Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

Rainbow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001FD8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,589 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Man On The Silver Mountain

2. Self Portrait

3. Black Sheep Of The Family

4. Catch The Rainbow

5. Snake Charmer

6. The Temple Of The King

7. If You Don't Like Rock 'N' Roll

8. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves

9. Still I'm Sad

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE ORIGINAL IS USUALLY THE BEST..., July 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Audio CD)

...and I don't think this is any exception. With all due respect to some of the other reviewers, this album has more variety, and just out and out better compositons than "Rising" (which is a 5 star record itself). "Silver Mountain" has to be the trademark Rainbow riff/song. "Catch the Rainbow" is really Hendrix's "Little wing" reworked nicely. "Still I'm Sad" is Blackmores greatest instrumental track. "Black Sheep" is a track Ritchie always wanted to do with Purple (but they didn't). "Temple" and "Sixteenth..." are both proper examples of the hallmark dark, mystical imagery that best typifies the Blackmore/Dio collaboration. After this and "Rising", it was downhill, but who cares?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rainbow - 'Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow' (Polydor), December 2, 2005

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This review is from: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Audio CD)

Originally released in 1975,as this was Rainbow's stunning debut record.I,personally remember seeing this album for sale in stores like Kmart,Record Bar,etc.In a sense,'Ritchie...' is somewhat of a historic lp.I mean,it not only marks Blackmore's first post-Deep Purple work,but it showcases vocalist Ronnie James Dio's first wide audience exposure.Who thought that Dio would have such a long run in the music business?Plus,he can STILL put together a good new release.Tracks here that never grow old are "Man On The Silver Mountain","Catch The Rainbow"(haven't heard this cut in awhile),"Sixteenth Century Greensleeves" and "Still I'm Sad".Straight to the point,just good party-til-dawn '70's heavy rock&roll.A should-have.

3.0 out of 5 stars Searching for direction, April 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Audio CD)

It is obvious that Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio were searching for direction with their new band. Man on the Silver Mountain is a classic Blackmore riff and the lyrics are classic Dio-type medieval fantasy. After the first track though, the songs become very bluesy and its strange to hear Dio sing them. This album is by no means weak, but its not as powerful as what you would expect from Blackmore or Dio. "Rising", their follow up album, is much better and shows more direction. Still , anything with Blackmore or Dio, or together, will never get anything less than three stars.