I wasn't that impressed with his opening solo. It sounded to me like he was playing the same riffs over and over. I thought he sounded a lot better when he slowed down and played jazzier.
What other guitarist can go flawlessly from hard rock to jazz, classical, country and blues in the one piece, to then finish with the national anthem. I listened to this piece for years (though not this version) and wondered why he bothered to do the trill for so long. It wasn't until I saw this clip that I discovered its a visual joke. Incidentally this is available on the Deep Purple History and Highlights DVD. If you like Blackmore, get it.
For its time this is just incredible. The clarity in his tone is what gets you. To play with that articulation and volume is no easy feat. He makes it look like he is in total control... and he is.
What always impressed me about Blackmore is that he played very inventively, but through a very simple setup - not a lot of effects, just a bit of over-driven amp and lots of creativity and energy in his solos. His lead work was always very exciting, a highlight of the tune. Here he at times reminds me of Alvin Lee. One of the great rock guitarists, no doubt!
Ritchie Blackmore: my favorite guitarist of all time! I saw him 5 times live: twice with Rainbow (1982 & 1983), twice with Deep Purple (1985 & 1991), and once with Blackmore's Night (2004) :O)
this is typical of blackmore hes playing a guitar normally ment for blues or jazz and starts shredding on it he was way ahead of his time its just a shame hes hardly ever on the tv anymore its always pop stars who cant even play an instrument who always get the fame its wrong
yes, i agree.. with all the respect to great ritchie, i just feel peter green's music closer to my soul.. by the way doesn't your nickname go from a song called proud pinto?)
This is killer man.Where didi tis come from.I'am also a big fan of Ritchie an Deep Purple.I have never seen a video this good with him playing the Gibson instead of the Strat.Very cool.
Satriani is fast and accurate but evokes ZERO emotion in the listener. He's not in the top 20. In no particular order: Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Johnson, Brian May, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Steve Hackett, Slash, Dave Navarro and throw Leo Kottke in there on the acoustic.
@MiRaleigh What Satriani's solos evokes ZERO emotion????? I have to disagree.
I am not a Satriani fan. I have only listened to ony 6 to 9 songs. But he is a superb "Feel" player. Listen to "If I Could Fly"... A superb emotional solo.
The last time I saw Dave, he was playing at the Stone Club with Metallica. What is he up to today? just kiddin---yeah, he's great in his own little way
Ritchie is the best, along with Page, at making great rock songs and playing great rock guitar. How many great rock riffs has he created? probably more on one album than most have done in their career. Which album? pick one, Deep Purple or Rainbow, it doesn't matter
My opinion is: 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Jani Liimatainen 3. Steve Vai 4. John Petrucci 5. Paul Gilbert 6. Joe Satriani 7. Eric Clapton 8. Toni Iommi 9. Santana 10. Angus Young I know its not going to be everyone's favorite idea but its just how I see the top ten guitarists of all time in my eyes. I love every single one of these players and one day wish to be as good as them.
Don't take offence it's just personal preference 1. hendrix 2. blackmore 3. jeff beck 4. alvin lee 5. jimi page 6. martin barre 7. peter green 8. eric clapton 9. mick box 10. kossof There are some performances that stick in mind, including blackmore's solo/'concerto for group and orchestra', clapton's 66' bluesbreakers album with john mayall, peter green/first fleetwood mac album, alvin lee's live versions of 'i'm going home', paul kossof/isle of wight 69' and mick box /debut uriah album...
The last 10+ years have revised the notion of Page as a sloppy and/ or inferior live player. Based on the 1976 movie "The Song Remains The Same", guilty as charged. Based off the 1997 BBC recordings, the live dvd, and "How The West Was Won", innocent. Page is no Blackmore but he was still great and in my top 10
I have to disagree, Joe Satriani is all about speed. Jimmy might be sloppy, but when you listen to him play it feels like your taking a trip to another universe. You just dont get that feeling when you listen to Joe Satriani
. . Oh, I know .. I caught that; I was just commenting on how alot of people discount Ritchie and other 'old-school' guitarists in favor of this 'shredding' thiong. I was pointin' out how the 'shredders' looked to the 'old school' . . lol
@neir654 Totally agree. Ritchie is the king, and right behind him and vastly underrated are Mark Reale, Ronnie Montrose, Criss Oliva, and I might throw Pat Traverse in there too.
I'm a fan, but he's way better than I thought he was. Is he the original "shredder" ? Cuz nobody was doing that shit at the time this was filmed. No blues box sloppy joe here--- and some humor thrown in as well. Great.
Blackmore is an awesome guitarist who can be boring and self indulent soloist that cant even be compared to Hendrix who single handedly changed the way people played and thought about the guitar . I saw him with Rainbow in 82 and was very dissappointed by his solo part of the show
I saw Ritchie 5 times live between 1982-2004 and he was awesome. I DO think he sounded a tad bored with his own playing in the 1979-1984 period (pre DP reunion)
i like hendrix a ton, but no human bein can compare to blackmore an his many styles, hendrix used a lotta noise an was great, but never ever can no one come near blackmore, im 54 done it all heard them all for many years,,now if someone would pay me,,haha,,blackmore is the best,,see manny charlton from,,nazareth,,hes 66 an still wailin away, a killer guitarist too,,,
Yup, great gutiarist. You've only got to see this vid to see that or see him live. But Henrix was the man. He could do this in his sleep, and probably did! Pity about the dross at 3.45 and 5.55 too. Used to wish he'd just get on with it at his gigs and stop putting these classical touches in which, to be honest, were just bloody annoying! Same with Jon Lord. Henrix 1, Blackmore no.2 in my opinon. There you go.
Personally i think Ian gillan secretly wants Blackers back in the fold.......maybe one day they will bury the hatchet, hopefully not in each other !!!
i wish blackmore and gillan could get together for a jam or two before they get too old.. both of them are getting up there and years and it would be such a shame to not see them together one more time.. hopefully with Mr. Lord also
Why, oh why did he ditch this to play bloody 'hey-nonny-no' crap with Blackmore's Knight? I had the honour of seeing him live a number of times - and meeting him. Weird bloke - but untouchable as a guitarist. The best ever. Lord would be back to Purple in a flash if Blackmore re-joined. Mind you, then we would lose Gillan again!
Solo of deep purple child in time by ted's, my favorite music, ritchie blackmore a monster of rock ! talent ! deep purple forever ! and i went the 20 march at rouen to see my bands ! so ... good ! i want that this band stay please !! ^^ its so... godband, talent, unbelievable !!
I love the way he gets that tone, it's ALL BLACKMORE!! that's what's so wonderful about him. I just watched a few shred vids this morning, and although I wont name names to avoid arguments and slander, I cant tell one from the other. But just a few seconds of this great English master, and you know who it is instantly. Thanks for posting this. It is the man who made me want to be a rock guitarist....Fuggin glorious video!!
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Not my favorite guitarist, but I can't argue that he's not talented. Personally, I would prefer Jimi Hendrix or Eddie Van Halen, but this guy nonetheless very good
guys, ritchie is in my opinion, the best guitarist ever to grace this planet!!! even hendrix said "theres only one white guy that can play guitar" cmon dudes, while malmsteen, vai, halen and satch use shit loads of effects. this man dont need em!!!
Oh, millions do get it, pal! Ritchie has many, many, many fans. Overseas, Deep Purple are accorded the same respect as Zeppelin and Sabbath...only in America (these days) does Ritchie seem to be on the "b list"
The first time I heard Deep Purple or perhaps felt Deep Purple is a better way to describe the experience it was the mid-70s. I was 8, and Ritchie Blackmores sinewy, sinister riffing on the Made In Japan version of Child In Time, coupled with Ian Gillans dramatic, gorgeous howling, Jon Lords ominous neo-classical Hammond organ, and the dynamic interplay of the Roger Glover-Ian Paice rhythm section, tore the top of my head off.
i am sure that when jimmi page hear this stuff for first time he said "how is he doing this...oh i miss that...omg i cant catch him dam you richie slow down"XD
yeah , me too , but it will be after when Eric Clapton will sell him a Strat , then he will fall in love with fender and start to play strats and teles
no, when blackmore was a kid he played with classic guitar, after (like in 1966), clapton sold him a strat , but he could not play. It will take a little bit of time to play with only strat (and tele in the studios)
No normal G scale... But remember... at the beginning (start) he was playing the notes D and C... That couldn't make you think of any scales... And hardly belongs in the G scale or E minor scale, but they do appear in the scale, but it just wouldn't make you think of these scales... But adding all the notes together that he played, my saying is that he added the 2 scales together... Because I haven't seen a scale that contained bot G and E minor...
but what I wasn't talking about was in the intro... At 2:13 everyone is playing A.. But it's a special A scale, not sure about the name, but it's Arabic... Then after he plays on the Blues A scale... During this (with Arabic or Blues) you could just play the A chord to it... At the intro, it's too difficult to play the E minor chord and G chord to it, but it's possible, and it's mostly the G chord you're playing... I can continue for the whole solo, lol!
very cool! Like so many other guitarists, I became briefly infatuated with Yngwie and all the speed demons and technique crazy demons. When the smoke clears (pun intended), Blackmore is the best for phrasing, feel, songwriting, influence, stage charisma, and longevity.
I mean for Rock, my idol is Jimmy Page, for Jazz, my idol is Pat Metheny (Wow! Check him out)... And my list goes on... Jazz, Blues, Classical, Rock, Metal (black metal, no), Rock And Roll, Boogie, Arabic, Folk (not country) and etc... I don't like country, only some songs of it. But overall I don't like it. Al techniques are all difficult at their own level, just love it! I mean my musicality is wide! And I love, everybody should learn the theory of music.
Very true (and you have good taste, too). I love many guitarists/ styles of music, but Blackmore is my favorite. As for the rest, to quote President Harry Truman: "It is what you've learned after you know it all that really counts." In other words: theory/ technique has its place, but, ultimately, it's what you do with it/ musicality. Look at Santana and Hendrix-hardly theory experts, yet incredible.
I know... Santana, I mean, I'm not sure, I think he might have heard a little bit about theory, because what we learn is that in a minor song the perfect final chord to end the song is a major chord, but I think Santana figured that out by his own, or that he just had the music in him, and the theory was already in his conscience of music... It's hard to explain... But theory helps out.
Better than anything Jimmy Page or Jimi Hendrix ever did! Ritchie Blackmore is sooooooo over looking and criminally underrated! He is the rock guitar god of the 1970s.
I wasn't that impressed with his opening solo. It sounded to me like he was playing the same riffs over and over. I thought he sounded a lot better when he slowed down and played jazzier.
stratovani 2 weeks ago
Is there a DVD of this? Or atleast better video quallity.
royalenr1 2 weeks ago
yep: As seen on the Official Ritchie Blackmore FB Page :O)
VincePalamara 2 weeks ago
As seen on the Official Ritchie Blackmore FB Page
TheClintHill 2 weeks ago
Ritchie's guitar has never made a sound he didn't intend for it to make.
Derek073182 1 month ago
Blackmor its layend, my favourite... so grat!
TheChelorocks 1 month ago
Sort of unusual dry, no reverb or echo.Brilliant and original as usual!
ingareinar007 1 month ago
no one played like this in the early 70s
BAJARACER43X 1 month ago
it,s a fender telecaster...only guitar richie thought was good enough for this stuff . though if you listen to his classic work it was amazing
olivermctexas 2 months ago
3:39 that's called cooperation. that's called band.
hary202 2 months ago
His playing is a lot more interesting here than most of his solos I've listened to.
GameJourney 6 months ago
What other guitarist can go flawlessly from hard rock to jazz, classical, country and blues in the one piece, to then finish with the national anthem. I listened to this piece for years (though not this version) and wondered why he bothered to do the trill for so long. It wasn't until I saw this clip that I discovered its a visual joke. Incidentally this is available on the Deep Purple History and Highlights DVD. If you like Blackmore, get it.
purpleneil59 8 months ago
which guitar does he use in this video?
yurdakok 11 months ago
after listening to the child in time solo, i didn't think ritchie could play anything better than that......., i was wrong
beatlemaniac1966 11 months ago 3
fantastic
mandylee87 1 year ago 4
For its time this is just incredible. The clarity in his tone is what gets you. To play with that articulation and volume is no easy feat. He makes it look like he is in total control... and he is.
tatsandteles 1 year ago 11
@tatsandteles I agree :O)
VincePalamara 1 year ago
Nice, Blackmore the magician!
Boekanier003 1 year ago
The Best Guitarist of history ......
plijevo 1 year ago
he was the sole reason why i picked up the instrument
rakashe1 1 year ago
Thank you mr. Blackmore, you´re the greatest guitar player ever!
Rayrocksloud 1 year ago
Ritchie Blackmore is God
plijevo 1 year ago
What always impressed me about Blackmore is that he played very inventively, but through a very simple setup - not a lot of effects, just a bit of over-driven amp and lots of creativity and energy in his solos. His lead work was always very exciting, a highlight of the tune. Here he at times reminds me of Alvin Lee. One of the great rock guitarists, no doubt!
philipatoz 1 year ago
RITCHIE ROCKS LIKE FEW EVER DO
thedreamisme 1 year ago
Awesome Blackmore!
abcddcba1961 1 year ago
Blackmore is the very very best!
abcddcba1961 1 year ago
Ritchie Blackmore: my favorite guitarist of all time! I saw him 5 times live: twice with Rainbow (1982 & 1983), twice with Deep Purple (1985 & 1991), and once with Blackmore's Night (2004) :O)
VincePalamara 1 year ago 9
alas my love you dio me wrong to cast me off discoureosly hhahahahah
Fluffywascal39 1 year ago
@Fluffywascal39 I loooove the typo--intentional? "dio" (as in Ronnie James Dio) instead of "did"...? :)
VincePalamara 1 year ago
this is typical of blackmore hes playing a guitar normally ment for blues or jazz and starts shredding on it he was way ahead of his time its just a shame hes hardly ever on the tv anymore its always pop stars who cant even play an instrument who always get the fame its wrong
shredmaster100 1 year ago
Ritchie Blackmore is awesome!!
VincePalamara 1 year ago 5
hey 10jimmypage, clapton DOES NOT go in front of peter green. PETER GREEN IS GOD. along with blackmore, and allman
pinto4646 1 year ago
@pinto4646
yes, i agree.. with all the respect to great ritchie, i just feel peter green's music closer to my soul.. by the way doesn't your nickname go from a song called proud pinto?)
AndreDeMoscu 1 year ago
This is killer man.Where didi tis come from.I'am also a big fan of Ritchie an Deep Purple.I have never seen a video this good with him playing the Gibson instead of the Strat.Very cool.
NoyzyBoyZ3 1 year ago
Wow, what a kickass video.
SgtThump 1 year ago 3
Satriani is fast and accurate but evokes ZERO emotion in the listener. He's not in the top 20. In no particular order: Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Johnson, Brian May, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Steve Hackett, Slash, Dave Navarro and throw Leo Kottke in there on the acoustic.
MiRaleigh 1 year ago
@MiRaleigh What Satriani's solos evokes ZERO emotion????? I have to disagree.
I am not a Satriani fan. I have only listened to ony 6 to 9 songs. But he is a superb "Feel" player. Listen to "If I Could Fly"... A superb emotional solo.
naveengta 1 year ago 2
Now then....what about Dave Mustaine? He has the skills.
cmsmj1 1 year ago 4
The last time I saw Dave, he was playing at the Stone Club with Metallica. What is he up to today? just kiddin---yeah, he's great in his own little way
VincePalamara 1 year ago
Ritchie is the best, along with Page, at making great rock songs and playing great rock guitar. How many great rock riffs has he created? probably more on one album than most have done in their career. Which album? pick one, Deep Purple or Rainbow, it doesn't matter
repetitivemotion 2 years ago 5
Blackmore is the best! He's like Jeff Beck: one note and you know it's him
VincePalamara 2 years ago
WerecatKarlec 2 years ago
@WerecatKarlec
some great guitarists in that list, but i would at least have Ritchie blackmore in there... maybe Mark Knopfler
GanjaWeedMan 2 years ago 3
True. But it is a bit to hard to be able to decide who the top ten players are in my opinion. I love to many guitarists to be able to make up my mind
WerecatKarlec 2 years ago 2
did you forget Rory Gallagher?
stopforceddrugging 2 years ago
eskimosandcrates 2 years ago
what note does he play at 1:18?
it makes my dog go mad!
i0like0big0buts 2 years ago 2
Richie Blackmore is an all time great. Check out Michael Romeo's videos on youtube.
Letsrockmn 2 years ago
1.Richtie Blackmore/ Jimmy Page
2. Eric Clapton
3.Jimi Hendrix
4.Toni Iommi
5.Alvin lee
6.Jeff Beck
7.David Gilmour
8.Santana
9.Yngwie Malmesteen
10.Peter Green
10JimmyPage 2 years ago 4
A Top Ten list without JOE SATRIANI is ludicrous.
Jimmy Page was a sloppy guitartist live, I don't know if he was drunk/ high when he played or what but he never imressed me much.
455Transam 2 years ago
The last 10+ years have revised the notion of Page as a sloppy and/ or inferior live player. Based on the 1976 movie "The Song Remains The Same", guilty as charged. Based off the 1997 BBC recordings, the live dvd, and "How The West Was Won", innocent. Page is no Blackmore but he was still great and in my top 10
VincePalamara 2 years ago
I have to disagree, Joe Satriani is all about speed. Jimmy might be sloppy, but when you listen to him play it feels like your taking a trip to another universe. You just dont get that feeling when you listen to Joe Satriani
10JimmyPage 2 years ago
I agree---Satriani is great but leaves me cold. he is nowhere near as important to music history as Jimmy Page.
VincePalamara 2 years ago
It's not just speed it's precision, accurate and AWESOME!
I think Jimmy took too many "trips". lol
455Transam 2 years ago
yes, but there's more to life and music than shredding and precision-life isn't a perfect script. Jimmy has taken millions on many "trips" :O)
VincePalamara 2 years ago
@10JimmyPage only Hendrix can take someone to another universe
3rdStoneObliterum 1 year ago
its a gibson es 345....like ricky deringer use to use...and alvin lee...
iknowii 2 years ago 4
alvin lee was before blackmore in the shredding dept..
iknowii 2 years ago 5
. .says ,"The speed of Yngwie . ." well, Yngwie said that he got his initial inspiration from Ritchie Blackmore. .
GregERobertson 2 years ago 5
lol--I'm talking about ME :)
VincePalamara 2 years ago
. . Oh, I know .. I caught that; I was just commenting on how alot of people discount Ritchie and other 'old-school' guitarists in favor of this 'shredding' thiong. I was pointin' out how the 'shredders' looked to the 'old school' . . lol
GregERobertson 2 years ago 2
unreaal
Clintdog009 2 years ago 4
Every person has their own preferences and favorites. For me, this man is hands-down THE BEST guitarist in the world! :) :) :)
neir654 2 years ago 14
@neir654 Totally agree. Ritchie is the king, and right behind him and vastly underrated are Mark Reale, Ronnie Montrose, Criss Oliva, and I might throw Pat Traverse in there too.
McCartyrocks 2 weeks ago
he's maybe not the best but his my best
fennidjameleddin 2 years ago 4
I'm a fan, but he's way better than I thought he was. Is he the original "shredder" ? Cuz nobody was doing that shit at the time this was filmed. No blues box sloppy joe here--- and some humor thrown in as well. Great.
optoisolator 2 years ago 10
and he comply how to use that semi hollow jazz guitar....
jonvistal 2 years ago 3
Nobody at the time? - Who's being playing like this since? - I struggle to find anyone who shreds 'with feeling' like Blackis does.
DeeperPhantom 2 years ago 4
Ritchie used that Gibson ( I cant remember the model ) Untill he seen Hendrix live and wanted a strat, He got one off Eric Claptons roadie.
Celamecia 2 years ago 3
Ritchie without Strat looks so weird.
boongg 2 years ago 4
no guitar player gets national and international recognition without being exceptional as all Name players are!
what's your Name???
pengyit 2 years ago 3
Touche!
austingunsmoke 2 years ago 2
What?!?! No Strat?
dmarkj22 2 years ago
From roughly 1956 to 1968, Ritchie didnt play a Strat. It didn't become his full-time model until late 1970
VincePalamara 2 years ago
Blackmore is an awesome guitarist who can be boring and self indulent soloist that cant even be compared to Hendrix who single handedly changed the way people played and thought about the guitar . I saw him with Rainbow in 82 and was very dissappointed by his solo part of the show
deepsussex 2 years ago
I saw Ritchie 5 times live between 1982-2004 and he was awesome. I DO think he sounded a tad bored with his own playing in the 1979-1984 period (pre DP reunion)
VincePalamara 2 years ago
Its U boring, he still make amazing riffs in B.Night, Hendrix never made a melody - was fast but wasn't a compositor
444972051 2 years ago 3
both hendrix and blackmore are gods with the guitar, but jimmy page is also one of the greatest ever
eih92 2 years ago 2
Don`t forget Tony Iommi!!!!! He`s the real Riffmaster and he sounds great over the years!!!!
Blackes57 2 years ago 2
i like hendrix a ton, but no human bein can compare to blackmore an his many styles, hendrix used a lotta noise an was great, but never ever can no one come near blackmore, im 54 done it all heard them all for many years,,now if someone would pay me,,haha,,blackmore is the best,,see manny charlton from,,nazareth,,hes 66 an still wailin away, a killer guitarist too,,,
flyfish777 2 years ago 4
This was blackmore circa 1970/71, he would have been around 25/26 years old.
Hendrix, died at 28, and yes he was head and shoulders above all, even ritchie is quoted as being a big, big fan.
Nowadays blackmore plies his trade via another route, but is still is musically proficient enough to tower over many of his ilk.
thebikesblue 2 years ago 2
Yup, great gutiarist. You've only got to see this vid to see that or see him live. But Henrix was the man. He could do this in his sleep, and probably did! Pity about the dross at 3.45 and 5.55 too. Used to wish he'd just get on with it at his gigs and stop putting these classical touches in which, to be honest, were just bloody annoying! Same with Jon Lord. Henrix 1, Blackmore no.2 in my opinon. There you go.
steveh7 2 years ago
1.Hendrix 2.Zappa 3.Blackmore 4.Townshend
tripblokhgertsa123 2 years ago 2
around 3:45 you hear foreshadow of all this medieval shit he's doin' now ..
GregERobertson 2 years ago 3
it's fucking brilliant.
speedkingb 2 years ago 3
Personally i think Ian gillan secretly wants Blackers back in the fold.......maybe one day they will bury the hatchet, hopefully not in each other !!!
thebikesblue 2 years ago 2
i wish blackmore and gillan could get together for a jam or two before they get too old.. both of them are getting up there and years and it would be such a shame to not see them together one more time.. hopefully with Mr. Lord also
mrjcoolness 2 years ago
I want to see Rod Evans come back, too
VincePalamara 2 years ago
Will never happenput it this way i can see John Lennon and George Harrison coming back from the dead for a Beatles reunion first
dirmo77 2 years ago
Hendrix*
thebikesblue 2 years ago
before fender stratocaster use
simopalmiandre 2 years ago 2
simultaneous with the ES335
VincePalamara 2 years ago
Why, oh why did he ditch this to play bloody 'hey-nonny-no' crap with Blackmore's Knight? I had the honour of seeing him live a number of times - and meeting him. Weird bloke - but untouchable as a guitarist. The best ever. Lord would be back to Purple in a flash if Blackmore re-joined. Mind you, then we would lose Gillan again!
joddajoy 2 years ago
Haven't you ever noticed, the better the guitarist the stranger the person?
DaaanceYouLoser 2 years ago 2
King of the Kings!!
brantass1 2 years ago 3
esta loco es el mejor es la base de los que hoy se dicen buenos sin dudas ...
francov606 2 years ago
STEVE WHO?!
skykky 2 years ago 4
Wow this is so excellent thanks for posting this
JLudiker 2 years ago 2
yeh great stuff
cleveroonie 2 years ago 3
brilliant!
theonegt 2 years ago 3
This is the best thing i have ever heard. ritchie is the king of guitar-playing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dahMusicDude 2 years ago
Solo of deep purple child in time by ted's, my favorite music, ritchie blackmore a monster of rock ! talent ! deep purple forever ! and i went the 20 march at rouen to see my bands ! so ... good ! i want that this band stay please !! ^^ its so... godband, talent, unbelievable !!
speedkingb 2 years ago
I love the way he gets that tone, it's ALL BLACKMORE!! that's what's so wonderful about him. I just watched a few shred vids this morning, and although I wont name names to avoid arguments and slander, I cant tell one from the other. But just a few seconds of this great English master, and you know who it is instantly. Thanks for posting this. It is the man who made me want to be a rock guitarist....Fuggin glorious video!!
stratfanatic 2 years ago 3
This clip just made my day perfect.
geirekul 2 years ago 6
He BETTER be your favorite guitarist or else LOL. He is a million times better than Eddie "make noise" Van Halen
VincePalamara 2 years ago
A truer statement has never beenmade. Cheers !!!......Blackmore for life !!!!!!!!!!!!
purpledude603 2 years ago 2
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Not my favorite guitarist, but I can't argue that he's not talented. Personally, I would prefer Jimi Hendrix or Eddie Van Halen, but this guy nonetheless very good
GAH9178 2 years ago
"is very good"
GAH9178 2 years ago
fuking brilliant. 500 stars
TrppyTV 2 years ago 2
YEA! Agree!
dahMusicDude 2 years ago
guys, ritchie is in my opinion, the best guitarist ever to grace this planet!!! even hendrix said "theres only one white guy that can play guitar" cmon dudes, while malmsteen, vai, halen and satch use shit loads of effects. this man dont need em!!!
mrsbrownhill 2 years ago 4
Fucking AMAZING
rejrockmetal 2 years ago 3
I agree :O)
VincePalamara 2 years ago
Get the new Purple DVD filled with Mk 1-3 stuff - highly recommended by a fan since the late 60s "Hush" days
LizardKingJimLA69 2 years ago
Got it--it's awesome!
VincePalamara 2 years ago
I recommend the new Purple DVD with all the Mk 1-3 stuff on it
LizardKingJimLA69 2 years ago
I agree!
VincePalamara 2 years ago
This guy is the man,people just do not get it.
DiBiasehere 2 years ago 4
Oh, millions do get it, pal! Ritchie has many, many, many fans. Overseas, Deep Purple are accorded the same respect as Zeppelin and Sabbath...only in America (these days) does Ritchie seem to be on the "b list"
VincePalamara 2 years ago
You are correct,people do get it overseas.
DiBiasehere 2 years ago
In America:
Jimi Hendrix is the King,
BB King, Albert King and Leslie West are Princes, among others.
In England:
Jeff Beck and Ritchie Blackmore are Kings (there was more than one king in England in the early days),
Jimmy Page, Albert Lee, Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Tony Iommi, and Kim Simmonds are Princes, among others.
Dave Edmunds is the King of Wales.
All imho, of course.
psychkoala 2 years ago 2
The first time I heard Deep Purple or perhaps felt Deep Purple is a better way to describe the experience it was the mid-70s. I was 8, and Ritchie Blackmores sinewy, sinister riffing on the Made In Japan version of Child In Time, coupled with Ian Gillans dramatic, gorgeous howling, Jon Lords ominous neo-classical Hammond organ, and the dynamic interplay of the Roger Glover-Ian Paice rhythm section, tore the top of my head off.
speedkingb 2 years ago
When he is on, RB is a killer.
3shiftgtr 2 years ago
i am sure that when jimmi page hear this stuff for first time he said "how is he doing this...oh i miss that...omg i cant catch him dam you richie slow down"XD
koloumpras 2 years ago 2
Way ahead of his time, Ritchie rules, he is a mad bastad thou!!
jamesm5744 2 years ago
我好喜欢Ritchie Blackmore,上次激憤原來他來过Canada在97年表演过,同Rainbow樂隊,希望他和Candice Night 再来Canada(Toronto)表演，現在他已經64歲,唔知他幾時再來Toronto
jermaine7021 2 years ago
That was great....my vote is still his solo on Rainbows live version of Mistreated
OneSillyTrucker 2 years ago
where did you getthis video??
russia199999999 2 years ago
It is now available on 2 dvds :O)
VincePalamara 2 years ago
Where do you find them?
bpala71 2 years ago
amazon
VincePalamara 2 years ago
thanks for posting!
whats the name of the dvd? i think i'm gonna buy it.
razor141 2 years ago
history, hits, and highlights
VincePalamara 2 years ago
すでに。
miyabifanta 2 years ago 2
AWESOME
tatianadeltorofans 2 years ago 5
Who gives a crap about scales, just enjoy the music ffs
anonymouslolxD 2 years ago 3
I'm surprised to see him playing a Gibson ES-335 rather than a Fender Strat!
robertalva1 2 years ago 3
Ritchie used this guitar prominently from approx. 1963-1970; strats crept in from1968 onward.
VincePalamara 2 years ago
yeah , me too , but it will be after when Eric Clapton will sell him a Strat , then he will fall in love with fender and start to play strats and teles
russia199999999 2 years ago
this was after clapton sold him the strat. clapton sold him his first strat when he was just a kid.
codebabe 2 years ago
no, when blackmore was a kid he played with classic guitar, after (like in 1966), clapton sold him a strat , but he could not play. It will take a little bit of time to play with only strat (and tele in the studios)
russia199999999 2 years ago
when i say kid i meant a teenager.haha
but if you watch the song mandrake root from this exact same show you can see ritchie playing a strat so he was playing them by this time.
codebabe 2 years ago
so weird to see him with a gibson :P awesome solo!!
kkatarn327 2 years ago
whoooa, so young, so talented.. great musician, i really appreciate and admire his work, especially with candice, they're a perfect match :)
pipari44 2 years ago
Blackmore is technically better than Page, but Page's Stairway to Heaven solo in TSRTS blows all the guitarist away, except Hendrix and Gilmour.
francisco444 2 years ago
The wildest i have seen by him is on Wring that neck, Live Bilzen Jazz festival..it's right here on youtube and its sick
maghole 2 years ago
wooow briliant solo
well done richi !!!
glumacbr1 2 years ago 2
In my opinition his wildest solo is Kill the king from On Stage, 1978. He really killed
somebody that night)
wellcomeon1 2 years ago
which scales does he use?
qkpi4 2 years ago
Is called the "Ritchie Blackmore Scale"
francisco444 2 years ago
and the snake charmer scale
VincePalamara 2 years ago
He fuses 2 scales together from what I'm hearing, the G scale, and E minor...
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
G minor?
qkpi4 2 years ago
No normal G scale... But remember... at the beginning (start) he was playing the notes D and C... That couldn't make you think of any scales... And hardly belongs in the G scale or E minor scale, but they do appear in the scale, but it just wouldn't make you think of these scales... But adding all the notes together that he played, my saying is that he added the 2 scales together... Because I haven't seen a scale that contained bot G and E minor...
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
but what I wasn't talking about was in the intro... At 2:13 everyone is playing A.. But it's a special A scale, not sure about the name, but it's Arabic... Then after he plays on the Blues A scale... During this (with Arabic or Blues) you could just play the A chord to it... At the intro, it's too difficult to play the E minor chord and G chord to it, but it's possible, and it's mostly the G chord you're playing... I can continue for the whole solo, lol!
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
I can say the scaleS what he plays during classical part.. lol But no....
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago 2
very cool! Like so many other guitarists, I became briefly infatuated with Yngwie and all the speed demons and technique crazy demons. When the smoke clears (pun intended), Blackmore is the best for phrasing, feel, songwriting, influence, stage charisma, and longevity.
VincePalamara 2 years ago
Everyone has their own love of music!
I mean for Rock, my idol is Jimmy Page, for Jazz, my idol is Pat Metheny (Wow! Check him out)... And my list goes on... Jazz, Blues, Classical, Rock, Metal (black metal, no), Rock And Roll, Boogie, Arabic, Folk (not country) and etc... I don't like country, only some songs of it. But overall I don't like it. Al techniques are all difficult at their own level, just love it! I mean my musicality is wide! And I love, everybody should learn the theory of music.
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
Very true (and you have good taste, too). I love many guitarists/ styles of music, but Blackmore is my favorite. As for the rest, to quote President Harry Truman: "It is what you've learned after you know it all that really counts." In other words: theory/ technique has its place, but, ultimately, it's what you do with it/ musicality. Look at Santana and Hendrix-hardly theory experts, yet incredible.
VincePalamara 2 years ago
I know... Santana, I mean, I'm not sure, I think he might have heard a little bit about theory, because what we learn is that in a minor song the perfect final chord to end the song is a major chord, but I think Santana figured that out by his own, or that he just had the music in him, and the theory was already in his conscience of music... It's hard to explain... But theory helps out.
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
AMAZING.
darkmaides 2 years ago
INSANE!
hasseNicknames 2 years ago 2
Its not the wildest ever of him, but its wild.
Morki007 2 years ago 4
Thats just insanity!
TheDarkVII 2 years ago 6
Better than anything Jimmy Page or Jimi Hendrix ever did! Ritchie Blackmore is sooooooo over looking and criminally underrated! He is the rock guitar god of the 1970s.
RushYesCrimson 2 years ago 5
INDEED, that's what I keep telling :D !!!
MoonchildMindaugasRo 2 years ago 5
the man who inspired Yngwie Malmsteen can only be a God
ESPplayer69 2 years ago 6
Good player
ilkka2205 2 years ago
Deep Purple > whatever band you like
Pighood 2 years ago 6
what if i like deep purple ;)
RedFenderStrat 2 years ago 6
Deep Purple and Pink Floyd > whatever other band,
though there are many greats
MoonchildMindaugasRo 2 years ago 4
yeah you are right those too top everything!
I am a big Pink Floyd fan too!!
RedFenderStrat 2 years ago 3
And you have one of my favorite guitars in your username :D
MoonchildMindaugasRo 2 years ago
Led Zeppelin.
oknarbtal 2 years ago 2
Honestly, can Page do THAT? Nope :P Can LZ be as lively? Nope, even though I like them anyway.
MoonchildMindaugasRo 2 years ago
Yes,.. Page can do this and more (though not as jazzy as this)
Check out Heartbreaker solos in live concerts.
naveengta 2 years ago
I just love the Jazz part so much!
liftmedown001 2 years ago 2