Label: Ward Records (Japan), GQCS 90051-2
Style: Classic Rock, Hard Rock
Country: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Time: 65:16, 39:42
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 463, 284 Mb
The
same line-up as Bent out of Shape, the last album before Ritchie
Blackmore broke up the band, and one of the last concerts before the
triumphant reunion of Deep Purple. The song Spotlight Kid demonstrates
excellent drive, then Miss Mistreated keeps the rhythm, the baton is
picked up by I Surrender, one of the undisputed hits of the last period
of Rainbow's work. Joe Lynn Turner's vocals are almost as flawless here
as in the studio version. The same can be said about his singing
throughout the concert, where his vocals become lyrically tender, then
driving and harsh. Still, Joe Lynn Turner managed to organically fit
into the band and please the picky Blackmore (it was no coincidence that
it was the man in black who lobbied for his appearance in Deep Purple a
few years later). Catch the Rainbow is again sung perfectly, a
wonderful song from the Dio era, very close to the original, but it is
not an imitation. At the same time, the guitar part sounds different
than in the classic version. An excellent medley with excerpts from the
classics precedes the good song Street of Dreams. Once again the
musicians will remember the classics during the performance of Difficult
to Cure, which, supported by the symphony orchestra, again sounds
large-scale and majestic. A very good introduction, a little reminiscent
of the famous Stargazer, which we will not hear here, unfortunately,
then a little improvisation and here it is, the monumental Beethoven's
Ninth, where Blackmore's guitar competes with the orchestra, sometimes
coming to the fore, sometimes hiding behind the main melody, then
bursting into the main melody again. This is simply musical ecstasy and
the apotheosis of the entire concert, when all the musicians in turn
show everything they are capable of. The symphony orchestra does not lag
behind. I like this version even more than the studio version from the
Difficult to Cure album. But still not as much as at the concert Come
Hell or High Water, which took place 10 years later and captured Ritchie
Blackmore's last performance with Deep Purple. Then there are two
wonderful solos on guitar and drums and a wonderful instrumental blues,
which is called Blues. These improvisations give Joe Lynn Turner a
chance to rest a little, who begins to exploit the microphone with
renewed vigor with the song Stranded, whose first chords are consonant
with the Deep Purple song Enya. Along the way, he does not forget to
rock the audience with his lines and at the same time briefly recalls
the old school song, Hey Joe, which was popular in the 60s and got a
second wind in the performance of Jimi Hendrix. Very good.
Unfortunately,
the overall drive in the first part of the concert is somewhat slowed
down by long pauses between songs, when the vocalist communicates with
the audience. Of course, interaction with the audience is important, but
everything is good in moderation. It is also disappointing that they
mainly perform songs from the Joe Lynn Turner era, and such indisputable
Deep Purple masterpieces as Women from Tokyo and Lazy are played in
fragments. It is good that they played Smoke on the Water in full at the
end of the concert.
Conclusion: this concert recording is a good
document of the final era of Rainbow's short but bright history (not
taking into account the band's short reincarnation in 1995). The
selection of songs convincingly demonstrates that Ritchie Blackmore is
not very interested in the period of Rainbow's creativity before Joe
Lynn Turner's arrival. Therefore, you should not form your impression of
Rainbow based on this concert. At the same time, it is a wonderful
illustration of the musical evolution of one of the trendsetters of the
genre from complex, sophisticated music to simpler musical forms, while
maintaining his style and image.
(progarchives.com/Review.asp?id=3085780) Review by VladAlex. 2024-8-26
01. Intro (01:48)
02. Spotlight Kid (04:47)
03. Miss Mistreated (04:31)
04. I Surrender (06:29)
05. Can't Happen Here (03:57)
06. Catch The Rainbow (06:43)
07. Power (04:00)
08. Keyboard Solo (04:24)
09. Street Of Dreams (04:42)
10. Fool For The Night (03:58)
11. Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth) (11:17)
12. Guitar Solo (03:38)
13. Drum Solo (04:54)
01. Blues (03:16)
02. Stranded (incl. Hey Joe) (08:01)
03. Death Alley Driver (05:09)
04. Fire Dance (04:48)
05. Maybe Next Time (01:43)
06. All Night Long (incl. Woman From Tokyo) (09:07)
07. Lazy (01:31)
08. Since You've Been Gone (01:20)
09. Smoke On The Water (04:43)
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