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Title: Hard rock goes medieval..
Review: The cover picture gives quite an accurate representation of what this album is like: medieval imagery, castles and rainbows, shot through with some killer guitar from the one and only Ritchie Blackmore. Apart from the insanely out-of-place "If You Don't Like Rock N Roll," it's 37 minutes of magic and mayhem. This isn't to say it's all fairies and elves - "Catch the Rainbow" is a sad almost-love-song that shows off Blackmore and Dio's abilities extremely well, "Snake Charmer" is an all-out hard rock tune, and "Still I'm Sad" is a wonderfully upbeat group jam that ends the album on a high note. And yet, it's still missing a star... only because Rainbow Rising is, in my mind, the most perfect work they've done. Can't give out those 5-stars like candy mints, they're reserved for the truly special cases. Anyway - if you like rock, guitar, medieval music, or either Blackmore or Dio, this is an album worth a few hard-earned dollars. After Rising of course.
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