Anthology 1975-1984Rainbow
Release Date: 11/17/2009
Original Release:
2009
# of Discs:
2
J&R Item # 1081614_CD
UPC # 600753192733
Label: UME Imports
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Performer: Rainbow
Distributor: Universal Music Notes: Audio Remasterer: Andy Pearce.
Ritchie Blackmore's combustible guitar riffs in the seminal band Deep Purple were the sparks that fed the conflagration of a whole new genre: heavy metal. Blackmore's musical ambition led him away from the band in 1975, after which he poached members of the band Elf--including vocalist Ronnie James Dio--to record the solo project that would evolve into the band Rainbow. Dio's lyrics were a castles-and-kings affair and Blackmore's classical-derived music suited them well. The pair--with an ever-rotating line-up behind them--recorded several popular albums, until Dio was lured away by Black Sabbath in '79. Blackmore reunited with Deep Purple in 1984, revisiting Rainbow briefly in the mid-'90s before finally pulling the plug on both bands and moving on to the medieval folk act Blackmore's Night.
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Beatles (The) Beck, Jeff Clapton, Eric Cream Deep Purple Dio Elf (Band) Hendrix, Jimi Humble Pie Iron Butterfly Led Zeppelin Page, Jimmy Procol Harum T. Rex Uriah Heep Vanilla Fudge
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