Don Holmer I agree but Ritchie Blackmore being Ritchie Blackmore meant he was always going to end up playing druid garden gnome music in front of a 3' high Stonehenge.

agreed..the greatest live band ever...gonna miss Jimmy but I have almost all the old live gold,loved his bass.

100% agree

that is. Great band but the greatest than that band is Deep purple Band especially Mk2 and the best live Made in Japan noted by Ritchie Blackmore he Said Deep purple is 5 eagle and Rainbow is one eagle

I think the two go together and can't be separated. Both are the best. I've been listening to this for 46 years and I never get tired of it.

Probably. Both great, but ... c'mon man, it's STARGAZER, with all its Phrygian-meets-metal epicness. A Light In The Black destroyed Cozy Powell every night they played it, so they had to stop doing it live. Imagine "On Stage" with this and Gates Of Bablyon - I would die a happy man.

Same here 😃👌🏻

You can't have one without the other they are connected

No you’re not it’s the best song Ritchie ever made imo

I'd always put Jimi and EVH on the top spot before anyone else. After that it's subjective, but yeah my fave would be Blackmore and Rory Gallagher prolly.

Aye so twill be

Each one in the league of their own, Bro....no comparison...keep rockin

But without Ronnie there wouldn't be such a fantastic band on the start. I've been the Ritchie's fan all the time but I love Dio too, the best voice in rock!

don't just criticize blindly Bill Taylor, without each other there would not be this great wonderful magnificent music we listen to it today, those ppl just create the head lines of hard and Heavy rock and metal music as well, Dio is a great singer and he was the one who wrote those beautiful lyrics accompanied by his voice, played the master and guitar hearo and one of a kind musician Ritchi Blackmore use your brain,

tarek omar Get off your high horse. Nowhere did I criticize Dio. I specifically stated he was great. To me, Ritchie was the centerpiece of the group, that is just my opinion. Obviously all the members of the group were part of the wonder of Rainbow.

Bill Taylor ...just ! Ritchie was the songwritter ..musically ! Dio the master of lyrics...a great ..60-40 :-)

Dio is the main composer and the lead singer

Actually he lost many pounds every time

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And Cozy Powell? Was not a member of ELF and without Ritchie ELF should have stayed nothing.

Correction: Elf was the name of Ronnie Dio's band pre-Rainbow. Ritchie Blackmore formed Rainbow after leaving Deep Purple (the first time) and brought Dio in to sing.

I know. I'm a Blackmore fan since 1972.

I can tell; me too. Saw Rainbow: Ritchie w/Ronnie, Cozy, Stone, Daisley in 1978. My ears are still ringing and my mind is still blown.....So Awesome!!!!

I saw one of the very first Rainbow concerts ever at the old Beacon theater in NYC. Saw the Rising tour and actually saw them play Stargazer, A Light in the Black and Still I'm Sad all in a row. Poor Cozy, just knackered the shit out of him, but superb drummer. In fact saw every Rainbow tour, and each tour often multiple times. With the exception of Deep Purple Mark 2 (which I saw in 72 and 73), I don't think there has ever been a more dynamic band live. And I am talking about with Ronnie and Cozy. Bonnett was really good. JLT...? meh...

Fool. You are on drugs.

+Craig Harlow Jimmy Page embarrased Blackmore? Dude, you are so stupid.

Craig Harlow Craig, you don't know what you're talking about! And Bill T., I completely agree with you!

Jimmy Page never did and count the songs and albums. Seen them both quite a few times