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Rising (Rainbow album)
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Rising is the second hard rock
/heavy metal
album by Rainbow
, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music
). With bandleader
Ritchie Blackmore
retaining only Ronnie James Dio
from the previous album, he recruited drummer Cozy Powell
, bassist Jimmy Bain
and keyboard player Tony Carey
to complete the new line-up. Recorded in Munich in less than a month, the album was overseen by rock producer and engineer Martin Birch
. The record was originally billed as Blackmore's Rainbow.
", which features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
.
Few of the album tracks made it into the band's live set: "Stargazer" and "Do You Close Your Eyes" , written prior to the inaugural US tour in late 1975, featured in all the 1975 and 1976 shows, while "A Light in the Black" was dropped early in the 1976 tour, although it was reintroduced into the set during the Japanese dates. "Starstruck" was played in shortened form usually as part of "Man On The Silver Mountain".
Rising peaked at #48 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. In the UK it would peak at #6.
In issue 1 of 'Kerrang!
' magazine, Rising was voted as the #1 album of all time.
According to the All Music Guide
, Rising captured "Blackmore and Dio at the peak of their creative powers...(it) chronicled both the guitarist's neo-classical metal compositions at their most ambitious, and the singer's growing fixation with fantasy lyrical themes — a blueprint he would adopt for his entire career thereafter".
The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, with a generic Polydor inner-bag.
The first CD issue had a slightly different mix to that of the original LP, including, for example, a longer delay before the band entered after Carey's opening solo in "Tarot Woman", a longer play-out on "Run With The Wolf" and the track "Stargazer" had the vocals mixed without the delay, the extra synthesizer deleted and some of the phased sounds deleted. When remastered in 1999 the original vinyl mix was restored.
After several reschedulings, the album was finally released in Japan on April 5, 2011 as a 2 SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) Deluxe Remastered Edition. This limited edition reissue will only be released in a cardboard gatefold sleeve (mini LP-style paper jacket) featuring the "high-fidelity" SHM-CD manufacturing process (compatible with standard CD players) and is part of a two-album Rainbow cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring Rainbow Rising and Down to Earth. Both feature the unique-to-Japan obi strip and an additional insert.
Also the song "A Light In The Black" was featured in the 1994 movie S.F.W. The song is played when Cliff 1st enters his bedroom after he comes home for the first time in 36 days.
with
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
/heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
album by Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music
1976 in music
-January–February:*January 5 – Former Beatles road manager Mal Evans is shot dead by Los Angeles police after refusing to drop what police only later determine is an air rifle....
). With bandleader
Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
Ritchie Blackmore
Ritchie Blackmore
Richard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
retaining only Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
from the previous album, he recruited drummer Cozy Powell
Cozy Powell
Colin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.-Early history:...
, bassist Jimmy Bain
Jimmy Bain
James Stewart 'Jimmy' Bain is a Scottish bassist most famous for playing in the bands Rainbow and Dio with Ronnie James Dio. He has worked with Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums....
and keyboard player Tony Carey
Tony Carey
Antony Laurence Carey is a keyboard player best known for his work with Rainbow.One of his earliest musical experiences was in a band called Blessings, in which he played until 1975 when Ritchie Blackmore discovered and hired him as keyboardist for Rainbow. He played with Rainbow on two world...
to complete the new line-up. Recorded in Munich in less than a month, the album was overseen by rock producer and engineer Martin Birch
Martin Birch
Martin Birch is a British rock and heavy metal music producer, who became renowned for engineering and producing albums by the British rock bands Deep Purple and Iron Maiden....
. The record was originally billed as Blackmore's Rainbow.
Background
The album showpiece is the 8 minute and 26 second piece "StargazerStargazer (Rainbow song)
Stargazer is the fifth track from Rainbow's album Rising.-The song:A long, epic track with symphonic influences starts with a short drum solo by Cozy Powell and features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra...
", which features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
The Münchner Philharmoniker is a German symphony orchestra located in the city of Munich. It is one of Munich's three principal orchestras, along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian State Orchestra...
.
Few of the album tracks made it into the band's live set: "Stargazer" and "Do You Close Your Eyes" , written prior to the inaugural US tour in late 1975, featured in all the 1975 and 1976 shows, while "A Light in the Black" was dropped early in the 1976 tour, although it was reintroduced into the set during the Japanese dates. "Starstruck" was played in shortened form usually as part of "Man On The Silver Mountain".
Rising peaked at #48 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart. In the UK it would peak at #6.
In issue 1 of 'Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
' magazine, Rising was voted as the #1 album of all time.
According to the All Music Guide
All Music Guide
Allmusic is a service of music guide, owned by All Media Guide. Allmusic was founded in 1991 by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine as a guide for consumers. Its first reference book was published the following year...
, Rising captured "Blackmore and Dio at the peak of their creative powers...(it) chronicled both the guitarist's neo-classical metal compositions at their most ambitious, and the singer's growing fixation with fantasy lyrical themes — a blueprint he would adopt for his entire career thereafter".
The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, with a generic Polydor inner-bag.
The first CD issue had a slightly different mix to that of the original LP, including, for example, a longer delay before the band entered after Carey's opening solo in "Tarot Woman", a longer play-out on "Run With The Wolf" and the track "Stargazer" had the vocals mixed without the delay, the extra synthesizer deleted and some of the phased sounds deleted. When remastered in 1999 the original vinyl mix was restored.
After several reschedulings, the album was finally released in Japan on April 5, 2011 as a 2 SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) Deluxe Remastered Edition. This limited edition reissue will only be released in a cardboard gatefold sleeve (mini LP-style paper jacket) featuring the "high-fidelity" SHM-CD manufacturing process (compatible with standard CD players) and is part of a two-album Rainbow cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring Rainbow Rising and Down to Earth. Both feature the unique-to-Japan obi strip and an additional insert.
Also the song "A Light In The Black" was featured in the 1994 movie S.F.W. The song is played when Cliff 1st enters his bedroom after he comes home for the first time in 36 days.
Side one
- "Tarot Woman" – 5:58
- "Run with the Wolf" – 3:48
- "Starstruck" – 4:06
- "Do You Close Your Eyes" – 2:58
Disc 1
- "Tarot Woman (New York Mix)"
- "Run With The Wolf (New York Mix)"
- "Starstruck (New York Mix)"
- "Do You Close Your Eyes (New York Mix)"
- "StargazerStargazer (Rainbow song)Stargazer is the fifth track from Rainbow's album Rising.-The song:A long, epic track with symphonic influences starts with a short drum solo by Cozy Powell and features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra...
(New York Mix)" - "A Light In The Black (New York Mix)"
- "Tarot Woman (Los Angeles Mix)"
- "Run With The Wolf (Los Angeles Mix)"
- "Starstruck (Los Angeles Mix)"
- "Do You Close Your Eyes (Los Angeles Mix)"
- "StargazerStargazer (Rainbow song)Stargazer is the fifth track from Rainbow's album Rising.-The song:A long, epic track with symphonic influences starts with a short drum solo by Cozy Powell and features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra...
(Los Angeles Mix)" - "A Light In The Black (Los Angeles Mix)"
Disc 2
- "Tarot Woman (Rough Mix)"
- "Run With The Wolf (Rough Mix)"
- "Starstruck (Rough Mix)"
- "Do You Close Your Eyes (Rough Mix)"
- "StargazerStargazer (Rainbow song)Stargazer is the fifth track from Rainbow's album Rising.-The song:A long, epic track with symphonic influences starts with a short drum solo by Cozy Powell and features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra...
(Rough Mix)" - "A Light In The Black (Rough Mix)"
- "StargazerStargazer (Rainbow song)Stargazer is the fifth track from Rainbow's album Rising.-The song:A long, epic track with symphonic influences starts with a short drum solo by Cozy Powell and features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra...
(Pirate Sound Tour Rehearsal)"
Covers
- Viking/Folk metal band Týr (band)Týr (band)Týr, , is a folk metal band from the Faroe Islands. Their subject matter revolves almost entirely around old Nordic lore, mythology, and history, taking their name from a Norse god of war. They signed a worldwide deal with Austria's Napalm Records in early 2006, while signed to the Faroese record...
covers "StargazerStargazer (Rainbow song)Stargazer is the fifth track from Rainbow's album Rising.-The song:A long, epic track with symphonic influences starts with a short drum solo by Cozy Powell and features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra...
" on the 2011 album The Lay of ThrymThe Lay Of ThrymThe Lay of Thrym is the sixth full-length album by the Faroese Viking/folk metal band Týr. The name of the album comes from one of the best known poems from the Poetic Edda, called "Þrymskviða", "The Lay of Thrym". The band revealed the name of the album along with its release date on their MySpace...
.
Personnel
- Ritchie BlackmoreRitchie BlackmoreRichard Hugh "Ritchie" Blackmore is an English guitarist and songwriter, who was known as one of the first guitarists to fuse Classical music elements with rock. He fronted his own band Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple where he was unhappy because his favourite musical style wasn't adequately...
– guitarGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely... - Ronnie James DioRonnie James DioRonald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Tony CareyTony CareyAntony Laurence Carey is a keyboard player best known for his work with Rainbow.One of his earliest musical experiences was in a band called Blessings, in which he played until 1975 when Ritchie Blackmore discovered and hired him as keyboardist for Rainbow. He played with Rainbow on two world...
– keyboardKeyboardistA keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
s - Jimmy BainJimmy BainJames Stewart 'Jimmy' Bain is a Scottish bassist most famous for playing in the bands Rainbow and Dio with Ronnie James Dio. He has worked with Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, co-writing on his solo albums....
– bassBassistA bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments... - Cozy PowellCozy PowellColin Flooks , better known as Cozy Powell, was an English rock drummer who made his name with many major rock bands.-Early history:...
– drumsDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
with
- Munich Philharmonic OrchestraMunich Philharmonic OrchestraThe Münchner Philharmoniker is a German symphony orchestra located in the city of Munich. It is one of Munich's three principal orchestras, along with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Bavarian State Orchestra...
– StringsString sectionThe string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses...
, HornHorn (instrument)The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player .... - Fritz Sonnleitner – Concert Master
- Rainer Pietsch – Conductor