Defenders Of The Faith, le forum Metal

The list of memorable songs from their collective discographies is never-ending and includes "Man on the Silver Mountain", "Stone Cold", "Stargazer", "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll", "Street of Dreams", "Smoke on the Water", "Highway Star", "Burn" and many more.

Bib a écrit :Et encore, il est un peu moisi ce nom je trouve !

Love_Gun a écrit : Et puis c'est typiquement le genre de nom que tu veux donner à un tribute band de Blackmore ... genre les gars qui jouent dans la rue pour la fete de la musique!

Love_Gun a écrit :Et puis c'est typiquement le genre de nom que tu veux donner à un tribute band de Blackmore ... genre les gars qui jouent dans la rue pour la fete de la musique!

Former RAINBOW musicians Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Carey, Bobby Rondinelli and Greg Smith have united with a second generation Blackmore to form OVER THE RAINBOW.

Over The Rainbow is:
vocals: Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow 1980-1984)
keyboards: Tony Carey (Rainbow 1975-1978)
drums: Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow 1980-1983)
bass: Greg Smith (Rainbow 1994-1997)
guitar: Jurgen ("J.R.") Blackmore

Carey, who has produced several artists including JOE COCKER and DAVID KNOPFLER since his Rainbow days says, "Having done everything from country to opera, I thought it would be fun to play some rock again without the burden of singing everything."

Rondinelli adds, "Over the Rainbow re-unites members of one of the most distinctive sounding bands of all time and introduces a hidden treasure to the world in J.R. Blackmore.''

The son of the iconic Rainbow founder/guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, is Jurgen ("J.R.") Blackmore. J.R. is a critically acclaimed guitarist in his own right and agreed to join this endeavour after realizing how intense the demand was for a Rainbow "reunion." Over The Rainbow marks the first time that four members from three different eras of Rainbow will take the stage together along with J.R. Blackmore.

Rainbow has spawned over 20 albums (five Gold, four Silver), seven Billboard Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock tracks, six Top 75 UK songs and at least seven MTV frequently played videos. Their longest tenure was from its inception through 1984 when it went on hiatus so Blackmore could reform Deep Purple. A decade later, Rainbow toured and recorded an album. Since then, Ritchie Blackmore has turned his focus toward Blackmore’s Night.

Since 1998, former members of Rainbow and their respective management offices have been bombarded with requests for Rainbow to reunite. Carey, Rondinelli, Smith and Turner answered "the call" but agreed that the only legitimate way that this could be accomplished was with a Blackmore on guitar. Enter: J.R. Blackmore.

How does the younger Blackmore feel about sharing the stage with musicians he grew up watching perform in concert with his legendary father? "I have not worked with them," says Blackmore, "But, I have admired them since I was young. That makes them like brothers.”

Greg Smith agrees that the market for Rainbow’s brand of rock is under served. "I know there is a big demand for this music,” he says, “The fact that all members are ex-Rainbow from different periods in the band's history will give the music the integrity it deserves. A Blackmore on guitar will give it even more authenticity."

While Joe Lynn Turner has fond memories of collaborating with and great respect for Ritchie Blackmore, he's looking forward to working with his son. He states, “J.R. is the only logical choice for the guitar slot for Over The Rainbow. I have followed some of his projects over the years now. He's very talented."

Over the Rainbow will begin touring in Russia during February of 2009.

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Joe Lynn Turner has spoken to Classic Rock magazine about Ritchie Blackmore's reaction to OVER THE RAINBOW, the band featuring Turner (vocals), Jürgen "J.R." Blackmore (guitar), Greg Smith (bass), Paul Morris (keyboards) and Bobby Rondinelli (drums).

"At first Ritchie was fine about it all," he said. "Then certain people — two of them — who are very close to him started to put ideas into his head.

"Then Ritchie suddenly became very antagonistic. Things got so bad that he insisted Jürgen — his own son — couldn't use the name 'Blackmore.' Jürgen's full name is Jürgen Richard Blackmore — it says so on his birth certificate.

"So, he ended up sending a copy of that to Ritchie, to prove he had every right to the name. Thankfully, that's all behind us now, and everything's back on an even keel."

Q: Are you going to record an album with Over The Rainbow? And if so, will it be new written songs or songs that you and Ritchie wrote together in Deep Purple and/or Rainbow?

Turner: "We have discussed this and would like to do some originals. We seem to think a live CD with one or two originals (bonus tracks) might be the best way to go for a first release. If the newer material is well-received, maybe a CD of originals is possible. Only time will tell. Right now, the focus is on this tour which is really a gruelling schedule."

Asked about a possible reunion with RAINBOW leader Ritchie Blackmore, Turner said: "The real talk is that it's probable. We are talking, but we have not sat in the same room yet to discuss anything. And we could get in this room and we could say, 'Well, there's nothing.' We could get in this room and say, 'Well, there's this,' or, 'There's that,' or, 'There's a [RAINBOW] reunion,' or there's just a Blackmore-Turner album, or there's some remakes, or there's nothing at all. So we haven't gotten into that room yet. But we're talking, so there's fingers crossed."
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