Brian May discussing his earliest memories of Ritchie Blackmore

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 15. 03. 2023
  • One of the greatest guitar players of all time, Brian May from QUEEN, provides us with some insight into how he viewed Ritchie Blackmore when he was starting out in the late 1960’s.
  • Hudba

Komentáře • 73

  • @ALNlemtor
    @ALNlemtor Před rokem +96

    " Before Hendrix " words of historical importance spoken by a legend himself .

    • @Gk2003m
      @Gk2003m Před rokem +13

      Pete Townshend also said in an interview back in the early 70s that Blackmore essentially invented heavy metal - that while some folks attribute that creation to his own Who and to perhaps the Kinks, Blackmore was doing that stuff before any of them.

    • @ALNlemtor
      @ALNlemtor Před rokem +1

      @@Gk2003m Pete Townshend is actually very amazing. I have never seen a video of Blackmore and Page performing together?

    • @highwaystar3780
      @highwaystar3780 Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@ALNlemtor Amazing How ? That He can't Play the fucking Guitar ? !

    • @stevecrocker6904
      @stevecrocker6904 Před 7 měsíci +1

      But Hendrix did very much influence Ritchie's use of the whammy bar (and Strat). Black Night (BBC 1970 sessions) on CZcams shows how he took whammy technique to another level I think - .

    • @redbarchetta8782
      @redbarchetta8782 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@highwaystar3780 What he does is his own thing, and have you tried to do his whirlwind strumming? Saying Townsend can't play just makes me know you can't.

  • @SatWiseJanx
    @SatWiseJanx Před rokem +43

    This is possibly the best testimony of how important Blackmore was today electric

  • @richardwarfordjr.5622
    @richardwarfordjr.5622 Před rokem +30

    Richie to me is the greatest rock and roll guitarist his style is way different than from most guitar player

    • @MichaelWinter-ss6lx
      @MichaelWinter-ss6lx Před 3 dny

      The very first note; you hear it and immediately you know it's Ritchie.
      🚀🏴‍☠️🎸

  • @carlsandberg1146
    @carlsandberg1146 Před rokem +18

    respect. ritchie is a legend, even brian is a fine fine guitarist

  • @PedrSion
    @PedrSion Před rokem +35

    I read an interview with Nick Simper where Simper said the first time he saw Blackmore was in 1961 in the 2 i’s coffee bar. Blackmore was only 16 and was already using feedback as part of his sound. This was 5 years before Hendrix came on the scene !

    • @Gk2003m
      @Gk2003m Před rokem +4

      Yep. The stories come from various places/people. Nick Simper, Brian May, Don Airey, others. Look up the writings of drum legend Carlo Little, who talks of how all the musicians used to come watch a 15 year old Blackmore bring down the house.

    • @MichaelWinter-ss6lx
      @MichaelWinter-ss6lx Před 3 dny

      Jimi Hendrix was already a big name before he went to London to make his own band. He played with all the real big names of the time on stage. Some even wanted to reject him, 'cause he looked too young, but the they heard him play...
      🚀🏴‍☠️🎸

  • @comfibold
    @comfibold Před rokem +29

    Just glad that both of these legends are still with us.

    • @tothandras1741
      @tothandras1741 Před 6 měsíci

      many will soon die in the next 3-7 years...but that´s life (and they surely had a full one)

  • @lightningbrigade4722
    @lightningbrigade4722 Před 4 měsíci +9

    You can debate who is the greatest guitar player of all time until your blue in the face! My answer will always be Ritchie Blackmore! 🎸🇬🇧

    • @Olegstuff21986
      @Olegstuff21986 Před 2 dny +1

      He's fantastic by any standard and a true innovator of rock music.

  • @gorfpatrol2073
    @gorfpatrol2073 Před rokem +20

    He's like a Fireball,☄🔥☄

  • @sotiristsallis
    @sotiristsallis Před 11 měsíci +10

    Finally the truth spoken.....what a great musician and person Brian May is.... Richie and Django are great influence .....and they have a lot in common....

  • @verakhait2995
    @verakhait2995 Před rokem +13

    Ritchie is one and only of a kind

  • @Ozeshin
    @Ozeshin Před rokem +11

    Yes Ritchie was BEFORE Hendrix but once he heard Jimi Ritchie said that everything made sense.

  • @jalkabre5904
    @jalkabre5904 Před 10 měsíci +11

    May is such a good man and musician, even though is a bit too tall but he can't help that.

    • @dplzkc6713
      @dplzkc6713 Před 10 měsíci +6

      Blackmore joke 🙂

    • @AlexAlexon3897
      @AlexAlexon3897 Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@dplzkc6713: Being same height as Blackmore, I got the joke! If you're 5'10"/5.11" and slim, you feel kind of tall - until you meet a 6'3" guy like Brian May! 😆 Actually, I know a girl of May's height, and she hates being that tall.

    •  Před měsícem

      Brian has a PHD in astrophysics.

  • @autk
    @autk Před rokem +19

    Made in Japan, one of the best live records period, and Ritchie was amazing, also his work with Rainbow on the first couple of records

    • @europeanzorro4330
      @europeanzorro4330 Před rokem +6

      All his work with rainbow was very good.

    • @autk
      @autk Před rokem +1

      @@europeanzorro4330 agreed, partial to the first ones tho, jmo

    • @carlsandberg1146
      @carlsandberg1146 Před rokem

      @@europeanzorro4330 i agree

    • @highwaystar3780
      @highwaystar3780 Před 10 měsíci

      @@europeanzorro4330 Absolutely 💯

    • @MichaelWinter-ss6lx
      @MichaelWinter-ss6lx Před 3 dny

      Early Rainbow, with Ronney James Dio and Cozy Powell and Ritchie of course. Three of the best of their time. Cant get much better....
      🚀🏴‍☠️🎸

  • @Alfa75V6
    @Alfa75V6 Před 8 dny

    mr. May is one of the few that really puts forward how much of a trailblazer Ritchie Blackmore was and how good he was.
    now most people predominantly know Blackmore from Deep Purple but if you listen to Rainbow you might hear his finest work.
    and Rainbow live on stage is one of the best live albums ever .

  • @jacobchris9353
    @jacobchris9353 Před rokem +7

    I love you guys 🤘

  • @nilshult5115
    @nilshult5115 Před rokem +7

    Says one genious to the other.

  • @jeddak
    @jeddak Před měsícem

    Incredibly tight, this rendition.

  • @mityaypolov6118
    @mityaypolov6118 Před rokem +6

    Они, оба, для меня супер гитаристы. У Мэя тоже фантастические импровизации и рифы.

  • @kurtsherrick2066
    @kurtsherrick2066 Před 18 dny

    Pete Townsend said Ritchie probably invented Power Chords. Blackmore was incredible. I will always say Ritchie is my favorite.

  • @user-gw8by9ww1p
    @user-gw8by9ww1p Před rokem +1

    Легендарные идолы. Обожаю всех.

  • @SuperGuitarDude7
    @SuperGuitarDude7 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Not just one of the greatest guitarists ever, but revolutionary. And very influential even though some guitarists don't want to admit it (I'm looking at you, Yngwie).

    • @deansusec8745
      @deansusec8745 Před 10 měsíci +3

      I wouldnt say that.Yngwie really loves Ritchie

    • @ponytrekker8996
      @ponytrekker8996 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Ynwie knows that, it’s his fans that don’t get it.

  • @loombaron
    @loombaron Před rokem +2

    he met rtichy on may in a blackmore day

  • @JFApulia
    @JFApulia Před 2 měsíci

    Prepare to be intrigued: To know what he means listen to The Outlaws Keep a Knockin and Shake w Me from ‘64. RB was indeed a phenom pre Hendrix and get this - Hendrix heard Shake w Me and told Jeff Beck he liked it. There is a possibility that RB has some (small) influence on Hendrix. Both had bombastic styles, and RB ended up w JH influence of course.

  • @eg8481
    @eg8481 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The King's ritchie and Jimmy page

  • @johnmcminn9455
    @johnmcminn9455 Před měsícem

    I just want to say there are 3 bands Purple Sabbath and Zeppelin
    Iommi " Heart Like a Wheel" is on the same level as " Since I've Been Loving You" or " Mistreated "

  • @entermesser178
    @entermesser178 Před 29 dny

    😎

  • @redbarchetta8782
    @redbarchetta8782 Před 6 měsíci

    I will admit I was more influenced directly by Richie than Jimi early on, that flipped when I started working on SRV tunes. But for me, Richie Blackmore was an major early influence.

  • @vincekemper7753
    @vincekemper7753 Před rokem

    Hush was written by Joe South.

  • @tb1263
    @tb1263 Před 7 měsíci

    Anybody knows where the clip with Ritchie Blackmore is from?

    • @zedochoro
      @zedochoro Před 2 měsíci

      I think it's from Wring that neck 1970

  • @thetruthhurts6652
    @thetruthhurts6652 Před 2 měsíci

    The bananas who think everything is about page, Clapton and Beck should listen to people like Brian.

  • @user-jz6to8md3c
    @user-jz6to8md3c Před 4 měsíci

    So question blackmore or jimmy page who is better.

  • @michaelstephen819
    @michaelstephen819 Před 12 dny

    Before Hendrix and WAY before Eddie Van Halen.

  • @VektorLomonosov
    @VektorLomonosov Před rokem +1

    ;) like (#1;)

  • @fredfloyd34
    @fredfloyd34 Před měsícem

    I like Ritchie better than Hendrix...Ritchie knew what to do he controlled his music..Hendrix too uncontrolled...I play both of their tunes..I prefer Ritchie...

  • @stege9979
    @stege9979 Před 15 dny

    No guitarist affects me quite like Blackmore, not even Page.

  • @sniffableandirresistble
    @sniffableandirresistble Před 10 měsíci +1

    A.I .... lol 😂 "Mork calling Orson cannot comprehend Love cannot comprehend rock & roll cannot get what gets you humans off. Oh well at least we being born and not busy dying as Dylan also was lazy and used opposites in song lyrics to sound cool

  • @rkr7372
    @rkr7372 Před rokem +4

    To bad he was such a prick to the fans.

    • @ponytrekker8996
      @ponytrekker8996 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Not with purple, his rainbow days he was..

    • @stevecrocker6904
      @stevecrocker6904 Před 7 měsíci +2

      he was a prick to all equally though - he didn't play favourites

    • @koaguilds
      @koaguilds Před 5 měsíci

      I've met with him several times and he is a very funny and down to earth person actually. People just don't know how to handle British humor. He is driven and that rubs people the wrong way. He has stated he wasnt into music for fun, it was a serious profession.

    • @user-jz6to8md3c
      @user-jz6to8md3c Před 4 měsíci

      Evan to roger glover he was@@stevecrocker6904

    •  Před měsícem

      @@koaguilds Ritchie also has a curtain sullen look on his face that's just his natural look and doesn't help his reputation.

  • @BananaAlert
    @BananaAlert Před 9 měsíci

    No, Ritchie was not famous before Hendrix..! Hendrix was performing very successfully in England and then returned to the US in 1967 where he gained more fame when played Wild Thing at the Monterey Fest. Jon Lord and Ritchie formed Deep Purple in 1968. Ritchie said in interviews that they were heavily influenced by Hendrix. Sir Brian May, you stand corrected..!

    • @marknieuweboer8099
      @marknieuweboer8099 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Brian May actually doesn't say that Blackmore was famous before Hendrix, only that he already was a legend (among who?) when Deep Purple released its debut album. That's dubious too.
      Brian May also says that Blackmore already played his guitar in a wild manner before Hendrix. There are no albums registrating that, but it could be true. That should be during his time with Screaming Lord Sutch, who was famous for his stage antics.

    • @ponytrekker8996
      @ponytrekker8996 Před 8 měsíci

      He’s talking more like early 60s.

    • @stevecrocker6904
      @stevecrocker6904 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I think Brian was simply talking about what the musos knew and saw back then, not yet the public

    • @ponytrekker8996
      @ponytrekker8996 Před 7 měsíci

      He’s talking about Blackmore when he was a session musician

  • @r.g.armstrong2688
    @r.g.armstrong2688 Před 2 měsíci

    Blackmore, Page, Hendrix and Iommi put the heavy into rock. Van Halen finished the job. Everyone later these dudes was derivative.