- 2018-03-29
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MUSIC
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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Premieres “I Surrender” Live Version
Founder of Deep Purple and Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore is set to release a live album "Memories In Rock II" on April 6, 2018.
From the album, “I Surrender” was premiered online on March 28th. The album comprises of 20-track, featuring the new studio recording "Waiting for a Sign", which is the band's first single in 22 years.
He reunited the Rainbow and played select shows in Europe each of the last two years. The album "Memories In Rock II" collected their live performances.
“I Surrender” was released by Rainbow in 1981 from the band's fifth studio album "Difficult to Cure".
He told Billboard about the new Rainbow;
"It was kind of like I was 70, and I just felt like playing some rock n' roll on a few dates. So I basically put together the right players to do a few shows, just playing the old rock stuff, Purple stuff and Rainbow. I was doing it, one, for the fans and, two, for the nostalgia, and the singer I found (Ronnie Romero) is very exciting. Candice found him on YouTube, so I auditioned him and he passed. He's got a great voice, a cross between, like, Dio meets Freddie Mercury. So this would mean kind of exposing a new singer to the masses, and I'm sure he'll become pretty famous because of his voice, so that was interesting."- "The bass player (Bob Nouveau) plays in a rhythmic sense and has good understanding of guitar chords and progressions. The keyboard player (Jens Johansson) is one of the best in the world. I was a bit apprehensive about using him because he was known for his flashy ability, but when I spoke to him he loved playing a more supportive role in the vein of Jon Lord's style. The drummer (Dave Keith) I believe should always be able to play like a metronome, and he has an inbuilt sense of rhythm, so I knew that he could do the job."
The band consists of:
Ritchie Blackmore (guitar)
Ronnie Romero (vocals)
David Keith (drums)
Jens Johansson (keyboards)
Bob Curiano (bass)
Candice Night (backing vocals)
Christina Skleros (backing vocals) - source : Billboard
