Rainbow is not like any band. This band left its mark on rock music history books. The band was formed by Ritchie Blackmore as action / reaction to his first "divorce" from his original band, Deep Purple.
Through the years, the band went through different lineups, but this lineup is different, it is special, if I may say. With their higher than live musicianship they can really and easily shatter metal into small peaces.
We have Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Jimmy Bain on Bass (one of the most unique bass player ever with his technique), Cozy Powel on Drums, Tony Carey on Keyboards, and Ritchie Blackmore, of course, on white Fender Stratocaster.
The result came out from this line-up is: "Rainbow Rising". Release in 1976. An epic 5 songs masterpiece. The mixing of the album is so amazing that I never heard something like that from that period ever, thanks to Martin Birch - who is known for producing albums described as ahead of their time.
"Do You Close Your Eyes" is one of the songs from that album. It is not the best song from the album, but it is absolutely one of the best songs Rainbow ever recorded.
I adore this song!
The song's upbeat and power maybe the reason the band choose to include it in the set list of their live shows.
There are three versions of the song released. All three are on the Deluxe Edition of the album that came out in 2011.
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