Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Gods (Full Music Documentary)

I'm 69 years old. Saw deep purple back in 1973 in Cleveland. I remember them being very professional very loud. And a great concert. Blackmore is still my favorite hard rock guitarist. And that's never gonna change.

I was a rock idiot 43 years ago and I could STILL understand that I was listening to a genius. What more can one say? My Blackmore favourite solos (actually so many. With his body of work, it's difficult to name a few) are from: Pictures Of Home, Eyes Of The World, Gates Of Babylon, Temple Of The King, Desperate Heart, Highway Star (I may be forgetting a few) These solos give me goose bumps and put me in a trance. He has nothing to prove. He's from another planet. He's having pure fun with Blackmore's Night. Long Live, Ritchie Blackmore. P.s. Every single musician that played with Ritchie was an Ace! Ritchie was and is a very demanding artist. Why would he not want the best? Being the best? So my salute to all those guys who were in different line-ups with different bands: Deep Purple & Rainbow. By the way, I loved Graham Bonnet's ballsy singing. Especially on, No Time To Loose and the entire Down To Earth album. Pity he didn't last long. Somewhere in the comments they say that Ian Paice was under appreciated. NOT TRUE! The Buddy Rich big band DO NOT invite average drummers. After all they are sitting in Buddy The Great's chair. Ian Paice played with them. THAT is a great recognition of top quality drum artistry. Period. Agree? Long live all these guys. My respects and deep gratitude 🙏🏻✊🏼

The absolute Best Guitarplayer ever

The master of improvisation

I'm obsessed with a legendary Deep Purple song "Lazy".

When Blackmore plays, you instantly know it is him playing! We are so very lucky to have him...and he still plays, as well as fellow Deep Purple cohorts, to this very day...2024 A modern day Beethoven!

Blackmore rules forever!

Blackmore always number 1. The absolute best.

I saw the Perfect Strangers tour in Feb 1985. I was 8 rows away from Ritchie and was immediately blown away. I was a new comer to rock and roll being only 16 years old. I paid a kings ransom to be there the next night also. To this day that was my favorite concert ever.

I LOVE Ritchie Blackmore FOREVER 🖤

Ritchie Blackmore is an unique diamond...... irrepetible, maded by mistic and personal by style!!!! Cheers from Argentina...... I send to John Lord a big love, where He are... in a paradise of music land!!!!

Ritchie was the Guitar God of our youth in the 70s (when we had our own little band...). I love his music and his style still today!

I've only seen him live twice. Once with Rainbow and once with Deep Purple on the "Perfect Stranger' tour. Both were among my most memorable concerts out of over five hundred. Blackmore was jaw-droppingly amazing both times!!

Robert Fripp recently said at a concert I attended in NYC that Blackmore’s performance at Isle of Wight was one of the greatest guitar performances he ever saw.

He was my favorite rock and metal style guitarists back then. Al Dimeola was my favorite guitarist in the jazz fusion world. Both are way more deserving of awards then they receive.

GREAT MUSIC IS TIMELESS.

Ritchie Interviews are verrrry rare!!!!!!!

blackmore fused blues with western classical and eastern melody giving birth of unpredictable emotional rebellious opulence solos.

Iconic player ... WoW !!

Blackmore is a a standalone unit. The best there has ever been. No one comes close. Absolute master.