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On this day 14 September 1983, heavy rockers Rainbow played the first of two nights at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall, with former Runaways guitarist Lita Ford as support on their Bent Out Of Shape Tour.
Bent Out of Shape was the seventh studio album released by the British hard rock band Rainbow. It was originally released in August 1983 as an LP and cassette. The cassette featured several longer edits compared to the vinyl version. It was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen in about 7 weeks.
Bent Out of Shape would be Rainbow's final studio album before their twelve-year hiatus from the studio. It also proved to be the band's final studio album with vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, bassist Roger Glover and keyboardist David Rosenthal, and their only one to feature drummer Chuck Burgi, who replaced Bobby Rondinelli just prior to the album's recording sessions.
The instrumental "Snowman" is based upon "Walking in the Air", a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film The Snowman based on Raymond Briggs' 1978 children's book of the same name.
It peaked at No 11 in the UK album charts.
Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. The band have sold over 30 million records worldwide.
Live Recording - https://youtu.be/9fZAUfwH3Vw
The Band
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
Chuck Burgi - drums
Roger Glover - bass
David Rosenthal - keyboards
SETLIST
Spotlight Kid
MISS Mistreated
Fool for the Night
I Surrender
(Russ Ballard cover)
Can't Happen Here
Catch the Rainbow
Drinking With the Devil
Difficult to Cure
Power
Blues
Stargazer
Stranded
Death Alley Driver
Encore:
Vielleicht das nächste Mal (Maybe Next Time)
Since You Been Gone
(Russ Ballard cover)
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Hey Joe
(The Leaves cover)
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (reprise)
