Various Artists - Smoke On The Water - A Tribute (1994)

Performed by Dean Castronovo (drums), Jens Johansson (keyboards), Todd Jensen (bass) and Russ Parrish (rhytm guitar) as the backing group. Featuring Reb Beach (guitar), Don Dokken (vocals), Paul Gilbert (vocals/guitar), Tony Harnell (vocals), Glenn Hughes (vocals), Kelly Keeling (vocals), Richie Kotzen (vocals/guitar), Yngwie Malmsteen (guitar), Tony MacAlpine (guitar), Robert Mason (vocals), Vinnie Moore (guitar), John Norum (guitar), Jeff Scott Soto (vocals), Joe Lynn Turner (vocals), Mike Varney (guitar) and Kip Winger (vocals). Produced by Mike Varney.
There are no particular re-arrangements involved at all here. An ordinary cover album, with all tracks being fairly faithful to the originals. It seems to be a rather routine work. Still, there are some pretty good moments here, especially Lazy (Turner/Malmsteen) and Rat Bat Blue (Kotzen).
(deepurple.ru/index/0-764)

Smoke on the Water strikes a cynical chord. The producer is Mike Varney and the flexible studio cabal, operating under the name "L.A. Blues Authority," includes Tim Bogert on bass, rhythm guitarist Mike Onesko, and Jeff Martin on drums. Among the veteran guns-for-hire on vocals and guitars are Pat Travers, Neal Schon, Leslie West, Rick Derringer, Kip Winger, Don Dokken, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Joe Lynn Turner. This disc does contain strong technical performances. Derringer, in particular, offers some notably biting playing. But it's all so ultimately pointless: no new insights are offered, no real passion conveyed. All the obvious standards are shuffled out by old hands in precise hard rock formula. Nothing in the way of notes but the sparsest of track and guest artist listings. The K-Tel wrapper warns you exactly of what you'll find inside.
(allmusic.com/album/smoke-on-the-water-a-tribute-mw0000628013)