4:20 Flashback: Heavy

420 Flashback 4-22-19

This album is often cited as a major influence in the early development of the heavy metal music genre and commercially, it was the bands most successful. Went number 1 on the UK charts this day in 1972. One of the biggest songs is the first I learned to play on guitar.

Answer: Deep Purple with Machine Head – Smoke on the Water and Highway Star the biggest tunes on the album

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