Rainbow to Reunite?

[Deathstroke]

There's something I thought I'd never type.

However, it appears that they are planning to do a reunion tour for the classic rock band Rainbow.

Ronnie James Dio, Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Bain, and Vinny Appice (replacing the late great Cozy Powell).

Here's the story so far. (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=33950)

This would be HUGE for me. I would love to see a Rainbow show. I just hope they do US dates and not just Euro shows. Nothing has been confirmed of course but damn this would be so freaking cool!

[Catman3]

This is what Ronnie James Dio had to say about it last year over at Classic Rock Revisited.

Jeb: Last one, what do you want to tell all the journalists and fans who keep talking about Rainbow reunions.

RJD: There are no reunions for me. There is no reunion with Rainbow and there are certainly no reunions with Black Sabbath. I went there twice and it didn’t happen the second time, either. I don’t want to be involved in that anymore. They are doing what they want to do with Ozzy and that is good for them. I wish them all the best. There is nothing backward at all about what they are doing.

We had an opportunity to do Rainbow about five or six years ago. It just didn’t quite work from a record company/management standpoint. It is a shame that it didn’t happen. It was going to be one show televised and recorded in Tokyo. We could have finally given the people what they wanted. That didn’t happen for all these years and I don’t have time for that anymore. I tried to make my window of opportunity open for it but that window has closed. My career will be DIO and that will be the end of it.

It is nice that people care enough to want that to happen. They care about us after all these years and they remember what good things Ritchie and I did, but those days should be left where they were. They were great days and we made some really great music but life goes on. Too many times people who reunite in that classic manor are doing it because they can’t carry on in this day and age. I can, so I am going to continue doing it.

[Dennis K]

I don’t have time for that anymore. My career will be DIO and that will be the end of it.


No offense Ronnie, but your solo career hasn't exactly being lighting the world on fire for awhile now. And as for what's in bold.. truer words have seldom been spoken.

[Deathstroke]

Reports of the reunion have been vehemently denied by a spokesperson for Ritchie Blackmore. (http://www.roadrun.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=33991)

Like my day didn't suck already, the little bit of hope for salvaging the day gets smushed right there on my computer screen.

[Deathstroke]

No offense Ronnie, but your solo career hasn't exactly being lighting the world on fire for awhile now. And as for what's in bold.. truer words have seldom been spoken.

Sales wise his solo work hasn't been doing gangbusters at the cash register, but the material has been solid the whole time.

[Magnificent Bastard]

RJD: We had an opportunity to do Rainbow about five or six years ago. It just didn’t quite work from a record company/management standpoint. It is a shame that it didn’t happen. It was going to be one show televised and recorded in Tokyo. We could have finally given the people what they wanted. That didn’t happen for all these years and I don’t have time for that anymore. I tried to make my window of opportunity open for it but that window has closed. My career will be DIO and that will be the end of it.

HAH!

Translation: Show me the OZZY money and we'll talk.

Again, I'll say HAH.