The lead guitarist of a band is always the most disgusting factor for me. I don't like lead guitarists a bit. There are so many bands in the world and all the lead guitarists are equally good and couldn't be compared against each other. You name some like the legends Eddie Van Halen or Steve Morse or Steve Vai but I don't like any one of them. I simply don't want to listen a lead guitarist playing a very long and boring solos during the bridges. I simply can't stand lead guitarist showing off by playing solos in the middle of the song. If the solos are short and melodious then its good but if the solos are simply an elongated one without melody and just playing them in a full speed is not praiseworthy. The counters are good to hear. Hehe, though I like the blues solos very much and I hate the rock solos played by some great guitarists like Richie Sambora, Richhie Blackmore or Slash. They suck rather than rock.
The legendary band Deep Purple needs no introduction at. The masterpiece riff played by Richhie Blackmore is in each and every musician's as well as the listeners mind. Lately I happened to see a live video of Deep Purple which featured Steve Morse on guitars. The improvisation and jamming session he does in the song 'Smoke On The Water' is simply fabulous. He first plays his own improvised intro and eventually starts the original riff. The initial plays of this particular number by Steve Morse is great and pauses before he starts the main original riff and the cheers go high from the audiences.This riff is so great and it brings the same amount of pleasure and enthusiasm whenever its being played, be it on the radio stations or videos or live shows, no matter who is performing it live. No one will forget this piece of masterpiece riff played and composed by Richhie Blackmore. Let us pay a tribute to this great riff. Hum with me. Tat.... tat....... taaaat.... Tat.....tat........taadaaaa......Tat...tat....taaaa.....ta.... We all came out to.......... For further lyrics check out the www.lyricsfreak.com/d/deep+purple/smoke+on+the+water.
