Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997

If his first Dreams release took four years to be composed, this second one took only one year. And on this CD there are less references to several electronic music schools; his efforts are concentrated on a symphonic, progressive style (e.g., "Behind the Walls of Imagination" and "Flying Over the Rainbow"). This last one is also considered one of the best compositions already arranged and composed by him…

The Best of Rainbow compiles 16 of the best tracks from Rainbow's first seven studio albums, wisely avoiding 1977's live On Stage release. The first two tracks from their debut album, 1975's Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, showcases the instant bond that was formed between Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, especially on "Man on the Silver Mountain." Blackmore changed the band for the following year's Rainbow Rising, with Jimmy Bain replacing bass player Craig Gruber, and Cozy Powell taking percussion duties away from Gary Driscoll. Adding keyboard player Tony Carey helped tracks like "Starstruck" and the lengthy "Stargazer" to sound a little more dimensional and fluent than the group's first effort.