Perhaps the first example of “dragon rock” — a style perfected by bands like Iron Maiden and Dio in the early to mid-’80s — was Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, a rather pretentious 1975 collection from the guitarist’s first post-Deep Purple project. Fittingly enough, a young Ronnie James Dio provides the goblin-like frontman presence required by the increasingly Baroque Blackmore.
Craig Gruber – Bass Guitar
Gary Driscoll – Drums
Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar
Mickey Lee Soule – Keyboards, Piano, Mellotron, Clavinet, Organ
Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
01.Man On The Silver Mountain 04:42
02.Self Portrait 03:17
03.Black Sheep Of The Family 03:22
04.Catch The Rainbow 06:39
05.Snake Charmer 04:34
06.The Temple Of The King 04:45
07.If You Don't Like Rock 'n' Roll 02:38
08.Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 03:31
09.Still I'm Sad 03:55
