Ritchie Blackmore's Syrup

EricTheWeary

I'm about to watch Shakin Stevens on The Last Leg. Unless he's ditched the Grecian 2000 recently he's another 72 year old with an unlikely barnet. 

springhead

Hootsmon said:

Jeff Beck they say....

I had a wee with Jeff after a Beth Hart gig. Not a syrup. Hair dye. 

EricTheWeary

EricTheWeary said:

I'm about to watch Shakin Stevens on The Last Leg. Unless he's ditched the Grecian 2000 recently he's another 72 year old with an unlikely barnet. 

...and he did not disappoint. 

Caffeine_Vampire

ICBM said:

I saw Rainbow a few years ago, and even from halfway to the back of the Glasgow Hydro it was obviously a wig. There’s no way any 72-year-old man has that thick a head of hair, dyed or not.

My maternal grandfather actually did all the way through to his death at 77.

Devil#20

Caffeine_Vampire said:

ICBM said:

I saw Rainbow a few years ago, and even from halfway to the back of the Glasgow Hydro it was obviously a wig. There’s no way any 72-year-old man has that thick a head of hair, dyed or not.

My maternal grandfather actually did all the way through to his death at 77.

Was he a Fender or a Gibson guy?

Philly_Q

Caffeine_Vampire said:

ICBM said:

I saw Rainbow a few years ago, and even from halfway to the back of the Glasgow Hydro it was obviously a wig. There’s no way any 72-year-old man has that thick a head of hair, dyed or not.

My maternal grandfather actually did all the way through to his death at 77.

My dad still had a full head of hair at 84 - it only went grey in the last few years of his life, and even then it was dark grey.

But yeah, of course Ritchie wears a syrup, and has since about 1978.

ToneControl

Pat Metheny
Just on stage and for photos I think

tbh
 if it's for professional appearances, I'm loathe to criticise

I reckon ZZ top could blend in anywhere minus stage gear

Fez

Read " Riding Shotgun" for the answer

Funkfingers

Devil#20 said:

SteveRobinson said:

Andy Scott.

Is he the guitarist that said  "We just haven't got a clue what to do" on Blockbuster? 

Nope. That was the bassist, Steve Priest. 

DLM

Funkfingers said: Hank Marvin. Wig and glasses off, contact lenses in, he becomes Brian, free to go about his lawful business unencumbered by the ghastly public. 

Yup. He can go and get gypsy jazz lessons from top tutors as Brian without getting recognised. I hear he's really quite adept at it. Go Brian!

Someone has to mention (the incredible) Molly Tuttle, for balance...

thegummy

DLM said:

Funkfingers said: Hank Marvin. Wig and glasses off, contact lenses in, he becomes Brian, free to go about his lawful business unencumbered by the ghastly public. 

Yup. He can go and get gypsy jazz lessons from top tutors as Brian without getting recognised. I hear he's really quite adept at it. Go Brian!

Someone has to mention (the incredible) Molly Tuttle, for balance...

I genuinely didn't know about Molly.

At first I didn't even realise Khruangbin wore wigs, I just thought the guy had a very weird hairdo. But some folk do.

CountryDave

Molly is quite open about her wigs.

scrumhalf

Dolly Parton, although her wigs are slightly more convincing than Ritchie's.

prowla

I think the 1st Rainbow album was the last time Blackmore’s real hair saw the light of day. 

LastMantra

Caffeine_Vampire said:

ICBM said:

I saw Rainbow a few years ago, and even from halfway to the back of the Glasgow Hydro it was obviously a wig. There’s no way any 72-year-old man has that thick a head of hair, dyed or not.

My maternal grandfather actually did all the way through to his death at 77.

Yeah my dad is that kind of vintage and still has really thick hair. Unfortunately I got my mum's side of the hair genes 

rossi

I have a fullish head of hair at 74 ,down to me shoulder .I do of course look ridiculous but not as daft as being bald and as I rarely had to be presentable in proper society being of an artistic nature and employment  , who cares .It got thicker after taking  taking prostate pills  .

Funkfingers

Of course, long hair in middle age looks silly. (This is precisely why I do it.) Baldness is an entirely natural process and nothing of which to be ashamed. 

What is properly ridiculous is the Skullett. Long at the back, shiny on top.

Second worst, bunching up one's remaining hair to cover a balding crown.

Headphones

I recall reading in a Blackmore biography that he had quite a bit of "plug" work around the time of the "Rainbow On Stage" album, perhaps it's lasted better than Elton's.

Apparently several members of the band ribbed him mercilessly.

Rainbow changed its membership regularly.

Wonder why?

scrumhalf

Headphones said:

I recall reading in a Blackmore biography that he had quite a bit of "plug" work around the time of the "Rainbow On Stage" album, perhaps it's lasted better than Elton's.

Apparently several members of the band ribbed him mercilessly.

Rainbow changed its membership regularly.

Wonder why?

Hair today, gone tomorrow?

ICBM

Headphones said:

I recall reading in a Blackmore biography that he had quite a bit of "plug" work around the time of the "Rainbow On Stage" album, perhaps it's lasted better than Elton's.

Apparently several members of the band ribbed him mercilessly.

Rainbow changed its membership regularly.

Wonder why?

Ironically, Graham Bonnet was fired for having short hair...