest Artists of Hard Rock programme. There has been a Deep Purple band in existence since the late 60s, apart from the eight years between 1976 when Mark IV split up and 1984 when Mark II reformed. Deep Purple were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. They went through different line-ups through their history: Mark I (1968-69): Vocals: Rod Evans, Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore, Bass: Nick Simper, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark II (1969-73, 1984-89, 1992-93): Vocals: Ian Gillan, Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark III (1973-75): Vocals: David Coverdale, Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore, Bass and vocals: Glenn Hughes, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark IV (1975-76): Vocals: David Coverdale, Guitar: Tommy Bolin, Bass and vocals: Glenn Hughes, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark V (1989-92): Vocals: Joe Lynn Turner, Guitar: Ritchie Blackmore, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark VI (1993-94): Vocals: Ian Gillan, Guitar: Joe Satriani, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark VII (1994-2002): Vocals: Ian Gillan, Guitar: Steve Morse, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Jon Lord. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark VIII (2002-2022): Vocals: Ian Gillan, Guitar: Steve Morse, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Don Airey. Drums: Ian Paice. Mark IX (2022-current): Vocals: Ian Gillan, Guitar: Simon McBride, Bass: Roger Glover, Keyboards: Don Airey. Drums: Ian Paice.

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Release: Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
Year: 1973
Genres: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, Classic Rock

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LYRICS

We all came out to montreux
On the lake geneva shoreline
To make records with a mobile
We didn't have much time
Frank zappa and the mothers
Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
Burned the place to the ground
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky, smoke on the water

They burned down the gambling house
It died with an awful sound
Funky claude was running in and out
Pulling kids out the ground
When it all was over
We had to find another place
But swiss time was running out
It seemed that we would lose the race
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky, smoke on the water

We ended up at the grand hotel
It was empty cold and bare
But with the rolling truck stones thing just outside
Making our music there
With a few red lights and a few old beds
We make a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this
I know we'll never forget
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky, smoke on the water