Rising

Brilliant album! No poor tracks! Ronnie Dio's vocals are immense! A must have for Purple/Rainbow/ Dio fans.

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great rock album

When this album first came out in the late 70s I had it on VINYL.I now have on CD, a very good rock album from Richie's band after he left the legendary DEEP PURPLE.

I am big RAINBOW/DEEP PURPLE fanand buying this RAINBOW RISING DELUXE EDITION CD is just as equal as buying DEEP PURPLE MACHINE HEAD 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION CDthis Rising album is incredible album definitely on the list with MACHINE HEADi've lost count on how many times i've listened to this albumthis 2 Disc set is Packaged in a Digi pack with bookletDisc 1 has the New York mix and Los Angeles mix, the New York mix is the original remaster taken from the 1998 remastered releaseso the bonus tracks is the Los Angeles mix, i've heard both mixes the L.A. mix is very similar to the New York mix i foundexcept for different tone and texture to the New York mix but it's a matter of opinion.Disc 2 has the rough mixes of all 6 tracks which was original released as bootlegs but now officially released to the Publicthese rough mixes are definitely different from the remastered version,Cozy powell's Drum fills are different on each track, experimental Drum fills he uses the whole Drum kitand Ritchie's Guitar work is slightly different but mostly the same, Ronnie's vocals are very Differentthe highlight of the rough mixes is Stargazer which starts with an organ solo and then the Drums kick inbut the rest of the song is similar to the remaster in terms of structure but sounds like rough mix, not polished if you understand what i'm sayinganother Highlight is Do you close your eyes, Cosy powell is starting the band in, there is no intro Guitar plus some of the Drum fills are Differenthe uses the whole kit and does not keep it limited.there is also a 7th track stargazer LIVE rehearsal which sounds terrible, the recording is shocking, not the bandi think it's an amateur audience recording that's why it's terrible qualitybut at the end of the day these rough mixes sound very raw sounding like Demo recordings,you can definitely tell the sound difference between the rough mixes and the Digital remastered final version that's for surei've heard the Digital remaster many times even when the first remaster came out in 1998so when i first listened to the rough mixes i was blown away but it is a matter of opinionthe Booklet is Great has interviews with Jimmy Bain, Ronnie Dio, Cosy powell about the making of the albumthe booklet explains the mixes on Disc 1 and the rough mixesso for any new RAINBOW fans, get this DELUXE EDITION CD of RISING not the 1997-1998 remasterdefinitely worth getting the Deluxe edition.

Possibly Ritchie Blackmore's best work since he left Purple, Rising , Rainbow's second Album carries on where the others left off, and puts them firmly on the map,. For a lot of people, any ,mention of either "Rainbow" or "Rainbow Rising" is automatically associated with "Stargazer", Which is a bit unfair, because brilliant thought that song is, (and it's quite an epic) the whole album is just as good. Starting off with the mysterious sounding Tarot Woman, it starts off slowly and then starts to gain momentum setting the scene very nicely for the next track Run With The Wolves,, The next track Run With The Wolves, keeps up that pace . The next track, Starstruck Has gone on to become one of the Late Ronnie Jame Dio's "Signature" songs, as it was one which he always included in his set long after he'd left the band and become a solo artist. Side one closes with Do you Close Your Eyes, which has come in for a lot of criticism from some people as being the worst track on the album, I don't agree at all, it stands up just as well as the other tracks and is a decent track.On to Side 2 ,and the Previously mentioned Stargazer, which, as far as certain people are concerned, is the only track Rainbow ever recorded. Instantly recognisable from it's intro, thanks to some really excellent drumming by Cozy Powell before Ronnie's powerful vocals take over,, pausing halfway through for a Brilliant Ritchie Blackmore solo, giving him a chance to show why he's he's so hihglyy rated as a guitarist. Ont o the final track of the album, A Light in The Black,, quite often overlooked by many people, who probably just think it was something the band recorded in order to put another track on the Album. But take the time to listen to it, and I think you'll agree that while it may not actually top the previous track,, it certainly gives it a hell of a run for its money, for me, this is the standout track of the whole album.Sadly, this was the final album that this line up would record together, as, due to Ritchie's never ending revolving door policy, Ronnie James Dio left and would later replace Ozzy Ozborne in Black Sabbath before reuniting with Jimmy Bain as part of his Solo Band Dio