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MAB adds about a zillion notes to the Deep Purple classic.

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Guitar World salutes more than 20 guitarists who never miss an opportunity to behave badly -- whether they're trashing Christmas trees or feasting on chunks of human brain. Let them be an example to us all!

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Posted 11/12/2008 at 4:40pm | by Greg Kot

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