Originally released in 1979, as this was Rainbow's fourth actual album. Unfortunately, Ronnie James Dio's replacement for band front-man / vocalist Graham Bonnet just doesn't fit the bill. I am grateful, however that 'Down To Earth' was the only Rainbow in which Bonnet appears on. For some reason(s), I've never particularly cared for him - not in Rainbow anyway. Correct me if I'm wrong but he seemed to be a bit more so suitable for his days in Alcatrazz, I thought. Upside of this Rainbow catalog title is that former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover joins the band. So some of tunes here are (how should I say it?) somewhat memorable. Like, "All Night Long" (the old MTV video was okay), "No Time To Lose", the radio friendly "Since You've Been Gone" and "Love's No Friend". I'm guessing die-hard fans of Deep Purple, Rainbow and Ritchie Blackmore should get more out of this CD reissue than I did.
Originally released in 1979, as this was Rainbow's fourth actual album. Unfortunately, Ronnie James Dio's replacement for band front-man / vocalist Graham Bonnet just doesn't fit the bill. I am grateful, however that 'Down To Earth' was the only Rainbow in which Bonnet appears on. For some reason(s), I've never particularly cared for him - not in Rainbow anyway. Correct me if I'm wrong but he seemed to be a bit more so suitable for his days in Alcatrazz, I thought. Upside of this Rainbow catalog title is that former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover joins the band. So some of tunes here are (how should I say it? ) somewhat memorable. Like, "All Night Long" (the old MTV video was okay), "No Time To Lose", the radio friendly "Since You've Been Gone" and "Love's No Friend". I'm guessing die-hard fans of Deep Purple, Rainbow and Ritchie Blackmore should get more out of this CD reissue than I did.