Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow/CA,USA 3.16.1997

Another treasured album has been born from the 1997 North American tour that produced the highly popular masterpieces “COMPLETE HOLLYWOOD 1997” and “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT.” The collection of three sisters’ works that concludes Ritchie Blackmore’s hard rock era is complete! I apologize for suddenly listing the names of other titles. But this time, I can’t help it. This work is the youngest of the three sisters that you should collect along with “COMPLETE HOLLYWOOD 1997” and “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT”.If you have not experienced the previous two works, please put this work aside for now and listen to the two masterpieces. Get it first (and it’s a masterpiece that’s well worth it). So, this time I will proceed with the previous two works as the premise. What is infused into this work is “March 16, 1997 Santa Ana performance”. This is an exquisite audience recording. The reason why this work has a sister relationship with the previous two works is due to the position of the show. First of all, let’s look back at the progress of 1997, which was the last year of RAINBOW in the 90s (=the last year when Richie’s main job was hard rock).・February 20th “FIRST GIG AT OLD BRIDGE” ・February 21st + 22nd (2 performances) ・February 26th “BURN IN WAREHOUSE (Toronto)” *DVD ・February 27th “LIVE AT THE MACHINE” *February 28th “FINAL CHAPTER (Columbus)” March 1st: Detroit performance March 2nd “STRANGER IN SCHAUMBURG” *DVD March 6th-14th (6 performances)・March 16th: Santa Ana performance ←★This work★＊March 17th “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT” *March 18th “COMPLETE HOLLYWOOD 1997” ・March 19th “OVER THE EDGE (Palo Alto)”* DVD – About 2 months later – May 31st “MAYBE NEXT TIME (Denmark)” [RAINBOW disbanded → BLACKMORE’S NIGHT starts] *Note: Only representative audience records for each day. Also, the “*” mark is the CD title. This is RAINBOW’s last tour in the 90’s. The tour consisted of a North American tour (18 performances in total) + a special show in Denmark (1 performance), after which RAINBOW disbanded. We will be shifting our focus to BLACKMORE’S NIGHT. The Santa Ana performance of this work is the 15th and final performance of the North American tour. Yes, “COMPLETE HOLLYWOOD 1997” and “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT” shows for 3 consecutive days. And, like the previous two works, it is a new master that was recently discovered. And the sound is also amazing. You might imagine the sound to be a downgrade, but that prediction was only a little bit of a hit and almost always a miss. In fact, it is a famous recording that comes close to the previous two works that were said to “exceed the FM sound board”. Compared to “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT”, which has the latest performance date and release, the strength of the core and the fineness of the details are five times lower. The brightness of the sound is even better. You could call it the nuances of the sound that you feel at first listen, or you can feel the timbre and feel of the audience. The previous two albums were so tight that I didn’t feel any hall noise, so I was surprised to think, “This is the audience!?”, but this album has a faint hall noise at the timbre level (to the point where it doesn’t give a sense of distance). ) I’m not surprised. Also, it is a little disappointing that there are some small noises at the end. Although it was not exactly as the original sound on the internet and was carefully restored, it unfortunately did not reach the level of perfection as “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT”. In terms of onomatopoeia, the previous two games were like, “Eh!?”, and this one is like, “Oh!”. This work is also a masterpiece worthy of being called “Three Sisters.” The show drawn with such exquisite sound is a full show that accelerates towards the final stage of the tour. Let’s organize the sets in the same format to make it easier to compare them with the previous two works. DEEP PURPLE・Mistreated/Woman From Tokyo/Perfect Strangers/Burn (★)/Smoke On The Water (★) RAINBOW・Ronnie era: Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll/Man On The Silver Mountain/Temple Of The King・Graham era :Since You Been Gone ・Joe era: Spotlight Kid/Difficult To Cure/Maybe Next Time (★)/Street Of Dreams・Solitary Stranger: Wolf To The Moon/Still I’m Sad/Black Masquerade/Ariel *Note: ★” marks are songs that cannot be heard on “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT”. …and it looks like this. In “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT”, the song was omitted in the final part and it ended rather quickly, but here the planned songs were played properly. You can enjoy the dynamism that avalanches from the flavorful “Maybe Next Time” to “Burn” and the deadly “Smoke On The Water”. And “Smoke On The Water” is quite interesting. In the middle of the song, there is a break and a big chorus, but this continues for over 9 minutes, and just when you wonder how long it will last, the recording ends. At first, I thought, “Maybe the tape ran out?”, but the venue was filled with a strange atmosphere, and BGM was also being played after the show, so it seems like the ending was left unattended. The sister works “COMPLETE HOLLYWOOD 1997” and “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT”, which allow you to fully experience two days of Hollywood, also had a prequel. It was released on the Shades label because it was the third one to appear, but it is a masterpiece live album that would have definitely been pressed if it had been the first. This is a masterpiece that should be enjoyed by those who were touched by the memories of “Hard Rocker: Richie” in the previous two works. Exquisite audience recording of “March 16, 1997 Santa Ana Performance”. Not only does it record the previous day’s show of “COMPLETE HOLLYWOOD 1997” and “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT,” but they are three sister albums with very similar sounds. The more I do. This is a great recording that comes close to the previous two works, which were said to “exceed the FM sound board.” In “HOLLYWOOD 1997 1ST NIGHT”, the final part that was quick is also hot, and you can enjoy the dynamism that collapses from “Maybe Next Time” to “Burn” and the grand finale of “Smoke On The Water”. Live at Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, CA, USA 16th March 1997 TRULY PERFECT/ULTIMATE SOUND Disc 1 (73:11) 1. Over The Rainbow 2. Spotlight Kid 3. Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll 4. Mistreated 5. Wolf To The Moon 6. Difficult To Cure 7. Keyboard Solo 8. Still I’m Sad / Bass Solo 9. Drum Solo 10. Man On The Silver Mountain 11. Temple Of The King 12. Black Masquerade Disc 2 (48:30) 1. Ariel ★Petit noise can be seen here and there from the beginning. It’s a shame because the sound quality is good. 2. Woman From Tokyo 3. Since You Been Gone 4. Perfect Strangers 5. Maybe Next Time 6. Burn 7. Street Of Dreams 8. Smoke On The Water Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Doogie White – Vocal Greg Smith – Bass Paul Morris – Keyboards John Micelli – Drums