By Steve Newton
I’ve interviewed Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover three times–in 1984, 1985, and 2004–because, hey, Deep Purple rules.
Or they did when I was a teenager, anyway, especially on that Machine Head album. You know, the one with “Highway Star” and “Space Truckin'” and “Smoke On the Water” and all that good stuff.
The last time I talked to Glover his band was touring with Thin Lizzy, and performing Machine Head in its entirety, so at one point in the conversation I asked him if he still got a buzz when the bass kicks in on “Smoke”.
Have a listen:
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