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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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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
 
 
 


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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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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
 


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Agree! Love this album.

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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. Thumbs Up
 


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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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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Rainbow most definitely had a keyboard player but he was no Jon Lord.
 
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. Wink

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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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Rainbow most definitely had a keyboard player but he was no Jon Lord.
 
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. Wink
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Rainbow most definitely had a keyboard player but he was no Jon Lord.
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Originally posted by Cactus Choir Cactus Choir wrote:

My three favourite Rainbow albums are Rising, Long Live Rock and Roll and Down to Earth which are all excellent and, maybe not coincidentally, feature the great Cozy Powell. His drumming really powered the band along I think and it was a big loss when he left. Joe Lynn Turner was okay but his vocals were not as distinctive as Dio or Graham Bonnet. They also seemed to get more AOR oriented, probably encouraged by the hit singles from Down To Earth.
 
That's an amazing coincidence because they happen to be my favourite three Rainbow albums too. I also agree with everything else you mentioned. Thumbs Up
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My three favourite Rainbow albums are Rising, Long Live Rock and Roll and Down to Earth which are all excellent and, maybe not coincidentally, feature the great Cozy Powell. His drumming really powered the band along I think and it was a big loss when he left. Joe Lynn Turner was okay but his vocals were not as distinctive as Dio or Graham Bonnet. They also seemed to get more AOR oriented, probably encouraged by the hit singles from Down To Earth.
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Originally posted by Raff Raff wrote:

Love all the Dio albums, and like the one with Graham Bonnet (Down to Earth). Never managed to get into the later albums - mostly because I cannot stand Joe Lynn Turner's vocals. I haven't heard the very last one, though I believe it was recorded with a different vocalist.
I just discovered that Doogie White (who?) was the vocalist on the final "Stranger in Us All" album.
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

Tony Carey and his mini-moog. Who could miss that ??
Tarot Woman all the way !!
I guess it must have been either Tony Carey or the soundalike Don Airey on keyboards at the Leicester concert. Smile
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Originally posted by NotAProghead NotAProghead wrote:

^ I found it was "Difficult to Cure" tour, thus the singer was Joe Lynn Turner.

It's very strange to miss a keyboard player because keyboards were always a big part of Rainbow sound.
Maybe the Rainbow keyboard player was hiding behind a pillar at the Leicester concert, just like Chopper mentioned earlier. Smile


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^ I found it was "Difficult to Cure" tour, thus the singer was Joe Lynn Turner.

It's very strange to miss a keyboard player because keyboards were always a big part of Rainbow sound.
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Originally posted by NotAProghead NotAProghead wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

I wasn't even aware Rainbow had a keyboard player when I saw them Live in Leicester. Smile 

Have you tried to listen to the albums? Some keyboard sounds are clearly heard on them. LOL
Yes, I knew Rainbow featured keyboard players, but I couldn't remember seeing a keyboard player at the Leicester concert, mainly because it's around 40 years ago since I went to see them in Leicester. I can't remember who the Rainbow singer at the concert was either, but I know it wasn't Ronnie James Dio. I definitely would have remembered Dio if he'd been there. Smile
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