Black knight: ritchie blackmore
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Dubbed the 'man in black', guitarist Ritchie Blackmore found fame with 1970s rock giants Deep Purple. He then walked away from them to create Rainbow, only to abandon them and form another band in 1997 - Blackmore's Night. This book talks about his moodiness, his three marriages, the police chases and his passion for football. Review: tutto quello che avresti sempre voluto sapere su Blackmore - Devo ammettere che quando ho deciso di leggere questa biografia non era la prima che trattava la carriera di Ritchie avendo già letto vari libri sui Deep Purple. Ho trovato la rappresentazione dell'uomo molto interessante. L'autore infatti non si limita a ripercorrere le varie fasi della carriera di Balckmore commentando la qualità dei dischi, ma inquadra le varie fasi attraverso la rappresentazione di come Blackmore le ha vissute. Dai rapporti con Gillan fino all'ultimo periodo medievale/rinascimentale raccontando una serie di aneddoti che mettono in luce una personalità complessa e comportamenti quantomeno bizzarri. Del resto questo è il genio..prendere o lasciare.. Review: Fabulous, thorough and interesting biography of a true guitar hero - This a thorough documentary of one of the world's greatest guitarists, covering his upbringing, session work, his close relationship with Joe Meek, spells in the Outlaws, Crusaders and with Lord Sutch, the sensational band that was Deep Purple, Rainbow and right up to the present day with Blackmore's Night. It also tells of a less well known few years in Germany in the Sixties. Showmanship, band politics, practical jokes, ghost stories, hiring and firing, songwriting, marriages and divorces, tales of speed and virtuosity are all told with a precision of detail. I especially liked the story of his upstaging of Clapton when Purple supported Cream in 1966. On that note, I consider Rolling Stone's placing of Ritchie at number 50 in the world's greatest guitarists as outrageous - only Hendrix and Beck are in the same league in my opinion. Incidentally, I saw him play live in Aberdeen, Scotland with Deep Purple in 1972 and again in 2006 in Sofia, Bulgaria, with Blackmore's Knight - both times he was phenomenal. A must for any fan of Ritchie or any of his musical troupes.
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S**I
tutto quello che avresti sempre voluto sapere su Blackmore
Devo ammettere che quando ho deciso di leggere questa biografia non era la prima che trattava la carriera di Ritchie avendo già letto vari libri sui Deep Purple. Ho trovato la rappresentazione dell'uomo molto interessante. L'autore infatti non si limita a ripercorrere le varie fasi della carriera di Balckmore commentando la qualità dei dischi, ma inquadra le varie fasi attraverso la rappresentazione di come Blackmore le ha vissute. Dai rapporti con Gillan fino all'ultimo periodo medievale/rinascimentale raccontando una serie di aneddoti che mettono in luce una personalità complessa e comportamenti quantomeno bizzarri. Del resto questo è il genio..prendere o lasciare..
G**Y
Fabulous, thorough and interesting biography of a true guitar hero
This a thorough documentary of one of the world's greatest guitarists, covering his upbringing, session work, his close relationship with Joe Meek, spells in the Outlaws, Crusaders and with Lord Sutch, the sensational band that was Deep Purple, Rainbow and right up to the present day with Blackmore's Night. It also tells of a less well known few years in Germany in the Sixties. Showmanship, band politics, practical jokes, ghost stories, hiring and firing, songwriting, marriages and divorces, tales of speed and virtuosity are all told with a precision of detail. I especially liked the story of his upstaging of Clapton when Purple supported Cream in 1966. On that note, I consider Rolling Stone's placing of Ritchie at number 50 in the world's greatest guitarists as outrageous - only Hendrix and Beck are in the same league in my opinion. Incidentally, I saw him play live in Aberdeen, Scotland with Deep Purple in 1972 and again in 2006 in Sofia, Bulgaria, with Blackmore's Knight - both times he was phenomenal. A must for any fan of Ritchie or any of his musical troupes.
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M**D
Good book, balance of sources, well structured
I get up listening to Rainbow and then found Deep Purple. Great insight into the man himself.
S**L
The Man in Black
Das Buch ist sehr epfehlenswert und sehr unterhaltsam geschrieben. Es war für mich sehr interessant zu erfahren, wie Richie aufgewachsen ist. Das hat ihn sehr geprägt. Er ist ein hervorragender Musiker, aber auch ein sehr komischer Kauz. Das Buch ist für alle Musikfans sehr zu empfehlen.
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