Rainbow - Rising
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Free Music Review: TRULY ORIGINATOR OF A NEW SOUND IN METAL!
Hit: 5 Stars
Rainbow's second play, Rising, is along with 70's efforts by Judas Priest an authentic monolith and cornerstone in the development of Gothic Metal, also paving the way for the prolific althought somewhat saturated Power and Epic Metal movement of our days.Rising is an eclectic mix of gothic-progressive tones, funk and the best hard rocking sonics of Deep Purple. The technical wizardry of the band reaches its zenith on the mini-opera "Stargazer / Light In The Black" specially on the latter in which the interplay between Blackmore's axe and keyboardist great Tony Carey delivers one of the most exciting moments in the metal pantheon.
Is hard to explain with simple words the impact of such a perfect and monumental recording, so the best you can do is listen to it over and over again in order to appreciate the slightest magical details.
Definitely a truly originator of a new sound in Metal, blending majestic orchestration, technical vituosity and western's civilization folklore and imagery of the middle ages. Essential stuff.
Free Music Review: The Memory Still Remains
Hit: 5 Stars
Way back in 1976, as a pimply teenager, I rushed out and bought the LP version of this album on the day it was released. The eager anticipation was amply repaid, and after a couple of listens I can say that this album is the only one which ever gave me a headache. It was worth it. From the opening keyboard swell to the final chords of Light In The Black, this is Ritchie Blackmore's masterpiece. But to limit this praise to Mr Blackmore would be an insult to the other players. Driven along by the late Cozy Powell's drums and backed up by Tony Carey's keyboards and Jimmy Bain's powerful bass, all topped off with the incredible voice of Ronnie James Dio, this album could be said to be a showcase for Blackmore's choice of partners. There are the obvious highlights (Stargazer, Light In The Black, Starstruck) and the Best Of collections seem to concentrate on them, but the underrated Tarot Woman ranks up there with the more noticeable high points. Why did they never do it live?? Buy it!! You won't be disappointed.Free Music Review: A must for any Dio fan
Hit: 5 Stars
The only thing wrong with this release is it is a bit on the short side. To bad they did not add some tracks with the remastering. I have a cassette version and hope that it did not get mucked up in the remastering. Judging by the RealPlayer and Windows Media samples this is not the case. I will replace my tape if it ever dies. Rush's Grace Under Pressure and Flight By Night are the only recordings that have spent a fraction of time that this recording has in my tape player.Starstruck sounds like it could have been a Deep Purple song but most of the tracks are a preview of what Dio would do as a solo artist.
Any Best of Dio, or Rainbow is incomplete without every track from this recording! Okay, Starstruck could be omitted but all the rest stay.
At 5 stars this recording is underated. One of the greatest hard rock recordings ever. A must own for the serious hard rock fan.
Free Music Review: "Music Fanatic" needs to go to the hearing doctor
Hit: 5 Stars
I'm sick of all of these audiophile douches attacking remastered albums, for whatever band, but especially this one. Lets face it; when CDs first came out, while they were an improvment over wax, they still had limited capability in sound reproduction. However, in the mid to late 90's, record companies started to give classic albums, such as this one, proper sound treatment. I have both the "old" version of *Rising* and the "new" 1999 version. The 99 version blows the old one out the friggin window in terms of sound qaulity, and as far as i know, there isn't any "remixing" as far as i can tell. This is no Ozzy Osbourne stunt of re-mixing and re-recording musicians, it's just the way the album originally came out, with the exception of better clarity and a little louder. Whats wrong with that?
The whole series of remasters from this band is exellent, better packageing, better sound.
Free Music Review: Way Ahead Of It's Time
Hit: 5 Stars
Even after three decades, this CD still hold up as one of the best in the whole 'progressive metal' genre; Whether it's the stellar drumwork by Cozy Powell(one of the best drummers...like...ever...), the powerful vocals by Ronnie James Dio, or the masterful guitarwork by Blackmore, this is one of those CD's that is a milestone in just about every way. It represents 5 players at the top of their game, with all the right material, and everyone is allowed to shine. Where alot of Rainbow albums are spotty in terms of the compositions, this one gets them all right; 'Tarot Woman' still remains one of the best Rainbow songs ever, and while I have heard this 'album' over 300 times since it's release back in the mid '70's, I'm still impressed. Those looking to be introduced to Rainbow can do no wrong here; Truly a cornerstone in the genre, and certainly required listening. Sounds even better remastered!!