Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29459 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-11-26
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 146 minutes

Synopsis
After leaving 'Deep Purple' at the height of their fame, Ritchie Blackmore went on to form Rainbow in 1975, together with vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Cozy Powell. Instantly successful, the band released a string of hit albums up until 1985 when Blackmore left the band to join the reformed Deep Purple. Featured on this DVD is a concert from their European tour in 1977, with the band performing songs from the 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll' album released later that year.

Customer Reviews

total power!
quite simply this is the best music dvd release ive ever heard, the DTS sound is without equal on anything else ive ever heard, blew me away. The concert itself is equally as good, this a highly charged performance from a band at their peak, Ritchies playing is without equal, its almost as if he is demonically possessed the speed he plays that guitar at, Dio's vocals are the best ive ever heard him sing and the whole band come together to deliver amazing white knuckle versions of the man on the silver mountain, long live rock and roll, kill the king, 16th century greensleeves etc. my only criticism is that they dont perform stargazer, why? even so this is still the best tenner you'll ever spend on a concert dvd, a big well done to eagle for releasing this and on such an excellent presentation with that DTS sound. All we need now is a full unedited release of rainbow headlining at Monsters of Rock 1980 with Graham 'bring the mushy peas out' Bonnet, that show was filmed by the bbc and aired on tv in a 30min edit missing out classics such as since you been gone ( recorded that night and released on the final vinyl album) and an extremely good live rendition of stargazer ( released on the old Monsters of Rock LP). The footage exists so hopefully Eagle can restore that show to dvd the way they did with this concert, that would really make my day. Long live rock and roll!

The Pot of Gold has at last been found....!
At last.....the wait is over for Rock Fans everywhere, and especially Rainbow fans. The definitive Rainbow line-up of Blackmore-Dio-Powell captured live in concert in '77. This DVD represents the long awaited release of a concert that was filmed for a European TV broadcast in the seventies. The footage captures the band at their raw best, featuring many of the early Rainbow classics (with the exception of Stargazer). Ritchie just proves what a great guitar maestro he is, and coupled with the powerful vocals of Dio, and the hard-hitting drum work of Powell, this makes for a superb musical experience. Bob Daisley and David Stone also contribute in a major way to what must be one of the greatest Hard Rock Band ever. Catch the Rainbow!!

Rainbow - 'Live In Munich, 1977' (Eagle Rock)
After seeing their memorable live 2-CD box set released time and time again, I didn't expect to see this fabulous live 1977 concert put out on DVD. Good work! Blackmore, Dio and the rest of the crew put on a most professional gig here as you'll see when you watch it for the first time. More than thoroughly enjoyed getting to see {as well as hear} stellar live performances of the powerhouse "Kill The King", "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves", "Man On The Silver Mountain", "Still I'm Sad" and "Do You Close Your Eyes". That revolving lighting rig around the stage totally caught me off guard. Highly recommended. To bad they'll never likely reunite.