Rainbow - Stargazer (long studio version)

Here's an early mix (from Cozy Powell's own collection) of Stargazer, off the Rainbow Rising album. It features an extended keyboard intro (cut from the final release) and a longer outro. This is taken from the album "Rising Rough Mix" (and is the most interesting track on it).

Rising was probably my favourite album back in 1977(76?) - I even transcribed the guitar parts in tablature. Then again, I was the first person in school with a copy - having discovered the joys of import record shops by this time. Local (Australian) release came 3-5 months later.

And, towards the end of that year, the band toured, and we all went to see them - rainbow-light, 1812 Overture drum-solo, guitar through the ceiling and all.

This is for Greg Squires - who may have got a copy of the first Rainbow album before me, and raved about it.

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• Ritchie
• Blackmore
• Rainbow
• Stargazer
• demo

[grinderman77]

I used to listen to this album on my turntable more than 30 years ago. Upon hearing it again tonight, one thing is for sure.....the vibe is still very much present. One classic track which will live through the ages for centuries.

[praetorianus72]

@theread59 You forget "dehumanizer" the best metal album of all times, so loud and powerfull.. Dio's voice is always incredible

[tidiouute]

Metal Evolution brought me here. I can't stop listening to this song.

[fiirewiind]

check out this sweet cover of stargazer.... google this>>> youtube.com/watch?v=tOA0iCb2U1­E

[alexfe63]

venivo a casa da scuola mangiavo e ascoltavo questo pezzo mitico

[kingoftadpoles]

@grinderman77 pleased to say I still have a turntable I can play mine on

[Pentagon1311]

Such an awesome song! :)

[praetorianus72]

@Maioneselover Who gives a shit of the number of views, with such an epic composition

[Maioneselover]

Less than a million of views for the best metal song of all time...

[ememont]

una de las mejores interpretaciones de Dio a lo largo de su carrera extraordinaria

[4thbeast]

@arnebjarnedunkdunk what did you watch? metal evolution? that shows alwesome. wish there were more like it \m/