★ 9 / 10
Good documentary!
RodrigAndrisan
About the "caucasian Hendrix", Mister Ritchie Blackmore, with whose music I grew up and lived all my life, I know all over Deep Purple, Rainbow and Blackmore's…
About the "caucasian Hendrix", Mister Ritchie Blackmore, with whose music I grew up and lived all my life, I know all over Deep Purple, Rainbow and Blackmore's Night. I finally learned from this movie what it was actually why he left Deep Purple, for the second time, because he can no longer supported Ian Gillan, as a man and as vocalist. The truth is that we think and feel the same, David Coverdale and Joe Lynn Turner, are far beyond Gillan's worth. I liked Deep Purple, with Gillan, when I was young and teen. As an adult, I prefer Blackmore's Night. And, I totally agree with what Gene Simmons, from Kiss, says at the end: all who enter and play in bands, they do it for fame, money and chicks, Ritchie Blackmore has entered into this, for the music!
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★ 7 / 10
Ritchie Blackmore was an ***hole, but an incredibly gifted guitar player as well. Deep Purple couldnt live with or without him...
imseeg
Deep Purple and Rainbow made some legendary classic hardrock records. I love these songs till this very day. Unbreakable. Solid.This is not a particularly…
Deep Purple and Rainbow made some legendary classic hardrock records. I love these songs till this very day. Unbreakable. Solid.This is not a particularly groundbreaking documentary, because we mostly get to see Ritchie Blackmore talk and he is simply confirming that the guy was a pain in the 9ss and THE cause of many conflicts in whichever group he played. But this is still worth a watch!Ritchie Blackmore was an absolute genius at guitar playing. Deep Purple could not live with or without Ritchie. The beautiful balad song that was never officially released called "When a blind man cries", was about the breakup and Ritchie didnt like it, so it never made the record...What's most interesting about this documentary are Ritchie's earliest recollections about Deep Purple and how the many terrific classic rock songs come about. It's really amusing to hear about the origins of these classic songs, by the master himself!Recommended for any Deep Purple or Rainbow fan!!!
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Ritchie forever!