[Sgt_Schultze]

Smoke on the Water

[Dick Vomer]

Smoke on the Water!

Fire in the sky!

[speedy]

Ought to be a great fireworks show with this concert. It's been a long slide downhill since the days of "Hush."

[trisham]

Smoke on the water
Words & music by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice
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 & 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 - A 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 of the ground
When it all was over, we had to find another place
Swiss time was running out - It seemed that we would lose the race


Smoke on the water - A 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 an' a few old beds, we made a place to sweat
No matter what we get out of this, I know... I know we'll never forget


Smoke on the water - A fire in the sky
Smoke on the water

[lormand]

Is Richie Blackmore with them (again)?

[Jhensy]

Ian Gillan, lead singer of the legendary band, said that the band's commitment is driven by the idea that music is the universal language of the world and through its hopes to honor the loyalty of its fans through performing.

"Not to mention our bloody mortgage payments, mate."

[romanesq]

Perhaps the opening number should be "Under the Gun."
I love those guys and "Perfect Strangers" was a great album.

[freedumb2003]

Ian Gillan is, what, a hundred and ninety-eleven?

But I'll bet he lays it down better than anyone out there new or old (expecially whiskey-voice one-note Jagger).

Anyone heard DP lately?

[Mr. Mojo]

We all came down to Bei-rut.
On the East-ern Med Sea shoreline.....

[JohnnyZ]

Deep Purple is my new favorite band.

Well, not because of this article. I recently developed a new appreciation for them, once I found out Smoke on the Water wasn't their only song ;)

[WestVirginiaRebel]

It will be a Black Night and much will Burn if they get caught in a Fireball from all the shelling.

[Jaded]

They're still around and touring? Who'da thunk it.

[Trampled by Lambs]

I love Deep Purple.. anyone that only knows them because of Smoke on the Water is missing a trick.

But I wish Blackmore was still with them. Steve Morse is a fantastic guitar player but doesn't have the chemistry with DP that Ritchie had.

[lormand]

Richie Blackmore - when he wasn't acting like a prick

[El Gato]

I don't care how good they are, or aren't. They are a bunch of Maroons, to have ever scheduled a concert in Baalbeck. That's almost smack in center of the Bekaa Valley, heart of the Hezbollah infestation.

[Political Junkie Too]

Ian Gillan, lead singer of the legendary band...

Since Lebanon is also the site of a major battle between Jews and Muslims, I could point out that Ian Gillan also performed the role of Jesus in the original London Cast Album of Jesus Christ Superstar.

-PJ

[winner3000]

Baalbek, Lebanon, is the most amazing places for any artist to perform. It's in the middle of real Roman ruins. Check it out: http://www.baalbeck.org.lb/venu.asp?lng=en

[MOTR Newbie]

Wow. How old are these guys? They must be even older than the KISS guys. Maybe they can get Emerson Lake and Palmer to open for them and sing "Jerusalem."

[Kramster]

I know that Richie Blackmore did Man On The Siver Mountain, but was he with DP or RJD ?

[BallyBill]

No Blackmore
No Stratocaster
No Sale!