Rising (Rainbow album)
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May 17, 1976 |
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6th |
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33m 28s |
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Rising , sometimes Rainbowrising called, is the second studio album of the band Rainbow . The album was released on May 17, 1976 via Polydor Records and Oyster Records (USA). It is considered a hard rock classic and "one of the most important hard rock records ."
history
The album was recorded in February 1976 at Musicland Studios in Munich with producer Martin Birch . Ritchie Blackmore only kept singer Ronnie James Dio from the line-up of the previous album . Newly arrived drummer Cozy Powell , bassist Jimmy Bain and keyboardist Tony Carey added. The band was still known as Blackmore's Rainbow in the USA at that time . In the first issue of Kerrang! was Rising voted one album number of all time.
style
Although the two main characters, Blackmore and Dio, were the same as on the previous album Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow , a clear change in style was associated with the Rising. In particular, the resemblance to Dio's previous volume Elf was now vanishingly small.
What is striking compared to the previous album is the significantly increased hardness, in which the star drummer Cozy Powell, already known through solo projects and especially the work with Jeff Beck , played a significant part. While the predecessor Gary Driscoll was strongly inclined to percussive elements such as the cowbell in particular , Powell is dominated by the double bass in combination with a hard snare , which is particularly evident in the Stargazer intro . Organ and synthesizer sounds come from the keyboard as standard, while the band's debut album and Elf's records were based on classical instruments such as harpsichord and piano.
Noticeable - again especially in comparison to the previous albums - the length of the tracks on the second page. It consists of only two titles, each over eight minutes long. The final piece, A Light in the Black, was the first of various rainbow pieces that followed, which attract attention through excessive solo duels between guitar and keyboards - as was the case with Deep Purple between Blackmore and Jon Lord . Later representatives of this genre were in particular Gates of Babylon , Eyes of the World , Lost in Holywood , Spotlight Kid and Death Alley Driver . These also take up the tradition of old Deep Purple pieces of this type such as B. Highway Star or Burn , just to name the two most famous ones. Meanwhile, in the solo parts of A Light in the Black and many followers at Rainbow, a little less classical borrowings are in the foreground. Instead, oriental quotes often appear, also in successors. The latter also clearly applies to the entire piece of Stargazer .
Cover
The cover artwork was designed by Ken Kelly . It depicts a fist encircling a rainbow over a rocky landscape.
Mix
The mix of the album has been a topic of discussion for years. Especially when the Japanese CD edition published in 1986 had a different mix than all of the recordings on the album published up to this point in time. According to Roy Davies, author of Rainbow Rising - The Story Of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow , the album was mixed in two different locations before its release, one in Los Angeles and one in New York. The mix from New York was used for the first release. As mentioned, the mix from Los Angeles first appeared on the Japanese CD release.
Bigger, recognizable differences between the Los Angeles mix and the New York mix are that the intro to “Tarot Woman” takes a little longer and the fade-out of “Run with the Wolf” starts a little later, so this one too Song has a few seconds more playing time. In addition, bass, keyboard and background vocals are much more present in the Los Angeles mix.
The Deluxe Edition released in 2011 contains both final mixes and a rough mix of the album.
reception
Metal.de wrote that the album made history. “Nothing was done wrong here, absolutely nothing.” 10 out of 10 points were awarded.
Track list
- Tarot Woman - 5:58 - ( Ritchie Blackmore , Ronnie James Dio )
- Run with the Wolf - 3:48 - (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)
- Starstruck - 4:06 - (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)
- Do You Close Your Eyes - 2:58 - (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)
- Stargazer - 8:26 - (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)
- A Light in the Black - 8:12 - (Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b http://www.metal.de/rock/review/rainbow/14526-rising/
- ↑ Blackmore's Rainbow - Rainbow Rising . In: Discogs.com . Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d e bdeeppurplefanforum.com - Ritchie, Ronnie & Related - Rainbow Rising-Two Different Mixes !! ?? . Last accessed on March 17, 2020.
- ↑ discogs.com - Rainbow - Rising . Retrieved March 17, 2020.