Machine Head (2001) Album Review

Expert Review Summary

Music critics combined give Machine Head a score of 3.6800 out of 4

based on (8) reviews

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Excellent

Music critics combined give Machine Head a score of 4 out of 4

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Very Good

Music critics combined give Machine Head a score of 3 out of 4

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Good

Music critics combined give Machine Head a score of 2 out of 4

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Music critics combined give Machine Head a score of 1 out of 4

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All Music Guide

Led Zeppelin's fourth album,Black Sabbath'sParanoid, and Deep Purple'sMachine Headstand as the Holy Trinity of English hard rock. These recordings provide the blueprint followed by virtually every heavy rock & roll band since the mid-'70s. Read more about Machine Head on All Music Guide

All Music Guide

Led Zeppelin's fourth album,Black Sabbath'sParanoid, and Deep Purple'sMachine Headhave stood the test of time as the Holy Trinity of English hard rock and heavy metal, serving as the fundamental blueprints followed by virtually every heavy rock & roll Read more about Machine Head on All Music Guide

Rolling Stone

I just don't understand, as Ann-Margret once sang, why an exciting band like Deep Purple, who consistently hit the top of the charts in Merrie Olde and have taken Europe by storm, remain a comparatively unknown quantity to American audiences. Read more about Machine Head on Rolling Stone

Reviews by Score:

Movie critics combined give Machine Head a score of 4.00 out of 4

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The Daily Vault Album Reviews

It's amazing how one can overlook a classic when that classic becomes one of the most overplayed records of the classic rock era.Take Deep Purple's 1972 masterpieceMachine Head. Every half-ass guitar player starts off figuring out the opening riff
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Movie critics combined give Machine Head a score of 3.20 out of 4

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John Mcferrin Music Reviews

If I could offer only one piece of advice regarding this album, it would be this: DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS AFTER MADE IN JAPAN . While I certainly knew of Smoke on the Water well before I bought any Deep Purple, my first exposures to Highway Star, Lazy
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