Rainbow

Artist:  Rainbow
Origin:  England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Original line-up: (1975)

Richie Blackmore:  Guitar
Ronnie James Dio:  Lead Vocals
Craig Gruber:  Bass
Micky Lee Soule:  Keyboards
Gary Driscoll:  Drums

Rainbow were an English Hard Rock Band formed in California in 1975 by Richie Blackmore (Guitar Ex Deep Purple), also known as Richie Blackmore's Rainbow, with Ronnie James Dio (Vocals Ex ELF), Gary Driscoll (Drums Ex ELF), Micky Lee Soule (Keyboards Ex ELF) and Craig Gruber (Bass Ex ELF), the project consisted of numerous backing musicians.  The band combined music with Neo-Classical Metal at the beginning and went to more mainstream commercial style with many classic tracks: "The Temple Of The King", "Man On The Silver Mountain", "Catch The Rainbow", "Since You Been Gone", "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll", "All Night Long", and "Stargazer" ETC.

Classic line-up:  (1976-1977)


Richie Blackmore:  Guitar
Ronnie James Dio:  Lead Vocals
Jimmy Bain:  Bass
Tony Carey:  Keyboards
Cozy Powell:  Drums

2nd Classic line-up:  (1977-1979)


Richie Blackmore:  Guitar
Ronnie James Dio:  Lead Vocals
Bob Daisley:  Bass
David Stone:  Keyboards
Cozy Powell:  Drums

3rd Classic line-up:  (1979-1980)


Richie Blackmore:  Guitar
Graham Bonnet:  Lead Vocals
Roger Glover:  Bass
Don Airey:  Keyboards
Cozy Powell:  Drums

Title:  Live In Munich 1977  (2013)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Label:  Eagle Rock
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

CD

Disc 1:

 1.  Introduction  (1:43)
 2.  Kill The King  (4:33)
 3.  Mistreated  (10:00)
 4.  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves  (8:14)
 5.  Catch The Rainbow  (17:23)
 6.  Long Live Rock 'N' Roll  (7:25)

Disc 2:

 1.  Man On The Silver Mountain  (14:32)
 2.  Still I'm Sad  (19:57)
 3.  Do You Close Your Eyes? (17:30) 

Personnel:


Richie Blackmore:  Guitar
Ronnie James Dio:  Lead Vocals
Bob Daisley:  Bass, Backing Vocals
David Stone:  Keyboards
Cozy Powell:  Drums, Percussion

Live In Munich 1977 is a live album by Rainbow, was remastered and re-released on April 29, 2013, that the concert was recorded in Munich on October 20, 1977.

Title:  Live In Munich 1977 (DVD) (2013)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Label:  Eagle Rock Entertainment
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  Introduction  (1:43)
 2.  Kill The King  (4:42)
 3.  Mistreated  (11:49)
 4.  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves  (8:52)
 5.  Catch The Rainbow  (18:14)
 6.  Long Live Rock 'N' Roll  (8:04)
 7.  Man On The Silver Mountain  (16:25)
 8.  Still I'm Sad  (27:33)
 9.  Do You Close Your Eyes  (15:00)

Bonus Features:

Promo Videos

-Long Live Rock 'N' Roll  (3:51)
-Gates Of Babylon  (6:37)
-L.A. Connection  (5:12)
-Bob Daisley Interview
-Colin Hart Interview

Rainbow Over Texas '76
-Photogallery
-Slide Show With Audio Commentary