RAINBOW — Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (review)

RAINBOW — Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow album cover Album · 1975 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
Inspired by a classical and medieval approach, Rainbow was born in 1974 after Ritchie Blackmore disappointed with the change of his former band's musical style, Deep Purple, and he decided to left and took over Elf, which was fronted by Ronnie James Dio. Blackmore was impressed by Dio's grandeur vocal delivery, and together they wrote the whole original songs on their debut which was released in 1975.

Started with their classic hit, "Man on the Silver Mountain", this one is a regular concert pick and showcasing Dio's commanding vocal that sparkled his charming persona, accompanied by Blackmore's splashy riffs, this one emerged as their best song here. "Catch The Rainbow" is an enthralling bluesy ballad and "The Temple of The King" has a more commercial touch and also served as one of their well-known song. "If You Don't Like Rock N' Roll" follows the uptempo style of Led Zeppelin's "Rock And Roll" that was done four years earlier.

Some other worthy tracks to listen is the Quatermass' cover, "Black Sheep of The Family" and "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves", displaying a wonderful Blackmore's shred with a great chorus. "Self Portrait" is sadly a bit boring to my ear and along with Yardbird's instrumental cover with its annoying percussion bang, "Still I'm Sad", are tracks I could live without. Nevertheless, "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow" and the follow-up, "Rising", remained a part of influential heavy metal albums of all time.

May 16th 2010 is indeed a sad day as the world mourned the loss of Ronnie James Dio after six-months battling his stomach cancer. May he rest in peace and the great voice shall be remembered. Arrivederci, signore Padavona! Horns up for the king \m/
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