Deep Purple "Smoke On The Water" REACTION Video | fun to react to this iconic song & guitar riff!

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[@real_lostinthefogofwar]

Machine Head is one of the greatest albums in rock history, every song is great

[@stevehalling816]

Absolutely 😁👍🎸

[@vernhoke7730]

I was in high school when this came out. 50 years later it still rocks. My son, when I got him a guitar for his 15th birthday was the 1st song he learned to play. I was a proud dad hearing "dun, dun dun" coming up from the basement. One of the most recognizable opening riffs in rock.

[@kenchristie9214]

Even today it is the first riff any budding guitarist tries to play. Prior to '72 it was Sunshine Of Your Love by Cream. Prior to '67 it was Peter Gunn by Duane Eddy.

[@iggs67]

this song got me into hard rock.

[@andynieuwenhuis7833]

The other Opening riff that is Iconic is ; Long cool Woman with A Black Dress.

[@charlotex1]

The version from the double live album, Made in Japan, cannot be beat. It may be one of the best live recordings of all time.

[@ingobordewick6480]

Personally my "greatest live album of all time".

[@kenchristie9214]

The best track on the vinyl is Space Truckin' with Ian Pace doing a 64 beat drum roll on the bass with one pedal. I bought the Made In Japan CD and I am really pissed Space Truckin' has been changed. I gave my vinyl to a friend before I realised it was changed.

[@RicardoRoams]

When this song first came out in 1972, they played it so much on the radio, I actually got sick of it. But I still bought the album. Classic song!

[@michaelasay8587]

Oh I never get tired of this song

[@bumperu]

I burned out my 8-track with this tape.

[@TAMPABAY53]

@@bumperu, I still have 8 tracks and players in the house and vehicle.

[@blackbob3358]

Bang on, Ricardo. Sick to the back teeth of it, in the finish. It's "alright now" to drop on it. Sorry, could'nt help it !

[@DanielFrost21]

One of the most famous opening riffs ever. Ian Gillan, the lead singer, sang the role of Jesus on the album "Jesus Christ Superstar".

[@DanielFrost21]

@@squaaaaak3178 Ted Neeley portrayed Jesus in the Broadway production and the movie JCS. If there are album versions of either one of those, then yes, that would've been Neeley. Gillan only appeared on the original album.

[@dranet47]

I was going to mention that about Ian Gillan. They need to really check out Gethsemane so they can see how good he really is.

[@johnnyrvf]

This was a trunkated version of the track. Listen to the original studio version.

[@narvik9035]

Great! LADY IN BLACK by URIAH HEEP should be fun, too.

[@johnnyrvf]

This was a trunkated version of the track. Listen to the original studio version.

[@TTTT-oc4eb]

Hmm, this version actually lacks the guitar solo and one verse.

[@Isleofskye]

Take a great Lead Singer in Ian Gillan and give him a powerhouse Engine Room of Drummer: Iain Paice and Bassist: Roger Glover then add guitar wizard: Richie Blackmore and one of the Worlds Top 3 Organists(the guy in the intro)=Jon Lord and you have: DEEP PURPLE..

[@cspaikido]

The Casino was right on the shore, and the band was watching it from their hotel room there are pictures available, happened in 1971.

[@racinnut77]

Listen to "Hush", one of their earliest hits, you won't be sorry.

[@matskarlsson3219]

"Deep Purple - Smoke On the Water" (Live). It can´t get any better! The 70s at its best! Suggestion some other great 70s songs by the Deep Purple: "Stormbringer", "Burn", "Soldier of Fortune", "Highway Star", and "Strange Kind of Woman". These are just a few of all great songs, by one of the greatest rock band of all time. "Deep Purple".🎸

[@waynehauser3611]

Hi there, sorry but i have to say this version is missing the last verse of the song and finish part of the story ? I would recommend listening to the studio version. This is strange to see, perhaps it was cut an edited as i could not see DP doing this without the last verse as it's missing part of the story ...... Weird . Love watching you guy's . Cheers from Down Under 🤘😎🤘

[@waynedome148]

Yes, compared to the made in Japan version, where is Ritchie solo missing hammer.

[@philipdickey6460]

Great song and reaction ladies, react to the song..live from Japan

[@vicprovost2561]

One of the great riffs ever, you are right, it is part of pop culture. As for the crowd, I saw Deep Purple 6 times in the 70s and 80s and we never sat down when they were on stage, Ritchie Blackmore might break into an amazing solo at any time. For one of his best, see them at the California Jam 1974 and the amazing You Fool No One. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

[@ninoorjon]

Oh my god, Jack Black plays this riff terribly - like a first grader, not a hard rocker. And the person who speaks in the preface is the late keyboardist Jon Lord. If you like the visual side, then I would recommend Lazy from a live concert in 1972 in Copenhagen.

[@StevesFunhouse]

Yeah, I love your reactions, and I love this one, but this is 1 song that I wish you would've done the studio version first. It sounds much better and there's an actual guitar solo that is awesome. If nothing else, you should at least do this for yourself. Some bands sound good in the studio, some sound better live, and some waver back and forth. It may just be me, but I think Deep Purple did some songs really great live, but this particular version wasn't one of them (IMHO). For some reason, Richie Blackmore (lead guitarist) didn't do a lot of lead solos on their live songs, and on the live ones he did, his solos were completely different from the studio versions. I would LOVE to hear you do a reaction to the studio versions of Lazy, Highway Star and most definitely, BURN (new singer) !!! They have other really great songs too like, My Woman From Tokyo, Space Truckin', Mistreated, etc. but along with this one, those first 3 are my favorites.

[@rodhanson7112]

THE BASS PLAYER OF DEEP PURPLE ROGER GLOVER WROTE this song And i WENT TO A DEEP PURPLE CONCERT in the EARLY 70'S AND THEY Had A reputation for being THE LOUDEST BAND in the World AND AFTER the CONCERT MY EAR'S "RANG"FOR 2 DAYS AFTER it

[@ericbatemanrodgers]

They are a heavy metal group they all released slow ones like Zeppelin stairway to heaven and black sabbath with changes the man at the beginning was the organist John Lord

[@scotttrainer9704]

There is video of the fire and the Rolling Stones mobile recording studio is out in front of the building. The building was on a lake. The entire story is true.

[@steelers6titles]

Song literally describes the December 4, 1971 Montreaux Casino fire which started when, during a Mothers of Invention concert, some idiot fired a flare gun, igniting the rattan ceiling. The building was destroyed. The band were recording Machine Head with the Rolling Stones' mobile unit, which had state-of-the-art equipment. The song followed quickly thereafter. It went on--Machine Head.

[@Hieronymous69]

There is a documentary on KZbin regarding 'Smoke on the Water'. I think that you should do a reaction to 'Anya' from 'Come Hell or High Water'. Also think that you should react to ELP and Karn Evil 9, especially from the California Jam 1974.

[@robertfindley921]

My Woman From Tokyo is their best. Play the studio version. Epic drums.

[@bradsullivan2495]

The other iconic song from that album, "Highway Star", definitely deserves a reaction.

[@mvellis3863]

They cut the song short for some reason, left out several verses and the classic guitar solo

[@waynehauser3611]

Yessss someone else noticed ! Last verse missing and guitar solo ! Thank god i am not alone ha ha ha

[@ninoorjon]

This is just a live performance and Lord is playing the solo here.

[@cliftonparago4547]

Zappa's gambling house was in New Orleans

[@rickwestic746]

The guy in the interview at the start I believe was the keyboard player

[@ninoorjon]

Yes, Jon Lord.

[@arnoldcox9128]

John Lord the keyboard player was the old guy at the beginning of the video

[@supriyadiadi8148]

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[@supriyadiadi8148]

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[@colinclarke7957]

Lyrically that was a shorter version. There is longer videos around. But peases check out more Deep Purple. (Still recording and performing today)

[@ponytrekker8996]

This was live no audio overdub..It a concert they preformed live at Hofstra University in New York 1973.

[@Eric_L_Laney]

Brings back memories. Yes, that bass sounding guitar riff is iconic.

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

Jon Lord, the keyboard player would get that thing rocking. it was unreal cause the Hammond organ is frigging heavy. He wasn't called Lord for nothing. Yeah. Peace.

[@ianmayne5607]

I think all members of the band had a hand in writing this iconic song...I don't believe Roger Glover wrote the entirety of the song as was claimed in a previous comment. I recall Richie Blackmore being interviewed, where he said he got the idea for rhe riff from Beethoven's 5th symphony. He chose a part of the symphony, inverted the music score and then came up with the iconic riff. Blackmore, at least claimed something to this effect and said, " I owe Beethoven's a lot of money!."

[@michaelrawling9085]

The most famous 4 notes in rock and roll

[@davidhoward5392]

Once you hear the opening riff you what is coming

[@robertkennedy5414]

Jon Lord used to get so animated in his playing that we would rock the Hammond B3 organ on its legs during shows. To avoid damaging it accidentally, he had an actual attachment constructed that the Hammond would sit in on stage that would allow him to rock it back and forth, but never to the point where it would topple over.

[@fedescarano1958]

and you should react to the song Burn, also from deep purple, but with a different singer

[@ronhall5395]

Takes place at lake geneva, Switzerland at a casino at the lake front. They mention other famous musical groups such as Frank Zappa. Fun yet sad story.

[@davewhitehead5116]

Andrew Lloyd Webber selected their lead singer, Ian Gillan, for the voice of Jesus, in his famous double album musical recording of “Jesus Christ, Superstar.”

[@ronaldmillier9484]

always loved the bass guitar when it kicked in

[@bigsteve6200]

A good video with a live audience. Grand Funk Railroad, I'm your Captain. Live at Shea Stadium.

[@daveloboda1769]

I've been a huge fan of Deep Purple for 50 odd years and saw them live twice in the 70s. The song is about an actual event, a fire at a concert by Frank Zappa in 1971 that the band saw from across a lake hence smoke on the water. Try "Fireball", my personal favourite, from the album of the same name.

[@malcshone4409]

“ Highway Star” next please!

[@rogerlucero834]

A definite bopper for daughter Gap (we must be informed of a better nme for you, dear) to sway to!

[@richdiddens4059]

I agree with a previous poster, a good song that was so overplayed that I got sick of it. And it isn't any better than the third best song on the album.

[@rogerlie4176]

The first riff a guitarist learns is either this or Black Sabbath's Iron Man. So maybe check out Iron Man?

[@bryanforis1839]

Big sounds they are one louds group of all time great live. Band

[@brxee]

Check out their Strange Kind Of Woman from the Deep Purple In Concert double album, the album is from two separate live BBC performances, 1970 & 72.

[@yozaseig3870]

Ian Gillan (vocalist) sure was a good looking lad. A lot of the ladies would agree with Mom

[@telukpaku4296]

Yes,smoke on the lake Geneva and the fire blazing up to the sky, that's what the vocalist saw back then.

[@wokenessiscancer2176]

Now you are digging deep in real classic British rock

[@MrTech226]

Ladies Man with the beard 1st talking about this classic was late great keyboardist, Jon Lord

[@MrTech226]

Ladies Fact is that riffs from this song and Stair to Heaven are frowned upon in stores that sells instruments such as guitars.

[@Isleofskye]

One of the 3 greatest Organists in my 62 years of Record buying since 1960 . Along with Sor Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson(though, ironically, I was never into ELP)..

[@TAMPABAY53]

As to the audience, we actually watched and enjoyed the show. We didn't have phones to record the concert or to take selfies. Audiences today have no idea of how to really enjoy a concert.

[@alonzocoyethea6148]

my college band 'The Wife-Stealers" (1984-91) Did this song..we'd open our shows with it and from then on, we had the crowd in the palm of our hands! (I was the only drummer out of 10 they auditioned that could do the hi-hat action) Rock,on,ladies!!

[@timothyparsons8327]

Love the solos…so crisp and clear…each note coming through without distortion . First time I have heard this version, I always liked the Made In Japan version (which I grew up with). I still regard that as my favourite live album ever! Now I’m looking forward to the next surprise!

[@TheMkamix]

Probably the most famous riff ever.

[@scotttrainer9704]

Black Coffee by Humble Pie would be awesome.

[@johnthegreek5836]

First concert I went to, my older sister and brother-in-law too me

[@colrhodes377]

Highway star is a great Deep Purple song to react to

[@kevindobson3701]

Can't wait for my long awaited . Tears for fears request

[@realamerican5813]

This is my ringtone! LOL It's in my top 5.

[@cspaikido]

Do you know that their other big hit "Hush" was written by Joe South who sang "Games People Play." He also wrote "Down in the Boondocks", by Billy Joe Royal, and "Rose Garden", by Lynn Anderson.

[@TREMERE1]

Ritchie Blackmore rocks!

[@oscarfiblas2096]

Made in Japan version is better...

[@jamescox2749]

smoke on the water is one of them songs every one knows and the opening rifs

[@Isleofskye]

Good Reaction, as always, and there is another video of this song actually showing the fire, etc. I said before that I saw these guys at their peak in The World Famous: Royal Albert Hall in West London, around this time, and when the "first come-first served" 5,000 seats sold out on the night then we were allowed up into the Top Tier="The Gods" for 25 pence or 34 Cents and it was the same deal the following week for Creedence Clearwater Revival😀

[@generationgapreacts]

I couldn’t find that video! Darn it 😔

[@Isleofskye]

@@generationgapreacts Hi there. I am not very good with "links" but if you put " Deep Purple Smoke On The Water (HD) " in the KZbin Search in the var at the top of the page then you will get it. It's from "mirskid" 7 years ago with 35K views and is 5 minutes and 40 Seconds long:)

[@wallnut6666]

With all due respect to his claim at the beginning that "all you have to do is listen to the words to know what it's talking about", umm well, to an extent maybe from at least what you can make out of the lyrics., But not really. If it were the case that the lyrics give you a clear picture of what, where and who the story was all about, then so many people wouldn't be coming up to him asking what it's about even after they've listened, lol. And note, that just the fact that he did give a short explanation before the song is an indication they knew you really wouldn't know what exactly the full story was about. So, no, it's not going to always be that clear in the lyrics. He's stretching a little with that assumption. Basically he's promoting the song and in essence saying "If you wanna know what the song is about, _buy the record_ and listen to it, lol.

[@robertkennedy5414]

The lyrics to Smoke On the Water are readily available online and rather clear in their narrative. There's no metaphor, no interpretation required. The fact that they still get questions about what the song means says more about the person asking the question. They either haven't heard/read the lyrics themselves or couldn't be bothered to do their own research and find the larger part of the story behind the song. It's not Child In Time.

[@wallnut6666]

​@@robertkennedy5414 Well, you basically just kinda proved my point about the lyrics. No one would _have_ to go "do their own research" if they could already fully understand what particular event the lyrics were referring to when they heard them! And as for the "haven't heard/read the lyrics themselves", why would anyone ever ask what the lyrics mean in the if they'd never heard or read them in the first place? Regarding being "readily available online", first off, from what I've been able to find out, this interview with Jon Lord took place some twenty to twenty four years ago in preparation for either the 30th or 35th year anniversary of Deep Purple, not sure exactly which it was. But regardless, that would put this interview with him speaking at about the 1998 to 2003 range. So, taking into context the time at which he made that comment about still getting asked "What is the story about Smoke On The Water?", the internet was still pretty much in it's early stages. Not nearly as many people were going to the web for their info as nowadays. Furthermore, the wealth of information found online wasn't quite what it is now. Even sites like Wikipedia (probably the most read reference website in the world) wasn't introduced until 2001. My point being, prior to when Jon made that statement in this interview, people had been asking about the lyrics in this song for decades going all the way back to when the song was released. So, it wasn't like they could just jump on the internet and read about it in a matter of minutes? And the average person wasn't going to have the same kind of sources at their fingertips about some event that happened in some other part of the world two years prior to the song's release? And how many people, including the average teenager or college kid listening to rock and roll during the 70s or 80s, or even just prior to the availability of the internet in the 90s, do you seriously think would go to the local library and try to comb through thousands of indexes of news stories about events that took place in Montreux, Switzerland in 1971 just to get the "larger part of the story behind the song"? Thats assuming they even had the free time to waste or wanted to go to that trouble? Bottom line is, the lyrics to the song are not clear about the event and I don't think they were really meant to be because generally, songwriters don't necessarily want to always spell out everything. And as such, particularly when it comes to a song about some event that as I already pointed out, probably didn't make front page international headlines around the entire world or in local newspapers or local TV stations in 1971, that leaves questions that are inevitably going to be asked by people who heard the song.

[@robertkennedy5414]

@@wallnut6666 I fail to see what is so mysterious about the lyrics to the song. The band went to Montreux to make an album. The place they intended to use burned down during a Frank Zappa show. They had to move into an abandoned hotel across the lake to make the defining album of their careers, and giving them one of the most iconic songs in the history of music, let alone rock and roll. There's no hidden meaning to them, so that's why the question, in Jon's opinion, doesn't make sense.

[@wallnut6666]

@@robertkennedy5414 "Hidden meaning?" I never said anything about a hidden meaning? Lol. I merely said the lyrics aren't clear about the event that was happening. But I digress, you obviously completely ignored my last post when I pointed out that when you indicated that the only people that would be asking questions would be those who had not already gone to the trouble to do research or listen to or read the lyrics. Which proves my point, that if the lyrics were so clear as to what the event being talked about in the song, then _obviously_ there would be _no need_ to do research! Nor would there be any reason to ask about lyrics that they'd never heard or read to begin with. Quite frankly, the reasoning of your statement makes absolutely no sense. You contradict your own claim with that argument. But regardless, I'll reiterate again, that just by the fact so many people have asked over the decades, what exactly the song is talking about, is _clear_ evidence that the lyrics aren't very clear after all. That's just a simple conclusion that can logically be arrived at. Period!

[@williammcgady4640]

This song is about hotel fire

[@williammcgady4640]

Thank you for the like have a good night

[@ianbrooke6342]

Heard this song perhaps hundreds of times but never live, this is a terrific rendition. I was interested because I once saw a documentary where Ritchie Blackmore was showing how he played this riff and was saying that it wasn't a strum with a plectrum but a 'pluck', so the thumb plucks downward from the top string at the same time as the index finger plucks up from the bottom string (it's hard to explain!). If you watch this video carefully that's exactly what's happening. I've seen lots of covers of this track but no-one plays it like that.

[@ronaldstokes4841]

Played this for my gran'son and he laughed and said this is the riff Charlie's Brother's son always plays on "Two and a Half Men".

[@cspaikido]

You have to listen to Hush.

[@Terri6868]

I would love you to look up the documentary of the remaking of Smoke on the water. Earthquake relief. The best guitarist of 70-80’s come together to record this. Some bands are Deep Purple, Yes, Queen, PINK FLOYD, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden there is a video of it. ❤

[@garyarnett1220]

Just an off comment, Lyrics today? Try Billie Eilish Guitar Songs. Mostly acoustic, very moving.

[@stephenremington8448]

Nice video. Another interesting one somewhere on youtube is Hush, by Deep Purple with original singer Rod Evans. Talking of audiences reminded me, again probably on youtube, a scene from the film Blow Up, where the main character goes into a club and The Yardbirds are on stage playing Strollin On. The audience is unusual, and one of them is played by Michael Palin.

[@festidious2644]

In the interest of keeping up appearances, I have started putting on different clothes for each video.😛

[@generationgapreacts]

Hahaha 🤣

[@AlbertEinsteinSpock]

ABC-TV cut Ritchie Blackmore's solo out for time purposes and so that's been lost to time. You can listed to Made In Japan for a live version that blows this one out of the water - pun intended. For the mother/daughter tandem: Deep Purple were in the audience watching a Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention concert when someone shot a flare gun up to the under (false) ceiling. It was a huge casino/hotel complex. The Smoke on the Water was the smoke drifting across Lake Geneva from the fire. Purple were planning to record their Machine Head album inside that hall that week, with no one inside, so the album accoustics would have more of a live sound than most sterile studio albums sounded back then. They ended up recording it in a vacant hotel corridor outside of town, putting mattresses up on the walls to prevent reverb. They used the Rolling Stones mobile recording truck studio mixer, which then wired up to from the hotel.

[@steverobey711]

Hello coming from England Growing up listening DEEP purple also seen them live They were Awesome playing all the classic rock songs I am now retired and still listening to music what I can relate to Love your reviews on Rock music and you love the Songs👍👍👍👍

[@citizenkane4831]

If you hadn´t an guitarr when Machine haead came out. You wanted one. And for me your was absolutley rightl. Everybody wanted an electric guitarr, i wanted a bass. John Glover was my biggest idol. And the whole album Machine head was great! There weren´t any bad song, listen to Lazy too. That record was epic

[@stevebrown-bs4lt]

Did i mention Ian Gillan was a rock god? Probably the most handsome frontman of his time as well. Some peeps have all the luck.........

[@thedealer777]

Classic riff. Even "Otto" the school bus driver on the Simpsons hums it.

[@adamc1966]

Another good song by them is Highway Star. They changed singers in 1974 and released "Burn" which is also great.

[@lordofthehornets4739]

There is a bootleg on YewChoob of the actual FZ gig where it happened. During the Mother's track King Kong...

[@michaelshiflett4835]

Anyone else notice that KZbin is now showing two commercials instead of one? That really sucks. When will the 1980’s greedfest come to an end? It’s time!

[@2199SPUDMAN]

I notice you gals do lits of live reactions. With very few exceptions, your first exposure to new bands should be their studio recordings, not the live shows. This is an OK version, but it falls flat compared to the Machine Head album versuon.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

If you want to hear the last phase of 70s Purple ,'' BURN'' `~ is a really good song but Ian is not the vocalist ,but two were added - David Coverdale and Glen Hughes ..

[@fw1421]

This is what your generation has missed about Rock. The concerts were wonderful and you didn’t have to re-mortgage your house to get tickets,they were about $20 bucks to get in. It was in the general admission time and they sold as many tickets as they could. Until some people dies from being trampled,then everything changed. There wan no Ticketmaster in those days,you bought tickets at the venue of authorized ticket outlets. The only ticket scalping was on the night of the show outside the venue,and it was illegal.

[@richardbarton6146]

The guy playing on the keyboards (Jon Lord) was the man talking at the beginning of this tape.. He' aged a bit, but still a cool dude!

[@lbd-po7cl]

Timeless song and superb band, especially live. If you want to see a crowd go wild and really getting involved, you should checkout some of Midnight Oil’s live performances - this from 1994 for instance kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYrUnH-HjtBse9E

[@sperdnaxela]

The Smoke on the Water riff is a brazilian creation... not Ritchie Blackmore. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqDOgIGthrqUbK8

[@ganuv]

Soldier of fortune is the song you guys need to listen to, but deep purple has lots of notorious riffs and songs that inspired hundreds of rock bands. Burn , woman from Tokyo, mistreated, love conquers all, obviously child in time and smoke on the water and many more.

[@malcshone4409]

Or “ Burn”!!

[@stefanmodigh6312]

You have to react to The Doors : Roadhouse Blues. Think you ll love it. 👍👍👍😎🇸🇪💕

[@stanleywiggins5047]

Smoke on the water, was a result of the inversion layer that pulled the smoke down over the lake & the fire in the sky was reflected on the clouds. A few years ago I was walking down to town in winter & I saw a building burning out on the ocean, the next day I seen on the news a huge building in Sydney burnt to the ground, I saw the reflection of it off the clouds 100km away

[@howardbrown911]

This was from a time when everyone knew the names of all the musicians and singers in all these bands. While all were greatly appreciated, often there were discussions of which were best. These were truly stupid discussions since every band had songs that are immortal because of these musicians and singers. The best time in music because of the incredible number of great artists and they flourished because the Beatles broke the strangle hold that the record companies had on what was sung, how it was played and what it said. Too bad it seems they music is now so controlled and managed and every one sounds the same, except the rock from Japan. Check out Wagakki Band from Japan to see the difference.

[@garytom1935]

Seen them live along with Foghat and Alice Cooper awesome show 👍😎🤘🎤🎶

[@GrantReedIII]

There are a number of songs that are relatively recent, do have good lyrics, albeit, not as many as I wish. Of course you have started country music, so, there are some there. I would like to see you react to Billy Idol, that might be a fun singer for you.

[@kah227]

In Stockholm Ritchie would not go on stage for the encore, so I have heard Smoke on the Water start with Jon Lord's hammond organ!!

[@VinE83656]

I suggest you react to the Warning. Three young sisters from Mexico. Great rock musicians and lyricists