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Ritchie Blackmore VS Tony Iommi
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Tony.
It's even now. Tony is known as the master of riffs, but Ritchie is so fast and talented in his own right... Probably better technically.
I guess it comes down to which one is less of a dick. Ritchie is known to stir the shitpot with fellow musicians... Tony seems more mild-mannered. lol
It's even now. Tony is known as the master of riffs, but Ritchie is so fast and talented in his own right... Probably better technically.
I guess it comes down to which one is less of a dick. Ritchie is known to stir the shitpot with fellow musicians... Tony seems more mild-mannered. lol
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Tony had the more memorable riffs. I think from a technical standpoint, Ritchie would be considered more 'talented.
But that being said, I'll take most of Tony's stuff over most of Ritchie's.
But that being said, I'll take most of Tony's stuff over most of Ritchie's.
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Ritchie Blackmore of the 1970s and early 1980s for guitar virtuosity and showing off on stage which made for excitement!!.
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Deep Purple, Sabbath and Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio are by far my favorite bands of the 70s so I really had to think on this one.
Richie brought in a whole new virtuosity with his dexterity and his interest in applying classical , medieval and middle eastern chords to heavy rock. A real game changer.
Tony on the other hand came up with an entirely new style of play and created a whole new, heavier , darker genre . Both are masters of their own style and well loved by me.
The only way I could choose between the two was to take both entire discographies into consideration. I absolutely love all of Blackmores work with Deep Purple and his output with Rainbow up to and Including Long Live Rock & Roll. After that the quality drops considerably in my opinion. The highlighted albums are some of my favorite all time music without a doubt .
Iommi , on the other hand , has not put out one single album with Sabbath that I don't love, other than Forbidden, which is definitely of lesser quality.
By virtue of this comparison my vote goes to Tony Iommi.
Richie brought in a whole new virtuosity with his dexterity and his interest in applying classical , medieval and middle eastern chords to heavy rock. A real game changer.
Tony on the other hand came up with an entirely new style of play and created a whole new, heavier , darker genre . Both are masters of their own style and well loved by me.
The only way I could choose between the two was to take both entire discographies into consideration. I absolutely love all of Blackmores work with Deep Purple and his output with Rainbow up to and Including Long Live Rock & Roll. After that the quality drops considerably in my opinion. The highlighted albums are some of my favorite all time music without a doubt .
Iommi , on the other hand , has not put out one single album with Sabbath that I don't love, other than Forbidden, which is definitely of lesser quality.
By virtue of this comparison my vote goes to Tony Iommi.
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