REVIEWS

  Steve Taylor on bass and a Cozy Powellesque Mick Rice on drums provided the perfect backdrop for the band’s three stars to shine.  full review....

April

2007

 
On Keyboards is Tor who originally was a huge Jon Lord fan, then progressing to the style of Tony Carey his keyboard playing is outstanding, on the occasional solo and especially his interplay with the guitar work of Barry, the Blackmore Lead guitarist, who, it has to be said was simply outstanding! full review....

June

2005

The album "Rainbow Live in Germany - 1976" seems to have been used as the inspiration for the band's versions of: 16th Century Greensleeves, Do You Close Your Eyes, Catch The Rainbow, Still I’m Sad and Man on the Silver Mountain.  full review....

April

2005

The band is not (but surely should not be expected to be?) an exactly perfect replica of the original band in either appearance or sound but at many points in its act, it does come incredibly close to achieving this; unbelievably close in fact! full review....

March

2004

Following Judy Garland's obligatory intro, the power chords to Kill the King thundered through the PA and I must admit to shivers down the spine at hearing this classic performed live again after so many years. full review....

September

2003

The band took us through the classic tracks and more, 'Kill the King', 'Stargazer', 'Man on the Silver Mountain', 'Do you close your eyes', 'Miss-Mistreated', 'Since you've been Gone', 'I Surrender', the engine room was at full speed, the vocals were spot on, the guitarist was perfection, the band were as close to the real thing as you'll ever get, full review.....

October

2003

 For me, Rainbow Rising are the best, no if's or buts.....full review....

October

2001

To tell the truth I was secretly expecting the vocals to be a little on the poor side as I rate Ronnie James Dio as having one of the most distinctive voices in rock music. I was, as they say, pleasantly surprised! Vocally I was almost unable to find fault and the bands cover of 'Kill the King' sticks in my mind as one of the best 'take offs' I have ever heard. full review...

May

2000

Band played most of the Dio era songs and with a keyboard player of the class of Tor Underseth in the Band , they were spot on full review...

March

2000