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Ritchie Blackmore is one of the most prominent guitarists in the world of hard rock or softer heavy metal if you so please. After having been one of the founding members of Deep Purple he left in 1975 to form his new band Rainbow. Nowadays he focuses mainly on his solo medieval / renaissance music project Blackmore's Night with whom he has released four albums so far. Being a classic hard rock label the artists on Lion Music have a lot to thank Blackmore for and now they express their gratitude through this tribute album to Deep Purple and Rainbow. Label boss Lars Eric Mattsson also participates on this album which is actually one of the few tribute albums I have been glad to have in my hands. Usually tribute albums are released by labels only to make some easy money and lack both quality and meaning. Luckily this one is different. The music of Deep Purple and Rainbow is something that most musicians and / or fans of heavy music can relate to in one way or another and I think this is a great way to revive these old classic songs. Deep Purple and Rainbow sound fresh once again and also slightly heavier than before. This is probably the first time you hear "Stargazer" with female vocals thanks to the Dutch band Arabesque. It is also nice to hear that most bands try to create their own versions of the songs which is the way covers should be made. Sometimes they sound better, sometimes they sound worse than the original but you should at least try to put your own touch on the song. This is a good way to get into these classic bands if you haven't done so before and of course a must-have if you're a hardcore fan. This is music which is timeless and I would probably have rated it higher if it wasn't "just" a tribute album.
| Tracklist |
| 1. Mister Kite - Bloodsucker |
| 2. Transcendence – Perfect Strangers |
| 3. Arabesque – Stargazer |
| 4. Lars Eric Mattsson – Self Portrait |
| 5. Reign Of Terror – Sixteenth Century Greensleeves |
| 6. Iron Mask – Gates of Babylon |
| 7. Headline – Battle Rages On |
| 8. Condition Red – Black Night |
| 9. Torben Enevolden – Space Truckin’ |
| 10. Eric Zimmermann – Man On The Silver Mountain |
| 11. Winterlong – Highway Star |
| 12. Jason Richardson – Lazy |
| 13. Condition Red – Still I’m Sad |
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| Buy other Blackmore's Castle albums |
