Rainbow/Germany 1995

Ritchie Blackmore, accompanied by Dougie White and others (strictly speaking, “Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow”), reunited for the first time in 10 years with the 1995 European tour, and this classic pro-shot video is back! This is a must-have for all hard rock fans, as it allows you to enjoy the performance in Dusseldorf, Germany on October 9, 1995, famous as the music program “ROCKPALAST”, in the best quality! Ritchie, who left DEEP PURPLE in 1993, released “STRANGERS IN US ALL” in 1995 as his own comeback work, and its excellent content impressed fans around the world. The European tour that started in September was a great success, and many Japanese fans will remember how excited they were before the performance in Japan. This work “HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING” is a classic of the European tour, and was released as the first installment of the memorable “POWER GATE DVD MASTERS”. The quality of the video is overwhelming, carefully selected from among various well-known video masters, carefully remastered, and authored. Even today, long after its release, it has not faded at all, and the live performance is vacuum-packed with its evergreen brilliance! Currently sold out and out of print, it is difficult to obtain, and there are many requests to “get it”. This release will be good news for many fans! The live performance starting with “Over The Rainbow” and “Spotlight Kid” is truly worthy of being described as a “resurrection of the legend”. The sound captured on the perfect stereo soundboard with an ultra-clear screen is at the highest level that seems possible for an official release as it is. Richie’s guitar, which has finally reached maturity, and the fresh vocals of the young Doogie White are reproduced with the fantastic texture unique to RAINBOW in the ’90s, including familiar numbers such as “Long Live Rock’n’Roll” and “Man On The Silver Mountain”. Many songs from “STRANGERS IN US ALL”, which many fans still name as favorites, were set. From the first half of the live, many masterpieces were played one after another, including the speedy “Too Late For Tears”, the mysterious “Hunting Humans”, and “Wolf To The Moon”, which strongly impressed the “Ritchie’s revival” on the album. In “Still I’m Sad”, which was revived as a more emotional interpretation after “Difficult To Cure”, which became more dazzling than the DEEP PURPLE era, the drum solo of the only returning member, Chuck Burgi, also shines. The second half of the live was also full of high-quality melodic tunes such as “Black Masquerade”, “Ariel”, and “Hall Of The Mountain King”. These performances convey Richie and the band’s enthusiasm for the new RAINBOW. The encore will feature the two big PURPLE numbers, “Burn” and “Smoke On The Water”, played in a wonderful climax, and will close the live performance with great excitement. The 100 minutes, which can be said to be the best of the ’90s RAINBOW footage, will give all fans a sense of satisfaction. In addition, as a nice bonus, this work includes a documentary film of the 1976 “RISING” tour aired in Australia. Although it is all a short digest recording, you can enjoy “Stargazer”, “A Light In The Black” and Cozy Powell’s drum solo in a stable state that is more than enough for the material at that time. In the last “Do You Close Your Eyes”, Richie’s demonic guitar crash is also recorded with great force. You can enjoy a rich and dense video for about 10 minutes. Live at Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany 9th October 1995 PRO-SHOT 1. Over The Rainbow 2. Spotlight Kid 3. Too Late For Tears 4. Long Live Rock’n’Roll/Black Night 5. Hunting Humans 6. Wolf To The Moon 7. Difficult To Cure 8. Keyboard Solo 9. Still I’m Sad 10. Drum Solo 11. Man On The Silver Mountain 12. Temple Of The King 13. Black Masquerade 14. Ariel 15. Since You’ve Been Gone 16. Perfect Strangers 17. Greensleeves 18. Hall Of The Mountain King 19. Burn 20. Smoke On The Water BONUS TRACK 1976 RISING TOUR DOCUMENTARY FILM 1. Over The Rainbow 2. Man On The Silver Mountain 3. Stargazer 4. A Light In The Black 5. Cozy Powell Drums Solo 6. Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Crash! PRO-SHOT COLOR NTSC Approx.114min.