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Rainbow

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Forhard rock and classic metal listeners curious about rainbow’s dio-era peak, blackmore’s guitar-centric approach, and the later aor shift.
20 Reviews 20 Definitions 42 Charts
Hard Rock Heavy Metal Power metal

The Profile

Rainbow are a British rock band formed by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore after leaving Deep Purple, known especially for the Ronnie James Dio-fronted mid-1970s run mixing hard rock with fantasy/epic themes, and later for a more AOR-oriented direction with different singers.

Publicly verifiable: formed in 1975 by Ritchie Blackmore; widely categorized as British hard rock/heavy metal; classic early lineup featured Ronnie James Dio; later vocalists included Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner, and in the 1990s Dougie White; studio album releases include Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975), Rising (1976), Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978), Down to Earth (1979), Difficult to Cure (1981), Straight Between the Eyes (1982), Bent Out of Shape (1983), Stranger in Us All (1995).

Across 18 DeBaser reviews, Rainbow are framed as Ritchie Blackmore’s band/project with frequent lineup changes. The Ronnie James Dio era is consistently praised for epic hard rock, fantasy imagery, and landmark tracks like “Stargazer.” Later albums with Graham Bonnet and especially Joe Lynn Turner are described as more AOR/commercial, with mixed reactions. Live releases are valued for long improvisations and musicianship, sometimes criticized for audio quality.

Notable Quotes

❝ One of the best hard rock albums ever! Period.
❝ Kings, sorcerers, castles, popular revolts, elves, fantastic and evocative scenarios: in one word, FANTASY.
❝ This album is unanimously considered inferior to the subsequent "Rising," considered the great masterpiece of this extraordinary band;
❝ For fans of the "Rainbow", this record is a must-have.
❝ A true masterpiece.
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