RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW TO RELEASE 'MEMORIES IN ROCK II'
16th February 2018
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow will release 'Memories In Rock II', a live 2 CD/DVD, on Friday 6th April, as well as new single, 'Waiting For A Sign', which is scheduled for release on Friday 16th March.
In 2017, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore brought his new Rainbow line-up to the UK for three concerts in London, Glasgow and Birmingham and the 'Memories In Rock II' double disc is taken from these performances and includes first time ever seen backstage videos.
You can go behind the scenes with Rainbow with special interviews exclusive to this release with band members Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie Romero, Jens Johansson, Bob Nouveau and David Keith plus the lovely backing vocalists Lady Lynn and Candice Night, as well as the phenomenal crew that brought these shows to the fans; production managers, lighting director, guitar technicians and many more to make up over sixty minutes of special backstage interviews and impromptu footage.
The setlist, combining classic tracks from Deep Purple as well as Rainbow, was exactly what the collection of tunes fans requested most. A few of the highlights are 'Spotlight Kid', 'I Surrender', 'Mistreated', 'Man On The Silver Mountain', 'Perfect Strangers', 'Black Night' and, of course, 'Smoke On The Water'.
MetalTalk scribe Johnny Main was on hand to report from Ritchie Blackmore's first show in Glasgow for nearly forty years and you can read all about it right here.
This double CD will also include 'Waiting For A Sign', which features Ritchie Blackmore on guitar and Ronnie Romero on vocals. The pair released the first new Rainbow single since 1996 with a reworked version of 'I Surrender' and an Edward Elgar cover, 'Land Of Hope And Glory', in June last year.
The release was slated by fans and critics alike and members of the current Rainbow line-up distanced themselves from it, as you can see right here.
You can see a ten minute promo for the DVD release here:
'Memories In Rock II' tracklisting: Disc 1 Over The Rainbow Spotlight Kid I Surrender Mistreated
Since You've Been Gone Man On The Silver Mountain/Woman From Tokyo 16th Century Greensleeves Soldier Of Fortune Perfect Strangers Difficult To Cure All Night Long Child In Time Disc 2 Stargazer
Long Live Rock'n'Roll/Lazy Catch The Rainbow Black Night Carry On Jon Temple Of The King Smoke On The Water Waiting For A Sign Disc 3 Ritchie Blackmore Interview Ronnie Romero Interview Jens Johansson Interview Bob Nouveau Interview David Keith Interview Candice Night Interview Lady Lynn Interview Dave David Interview Andreas Bock Interview Michael Bockmühl Interview Bonus Backstage Clip I Surrender 2017 Backstage Clip
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow are: Ronnie Romero – Vocals Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Bob Nouveau – Bass Guitar Jens Johanssen – Keyboards David Keith – Drums Candice Night – Backing Vocals Lady Lynn – Backing Vocals