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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great album by Rainbow!, September 6, 2005
Great album by Rainbow while not as amazing as the Dio albums this is a great album. Blackmore has proven he could succeed in both Power Metal and Commercial Rock.
1. I Surrender- 10/10 Great opening song and a great track. This is arguably Rainbow's biggest hit as it was as high as #3 on the single charts. Great vocals by Turner and a great solo by Blackmore.
2.Spotlight Kid- 10/10 A great fast paced rocker with a good commercial sound. Great vocals and an amazing solo by Blackmore and a great keyboard solo by Don Airey make this a classic.
3.No Release- 9/10 A good bluesy track with some great vocals by Joe Lynn Turner who has a bluesy singing style. A good solo by Blackmore too.
4.Magic- 10/10 Maybe the best track on the album! Another big hit from this album. Great lyrical guitar playing by Blackmore at the beggining of the song and as usual great vocals by Joe Lynn Turner. Heavy use of keyboards too which works very well on this song. Great solo by Blackmore too
5.Maybe Next Time- 8.5/10 A Good instrumental by Blackmore who plays with a lot of feel but just too slow for me.
6.Can't Happen Here- 9/10 Mix Classic Rainbow with Classic 60's rock and Deep Purple and you have this song. Good fast paced song with some interesting lyrics. A great solo too by Blackmore.
7.Freedom Fighter- 10/10 A great commercial sounding track where Joe Lynn Turner shows off his huge vocal range and this song has some cool backround vocals by Turner too. Blackmore's solo is great as always too.
8.Midtown Tunnel Vision- 8.5/10 A good track but really is too slow and bluesy and never really goes anywhere but still not a filler. Worth listening too but not as good as the other tracks.
9.Difficult To Cure- 10/10 Amazing guitar work by Blackmore plain and simple it doesn't get much better than this as Blackmore works off Beethovens work and adds his own thing to it and even add's a wah wah solo!!!! Brilliant guitar work.
Great album reccomended to everyone
The band is
Joe Lynn Turner- Vocals
Ritchie Blackmore- Guitar
Bobby Rondinelli- Drums
Roger Glover- Bass
Don Airey- Keyboards
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rainbow keeps on rockin'!, June 7, 2005
First Rainbow singer was Ronnie James Dio, which is just my favorite singer all time. Then Graham bennot came, an average singer. The songs on 'Down to Earth' are not bad, but I didn't liked his voice so very much. But after all that: 'Difficult to Cure'! I love that album! There are some poppish songs, but I don't mind. I love those songs. Joe Lynn Turner is a very good singer(better then Bennot). The guitar work is also very good. Ritchie Blackmore(best guitarist ever) plays as good as usualy. The keyboardplay is very good too, listen to 'Spotlight Kid' and you know why. My favorite songs on this album are: 'I Surrender', 'Spotlight Kid', 'No Release' and 'Can't Happen here'. the other songs are very good too. Except for 'Vielleicht Das Nachste Mal'. That song is a bit boring, listenable, bit a bit boring. I like the instrumental song 'Difficult to Cure'. That's a cover of beethovens 9th.
Well well, I hope I helped you with my review. I really recommend this album to anyone. If you know rainbow or if you dont know rainbow, it doesn't matter, just buy this album.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely a shot at commercial success, November 10, 2001
There's no question that when Ritchie Blackmore replaced Graham Bonnett with Joe Lynn Turner that Ritchie was seeking the breakthrough success in the U.S. market that had been eluding him. While the earliest Dio-era Rainbow albums were definitely hard rock and the one Bonnett-sung disc showed more commercial tendencies, this first Turner disc shows definite radio-friendly touches (dare one call it "pop-rock"?)With that said, one thing that has always impressed me about Blackmore is his ability to craft great parts for the songs he plays on. While Ritchie isn't normally thought of as a great rhythm guitarist, his rhythm parts usually fit very nicely. And his solos? Well, Ritchie is definitely one of the best soloists in rock. Even if he only gets 8 bars for a solo, he'll make a memorable statement. While a lot of knocks are made against this record for its pop leanings, some people seem to forget the two instrumentals contained on DTC. First is "Vielleicht Das Nachter Zeit" which is a superb piece featuring some great slide playing (for which Ritchie doesn't get enough credit). The melodies so perfectly fit the mood of the piece, given the title. When I first started playing guitar, I thought that this piece really demonstrated what "speaking through a guitar" really meant. The second instrumental is a take on Beethoven's 9th symphony called, "Difficult to Cure". It's really a great instrumental and would be a long-time feature of Rainbow's live shows. In fact, a version recorded with the Tokyo symphony appears on "Finyl Vinyl". In all, it's a poppier Rainbow but Ritchie still shines. There's a lesson there, I believe.
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