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Two colours of the rainbow
A couple of recent interviews with ex-Rainbow people.
Ronnie Romero talks to Barstools & Bandtalk:
Bob Daisley has appeared on the Talk Louder Podcast, and it was a protracted conversation, so buckle up!
Despite repeated efforts to scrub his name from the history books, bassist, composer and lyricist Bob Daisley is universally celebrated (and rightfully so) as a creative force behind some of heavy metal’s most defining songs and albums (you’ve heard of ‘Crazy Train,’ eh?). He joins us to discuss the writing and recording of Blizzard Of Ozz, Diary Of A Madman, Bark At The Moon and other albums that made Ozzy Osbourne a superstar. We also discuss his theory behind the fatal Randy Rhoads plane crash; the inspiration of Jimi Hendrix; his time in Rainbow and Uriah Heep; his book, For Facts Sake; and that time Bon Scott bummed a beer, but left behind some cash like a gentleman.
Thanks to Blabbermouth and BraveWords for the heads-up.
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Thanks for the Bob Daisley interview, very enjoyable & two good presenters too which always makes it much more worthwhile. No doubt Uwe will enjoy the bass guitar section, the pick versus fingers comments were along the lines of what Uwe has mentioned here before, if my memory serves me well. Cheers.
January 30th, 2025 at 05:32About me Rainbow exist until “Stranger in Us All” included..
January 30th, 2025 at 09:21what came was a pitiful operation to put your hands in your hair. 😱
I don’t care much for Ronnie Romero’s vocals, they sound to generic to me.
January 30th, 2025 at 12:43A feature about an Australian talent – a rare enough combination and therefore most commendable …
😂🤣😁 (Now that was mean and I apologize!)
It’s too long to listen to in full right now, but the statements of pick player vs finger player by the one interviewer are of dubious nature. Stating that Bob doesn’t sound like a pick player? (Even Bob seems genuinely surprised by that.) He has “pick player” written all over his style, much like Glenn Hughes!
For some reason, within the Purple Extended Family, nearly all bassists in the 70s pretty much up to 90s were completely or mostly dedicated pick players: Nick Simper, Roger Glover & Glenn Hughes of course. The Rainbow guys Jimmy Bain and Bob Daisley because Ritchie wanted it that way. But also people like Paul Martinez (PAL), John Gustafson (IGB), John McCoy (Gillan), Chris Glen (Ian’s Naked Thunder Tour) and Colin Hodgkinson (Whitesnake).
The really notable finger player exceptions were Neil Murray of Whitesnake, Rudy Sarzo of same, Reggie McBride from the Tommy Bolin Band, Brett Bloomfield (Ian’s Toolbox Tour) and Gregg Smith (Doogie era Rainbow).
Craig Gruber of Elf played there and with prototype Rainbow with his fingers, but had converted to pick playing by the time he joined Gary Moore in the 80s. Marco Mendoza of latter day Whitesnake switched between fingers and pick (originally a finger player, he learned pick as well while he was in Thin Lizzy to emulate Phil Lynott’s pick driven sound) and most of the WS guys (& gals) who have followed him were finger players with the exception of Michael Devin I think.
Irrespective of whether pick or not, they’re all good players. There are strengths and drawbacks to both styles.
January 30th, 2025 at 13:57