3rd studio album by Rainbow.
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Rainbow  "Long Live Rock & Roll"  #89  (1978).

Rainbow's third studio offering "Long Live Rock & Roll", is a solid release, but not as strong as their 1976 release "Rising".  This would also be the last album Ronnie James Dio did with Rainbow.  Bob Daisley took over on bass and David Stone took over on the keyboards.  (since then Bob Daisley has played in Uriah Heep 1982-1983, Ozzy's "Blizzard Of Ozz" and the classic "Diary Of A Madman", tours and sessions with Gary Moore, Black Sabbath on "The Eternal Idol" and many more sessions.  David Stone appeared on Max Webster's "Universal Juveniles" album and later played with 3 Dog Night in the mid 80's).  Back to the album, The title track is a Rainbow classic, "Lady Of The Lake",brings all the power of this group together here, "Gates Of Babylon", good middle eastern music here, kind of like" Kashmir", by Led Zeppelin.  "Kill The King", "Danger,Danger", Ronnie James at his best, Ritchie smokes on "The Shed" and the album closes with the sensitive "Rainbow Eyes", the sound Ritchie would develop more twenty some years later with Blackmore's Night.  Australian vocalist Graham Bonnet joined the band in late '78 and sang on their pure rock album "Down To Earth", in 1979.
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On with their tradition of doing something different these guys are back in full force with Zoo Hypothesis, their 3rd album. 16 songs at under 40 minutes this album covers alot of ground and is very interesting to say the least. Fans of Mr. Bungle,SOAD,DFD and MSI will enjoy this gem. I also highly recommend their two previous albums as well. This music is off the mainstream path. WAY OFF............
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Dio rocks - glorious voice w/ transcendent power. Though I prefer Rainbow and Elf Dio, it opens w a schoring We Rock and just keeps going!
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Fans of Deep Purple, Rainbow should get this show.

Where many rock vocalists pickup weaker players and continue on...these guys come up with the goods.

 The musicians play well. The guitar player sounds 'in the ballpark' with other Blackmore replacements. A little bit of excess notes, but good overall. A point off for the overdone licks.

 The main attraction here is the vocals. Glenn and Joe DO sound great as ever. There is no problem with buried vocals. Hey...it's a good live recording.

 Mixture of original HTP and older Purple, Rainbow songs. The newer tunes fit in well with the expected hits.

 Very enjoyable.
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This album is a clear evolution from previous two. I love the Rock, Metal and Electro theme. There's a clear take on art, pop-culture, fashion and religion in her latest work.
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The new album is finally here. Not as different as their last album it is overall more consistent with the rest of their catalog.
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Awesome album. It continues in the hard Rock direction of the last album, even further. It remains heavy and driving with killer, distinctive vocals. I like it and you will too.
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Sonically, I think _In Rainbows_ is the most interesting Radiohead album. There is a lot of depth and quite a startling amount of originality here, for a band fairly well into their career, even a band as revered and with the proven track record Radiohead possesses. Some have summarized the sounds on offer here by painting this album as a kind of intersection between the experimental, sound collage electronica phase of their career and the vaguely arena ready, immaculately inward looking rock of old. While I think this misses the mark somewhat (Rainbows veers towards the former more and has new elements), this is a fairly good guide to what to expect.

'15 Step' explodes with a heavily distorted beat, which is gradually infiltrated by a delicate, lush guitar lick, and then embellished by Yorke's lilting, melancholy vocals. The melodies are strong but subtle, the structure unconventional, and as such quite a lot of listens are required to get a hold on the track. This certainly sets the tone for the album, although we are thrown an immediate curve ball with 'Bodysnatchers' which is almost visceral compared to much else here: suffice to say it washes out the speakers like a poweful jam and feels more aggressive then any other song. Elsewhere, 'Nude' channels 'Exit Music' and displays a fragile beauty, while 'All I Need', with its hot car metaphors, driving, pulsing organic beat and claustrophobic atmosphere functions as an effective centrepiece of sorts, quite striking in its intensity and dense menace.

The second half of the album is even better. 'Faust Arp' is a gorgeous bridging piece, with am ingenious melody and hordes of entrancing guitar licks. 'Reckoner' is my favourite track, a firm beat anchoring an impossibly emotive melody, Yorke's practically wordless vocal only adding to the mystery. A sparse, affecting masterpiece. Add to this the angular magic of 'Jigsaw Falling Into Place', which feels confrontational and almost out of place, and the thoughtful 'Videotape' and you have the landscape of perfection.

So each track has something to offer, and the record as a whole just shines with ideas: the well placed, syncopated beats behind everything, the great guitar interplay and the admirable restraint and invention in the playing, the powerful vocals and the subtle touches of sound and texture which add so much to the whole. Insular, memorable, addictive beyone belief and oh-so assured, _In Rainbows_ is one for the ages.
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The Rainbow Children might've been a little strange with mixing a fusion of jazz, r&b, and rock together but, Prince's new 2003 release, News is a little better. Why would the man who redefined rock in the 80's start these instrumental albums ? I think he wanted people to listen to something that would create or define music itself. Not to mention, this album is supposed to talk about the world. On this album, he uses a couple of the instruments especially on the hard jazz-funk driven tune, South. Is this album strange and scary ? Yes, but it's not as strange as Rainbow Children was. Overall, North and South is a funky jazz piece. Like Sign O The Times, Prince is giving you a new message. Could News get any better ? That depends on the kind of music he is playing but, yeah this could've got better. I mean this could've been a comeback album or a reunion with his band, The Revolution but, I like his new material. I think the new material is cooler and better. East and West is the exploration of that fusion of funk, jazz, and rock. It's like you're in that part of the world. It's like he's taking you somewhere dark, trippy, and exciting. Yeah, it's pretty deep. Open you ears and senses to this album.
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I think I've waited my entire life for this album.  I don't hate a single song on it and it's one of the few "3rd" albums that manages to pull all the elements together from the previous efforts and make one outstanding piece of art.  I don't agree with their latest rendition of To Die For - I believe that the "Nothing and Nowhere" version was superior.  However, the remaining tracks are all stellar, at least on the first listen.  After about two weeks, Science, Kill the Lights and Falling Down began to wear out faster than the remainder of the CD. I think, for me, that this is largely the result of the fact that they are calmer tracks, while the more upbeat songs began to hold more of my interest.  Among the faster songs, Walking With Strangers, Weekend, and Looking Glass are my picks.  But, the song that sold me was Red Stars.  I don't know why.  The chorus is what holds me the most, after the clean breakdown before closing the song with the main riff.

The departures from the previous two albums are Remember Me (though there seems to be a demo floating around somewhere, it is NOT on the previous full-length releases) and Movie.  Remember Me reminds me of a song by Systematic called Glass Jaw from their "Somewhere in Between" album.  That's not a detraction, it's a compliment.  Suitably melancholy, with a moody, angsty feel.  Movie is an 80s ballad that, with the appropriate title, calls up the feeling from Molly Ringwald movies (to me it stays with the concept of Nevermind at the end of "Violet").

There is no one like TBM making music right now, and I sincerely hope that the copy cats stay away.  The sound is still fresh and TBM continues to evolve.  Even their production is evolving.  While "Nothing and Nowhere" had a slightly unfinished, unpolished sound and "Violet" was more polished, but much more macabre and moody, this album is much more sharply produced.  It sounds "cleaner", because the effects are still there, but they don't saturate the landscape as on the previous two albums.  It's a change, not for better or worse, in my opinion, but definitely noticeable.  I do kind of miss the effects saturated sound of "Violet" which was tighter and cleaner than "Nothing and Nowhere", because "Walking With Strangers" is almost Spartan in comparison.  Effects are "focused" in the new album.

If you're a fan of TBM, don't miss out.  You'll appreciate some of the changes, I'm sure, and you will likely be disappointed in others, but take it for what it is: a focused amalgamation of the previous two albums.
It's not a repeat, because even the songs that sound familiar have a different, pop-dance leaning; it's a progression while maintaining their roots.  Hard to do, but I believe that they've done it, and I don't think that my title is out of line considering that belief. Enjoy.
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This album marks the turning point for the band when their record sales began to decline. The overall sound is definitely more commercial than the previous three albums, but in my opinion these songs are very well written and sound very inspired. There are plenty of guitar harmonies, 3 and 4-part vocal harmonies, slide guitars, pedal steel, and with the addition of David Dix as 2nd percussionist, there are some sweet congas and interesting beats on here. If you like the first three albums, this one is worth checking out too. It happens to be one of my personal favorites.
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Though not as epic as Rainbow Rising, this album features the most known Rainbow song and one of my favorite tunes of all time. Man On The Silver Mountain, is killer. It doesn't need to be blazing fast, heavy as a rock, or so brutal your ears will bleed. This track is mellow and powerful at the same time. Self Portrait is a good rock song, and is one of Dio's most underrated performances. Black Sheep Of The Family, an upbeat track and is just as powerful as the first song. Has a great groove feeling to it. Catch The Rainbow, one of the songs that will live on through the ages. If you have never heard this song you need to. Snake Charmer is upbeat and has one of Blackmore's best guitar performances on the whole album. The Temple Of The King, a mid pace mellow track and it is a decent track doesn't match the energy of the first tracks. The last two tracks are pretty average. Except for Sixteenth Century Greensleeves has Ritchie Blackmore at the albums heaviest point and his solo is really impressive.
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I really think that this CD gets a bad wrap because since Weezer has gone COMPLETELY mainstream, people think they're cool and different to put it down. Well no matter how much air time these songs get, this is still a wonderful album.
Rivers has gone back to using some oldschool 70's guitar riffs, which really adds to the power of this album. Although I don't think the band will ever be the same since the departure of bassist Matt Sharp, this is the best stuff they've put out in a long time. 'Pinkerton' had a funky experimental sound and the 'Green album' sounded somewhat processed and poppy. This and the Blue album are the only ones that are without flaw in my book (although all four CD's are great). It's just good rock music, plain and simple.
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rainbow,s on stage album was released in 1977.onstage was recorded on the rainbow rising tour of 1976-1977.for the most part this album is a great document of the dio era rainbow live in concert.this album was also produced by famous rock producer;martin birch who had produced albums with ritchie blackmore,s old band deep purple among other great bands.in the 70,s and 80,s martin birch was the producer to get if you were a famous hard rock act and you wanted to make a great album, be it a live or a studio album! this was perhaps the best lineup rainbow ever had and the performances on this album showcased the bands mystical era material.however being that this album was recorded on rainbow,s rising tour it is kind of strange that there was not more material from the rising album done live and showcased here.that being said this album is full of great live versions of;catch the rainbow [which is excellent!!!],kill the king,mistreated[a deep purple song from the burn album]sixteenth century greensleeves,still i,m sad and finally the man on the silver mountain medley.if you are a rainbow fan, a blackmore fan or a dio fan or just a fan of classic rock live albums this great cd belongs in the collection!!!
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Beautiful lyrical album!! Some of their best work. Hope this comes out in a CD as I will be purchasing it also.
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I think this album is fantastic. I think it is a blend of the first two. The first time I listened to it all the songs kind of sounded the same. But after repeated listenings I found the beauty in it. Now I am hooked. This music is not far off from there "sound" and only takes it further. I like this progression. Bravo.
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I must say alt-J continues to impress me. If you liked their last album (An Awesome Wave) you will like this new one. The first three songs of their new album are available on Amazon. The rest of the album will be released 9/24. Using pre-paid you only get charged for the first three and are given credit for them on 9/24 to get the rest. I am looking forward to the rest of the album. This and the new Arctic Monkeys AM album are my favorites right now.