DIFFICULT TO CURE

1. I Surrender yes that of Russ who had not taken off a year before, incredible as this hit could only be good, a recognizable riff, a rhythmic tune that even a blind person would recognize, good one of those who give the musical signature for the rest of the album; we await the always angelic Ritchie solo 2. Spotlight Kid intro more nervous, complex; come on, the sound tumbles like a torrent of lava, Joe has a very beautiful voice, Don behind shows layers of keyboard, a sign of the hard 80s, Roger on bass as if he hadn't realized that he had changed group; Ritchie gives us a solo as he has the secret with a festive folk excursion, oh there the tortured keyboard, we start with YES, astonishing, drastic, phenomenal, hey, yes it's very folkloric as can be; Bobby hits his pads 3. No Release with the latent prog intro, which is looking for itself; bass, pads to get started and... hard rock arrives, contagious heavy riff, dark voice... and this riff, simple but invasive ho hoho... come on the 2nd is over, Joe assures, Ritchie well c it's his baby so he adds the bugger; break yes blood prog I tell you, claps of hands, can't get no what he says? on a Louisiana boogie, with a gospel backing; go solo let's go, tortured and enjoyable 4. Magic tumbles, bombastic air more pop rock from the 80s, that's good we're at the beginning, more festive rock with flights of keyboard notes, it's magic...from halfway through we know that we are arrived at the end, consensual, soft as a marshmallow coming out of the fairground's vat; 5. Vielleicht Das Nachster Zeit (Maybe Next Time) for the end of side 1 or A, in short the instrumental to move the grumpy person who will say that DEEP PURPLE was still better before; good ultimate slow tune with the heavy side, just enough to gracefully stick the chosen one of our heart, the ultimate pompous title which takes you out of the dial, of time, which makes you think about your condition, yes RAINBOW it's is also this 6. Can't Happen Here with the worn rhythm of boogie rock, a touch of piano and off we go; it looks like it's not going to stop, it seems; very easy, this chorus sounds incredible danceable; ah the solo... watch the clip you will see how it highlights Ritchie, big engine title; finale too long lacking a break, an opening 7. Freedom Fighter comes along, in the same vein, but; rhythmic but lacking a je ne sais quoi; well we are much more hard rock than hard prog, more than related prog, which really doesn't mean anything and divides the sound of the rainbow even more; choirs come to brighten up the title a little, just before having one of the most characterized, the most pompous, the most dense solos; in short, a little gem before returning to the air, also a little too repetitive... it's hard! 8. Midtown Tunnel Vision arrives, intro plus.. prog yes it must be said, a bit like those of DEEP PURPLE, with all the orchestration that starts; heavy, hard rock sound... linked to the prog that they write on Progarchives... sound that highlights Ritchie, that's the goal my brave lady, yes in the time when we could use this word; young lady, a thousand and one nights, it's precisely the tune that goes in this direction, Joe was the best singer of this super group created on a whim; end that reverberates, I like this word 9. Difficult to Cure (Beethoven's Ninth) to cross the musical Rubycon; Who was more progressive, BEETHOVEN or BLACKMORE? No answer my lieutenant, both! An instrumental, the instrumental which in 81 definitively establishes the end of prog as it was initially conceived; a gong, yes I come back to the title, the synth which takes a more direct place, more modern, more new wave, yes in it there will also be reminiscences; hold the organ anyway to remind you that Don touches a little; Ritchie leaves with his solo which is more of a musical ode, a hymn to the great creators of yesteryear who released compositions... classic... progressive of course; Come on, laugh, laugh, but I won't give up.