1. A British rock band.<… Read Full Bio ↴Rainbow is the name of at least four bands:
1. A British rock band.
2. A K-Pop group (레인보우).
3. A U.S. psychedelic rock band.
4. Mid-80's Hi-NRG project.
1. Rainbow was a British rock band formed by Deep Purple founder and former guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. In addition to Blackmore, the band originally consisted of former Elf lead singer Ronnie James Dio, bassist Craig Gruber, drummer Gary Driscoll, and keyboardist Micky Lee Soule. Over the years, Rainbow went through many lineup changes. including bringing in other vocalists Graham Bonnet and Joe Lynn Turner, before it folded in 1999.
The name of the band was inspired by the Rainbow Bar and Grill, a Los Angeles, California eatery which catered to rock stars, groupies, and rock enthusiasts. It was here that Ritchie spent some of his off time from Deep Purple and met Dio, whose band Elf had toured regularly as an opening act for Deep Purple. Blackmore originally got together with Dio to record "Black Sheep of the Family" as a single, and it turned out so well they needed a B side; when the B side was recorded, however, it turned out to be even better. This led to them recording an album, and that effort caused the formation of the entire band. Rainbow's debut album, 'Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow', was released in 1975; it featured the minor hit "Man on the Silver Mountain".
Blackmore fired everybody except Dio shortly after the album was recorded. He recruited drummer Cozy Powell (formerly of the Jeff Beck Group), bassist Jimmy Bain, and keyboard player Tony Carey. This lineup went on to record the album 'Rising', which was released in May 1976 and was a big success in the U.S. (hitting #48 on the Billboard 200 chart).
For the next album, 1978's 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll', Blackmore kept Powell and Dio and replaced the rest of the band. Blackmore had difficulty finding a bass player for this record, so he played bass himself on all but three songs ("Gates of Babylon", "Kill the King", and "Sensitive to Light"). After the release and supporting tour, Dio left Rainbow.
Blackmore continued with Rainbow, replacing Dio with ex-Marbles vocalist Graham Bonnet. Powell stayed and was joined by former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover and keyboardist Don Airey. The first album from the new lineup, 1979's 'Down to Earth', featured the band's first single successes: "All Night Long" and "Since You Been Gone". Bonnet possessed a powerful voice on stage, yet he struggled with the band's quieter numbers and lacked Dio's range. In 1980, the band headlined the inaugural Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington in England. This was Powell's final performance with Rainbow.
The next album saw yet another line-up change as Bonnet and Powell were replaced by Joe Lynn Turner and Bobby Rondinelli, respectively. The title track from their 1981 album, 'Difficult to Cure', notably was a version of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The album also contained the guitar-driven piece "Maybe Next Time". Although facing mixed success commercially, the Difficult to Cure tour was the first tour in which Rainbow headlined in the U.S.
Rainbow's next studio album was 'Straight between the Eyes'. The band added a new keyboardist, David Rosenthal. The album was more cohesive than 'Difficult to Cure' and had more success in the U.S. The band, however, was alienating some of its earlier fans with its more slick, arena rock based sound. The single "Stone Cold", a popular power ballad, had some chart success and has since been included in several multi-artist collaboration albums. The successful supporting tour skipped the U.K. completely and focused on the U.S. market.
1983's 'Bent Out of Shape' saw drummer Rondinelli fired in favour of Chuck Burgi. The album featured the single "Street of Dreams". The song's video was banned by MTV for its supposedly controversial hypnotic video clip. The resulting tour saw Rainbow return to the U.K. and also to Japan, where the band performed with a full orchestra. Though fans greatly enjoyed the band's lively touring, the band's material was getting mixed critical reviews, and its members had a sense of needing to find direction.
By the early to mid-80s, Blackmore and Glover had reformed the Deep Purple "Mark II" lineup, and Rainbow was disbanded in 1984. A final Rainbow album, 'Finyl Vinyl', was patched together from live tracks and B-sides of singles. This album contained the instrumental "Weiss Heim", made widely available for the first time.
After Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple for the final time in 1993, he put together a new version of Rainbow in 1994, this time named Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. This incarnation of the band included Doogie White (vocals), Paul Morris (keyboards), Greg Smith (bass), and John O'Reilly (drums).
The new band released Stranger in Us All in 1995 and embarked on an extensive world tour to promote it from late 1995 to late 1997. For the tour John O'Reilly was replaced by Chuck Burgi and then by John Micelli for the U.S. leg of the tour (as well as their final show in Esbjerg, Denmark).
The tour proved very successful, and a show in Germany was professionally filmed by Rockpalast. It has never officially been released, but has been heavily bootleged. The live shows featured frequent changes in set lists and musical improvisations that proved popular with bootleggers, and many shows are still traded over a decade later.
However, fed up with stadium rock, Blackmore turned his attention to rennaisance and mediaeval music, a lifelong interest of his. Rainbow was put on hold once again and played its final concert in Denmark in 1999. Blackmore, together with his partner Candice Night as vocalist, then formed the renaissance-influenced Blackmore's Night.
2. Rainbow, the tag for all releases by the K-Pop group 레인보우, responsible for tracks: "A", "Gossip Girl", "Mach", and about a dozen more.
3. One of any number of Los Angeles, U.S.A.groups of their time (1968), Rainbow's best-known LP was After the Storm The album's one cover is a take with saxophone of Willie Dixon's "I Just Want to Make Love to You". The lineup was: Darrell Devlin (drums), Bob Gay (bass),
W. David Mohr (keyboards), and Harry Vavela (guitars).
4. Rainbow was a short-lived Hi-NRG project by Allan Coelho (of Tapps and more) that released only one single, Humpty Dumpty, in 1986.
Eyes of the World
Rainbow Lyrics
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Fighting to get to his door
No chain of events
Can settle him down
He's not a man anymore
Evil moves, evil ways
Without seeing at all
You ain't got a lot to say
If only you could feel the tears and pain
In the eyes of the world
Dust to dust by the million
Broken dreams in the ground
Aching heart in the heartbeat of home
Where their spirits are gone
Evil takes, evil kills
With no shame or concern
Killing me, killing you
Watch the end of the burn
Maybe you didn't understand
We don't need you anymore
If only you could see the tears and pain
In the eyes of the world
And in the name of religion
For me gave him our soul
The clock with chime
Every second in my heart
For it's taken it's toll
Evil moves, evil ways
With his back to the wall
Evil man look at him down
Without seeing at all
Eyes of the world
Don't wanna, don't wanna cry no more
Eyes of the world
In the eyes
Eyes of the world
You ain't got a lot to say
Eyes of the world
Got to got to feel this way
Eyes of the world
Oh
Eyes of the world
We don't need you anymore
Eyes of the world
If only you could feel the tears and pain
In the eyes of the world
The first stanza of Rainbow's song "Eyes of the World" depicts the pain and suffering of innocent victims pleading for help but finding no rest at the feet of the singer. The singer is unable to settle down despite repeated pleas from the victims to ease their pain. Evil rules the day without anyone seeing it, and actions speak louder than words. The chorus reflects on the worldwide pain and tears that an insensitive world could not feel but if only they could see through the eyes of the world.
The second verse of "Eyes of the World" details the vast number of people that are dying without ever having lived out their dreams while their spirits are forever gone. Evil moves and kills without a second thought, and it takes on anyone- young and old- without shame. The singer speaks of the emotional toll brought about by evil, which is ever-present in the world. Religion, which should offer solace, has instead brought out the worst in people, who have given away their souls. The song ends still pondering the insensitive and self-centered world that needs help understanding the tears and pain of millions of people.
Line by Line Meaning
I see the innocent victims
The singer observes people who are suffering unjustly.
Fighting to get to his door
They are struggling to reach someone or something that can help them.
No chain of events
There is no sequence of occurrences that can make the situation right.
Can settle him down
Resolve this turmoil for him.
He's not a man anymore
The world's cruelties have transformed him.
Evil moves, evil ways
The bad actions and intentions are everywhere.
Without seeing at all
People are committing moral wrongs without realizing the full impact of their actions.
You ain't got a lot to say
What someone says is meaningless if their deeds are harmful.
Judging by the things you do
People should be evaluated based on their behaviors.
If only you could feel the tears and pain
It’s important to understand the emotions and suffering of those in the world.
In the eyes of the world
Viewing from the vantage point of everyone else.
Dust to dust by the million
Countless numbers of people have died and returned to earth.
Broken dreams in the ground
As a result, their aspirations have been crushed.
Aching heart in the heartbeat of home
The place where they once felt security now brings them despair.
Where their spirits are gone
Their enthusiasm and energy for life have vanished.
Evil takes, evil kills
Bad deeds are responsible for causing harm and death.
With no shame or concern
These actions are conducted without remorse or empathy.
Killing me, killing you
Evil is affecting everyone negatively.
Watch the end of the burn
Observe the catastrophic outcome of these immoral actions.
Maybe you didn't understand
Perhaps the listener doesn't fully comprehend the gravity of the situation.
We don't need you anymore
The world does not require people who perpetrate harmful acts.
In the name of religion
This evil is done even in the guise of religious motives.
For me gave him our soul
The people who have been hurt have given up everything for this supposedly righteous cause.
The clock with chime
The passage of time is like a warning bell.
Every second in my heart
The pain and agony is ever-present in the singer's emotions.
For it's taken it's toll
These circumstances have extracted a significant price from everyone involved.
With his back to the wall
The perpetrator of these evils is in a desperate position.
Evil man look at him down
Others can see the dark nature he is demonstrating.
Eyes of the world
The collective observation and perspective of humanity.
Don't wanna, don't wanna cry no more
The singer is pleading to stop the suffering.
Got to got to feel this way
This feeling of desperation and pain is inescapable.
Oh
Emotional exclamation.
We don't need you anymore
The world has no use for those who bring only harm.
If only you could feel the tears and pain
Understanding and empathy towards the sufferings of others is vital.
In the eyes of the world
Through the perspective of other people.
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Written by: Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover
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