Highway Star

WATCH: Rare Deep Purple Performance of “Highway Star” on German TV -Feb 1972 – Altered Lyrics?

03/11/2018
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It’s great when we find videos of unusual LIVE performances, especially from a band’s early years.  In this case we were looking for a live version of “Highway Star” by Deep Purple, a rock staple since it came out in 1972. According to our information “Highway Star”, which was off the Machine Head album, was recorded in December 1971 and released in March 1972. Along the way, the band stopped…

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WATCH – Deep Purple, “Highway Star” – LIVE – Made in Japan

05/10/2017
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Some casual fans only remember the iconic rock band Deep Purple with their hit “Smoke on the Water.” But to many, “Highway Star” is actually their favorite song,  arriving as the lead-off track to the band’s landmark Machine Head LP.  To many, it’s a perfect album opening song, and quite possibly the best driving song EVER,  daring the listener to go from zero to sixty … and maybe faster. Here they…

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