Rainbow 1978.02.03 Who Has Seen The Rainbow Tokyo FLAC

Rainbow - Who Has Seen The Rainbow (Tarantura TCDNIJIFUNE78-16-1,2), 2.3

Budokan Dai Hall, Tokyo Japan Friday February 3, 1978

February 3 1978 is the final date on RainbowÆs tour of Japan in support of the f
orthcoming Long Live Rock ænÆ Roll record and the last time Ronnie James Dio wou
ld perform in Japan as a member of Rainbow.


TRACKLIST:

CD1 (69:30)
01-Monitor Check
02-SE
03-SE
04-Toccata And Fugue
05-Monitor Check
06-Opening
07-Over The Rainbow
08-Start
09-Kill The King
10-Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Solo
11-Mistreated
12-Greensleeves
13-Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
14-MC
15-Silence Prayer
16-Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Solo
17-Catch The Rainbow
18-Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Solo
19-Catch The Rainbow
20-Long Live Rock'n'Roll

CD2 (46:00)
01-Lazy
02-Man On The Silver Mountain
03-Blues
04-Man On The Silver Mountain
05-Starstruck
06-Night People
07-Man On The Silver Mountain
08-Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Solo
09-Still I'm Sad
10-Ode To Joy
11-David Stone Keyboards Solo
12-Cozy Powell Drums Solo
13-1812 Overture
14-Still I'm Sad
15-Cozy Powell Drums Solo
16-Still I'm Sad
17-Over The Rainbow
18-Announcement
19-Leaving Hall

LINE UP
Blackmore-Powell-Dio-Stone-Daisley

NOTES:

The concert has been released under such titles as Epilogue û Rising Arrow-047,
Still IÆm Sad û Rising Arrow-008, Triumph & Tragedy û Rising Arrow-014, and Sile
nce Prayer û Tarantura TCDRAINBOW-6-1,2 (part of the Giboshi box set).

The recording used here is a fantastic Mr. Peach source recorded very close to t
he stage and is a dynamic, well balanced excellent source that is a phenomenal l
isten. There is a very small amount of tape hiss in quiet parts but does not int
erfere and very little interference around the recorder.

The recording starts a full ten minutes before the concert begins, the two SE tr
acks at the beginning are actually music being played over the PA system, the fi
rst is HendrixÆs Highway Chile and the second is Jethro TullÆs Bungle in the Jun
gle and a quiet conversation can be heard.

The scan of the ticket stub on the inside gatefold says row A, if that is indeed
the first row and where Mr. Peach recorded from is very interesting. After revi
ewing the KISS Crazy Killer Whales title I had to dig out my KISSOLOGY Vol. 1 se
t to watch the Budokan 1977 concert and there are many clear shots of the audien
ce in the front row and was wondering how it would be possible to change tapes w
ithout being seen.

The crowd is very quiet for DorothyÆs introduction until the ôà.we must be over
the rainbowö and they cheer in anticipation. After the brief instrumental warm u
p the band launches into Kill The King, although the band is playing very well t
he song has a relaxed feel.

RonnieÆs says the band is glad to be back at the Budokan to end the ôTrials and
Tribulationsö and introduces RitchieÆs solo that leads to Mistreated, his solo i
s augmented by David Stones keyboards that give it a heavy feel, the crowd claps
in unison with CozyÆs bass drum stomps at the beginning and there are a couple
of girls shouting ôRitchieö.

His solo is begins kind of trippy as he plays not a flurry of notes but very sl
ow and at times almost Hendrix like, of course the crowd claps along with him bu
t there is no tension in the air and Blackmore plays a somber version of the tra
ck.

Ritchie can be heard tuning his guitar between songs, it is obvious he takes the
next song seriously and Ronnie gives the regular introduction speech about gues
sing the next song. I enjoy the Greensleeves solo spot, as with most of the show
s on this tour he begins almost ho down style and this version is very gentle.

Again as the band starts 16th Century Greensleeves the relaxed feel is still the
re, obviously the band is winding down after another successful tour, Ronnie is
in strong voice and has no problem hitting the high notes as he sings ôHigherà..
Higherö with conviction. Ronnie introduces a gentleman to speak to the audience
and lead them in a silent prayer for Sapporo and for a minute the large crowd go
es quiet, such a huge contrast to American audiences who would take the time to
shout and cheer. If anyone knows what the prayer was for please leave a comments
as I would be interested in knowing. At its conclusion the audience cheers and
RonnieÆs introduction to the next song is simple, ôCatch The Rainbowö.

The song is simply majestic in every way, Ritchie plays so softly and beautiful
and Ronnie sings the opening lyrics very gently with the crowd clapping in total
unison. There is only one person who can do this song justice and it is Ronnie
James Dio.

Weariness is creeping in as Ritchie launches into the heavy middle section, usua
lly he takes your head of with a flurry of notes but tonight it is a little rest
rained fitting nicely with the evenings mood. His solo during the latter section
is again very soft but methodical, he plays very melancholy and forces his will
on the audience who listen quietly and intently before he rips into the ending
part again in almost Hendrix like fashion. Long Live Rock ænÆ Roll has a wobbly
start as BlackmoreÆs guitar cuts our briefly and the band plays on but sound alm
ost unsure on what Ricthie will do, he gets it fixed without missing a step, the
version here is pretty much standard.

A sedate Lazy begins the second disc but the band kicks in the reserves for a sp
irited version of Man On The Silver Mountain with a great version of the blues i
nterlude that has the crowd screaming and the Night People section has some grea
t Ronnie vocal improvisation with a hint of aggression with a quick reference to
James Brown as he interacts with the crowd who roar their approval at its concl
usion as they start stomping and cheering loudly as the band leaves the stage.

The crowd wants more and the band comes back via a Blackmore / Stone solo that l
eads into the final song Still IÆm Sad. Again Blackmore does not really get into
anything of noting pretty much playing rhythm and seams to almost be feeding of
f the crowds energy and he play along with them before starting the songs first
notes.

The band lumbers through the Beethoven Difficult To Cure section and an uninspir
ed keyboard solo but what the crowd wants now is Cozy Powell. Despite the bands
weariness he pounds the hell out of the skins and the crowd is into it, his 1812
section simply kills it and the crowd cheers their approval. The Still IÆm Sad
reprise has the band draining the last of their collected energies as they hamme
r its conclusion out and a quick ôThank You!ö from Ronnie and its over.

The crowd is silent as the Over The Rainbow closer goes over the PA and remain s
o through out, interestingly Peach leaves his recorder on for more than three mi
nutes after the final announcement as the audience leaves the building. The conc
ert and tour is over but the legend has been established.

The show comes packaged, as with the other Rainbow titles, in a gatefold glossy
sleeve adorned with pictures from the tour, a great one on the back cover has Bl
ackmore almost kneeling and you can clearly see a reel to reel machine. The insi
de has the ticket stub and master cassettes along with individual member shots.
Another great release by the folks at Tarantura.