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Rainbow Rising: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow |
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Psychedelic Paul 
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I'd have to agree with you there. I'll have some Rainbow videos coming up soon, and then hopefully, I'll see who the keyboard player is on each album, provided he's not a shrinking violet hiding behind a pillar.
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David Rosenthal was the keyboardist on Straight Between the Eyes and Bent out of Shape, both of which are poor albums. He was replaced by some bloke called Paul Morris for Stranger in us All and Black Masquerade. The last great keyboardist they had was Don Airey, who was magnificent on Down to Earth.
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Posted: July 21 2020 at 10:32 |
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I forgot about Don Airey, Laz. Anyone is familiar with his conceptual solo albums can attest to what a great keyboard player and composer he is.
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Posted: July 21 2020 at 10:34 |
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^ Don Airey's solo albums are well-worth a listen too, especially "K2 - Tales of Triumph & Tragedy", which is a towering mountain amongst prog albums.
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Posted: July 21 2020 at 10:36 |
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Posted: July 21 2020 at 11:01 |
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Agree! Love this album.
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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)
1. Man on the Silver Mountain 2. Self Portrait 3. Black Sheep of the Family 4. Catch the Rainbow 5. Snake Charmer 6. Temple of the King 7. If You Don't Like Rock & Roll 8. 16th Century Greensleeves 9. Still I'm Sad Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 31 2020 at 14:10 |
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The entire Rainbow Rising album....
1. Tarot Woman 2. Run with the Wolf 3. Starstruck 4. Do You Close Your Eyes 5. Stargazer 6. A Light in the Black |
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Long Live Rock & Roll" (1977)
Side One 1. Long Live Rock & Roll 2. Lady of the lake 3. L.A. Connection 4. Gates of Babylon Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 27 2020 at 12:13 |
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Posted: July 27 2020 at 05:35 |
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I always liked Rainbow, but grew to really appreciate them after I discovered prog rock. Before then, they were little too light for me! These days I;d rather listen to Rainbow than Purple.
Best album is Rising, although LLRNR and the debut are excellent albums. They were at their best with Dio, for sure, but I did like Down to Earth, and think Eyes of the World is not far behind Stargazer as one of their best songs. The Joe Lynn Turner phase was relatively weak IMO. |
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I think most fans would agree that the classic Rainbow Rising album with the much-missed Ronnie James Dio is THE best Rainbow album, although I also like the later Rainbow albums too with Graham Bonnett and then Joe Lynn Turner on vocals. The only Rainbow album I still haven't quite got around to listening to is the last album, "Stranger in Us All" (1995), although I hope to finally get around to listening to the album (with the virtually unknown Doogie White on vocals), now I've posted this Rainbow tribute thread.  Long Live Rock & Roll (1977) Side Two 5. Kill the King 6. The Shed (Subtle) 7. Sensitive to Light 8. Rainbow Eyes Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 27 2020 at 12:15 |
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This was the Rainbow line-up for the Difficult to Cure tour when I saw them play at Granby Halls, Lecicester in 1981:- |
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That's the line-up I saw (I think, it was a very long time ago), I also seem to remember that Rose Tattoo were pretty awful.
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^ Haa! That's funny, because I seem to recall the Aussie support-act Rose Tattoo were pretty awful on the Rainbow tour too. They were about as appealing to me as the thought of having a rose tattoo.
Down to Earth (1979), featuring Graham Bonnet on vocals.
1. All Night Long 2. Eyes of the World 3. No Time to Lose 4. Makin' Love Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 27 2020 at 12:19 |
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Down to Earth (1977) Side Two 5. Since You've Been Gone 6. Love's No Friend 7. Danger Zone 8. Lost in Hollywood Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 27 2020 at 12:18 |
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Four classic songs from Rainbow's "Difficult to Cure" (1981) album. The first of three Rainbow albums to feature Joe Lynn Turner on vocals.
1. I Surrender 2. Spotlight Kid 3. Can't Happen Here 4. Difficult to Cure |
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RAINBOW - Straight Between the Eyes (1982) - Side One
1, Death Alley Driver 2. Stone Cold 3. Bring on the Night (Dream Chaser) 4. Tite Squeeze 5. Tearin' Out My Heart Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 30 2020 at 16:17 |
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Such an awesome song.
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RAINBOW - Straight Between the Eyes (1982) - Side Two
6. Power 7. Miss Mistreated 8. Rock Fever 9. Eyes of Fire |
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RAINBOW - Bent Out of Shape (1983) - Side One
1. Stranded 2. Can't Let You Go 3. Fool for the Night 4. Fire Dance 5. Anybody There |
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