membran Down To Earth Tour 1979

A deluxe 3CD box set of never before released vintage live performances capturing Ritchie Blackmore's hugely influential band on tour in support of their stellar Down To Earth album! Down To Earth was the band's breakthrough commercial success featuring new vocalist Graham Bonnet on such classic rock staples as Since You Been Gone, All Night Long and more! Each performance is packaged in its own individual CD mini LP jacket with separate sleeves and housed with a 28-page color booklet in a gorgeous black velvet lined box with more great, era-appropriate extras including a metal bottle opener/key chain, embroidered fabric patch, 1 colour button, and an autographed guitar pick! The brainchild of former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Rainbow quickly developed into one of the '70s most successful heavy metal bands behind charismatic front man Ronnie James Dio. Together, the duo would produce a string of acclaimed albums which are still considered classics of the genre. But the group would change their musical approach numerous times following the singer's departure, eventually confusing and alienating much of their audience. Releasing eight albums during it's decade long run, the band finally came to an end when Blackmore departed to rejoin his old Deep Purple comrades in a full-fledged reunion in 1984. And while the impact of Rainbow's influence has faded with the intervening decades, theirs was a crucial chapter in the development of heavy metal and hard rock.