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Cygnus X-1 
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Posted: April 25 2006 at 17:35 |
Which is best? The guitar or keyboard solos from DP?
Personaly i think the keyboard solos, songs like burn just wouldn't be as good if it was a guitar solo instead.
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Posted: April 25 2006 at 17:39 |
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I don't think it should be based on whether or not a song wuold be better or worse if the solo contained within were of the opposite instrument. It should be based on the solos that exist. I chose guitar. I would say drums but they are not a choice.
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mystic fred
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Posted: April 25 2006 at 17:40 |
there is no way to answer this poll, ritchie blackmore and jon lord were equally gifted in the use of their instruments and they are impossible to compare!! 
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WaywardSon
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Posted: April 25 2006 at 17:40 |
Both really, but seeing that there is no other option I went with guitar
Ritchie Blackmore!!
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dagrush
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Posted: April 25 2006 at 18:17 |
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Studio - Lord
Live - Blackmore
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Tony R
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Posted: April 25 2006 at 18:21 |
Deep Purple served up some mighty guitar and keyboard solos in their time.A particular favourite of mine is the live version of Black Night which features what can be best described as a titanic duel between Lord and Blackmore.Wonderful-my second favourite live recorded performance after "Bytor" by Rush.
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wolf0621
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Posted: April 25 2006 at 18:52 |
This may irk some DP fans, but the recent Steve Morse lineup really smoked live. He brings new life & a totally new approach to the old DP standards, as well as being a much more versatile & gifted player than RB...So it's guitar, although not necessarily for Blackmore's playing (although he's a fine player in his own right)...
Too bad that Tommy Bolin was already on his way out when he joined the band...Still, Come Taste The Band was a fine record...So, it's still guitar!!!
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A'swepe
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Posted: April 26 2006 at 11:44 |
Impossible to choose.
Take Highway Star for example: Each instrument is given a chance to shine & both rise to the challenge admirably. One of my favorites.
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Posted: April 26 2006 at 11:58 |
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Blackmores guitar solos always stood out for me.
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shanocles
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Posted: April 28 2006 at 07:26 |
Jon Lord is the master of organ swells. The answer is definitely better keyboard solos. i also love the little drum solo/outro to Emmaretta of the self-titled album. i was proud to tell Paicey this when he came with Deep Purple touring Australia. I live in Adelaide. i took a 10" drum skin for him to sign and we were all lining up for signatures. i just said, "man i totally love that outro you do on Emmaretta" and he said "wow, like thanks dude". I think he was blown away that someone actually loved something before 'Smoke' or other popular songs. Any of you drummers out there would understand!
I recently bought a dvd of Lord's and he manages to pull out the stops even today!
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Posted: April 29 2006 at 11:25 |
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Both are fantastic, but I chose guitar because of my steadfast love for the great Man in Black, Ritchie Blackmore. Steve Morse is a very gifted guitarist as well, but Ritchie, in a way, was Deep Purple.
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moodyxadi
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Posted: April 29 2006 at 17:15 |
Love both, but it has to be Ritchie. I can't understando why someone can imagina a Deep Purple guitar solo without him. Morse can be more skilled than him, but he's got "the blues", if you know what I mean.
Long live Ritchie!
PS: Ritchie's solos are better live than in studi. Listen to "Burn" in Live in London and other stuff from this era.
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Bach, Ma, Bros, Déia, Dante.
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mystic fred
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Posted: May 04 2006 at 14:08 |
i love listening to ritchie and jon duelling on "highway star" - it's a tie!! 
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Marcos
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Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:06 |
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I love both. I can't decide.
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Melomaniac
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Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:09 |
 Marcos wrote:
I love both. I can't decide. |
Same here.
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richardh
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Posted: March 08 2007 at 15:38 |
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Lord is a fantastic soloist.Shame he was too shy to take an Emerson like role in the band.
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Posted: March 11 2007 at 04:11 |
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Posted: March 11 2007 at 04:16 |
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I prefer Jon Lord's amazing Keyboard Solos.
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Posted: March 11 2007 at 04:25 |
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Uh, drum soloing is key?
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