Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow/France 1995

During the second half of RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW’s 1995 European tour, “CAUGHT IN THE ACTION,” a surprise video of the October 31st concert from two consecutive performances in Paris, France, was filmed by a staff member and became a huge hit among fans. We have met your expectations and are making a long-awaited reappearance! This work is a video shot by a person involved from the side of the stage on Richie’s side, and is a legendary title that surprised all RAINBOW Richie fans when it was released more than 6 years ago. The ’95 tour accompanying the release of “STRANGER IN US ALL” received a lot of attention as Richie led RAINBOW and restarted it, and there are many wonderful titles for sound sources and videos. However, no matter how good the video or sound source is, the “value” is definitely different between material captured from the audience seat side and material recorded by the people involved from the stage side, as in this work. This time, this precious video will be revived with a delightful original menu. This show in France was held on October 30th and 31st after the end of the German tour. Richie himself was highly motivated and led the band on the 1995 European tour, but this Germany-France tour was at its peak, and most of the shows were fulfilling performances that made the fans feel like they were hitting the mark. I let them listen to it. In this video, the wonderful live is captured from right next to the stage with Richie at the center. Because it was shot in analog mode a while ago, the overall image is a little dark, and some camera shake can be seen in some scenes. Although it is not as clear as recent digital images, on the contrary, its unique film-like texture, combined with the unique shooting position that cannot be seen anywhere else, gives it the feel of a recorded video that would appear in a history video. I am. From the opening “Over The Rainbow”, “Spotlight Kid” starts more than usual, and the appearance of Richie playing surrounded by dazzling lights gives off a divine feeling. Looking at the other members from the wings of the stage, you can see that each member (especially Dougie) is paying close attention to Richie’s movements, which is also interesting in terms of understanding the band’s coordination. In addition to “Too Late For Tears”, which has a thrilling rushing performance and solo in the second half, Richie’s melodious play makes the listener fall in love with the solos of the live highlights “Black Masquerade” and “Ariel”. . “Woman From Tokyo”, which is played for a long time with songs from Richie’s fun actions, is also an interesting point. Furthermore, the show introduces a slightly different song, “Blues,” and the climax of the show, “Burn.” The shots of great plays captured in detail from unusual positions give the impression that “all of these are a series of highlights.” , viewers can’t take their eyes and ears off of Richie on the screen! The highlight is not only the performance, but in Chuck Berghi’s drum solo that flows from “Still I’m Sad”, you can even see Richie and Dougie taking a break behind the amplifier. If it were a normal live video, this would be the place to focus on Chuck’s play, but this work, which captures this kind of backstage situation, will entertain you with its unique charm that is superior to others. Fans can also watch Richie giving instructions to the staff while performing, and fans can watch Richie’s every move from the backstage, feeling like roadies and staff, rather than from the usual audience seats. It will be aimed at you. In particular, the perspective at the beginning of “Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll” makes me feel like I’m being spoken to directly by Richie, and I can’t help but be shocked. It is known that there are other regular audience sound sources and videos of the fulfilling RAINBOW live that decorated Paris on Halloween, but no matter how good they are, the value of this work as a special record is limited. Not even close. Please take this opportunity to enjoy the rare footage from the ’95 tour that all fans have been waiting for. Live at Elysee Montmartre, Paris, France 31st October 1995 AMAZING-SHOT!!! 1. Over The Rainbow 2. Spotlight Kid 3. Too Late For Tears 4. Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll (incl. Black Night) 5. Hunting Humans 6. Traditional Song 7. Wolf To The Moon 8. Difficult To Cure 9. Keyboard Solo 10. Still I’m Sad 11. Drum Solo 12. Man On The Silver Mountain 13. Temple Of The King 14. Black Masquerade 15. Ariel 16. Since You Been Gone 17. Perfect Strangers 18. Woman From Tokyo 19. Waltzing Matilda 20. Hall Of The Mountain King 21. Blues 22. Burn 23. Smoke On The Water Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Doogie White – Vocal Greg Smith – Bass Paul Morris – Keyboards Chuck Burgi – Drums COLOR NTSC Approx.115min.