The Other Side of Rainbow

By: Greg Prato

Narrated by: Greg Prato

When Ritchie Blackmore left Deep Purple in 1975, many a rock n’ roll fan was left befuddled. Why would one of rock’s top guitarists leave one of the world’s most popular bands? Regardless of the reason, listeners would ultimately be thankful, as Blackmore soon launched Rainbow - a band that rocked just as ferociously as Purple, whose music has proven to be timeless and incredibly influential on subsequent heavy metal bands. And along the way, Blackmore proved to be extremely adept at spotting largely-unknown talent, and introducing them to the world - including vocalists Ronnie James Dio, Graham Bonnet, and Joe Lynn Turner. However, with Blackmore as the group’s leader, band members came and went on a regular basis - preventing the band from possibly reaching their full potential. '

The Other Side of Rainbow features nearly 30 all-new interviews conducted exclusively for this book, including former band members, those who worked closely with the band, were friends, or admirers of their music.

©2016 Greg Prato Writer, Corp. (P)2021 Greg Prato Writer, Corp.

great stories

great stories... but the WORST reading I've ever heard .... EVER !!!!
but the stories are worth it.

Stories are great

Fantastic quotes from many people.

The cadence of the reading is really awful and hard to get through at times

BORING!

I can't even finish this because it is so scattered, narration is horrible, and I still don't understand it. Not sure if I will ever finish. I like Blackmore, and DIO was the best vocalist of Rainbow, but what I have listened to so far, is not in chronological order and is tough to fully comprehend.