Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) were an English rock band, controlled by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with former Elf members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up. In addition to lead singers Ronnie James Dio, Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner and Doogie White, the project consisted of numerous backing musicians. The band started out combining mystical lyric themes with neo-classical metal, but went in a more streamlined commercial style following Dio's departure from the group.
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - 1975 (with Dio)
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll - 1978 (with Dio)
Down to Earth - 1979
Difficult to Cure - 1981
Straight Between the Eyes - 1982
Bent Out of Shape - 1983
Stranger in Us All - 1995
Labels:
classic rock,
power metal,
proto-metal
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