Who is rainbow band

Hey, I was a kid. Ultimately, I learned about the history of Rainbow backwards. Given my young age and the way in which I discovered the group, it makes sense. But in the proper order. Rainbow was originally formed after Ritchie Blackmore grew frustrated with the direction that Purple had been going in. Originally, Blackmore planned to do a solo album, and he began collaborating with Dio and three of his bandmates from his group, Elf.

That latter band had often opened for Deep Purple and had been produced in the studio by Purple bassist Roger Glover. Pleased with the results of what he did with Ronnie and his mates, Ritchie decided that they should do more music and recorded a whole album.

He also left Purple. The musical combination of Blackmore, Dio, and the three Elf members clicked, received acclaim, and found them an audience. For the following two albums, the group known simply as Rainbow by album No.

But he made them work from sheer passion and conviction in his delivery. The debut Rainbow album certainly was an eclectic offering.

That roster would include keyboardist Tony Carey , bassist Jimmy Bain , and drummer Cozy Powell , with only the latter fully surviving onto the next album. They also proved without a doubt that fantasy themes and keyboards could fit comfortably in the heavy rock realm.

The group did a successful tour and attracted a respectable following, and Rising is now considered by many to be one of the finest metal albums of all time. The name of the band was inspired by the Rainbow Bar and Grill, a Los Angeles, California eatery which catered to rock stars, groupies, and rock enthusiasts.

It was here that Ritchie spent some of his off time from Deep Purple and met Dio, whose band Elf had toured regularly as an opening act for Deep Purple. This led to them recording an album, and that effort caused the formation of the entire band. Blackmore fired everybody except Dio shortly after the album was recorded. After the release and supporting tour, Dio left Rainbow. The next album saw yet another line-up change as Bonnet and Powell were replaced by Joe Lynn Turner and Bobby Rondinelli, respectively.

Although facing mixed success commercially, the Difficult to Cure tour was the first tour in which Rainbow headlined in the U. The band added a new keyboardist, David Rosenthal. The band, however, was alienating some of its earlier fans with its more slick, arena rock based sound. The successful supporting tour skipped the U. 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.

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