RAINBOW

Le line up a été dévoilé :

Ronnie Romero : chant
Jens Johansson : claviers
David Keith : batterie (ex-BN)
Bob Nouveau : basse


Guitar icon’s live band announced for upcoming rock shows

Ritchie Blackmore’s touring lineup for his upcoming shows has been revealed.

The guitar icon will hit the road with his new version of Rainbow for two German Monsters Of Rock festivals in June, and an appearance at Birmingham’s Genting Arena the same month.

Sources confirmed the lineup will consist of Blackmore, Lords Of Black singer Ronnie Romero, Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson, Blackmore’s Night drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau.

They’ll play music from Rainbow and Deep Purple’s back catalogue at the shows.

Blackmore recently said his chosen vocalist was “a cross between Dio and Freddie Mercury.”

He added: "This will mean exposing a new singer to the masses, and I’m sure he’ll become pretty famous because of his voice.”

Further details will be released in due course.

Le chanteur, c'est lui....Comme il s'appelle Ronnie, la boucle est bouclée...

Sinon là, nous avons dans le line up Jens Johannson qui, en 1985, intégra Rising Force d'Yngwie Malmsteen. Cet organiste a également fait ses classes chez Stratovarius, et là, je revois mon jugement de départ tendant à dénigrer ce line up, c'est un musicien hyper-talentueux. Par conséquent, il n'aura aucune difficulté à s'adapter au répertoire particulièrement exigeant de Rainbow. Le chanteur, Ronnie "la boucle est bouclée" Romero est doté d'un timbre très dioesque doublé d'accents coverdaliens notamment sur la vidéo de Stormbringer. Je le trouve, au final, très talentueux pour ma part.

Ceci dit, pour une dernière "farandole", notre ami aurait pu quand même s'entourer de musiciens plus renommés. Les autres, trop chers ? Sans nul doute qu'il le fait pour le blé comme cela a été avancé dans de précédents messages mais au moins, ceux qui iront voir le groupe (ce qui ne sera pas mon cas), auront une dernière fois le privilège de ré-entendre ces classiques intemporels.

Bob Nouveau, ça pourrait être Bob Daisley mais bon, personnellement, je n'y crois pas trop. Je pencherais davantage pour Sir Robert of Normandie (Robert Curiano).

Cultissime !!!!!!!!!!!!

Le chanteur Ronnie Romero de LORDS OF BLACK va rejoindre Blackmore pour les 4 concerts dédiés à Rainbow et Deep Purple.

En ce qui concerne la façon dont il a été choisi, le chanteur d''origine chilienne a déclaré à Rafabasa.com: "Je ne sais pas depuis combien de temps ils m'vaient sur leur liste, mais ils m'a contacté il ya quelques mois, au début de l'été, pour me donner une chance via une audition. Je me souviens profondément de «ce premier jour» , recevoir un email de Ritchie Blackmore lui-même est assez difficile à assimiler, meme après quelques jours jours, voire des semaines. "

Romero a également commenté la description récente de Ritchie de son style vocal comme «un croisement entre Ronnie James Dio et Freddie Mercury." Il a dit: «Je pense juste à la chance que j'ai, et pas seulement d'obtenir le concert, mais comment diable ils m'ont choisi au milieu de tant de bons chanteurs dans le monde Dès le premier contact, j'ai juste essayé de faire de mon mieux pour l'obtenir.. . J'ai toujours cru en moi-même, et avec le soutien de ma famille et des amis proches, voire plus. A propos de ses paroles, je ne peux qu'être reconnaissant, il a mis la barre assez haut avec sa description. [Rires] Mais je suis également heureux avec sa confiance en moi pour cette tâche immense. »

source ROCKMEETING

Photo du nouveau line up :

De la part de Ted, admin du FJF. En fait,  c'est la setlist qu'il espère   :

En primeur et uniquement sur le FJF LA SET LIST DES CONCERTS DE RAINBOW... cheers

1...LAND OF GLORY/OVER THE RAINBOW.
2...SPOTLIGHT KID.
3...LONG LIVE RNR/BLACK NIGHT.
4...PERFECT STRANGERS.
5...CATCH THE RAINBOW.
6...WOMAN FROM TOKYO.
7...LAZY.
8...feat Candice..SHIELD/SOLDIER OF FORTUNE.
9...FEAT cANDICE...ARIEL.
10.MISTREATED....Feat...Coverdale.
11.ALL NIGHT LONG.
12.INTRO CHILD IN TIME/SPACE TRUCKIN.
13.CANT HAPPEN HERE.
14.ROCK FEVER.
15.DIFFICULT TO CURE /hommage JON LORD.
16.HIGHWAY STAR.

rappel.

17.LOST IN HOLLYWOOD.
18..MEDLEY ROCK AND ROLL inc HUSH.

second rappel.

19..BURN.
20..SMOKE ON THE RAPPEL

"Si ça marche, nous ferons plus de dates" a déclaré tout récemment Ritchie Blackmore lors du "Rich Davenport's Rock Show". Par ailleurs, les shows seront filmés.


RITCHIE BLACKMORE On Playing Hard Rock Again: 'If It Works, We'll Do More Dates'

On resurrecting RAINBOW in 2016 for several festival appearances:

"BLACKMORE'S NIGHT will go on, and this is just a brief intermission of playing some good old rock, but with some good friends and some good musicians. And hopefully everybody's there for the same reason, which is it's good music and it's nostalgia, and hopefully everything goes well. And if it works, we'll do, obviously, more dates. We're only doing three this first time. But, like I said, if it works, we'll do more later on."

Blackmore will be joined in the new RAINBOW lineup by LORDS OF BLACK singer Ronnie Romero, STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau (a.k.a. Robert "Bob" Curiano, ex-BLACKMORE'S NIGHT).

The U.K. concert will take place on Saturday, June 25 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham. The performance will be Blackmore's first U.K. rock show in over 20 years. The two concerts in Germany will take place at the Monsters Of Rock festival on Friday, June 17, 2016 at Freilichtbühne in Loreley and on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Festplatz am Viadukt in Bietigheim-Bissingen.

Blackmore plans to film and record the performances for future release.

Blackmore quit rock and roll in 1997 to form a medieval folk band called BLACKMORE'S NIGHT with then-girlfriend and now-wife Candice Night. Since then, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT has released nine studio albums, with a new CD, "All Our Yesterdays", having arrived on September 18.

Voici un extrait d'une interview accordée par Ronnie Romero à RedHardNHeavy :

"-Etes vous à l'aise avec les membres du groupe et est-ce que vous pourriez nous en dire plus concernant les titres que vous allez interpréter pour ces shows ?

-Oui, nous avons répété récemment pendant 7-8 jours. Le répertoire est sympa et ça, je le dis en tant que fan de Rainbow et de Deep Purple. Il est possible que les gens qui assisteront aux concerts, seront agréablement surpris par le choix des chansons. Aucune d' entre elles ne sera soit typique soit attendu. Je pense que l'on se souviendra longtemps de ces shows.

-Juste comme ça par curiosité : allez-vous aussi jouer des titres d'albums qui sont perçus comme étant moins populaires comme Slaves And Masters ou bien The Battle Rages On ou bien allez-vous uniquement interpréter les classiques de Rainbow ?

-Vous serez surpris de ce que nous avons en stock pour ces concerts (rires). On ne peut encore rien dire."

Sinon, il y a une erreur de crédit sur cette photo. De toute évidence, elle n'a pas été prise du temps de Rainbow (1983 comme cela est précisé) mais lors de la deuxième partie du Perfect Strangers Tour 84-85 de Deep Purple.

Ritchie a confirmé que la setlist pour les shows à venir inclurait Stargazer et que la période Dio constituera la partie centrale des concerts avec 30% de titres de Deep Purple (Marks II et III) et des chansons des périodes Joe Lynn Turner et Graham Bonnet.

So Ritchie has confirmed that the set list for the upcoming shows will include Stargazer...and that the Dio era will be a central part of the shows

"The setlist will be Rainbow songs for about 70% including Stargazer, because apparently that’s a song everybody wants to hear. About 30% will be Deep Purple songs. We will focus on the best known songs. The Dio-era will be a central part of the show, but we will also play songs from the Joe Lynn Turner- and Graham Bonnet periods. As far is Purple is concerned; we will play Gillan-era but will also play something from the David Coverdale period.

Je viens de voir ça....

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Pour faire court, Blackmore interprétera les classiques du groupe de la façon dont il les interprétait il y a 20 ans :

Ritchie Blackmore sits down with Guitar Player for our May 2016 cover story to talk about his upcoming Rainbow gigs in Europe, where the British guitar icon will make his return to playing rock.

Blackmore announced in September 2015 that he would play a few rock shows in 2016, performing a set based on tunes from his days with Deep Purple and Rainbow.

“It will be [the best of] Rainbow and Deep Purple,” he said. “It’s just having fun but it’s only four dates in Europe. I don’t want to do anymore because I take what I’m doing now much more seriously.”

Blackmore quit playing rock in the mid Nineties and since 1997 has been working with his wife, Candice Night, in the medieval folk-rock group Blackmore’s Night. The lineup for his Rainbow shows includes Lords of Black singer Ronnie Romero, Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson, and Blackmore’s Night drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau.

In our interview, we talk with Blackmore about the upcoming gigs as well as his guitar technique, greatest riffs, gear, guitar modifications—including his self-scalloped fretboards—musical inspirations, and of course Deep Purple, Rainbow Blackmore’s Night.

In this excerpt from the issue—which goes on sale May 2016—Blackmore talks about preparations for his upcoming rock shows.

You’ve said that you wanted to “get back to some rock and roll” with the Blackmore’s Rainbow dates. How did it feel to musically revisit those Rainbow and Deep Purple songs?
RITCHIE BLACKMORE Interesting, because I now have to relearn the songs that I have completely forgotten about. Some of them have a lot more in them than I remembered, so I am listening to a lot more of the riffs that I used to play and relearning. I haven’t played these songs in 20 years.

Given the passage of time, did you feel like rearranging or reinventing any of the classics?
BLACKMORE No, I haven’t changed hardly anything. We’ll be playing the old songs the way that I played them 20 years ago.

How did you choose the current members of Blackmore’s Rainbow and how do they inform your playing?
BLACKMORE The drummer [David Keith] I played with before, and he knows how to groove. I am a fan of drummers that keep a tempo rather than do drum solos. The bass player [Bob Nouveau], I played with before. Great musician and very good guitar player as well. The keyboard player, Jens, I used on Under a Violet Moon on Blackmore’s Night and he was always an incredible keyboard player. Apparently one of the best in the world. I told him he would be playing more of a supportive role, which he loved because he said that’s how he was brought up. But he would still be doing his solos.

Ronnie Romero—Candy picked him up on YouTube just as I was going to bed and I really had no interest in hearing a vocalist. But then I heard him and thought, Who is this guy? He’s really good. He’s the reason I thought it would be a good idea to do some dates, because he was really good and not known. I love to introduce new people to the public. It always makes me feel good to discover someone.

Are there any other exciting, nostalgic, or musical elements regarding stepping onstage to rock these songs again?
BLACKMORE A lot of nostalgia involved. I love nostalgia too, and often listen to the old people I grew up with: Duane Eddy, Hank Marvin, and the Beatles’ early stuff. Nostalgia is within all of us. I just don’t want to play it every day of my life. We have get together at the local pub where we have all nostalgic songs and have a good time.

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JLT fustige le come back de Rainbow en affirmant que les fans méritent mieux qu'un cover band :

JOE LYNN TURNER Blasts RITCHIE BLACKMORE's RAINBOW Comeback: 'The Fans Deserve Better Than A Cover Band'

Source : Blabbermouth

Blackmore s'est expliqué sur le choix des musiciens lors d'une interview accoudée au magazine Aardshock :

Legendary hard rock guitar pioneer Ritchie Blackmore (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) spoke to Dutch magazine Aardschok about his decision to enlist a new group of musicians to help him perform RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE classics at three European shows this summer. Blackmore will be joined at the gigs by LORDS OF BLACK singer Ronnie Romero, STRATOVARIUS keyboardist Jens Johansson, BLACKMORE’S NIGHT drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau (a.k.a. Robert “Bob” Curiano, ex-BLACKMORE’S NIGHT).

Asked why he chose not to hire a “more famous” vocalist, Blackmore said: “The whole idea was to find good musicians. Of course, there were many familiar names around, but this idea didn’t appeal to me. Unlike many others, I prefer to discover new musicians who can add a fresh approach to my music. It’s great to present new musicians to the public.”

L'idée globale c'était de trouver de bons musicians. Bien évidemment, des noms connus étaient sur les rangs mais au final, cette idée ne m'a pas interpelé. A la différence de beaucoup d'autres, je préfère découvrir de nouveaux musiciens qui peuvent interpréter ma musique avec une certaine fraîcheur. C'est super de présenter de nouveaux musiciens au public.
He continued: “The singer Ronnie Romero is complete unknown. He’s 34 and I’m sure that he’ll have a great career in this scene. He is orginally from Chile, but lives in Spain. Bassist Bob Nouveau is from Connecticut, and Jens is a known and respected keyboard player. It’s very easy to work with him, because he’s so experienced.

Il poursuit : "Le chanteur Ronnie Romero est complètement incoonu. Il a 34 ans et je suis sûr qu'il fera une belle carrière dans la musique. Il vient du Chili mais il vit en Espagne. Le bassiste Bob Nouveau vient du Connecticut et Jens est un claviériste renommé. C'est très facile de travailler avec lui."

“With drummers, I always tend to be very selective. For instance, I do not like to work with showmen. On stage, I need a groove and a lot of these so-called ‘famous’ drummers often rely more on the show element than on feel. I know many guys who can make their sticks fly and use sixteen bass drums, but who are mediocre when it comes to music. David Keith, however, has a great feel for rhythm.”

"Avec les batteurs, j'ai tendance à être très sélectif. Par exemple, je n'aime pas travailler avec des showmen. Sur scène, j'ai besoin de groove et beaucoup de ces soi-disants batteurs ont tendance à se reposer sur les éléments du show plutôt que sur le feeling. J'en connais plein de batteurs qui font voler leurs baguettes et qui utilisent seize grosses caisses mais qui sont vraiment vraiment mauvais lorsqu'ils jouent. David Keith est doté d'un très bon sens du rythme."

Blackmore also talked about the renewed interest in classic rock and the media hype surrounding his return to rock. He said: “I never think about how good or bad things are going in a group. I’m just trying to create music of a high-quality standard. My music never really got into the charts. I think the most important thing is to believe in yourself. I think that RAINBOW made some memorable albums, which aren’t less appreciated than any DEEP PURPLE album. Both groups were advanced for their time.

“The nostalgia aspect certainly has a role in the upcoming shows. Some people will use this project to check if I can still do it, while others will probably see it as an opportunity to see me on a bigger stage once again.”

He added: “I don’t want to sound morbid, but I do believe that thoughts like these come with the age that I have. I turned 70 and that has its disadvantages. Having a sore back or stiff fingers on stage is no fun. However, all this comes totally from myself.

“There were moments, a few years ago, when I thought of how much fun it would be to play some of the old songs again. However, the longer I thought about it the less appealing it all became. It was not until I found out about Ronnie that the whole idea came back again and when I started realizing the idea. He has a great voice and his fresh input is what gave me the final push. I am quite demanding when it comes to singers, but with Ronnie is absolutely feels good. This guy has a great future in the scene. He sounds like a perfect fit for this job because he has a voice that reminds of [Ronnie James] Dio but is versatile enough to also handle the [Ian] Gillan songs well.”

Regarding the song selection for the upcoming shows, Blackmore said: “The setlist will be RAINBOW songs for about 70 percent, including ‘Stargazer’, because apparently that’s a song everybody wants to hear. About 30 percent will be DEEP PURPLE songs. We will focus on the best-known songs. The Dio era will be a central part of the show, but we will also play songs from the Joe Lynn Turner and Graham Bonnet periods. As far as PURPLE is concerned; we will play the Gillan era but will also play something from the David Coverdale period.”

Blackmore also addressed the possibility of further shows being announced if the upcoming dates go well. He said: “I deliberately chose to only give three concerts, to see if I’m still able to do this. Of course, there have been a lot of attractive offers, especially from Sweden and Finland. However, we must remember that I have already planned a German tour for BLACKMORE’S NIGHT in July. As you know, after I suspended the activities of RAINBOW, I became very interested in playing renaissance music. To move back to the electrics from the acoustics won’t be easy. I’ve rarely played rock music in the last years, and before these shows I have to cut my nails short. Because when I play this other music, I need long nails. Five days after the last RAINBOW show, there’ll already be the first BLACKMORE’S NIGHT show, so it’s unclear if I will have enough time to grow my nails back. If it won’t work so fast, I have to rely on false plastic nails. I never had this problem before, but I’m glad that I can [do something to] help me out.”

He went on to say: “If we enjoy ourselves and the audience gives us a positive vibe back, then I won’t rule out the possibility of continuing. However, the second round of dates will probably take place in 2017. But the crucial factor will be the chemistry between the musicians and the audience reaction. These shows will be recorded on video, so that we can release it later on. But my heart will always belong to renaissance music.”

Blackmore will perform RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE material at three shows this year in Europe. The U.K. concert will take place on Saturday, June 25 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham. The performance will be Blackmore‘s first U.K. rock show in over 20 years. The two concerts in Germany will take place at the Monsters Of Rock festival on Friday, June 17 at Freilichtbühne in Loreley and on Saturday, June 18 at Festplatz am Viadukt in Bietigheim-Bissingen.

Par rapport à la reformation de Rainbow :

JLT : "Je vais vous dire ce qu'il s'est passé. Pendant plus d'un an, j'étais en pourparlers avec son management et nous avions souhaité de grands projets pour une vraie reformation de Rainbow et ce, grâce à l'intégrité des anciens membres comme Doogie et Graham. Tout le monde aurait joué et tout le monde aurait chanté. C'est ce que les fans auraient dû voir et non pas ce qu'il est en train de monter. Je continue de croire que c'est un tribute band. Et nous voulions, je voulais être impliqué dans cette reformation si elle avait eu lieu. Et puis lorsqu'il a commencé à écarter cette éventualité, j'ai repoussé le truc en lui disant : "Si tu veux faire ce machin, je ne m'impliquerai pas là-dedans" car pour moi, c'est une honte qu'il conçoive les choses de cette manière. Donc pour faire court, j'ai dit que je ne m'impliquerai pas et lui, par presse interposée, a dit que JLT n'était pas impliqué mais qu'il ne le savait pas encore. Je le vais. On peut dire qu'il s'agit d'un véritable manque de classe, la façon dont il a présenté les choses. Et cela, je ne le respecte pas. Personne ne doit respecter ça. C'est son problème. Je ne suis pas en colère. Je me rends compte que j'ai perdu du temps à essayer à essayer de m'investir dans cette possible cette reformation et là, j'ai été trahi. Le coeur du problème est que je ne voudrais pas que ça se passe autrement. Ce qu'il propose, c'est un cover band. Je ne pense pas par contre qu'il ne donne rien aux fans. On peut entendre Ritchie jouer. Et alors ? Un guitariste de sa stature devrait pouvoir bénéficier d'un retour autrement plus prestigieux. Je ne pense pas qu'il ait pris la bonne décision. C'est tout ce que je peux dire. Il peut faire ce qu'il veut. La plupart des gens ont dit que j'étais dingue. J'étais plutôt déçu lorsque j'évoquais son retour au rock et du coup, il m'a ri au nez. J'étais contrarié. Aujourd'hui, je ne le suis plus. Je vous ai fait part de la vérité. Les gens devraient comprendre que j'ai toujours dit la vérité. Et ce que j'ai dit aujourd'hui, c'est la vérité. Je voulais un vrai Rainbow. Ca n'arrivera pas. Bonne chance à toi, Ritchie.""

I’ll tell you what happened. And that’s the short story. For over a year I was talking with his management and we wanted to have big plans with an authentic Rainbow reunion, with the integrity of the old members, with Doogie, Graham. Everyone singing, everybody playing. This what the fans really should see. Not what he is doing now. I believe it’s a cover band. And we wanted, I wanted, to be involved only if this was the situation. So, when he started to back off from that situation, I set this whole thing back and said: “If you want to do this, I’m not gonna be involved”, because for me, it’s a cheap way. And I don’t think the fans deserve it. I think it’s a shame that he feels this way. So, to make it short, I said I am not involved and then he would comment on the press and the newspapers that Joe Lynn Turner is not involved and he doesn’t know it yet. Well, I knew it. And it was a very classless way to announce that to the world and I don’t respect that very much. And I don’t think anyone should respect that. But that’s his problem. I’m not angry about anything. I just feel that I wasted my time in trying to make an authentic Rainbow reunion happen and I was betrayed. The fact of the matter is that I wouldn’t want to do it any other way. What he is doing now, is a cover band. I don’t think he gives anything to the fans. You could hear Ritchie play, but so what? That’s it. And I think a guitar player of his stature, should have the best way possible to return. I don’t think he made the right decision. That’s all I can say. He can do what he wants. Most people were saying that I was crazy, I was delusional, when I was talking about his return to rock and laughed at me. And I was upset about it. At the same time, I am not anymore. I was telling the truth. People should understand that I always say the truth. And what I said today IS the truth. I wanted an authentic Rainbow. Not this. So, good luck, Ritchie. I wish you well.

La news est déjà sur le net depuis un certain temps : le Monsters Of Rock 1980 sortira en avril. En attendant, ceux qui ont les moyens de se payer l'édition jap, bah allez-y. C'est vrai que c'est beau mais bon là, il faut avouer que c'est "TRES CHER" (aux alentours de 450 €).... :x



Ca, c'est plus raisonnable :

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Le 22 Avril, sortie de "Monsters Of Rock - Live At Donington 1980" en format DVD + CD.

Un live de 81 devrait sortir le 13 mai :

RAINBOW’s 1981 Concert To Be Released

Looks like Ritchie Blackmore’s revival of his former band has awaken a lot of RAINBOW demons – if they ever were asleep, that is. There’s been a slew of related releases lately, and May 13th will see the issue of “Boston 1981”: a document of the show the band played at Orpheum Theatre almost to the date 35 years before, on May 7th, 1981. They were promoting “Difficult To Cure” then, the group’s first album with Joe Lynn Turner on vocals, off which four pieces made it to the stage on that tour, other cuts being from their previous records and encore a DEEP PURPLE perennial. Available for years as a bootleg, now the tape makes it to the market in a legitimate way.

“Boston 1981” will be released on CD, in a limited edition mini-LP wallet, and on a double vinyl – blue, green or red – with a stitched-in 20-page booklet. A great addition to any collection.
RAINBOW - Boston 1981

RAINBOW –
Boston 1981

1. Spotlight Kid
2. Love’s No Friend
3. I Surrender
4. Man On The Silver Mountain
5. Catch The Rainbow
6. Can’t Happen Here
7. Lost In Hollywood
8. Difficult To Cure
9. Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
10. Smoke On The Water
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March 18, 2016