can we lock this thread before whitesnake and slade get wind of it. :
Too late, Uwe already sent it over the cliff with DP.
Arena rock is not classic blues.
Uwe's quick rebuttal:
May I disagree? Some black blues giant once said about Blackmore: "I've never heard any white cat play the blues like the guy from Deep Purple does." And When a Blind Man Cries (for anybody caring to give it a listen) is NOT arena rock, not even a power ballad. It is firmly entrenched in the blues and very sparsely arranged. And for all the sins of Whitesnake and David Coverdale, the man sure could sing the blues too:
You guys' concept of what is allowed to be blues or not is about as flexible as the Indian caste system.