Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow are premiering a performance video of the Deep Purple classic, “Perfect Strangers”, as a preview to the November 18 release of their DVD and Blu-ray package, “Memories In Rock - Live In Germany.”
The set captures the guitarist’s return to the rock stage for the first time in two decades this past June with a new lineup for a pair of Monsters Of Rock festivals in Germany and a third date in the UK.
Blackmore was joined by Lords Of Black singer Ronnie Romero, Stratovarius keyboardist Jens Johansson, Blackmore’s Night drummer David Keith, bassist Bob Nouveau and backup singers Candice Night and Lady Lynn for the rare rock shows by the former Deep Purple legend.
Blackmore last performed rock in 1997 while touring in support of Rainbow’s eighth album, “Stranger In Us All.” That same year he went on to form the medieval folk band Blackmore’s Night with then-girlfriend and now-wife Candice Night, and the group has gone on to release ten albums.
“Memories In Rock - Live In Germany” will be available via DVD+2CD, Blu-ray+2CD and digital formats, with a deluxe version (DVD, Blu-ray and 2CD in a 48-page hardback photobook) and a 3LP version (180-gram vinyl) due on December 2.
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
"Memories In Rock - Live In Germany"
Release date: November 18
CD Disc 1
01. Highway Star
02. Spotlight Kid
03. Mistreated
04. 16th Century Greensleeves
05. Since You Been Gone
06. Man On The Silver Mountain
07. Catch The Rainbow
08. Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth)
09. Perfect Strangers
10. Stargazer
CD Disc 2
11. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
12. Child In Time / Woman From Tokyo
13. Black Night
14. Smoke On The Water
See also:
Deep Purple confirm new album plans
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow to release live DVD from 2016 shows
Deep Purple update new album plans
Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan to release vinyl collection package
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