Stepping out from the shadows of Deep Purple in 1975, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore quickly took his new band Rainbow to the forefront of hard rock with two powerful studio albums. Yet it was not until the band hit the road that their full potential began to be realized. This collection of previously unreleased performances from the band's 1976 tour of Germany clearly illustrates the breath of Blackmore's vision; his guitar playing has rarely been better and, with the talents of Cozy Powell on drums and Ronnie James Dio on vocals these tapes show why fans regard this as the classic Read more on Last.fm.
