Post by Mustang Bass on Jun 19, 2016 20:01:16 GMT
The new RAINBOW lineup made its live debut on Friday, June 17 at the Monsters Of Rock festival at Freilichtbühne in Loreley, Germany.
Ritchie 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. 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."
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."
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.
Regarding the song selection for the summer 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 will perform RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE material at one more show this month.. The U.K. concert will be held on Saturday, June 25 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham.
The setlist was as follows:
01. Highway Star (DEEP PURPLE cover)
02. Spotlight Kid
03. Mistreated (DEEP PURPLE cover)
04. Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard cover)
05. Man On The Silver Mountain
06. Catch The Rainbow
07. Difficult To Cure
08. Perfect Strangers (DEEP PURPLE cover)
09. Child In Time (DEEP PURPLE cover)
10. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
11. Stargazer
12. Black Night (DEEP PURPLE cover)
13. Smoke On The Water (DEEP PURPLE cover)
www.blabbermouth.net/news/watch-quality-video-footage-of-rainbows-second-comeback-concert/
Ritchie 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. 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."
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."
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.
Regarding the song selection for the summer 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 will perform RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE material at one more show this month.. The U.K. concert will be held on Saturday, June 25 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham.
The setlist was as follows:
01. Highway Star (DEEP PURPLE cover)
02. Spotlight Kid
03. Mistreated (DEEP PURPLE cover)
04. Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard cover)
05. Man On The Silver Mountain
06. Catch The Rainbow
07. Difficult To Cure
08. Perfect Strangers (DEEP PURPLE cover)
09. Child In Time (DEEP PURPLE cover)
10. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
11. Stargazer
12. Black Night (DEEP PURPLE cover)
13. Smoke On The Water (DEEP PURPLE cover)
www.blabbermouth.net/news/watch-quality-video-footage-of-rainbows-second-comeback-concert/
