dio was great , this line- up was one of the greatest of all time , snake charmer from the 1st rainbow album has the killer lead , just an awesome band...all of the studio recordings were life changing on the guitar for me, a light in the black, stargazer, etc.....blackmore just keeps the tunes rolling in 2011, the guy is just awesome......he lives to play ......and i still listen !! thats amazing.......dio was THE MAN....w/ the golden voice ...all-time MVP in any band..just great ..rip.
THAT IS THE BEST STORY!! and this song fucking rocks!!!
I tell you about stupid story. In Korea, my country, the ablum was released without this song because importer think the title "Kill the king" would represent assasination of president. LOL
as having been one of the visitors in oly munich: i dont know if its been "290" but the story itsself is right: ritchie got out of prison in vienna after the last plane (fog!) has left vienna. they went to munich by car and startet at perhaps 00:30. and there we went...... llr+r !
anyway, who can know that? it's just one of these rumours, like keith richard is said to change his blood once a year. I read 3-4 interviews with keith richard, where he explained that it's just o hoaxe, but the rumour goes on and on, because people want sensations...
That is a true story, yes. Blackmore saw a bouncer hitting a girl at Vienna, so he beat the bouncer up! He was arrested, and spent at least two days in prison. The bouncer, we assume, doesn't listen to Rainbow or Deep Purple for pleasure...
@wfe4567 it's a common thought that the best guitar players (i'm talkin about the speed, the technique etc) came in the 1980's john sykes, paul gilbert, kirk hammett, EVH... there were great composers, players with various skills, but not as fast as the ones that came later. that's what i'm talkin about, ritchie blackmore was one of the first fast rock guitar players ever. players like page or townsend could only dream of playing the solo to highway star for example. but i get your point anyway
@PChemato well, not really. just take burn, child in time, highway star... not that easy. I mean, of course there's more difficult stuff around, but at that time it was some of the hardest stuff to play in the hard rock world.
then don't forget he was one of the best riff composers ever, he wasn't just a "mere skilled guitar player".
I like Page better as a composer, Page to me is the best musician ever, but there's no denial blackmore was a better player. but i get your point anyway
I have this video. Apparently they had a really late start because Ritchie got thrown in jail in Vienna a couple days earlier for breaking a security guards jaw. They wisked him right from jail to the arena. Nice post.
I have orgasm when i hear Ritchie Blackmores guitar solo
MetalPainKiller69 4 weeks ago
kill the kkkkkkkkkkkkinng
foxwellable 3 months ago
Not sure if he's under rated really. Most who heard him in the '70's knew how good he really was...
mojostephen 7 months ago
fuck yeah!
SERIIOUS24 8 months ago
dio was great , this line- up was one of the greatest of all time , snake charmer from the 1st rainbow album has the killer lead , just an awesome band...all of the studio recordings were life changing on the guitar for me, a light in the black, stargazer, etc.....blackmore just keeps the tunes rolling in 2011, the guy is just awesome......he lives to play ......and i still listen !! thats amazing.......dio was THE MAN....w/ the golden voice ...all-time MVP in any band..just great ..rip.
hellcats12 11 months ago
Dio one of the my favorite voices...and rainbow one of the best bands ever...!:) and this one of my favourite songs...
fucking wonderful-amazing guitar! ( 3:22 )
magmits 11 months ago
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magmits 11 months ago
@muttiplay yeah Ritchie may be underrated but he was a total dick to Ronnie !
endeliz 1 year ago
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@muttiplay yeah Ritchie may be underrated but he was a total dick to Ronnie !
endeliz 1 year ago
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endeliz 1 year ago
As far as I am concerned this is the ONLY Rainbow line up.
TheDrkstr 1 year ago
This is a great line up no doubt; these guys have a lot of “class” if you know what I mean? Consummate pros at work here!
chewlies 1 year ago
It was Recorded in STEREO I know I was there and have the LP
Vidwatchuk 1 year ago
I do believe I have this DVD.
cjjaxxon 1 year ago
this was recorded in mono only back then incredible
aphasia1972 1 year ago
Cozy Powell = Best Drumme Ever!
Ronnie James Dio = Best Singer Ever!
Ritchie Blackmore = Best Guitarist Ever!
Questions?
Stirbschon 1 year ago
@Stirbschon No doubt on all of the above. Cozy is the reason why I drum the way I do.
cjjaxxon 1 year ago
Loved it then....love it now!!
kirk9215 1 year ago
saw this tour in springfield mass. they became my fav group ever still are
kiahl1212 2 years ago
POWER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
123steffff 2 years ago
This is Ronnie James in his fucking prime. And there's never been another one like him.
pepper123 2 years ago 8
THAT IS THE BEST STORY!! and this song fucking rocks!!!
I tell you about stupid story. In Korea, my country, the ablum was released without this song because importer think the title "Kill the king" would represent assasination of president. LOL
iminimoo 2 years ago 4
Dio, Blackmore, and Powell
What a supergroup like this.!!
thanawath1978 2 years ago 8
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someone pls post catch the rainbow onstage version
firesmell 2 years ago
love it
BenitoRoses 2 years ago
Is this the best ever Rainbow line- up I think so anyone else?
Vidwatchuk 2 years ago 22
@Vidwatchuk yes it was for sure
aphasia1972 1 year ago
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chrichton666 3 years ago
ya hes nice in person
Varvara10 3 years ago 2
Hi chrixhton666 !
as having been one of the visitors in oly munich: i dont know if its been "290" but the story itsself is right: ritchie got out of prison in vienna after the last plane (fog!) has left vienna. they went to munich by car and startet at perhaps 00:30. and there we went...... llr+r !
alzheimer0815 3 years ago
hi alzheimer!
anyway, who can know that? it's just one of these rumours, like keith richard is said to change his blood once a year. I read 3-4 interviews with keith richard, where he explained that it's just o hoaxe, but the rumour goes on and on, because people want sensations...
chrichton666 3 years ago
That is a true story, yes. Blackmore saw a bouncer hitting a girl at Vienna, so he beat the bouncer up! He was arrested, and spent at least two days in prison. The bouncer, we assume, doesn't listen to Rainbow or Deep Purple for pleasure...
Hedgeweed 2 years ago 3
Pure energy...!
StratMaster70s 3 years ago 2
ritchie blackmore, one of the most underrated guitar players of all time...
muttiplay 3 years ago 17
@muttiplay i dont think he was underrated...coz he is everywhere in guitar magazine
wfe4567 7 months ago
@wfe4567 it's a common thought that the best guitar players (i'm talkin about the speed, the technique etc) came in the 1980's john sykes, paul gilbert, kirk hammett, EVH... there were great composers, players with various skills, but not as fast as the ones that came later. that's what i'm talkin about, ritchie blackmore was one of the first fast rock guitar players ever. players like page or townsend could only dream of playing the solo to highway star for example. but i get your point anyway
muttiplay 7 months ago
@muttiplay Yeah, but Blackmore's work simply doesn't stand.
Page did all that beautiful Led Zeppelin work
Pete Townshend simply has "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia", apart from very good stuff...
Blackmore is a mere skilled guitar player. His solos are now played by 15 year school kids.
PChemato 3 months ago
@PChemato well, not really. just take burn, child in time, highway star... not that easy. I mean, of course there's more difficult stuff around, but at that time it was some of the hardest stuff to play in the hard rock world.
then don't forget he was one of the best riff composers ever, he wasn't just a "mere skilled guitar player".
I like Page better as a composer, Page to me is the best musician ever, but there's no denial blackmore was a better player. but i get your point anyway
muttiplay 3 months ago
Du grand rainbow et un grand plaisir de revoir Cosy powell
phenomenon74 3 years ago
This stuff is so so so much better than the Graham Bonnet years
neptown 3 years ago 5
yeah graham bonnet sucks. this is 70s metal at its best!
rocknrolla81 3 years ago 2
I have this video. Apparently they had a really late start because Ritchie got thrown in jail in Vienna a couple days earlier for breaking a security guards jaw. They wisked him right from jail to the arena. Nice post.
jmastersherm1 3 years ago 3
haha thanks for that story!
maghole 3 years ago 3
he drove himself drunk from vienna at 290 km per hour to make it
Varvara10 3 years ago 3