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Originally Posted by The Batlord
I've recently been listening to a lot of old school rock and metal and have come to the conclusion that Deep Purple are one of the most criminally underrated bands of all time.
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Imo, when you have the Gilliam, Blackmore, and Lord combination, Deep Purple >> Led Zepplin. The band just killed itself with continual line-up changes.
I also feel that Blackmore is one of the most innovative guitarists of all time. Really, I can't think of any precursors apart from -maybe- Zappa to the whole classical music inspired shredding style that later became popular in metal. I have no idea why he isn't considered up there in terms of Jimmy Page, Van Halen, or Hendrix when it comes to importance.