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First Two Years Of RAINBOW Get Anthologized

December 1, 2025

This year marks the semicentennial anniversary of the mighty RAINBOW, the ensemble devised by Ritchie Blackmore and upon leaving, respectively, DEEP PURPLE and ELF with a prospect of creating medieval metal, and is there a better way to celebrate the … Continue reading →

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Steve Wright: Graham Bonnet – The Story Behind The Shades

May 18, 2018

Easy On The Eye Books 2017 The man that hides away from man who’s hard to understand is taken from the spotlight to the page for scrutiny of mutiny. Graham Bonnet is an enigma. Stunning audiences for five decades now, … Continue reading →

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Graham Bonnet Gets Anthologized

February 22, 2017

2016 could really be called the year of Graham Bonnet. Not only a part of his solo catalogue, including archive material, saw a reissue but also a string of albums with the singer on got re-released, including ALCATRAZZ and BLACKTHORNE – and … Continue reading →

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RAINBOW Report From Their 2016 Concerts

September 28, 2016

It didn’t take Ritchie Blackmore long to prepare live recordings and footage from the concerts RAINBOW played this summer: “Memories In Rock – Live In Germany” will see the light of day on November 18th. As its title suggests, that’s going to be … Continue reading →

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RAINBOW – Boston 1981

May 28, 2016

Cleopatra 2016 Spectacular charge by The Man in Black and his motley crew of merry gentlemen. The spring of 1981 found Ritchie Blackmore’s band at their tightest, with former flash reined in for a slick performance of non-progressive or panache-strutting … Continue reading →

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