Saw Ian Anderson perform the entire "Thick As A Brick" album

[Highlander]

Dave... you fell into the trap...

[uwe]

I didn't say it, I didn't say it!!!! But of course it's kind of difficult to avoid mentioning his seismic influence in any coherent discussion about harder rock.

[Dave W]

I didn't say it, I didn't say it!!!! But of course it's kind of difficult to avoid mentioning his seismic influence in any coherent discussion about harder rock.

I doubt if anything in my collection has any of his influence, although you'd probably find a way. 

[uwe]

  You dirty old liar, your collection includes a 6 CD Listen, Learn, read on compilation from DP. Yes, he has "influenced" a couple of their tracks, writhe as you wish!!!

Man in Black, forgive the mortal Minnesotan, he doth not know what he sayeth! Your stadium is my cathedral.

[nofi]

johnny cash? you know uwe, i have played with a lot of guitar players in my life and not one ever mentioned blackmore or dp as an influence. makes you want to go hmm.....

[Dave W]

You dirty old liar, your collection includes a 6 CD Listen, Learn, read on compilation from DP. Yes, he has "influenced" a couple of their tracks, writhe as you wish!!!

Man in Black, forgive the mortal Minnesotan, he doth not know what he sayeth! Your stadium is my cathedral.

Oops, forgot about that. I did listen to most of it once. It's lonely on that shelf.

Other than that, I think not.

[uwe]

johnny cash? you know uwe, i have played with a lot of guitar players in my life and not one ever mentioned blackmore or dp as an influence. makes you want to go hmm.....

Blackmore began preferring black stagewear in the sixties, hence the name, and of course it played with his real name. There is an angry song about him on the Who do we think we are albun called Smooth Dancer that has Gillan ranting "Black suede don't mean you're good to me ...".

I believe you that most guitarists did not quote him as an influence, he's too yuropean in his choice of classical modes, a lot of his later stuff even has eastern european influence. That is not to say that he doesn't have his fans and not just Mr Obvious - Yngwie Malmsteen and Chris Impelliteri - either, people who cite him as an influence are as wide-ranging as Billy Corgan, Bryan Adams, Brian May, Kirk Hammet, Janick Gers, Andy Scott, Ronnie Montrose, Lita Ford, Phil Collen, Joe Satriani, Steve Morse, Steve Vai, Uli Jon Roth - needless to say a lot of Strat or Super-Strat players among them. Some Brit pop whoee name I forgot once said that "the only reason Blackmore doesn't get the recognition he deserves is that he has acted like a dick to so many people". There is truth in that.

[gweimer]

The thing about Blackmore, and his reputation is well founded, is that a guy I know in Chicago is a huge fan.   Years ago, when Rainbow was there, my friend was hanging around backstage, hoping to meet Blackmore.  Not only did he meet him, but somehow, the band left him behind (I guess that's not a surprise), so this guy offered him a ride to the hotel.  Every time Blackmore was in town after that, this guy I know would get a phone call, telling him that there were two tickets at will call waiting for him.

[uwe]

That is very Blackmore, he doesn't forget good or bad.

What makes me admire him as a guitarist is his fretboard dexterity - playing in any key all over the neck - and his improvisational genius. He always says he can't remember his own solos so he has to remake them up on the spot, I know no other rock guitarist that night for night alternates his solos as much as he does. And the man plays pretty much his own eastern-tinged scales which is not to say that he can't pull off a three-note bues scale solo ae well

[Highlander]

I admire him for one simple fact - he was willing to turn his back on the whole shebang and do what he wanted to do, not what the public demanded...

I like Neil Young for the same reasons...

These "covers" and originals are so far away from DP...
 

 

[Denis]

Dang, I like that music. Slightly off topic, but in keeping with the scheme of why we are all here: bass! That bass is a Cowpoke! Mine looked exactly like that. It was a sweetheart.

[Denis]

The thing about Blackmore, and his reputation is well founded, is that a guy I know in Chicago is a huge fan.   Years ago, when Rainbow was there, my friend was hanging around backstage, hoping to meet Blackmore.  Not only did he meet him, but somehow, the band left him behind (I guess that's not a surprise), so this guy offered him a ride to the hotel.  Every time Blackmore was in town after that, this guy I know would get a phone call, telling him that there were two tickets at will call waiting for him.

Perhaps Ritchie was good about small favors and not forgetting them. Either way, that's a cool story.

I guy I know here in town somehow became friends with Martin Barre. Every time Jethro Tull was in town, the two of them would meet up for dinner and a couple of beers.