In 1997, guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore was at a major crossroads. After decades of shaping the sound of hard rock, he officially disbanded for the second time to follow a new, quieter path with his partner Candice Night in the folk-inspired Blackmore's Night . To mark the end of this high-voltage era, the compilation album "The Very Best of Rainbow" was released.
If you'd like to dive deeper into the world of Rainbow, I can help you with: A of the 1997 tracklist. A comparison of Dio vs. Turner vocal styles. Rainbow - 1997 - The Very Best of Rainbow-FLAC-...
In the mid-to-late 90s, mastering engineers were still respecting the "dynamic range" of recordings before the "Loudness Wars" took over. The 1997 Very Best of Rainbow is often cited by fans for having a balanced EQ that doesn't "clip" or distort during Blackmore’s more aggressive solos. In 1997, guitar legend Ritchie Blackmore was at
The band's most commercially successful period in the early 1980s. I Surrender Can't Happen Here Jealous Lover (3:11) — Originally a B-side/EP track. Stone Cold Can't Let You Go Street Of Dreams Key Technical Personnel If you'd like to dive deeper into the
Released on , The Very Best of Rainbow is a comprehensive 16-track compilation that chronicles the career of the British hard rock band Rainbow from 1975 to 1983. Published by Polydor (under the Chronicles imprint in the US), it was remastered to showcase the band's evolution from mystical heavy metal to commercial hard rock across three distinct vocal eras: Ronnie James Dio, Graham Bonnet, and Joe Lynn Turner. Album Overview Release Date: July/August 1997