so many great Rock players of 60's/70's and what sets them apart was their creativity and writing ability, something that today's technical wizard/shredders DO NOT HAVE.
~~ Jeff Beck often said that for guitar players - "the guitar is your voice" - which is why so much of his material was without any vocalist - and when he did covers of Beatles songs - his lead guitar was doing the vocal melody part of the song - but it sounded completely natural - something most guitar players could not do ..
look, theyre all astounding but you would have to say beck is possibly the greatest and the first to push progressive electric guitar in that the early 60's
I've heard interviews with Blackmore where he also praises Leslie West, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Django Rheinhart, and George Harrison. Everyone has their favorite players and Blackmore has his but I think he genuinely respected many other players in the 60s and 70s and borrowed from them. He just put his own twist on whatever he borrowed.
~~ 1964 was middle of Clapton's run with Yardbirds - I'm sure Blackmore heard them with Eric - but Richie has never been one to give much praise to Clapton ..
@@billyz5088 He has recently, though. In the tales from the tavern- series on his own channel, he's spoken very warmly about Cream and Clapton. Also, it's no secret that Lazy was inspired by Steppin' Out off of the Beano album.
Can't argue with Blackmore's top 3 with Beck at #1. There are many amazing rock guitarists and music is subjective with people having different preferences in terms of musical tastes, so there are lots of great players to choose from. No wrong answers if your top three is different. However, Beck, Hendrix and Van Halen were so influential on guitar playing back in their era and beyond. Decades later their impact is still felt.
Wow - I've Never heard him speak-well of any other guitarist. Always came-off as Jealous . . . and-a-Hater (even though he is really good) ??? Guy even said: "Never one to give compliments lightly" about Blackmore.
The only fact about admire more Beck that's make deserve more respect on Blackmore because anybody talks about Hammett when he's a overrated guitar player and even today that guy can't play right a melody :" i saw him playing ,"The Final Countdwon melody" and he sound too bad like a kid trying the guitar for a third time. Blackmore , Hendrix,Beck and Robin Trower.
These old school guitarists definitely had electric dynamism and got things going, however the bar has been raised since by guys like Per Nilsson, Tony McAlpine, Ron Bumblefoot Thai, Matteo Mancuso and many others. No doubt about it.
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Page was around in 1966 playing second fiddle to Jeff Beck in The Yardbirds, strange he didn't cause a sensation or have other guitarists including Beck reevaluating their careers as a certain unknown American did when he arrived in England later that same year.
talent wise - the opposite is kind of true - they are both great riff-masters - but Page could often be a sloppy player - esp. on lead breaks - Blackmore much more precise and always in control ..
Blackmore would play rings around Page, even when Page was at his best in the very early seventies. What Page had, though, that Blackmore lacked completely, was studio knowledge. Blackmore hated being in the studio, whilst Page was the diamentral opposite; he was even one of the best record producers of the entire 1970s (Led Zeppelin's fourth studio album is one of the best produced rock albums of all time). If you compare the two bands, Led Zeppelin could excell in the studio, thanks to Page's allmost genius-level skills there, whilst Deep Purple were dependent on having a good day whilst they were in, but excelled like crazy on stage. Cue the Zeppelin mafia posting a veritable flame war of comments in five... four... three... two... 😜
I can't think of one memorable Iommi solo. Ozzy had to wait until he found Randy Rhoads for a decent solo. Ritchie is light years ahead of Iommi as far as guitar solos go...Iron Man, War Pigs, Paranoid...hahahaha
@@G.O.P. They ruled but Iommi was not a virtuoso. I am drawing a blank thinking of a decent solo...maybe something off "Heaven & Hell" or "Mob Rules" is his best
