Man on the silver mountain and 16th century greensleves (studio) for me

Don’t agree

He gets a fraction of what he thinks he deserves.

Finally someone recognizes the song "Lazy"! AND the best Blackmore lead of all time. That lead shaped the way I wanted to play. I have spent 50 years attempting to play it with Richies feel and still have not done it. Another one on the same theme I feel is Steve Morse "Blood Sucking Leaches" Man what a great batch of riffs in that song!! Just love those sassy kind of scales.

Agree 110%....for my money this man was and remains the greatest electric guitar player in the past 70 years....not to take anything away from Gilmour... but Blackmore was in a different Galaxy....and still is....hey and Tim Pierce ain't too bad either by GOD...👍👍

Oh, that's not entirely fair - guitarists the world over love his playing BUT as anyone in the industry will tell you, the man is IMPOSSIBLE to work with and basically he's been shunned by promoters and muso's alike since the Rainbow days. Idk man, I never met the guy and they say exactly the same things about Johnny Winter but he was an absolute gentleman when I met him...then again, I wasn't personally doing business with him.

There are a lot of great solos..I feel the solo on Eyes of the World" is pretty awesome but it doesn't get any mention at all.Give it a listen

Ritchie loved playing to/with Jon's organ.

Jon Lord on the organ makes everything better.

agreed, and dual unison leads works btw keys and gtr, better than two gtrs, to me. just wish I would have used an over drive pedal for grind instead of buying faux Leslie boxes.

That entire mark II lineup was amazing, contrary to what Blackmore thought.

The back and forth between those two is the pinnacle of classic rock epicness.

I soooooooooooooooooooooooooo agree. I was playing a gig many,many years ago..and Blackmore walked in. Long story short..I asked him about "Gates"...specifically, what scale did he use. He said "I just did this" and impersonatted playing on a neck. Frankly, it was a useless answer. I am certain he knew that. Like Page, He doesn't like to "reveal" anything. And further, if you hang with him..he has to be "right" about pretty much everything. Really not much fun.

@@georgebarry8640 Gates of Babylon is also my favourite solo but I think that is just as much because of the music as a whole aswell as for the guitar part itself. The drums and keyboards really set the mood and add to the drama. What makes this quite different from other Blackmore solos is that rather than sticking to one key/ scale he plays through the chord changes using relevant modes at crucial points. His tone and frequent switches between neck and bridge pickups and use of the tremolo arm also adds to the beauty. I think the solo bits from Lazy are very technically demanding and highlight some of his motifs and ideas he often mixes in other solos. Similarly Child in Time is also very technical (and fast!) and his style is so identifiable. When Ritchie plays the songs live he never plays the same thing twice as evidenced on live recordings of both DP and Rainbow. I remember seeing him play on three consecutive nights on a tour and it was always exciting to see what he would improvise each night. On the middle night of the three dates you could tell that he wasn't inspired/ something was wrong - solos were short, the set was cut short and they didn't come back onstage for even one encore. The next night was completely different, really phenomenal playing and showmanship, three separate encores and a guitar sacrifice at the end! Ritchie is definitely the reason I wanted to pick up a guitar.

It’s great, and I would add - Stargazer, Child In Time, Highway Star, Burn, Mistreated, Stormbringer, Hold On, Black Masquerade.

Absolutely, that solo is beyond its time, technically and emotionally amazing.

Great, great solo. Just wish they had put it higher in the mix, or release a remix to fix that.

OMG, he is so precise on slide! It's amazing to listen to!

Blackmore was an amazing rhythm player??!! Bro, you're a bit late for April fool's jokes.

@@67goldtops he could absolutely play the best rhythm guitar parts if he wanted to, unfortunately he found playing rhythm boring and thus hated it

@@1cedcoffee Oh, I see. Blackmore COULD play "the best rhythm parts." That, of course, is "if he wanted to." He simply CHOSE not to. Yeah, THAT'S it! Cool story, bro.

Agree

... there are so many. Don't forget 'Light in the black' , 'Speed King' 'Hard lovin' man','Highway Star'etc...mind blowing!

Spot on

agreed!

They were hot then, but Lazy always feels like lazy songwriting to me, just the same melody recycled from a thousand blues songs..the blues is one song over and over for the most part, rock and roll is infinitely more sophisticated

@@bradmodd7856 Lazy has always been my least favourite of Purples well known songs. You’re right, it’s basically just a jam session, which is what I suppose some people like about it.

@@bradmodd7856 disagree............ it is a triumphant song with a GREAT lead...........as well demonstrated here.

So many boomer bends! 😂🤣💀

@@andrewt248 I am playing Ultra Luxurious Boomer Bends, for sure :)

@@andrewt248 Blackmore blasted boomer bends beyond all believable bounds.

@@timpierceguitar Well done on capturing the 'Spirit' of Blackmores Solo. As well as being a 'trailblazer ' on guitar, he is an incredibly complex individual, being moody, intolerant of fools, highly intellectual ,and with a highly developed sense of Dry Humor.

Too Right Rick B!.. Love you to do an Interview with Ritchie Blackmore. No Show there I'd think?.. Might have some Joy with Tony Iommi though. He's a good buddy of Brian May and similar warm personality.. That Interview would be treasure (like all yours are )

@@bobsaturday4273 Yes.

Points for your screen name.

Lathe of Heaven - Gates of Babylon called and, well… you know…

For me there are many great leads from Ritchie . Highway star 4 me

I love early 70s blackmore but on spanish archer he was really on fire

Spanish Archer is a joke name for being fired from your job, i.e. getting the 'elbow' (El Bow) as it's known in the UK. Is 'getting the elbow' used in the States?

@Busta Speeker As I mentioned, it's probably not used outside the UK, but it's definitely a joke euphemism for being sacked or just generally being removed from a group, organisation, etc. An example might be, "He was a useless worker so he was given the elbow", would translate into, "He was a useless worker so he was given the old Spanish Archer". It's a pretty weak sort of joke tbh, but maybe Ritchie was referring to all the musicians he gave the elbow to during his career.

@Busta Speeker Lol! Too true!

The solo from Spanish Archer absolutely ROCKS! !!! Ritchie is on fire.

Lazy is the best.

I saw them during that tour when I was 15. Best concert ever. Of course I was tripping balls.

Playing 2 notes for the main riff was pretty too

The fact that nobody pulled you up for not mentioning cozy’s drums says everything about those two performances

I also hear "child in time" and "sail away"in the same solo.

@@petermontgomery8707 Cozy was a monster in this record.

@@rakashe1 What do you mean by that?

@@Turquoise636 influences

One of the best guitar sounds of all time

@@johnmarshall3903 Yes!

@@johnmarshall3903 I think the best live guitar tone bar none. The power of the chords in highway star or strange kind of woman is unlike any Strat sound I’ve ever heard… just a huge powerful behemoth!! And his playing has that Pete Townsend explosiveness and superb soloing full of passion and intensity.

Not a guitarist, have friends who are , who went to Berkeley, explained to me why his solo on Made In Japan “ Lazy” was Blackmore best .

Agree chuckster

So right, Blackmore is such a versatile guitarist. From Lazy to Burn to Stargazer and then Gates of Babylon. He is amazing

@@repetitivemotion let’s not forget his masterful folk-rock work with his wife Candice Night in last 25 years … so much good stuff there in Blackmore’s Night too, although much different

@@milosdunjic8718 I agree. I seen a few BN shows

Yeah insane I agree

He's got a new album out

Oh man yeah!!! Trapeze "Medusa"!!!! Black Cloud

Absolutely spot on in regards to this early 70’s Fireball, Machine Head, Made In Japan era. However by the late 70’s he was way less precise and verging on slop. I saw DP in 1984 and Blackmores playing was just flurries of disjointed notes and the tone was garbage

*precision

i feel so lucky to see these videos, Tim is a master eh lol.

have fun?

none with that attitude lmao

@@MetalMarauder meep

Look in the mirror BG, you are an absolute monster!

I agree 100% that solo kills. Just proves R.B. is the best rock guitarist ever. He's a fucking MAN among boys.

Certainly pricked the ears of Yngwie.

Pity he's such a tool.

Highway star . But loved many ,child In time ,gates of Babylon under the gun ,lost in hollywoid,spotlight kid death alley driver . I could keep going with Ritchie stuff

Kill the King! Yes! The cause of more speeding tickets than any other song, even more than Highway Star

such an incredible lp but i will top ya - i also love HOTBL .

@@peteytwofinger - Wouldn’t it be THOBL?

Under the gun awesome

Like M Schenker: sometimes it's better to not meet our heroes and leave the mystique.

@@MoreMeRecording right you are

On the opposite side of that coin, I met my favorite guitar player of all time (Jimmy Herring), and he was the nicest, most humble dude ever. Just wanted to point out that not all uber-talented artists are jerks by default. Silver linings…

@@stevesheroan4131 - So true! I met John Petrucci before Dream Theater blew up and again eight years later and he was the same warm and humble dude. I met him again twelve years after that and he hadn’t changed a bit beyond the muscles and beard, neither of which seem to suit his personality, but I suppose that’s irrelevant.

@@crusheverything4449 That’s so funny, I also went to a Jimmy Herring show about 12 years after I first met him. I got there early and sat near the stage (it was at a club where I play pretty often). Jimmy pointed at me and said “Didn’t I meet you at NAMM?”. Twelve years later he still remembered our brief encounter. Crazy!

Man I'm jealous

I was way too young for that tour but I did get to see them on the Perfect Strangers tour in 1985 at the St. Paul Civic Center. I was 18 years old and that show blew me away!

@@BoogyWoogyCreep that was an amazing tour also. Blackmore totally on fire for that tour!

Yeah he kind of reincarnated himself completely in Blackmore’s Night … masterpiece after masterpiece … such productivity in last 25 years … and what’s even equally important is that he truly enjoys it and loves it!

Mine too!

My thoughts exactly. Purple are criminally underrated and woefully neglected while many lesser bands get lots more accolades.

I'm a fanatic purple fan but Zeppelin deserve all the credit they get. The songwriting was out of this world. Especially when you get to stuff like The Rain Song, 10 Years Gone, Stairway. They also explored so many styles and had so many shades of color. Zeppelin and Floyd share that magic of being deceptively simple, but when you dig into even the popular stuff like Black Dog, you realize how ridiculously good they were. Out on the Tiles is another sneaky one like that. So hard to play and get it to actually sound right. Page and Blackmoore are both gods, they just have different approaches. Pure technique, Blackmoore was next level. Only one who could hang with him was probably Terry Kath, but Kath was more legato focused and didn't have that killer pick attack that Ritchie had.

@@sweptinblack I kinda agree with you about Zeppelin, what I don't like is one vs. the other, I just find they both should be on the top of the podium. Cheers and thx for reacting to my rant ! 😂

Absolutely. Ever present in Purple for over fifty years, he is astonishing. Still performing live at a high level at 73, Ian Paice should be recognised for his services to British Music.

Oh man I was literally thinking yesterday which, if any, drummers could have replaced the irreplaceable Ian Paice! This was prompted by my listening to one of my all time favourite bands Be Bop Deluxe (featuring the underrated guitar genius Bill Nelson). Simon Fox, the drummer would have been an interesting choice to replace Ian. The other drummer that would have brought something is Michael Shrieve ex of Santana. Both had incredible driving snare technique that is essential to Ian’s style. But so glad Ian is still killing it - to my mind the Burn album is his greatest moment in my humble opinion.

@@fusionfan6883 I agree with Burn was them at a high point, Ian brought White Snake to another level when he played with them. Irreplaceable for sure.

That ride cymbal is relentless

@@johnrichardson1867 machine head in rock burn

It was the first album I ever bought

SAIL AWAY and LAY DOWN, STAY DOWN are better...

Never mind the end, how about the beginning with that controlled feedback! I mean, the guy makes annoying noice into a super tasteful piece of music... just like what Ian does with his screams. They are just out of this world, true pioneers of hard(er) rock.

...and the van was chambered in pakalolo smoke?

@@rogerdat7807 Hahaha, it was in a Grand Torino painted like the Starski and Hutch car. His younger brother had the van with a cassette player. The Patchouli oil and Patchouli incense were Staples of teen women from that era and yes it did find it's way into that van.

Rainbow was boss👍

@@stevelinbergbaby135 - Stargazer rules. Also, there will never be anyone like RJD.