Rising Rainbow

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CD - Remastered

  • Release Date: 04/27/1999
  • Original Release: 1976
  • Sales Rank: 9,734
  • Label: POLYDOR / UMGD
  • UPC: 731454736121

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Rising

1LISTENTarot Woman 5:58
2LISTENRun With The Wolf 3:48
3LISTENStarstruck 4:06
4LISTENDo You Close Your Eyes 2:58
5LISTENStargazer 8:26
6LISTENA Light in the Black 8:12

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On their second release, Rainbow not only avoid the sophomore jinx; they hit a home run. After replacing the entire band (except Ronnie James Dio) immediately following the recording of the first album, Ritchie Blackmore and the Rising lineup (Blackmore; Dio; TONY CAREY, keys; Jimmy Bain, bass; and the late, great Cozy Powell, drums) had plenty of time on the road touring the first album to get the chops and material together for their second. In particular, "Stargazer" really came together on the 1975 tour and featured stunning keyboard work from Carey. The material is uniformly strong, with "Starstruck" and "A Light in the Black" standing out in particular. Ronnie Dio turns in a great vocal on the stunningly direct (under three minutes!) "Do You Close Your Eyes." All six songs on the album are up there with anything the band has done, before or since. The playing has a very tight, colorful feel to it, which was lacking a bit on the first record. This album can legitimately be mentioned in the same breath as classic Deep Purple. Geoff Ginsberg, All Music Guide

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Like it or Not, This is Still the Definitive Rainbow Albumby SS70

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May 19, 2009: At the time of recording, this lineup of Rainbow really could hold its own against any other band playing hard rock or metal, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Aerosmith or even Blackmore's ex-bandmates in Deep Purple included. Songs like "Stargazer", "Tarot Woman" and "A Light in the Black" are proof positive that the Blackmore/Dio team was a partnership that seemed to be destined for even better things. The follow-up album was just a hair's breadth lesser than this one, which makes one wish even more that Dio and Blackmore had been able to continue their work together. Much has been made of the continually revolving linups of Rainbow, and in fact only Blackmore, Dio and drummer Cozy Powell lasted from this album to the next. The summary dismissing of Jimmy Bain and Tony Carey should haunt Blackmore to his dying day, as the Rising band truly did boast five musicians who could claim to be at the upper echelons of their crafts. If you're just dipping into Rainbow, this is the best place to start, as Blackmore took the band in an decidedly commercial direction after the Long Live Rock 'n' Roll album. Get this one while you can, while CDs are still available and you can just feast on the image of the fist clenching a rainbow leaping out at you.

Don't Close Your Ears! This Is a Great Album!by Anonymous

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February 24, 2003: This album is exiting. It is full of magic (stargazer, tarot woman, run with the wolf) but it has also sex (do you close your eyes [when you're making love]. Starstruck and Stargazer are popular live tracks!