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Rainbow Rising 17th May 1976
The point in my youth when I first clapped eyes on the cover I was 13, it left an indelible mark on my neo cortex which at the time was shall we say ‘Under Redevelopment’ This was taken to another plane of existence after listening to this album the words ‘Mind Blown’ are not understated.
Such is the pure chemistry both in song writing and performing of these five musicians that I do not feel we will see the like again, well not in our lifetimes at least!
They comes a time in history when all the signals align, the personal are right, the BBC are not showing repeats of Only fools and Horses, the horoscopes promise much joyousness and Mozart and Beethoven give the thumbs up.
This I feel happened at Musicland Studio’s Munich in February 1976, when the man in black (Mr hire em’ and fire em’ Blackmore) had assembled a group of absolutely first class musicians, RJD no finer pipes in metal, with a range that was just astonishing, Colin ‘Cozy’ Powell, I affectionally call a tub thumper, a brutal, yet stamina imbibed metronomic time keeper of the drums of finest order. Tony Cary a young gun from stateside who had more than tinge of classic influences, yet processed virtuosity at such an age. The Quiet Scotsman on the bass Jimmy Bain, and ex Harlot member who efforts help solidify the rhythm section to perfection. The main man RB, moody as sin, mercurial and often belligerent yet full of fun and serious japes off stage. His playing though froma different stratosphere on a good night, others he couldn’t give a shit, I suppose it was part of the package at that time. You never knew which Ritchie you were going to get!
Well it came together in some order in Bavaria during early 1976, what was put down on master tape during those sessions has severed as blue print for many heavy metal and rock bands that have followed since. Rising sets a tone, playing standard, song writing and sheer musical virtuosity that has never been bettered to this day.
So much has been written about this record since its release (which originally was greeted with a relatively luke warm response) by many a hallowed music scribe in far more illustrious emporiums that TAS. However this is my take on Rising which is personal, it set the bar for myself in terms of real 20th century music making.
This album unlike so many, contains no fillers whatsoever, from the first keyboard note of Tony Cary’s intro on Tarot Woman to the last crashes of ‘A light in the black’ you are delivered 5 musicians at their peak, enjoying themselves and having fun. Which for me, is a great recipe for wonderful music.
I could go through each track high’s and low’s but really there is no point, just play the album and enjoy, I suspect you will put it on again after. The biggest problem with Rising is simple it only lasts just over 33 minutes, but what a 33 minute journey into sonic wonderland, Stargazer everyone talks about, the solo is just mind numbing, Dio’s voice other worldly effortless, Cozy pile driving his way through the whole track with superb power and precision, Bain keeping the motor running to perfection and Carey giving the counter punches to Ritchie’s sonic blade. A light in black is as good as Stargazer in my book, check it out for yourself.
Maybe they felt that 33 and ½ minutes was enough to wet your appetite, either way its one hell of masterpiece.
Album Information:
Spotify:
Wiki:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_(Rainbow_album)
The point in my youth when I first clapped eyes on the cover I was 13, it left an indelible mark on my neo cortex which at the time was shall we say ‘Under Redevelopment’ This was taken to another plane of existence after listening to this album the words ‘Mind Blown’ are not understated.
Such is the pure chemistry both in song writing and performing of these five musicians that I do not feel we will see the like again, well not in our lifetimes at least!
They comes a time in history when all the signals align, the personal are right, the BBC are not showing repeats of Only fools and Horses, the horoscopes promise much joyousness and Mozart and Beethoven give the thumbs up.
This I feel happened at Musicland Studio’s Munich in February 1976, when the man in black (Mr hire em’ and fire em’ Blackmore) had assembled a group of absolutely first class musicians, RJD no finer pipes in metal, with a range that was just astonishing, Colin ‘Cozy’ Powell, I affectionally call a tub thumper, a brutal, yet stamina imbibed metronomic time keeper of the drums of finest order. Tony Cary a young gun from stateside who had more than tinge of classic influences, yet processed virtuosity at such an age. The Quiet Scotsman on the bass Jimmy Bain, and ex Harlot member who efforts help solidify the rhythm section to perfection. The main man RB, moody as sin, mercurial and often belligerent yet full of fun and serious japes off stage. His playing though froma different stratosphere on a good night, others he couldn’t give a shit, I suppose it was part of the package at that time. You never knew which Ritchie you were going to get!
Well it came together in some order in Bavaria during early 1976, what was put down on master tape during those sessions has severed as blue print for many heavy metal and rock bands that have followed since. Rising sets a tone, playing standard, song writing and sheer musical virtuosity that has never been bettered to this day.
So much has been written about this record since its release (which originally was greeted with a relatively luke warm response) by many a hallowed music scribe in far more illustrious emporiums that TAS. However this is my take on Rising which is personal, it set the bar for myself in terms of real 20th century music making.
This album unlike so many, contains no fillers whatsoever, from the first keyboard note of Tony Cary’s intro on Tarot Woman to the last crashes of ‘A light in the black’ you are delivered 5 musicians at their peak, enjoying themselves and having fun. Which for me, is a great recipe for wonderful music.
I could go through each track high’s and low’s but really there is no point, just play the album and enjoy, I suspect you will put it on again after. The biggest problem with Rising is simple it only lasts just over 33 minutes, but what a 33 minute journey into sonic wonderland, Stargazer everyone talks about, the solo is just mind numbing, Dio’s voice other worldly effortless, Cozy pile driving his way through the whole track with superb power and precision, Bain keeping the motor running to perfection and Carey giving the counter punches to Ritchie’s sonic blade. A light in black is as good as Stargazer in my book, check it out for yourself.
Maybe they felt that 33 and ½ minutes was enough to wet your appetite, either way its one hell of masterpiece.
Album Information:
Spotify:
Wiki:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_(Rainbow_album)
