United Kingdom | Hard Rock (early), Heavy (Mid), Aor (later)
Detailed Description
His name is Ritchie Blackmore and his reputation is legion. But is it warranted? Find out now, as we look at the man's career as reigning lord over the constantly evolving consortium of monster talents known as Rainbow. Ronnie James Dio, Joe Lynn Turner, Graham Bonnet, Roger Glover, Tony Carey, Bobby Rondinelli, Bob Daisley, Jimmy Bain, Doogie White, and of course Ritchie himself... they all get their say through pages and pages of previously unpublished interview footage, on what makes the Man In Black tick, his pranks, his sly hirings and swift firings. And of course, there's the music. From the raw and fiery Dio years, through the classic Down To Earth album, the smooth crooning Joe Lynn Turner era and into one final under-rated record fronted by Doogie White, it's all examined here... track by track, fascinating tale by trick. Rainbow is the band that wrote Man On The Silver Mountain, Sixteenth Century Greensleeves, Stargazer, A Light In The Black, Tarot Woman, Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, Gates Of Babylon, All Night Long, Eyes Of The World, Spotlight Kid, Can't Happen Here, Stone Cold, Street Of Dreams, Can't Let You Go and Hunting Humans, and this is the book you should read to find out WHY!
