Richie Blackmore's Rainbow Had Good Taste

[jaynemo]

Here is Rainbow's equipment listed on the 1977 "On Stage" LP6 Crown DC300 A Power Amps3 wired amp racks3 Crown VFX-2 Electric Crossovers4 JBL 2300 Horn Boxes, 2482 Drivers4 Bass Bins, 4 Gauss speakers1 JBL 5306 mixer with Urie 5273 EQ1 Fender Telecaster Bass Guitar1 Gibson Reverb Firebird Bass Guitar1 Fender Precision Bass Guitar1 Yamaha PM300 Mixer3 Mini Moogs Model D w/2 stands1 3 in 1 keyboard stand1 ARP String Ensemble with pedal series 28Polyphonic Ochestron with pedal2 Hohner Clavinettes Model D-6 1 cut down Hammond B-3 with pedals w/standToo many of Cozey Powells (RIP) drum kit to list. This was great band to see live, I'm glad I did...

[Audiobeer]

First time I heard that album was in 1975 or 1976 floating around on a Flat Bottom LST rigging crypto equipment listening to "The man on the silver mountain"! The 2 just seem to go hand in hand at the time.

[oldsoundz]

I love that album. Good stuff.

[Titanium Dome]

Stargazer:
"I see a rainbow rising
Look there on the horizon
And I’m coming home
Coming home, I’m coming home"

What a freaking great album!



One of the best tribute bands:

http://www.rainbowrising.net/

[JBLRaiser]

it states one of his early influences was Chet Atkins. Atkins spent much of his early years in Georgia and went to elementary school at the same school my three children have attended. He actually came back for a fund raiser in the late 90's to help raise money for a restoration. The school has a beautiful auditorium that was built in the 20's. The state named a section of interstate highway for him as well. His influence never ceases to amaze me.