Lazy (Deep Purple song)
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| "Lazy" | ||
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| Song by Deep Purple | ||
| from the album Machine Head | ||
| Released | March 1972 | |
| Recorded | December 6 - 21, 1971 Mountain Studios Montreux, Switzerland |
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| Genre | Hard Rock | |
| Length | 7:24 | |
| Label | EMI (UK) Warner Bros. Records (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Ian Gillan Ritchie Blackmore Roger Glover Jon Lord Ian Paice |
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| Producer(s) | Deep Purple | |
| Machine Head track listing | ||
| Smoke on the Water (5) |
"Lazy" (6) |
"Space Truckin'" (7) |
"Lazy" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple from their 1972 album Machine Head, a live performance of the song can be found on the album Made in Japan, released later the same year.
The song starts out as an instrumental, Jon Lord plays an overdriven Hammond organ intro, followed by the main riff and with the solo swapping between him and Ritchie Blackmore on guitar. Ian Gillan comes in with the vocals later in the song. He also uses harmonica both on the studio version and live. At over 7 minutes long, it is the longest track on the album, and live versions were often extended past 10 minutes.
Ritchie Blackmore would sometimes include the main riff from "Lazy" in live performances of the song "Man On The Silver Mountain" by Rainbow.
Ian Gillan defined the song as Rhythm & Blues.
