Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head
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Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head is a 2012 tribute album that features a variety of hard rock, heavy metal bands covering songs written by Deep Purple.
As part of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary celebrations of Deep Purple's 1972 release Machine Head, Re-Machined was released on September 25, 2012 by Eagle Rock Entertainment[1].
Recording
Re-Machined features specially recorded tracks from former Deep Purple Mk III member Glenn Hughes with Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Chickenfoot, Black Label Society, Carlos Santana & Jacoby Shaddix, Jimmy Barnes & Joe Bonamassa and the supergroup Kings of Chaos featurng Joe Elliott, Steve Stevens, Duff McKagan, Arlan Schierbaum and Matt Sorum, and others.
There are two wildly differing versions of the album's most famous track "Smoke on the Water", one from Carlos Santana with vocals by Jacoby Shaddix and one from alternative rockers Flaming Lips, and Metallica have contributed their own special take on "When A Blind Man Cries", a track recorded at the Machine Head sessions, but originally released as the B-side to "Never Before".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Smoke on the Water" | Carlos Santana, Jacoby Shaddix | 5:05 |
| 2. | "Highway Star" | Chickenfoot | 7:05 |
| 3. | "Maybe I'm a Leo" | Glenn Hughes, Chad Smith | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Pictures of Home" | Black Label Society | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Never Before" | Kings of Chaos | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Smoke on the Water" | The Flaming Lips | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Lazy" | Jimmy Barnes, Joe Bonamassa | 8:53 |
| 8. | "Space Truckin'" | Iron Maiden | 3:27 |
| 9. | "When a Blind Man Cries" | Metallica | 4:37 |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 10. | "Highway Star" | Glenn Hughes, Steve Vai, Chad Smith | 6:18 |
References
- ^ "Re-Machined Deep Purple Tribute". Eagle Rock Entertainment. Retrieved 2 October 2012.