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NetsNJFan 
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 Posted: August 26 2005 at 17:48 |
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Brian May - he's not a dick like Blackmore as far as I know
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Cygnus
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Posted: August 28 2005 at 09:14 |
 NetsNJFan wrote:
Brian May - he's not a dick like Blackmore as far as I know |
Yes but we love him. No?
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Syzygy
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Posted: August 28 2005 at 09:35 |
Not much into either man's music, though I'd take Queen over Rainbow if I had to.
Ritchie Blackmore used to smash up his guitars in an entertaining fashion onstage, whereas Brian May made his guitar out of an old fireplace and uses old sixpenny bits as plectrums (plectra?) - on those grounds I choose Blackmore.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Ed_The_Dead
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Posted: August 28 2005 at 15:59 |
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: August 28 2005 at 16:05 |
Thanks, Ed!
Syzygy:
The best - and most expensive - guitars are made of exceptional wood, like wood from 150 years old houses, doorsteps etc. But among guitarists May is not famous for that, but for tuning the circuits of his guitars in ways that were quite advanced at that time. Blackmore did nothing exceptional, compard to that.
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Hemispheres
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Posted: August 28 2005 at 16:11 |
eh tough choice
Blackmore
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Wolf Spider
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Posted: August 28 2005 at 16:12 |
Blackmore - he`s an a-hole but if I could play like him I would be an a-hole too  .
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margaret
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Posted: August 28 2005 at 16:56 |
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Blackmore's Night sort of is the difference to me. Absolutely love what he has done in that.
Edited by margaret
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floydaholic
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Posted: August 29 2005 at 23:51 |
NutterAlert wrote:
best Guitarist: Blackmore
worst hair: May
Best female companion: Blackmore (whatsherface looks really nice, May has some old Eastenders actress )
So, based on this extensive analysis I have to say Blackmore is best
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Her name is Candice Night, and she is friggin hot(OR was rather). Blackmore is definitely a better guitarist.
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I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon...
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floydaholic
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Posted: August 29 2005 at 23:52 |
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
Thanks, Ed!
Syzygy:
The best - and most expensive - guitars are made of exceptional wood, like wood from 150 years old houses, doorsteps etc. But among guitarists May is not famous for that, but for tuning the circuits of his guitars in ways that were quite advanced at that time. Blackmore did nothing exceptional, compard to that.
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*Cough*Neoclassical*Cough*
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I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon...
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floydaholic
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 00:19 |
Maike wrote:
May is more ecletic and diverse as a guitarist and as a songwriter. One of
my favourite bands is Deep Purple and Blackmore tend to get a litle bit
repetitive (DP live albums are full of inventive playing. he's best jams are
in MK3 CalJam and the Made in Europe - hes mixing a lot of blues in his
playing which is great - but Im talking about a 2/3 year period... when RB
created Rainbow he went back to his old formula). This is my opinion, I
think May has done a lot more for rock guitar, just listen to the heavy
metal licks of Sheer Heart Attack and I Want It All, the pop prowess of A
Kind of Magic and the epics Innuendo and Bohemian Rapsody (this is a 20
year period, my friends). But dont get me wrong, Blackmore is a good
guitarist. Cheers |
You neglected to mention his Blackmores night playing where his true genius really shines.
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I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon...
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porter
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 10:59 |
may I say....MAY?
(by far my worst post)
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"my kingdom for a horse!" (W. Shakespeare, "Richard III")
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Pablo_P
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Posted: August 30 2005 at 12:18 |
Ritchie Blackmore is one of the best guitarist ever and one of my favourite
He is the author of the greatest riffs in rock music (Smoke On The
Water, Stargazer and many others...) and best guitar solos (Child in
time, Stargazer - again  )
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Raff
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Posted: September 04 2005 at 15:13 |
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May is a great guitarist, but Blackmore is something else.... Not the nicest guy in the world by any means, but he made his guitar talk like no other. He's my choice without any doubt!
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Sam Fire
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Posted: September 05 2005 at 19:05 |
May's tone wins him my vote! Self-made guitar + amp made with crap from a refuse heap + homemade treble booster pedal = the rocking-est tone ever! And his guitar-layering antics (like the solo in Killer Queen)
Mmmm... home-made tone...
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Fraja
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Posted: September 12 2005 at 08:54 |
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Yes,the solo in Killer Queen is great!!Also Brighton Rock is outstanding and Bohemian Rhapsody solo is one of the greatest solo EVER!!!!!!!!!
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krauthead
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Posted: October 17 2005 at 18:14 |
Ritchie Blackmore without any doubts, Brian May... give me a break will you!?
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*Dancing madly backwards on a sea of air* - Captain Beyond
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: October 17 2005 at 18:23 |
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Two childhood heroes, very hard to make a decision! I've never felt comfortable with Blackmore. "What's in a name" would dr. Freud have said about this extremely complex personality who tend to be so stubborn, agressive and destructive. But this topic is about guitar skills and Ritchie Blackmore has delivered so many outstanding riffs and soli and he is switches so easily from classical to hardrock that I prefer him above Brian May who is in fact Queen's subdued version of Blackmore!
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Lorak
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Posted: October 17 2005 at 19:28 |
When Tommy Bolin joined Deep Purple, he made Blackmore look bad. Then he went and killed himself. Too bad too.
Anyway, it's still Richie May err...Brian Blackmore 
Ain't this fun? MAY by a hair.
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Two heads are better than one, but if you want something done right, do it yourself.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, but better safe than sorry.
Look before you leap, but he who hesitates is lost
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Cygnus
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Posted: October 18 2005 at 10:34 |
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