Rainbow / MI, USA 1982

This is the best album that lets you experience the “phantom opening” that everyone dreams of with the best sound in history. The “phantom” is “Death Alley Driver”. This is a live album in which that famous song takes pole position! [The “phantom opening” that you could not experience] This work includes the “Kalamazoo performance on May 15, 1982”. It is a concert from the very early days of the “STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES TOUR”. Let’s start by looking at the overall picture of the world tour to see how early it was.・May 7th-June 29th: North America #1 (35 performances) ←★Here★・July 10th-31st: North America #2 (17 performances)・August 6th-23rd: North America #3 (15 performances) – 1 month later-・September 24th-25th: North America #4 (2 performances) – half a month later-・October 12th-22nd: Japan (8 performances)・October 29th-December 3rd: Europe (23 performances) A ​​total of 100 performances. The Kalamazoo performance of this work is the 5th performance of “North America #1” which decorates the opening. At the time, it was expected that the Japanese performance would start with “Death Alley Driver” as with the album “STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES”, but when it came to the actual performance, it started with “Spotlight Kid”. Since then, “Spotlight Kid” has been thought to be in pole position throughout the tour, but at the beginning of the tour, there was also an opening of “Death Alley Driver”. Nowadays, excavation and research at that time has progressed, and it is said that it was “Death Alley Driver” at least until “June 12 (22nd performance)”. [Best sound that updates the highest peak] Of course, there is also evidence by sound, and the Kalamazoo performance has traditionally been known as the “best recording” among them. We have also introduced it in the gift board “ROCK FEVER 1982” and others. This work is an upgrade version of “DEATH ALLEY ROCK FEVER”, which was the top version among them. It is a master provided by a core maniac overseas, but it is the same generation as “DEATH ALLEY ROCK FEVER”, but the sound is clearly vivid. The gift board also had a clear sound of press class, but the performance came out of the front and each sound was tight. In particular, the separation of the drums and guitar was wonderful, and the overall three-dimensional feeling was wonderful. The splendor of the super rare set depicted by that sound! First of all, the opening scene is noteworthy. This work was recorded from “Pomp and Circumstance”, followed by “Over The Rainbow” reverberating throughout the venue. What makes you think “What?” here is that the band does not play. Following Dorothy’s narration and the tape, Richie’s arming, which imitates the sound of an engine, roars… Of course, the audience senses “Death Alley Driver” and gets really excited! And as if to meet that expectation, RAINBOW runs at full speed! Yes, this! This is it. What I wanted to hear at the Japan performance! [Super rare song “Rock Fever”] This opening scene is the biggest impact of this work, but this work does not end there. Another super rare take following “Man On The Silver Mountain” is “Rock Fever”! This is even rarer than the opening scene. Even in the latest research, only the Kalamazoo performance of this work has been confirmed. It was soon replaced by “All Night Long”, and this is the only record that can be heard properly, making it a very rare live take in the history of rainbow colors. Moreover, the performance is also the best. The synth intro is also extended to a solo of about one minute, and it has a spacey mood. It is a version with a completely different atmosphere from the studio take. The presence of such “Rock Fever” gives this work a different flavor. On this day, six of the nine songs from the new work “STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES” were performed. “Bring On the Night (Dream Chaser)”, “Tite Squeeze”, and “Eyes of Fire”, which were not performed, have no records throughout the era, and this day is the concert that is closest to the complete image of “STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES” in history. In other words, this work is a “live version of “STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES”. Although it is a song for opening, it is the opening of “Death Alley Driver”, which we Japanese could not experience live. Of course, “Spotlight Kid”, which also took pole position in the 90s RAINBOW, is a masterpiece, but the top is still the original place for “Death Alley Driver”. It is a masterpiece of a live album that is suffocating with the rich scent of “STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES”, including the dazzling masterpiece that shines where it should be, and even the super rare “Rock Fever”. It is one of the many audience albums from the Joe Lynn Turner era. Live at Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI. USA 15th May 1982 TRULY AMAZING/PERFECT SOUND(UPGRADE) (75:58) 1. Land Of Hope And Glory 2. Over The Rainbow 3. Death Alley Driver 4. Miss Mistreated 5. I Surrender 6. Can’t Happen Here 7. Tearin’ Out My Heart 8. Man On The Silver Mountain 9. Rock Fever 10. Lazy 11. Stone Cold 12. Power 13. Difficult To Cure 14. Keyboard Solo 15. Difficult To Cure(reprise) 16. Drums Solo 17. Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll 18. Smoke On The Water 19. Maybe Next Time Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Joe Lynn Turner – Vocals Roger Glover – Bass David Rosenthal – Keyboards Bob Rondinelli – Drums