Ritchie Blackmore's Eulogy to Tommy Bolin

Ritchie Blackmore's Eulogy to Tommy Bolin
A video based on the ‘Guitar Vanguard’ bootleg from the Rainbow gig in Nagoya Dec '76 soon after Tommy Bolin's death (4 Dec '76). The dates were stated as November '76 - obviously WRONG, but not sure re the exact date. A brief clip follows featuring an interview with Ritchie (Melbourne Nov '76) ‘defending’ Tommy. The Eulogy section features video from Copenhagen 1976 (8mm).
www.tommybolinofficial.com

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  • @barbbalaska4420
    @barbbalaska4420 Жыл бұрын

    No matter what the circumstances behind Tommy Bolin's death I cried then and I still cry today! I cherish my memories of his brilliant career🖤

  • @xltek1

    @xltek1

    9 ай бұрын

    Me too

  • @TheDogPa

    @TheDogPa

    6 ай бұрын

    We were SO set to see Jeff and Tommy when they got to the west coast. So sad...still.

  • @MarislavaBermann
    @MarislavaBermann9 ай бұрын

    Being a huge fan of this song I'm so happy to find one more version!

  • @theonemodifier
    @theonemodifier11 ай бұрын

    Tommy is my favorite ever! Touch more than Jimi and Jeff. His 2 albums were just so diverse, and the mix and sound quality is phenomenal.

  • @randysalles2292
    @randysalles22929 ай бұрын

    I saw Tommy Bolin twice, at Winterland in Frisco.... I'd been following him since his days with Zephyr, he was unmatched... the performance at Winterland was EPIC and it wasn't very long after that is when we heard on a FM station that he'd passed away.....cried like a damn baby.... damn I miss this guy,what an impact he was having....RIP Tommy

  • @randysalles2292

    @randysalles2292

    8 ай бұрын

    He clearly could have been in a league of his own....damnit it just pisses me off Man, just watching him, shit it was nearly 50 years ago... I swear I remember it like yesterday!!

  • @5tar5z
    @5tar5z11 ай бұрын

    Come Taste the Band is a criminally underrated album. I love it.

  • @milosdunjic8718

    @milosdunjic8718

    9 ай бұрын

    Indeed

  • @massimopescatori6514

    @massimopescatori6514

    9 ай бұрын

    Come taste the band is not a Deep Purple album ... is Coverdale, Hughes, Bolin with Lord and Paice special guests ....

  • @5tar5z

    @5tar5z

    9 ай бұрын

    @@massimopescatori6514 fine, whatever, but it’s awesome. You should listen to it.

  • @michaelkarlsson5966

    @michaelkarlsson5966

    6 ай бұрын

    @@massimopescatori6514 it is a Deep Purple album.

  • @charlesbarnett6988

    @charlesbarnett6988

    Ай бұрын

    I don't know what world you live on but come taste the band is a Deep Purple album in my opinion one of their best because Tommy bolin was amazing. Deep Purple is always been one of my favorite bands. I do like the new guitarist

  • @marcusmascarenhascs742
    @marcusmascarenhascs74210 ай бұрын

    Come Taste the Band is amazing, I love this album, my favorites are Lady Luck and Gettin' Tighter, but Tommy was a fish out of water in Deep Purple. He could play great solos, but Richie's riffs are completely of another level. You couldn't expect Tommy to make riffs like Smoke on The Water, Burn (which was difficult for him to play), Kill the King or anything like that. I think Tommy would be great joining Coverdale in the early days of Whitesnake, much more blues oriented and less riff dependent stuff, though. Also, Purple demanded a lot of energy and compromise, you have to deal with management, there's booze, drugs, egos, large travels, large audiences, equipment etc, this could mess with anyone's head. On an album like Spectrum or the one with Alphonse Mouzon, you record your part, make your fills, clear, it's done. James Gang was short period. Deep Purple was a live act, it was huge. Things that happened made clear that Tommy wasn't emotionally and physically prepared, sadly for all. May God keep him in a good place

  • @upyours574
    @upyours574 Жыл бұрын

    So sad that the drugs took over such an incredible talent. Imagine what he'd be producing today, if only...

  • @steveberti7060
    @steveberti706010 ай бұрын

    Saw him with Deep Purple in Melbourne Loudest Band I ever heard in my life

  • @michellewyatt1468

    @michellewyatt1468

    10 ай бұрын

    Lovely music I play a little bit..

  • @billyshane3804
    @billyshane3804 Жыл бұрын

    Bolin's ability to play originally by ear across all genres and styles is testament to his God given genius as opposed to alleged virtuosos who must practice 24/7 to imitate others.

  • @fuzzybutkus8970

    @fuzzybutkus8970

    9 ай бұрын

    Tommy had his influences and I bet he practiced as hard or harder than players reading music. A lot of sweat and tears went into Tommy’s playing for sure. Gone way to soon.

  • @stevenmccown4650
    @stevenmccown4650 Жыл бұрын

    Tommy would stay up all night until he mastered the sound he was after ! Johnnie would sometimes check on him in his bedroom & Tommy had fallen asleep w/ his guitar !

  • @michellewyatt1468

    @michellewyatt1468

    10 ай бұрын

    Really devoted player,we will always appreciate his music and personality

  • @joelvioletOneHairLeft

    @joelvioletOneHairLeft

    10 ай бұрын

    That what Rick ' pudge ' Bolin said of him

  • @carlcruysberghs2298
    @carlcruysberghs22985 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @garywyman6963
    @garywyman69639 ай бұрын

    Saw him with Deep Purple at Radio City in NY

  • @robertshanks3674
    @robertshanks367411 ай бұрын

    the mk4 line up of deep purple was a drug fueled disaster according to an interview i read of jon lord. mostly between TB and GH. I really came to appreciate TB years later in my life. not a big fan of his DP work..but love teaser and private eyes

  • @massimopescatori6514
    @massimopescatori65149 ай бұрын

    Lo sbaglio più grande che una band come i Deep Purple e due grandi musicisti (Lord a Paice) potessero fare : assumere Tommy Bolin ...

  • @tizianotimillero

    @tizianotimillero

    Ай бұрын

    detto tra noi Come taste the band e'l'unico disco dei Purple che riesco ad ascoltare ancora adesso perche'risulta fresco a differenza degli altri............

  • @volpeverde6441
    @volpeverde64416 ай бұрын

    COMPLIMENTS from Mr B....! pity tommy and glenn put drugs FIRST.... mk 4 purple could have been SUPERB....

  • @roberttaylor139
    @roberttaylor13911 ай бұрын

    Might have worked had it not been for the drugs.But unfortunately by that time it had become the Hughes and Coverdale band.

  • @tylermoulton7294
    @tylermoulton7294 Жыл бұрын

    If tommy was murdered them it most likely was because of Ritchie lol. He is and was into crazy occult activities 😂

  • @hueymiller9339

    @hueymiller9339

    Жыл бұрын

    Nah. It was Tommy’s manager needing the insurance money

  • @tommybolin5356

    @tommybolin5356

    Жыл бұрын

    STUPID COMMENT

  • @davemulder385

    @davemulder385

    Жыл бұрын

    Not funny at all

  • @theonemodifier

    @theonemodifier

    11 ай бұрын

    Life on the road is hard, especially being a front man. He just did a little too much. Then afterwards the people who were supposed to look after him did too little, worried about bad publicity. So frustrating

  • @michaelkarlsson5966

    @michaelkarlsson5966

    6 ай бұрын

    Why would Ritchie do a thing like that? Ritchie wanted to leave the band and he only had positive words to say about Tommy. Yes, Ritchie did/does occult stuff but why would he have Tommy murdered? Mean thing to suggest! 👎

  • @douglasrowe4404
    @douglasrowe440411 ай бұрын

    Ritchie you're not not even close sorry youve been smoked

  • @incarnate6779

    @incarnate6779

    11 ай бұрын

    Completely subjective.

  • @GraveRaven

    @GraveRaven

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@incarnate6779Completely subjective and completely moronic. Ritchie's resume speaks for itself.

  • @michaelkarlsson5966

    @michaelkarlsson5966

    6 ай бұрын

    I prefer Ritchie over Tommy but I don't feel I have to say anything negative about Tommy... I think they both are/were very talented but completely different styles and personalities. I think it was good that Deep Purple didn't want to substitute Ritchie with a Ritchie-clone. Same thing when Steve Morse entered the band; very talented but completely different than both Ritchie and Tommy.

  • @BessarionBlackrose-be3oh

    @BessarionBlackrose-be3oh

    16 күн бұрын

    Ritchie smoked? Really? Are you sure you have ears?