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100
A monument of hard rock and one of the most epic offerings of all time.
8y
80
On their second release, Rainbow not only avoid the sophomore jinx; they hit a home run.
10y
If you’re into epic flights of fantasy in sound form this is the 70s heavy metal album for you!
Can't believe these guys invented Proto-Gay Metal. The music absolutely slaps though so I ain't complaining. This also happens to be my 1500th Rating as well. I mean the fact that this came out in the 70's is absolutely wild, it still sounds amazing.
One of the most important albums for my expanding music taste.
"Rising" is one of the greatest hard rock albums of all time. Everything about it just works perfectly; the bass grooves, the fantastic keyboard licks, Ritchie Blackmore's bluesy guitar solo's, Cozy Powell's virtuosic drumming, and Ronnie James Dio's immaculate, flawless vocal performances as the cherry on top. All of these elements form this thrilling 33 minute hard rock masterpiece which acted as the ... read more
Hard Rock and Heavy Metal at their most effective. Rainbow with a new lineup, now truly at their best. Rising is pure cleverness in rock. More epic, darker, more ambitious, and surprisingly fun. 33 minutes and they still managed to blow me away.
Stargazer alone makes this album immortal. So effective it got me trying to write this review the same way.
DAWG!!! This is poggers. I think this is the highest ive ever rated an album compared to user score
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Track List
| 1 | Tarot Woman 5:58 | 91 |
| 2 | Run with the Wolf 3:48 | 86 |
| 3 | Starstruck 4:06 | 87 |
| 4 | Do You Close Your Eyes 2:58 | 81 |
| 5 | Stargazer 8:26 | 97 |
| 6 | A Light in the Black 8:12 | 93 |
Total Length: 33 minutes
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