Rainbow
Ritchie Blackmore's combustible guitar riffs in the seminal band Deep Purple were the sparks that fed the conflagration of a whole new genre: heavy metal. Blackmore's musical ambition led him away from the band in 1975, after which he poached members of the band Elf--including vocalist Ronnie James Dio--to record the solo project that would evolve into the band Rainbow. Dio's lyrics were a castles-and-kings affair and Blackmore's classical-derived music suited them well. The pair--with an ever-rotating line-up behind them--recorded several popular albums, until Dio was lured away by Black Sabbath in '79. Blackmore reunited with Deep Purple in 1984, revisiting Rainbow briefly in the mid-'90s before finally pulling the plug on both bands and moving on to the medieval folk act Blackmore's Night.
Live in Munich
Rainbow
Eagle Rock (USA), 2006
2 CD
Inside Rainbow 1979-1977
Rainbow
Classic Rock Legends (USA), 2005
1 CD
Inside Rainbow 1975-1979
Rainbow
Classic Rock Legends (USA), 2004
1 CD
Catch the Rainbow: Anthology
Rainbow
Polydor (USA), 2003
2 CD
Pots Of Gold
Rainbow
Spectrum Music (Germany), 2002
1 CD
20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection: The Best Of
Rainbow
Polydor (USA), 2007
1 CD
Universal Masters Collection
Rainbow
Universal Records (Sweden), 2001
1 CD
Difficult to Cure
Rainbow
Polydor (USA), 1999
1 CD
