Rainbow

[sixxswine]

Since I have looking at rediscovering some bands from the 70's that weren't excatly the "biggies" I picked up the Rainbow disc entitled "Rising." What an incredible fucking record! Ronnie James Dio is right on as is Ritchie Blackmore. I have a question for some of you regulars to Oldschool. Which records would you recommend? Is the disc with Graham Bonnet any good? I love his work with Schenker & the Stand in Line disc he did with Chris Impellitteri is a monster. Help a brother out....

 

[Gentleman of the Lake]

I highly, and I mean highly, recomend the albums "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow" and "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll."

I haven't heard a complete album of theirs that didn't have Dio on it, but I used to have a greatest hits CD that halfly consisted of songs from after Dio left. I didn't think that stuff was up to snuff.

 

[Eternal_Decadent]

Dio's era Rainbow are the best of the catalog.

 

[Esteban]

Dio's era Rainbow are the best of the catalog.

Dio at his best, and Ritchie is a guitar god, those Rainbow albums are probably the best rock'n'roll albums of the 70s IMO.

 

[Hawk]

Rainbow's "Rising" is also fantastic. And don't miss "Live in Germany '79".

 

[Ayeka]

Down To Earth is ok but not really stunning. Trouble is after Dio left they became more commercial-sounding...still did some good stuff though. Lost In Hollywood from that album is class. And if you ain't sick of Since You've Been Gone already, that's good too!

Other good 70s bands...well, I love Whitesnake and of course Deep Purple is great. Can't not name Sabbath as well, naturally. Other than that my mind is worringly blank right now :S