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2 days ago · The band that changed rock music for the worse, according to Ritchie Blackmore. Arun Starkey. Fri 30 August 2024 6:00, UK. He might be inextricable from the profoundly experimental spirit of the 1960s and the formative years of metal, but Ritchie Blackmore has been an ever-present in music since he first broke out with Deep Purple.
4 days ago · As he says in 2015’s The Ritchie Blackmore Story, the ultimate Rainbow track is ‘Street of Dreams’, the synth-laden lead single from 1983’s Bent Out of Shape. The track features singer Joe Lynn Turner, who was the group’s vocalist from 1980 to their 1984 hiatus.
5 days ago · This is Ritchie Blackmore. His obstinate nature soon showed itself again when all his fans learned about Rainbow's latest disbandment and its leader's intention to move away from hard rock to folk rock and neo-renaissance territory in the group Blackmore's Night. But that's a completely different story.
17 hours ago · The success of Gillan the band didn’t escape the notice of Ritchie Blackmore. The guitarist turned up at a show at London’s old Marquee Club and afterwards invited Ian to join Rainbow. “We had a few drinks and it was very friendly. Ritchie said: ‘You should be in my band.’ I said: ‘No thanks; I’m very happy at the moment.
4 days ago · Van Halen later admitted that Deep Purple’s in-house pioneer, Ritchie Blackmore, had a significant influence on him, particularly with the early metal classic Deep Purple in Rock from 1970. Featuring Jimi Hendrix-esque riffs on tracks like ‘Speed King’ and ‘Black Night’, this album is undoubtedly Blackmore’s magnum opus.
5 days ago · For all of its imperfect origins, and the band’s own reservations, Who’s Next came to be regarded by many as one of The Who’s most powerful statements. Bookended by the superb “Baba O ...
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4 days ago · The music and energy is still there. Original drummer Ian Paice, longtime bassist Roger Glover and singer Ian Gillan (in great voice) performed like they did back in the ’70s. Guitarist Simon McBride had big shoes to fill (Ritchie Blackmore, Tommy Bolin and Steve Morse preceded him in Deep Purple) and was amazing all night long.