Best Rainbow Song

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:31 am

I nominate A Light in the Dark, this song is awesome! I love the guitar and the solos. Ritchie Blackmore needs to come back more! HAH! But seriously what do you guys feel is their best song, snd possibly best album?

Holy_Terror · **Posted:** Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:04 am

Yeah that is a great song, but I'd have to say Stargazer is my favorite. It's so damn epic that I dont know what to do with myself.

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:57 am

Yeah after I listened to A Light in the Dark Stargazer came on and it is awesome. That whole cd is awesome! But still I stand by A Light in the Dark to be my fav. But I really like the drumming at the beginnig of Stargazer.

Radagast · **Posted:** Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:08 am

Stargazer. I win. Lock thread.

But seriosuly folks, the whole Rising album is just incredible - side B in particular. 16 minutes of sheer epicness that blends into pure fucking speed metal (in 1976!). The solo section in Light in the Black really is something to behold.

thedirtyporthole · **Posted:** Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:53 pm

Without a doubt Stargazer. This song is so fucking impressive, especiallyu for the time period. Still Im Sad is also pretty incredible.

leee · **Posted:** Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:12 pm

Kill the King is a good song too and of course I love Man on the Silver Mountain.

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:27 am

So pretty much everything with Dio singing on it? Or is there something with him singing that you cant stand?

Radagast · **Posted:** Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:56 am

DevotedWalnut wrote:

So pretty much everything with Dio singing on it? Or is there something with him singing that you cant stand?

Never happened. Not in Rainbow anyway.

leee · **Posted:** Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:19 pm

DevotedWalnut wrote:

So pretty much everything with Dio singing on it? Or is there something with him singing that you cant stand?

I like Rainbow's AOR phase with JLT and also Since you've been gone with Bonnent on vocals is one of my fave all time songs. I just didn't want to get annihilated for liking those albums, but yeah, straight between the eyes, bent out of shape, difficult to cure and down to earth are faves of mine too.

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:46 am

I just can't stand Rainbow after Dio left, it all sounded too 80's mainstream. Now I havn't heard a whole lot of the post Dio era, but I do have a Greatest Hits with some songs and they just dont compare. IMO.

leee · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:11 am

DevotedWalnut wrote:

I just can't stand Rainbow after Dio left, it all sounded too 80's mainstream. Now I havn't heard a whole lot of the post Dio era, but I do have a Greatest Hits with some songs and they just dont compare. IMO.

yeah it is 80 mainstream i just liked it

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:29 am

Hey just cause I don't like the 80's mainstream sound doesn't mean you can't. Plus some of that era Rainbow had some good songs.

hellraiser_xes · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:47 pm

Deffinitely Stargazer. Gates of Babylon is one of my favourite as well.

thedirtyporthole · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 6:46 pm

leee wrote:

DevotedWalnut wrote:

So pretty much everything with Dio singing on it? Or is there something with him singing that you cant stand?

I like Rainbow's AOR phase with JLT and also Since you've been gone with Bonnent on vocals is one of my fave all time songs. I just didn't want to get annihilated for liking those albums, but yeah, straight between the eyes, bent out of shape, difficult to cure and down to earth are faves of mine too.

I agree with "Since You've Been Gone. That song is also one of my all-time favorites. I always liked Bonnet and that is his best song IMO.

leee · **Posted:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:09 pm

thedirtyporthole wrote:

leee wrote:

DevotedWalnut wrote:

So pretty much everything with Dio singing on it? Or is there something with him singing that you cant stand?

I like Rainbow's AOR phase with JLT and also Since you've been gone with Bonnent on vocals is one of my fave all time songs. I just didn't want to get annihilated for liking those albums, but yeah, straight between the eyes, bent out of shape, difficult to cure and down to earth are faves of mine too.

I agree with "Since You've Been Gone. That song is also one of my all-time favorites. I always liked Bonnet and that is his best song IMO.

How about Hiroshima mi ami from Alcatrazz, that is a kick ass Bonnent song too.

Radagast · **Posted:** Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:42 am

DevotedWalnut wrote:

Hey just cause I don't like the 80's mainstream sound doesn't mean you can't. Plus some of that era Rainbow had some good songs.

Sure did, but I was watching the Live Between the eyes VHS last night at my friend's house and ker-rist, some of it is just cringeworthy.

Plus Joe Lynn Turner looks exactly like Nigel Tufnal when he's playing an SG. :lol:

The_Voice · **Posted:** Sun Sep 10, 2006 9:52 pm

Stargazer.

About Rainbow without Dio, i happen to like for some reason, since you been gone, and Cant happen here, i know its weird but i like those songs.

leee · **Posted:** Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:12 am

The_Voice wrote:

Stargazer.

About Rainbow without Dio, i happen to like for some reason, since you been gone, and Cant happen here, i know its weird but i like those songs.

Stone Cold and Street of Dreams are a couple of my fave songs as well. No shame in some good AOR every once in awhile.

DevotedWalnut · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:29 am

Danger Danger the Queens about to kill!

Its high noon and I would sell my soul for water!

What the hell was that about? Anyway both good songs.

The_Voice · **Posted:** Tue Sep 12, 2006 5:52 am

leee wrote:

The_Voice wrote:

Stargazer.

About Rainbow without Dio, i happen to like for some reason, since you been gone, and Cant happen here, i know its weird but i like those songs.

Stone Cold and Street of Dreams are a couple of my fave songs as well. No shame in some good AOR every once in awhile.

Yeah, those are good songs too.

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