A first - Organ louder than Guitar

[farrell@tellabs.com (David Farrell)]

Last night I went to see "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow" at a bar near here.
Rainbow being the band the legendary guitarist formed after leaving Deep
Purple.

Much to my surprise, the keyboardist's XB2/142 rang loud and clear the whole
concert, while I often had difficulty hearing the guitar.  This was not due
to my positioning - I was in front of the guitar stacks, on the opposite side
of the stage from the Leslie.

The organ sounded awesome on the old Deep Purple standards that they played.
Being that Blackmore is known for his outstanding lead work, but not much for
accompaniment, I suppose he's happy to let the keyboard player do a lot of
the work.

But still, it's the first time I've seen a rock concert where the organ blew
away the guitarist (in volume, not talent).