Post by BiteUrLip on Oct 5, 2018 21:15:24 GMT
Ronnie is absolutely one of my very favorite artists, even in the top 5, I should say. His discography blows many other artists away easily. It is filled with five star albums, but unfortunately there is one big disappointment, Angry Machines. Thankfully Ronnie hired a different guitarist after that, and the next album was again top quality.
Elf ****½ Highlights: "Hoochie Coochie Lady", "Never More", "Dixie Lee Junction"
Carolina County Ball ***** Highlights: "L.A. 59", "Annie New Orleans", "Rocking Chair Rock-N-Roll Blues", "Rainbow", "Blanche"
Trying To Burn The Sun ****½ Highlights: "Black Swampy Water", "Prentice Wood", "Good Time Music", "Liberty Road"
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow ***** Highlights: "Man On The Silver Mountain", "Black Sheep Of The Family", "Catch The Rainbow", "Snake Charmer", "Temple Of The King", "If You Don't Like Rock 'N Roll"
Rising *****+ Highlights: "Tarot Woman", "Run With The Wolf", "Starstruck", "Do You Close Your Eyes", "Light In The Black" Super highlights: "Stargazer"
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll *****+ Highlights: "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll", "Lady Of The Lake", "L.A. Connection", "Gates Of Babylon", "Rainbow Eyes" Super highlights: "Kill The King"
Heaven And Hell *****+ Highlights: "Neon Knights", "Children Of The Sea", "Lady Evil", "Wishing Well", "Walk Away", "Lonely Is The Word" Super highlights: "Heaven And Hell"
Mob Rules ***** Highlights: "Turn Up The Night", "Voodoo", "The Sign Of The Southern Cross", "The Mob Rules", "Country Girl", "Falling Off The Edge Of The World"
Holy Diver *****+ Highlights: "Stand Up And Shout", "Holy Diver", "Gypsy", "Caught In The Middle", "Don't Talk To Strangers", "Straight Through The Heart", "Invisible" Super highlights: "Rainbow In The Dark"
The Last In Line *****+ Highlights: "The Last In Line", "Breathless", "I Speed At Night", "One Night In The City" Super highlights: "We Rock", "Evil Eyes", "Mystery", "Egypt (The Chains Are On)"
Sacred Heart *****+ Highlights: "King Of Rock And Roll [Live]", "Another Lie", "Hungry For Heaven" Super highlights: "Sacred Heart", "Rock And Roll Children"
Dream Evil ***** Highlights: "Night People", "Dream Evil", "Sunset Superman", "All The Fools Sailed Away", "Naked In The Rain", "Overlove", "I Could Have Been A Dreamer", "When A Woman Cries"
Lock Up The Wolves ***** Highlights: "Wild One", "Hey Angel", "Night Music", "Lock Up The Wolves", "Walk On Water", "Twisted", "Why Are They Watching Me", "My Eyes"
Dehumanizer **** Highlights: "Computer God", "After All (The Dead)", "Letters From Earth", "I" NOD: 1
Strange Highways **** Highlights: "Hollywood Black", "Give Her The Gun", "Blood From A Stone", "Here's To You", "Bring Down The Rain"
Angry Machines *½ Highlights: "This Is Your Life" NOD: 4
Magica ***** Highlights: "Fever Dreams", "Turn To Stone", "As Long As It's Not About Love", "Losing My Insanity", "Magica - Reprise", "Lord Of The Last Day - Reprise" Super highlights: "Magica Theme", "Lord Of The Last Day"
Killing The Dragon ***** Highlights: "Better In The Dark", "Rock & Roll", "Push", "Guilty", "Throw Away The Children"
Master Of The Moon ***** Highlights: "One More For The Road", "The End Of The World", "Shivers", "Living The Lie", "I Am", "Death By Love"
The Devil You Know ***** Highlights: "Fear", "Bible Black", "Double The Pain", "Rock And Roll Angel", "Eating The Cannibals", "Neverwhere"
Total NOD: 5 (One bad album as the cause - but honestly shouldn't be so many as the collection includes mostly only five star albums?!)
Other highlights: "Metal Will Never Die", "Time To Burn", "To Live For The King"
Elf ****½ Highlights: "Hoochie Coochie Lady", "Never More", "Dixie Lee Junction"
Carolina County Ball ***** Highlights: "L.A. 59", "Annie New Orleans", "Rocking Chair Rock-N-Roll Blues", "Rainbow", "Blanche"
Trying To Burn The Sun ****½ Highlights: "Black Swampy Water", "Prentice Wood", "Good Time Music", "Liberty Road"
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow ***** Highlights: "Man On The Silver Mountain", "Black Sheep Of The Family", "Catch The Rainbow", "Snake Charmer", "Temple Of The King", "If You Don't Like Rock 'N Roll"
Rising *****+ Highlights: "Tarot Woman", "Run With The Wolf", "Starstruck", "Do You Close Your Eyes", "Light In The Black" Super highlights: "Stargazer"
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll *****+ Highlights: "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll", "Lady Of The Lake", "L.A. Connection", "Gates Of Babylon", "Rainbow Eyes" Super highlights: "Kill The King"
Heaven And Hell *****+ Highlights: "Neon Knights", "Children Of The Sea", "Lady Evil", "Wishing Well", "Walk Away", "Lonely Is The Word" Super highlights: "Heaven And Hell"
Mob Rules ***** Highlights: "Turn Up The Night", "Voodoo", "The Sign Of The Southern Cross", "The Mob Rules", "Country Girl", "Falling Off The Edge Of The World"
Holy Diver *****+ Highlights: "Stand Up And Shout", "Holy Diver", "Gypsy", "Caught In The Middle", "Don't Talk To Strangers", "Straight Through The Heart", "Invisible" Super highlights: "Rainbow In The Dark"
The Last In Line *****+ Highlights: "The Last In Line", "Breathless", "I Speed At Night", "One Night In The City" Super highlights: "We Rock", "Evil Eyes", "Mystery", "Egypt (The Chains Are On)"
Sacred Heart *****+ Highlights: "King Of Rock And Roll [Live]", "Another Lie", "Hungry For Heaven" Super highlights: "Sacred Heart", "Rock And Roll Children"
Dream Evil ***** Highlights: "Night People", "Dream Evil", "Sunset Superman", "All The Fools Sailed Away", "Naked In The Rain", "Overlove", "I Could Have Been A Dreamer", "When A Woman Cries"
Lock Up The Wolves ***** Highlights: "Wild One", "Hey Angel", "Night Music", "Lock Up The Wolves", "Walk On Water", "Twisted", "Why Are They Watching Me", "My Eyes"
Dehumanizer **** Highlights: "Computer God", "After All (The Dead)", "Letters From Earth", "I" NOD: 1
Strange Highways **** Highlights: "Hollywood Black", "Give Her The Gun", "Blood From A Stone", "Here's To You", "Bring Down The Rain"
Angry Machines *½ Highlights: "This Is Your Life" NOD: 4
Magica ***** Highlights: "Fever Dreams", "Turn To Stone", "As Long As It's Not About Love", "Losing My Insanity", "Magica - Reprise", "Lord Of The Last Day - Reprise" Super highlights: "Magica Theme", "Lord Of The Last Day"
Killing The Dragon ***** Highlights: "Better In The Dark", "Rock & Roll", "Push", "Guilty", "Throw Away The Children"
Master Of The Moon ***** Highlights: "One More For The Road", "The End Of The World", "Shivers", "Living The Lie", "I Am", "Death By Love"
The Devil You Know ***** Highlights: "Fear", "Bible Black", "Double The Pain", "Rock And Roll Angel", "Eating The Cannibals", "Neverwhere"
Total NOD: 5 (One bad album as the cause - but honestly shouldn't be so many as the collection includes mostly only five star albums?!)
Other highlights: "Metal Will Never Die", "Time To Burn", "To Live For The King"