Deep Purple traveled to Montreux, Switzerland to record an album using a mobile studio. However, Frank Zappa's nearby venue caught fire when a man started a fire with a flare gun. This forced Deep Purple to find a new recording location in a hurry. They ended up at the empty Grand Hotel, where they used the Rolling Stones' mobile recording truck to record their new album despite the bare-bones surroundings. The song documents these events that inspired their hit "Smoke on the Water."
Deep Purple traveled to Montreux, Switzerland to record an album using a mobile studio. However, Frank Zappa's nearby venue caught fire when a man started a fire with a flare gun. This forced Deep Purple to find a new recording location in a hurry. They ended up at the empty Grand Hotel, where they used the Rolling Stones' mobile recording truck to record their new album despite the bare-bones surroundings. The song documents these events that inspired their hit "Smoke on the Water."
Deep Purple traveled to Montreux, Switzerland to record an album using a mobile studio. However, Frank Zappa's nearby venue caught fire when a man started a fire with a flare gun. This forced Deep Purple to find a new recording location in a hurry. They ended up at the empty Grand Hotel, where they used the Rolling Stones' mobile recording truck to record their new album despite the bare-bones surroundings. The song documents these events that inspired their hit "Smoke on the Water."