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.
Whoo
Rainbow Lyrics
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Whoo clap clap clap clap
Whoo clap clap clap clap
Rainbow ah
그대 없인
못 살 것만 같단 말에
흔들릴지도 몰라
정말 그래 다시 수 천 번을
매일 잠이 오질 않아
It's all about you
Whoo whoo
네가 그 말 했던
그때부터 멈춰 버린
What can I do
힘들고 지쳤던 내 마음을
넌 붙잡고 있어 ma babe
날 사랑한다면 날 생각한다면
너 이런 건 아냐
Whoo clap clap clap clap
Whoo clap clap clap clap
Whoo clap clap clap clap
Rainbow ah
그대를 맨 처음 본 순간
그대로 멈춰 버린 나
Love me do baby chu
I just wanna be with you
사실은 나도 너를
좋아하나 봐
미쳤나 봐 내 마음은
오직 너만 찾잖아 아우
그대 나를 좋아한다
티를 내도 대답을 못하겠어
내일 모레 다시 만나자는
너의 말만 맴돌잖아
거짓말
매일 잠이 오질 않아
It's all about you
Whoo whoo
네가 그 말 했던
그때부터 멈춰 버린 나
What can I do
힘들고 지쳤던 내 마음을
넌 붙잡고 있어 ma babe
날 사랑한다면 날 생각한다면
비가 오던 날
집 앞에 왔단 말에
두근거렸어
너는 말했지
날 사랑한다 어떡해 나
말도 안돼 너무나 기다린
네 말을 난 믿을 수 없어
아 왜이래 나 너무 떨려
말도 못했어 whoo
What can I do
미쳤어 미쳤어
나도 널 사랑하고 있어 babe
날 사랑한다면 날 생각한다면
나 시작해 볼까
Whoo clap clap clap clap
Whoo clap clap clap clap
Whoo clap clap clap clap
Rainbow ah
The lyrics of Rainbow's song "Whoo" narrate the story of someone who is hopelessly in love with the person they cannot imagine living without. The start of the song showcases the desperation of the situation, as the singer mentions how they could not bear to live without their significant other. The lyrics then shift to the moment when they heard that their loved one reciprocates the same feelings. The euphoria of the moment is evident in the lyrics as the singer is elated and cannot fathom how they lived without their beloved up until this moment.
The lyrics then make a turn towards the struggles and hardships that the singer has faced and how their significant other has been with them throughout. The fear of losing their relationship and the obsessive thoughts about their beloved characterize their emotions. The chorus of the song brings back the same euphoria from before and explains how they are willing to do anything to make it work with their loved one. The song then concludes with the singer wondering if they should take the plunge and express their love towards the other person.
Overall, the song "Whoo" by Rainbow talks about the different aspects of a love story, from desperation to the fear of losing it and finally, hope for a future together.
Line by Line Meaning
Whoo clap clap clap clap
The sound effect represents the feeling of excitement and enthusiasm about something.
Rainbow ah
Rainbow is singing and expressing their emotions.
그대 없인
Without you,
못 살 것만 같단 말에
I feel like I can't live.
흔들릴지도 몰라
I might be shaken.
정말 그래 다시 수 천 번을
Even if I ask thousands of times again,
물어봐도 모르겠어
I still don't know.
매일 잠이 오질 않아
I can't sleep everyday.
It's all about you
Everything is about you.
네가 그 말 했던
Since you said that,
그때부터 멈춰 버린
I have stopped everything.
What can I do
What should I do?
힘들고 지쳤던 내 마음을
My tired and exhausted heart,
넌 붙잡고 있어 ma babe
You are holding onto me, ma babe.
날 사랑한다면 날 생각한다면
If you love me, if you think of me,
너 이런 건 아냐
This is not like you.
그대를 맨 처음 본 순간
The moment I first saw you,
그대로 멈춰 버린 나
I have stopped there.
Love me do baby chu
Love me, baby.
I just wanna be with you
I just want to be with you.
사실은 나도 너를
Actually, I also,
좋아하나 봐
Think I like you.
미쳤나 봐 내 마음은
Maybe my heart is crazy.
오직 너만 찾잖아 아우
I'm only looking for you, ah.
그대 나를 좋아한다
You like me.
티를 내도 대답을 못하겠어
I can't answer even if I show it.
내일 모레 다시 만나자는
Saying let's meet again tomorrow,
너의 말만 맴돌잖아
Only your words are stuck in my head.
거짓말
Lie.
비가 오던 날
On the day when it rained,
집 앞에 왔단 말에
When you came to my doorstep,
두근거렸어
I was excited.
너는 말했지
You said,
날 사랑한다 어떡해 나
What should I do if I love you?
말도 안돼 너무나 기다린
It's unbelievable, I waited so much.
네 말을 난 믿을 수 없어
I can't believe what you said.
아 왜이래 나 너무 떨려
Oh, why am I so nervous?
말도 못했어 whoo
I couldn't even say anything, whoo.
미쳤어 미쳤어
I'm crazy, I'm crazy.
나도 널 사랑하고 있어 babe
I also love you, babe.
나 시작해 볼까
Should I start?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: In Young Song, Jae Wook Hyun, Jae Yeop Jung, Tae Hoon Kim, Woori Koh
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Kpop Planet
It sucks that such an amazing group like this has disbanded. Thank you for all of the great music throughout the years
Daniel
YES! They were such a nice group! I am still shocked when I see their videos and songs, how they ever could become disbanded :(
ティーティーキュ
rainbow has gotten back together for their 10 year anniversary, coming up with a self-produced album
Je.M Lasola
I agree to you and sadly not received recognition because that time it was stock pile of Kpop Girl Group even they belong to DSP music
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I still don't understand how RAINBOW is so underrated :( They produce fun and catchy music, have great visuals, they have talent, and even their sexy concepts are tasteful. If that doesn't deserve praise then I don't know what does. Also they've been together for like 7 years so it's not because they're lacking or inexperienced. I'm just sad to know that they aren't recognized for what they bring as a group. They are all amazing singers/dancers and most have a career in acting and modeling too- yet they as a whole don't get any recognition. Despite all this I'm so glad that they're still together. I don't know what I would do without this group, they one of my all time favorite groups to listen to. I hope that others will continue to love and support them. :)
지아🍀
I'll love Rainbow forever.. <3
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NocturnalEyes Yea...DSP doesn't do so hot when it comes to promoting their groups
Frosty Might
Now they're disband :(
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Frosty Might I know :( its sad to see them leave the industry as a group. Hopefully they will all still have successful careers.
Frosty Might
Maggie Mejia let's just hope tht they still remember as a group