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[Music] Happy 80th, the one the only: Ritchie Blackmore
- Thread starter Kosh
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For me, it was always this - the 'dream team'.
Uncle Spielberg
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Ok the best song he has been involved in
Stato
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And it's not as good as Rainbow's other Russ Ballard penned pop/rock hit. JLT was alright, but Graham Bonnet was my favourite singer in Rainbow. I know it's sacrilege to many, but I could never be bothered with RJD and his pesky wizards and kings.
Happy birthday Ritchie. I'll go with Purple:
Remember standing in front of them on a small stage at Sussex Uni (1969 or 1970) in the days when you could just do that! I'd been raised on 'Clapton is God' till then but I remember a mate saying to me "What price Clapton now?'. Phenomenal guitarist, like nothing I'd experienced before that moment. Many happies! 
Kosh
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If you look at Ritchie 70-78, he was phenomenal really… with the Cal Jam 74 he inspired so many 90s rock icons… and doubtless the likes of Van Halen we’re watching too… no question certain technical players went off into the stratosphere in the years that followed, but for me Ritchie had something magical about him… the likes of Vai were mechanical in their pursuit of perfection, almost inhuman and thus they leave me cold… Ritchie struck a balance between guitar pyrotechnics and song craft, his poker face was betrayed by the emotion that flooded out in his playing… call it mystique, call it wizardry… something magic could and often did happen when he was at his best, few could reach the stars in the way he did… Brian May knew it, and often says it… Ritchie was simply a one off.Remember standing in front of them on a small stage at Sussex Uni (1969 or 1970) in the days when you could just do that! I'd been raised on 'Clapton is God' till then but I remember a mate saying to me "What price Clapton now?'. Phenomenal guitarist, like nothing I'd experienced before that moment. Many happies!
He deserves more credit, but he pissed too many people off… hence he’s kind of relegated to in the know cult status…
I do believe however, when he passes… the tributes will flow like his best runs…
queens park pete
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Top 5? Top 3?
queens park pete
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I couldn't pick a winner, but he quickly gets on the shortlist with Jimmy Page, and then I start getting distracted by people like Steve Hackett or Guthrie Govan and then think maybe just do a top 20!
METALMICKY
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But unless you actually play guitar you wont have heard of Govan!
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Chuck in Steve Howe, Peter Green and a host of others and it becomes impossible to put them in any kind of final order, but despite (or in spite of) his gnarly temperament, Mr. Blackmore tends to wheedle his way to the top - again and again.
queens park pete
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Basically, he's an evil genius!
queens park pete
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Superb- though I never noticed the occasional Sheldon Cooper expressions before!
Plus Coverdale before the LA glow up - thanks for posting.
Norman Potting
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1979 I think and Rainbow at the Brighton Centre was the first big rock gig I attended. Graham Bonnet at the front with Roger Glover on bass, Don Airey on keyboards, Cozy Powell on drums and Ritchie on guitar. They had a hit with "Since you've been gone" but wh9 recorded it first ?!!
Yep, was there too - my second gig, soon after Blue Oyster Cult (also at the Centre).
The Hawaiian shirt Bonnet sported kinda threw me.
