Home / Music / 'Smoke on the Water' has one of rock's most iconic riffsMusic linernotes album music deep-purple'Smoke on the Water' has one of rock's most iconic riffsThe song’s guitar riff is widely considered one of the most iconic in rock history. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesDeep Purple's Made in Japan was a commercial hit — Smoke on the Water pushed it over the top.Deep Purple didn't expect Smoke on the Water to be a hit — it reached #4 anywayThe Montreux Casino fire during a Frank Zappa show — that's what Smoke on the Water is actually aboutDeep Purple's Mark II lineup recorded Made in JapanRolling Stone readers ranked Deep Purple's Made in Japan the sixth best live album everExploreMulatu Astatke brought the vibraphone and congas into Ethiopian musicTerry Riley layered electric organ, two harpsichords, dumbec, and tambourine on RainbowClarinet is the unexpected star of Andy Shauf's The PartyLothar and the Hand People brought the theremin and Moog to rockYamaha FM synthesizers gave Green its warm digital soundPrevious 'War Pigs' started as a jam in Zurich and was almost about witchesNext Wovenhand's Ohio River Boat Song blends folk and experimental
