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Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
Rock · 1975 · 9 tracks

Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow

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A foundational bridge between 70s blues-rock and high-fantasy metal. Dio's mystical storytelling meets Blackmore's neo-classical guitar precision.

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It's the album where the guy from Deep Purple hired a wizard to sing about mountains.

A stately and mystical journey through medieval landscapes with a heavy blues heart.

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Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Man on the Silver Mountain
4:42
02
Self Portrait
3:17
03
Black Sheep of the Family
3:23
04
Catch the Rainbow
6:28
05
Snake Charmer
4:33
06
Temple of the King
4:45
07
If You Don’t Like Rock ’n’ Roll
2:38
08
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
3:32
09
Still I’m Sad
3:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the delicate acoustic intro to the soaring electric solo in Catch the Rainbow.
The menacing, syncopated guitar riff that anchors the chorus of Man on the Silver Mountain.
The haunting, wordless vocal melodies that close out the instrumental cover of Still I'm Sad.
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