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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was the album where Ritchie Blackmore started to get the formula right for creating AOR albums. This is a lot more solid an offering than `Difficult to cure`. There are plenty of highlights, the opener `Death alley driver`, the hit single `Stone cold` and my own personal favourite `Eyes of fire`. If you have only heard the early albums then this will cause a shock with its radio friendly sound but it is still a good album.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I must admit I can see why this particular Rainbow album divides their fans so much. The fact that Mr Blackmore changed the members of the band regularly (as per a certain Mr Coverdale) its not surprising we all have our favourite versions of this great band. You need to try and get past the fact you may prefer Ronnie James Dio as a vocalist or that by this album they had taken a different direction musically and try to be objective. Especially if you are like me a fan of the man in black - Richie Blackmore. Overall this is one of the better Rainbow albums. Joe Lynn Turner is an excellent vocalist with a strong voice. Pretty much every song is worth its place on the album. I also believe it stands up well against previous albums. Yes its a little more commercial but that doesnt make it rubbish. There is some blistering fretwork on this and I think its a brilliant album. A good solid rock album. Buy it.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Possibly Rainbow's most commercial album, "Straight Between the Eyes" is a collection of
average hard rock songs which have little interest for the Prog fan - but you knew that
when you saw that awful comic book cover, didn't you? Nevertheless this album contains
some stunning straight hard rock moments and sparkling guitar work from Ritchie throughout, and
great vocals from Joe Lynn Turner.
Fortunately within this sea of ordinary rock songs is a shining pearl, a haunting power
ballad called "Stone Cold" , which meant a lot to me personally at the time as I was going
through a nightmare sequence of events which life throws up at you now and then, and
this song could have been the perfect theme for that, though most of the other songs
relate the dark side of love too. The group were still experiencing personnel changes, Don
Airey gone and replaced by David Rosenthal on this recording. Another "gem" is the
song "Tearin' Out My Heart" , which could have been subtitled "Stone Cold part 2", has a
great slow riff, well written and performed and includes an emotional solo by Ritchie,
also "Eyes of Fire" is an interesting song, which has an almost Zeppelinesque mysterious
epic eastern flavour, and includes some intricately played solos.
Overall this album was typical of the sort of music the American rock stations were pumping out
at the time a-la Van Halen, Whitesnake and Def Leppard, I assume this was aimed at that
market, and guaranteed full venues, though one song an album does not make, however
brilliant - I kept this album to listen to "Stone Cold" occasionally but only played the whole
album through again after 24 years for this review!
average hard rock songs which have little interest for the Prog fan - but you knew that
when you saw that awful comic book cover, didn't you? Nevertheless this album contains
some stunning straight hard rock moments and sparkling guitar work from Ritchie throughout, and
great vocals from Joe Lynn Turner.
Fortunately within this sea of ordinary rock songs is a shining pearl, a haunting power
ballad called "Stone Cold" , which meant a lot to me personally at the time as I was going
through a nightmare sequence of events which life throws up at you now and then, and
this song could have been the perfect theme for that, though most of the other songs
relate the dark side of love too. The group were still experiencing personnel changes, Don
Airey gone and replaced by David Rosenthal on this recording. Another "gem" is the
song "Tearin' Out My Heart" , which could have been subtitled "Stone Cold part 2", has a
great slow riff, well written and performed and includes an emotional solo by Ritchie,
also "Eyes of Fire" is an interesting song, which has an almost Zeppelinesque mysterious
epic eastern flavour, and includes some intricately played solos.
Overall this album was typical of the sort of music the American rock stations were pumping out
at the time a-la Van Halen, Whitesnake and Def Leppard, I assume this was aimed at that
market, and guaranteed full venues, though one song an album does not make, however
brilliant - I kept this album to listen to "Stone Cold" occasionally but only played the whole
album through again after 24 years for this review!
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Straight between 4 and 5
Giving 5 stars to this album is honestly only to set the balance right, as it is (imho) really worth 4,5 stars. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Phil On
The end was nigh, 2.5 stars
Another album another line up,hard to believe in 4 short years Blackmore now the sole remaining member,as with the previous release this shows the good,the bad and the downright... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Mr Blackwell
Oh dear!
This album was the end of the road for me and Rainbow - I really thought they had completely lost it - some nice cheesy tracks such as "Stone Cold" but really the edge was gone and... Read more
Published on 18 May 2010 by Aquinas
Great Piece of 80s Rock
Ok, forget the Dio era. This is not Raising, this is not dragons and rainbows.
This was a conscious effort to move into mainstream rock. And they succeeded. Read more
This was a conscious effort to move into mainstream rock. And they succeeded. Read more
Published on 1 May 2009 by J. M. Salinas
Not for Purple Fans
While there are a few decent tracks on this album it is generally poor pop/rock. One reviewer states for Purple and Rainbow fans, I am sorry but I totally disagree. Read more
Published on 9 Dec 2007 by mike
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