My World of Music – est. 2013
Once a guitar hero and for years more of a rock bard, Ritchie Blackmore is both. Acclaimed as the guitarist of Deep Purple, respected as the bandleader of Rainbow and always a disputatious representative of hard rock, that's how fans knew the musician who significantly shaped classic rock. In the second half of the 90s,... Continue Reading →
Ritchie Blackmore belongs to the most gifted guitarists that rock and metal ever saw to date. Renowned from his days with Deep Purple and Rainbow, Blackmore has created an iconic sound with his guitar that is timeless and a strong element of the success of the mentioned bands. With the exception of three live shows... Continue Reading →
Christmas time means carols and what would fit better in such a context than a new release from Blackmore's Night. It seems like Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night had a bit of the same thinking, which leads to a Blackmore's Night EP called 'Here We Come A-Caroling'. While working on the new studio album, which... Continue Reading →
The latest albums I mentioned in my little 'Classics' series addressed power metal and US metal highlights from the mid 80's and now it's another time leap we take. The display on our rock'n'roll time machine shows 1975. 1975 is the release year of 'Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow', an album that paved the way for Rainbow as... Continue Reading →
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