A gem from the vaults.
Cooper | Jefferson City, Missouri | 09/29/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have always thought that putting out old live concerts would be the thing to do and now you are starting to see more and more groups do this. The Doors , Hendrix, Zeppelin and The Who just to name a few.
Here is my take on the Live in Koln 1976 CD.
1. If you don't like Dio....don't buy it.
2. If you are not a fan of Blackmore....don't buy it.
If you are still reading this than you should know that this line up from Rainbow was short lived. So many live Rainbow CD's are the same show spliced together with a new cover this is a full complete concert, and the other 2 shows will soon follow (right now you can buy a 3 show 6 CD box set but that is well more than I wanted to pay).
The sound is great and the playing is we done, not many mistakes are there, and I am sure that is why Blackmore selected these instead of a show from Toledo, Ohio. Bottom line if you like Rainbow and are tired of you Atlanta 78 bootleg or just want more this is a perfect place to start."
Toto, Here We Go Again.....
R. A. Young | Asheville, NC | 07/07/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you're new to Rainbow or a casual fan, "Rainbow - On Stage" is probably a better bet for you. However for fans, like myself, that have worn that release out, this is great stuff. Nicely packaged and well recorded.
It's a somewhatlonger, un-edited "On Stage". But the quality is right there. On this release, and the other two Deutschland Tournee cd's, I honestly couldn't tell you which is the best, as they are all very similar. But they have just enough differences to warrant listening to each. The fans singing "Rit-chie Black-more" at the beginning of Dusseldorf is quite funny. Bottom line, a great set of cd's, just depends on what you're looking for price wise. Blackmore always delivers, so I have no complaints here.
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Fantastic Rainbow show with the definitive lineup...
Steven Shaw | CA United States | 04/23/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As a Rainbow fan who first started listening to the band as a young teenager in 79, I was never able to see them live in their glorious heyday... But now, thankfully, with the release of the Deutschland Tournee series, I've been able to at least hear how fantastic the band sounded live. And let's face it, whether playing with Purple or Rainbow, it always seems that you get a fuller and wilder sound with Ritchie playing live.
The Tournee series is comprised of three shows recorded on three days over a four day period: Cologne... Nurnberg... Dusseldorf... I've carefully listened to all three and, quite honestly, though the play lists are exactly the same, the performances do vary from show to show in one way or another. Consider disc one: while each show offers great renditions of 16th Century, Catch the Rainbow and Man on the Silver Mountain, I thought the Nurnberg's version of Kill the King edged the other shows with a more energetic and powerful rendition. Yet, the Cologne version of Mistreated was a notch better than the other two shows as it's intro was longer and fuller. In fact, I'd swear it was the same as the version on the On Stage album. On disc two, the Cologne version of Stargazer is hands down the best of the three shows... his solo is a particularly mesmerizing drawn out extravaganza with notes dripping like rich golden bombs of delight. With the silence that I hear after the solo, I can just imagine a thousand jaws dropping in the audience as they try to absorb and believe what they just heard. The energy carries over to the next song, Still I'm Sad, as the band tears it up with forceful aplomb. The only bad track on the Cologne disc is Do You Close Your Eyes - and not so much the performance but, rather, because the recording includes too much feedback and interference. This song sounds much better in the other shows. So overall, if you were only going to get one of Tournee shows, my vote would be for the Cologne show... though if you really love the Rainbow sound, try to find a way to get all three - I don't think you'll be disappointed!"
Track Listings (6) - Disc #1