Speed King
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There Is Nothing Wrong With Morse
that a Fender Stratocaster and a set of Picato strings couldn't sort out.
Lets face it, Don Airey has stepped into Jon Lords shoes and plays Jon's old Hammond therefore keeping the sound very similar to what we had when Lord played in Purple.
No one will dispute the talent that Steve Morse has and no one will begrudge the fact that because of Morse, Deep Purple have continued to this day.
Where Morse went wrong in the eyes of the die hard mk2 fan is the change in tone from the guitar he plays. I believe that if Morse would have been a Blackmore clone, playing in the exact same style with the exact same tones as Blackmore, then we wouldn't have all the Morse bashing.
After all, where is all the Airey bashing?
Right or wrong?
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14/11/2005, 15:59
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Re: There Is Nothing Wrong With Morse
IMO: Wrong!!!! There is a big difference in their styles. Morse is not a hardrock guitarist, he's been in the jazzrockarea for many years. Morse is an educated musician. That shows in his style of playing.
Ritchie was one of those who invented hardrock. He have learnt to play the guitar all by himself. That shows in his style of playing. Doesen't rely much on scales and high pitch notes as Morse do.
They are both good, but there is no doubt in my mind who is the most interesting of them.
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14/11/2005, 16:06
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mrsnip
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Re: There Is Nothing Wrong With Morse
quote: Speed King wrote:
that a Fender Stratocaster and a set of Picato strings couldn't sort out.
Nope, a Gibson would also work, but most importantly: a 10 year stay at a rock school...full time!quote:
Where Morse went wrong in the eyes of the die hard mk2 fan
Ooops, than I can't really reply, since I'm not a die hard mk2 fan.quote:
is the change in tone from the guitar he plays.
Not really, at least not IMO.quote:
I believe that if Morse would have been a Blackmore clone, playing in the exact same style with the exact same tones as Blackmore, then we wouldn't have all the Morse bashing.
And I strongly disagree. It's style, not tone.quote:
After all, where is all the Airey bashing?
There's enough to do with the 2 squeelers and the rusty nail, so Airey is ignored.quote:
Right or wrong?
Wrong (IMO).
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14/11/2005, 16:07
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Namnikufecin
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Yepp! Right on spot.
I would prefer Morse having a standard Fender Strat!
On Rapture on the other hand, I think that his sound with the Music Man suits great!
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14/11/2005, 17:30
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JohninNJ4you
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Still, I agree, I think Morse should play a Stratocaster. The sound is missing from DP, and of course Airey does play a Hammond donated from none other than Jon Lord, so maybe Mr. Morse should pick up a Blackmore signature stratocaster! Morse is a good guitarist, but lets hear him with a Strat !
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14/11/2005, 18:29
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gillanagain
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quote: KillerBananas wrote:
Ritchie was one of those who invented hardrock. He have learnt to play the guitar all by himself. That shows in his style of playing. Doesen't rely much on scales and high pitch notes as Morse do.
no, Blackmore didn't learn to play the guitar all by himself. He had some classical guitar lessons in his teenage years and has always said that, up to a certain extent, he was influenced by classical guitar music.
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14/11/2005, 21:11
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ptitilian
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quote: Morse is not a hardrock guitarist, he's been in the jazzrockarea for many years. Morse is an educated musician.
Ok but your post tend to let think Blackmore is not an educated musician ...I hope none of us here can believe Blackmore is just a hardrock guitarist ...
quote: I would prefer Morse having a standard Fender Strat!
Hey, give him time ...it appears he's already playing on ENGL amps so he has done half of the way
quote: Where Morse went wrong in the eyes of the die hard mk2 fan is the change in tone from the guitar he plays.
My problem with Morse playing the MII songs is not the tone, it is simply that I've never heard a song played by Morse which was better than the same played by Blackmore.
When Morse played songs never played by Blackmore, it worked, but let's be honest : MII songs were magnificently played in the 70s, in the 80/90s I could understand Blackmore played these songs differently but he put such a trademark on them, he increased their level (with the help of the band of course) so high that it's difficult for a non hard-rock guitarist to really "feel" them ...Morse was caught out by playing nearly a note for note solos...
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14/11/2005, 21:51
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Speed King
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The problem is that both Blackmore and Morse have such a distinctive sound and they are so diverse. You might just as well have put George Formby and his banjo into Deep Purple(were he alive)the result would have been the same. The sound just does not suit, especially on the Mk2 tracks. And before the Morsified Zombies come back in, as most of a current Deep Purple concert consists of Mk2 material then that makes most of the songs at those concerts sound strange.
PS. Its not us that live in the past, its Gillan with the set lists.
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15/11/2005, 7:11
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waldo
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I objected loudly to Morse and now I adore him and what they do since 2000 - I love 'A band down under', Bananas and will buy the new album for what it is now and not because of someone from the past. I clearly see 2 Deep Purples now - there is no going back. I love the old and I love the new.
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15/11/2005, 11:57
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Carramba
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Nope, I think if Morse played just like Blackmore, the bashing would simply just redefine itself to:
1. They are trying to replicate the Blackmore days. Why don't they move on
2. They are not creative. They should have brought in somebody who plays guitar completely differently than Blackmore so that they define their own identity. Hey, I hear the Dixie Dreggs have an interesting, different sound. Maybe they should get that guitar player instead.
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15/11/2005, 12:52
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