His playing really got into the guitar as a kid. His unique phrasing in the first solo to "Knockin at Your Back Door" was more than I could handle when I was 12.
I've always dug the solo to Wasted Sunsets. It fits the song perfect IMO. Nobody does it quite like him

Lazy, Child in Time, Burn, Space Truckin,etc... Take your pick.

Believe it or not, probably my favorite guitarist of all time.

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Lawrence D.

Check out the solo on Gates Of Babylon with Rainbow. Ritchies an original......

Ritchie Blackmore was my first guitar hero.I bought "Machine Head" in 1973 and was totally blown away.30 years later I still get off on "Highway Star" "Lazy" and "Space Truckin'"

KEEP ROCKIN'

Real men love Ritchie Blackmore

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Lawrence D.