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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[Rick poplett]

This is what Motzart, Bach, Brahms etc. were trying to say but never quite got it right. The soundtrack to my youth!!!! Fuck yeah! R.J.D. RIP

[Berke Sancak]

Challange accepted. Looking for mistakes.

1 mistake found:

Ronnie James DIO is dead.

[Alexander Stefanov]

I hope you realize how awkward you comments sounds.

[BigSCTVfan]

Two. Cozy Powell is dead too. That sucks!

[BigSCTVfan]

It's a shame Blackmore's ego couldn't allow himself to find ways to keep Tony Carey and Jimmy Bain in the band for more than one album. The Rising crew is definitely the "classic" Rainbow lineup!

[keepermesar]

You idiot!!! Dio is not dead. He went to hell to claim his throne. Period.

[Lucas Renno]

I must be a few decades younger than you, but that was the soundtrack of my youth too!

[Nicky Scarola]

Epic.



[Daniel Moran]

Three years since his death and still not a day goes by without me missing him. Rest in Peace Ronnie.

[Mad Lad]

fuck you, you prick

[SuperNikosRock]

actually there is one big mistakeONLY 1.173.866 VIEWSCome on people fix that mistake after all this is an something more than an epic song

[Enrique Antonio Mimó Lueiza]

simplemente la mejor banda del mundo