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I just ordered "Rainbow Rising" from Amazon, along with a double concert DVD of Dream Theater -- "Live in Tokyo" (which I have on VHS and absolutely is fucking amazing) and Once in a LiveTime. Both DT DVDs are less than 20 bones together, btw, but I digress.

I never had any old Rainbow on album or cassette (except for Straight Between the Eyes, but that was a later version of the band), although my friends did, and I remember it being pretty damn good in my half-baked high school days.

From what I remember, "Rainbow Rising" was THE album to have. My inclination is to eventually pick up Richie Blackmore's Rainbow, Down to Earth, Long Live Rock 'n Roll and maybe, Straight Between the Eyes.

Of those, which should I purchase first?

I do know that Dio sings on the first three (no, not our Dio), Graham Bonnet on "Down to Earth," and Joe Lynn Turner on "Straight Between the Eyes."

From what I've read, "Long Live Rock 'n Roll" is a phenomenal album, but if all it has is a bunch of stuff that gets nontstop classic rock airplay ('sup Man on the Silver Mountain) ... not interested. Comments?

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You have your answer.


I'm kinda partial to Long Live Rock and Roll.

From Rising-Do You Close Your Eyes kicks an awful lot of ass.
























































I own a copy of THE BEST OF RAINBOW:THE MILLENNIUM COLLECTION (2000)...it rocks.

Yeah, I saw, FB. :roll:

Thanks for the input.

Btw, a big unrack to all you unlistening old-school Rainbow faggots.

From what I've read, "Long Live Rock 'n Roll" is a phenomenal album, but if all it has is a bunch of stuff that gets nontstop classic rock airplay ('sup Man on the Silver Mountain) ... not interested. Comments?

Man on the Silver Mountain IS about all they play on "classic" rock stations...or used to anyway. Regardless, that's on the first release, Richie Blackmore's Rainbow.

LLRR is a phenom release, get it. It's an essential part of any respectable collection of discriminating earspank.

Crank it to 11 in the Firebird, while driving to work one morning. Especially Gates Of Babylon and Kill The King, you'll make it to the office wearing only a black Tshirt and sporting one of these:


and after you quit your profession, feeling freedom that only a rocker as yourself can, buy some quality weed, an 18pack, head for the river and check out the rest of this high octane release!


Rock on!

best of rainbow is one of the few classic rock albums i still spin regularly. i know they are radio hits, but man on the silver mountain, since you've been gone, stone cold, and street of dreams are epic songs for the memories they bring me.

i don't know much about the Rainbow catalog, but i saw Dio on the Holy Diver tour at the OKC Civic Center (nice theater venue, for real)....and it was crazy good.

Ronnie James made you believe.