Vote for best Rainbow album

[Starstruck]

Difficult,but definitely the 1st one!
_________________
...Cherokee people,cherokee tribe
too proud to live too proud to die...

It only takes a cheap trick to kill a mocking bird…

[Blackrainbow]

Guess I'm in the minority here, but I've got to cast my lot with Long Live Rock and Roll. It's the most consistant and deepest of the three studio masterpieces Ritchie and Ronnie collaborated on...seeing Gates of Babylon the other night in Phoenix was just awesome. It's just a breathtaking track. In regards to another thread, Rainbow Eyes is definately the best ballad Dio has ever performed.

[LJQ]

I think that all three albums with Ronnie in rainbow are Great.

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is great with Man On the Silver MOuntain, Temple Od The King and catch The Rainbow.

Rising is Great with Starstruck, Run With The Wolf, and the best Rock song ever - STARGAZER.

Long Live Rock 'N' Roll is Great With it's Title Song, The Gates Of Babylon, Lady Of The Lake, Kill The King, and the best Ballad - Rainbow Eyes.

So which is better? Difficult Question.... But I voted for Long Live...
_________________
Sing Me a Song You're a Singer
Do me a Wrong You're a Bringer of Evil

The Devil is never a Maker
The Less that You Give You're a Taker

[Hollywood Black]

Long Live Rock 'N' Roll!! Full of legendary hard rock power and ends with most touching song, "Rainbow Eyes".
_________________
"I'll turn away and never face the sun
You never make me be like you
I'm Master Of The Moon"

[Stranger]

Tough choice, cause I think all Rainbow albums are amazing. But I'd still have to go with Rising cause it contains the BEST track of all time... STARGAZER.
_________________
"There's no backdoor to Heaven, just a frontdoor to Hell"
-Lock Up The Wolves, RJD

[Scott77]

Rainbow Rising ... Imo Dio's best singing of them all

[mike md4eva]

All of them are master pieces imo but i guess ill vote for
R.B.-Rainbow
_________________
The world is full of Kings and Queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams its Heaven and Hell

[RainbowRising]

"Live in Germany 1976" is the absolutely best, but if we're talking only studio, albums it's "Rising".

And I'd like add that "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow" is a much better album than it has been credited for. The medieval inspirated tracks are just great... And just listen to the Ritchie's guitar sound!
_________________


LLRNR - Long Live Ritchie 'n' Ronnie

[Teka Phoenix]

Let's make a "Favorites" chart and see what happens...

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain 4/5
Catch The Rainbow 3/5
Snake Charmer 3/5
Temple Of The King 5/5
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 4/5
Total 19

Rainbow Rising
Tarot Woman 4/5
Run With The Wolf 4/5
Starstruck 3/5
Stargazer 6/5
Light In The Black 4/5
Total 21

Long Live Rock And Roll
Lady Of The Lake 3/5
Gates Of Babylon 5/5
L.A. Connection 3/5
The Shed 4/5
Rainbow Eyes 5/5
Total 20

So even with far fewer tracks, Rainbow Rising gets the most favorite points from me.
_________________
The ultimate treasure is one that guards itself.

[Mistryst]

Long live Rock 'n Roll - thats my choice

[Lady of the Lake]

The three are masterpieces. But which is the best? For me it depends the day. Today, it is RISING
_________________
And a lady in white will bring sun to the night brighter than ever before.
http://monsite.wanadoo.fr/flyinginthedark

[skrapmetal]

Rising

[H.D. The Dreamer]

No matter how hard i try i can't decide.i'm sorry!each of these albums has it's own beauty.i vote for the 3 of them!

[King Bayman]

I really love Rising but I had to vote for RB's Rainbow as it has my all time favorite song on it. "The Temple of the King."
_________________
Sit Down Honey....Everything will be alright.

[Lady of the Lake]