Year : 1995 (RCA Rec Reissue 2017)
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal , AOR
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 142 mb
Bio:
Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) were an English rock band, controlled by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with former Elf members, though over the years Rainbow went through many lineup changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up. In addition to lead singers Ronnie James Dio, Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner and Doogie White, the project consisted of numerous backing musicians. The band started out combining mystical lyric themes with neo-classical metal, but went in a more streamlined commercial style following Dio's departure from the group.Rainbow was ranked #90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.Early years: In 1974, Ritchie Blackmore became infuriated at the funk/soul (or as Blackmore called it, "shoeshine music") elements being introduced to Deep Purple by David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, as well as with the rejection from his bandmates of his suggestion to record a cover for inclusion on Stormbringer. Blackmore had originally intended to record Steve Hammond's "Black Sheep of the Family", a song recorded by the band Quatermass, as a solo single to express that his ideas were being suppressed in Deep Purple. During recent US tours, Deep Purple's support band had been Elf, and Ritchie had been impressed by Elf's singer, Ronnie James Dio. Blackmore and Dio found they had such a creative rapport that a full album's worth of music was soon composed, and they recorded it with Elf as a session band. Emboldened by the experience, Blackmore decided to leave Deep Purple and form his own band around Elf, effectively taking it over minus their guitarist and renaming it Rainbow. The name of the band was inspired by the Rainbow Bar and Grill in Hollywood that catered to rock stars, groupies and rock enthusiasts.
Album:
Expanded reissue of 'Stranger In Us All' by Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. The extensive liner notes also feature a personal account from singer Doogie White, plus plenty of artwork and memorabilia from Doogie's own Rainbow collection.Stranger in Us All is the eighth studio album by the reformed British hard rock band Rainbow, released in 1995. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore put together a new version of Rainbow with little-known musicians in 1994. It was originally intended to be his solo album, but due to the label BMG pressures, the record was billed as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.[1] This line-up only released the one album before Blackmore decided to pursue different musical styles and formed Blackmore's Night with his companion Candice Night. As such, this album marked his final rock and roll recordings for two decades, before putting together a new Rainbow in 2016.The album takes its name from a line in the song "Black Masquerade".Released in the post-grunge mid '90s, Stranger in Us All achieved a modest success, particularly in Europe.Much of the album was featured in the live concert sets. Drummer John O'Reilly was replaced for the tour by the returning Chuck Burgi. John Miceli joined the band for the US shows, from February to May 1997, plus one in Denmark. A live performance recorded at Philipshalle Düsseldorf for German TV 'Rockpalast' on October 9, 1995 was released on the DVD Black Masquerade in 2013.A few songs off the album were played live by the band Over the Rainbow in 2008 and 2009, as the line-up featured Greg Smith and Paul Morris, who played in Rainbow in 1995.The songs have been also performed occasionally by Doogie White, for example in 2004 with a band called White Noise, and 2010 presentations with Rata Blanca. An official DVD recording of White Noise titled In the Hall of the Mountain King was released in 2004. The song "Ariel" was performed live by Blackmore's Night on their 2007 Paris Moon tour.
Line Up:
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar, producer
Doogie White - lead vocals
Paul Morris - keyboards
Greg Smith - bass, backing vocals
John O’Reilly - drums
Additional musicians
Mitch Weiss - harmonica
Candice Night - background vocals
Production
Pat Regan - producer, engineer, mixing
Fran Flannery, Jesse Henderson, Ed Miller, Steve Moseley, John Reigart, David Shackney, Steve Sisco and Dug - assistant engineers
Vlado Meller - mastering at Sony Music Studios, New York
Tracklist:
01. Wolf To The Moon (R. Blackmore/D. White/C. Night) 4:15
02. Cold Heared Woman (R. Blackmore/D. White) 4:29
03. Hunting Humans (Insatiable) (R. Blackmore/D. White) 5:42
04. Stand And Fight (R. Blackmore/D. White) 5:21
05. Ariel (R. Blackmore/C. Night) 5:40
06. Too Late For Tears (R. Blackmore/D. White/P. Regan) 4:55
07. Black Masquerade (R. Blackmore/D. White/C. Night) 5:36
08. Silence (R. Blackmore) 4:04
09. Hall Of The Mountain King (C. Night/R. Blackmore) 5:31
10. Still I'm Sad (P. Samwell-Smith/R. McCarty) 5:23
11. Emotional Crime (R. Blackmore/D. White/P. Regan) 3:48 (Japan Bonus Track)
12. Ariel (Radio Edit) (R. Blackmore/C. Night) [Radio Edit] 3:58 (Bonus Track)
13. The Temple Of The King (R. Blackmore/R.J. Dio) [Live] 6:03 (Bonus Track)
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