Rainbow

[Billy Underdog]

Imagine, i was the one to start a Rainbow thread here.

Was driving with some friends today and Temple Of The King was put on. I didn't even notice at first, i was too busy yapping with the other guy in the back seat (the purpose of the drive was to obtain some substances, and not having smoked for a couple of weeks, pot (which this was, i prefer brown) even longer, so i was pretty high and that probably helped). It wasn't until the guitar solo i started paying attention, because the tone sounded so much like David Gilmour. I even said "this sounds like someone trying to be Pink Floyd" (because the rest of the band obviously wasn't). But it's alot "smoother" and Gilmourish than Blackmore usually play.

And when the vocals came back i ofcourse recognised who it was and had to start yapping again to try to pass the time till the song was over...

[Charger]

Nice try Billy but this should be in the Deep Purple section...

Where it will be going right now....

[Charger]

Temple Of The King is probably one of the best "soft" songs ever done...Ritchie's playing is sublime and Ronnie's vocals are incredible.

Would you believe that the first time I heard this song was in high school in my english class...this song was actually featured on the english text book at the time!!!

[Sabbabbath]

Would you believe that the first time I heard this song was in high school in my english class...this song was actually featured on the english text book at the time!!!

Seriously??? Unbelievable! I wish we had used that textbook in school!

[Billy Underdog]

Nice try Billy but this should be in the Deep Purple section...

I disagree, it's another band, but ok. So, do Whitesnake belong here too, then?

[Charger]

Nice try Billy but this should be in the Deep Purple section...

I disagree, it's another band, but ok. So, do Whitesnake belong here too, then?

They obviously do since they already are here!

I just kinda realised that there should probably be a Related Bands section here then.... 

[Charger]

Would you believe that the first time I heard this song was in high school in my english class...this song was actually featured on the english text book at the time!!!

Seriously??? Unbelievable! I wish we had used that textbook in school!

Quite seriously! That was a time when I was already familiar with Ronnie's work in Sabbath and Ritchie's work in Deep Purple but had not yet heard of Rainbow and you can imagine my excitement when I saw a song credited to R-J. Dio & R. Blackmore in an english text book of all places...I was all like: 

[Zzzptm]

This *is* the related bands section, lol.

And I know what Billy's going through. So many times I've heard some great playing and then the singer comes on and it's suddenly time to change the tune. Cookie Monster vocals and sludge screaming turn me off almost immediately.

[Billy Underdog]

And I know what Billy's going through. So many times I've heard some great playing and then the singer comes on and it's suddenly time to change the tune. Cookie Monster vocals turn me off almost immediately.

Yeah, Black Metal shrieking is much to be preferred over Death Metal growling.

What about having an actual related band section though? As Purple and Sabbath do have some shared offshoot bands. The criteria would be that a member of one of the bands would have to've been part of starting the project. That would include Rainbow, Whitesnake, Captain Beyond, Trapeze, Black Country Communion, Paice Ashton Lord, even Badlands.

[Zzzptm]

And I know what Billy's going through. So many times I've heard some great playing and then the singer comes on and it's suddenly time to change the tune. Cookie Monster vocals turn me off almost immediately.

Yeah, Black Metal shrieking is much to be preferred over Death Metal growling.

What about having an actual related band section though? As Purple and Sabbath do have some shared offshoot bands. The criteria would be that a member of one of the bands would have to've been part of starting the project. That would include Rainbow, Whitesnake, Captain Beyond, Trapeze, Black Country Communion, Paice Ashton Lord, even Badlands.

Sounds like they're all at home in the DP section, because DP knows how to have a big family tree.

Back to the topic, I remember the first Rainbow song I heard was "Since You've Been Gone". Thought that was that, like the tune, didn't know anything about who was in the band, I just liked it. I was 12 at the time, didn't know DP from a hole in the ground.

It wasn't until later on after I got into both DP and Black Sabbath that the significance of seeing the band lineup on the back of Rising finally struck me. Blackmore? Dio? Powell? ALL IN THE SAME BAND? WHAAAAAAAT?

Had to have it after that and the album did not disappoint.

[Billy Underdog]

Sounds like they're all at home in the DP section, because DP knows how to have a big family tree.

So where's the connection between Badlands and Purple? Not to mention Tony Martins many ventures. And Quartz...

[Charger]

So where's the connection between Badlands and Purple? Not to mention Tony Martins many ventures. And Quartz...

Well they'd belong more in the sabbath section...this was something we struggled on earlier too wasn't it...

Maybe we should do a seperate area for Sabbath/Purple Related bands....if need be.

[Tyr66]

Amazing version of Tarot Woman with the mighty Tony Carey.
Age Sten Nilsen : Vocals !!! Incredible performance 

[Zzzptm]

^ Not able to listen to it now, but I hope to try it out tomorrow, looks tasty.

[Charger]

What a lackluster preformance of a kick ass track...

Ritchie looks so damn bored it's like he isn't even trying...he was much more engaged and enthusiastic with Blackmore's Night.