They said that it would never last, that it was just a passing fad before Ritchie Blackmore re-joined Deep Purple or reassembled yet another line-up of Rainbow. Yet here we are 16 years later and …READ MORE
Ritchie Blackmore is most famous for his work with Deep Purple and Rainbow. A few years ago, Ritchie took a leap and formed Blackmore’s Night, a Renaissance-themed band of merry musicians. Since its inception, Blackmore’s …READ MORE
Ritchie Blackmore’s biography is full of classic albums with famous and historical Hard Rock bands like Deep Purple and, of course, Rainbow. The master of the six string has given to the Rock scene beautiful …READ MORE
Some bands are created to play in stadiums. Can you imagine Kiss playing in a small pokey hall? Others thrive in a sweatbox of a club. Would Fishbone be the same playing in a cavernous …READ MORE
After the success of the last studio album, 2003’s Ghost Of A Rose, a collection of their most romantic stuff in 2004, and finally, the highly anticipated DVD release last year, Castles & Dreams, the …READ MORE
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Ritchie Blackmore used to be one of Rock’s greatest guitar players. During legendary years in Deep Purple and Rainbow, he took part in writing a huge number of immortal Rock classics, but that’s ages past. …READ MORE
Imagine that – Blackmore’s Night finally steps on Norwegian soil, and I am away for the Sweden Rock Festival… I almost changed my mind regarding that festival – I mean; Blackmore’s Night in MY neck …READ MORE
I feel bad when I read my review of Blackmore’s Night’s Fires At Midnight. I gave it only 8 points, and it was not worth that. It was worth a few more… Here’s the first …READ MORE
How can you be a hundred percent politically incorrect? Well, you can state, like I do, that Ritchie Blackmore’s work with his talented wife, Candice Night, is the best effort he has ever cut on …READ MORE