Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Spotlight Kid
2. I Surrender
3. Miss Mistreated
4. Street Of Dreams
5. Jealous Lover
6. Can't Happen Here
7. Tearin' Out My Heart
8. Since You've Been Gone
9. Bad Girl

Disc 2:

1. Difficult To Cure
2. Stone Cold
3. Power
4. Man On The Silver Mountain
5. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
6. Weiss Heim

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19462 in Music
• Released on: 1999-06-28
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Box set, Live, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .24 pounds
• Running time: 85 minutes

CD Description
In 1986, two years after Rainbow broke up, guitarist RichieBlackmore released the appropriately titled FINYL VINYL as the last chapter in the career of this impressive band. Thisdouble-disc set, a treat for both diehard fans and casual listeners, collects live material that was recorded over a span of six years and with three different singers.
"Spotlight Kid" and "Miss Mistreated" are energised on the live stage, while "Street of Dreams" features the addition of background vocalist Lin Robinson. "Since You Been Gone" from Donnington's Monsters of Rock in 1980 features the over-the-top vocals of Graham Bonnet and a snippet of "Over the Rainbow", courtesy of Blackmore. Bonnet also lends his signature vocals to the previously unreleased "Bad Girl". A 1984 Tokyo concert is the source for a powerful and lengthy "Difficult to Cure", which features a Japanese orchestra and some Eastern-flavoured guitar work from Blackmore. "Man on the Silver Mountain" and "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" are taken to even greater heights, demonstrating just how well vocalist Ronnie Dio'sorganic voice shines in live performance. "Weiss Heim" is abeautiful ballad, and a fitting close to the album.

Customer Reviews

Why it IS worth the money
If you want a 'Best of Rainbow' in the studio then yes, there are more appropriate albums: this was one for the fans. Studio B-sides, an unreleased studio track and the rest all live make this very nice for a fan of the band. Far from being a pointless release it was nice to get this!

Not a best of but a good enough album
Fortunately, Ritchie didn't call this a 'best of', because it certainly isn't. It's fairer to say that it's the best of the Joe Lynn Turner era, with standouts like Spotight Kid and I Surrender. It's hard to see the motive for releasing this really, apart from financial gain. With only a few tracks featuring Ronnie Dio or Graham Bonnet, and all but a couple of tracks appearing on other albums, most fans will find it hard to justify spending the money just to get Bad Girl and Jealous Lover. A very mixed bag all round. So why the 4 stars? Well, even later Rainbow means a pretty superior quality of music. Buy it if you like I Surrender. But if you want an album that does justice to the bands whole career, buy the 'Best of' instead.