Blackmores Rainbow - Return Of Satan (7CD Live Japan) 1976 ak320

Rainbow are a British rock supergroup led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, active from 1975 until present. A pioneer of power metal, the band's early work primarily featured mystical lyrics with a neoclassical metal style, Dio wrote lyrics about medieval themes. Dio possessed a vocal range capable of singing both hard rock and ballads, and, according to Blackmore, "I felt shivers down my spine." Although Dio never played a musical instrument on any Rainbow album, he is credited with writing and arranging the music with Blackmore, in addition to writing all the lyrics himself. Blackmore and Dio also found a common ground in their sense of humor. Keyboardist Tony Carey recalls rehearsing the material, saying "We didn't work anything out, except the structure, the ending ... very free-form, really progressive rock." Alright lets get to it.

Knight Of Rainbow
[EVSD-793/794]
Live at Tokyo Metropolitan Gym, Tokyo
December 2nd, 1976

Crown Of The King
[EVSD-795/796/797/798]
Live at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Afternoon and Evening December 16th, 1976

Disc.1
Knights Of Rainbow 1976-12-02 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium -
01: Opening
02: Over The Rainbow
03: Kill The King
04: Mistreated ~ Intro ~ Promoter's Announcement
05: Mistreated
06: Greensleeves
07: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
08: BWV147
09: Catch The Rainbow
10: Band Introduction
11: Lazy ~ White Christmas
12: Man On The Silver Mountain
13: Blues
14: Starstruck ~ Man On The Silver Mountain

Disc.2
Knights Of Rainbow 1976-12-02 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium -
01: Tony Carey Keyboard Solo
02: Stargazer
03: Still I'm Sad  
04: Cozy Powell Drums Solo
05: 1812 Overture
06: Still I'm Sad
07: Do You Close Your Eyes
08: Over The Rainbow ~ Promoter's Announcement

Disc.1 - Return Of Satan 1976-12-16 Tokyo Budokan Hall (Afternoon Show) -
01: Opening
02: Over The Rainbow
03: Kill The King
04: Mistreated
05: Greensleeves
06: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
07: BWV147
08: Catch The Rainbow
09: Band Introduction
10: Man On The Silver Mountain
11: Starstruck ~ Man On The Silver Mountain

Disc.2 - Return Of Satan 1976-12-16 Tokyo Budokan Hall (Afternoon Show) -
01: Tony Carey Keyboard Solo
02: A Light In The Black
03: White Christmas
04: Still I'm Sad
05: Cozy Powell Drums Solo
06: 1812 OverTure
07: Still I'm Sad
08: Over The Rainbow ~ Promoter's Annoucement


Disc.3
Return Of Satan 1976-12-16 Tokyo Budokan Hall (Evening Show) -
01: Opening ~ Jingle Bell
02: Over The Rainbow
03: Kill The King
04: Mistreated
05: Greensleeves
06: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
07: BWV147
08: Catch The Rainbow
09: Lazy ~ White Christmas
10: Man On The Silver Mountain
11: Starstruck ~ Man On The Silver Mountain

Disc.4
Return Of Satan 1976-12-16 Tokyo Budokan Hall (Evening Show) -
01: Tony Carey Keyboard Solo
02: Stargazer
03: Still I'm Sad
04: Cozy Powell Drums Solo
05: 1812 OverTure
06: Still I'm Sad
07: Do You Close Your Eyes
08: Over The Rainbow ~ Promoter's Annoucement

Disc.0
Chase The Rainbow 1976-12-16 Tokyo Budokan Hall (Evening Show) -
01: Over The Rainbow
02: Mistreated
03: Sixteen Century Greensleeves
04: Catch The Rainbow
05: Man On The Silver Mountain

Ritchie Blackmore: Guitar
Ronnie James Dio: Vocals
Jimmy Bain: Bass, Backing Vocals
Tony Carey: Keyboards
Cozy Powell: Drums