Pictures of Home
| "Pictures of Home" | ||||
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| Song by Deep Purple from the album Machine Head | ||||
| Released | March 1972 | |||
| Recorded | December 6 - 21, 1971 Montreux, Switzerland |
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| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 5:08 | |||
| Label | EMI (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) |
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| Writer | Ritchie Blackmore Ian Gillan Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice |
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| Producer | Deep Purple | |||
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Pictures of Home is a song by the British hard rock group Deep Purple, from their 1972 album Machine Head. It begins with a drum introduction by Ian Paice and features a fast paced, driving guitar riff and bass line with several instrumental solos.
[edit] History
"Pictures of Home" is "probably" Jon Lord's favorite song from Machine Head. Blackmore says that he was inspired by a short wave radio channel, "probably from Bulgaria or Turkey" when writing the main riff. Ian Gillan's lyrics were a result of studio paranoia and home sickness. It is the only song from Machine Head that was not performed live during Deep Purple's 1972 tour.
Blackmore refused to play the song live. Since his replacement with Steve Morse in 1994, the song has become a recent feature in Deep Purple's live shows. It has been the opening song throughout the current Rapture of the Deep Tour.
[edit] Personnel
- Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
- Ian Gillan – vocals
- Roger Glover – bass guitar
- Jon Lord – keyboards
- Ian Paice – drums
