With just days to wait now before Ride The Rainbow – The Ultimate Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow touches down on June 19th, Cleopatra Records has unleashed the final single from the set. Sebastian Bach, the former Skid Row hero who now leads Twisted Sister, fronts a devastating performance of Man On The Silver Mountain — originally a cut from Rainbow‘s epochal debut album, back in 1975, but a concert favorite for years thereafter.
Rainbow‘s own Bob Daisley, Uriah Heep‘s Mick Box, Journey‘s Jonathan Cain and Whitesnake‘s Doug Aldrich complete the lineup, alongside the super-legendary Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart), who reveals that he was almost in Rainbow himself.
“I was supposed to be in Rainbow back in the day,” Appice said. “Ritchie asked me to be in it, but I couldn’t do it, so I was very pleased to play on this track. I love all the musicians, too — they are all fantastic players and all good friends. So this track kicks ass!”
Jonathan Cain, too, has only the happiest memories of Rainbow.
“When Cleopatra asked me to play on a Rainbow tribute project, I was excited to add my keyboards to it,” Cain said. “Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio were one of the truly melodic and memorable metal bands. I got to party with him towards the end of his touring days after a Sweden Rock Festival. His soaring voice and melodies will be remembered for decades to come.”
Listen the cover of Man On The Silver Mountain, below. For additional details about this special release, such as the track listing, and to listen to the tribute’s cover of Long Live Rock N’ Roll, please go here.