The BEST Solo Ritchie Blackmore EVER Played? 

True that ! a guitar God !

Dude I think Lord's contribution had one unfortunate side-effect: it distracted me from that absolutely killer Blackmore solo. Rock on, mon ami.

One of the few DP choons I prefer the studio recording and a big reason for that is Jon’s popping Hammond.

Amen.... how tight was the Lord/Blackmore unison and trade-off combo?

Correct!

@@bagman7709 The infamous Duel Lord/Blackmore on stage - Magic! Pure magic! Is that possible today? Not a chance. They were one of a kind.

He has always been considered one of the best players, but, the thing that people also know that kind of ruins his legacy is, he was/is a horrible person to others.

⁠Yes, how you treat other people is very important and a life lesson.

I think he got the appropriate amount of credit.

Yes, his leads and technique are underrappreciated. I think his songwriting just lagged behind people like Page and Townsend.

Blackmore gets plenty credit. He's like the top 1 improv guitarist/songwriter combo ever. Really there's no one else.

I'd say THE best rock live album

That belongs to Live At Leeds

​@@trajan6927well, that's an eternal question, much like preferring sea or mountain for your vacation 😁

I go for MADE IN JAPAN. they had to.make movie of the tour

Best record whether live or not. The only miss was that Black Night wasn't included. Blackmore did not want Black Night on Made ni Japan. Black night was released as a single instead.

Hey if you haven’t heard it have a listen to Lachy Doley- lazy onions and see what you think 4:57

He's in heaven now teaching the Lord how to lay down Hammond solos.

You got that right, brudda!

I prefer Purple's Hey Joe to Hendrix's because of the keyboards.

@@maewashigeri1956Lachy Doley is the best!

Oh, and there’s one other vital component: phrasing. Where almost every other guitarist elects to go UP in pitch, Blackmore frequently opts to DESCEND in pitch. Think about it. The ‘payoff’ in this Lazy solo is not a singular high note. The highest note in the solo occurs in bar six of thirty-six bars of solo. No, the payoff is solidly in the midrange of the instrument.

Brian May said “ No one talks about Ritchie and I don’t know why” .. He’s always been my favourite Rock guitarist . I think that many people haven’t heard most of his work. There were 3 Deep Purple albums recorded between 1968 and 1969 very few have heard his great work on those albums. His solo on Kentucky Woman is one of his best in my opinion. Few people would be able to quickly work that solo out.

Totally agree he’s def top three .. but will always be down around 2O or lower in say a Rolling stone poll .. what do they know. No one could play like him in 1969 .. the studio solo from Child in Time is the evidence. 😀 I saw him in 1972 with Purple. They had just returned from Japan . It’s still the best musical experience of my life. Deep Purple mark ii at the top of their game where the best live band in the planet. No one would want to follow them on stage. 😀 Heard that New Order were on after them at a European festival around 15 years ago. The bassist said we were laughing before they came on about them being over the hill but added .. we weren’t laughing after they started playing .😀

Peter Hook, the bassest for new order back then. Had a better sense of humor than the rest of the band. No doubt in my mind, he could easily recognize the ability and skill in other players around him.... i'm sure he said it with a smile also. That's part of the fun of going to concerts

Totally true,Ritchie is so unique,but on many music magazine's top-players-lists,was not very considered,or mentioned.His legacy on modern music,is too big for some small minds.

@@seabud6408 On the latest poll Blackmore actually was 75, which shows the ridiculousness of this list...

@@tmjcbs 75th? I’m 75th. Blackmore was in the top 3 of his era.

Yet Neil Young rates higher than him in most Greatest Guitarist lists 😂😂😢😢

@@tonymarinelli7304 I know! That's why I NEVER look to those lists as my blood pressure goes off the roof :D

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@@mgalbu Mine too so utterly ridiculous

@tonymarinelli7304 and I like Neil Young too, but he is not a guitarist, in my opinion. He is a singer/songwriter who happens to play guitar. And while he is a great songwriter and lyricist, he is not a great musician. I would say the same for Bob Dylan and Kurt Cobain.

27. Bizarrely

@@stevenmurphy9225 26 while recording 😀✌🏼

More like 26 years old.

It’s not outrageous to say he’s the greatest hard rock guitarist of his generation. Another great player from that era who doesn’t get enough credit is Jan Ackerman of Focus ( a jazz player really) . Ritchie loved his playing, both had a love of mediaeval music, melody and were incredible improvisers. I don’t think anyone could have pulled off the studio solo from Child in time in 1969 but Ritchie . No one had those dynamics and control /feel and precision but Ritchie IMO.

Jan Akkerman got my attention way back in high school. I started chasing his stuff. There was some really terrific stuff there, beautiful in its own way and bold enough when it had to be..... At times, almost fusion without the aroma of cheese going bad.. You always played with strength and grace. There was a lot to glean there.....

Shut up

Right on. Man On the Silver Mountain, Kill the King, all that. Killer stuff.

I agree. One of the greatest solos ever put to tape.

@@RealRockGuitarABSOLUTELY MY FEELING TOO. PERFECT ON POINT SOLO.

Absolutely. I have been trying to perfect that solo for decades and I hope I get it before I die. But I’m having a good time trying. Great haunting lyrics and tempo change for the solo, too. Ian Gillian is an awesome vocalist. Great song. Ritchie’s other greatest solos are “Lazy”, “Flight of the Rat” , “Speed King”, “Space Truckin’”, and “Highway Star”, et al.

​​@@RealRockGuitarand Stargazer

Child in time is a great song that shows their progressive rock side. Jon lord wanted to go into that direction but ritchie wanted to go the led zep heavy rock side. he said to him lets do one album (in rock) and if it flops we will go with your plan and play with orchestras for the rest of our lives.

Agreed, there is so much ferocious energy in that solo and the way he ends it with a trill and tremolo is amazing

Me too. I wanted to be Ritchie Blackmore on guitar. Still do

@@repetitivemotion Any kid who saw him in his prime would be blown away .. I was . Incredible showman /presence apart from his genius level guitar playing.

No one is more than other. Dont be silly

Made In Japan is a great live album, but The Who Live At Leeds 1970, is considered the greatest live album of all time.

@@trajan6927 not really.

You shouldn`t do so many drugs you forget Hendrix who taught Blackmore all his best riffs, licks, tricks, and fretboard gymnastics! Take is easy one day at a time!

Yes, I agree.

@@drivinsouth651 Hendrix had his own style which was much looser than Ritchies, I'm sure Ritchie was inspired by Hendrix but he was doing different things forged a new path, even Jimmy Page said about Ritchie "I couldn't touch that guy in the improvisation stakes".

He is good but he has released not close as many solos as gillmour, he holds the record of solos and one solo is better than the other.

Agree too

hey, thanks so much for the kind words :)

You deserve all the compliments Tim.... You have your own fun, graceful, humble way of taking us down the fairway ! It never feels forced or over our heads in anyway. There's always a kindness and a gentleness. I'm trying to describe what we see. This is why so many guys talk about you and like you. Let me put it another way you don't do guitar videos you take us on an adventure...... We don't wind up down any rabbit holes we just go somewhere exciting fun and inspirational..... Think I first became aware of you and what you were doing on those Cockrobin records with Peter Kingsberry. He's been over in France for a while as you know doing his thing. Would love to see you explore some of the sounds on those records. Even the simple straightforward stuff always had a haunting tone. You took his songs to another level. He was an emotional singer, a good writer, and you were soaring right there with him. Still hard to believe you can do stuff like that or we can try with wires and a plank of wood and a little bit of electricity..... Was great the other day to see Bukovac telling Rick Beato his favorite solo was the one you did on "change" with John Waite. I got a huge kick out of that. You're on a ton of records in My collection. I also liked Bukovac talking about turning down the gain or avoiding really gainey amps. Let your fingers do the talking. It reminded me of you again. I started that fork in the road with a Peavey stereo chorus in 1989. Partly aping those Cockrobin records.....and I've Never looked back.

But he was right

British sarcasm He loved Hendrix and Beck.

@@Mr.scary28 Steve Vai and Joe Satriani have both said how much they admired his playing, he wasn't very complimentary bout them in return. Just not a polite or gracious individual.

There's always a part for someone to play in the world like Ritchy Blackmore. He is who he was and who he still is, and he can still do it. He just played in New Jersey the other night or after the Fourth of July. Still doing his medieval gig his way. God bless him.

🤣🤣🤣

Thank you.....for Tim😜 of course!

Same here. It’s only in the past 10 years that I’ve been able to play his solos .. almost … and I’ve been playing for 50 years 😀

It’s good to see young people appreciate and learn from the older greats. I personally think that was the golden era of music, Rock ‘n roll for sure. But I used to listen to my parent’s albums, The Gershwins, Jerome Kern, Glenn Miller, etc. and developed an appreciation for that sound, as well as classical, jazz and blues which were all really the precursors of R&R, though I greatly preferred my generation’s music.And yeah, Blackmore’s one of the greatest musicians and performers of all time.

As on the studio solo for Child in Time . No one but him could have pulled that off in 1969. No one. 😀

Great player no doubt. Most influential? That would be Hendrix or Page. Ritchie my favorite after Pete Townshend.

@@trajan6927Great reply.

@@trajan6927 Ritchie is so far beyond pete Townshend as to not really be comparable. Pete couldn't improvise like Ritchie. Pete was more a songwriter who used a lot of gimmicks (smashing everything up and powerslides) instead of being a virtuoso.

same here!!!

mine too :)))

Me too

Same. 1973.

You’re not alone, Spanish Archer what a mesmerizing guitar demonstration. Love the tone & harmony

Same here in 1972 .. still the best live musical experience I’ve had . Martin Birch - “They were the best at what they did”

@@seabud6408 and now I'm a fan of The Warning.

Hearing the first eight bars of that album for the first time the day it was released was life-changing for me.

Thank you so much I really appreciate it

Same!

Glad you like them!

There’s no argument😃

Thank you! Cheers!

It's the 70th anniversary fender stratocaster ultra, amethyst. I bought one also. It's a great guitar!