Date/Location: 1980-05-08 at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan Bootleg cover. Retrieved with it in my own collection. Tracks 101 Pomp And Circumstance March No.1 (Elger) [sic]102 Countdown103 Over The Rainbow104 … Continue reading Live Review: Rainbow–“Attack On Titan”
Released: June 21, 1969 Personnel Ritchie Blackmore--GuitarRod Evans--VocalsJon Lord--KeyboardsIan Paice--DrumsNick Simper--Bass Tracks "Chasing Shadows" (5:34)"Blind" (5:26)"Lalena" (5:05)"Fault Line" (1:46)"The Painter" (3:51)"Why Didn't Rosemary?" (5:04)"Bird Has Flown" (5:36)"April" (12:10) Oddly enough, … Continue reading Album Review: Deep Purple—Self-Titled (1969)
After Greg Lake’s death in 2016, fans and music publications jumped to express their love for his life work. One such publication was loudersound, which produced this list of 10 … Continue reading General Thoughts: A Response to Loudersound’s “Greg Lake’s 10 Essential Songs”
This week has featured a ton of significant dates for Emerson, Lake & Palmer fans. Thus, I decided to revisit a review/ramble I originally wrote in 2017 about what the … Continue reading Album Review: Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970)
If you’re looking to take a dive into Rainbow’s live output, start here.
Image retrieved from here. Tracks Highway StarPictures of HomeSometimes I Feel Like ScreamingGuitar SoloUncommon ManLazyKnocking at Your Back DoorKeyboard SoloPerfect StrangersSpace Truckin'Smoke on the WaterPeter Gunn ThemeHushGoodbye Note: Two songs: … Continue reading Live Review: Deep Purple—2018-09-01 Jones Beach, Wantagh, New York
Retrieved from here. Track List "Spiral" – 6:55"Ballad" – 8:27"Dervish D" – 5:21"To the Unknown Man" – 9:01"3+3" – 9:43 Analysis This album reminds me a lot of Tangerine Dream's Force … Continue reading Byte-Sized Reviews: Vangelis–Spiral (1977)
A charming recording of the early days of Rainbow.
Tracks/track lengths: Over the Rainbow (0:54)Spotlight Kid (5:00)I Surrender (3:56)Temple of the King (5:39)Since You Been Gone (3:03)Man on the Silver Mountain (with "Woman from Tokyo" snippet) (6:22)Street of Dreams … Continue reading Live Review: Rainbow Live at the O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2018-04-20
(Image retrieved from here) Date/Location: Recorded live at Paradiso, Amsterdam, 1969-08-24 Tracks/track lengths: Kneel and Pray (8:43)Child in Time (13:17), Mandrake Root (5:00; incomplete)Ritchie’s Blues (3:40)Paint it Black (11:25) Note: The … Continue reading Live Review: Deep Purple in Amsterdam, 1969-08-24
