Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow/Kanagawa,Japan 1995

(Currently) The best video of “STRANGER IN US ALL TOUR 1995”, which was Richie’s last visit to Japan, has been decided to be released. This work includes the “November 22, 1995 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium” performance. This year’s visit to Japan was a huge one with 9 performances in total due to the resurgence of popularity due to the revival of RAINBOW. First, let’s check the position from the date.・November 11th and 12th: Yoyogi Olympic Pool ・November 14th: Kyoto Kaikan Hall 1 ・November 16th: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium ・November 17th: Nagoya Century Hall ・November 19th: Osaka Festival Hall・November 20th: Kyushu Employees’ Pension Hall ・November 22nd: Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium [This work] ・November 23rd: Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall In this way, “STRANGER IN US ALL TOUR 1995” started in Tokyo and ended in Chiba. It was the schedule to return to, but this is the last two shows. This work, which records such a live performance, is a wonderful masterpiece that represents the 1995 Japan tour. This is an audience shot taken from the second floor seat on the left side of the stage, and the view is outstanding. They passed directly over the heads of the audience in the arena seats, looking directly at the stage, and there were no shadows from the front rows. Richie’s brave appearance with zero obstructions! and spreads to fill the screen. Moreover, the sense of stability is also great. Although he doesn’t seem to be using a tripod, the camera shake is minimal and Richie (more than usual) is able to stay in the center of the screen as he takes action. Once the angle and stability are perfect, the remaining points are image quality and sound quality. This is also wonderful. Of course, since it was shot about 20 years ago, it cannot be compared to the image quality of recent digital equipment, but the freshness of the master is amazing. There are no distortions or wrinkles, and there are no dubbing marks, and the colors are extremely vivid. You can fully enjoy the visual beauty of almost the original master itself. The audio is also great audience sound, and like the sights, it is clear with no obstructions. BLACKMORE’S HARD ROCK is depicted with that quality. This is also really dazzling. The highlight from the opening is “Over The Rainbow”, followed by the familiar “Spotlight Kid”… but the new song “Too Late For Tears”! Most of the Japan tour started with “Spotlight Kid,” but perhaps Richie wanted a change of pace, and only the last two performances were “Too Late For Tears.” Moreover, this also goes well with the opening. Of course, “Spotlight Kid” is the strongest opening number, but starting with a new song has an even more vivid image of the “Doogie era”. What is even more surprising is the fourth song, “Smoke On The Water.” This song was performed at 6 of the 9 performances, and at every venue, people were asking, “Are we going to do it today or not?” Of course, it will be played at the beginning with everyone in the audience doubting that it will be an encore if they do it at all. Not only does it get exciting at once, but the ability to anticipate has completely disappeared and with each song, the anticipation of “What will they do next!?” rises furiously. Richie’s ability to control people’s hearts is brilliant. Richie’s appearance is also something to see. Perhaps because he suddenly left DEEP PURPLE just before coming to Japan in 1993, his performance was very energetic at the beginning of the Japan tour, but here he seemed to have a relaxed mood, perhaps due to a sense of relief as the dates continued. He also has the leeway to make fun of Doogie White when he misses a song. Furthermore, the costumes are also unusual. It looks like a black T-shirt, but it looks like the sleeves of a merchant’s sweatshirt have been cut off, making it extremely light. What’s more, the cut of the left and right sleeves is different, and when he raises his right hand in the air, you can even see his armpit hair (which doesn’t matter). I don’t think it was because of the light clothing, but the action was pretty intense that day. In “Hall Of The Mountain King”, Richie rubs the guitar on the writing set and shows off the performance that makes you expect “Guitar crash!?” After this, he came to Japan twice with BLACKMORE’S NIGHT, but this tour was the last time Richie was in the mood for hard rock. This is a masterpiece and a masterpiece among the videos that capture such bravery in Japan. Ritchie Blackmore was a “hard rock” guitarist loved by the Japanese people. Live at Yokohama Bunkataiikukan, Yokohama, Japan 22nd November 1995 AMAZING SHOT!! 1. The Land Of Hope And Glory 2. Over The Rainbow 3. Too Late For Tears 4. Long Live Rock’n’Roll 5. Hunting Humans 6. Smoke On The Water 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. Hall Of The Mountain King 19. Maybe Next Time 20. Burn 21. Stone Cold 22. Traditional Song 23. Greensleeves 24. Street Of Dreams 25. Over The Rainbow COLOR NTSC Approx.111min . Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar Doogie White – Vocals Greg Smith – Bass Paul Morris – Keyboards Chuck Burgi – Drums