Rainbow
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General Info
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Genre: Metal / Rock
Location UK
Profile Views: 90139
Last Login: 6/15/2008
Member Since 6/4/2006
Record Label Polydor
Type of Label Major
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Bio
"The brainchild of former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Rainbow quickly developed into one of the '70s most successful heavy metal bands behind charismatic front man Ronnie James Dio. Together, the duo would produce a string of acclaimed albums which are still considered classics of the genre." - Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide .... Rainbow was formed in 1975 when Ritchie Blackmore suddenly announced he was quitting Deep Purple to form a new band. Ritchie drafted the band Elf, minus guitarist David Feinstein, as his new band, Rainbow. This included Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Craig Gruber on bass, Mickey Lee Soule on keyboards, and Gary Driscoll on drums. Later in 1975, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow was released in Europe to an embracing audience. .... Blackmore and Dio were not fully satisfied with the album's sound, however, and decided to improve their band. Jimmy Bain became their bassist, Tony Cary became their keyboardist, and Cozy Powell became their drummer. In 1976, this lineup recorded Rainbow Rising, voted the greatest heavy metal album of all time in a 1981 Kerrang Magazine. This album included neo-classical compositions such as "Stargazer," featuring orchestral accompanyment. Throughout the 1976-1977 Rising tour, several shows were recorded, which led to the release of three live albums, including 1977's "On Stage". .... Rainbow's history continues from here, however, this page is dedicated to the early days of Rainbow, in particular their first two studio albums......... FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE LACK OF SONGS ON THE MYSPACE PLEASE READ THE BLOG, THANK YOU. .................. -
Members
Ritchie Blackmore - Guitars .. Ronnie James Dio - Vocals .. Jimmy Bain - Bass .. Tony Carey - Keyboards .. Cozy Powell - Drums -
Influences
Deep Purple .. Elf .. Led Zeppelin .. Eric Clapton .. Jeff Beck .. Black Sabbath .. Judas Priest .. Montrose -
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HEY HEY !!! :))
..THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR COOL SPACE AND TALENTS WITH US !!..
...we hope you can find something to love in here as well !!
..**150+ TUNES ON OUR PLAYER / PLAYLISTS COVERING MANY ROCK / METAL GENRES & *OTHERS* FROM OUR BANDS PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE !! & SOME SPECIAL FRIENDS AS WELL ;) !! ..we're appreciative of all musical styles so we hope there's something for all along the journey through our 16 spaces (all in our top friends if you space-hop through..) ..**PLEASE DON'T JUDGE BY THE FIRST FEW TRACKS HERE AS IT REALLY IS ALL DIFFERENT WITH THE MANY MOODS OF OUR SONGS & THE VOCALS...
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....***** FUTURE CLASSIC ROCK BAND !! ....*of sorts !! ;o !!
..ALTHOUGH WE'RE NOT THE BEST ENGINEERS ON THE BEST GEAR.. *and I'm far from a trained vocalist. ;o !! ..WE THINK WE'VE GOT SOME COOL ..MEMORABLE SONGS - GIVEN THE CHANCE** ;))..
..and our forthcoming effort sounds much better in the quality dept !!!..
**48 new tunes on 3-discs and finally near completion after 4 years;)) ..and once again with the musical styles....
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