Release Date: Mar 18, 2003. Label: Polydor. Genres: Album Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Arena Rock. Number Of Tracks: 28. This compilation provides a deeper understanding of how the band influenced the direction of hard rock and heavy metal.

POSTED: 02/28/2006 - 02:09 am

Released: 1979. Genre: Rock. Styles: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal. Number Of Tracks: 8

POSTED: 04/28/2004 - 05:49 am

Release Date: 1978. Label: Polydor. Genres: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal. Number Of Tracks: 8. This would turn out to be the last great album Rainbow would ever make, although they did enjoy a great deal of chart success in the post-Dio era.

POSTED: 01/24/2006 - 02:41 am

Release Date: 1976. Label: Polydor. Genres: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal. Number Of Tracks: 6. This album can legitimately be mentioned in the same breath as classic Deep Purple.

POSTED: 11/24/2005 - 01:25 am

Release Date: 1975. Label: Polydor. Genres: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal. Number Of Tracks: 9. Although Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow provides a few listenable tracks, its primary value is historical. Look to Rainbow's next album, Rainbow Rising (1976), to grasp the heavy metal potential that is only hinted at here.

POSTED: 08/14/2007 - 06:33 am

Released: Aug 21, 1995. Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal. Label: BMG. Number Of Tracks: 10. If you are a fan of Blackmore's work, you certainly won't be disappointed by his very last rock album!

POSTED: 04/23/2012 - 08:51 am