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tdreamer 
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 Posted: March 08 2006 at 17:30 |
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Blackmore is the legend but I like Steve Morese style he's a very fluid guitar player which shows on the 'raptures of the Deep'
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Minkia
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Posted: March 08 2006 at 18:35 |
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It seems that you guys missed the point: did you not notice that Purple with Tommy Bolin (in fact, to a certain extent, since Coverdale and Hughes joined them)were a different kettle of fish?
I mean, the band assumed a more funky and R&B(i.e. as Rhythm and Blues) edge from Burn onwards. Therefore Bolin was the dog's bollocks for that musical direction.
No matter how technical Blackmore and Morse are, they lack the funk which clearly Bolin had in abundance, bearing in mind that Bolin had learned his funk/jazz chops while playing on Billy Cobham and others' work.
So Deep Purple had their lead guitarists according to their direction, and on 'Come Taste the Band' no other guitarist would have done a better job than the late great Tommy Bolin, for the same reason that no other guitarist could have played on stuff like In Rock, Machine Head.
So there.
MORE BALLS, LESS BOLLOCKS!
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Fragile
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Posted: March 08 2006 at 18:49 |
 tdreamer wrote:
Blackmore is the legend but I like Steve Morese style he's a very fluid guitar player which shows on the 'raptures of the Deep' |
I agree with your comments 100% Blackmore is Guitar God from a time when you had to be special to be above the rest of the greats from that time and he was.I wish he would get back to playing rock instead of the medieval folk stuff he is so engrossed in.
Raptures of the Deep is a very good album I wholey endorse it
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Tony R
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Posted: March 08 2006 at 19:00 |
Blackmore by a country mile.
Without a doubt one of the greatest guitarists of all time. His fluid style always seems so effortless and he was the No1 hard rock guitarist of the 70s even eclipsing Page.
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DallasBryan
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Posted: March 09 2006 at 02:59 |
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after Ritchie left the band they thought they would have to settle for a lesser talent to replace him, until Tommy Bolin walked in and played everything that Ritchie could. They knew they had a winner and recount that they were blown away! If you ever saw Tommy live on solo or with the James Gang you would understand what they saw. I was backstage with a former bandmate of Glenn Hughes on several locations on the Burn tour, and noticed that Tommy was not playing his material in general and wasnt as much of a monster on a leash as he was with his original material. Truly one of the legendary American RnR guitarists, gone before it all came out, sadly.
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Chipiron
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Posted: March 09 2006 at 03:34 |
I've chosen Mr. Blackmore.
Have you heard "This Time Around Live in Tokyo '75"? Mr. Bolin played the guitar really, really well, although he was a bit "off form" 
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Chipiron
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Posted: March 09 2006 at 03:36 |
Fragile wrote:
tdreamer wrote:
Blackmore is the legend but I like Steve Morese style he's a very fluid guitar player which shows on the 'raptures of the Deep' |
I agree with your comments 100% Blackmore is Guitar God from a time when you had to be special to be above the rest of the greats from that time and he was.I wish he would get back to playing rock instead of the medieval folk stuff he is so engrossed in.
Raptures of the Deep is a very good album I wholey endorse it
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In Spain, the version of "Raptures of the Deep" in stores does not include the song "MTV", that I like a lot. Is it so everywhere?
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OT Räihälä
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Posted: March 09 2006 at 04:32 |
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I can't think of Deep Purple without Blackmore. It's as strange idea as King Crimson without Bob Fripp.
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wolf0621
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Posted: April 28 2006 at 16:55 |
Kotro wrote:
Is this a joke?
Only if you're laughing...
Ritchie Blackmore IS Deep Purple. |
True, he is. The vast majority of their hits, and their output in general, involved him. Just for that reason he's a better fit for the band...That doesn't mean he's a better player than Morse (he's not), but does have a different feel that suits the band's classic material better (maybe 'cause he played on it originally?)...
When Morse plays the old stuff to a great extent he's copying Blackmore's licks, and fans of that material really want to hear those specific licks, not something else that Morse could add (good or not)...Bolin found that out the hard way when he wasn't exactly copying the great one's solos in concert...
So it's Blackmore...
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moodyxadi
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Posted: April 29 2006 at 17:56 |
Blackmore is a very soulful guitarist. I can hear the cry in his solos. He's old now, nut he was truly the best player in the whole hard rock/heavy metal circuit in the seventies (the hardest era to competition in this matter), both in deep Purple or in Rainbow's three spectacular albums with Dio.
PS: I think Rainbow is at least Prog Related, and it's a shame this band isn't here while a lot of pseudo-metal/pesudo prog cr*p fills spaces that could be better occupied.
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An old fart
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Posted: April 29 2006 at 20:04 |
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Blackmore is my choice as well, for several reasons, but especially for his songwriting ability, the most important quality for a musician in my opinion. When he left Deep Purple the quality of the songs dropped, both times, even though they didn't completely lose the band's magic. Tommy Bolin, judging from what I have heard (not much), was also a remarkable guitarist.
To be honest, Morse's playing makes me annoyed. It's pointlessly technical, even cold. That's also a major reason for me to losing interest in Deep Purple as it is now.
Blackmore, even though obviously not a very pleasant person, often has a lot of beauty in his playing, maybe paradoxically, maybe not, I am not sure.
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WaywardSon
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Posted: May 01 2006 at 19:00 |
^^^^
I also think Steve Morse is cold and technical. I liked some stuff on Purpendicular but after that it was the same quick runs he did all the time, lacks emotion completely.
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Sibbe
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Posted: May 08 2006 at 14:38 |
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I prefer Morse.
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Nakatira
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Posted: May 20 2006 at 20:15 |
My vote is for Ritchie.
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T.Rox
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Posted: May 21 2006 at 09:07 |
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IMHO DP without Blackmore were just never the same. It is pretty hard to go past DP's classic line up with Lord & Blackmore trading musical blows.
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"Without prog, life would be a mistake."
...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche
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Daydreamyng
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Posted: January 26 2007 at 17:37 |
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I did like what Tommy Bolin did but come on here. Blackmore IS Deep Purple.
This poll is like saying who's the best guitar player for Guns-n-Roses.....is it Slash or the 12 other guys that Axl Rose has worked with and failed to put out an album with. Oh I guess Buckethead's better?? Yeah right.
Long live Ritchie.
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markosherrera
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Posted: January 27 2007 at 16:45 |
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Blackmore ,and I BELIEVE that the list have the order.
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: January 28 2007 at 17:14 |
ANDREW wrote:
Ritchie Blackmore of course, although Morse is an excellent guitarist!!! |
I see Steve Morse with Purple in Pordenone during "Purpendicular Tour" and I listen this in the compilation "Prime Cuts". He is the second Blackmore, The only Blackmore substitute, The new Blackmore... ...But Blackmore... Is Blackmore!!!...
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Modrigue
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Posted: January 28 2007 at 17:16 |
Ritchie Blackmore made black blues guitarists take note !
He's my favorite in Deep Purple.
I'm not fond of Steve Morse's works
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rupert
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Posted: January 29 2007 at 13:19 |
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Without Blackmore DP woudln't have been DP but still I think that Steve Morse is better for them NOW...
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