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	Rainbow
		Rainbow is one of the few instances where someone from a legendary band successfully created another legendary band.
		The album, however, falls short of the maximum score because it is quite uneven: there are at least three songs that would not hurt the release if dropped.
		Naturally, the album opens with "Kill the King" (is there a Rainbow concert release that does not have this one?) It must have been quite a treat to see this formation live.
	www.gotterdammerung.org /music/reviews/rainbow (1061 words)

	Rainbow (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rainbow is a British hard rock band that formed in 1974.
		The album is regarded by many as one of the best of all 70s hard rock releases.
		The band hit their sales peak over the next two years with the "Down to Earth" and "Difficult to Cure" albums from which 3 top ten hits came.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Rainbow_(band) (287 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Music: Down to Earth [Original recording remastered] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Down to Earth played a major part in the history of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.It was a transitional album, falling between the classic heavy rock period of albums such as 'Rising' and 'Long Live Rock & Roll';and the later AOR sound of 'Straight Between The Eyes' et al.
		"Down to Earth" really is a work of art not comedy - Ritchie's last gasp as a creative genius before he was engulfed in mediocrity and commercialism - thanks to the rest of the band for giving him an adult context to work in.
		This is the first Rainbow album I ever heard, back in the late '80s, and although it saw the band taking a different direction away from the Dio era, DOWN TO EARTH certainly lives up to its title by being a meaty rocker.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000J2SO (932 words)

	Rainbow Album Reviews
		By comparison, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow seems a tad tentative, perhaps in part because the overall talent level in the band wasn't nearly as high, but also because it took an album for Blackmore and Dio to figure out exactly what they wanted their band to be.
		Not coincidentally, the three Rainbow albums with Turner were the most commercially successful of the band's career, but it also proved to be the least musically adventurous and ultimately unsatisfying Rainbow era.
		Most of the album is comprised of live cuts of the Turner years, and most of Turner's songs are improved away from the sterile confines of recording studios.
	www.geocities.com /sfloman/rainbow.html (2765 words)

	Amazon.ca: Music: Down To Earth (Rm) (W/Orig Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		By the time Rainbow began in the mid-seventies, many of heavy metal's prime architects began to ape the habits of their progressive-rock brethren by becoming an institution of traveling, revolving-door musicians, all of whom have played on albums by other top-tier bands.
		As such, Rainbow could be considered the ultimate supergroup because it became a pit stop or even a launching pad for the careers of many of the most lauded names in heavy metal history.
		Down to Earth is more consistent than the first three Rainbow albums, less commercial than the final three.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000J2SO (1320 words)

	VH1.com : Rainbow : Biography
		Releasing eight albums during it's decade long run, the band finally came to an end when Blackmore departed to rejoin his old Deep Purple comrades in a full-fledged reunion in 1984.
		And while the impact of Rainbow's influence has faded with the intervening decades, theirs was a crucial chapter in the development of heavy metal and hard rock.
		With the release of 1979's Down to Earth, gone were the mystical themes and epic metal compositions, replaced by a more streamlined commercial hard rock style.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/rainbow/bio.jhtml (929 words)

	Tiny Mix Tapes
		Minimal techno/microhouse, for instance, has allowed musicians to focus on the intrinsic skeletal structure of the music pared down to its most basic fundamentals, with the bloated bulk of the traditional techno music completely pared away.
		Towards the end of the album's second half, a glimmer of light begins to peer through the darkness.
		The music on The Soul of the Rainbow and the Harmony of Light does have the effect, however, of lulling the listener into a trance, as the tracks themselves are so long in duration (four tracks ranging between seven and almost twenty minutes in length).
	www.tinymixtapes.com /musicreviews/g/growing.htm (889 words)

	CD Baby: EARTH MAMA: Under the Rainbow - from spiritguide
		A singer-songwriter based in a town where tunesmiths practically flow through the water pipes, Rouse is distinctive not only because she's a practicing Quaker, but because she uses her music to raise awareness about the ecology and the environment.
		In 1995, Rouse's song "Standing On The Shoulders" was chosen to be the theme song for the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage in Washington, D.C. She receives many requests from organizations that want to use the song to honor their local leaders, graduates and retirees.
		The album's theme is how we are related to all things on earth and the universe.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/earthmama5/from/spiritguide (1065 words)

	RollingStone.com: Musicology : Prince : Review
		But then, late last year, his election to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame made you remember just how potent, irresistible and groundbreaking a force he once was.
		On the sizzling funk track "Life 'O' the Party," he wryly mimics his old rival Michael Jackson ("My voice is getting higher/I ain't never had my nose done"), as if to emphasize his distance from the only pop-culture figure perceived as weirder than he is.
		Finally, of all things, the album is a hymn to marriage -- not the frisky fantasy stuff of "Let's Pretend We're Married" but the real domestic deal.
	www.rollingstone.com /reviews/album/_/id/5238328 (488 words)

	AlZaid.Net's Store :: Difficult to Cure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rainbow was an excellent hard rock band in the seventies, featuring Ronnie James Dio in one of his earliest-known rock roles.
		Rainbow's albums got remastered and reissued in recent years, but sadly, the remaster series is one of those crappy ones that remasters the sound and does nothing else.
		Following this album, Rainbow would release some more albums with Turner and gain the publicity that would immortalize them, but the follow-up albums would not be as good as this one.
	www.alzaid.net /Difficult_to_Cure-B00000J2SP.html (954 words)

	No Life Til Metal - CD Gallery - Rainbow
		Their first three studio albums were somewhat consistent and representative of a band effort, but even through those years it was Ritchie plus any number of revolving musicians.
		Egomaniac Ritchie Blackmore recorded this album as a solo effort with Ronnie James Dio and his current band Elf, minus their guitarist of course.
		Rainbow was something of a supergroup at this point with Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover handling bass duties, as well as producing, consumate drummer Cozy Powell pounding on the skins, and Don Airey on keys.
	www.nolifetilmetal.com /rainbow.htm (996 words)

	The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
		does earth plug a hole in heaven, Or heaven plug a hole in the earth-'how wonderful to be so profound, when everything you are is dying underground.' I feel the pull on the rope, let me off at the rainbow.
		He leads me down an underpass Though it narrows, he still flies very fast, When the tunnel stops I catch sight of the tube, just as it drops.
		Taken down, taken down by the undertow And I'm spiralled down the river bed, My fire is burning low.
	www.gweep.net /~jer/lambLiesDown.html (4102 words)

	Amazon.com: Down to Earth [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Rainbow catalogue got remastered and reissued in recent years, but the remasters are disappointing in that they only remastered the sound and did nothing else - no expanded liner notes, no bonus tracks, no twofer albums, no extras whatsoever.
		People need to stop ripping on this album and REALLY give it a listen, there were a lot of harsh reviews for 'Down To Earth', either people were complaining about Bonnett's voice or didn't like the AOR style rock sound of the album.
		Besides, this is still a hard rock album with a slight pop edge as opposed to the next album ('Difficult To Cure') which was a pop album with a slight hard rock edge.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000J2SO?v=glance (1967 words)

	Rainbow - biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The band's 1975 debut album, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, was a continuation of the heavy rock that was Deep Purple and Elf's stock-in-trade.
		Blackmore changed the lineup of Rainbow for their second album, Rainbow Rising (1976), replacing Gruber with Jimmy Bain, Soule with Tony Carey, and Driscoll with Cozy Powell.
		Down to Earth also saw former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover join the lineup.
	landru.i-link-2.net /jtrees/Rock/bios/bio_RAINBOW.htm (257 words)

	Tapio's Ronnie James Dio Pages: Rainbow Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This band is also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, as it appears under that name on their first album, but that name was used only to get people to notice the band.
		The album was produced by Ritchie Blackmore, Martin Birch and Ronnie James Dio.
		One track Rainbow had already on their second album, appeared almost twenty years later in 1995 in a movie called SFW, although the movie's soundtrack doesn't feature it.
	www.dio.net /biography/Rainbow.html (746 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Down To Earth [ECD] - Ozzy Osbourne at Epinions.com
		Overall, "Down to Earth" is (I guess) normal Ozzy, with its depressing rants and soft songs, and hard songs, and generally cool Ozzy guitar.
		Eh, I've had this album for nearly a year, and I'm stuck in this house of mine with absolutely nothing to do, so I figured it was time to write the next review.
		And after that final chorus, the album goes into a series of odd recordings mixed in with the drums and guitar, and its actually really cool.
	www.epinions.com /content_79595736708 (1010 words)

	>>>> foxy digitalis online :: growing - the soul of the rainbow and the harmony of light <<<< (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This is the second full-length album for Kranky Records by Growing from Olympia, Washington.
		Whittled down to a duo from a trio since last year’s “The Sky has Run Into the Sea,” Growing has tightened it’s focus and Kevin Doria and Joe Dernardo have comfortably settled into their feedback conjuring postures.
		Growing move closer to the “Theater of Eternal Music” with this album than to “Earth II.” Patient listeners and fans of groups like Rh Band, the previously mentioned Birchville Cat Motel, and the (original) Dream Syndicate are advised not skip over this Kranky Records release.
	www.digitalisindustries.com /foxyd/growing_rainbow.html (554 words)

	Rainbow
		As for 'Kill The King', that one was already previously introduced in Rainbow's stage performances of 1977, and Blackmore and Dio didn't disappoint the fans with the marvelous studio version: speed-metal at its most aggressive and technically perfect.
		I originally thought of giving the album the same rating as Down To Earth, but that would have placed the album on the same level with Foreigner's best, and this is still marginally better.
		So all in all, the album is essentially saved by the fact that on a bunch of remaining tunes, Blackmore does squeeze out a bunch of interesting bluesy riffs.
	starling.rinet.ru /music/rainbow.htm (6068 words)

	LET IT ROCK - Doogie WHITE interview
		The RAINBOW thing was ten years after Joe had been in the band, and it was very much a fresh approach musically.
		But by the time we got ready to record the RAINBOW album, which was a nine-month period between when I auditioned for the band and we actually stuffed in on the record, he had already stuff he was writing with Candice.
		Actually, him and I were sitting down and discussing things but he was kind of shepherded away from the band and became more and more difficult to communicate with.
	dmme.net /interviews/white.html (5900 words)

	Rainbow Down To Earth - Clear Vinyl UK LP RECORD (58582)
		Many collectors regard the sleeve to be just as important as the vinyl and UK album sleeves from the 60's & 70's can be sought after as much for their high standards of manufacture as their imagery.
		By the early 90's demand for vinyl albums was in decline; CDs were becoming the dominant format, to the point where many artists no longer released their albums on vinyl.
		Classic albums are once again being remastered and reissued, sometimes as limited edition audiophile pressings, although many collectors still believe the original pressings sound best.
	eil.com /shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=58582 (1152 words)

	Rainbow Serpent - Cosmo vision - Groove Unlimited
		The rhythm and sequences are all very Schulzian but so much happens in the nine minute duration both with the pianoish lead line, sequences and high hat accompaniment that it is hard to pin it down to a particular period.
		This is a bit ironic, since this “new” CD is actually a recording of their first concert, from December 1995.
		Destination: Earth has cool space talk in the background, with textured sounds surrounding a simple but effective bass line that holds it all together.
	www.groove.nl /cd/3/35325.html (967 words)

	Where Worlds Collide: YAMM
		This wasn't Rainbow's best album, with some cheesy pop singles and far too much mediocre filler, but that song is still a classic.
		This was the debut album of the relatively short-lived 80s neo-prog band, who never achieved much commercial success, but were a big influence on bands like Marillion.
		Albums I've repeat played a lot lately are Deadwing (because it's new) and Wish You Were Here, because Shine On You Crazy Diamond is one of the most beautiful pieces of all time, to my ears.
	www.kalyr.com /weblog/music/001197.shtml (1049 words)

	Down to Earth biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Down To Earth is the title of at least three albums and two movies:
		Down to Earth, the remix single by Monie Love
		Down to Earth, a 1947 film, the followup to Here Comes Mr.
	down-to-earth.biography.ms (65 words)

	Rainbow: Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology - PopMatters Music Review
		Rainbow's first hit, "Man on the Silver Mountain", blends a wicked Southern rock opening riff by Blackmore with Dio's fantasy lyric writing.
		Catch the Rainbow gives curious listeners a very detailed look at the up-and-down life of the band, and despite Rainbow's woeful '80s output, the entire collection is still worthwhile, based on the first CD alone.
		Rainbow Rising might be the band's one classic album, but when it comes to all the other music they made in their 10-year existence, this collection is all you need.
	popmatters.com /music/reviews/r/rainbow-catch.shtml (918 words)

	Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Grant's aggressive campaign would eventually bottle up Lee in the Siege of Petersburg and result in the Union taking Richmond and bringing the war to a close in the spring of 1865.
		Lincoln authorized Grant to use a scorched earth approach to destroy the South's morale and economic ability to continue the war.
		After Lincoln's body was returned to the White House officials prepared him for his "lying in state," and now a newly discovered photograph from the estate of photographer, artist and engraver John B. Bachelder has surfaced showing Abraham Lincoln but a few hours post mortem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abraham_Lincoln (6686 words)

	Down to Earth (Rainbow album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Down To Earth is the fourth LP released by Rainbow, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music).
		Down To Earth was re-issued in the US in April 1999.
		This page was last modified 00:19, 11 July 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Down_to_Earth_(Rainbow_album) (64 words)

	BBC - Wear - Entertainment - The Don Airey Interview
		They supported Rainbow at the first ever Donnington festival, and that’s where I first got to know them.
		Rainbow's Down To Earth or Deep Purple's Bananas - too difficult to choose between the two.
		I saw the concert in Stockholm on the Down To Earth tour in 1980.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wear/content/articles/2005/06/01/music_don_airey_feature.shtml (1375 words)

	Sleaze Roxx: News Segment
		After Rainbow split up in the early 80s, Turner worked with renowned producer Roy Thomas Baker on "Rescue You" which spawned the hit single and MTV video, "Endlessly." But that was the last time a solo album of JLT- penned songs was officially released in the USA.
		He also plays guitar on the album, a skill he is very accomplished in but modestly has shied away from on previous releases.
		New to the JLT family for this album is New Jersey-based songwriter/musician Chris Marksbury.
	www.sleazeroxx.com /news/1211jlt.shtml (520 words)

	Deep Purple: Space Shuttle Columbia Tribute \| News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
		Chawla took three CDs on board Columbia: Deep Purple's landmark 1972 album "Machine Head" and 1996's "Purpendicular" and Rainbow's 1978 album "Down to Earth" (Glover and Airey were both members of Rainbow at the time).
		The CD copies of "Machine Head", "Purpendicular" and "Down to Earth" were found among the Columbia debris.
		The plan is to donate the "Machine Head" and "Down to Earth" plaques to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
	www.ultimate-guitar.com /news/general_music_news/deep_purple_space_shuttle_columbia_tribute.html (439 words)

	CD Baby: RICK SCHELL: Salt Of The Earth
		As a founding member of Pinmonkey and co-producer of thier first album he was instrumental in developing thier sound by providing a rock back beat and pop arrangements to a decidedly un-rock folkish/ bluegrass approach.
		Rick has finally produced and released his own album that showcases his voice and (co-)song writing at the forefront and his abilities on several different instruments on the back side.
		The songs on Salt of the Earth are as good as anything you will hear on today's commercial radio, and in fact, Loneliest One and Precious and Blessed are better than most of the cookie cutter hits radio has to offer.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/rickschell (2288 words)

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