Difficult to Cure

Difficult to Cure

Track Listings

1. I Surrender

2. Spotlight Kid

3. No Release

4. Magic

5. Vielleicht das Nachste Mal (Maybe Next Time)

6. Can't Happen Here

7. Freedom Fighter

8. Midtown Tunnel Vision

9. Difficult to Cure (Beethoven's Ninth)

Tracks:

I Surrender
Spotlight Kid
No Release
Magic
Maybe Next Time
Can't Happen Here
Freedom Fighter
Midtown Tunnel Vision
Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth)

Customer Reviews:

...no cure in sight..........2007-04-29

ritchie helped to rock and bluesify deep purple...he turned fantasy into fact with rainbow...the dio years...

then bonnett came to own...not bad, just different...

then ritchie turned on the radio one day and said...'hey...i wanna be like all the other garbage their playing now...'

and so begat rainbow, the joe turner years...

this album is not a rainbow album...this is a 'jefferson starship/asia/genesis' hybrid of leftovers trying to be the soup of the day...

'down to earth' was where the rainbow faded...this was where the rainbow died...

Excellence From The Master Ritchie Blackmore.......2006-09-21

I absolutely love this CD. Its full of very memorable and well constructed songs. Ritchie's playing as always is masterful and Joe Lynn Turner is a great singer.

Rainbow rocks!.......2006-06-07

This is my favorite Rainbow album of the Joe Lynn Turner era. It is more pop then the Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio, but is that a bad thing? NO! It ain't a bad thing if the songs are good. And it is still rock music, it ain't just pop. Joe Lynn Turner has a great voice and Ritchie Blackmore is the best guitarist ever. The other bandmembers are great too. SO buy this if you like some good rock music and ignore the one-star review beneath me.

"Difficult" to Listen To.......2006-05-05

I consider myself a Rainbow fan, but this album was just horrible. Rainbow really peaked with "Long Live Rock and Roll", but with this release, Blackmore abandoned all rock and roll and went for the pop jugular. It was like listening to Survivor. The lyrics were uninspired and the songs were paint-by-number. Especially annoying were the keyboard playing by Don Airey (God I miss Tony Carey). I was wondering why "Spotlight Kid" sounded so familiar, then I realized it was "Kill the King" warmed over. I literally threw this cd out of my car window during the second listening of "Magic". Ughh. The trouble with Rainbow is that Blackmore changed the line-up constantly so that the band never really aged together, like Zepplin or U2. The reviewers who loved this album were brought up on pop tunes, not rock and roll. Sorry, but this album ain't rock and roll.

Difficult to Cure ~ Rainbow.......2006-02-09

After Ronnie James Dio left the band, Rainbow started to make more radio-friendly music. When I heard 'Down To Earth' I was very disapointed by Rainbow. The album was so much weaker then the Rainbow albums with Dio. So when this album came out I didn't want to buy it. When I heard that Rainbow had another singer again I was very curious, so I bought the album and I liked it very much. Joe Lynn Turner is a great vocalist, much better then Graham Bonnet.

All the songs are great on this album. It starts off with 'I Surrender', that was a very popular hit and it's a great song. It isn't a rock song, it's a pop song, but that doesn't matter, I also like pop, but when I buy a Rainbow album I expect some rock. Well, the second song (Spotlight Kid) is a great hardrock song! The instrumental part is great! Great guitarsolo and keyboardsolo! The rest of the album is also fantastic. The guitarsolo of 'Midtown Tunnel Vision' is one of the best together with the guitarsolo of 'Spotlight Kid'. The instrumental song 'Difficult To Cure' is a great song to end the album. It is a cover of Beethovens 9th.

So if you like rock music, then you should buy this. It's a great album and surely the best rainbow album with Joe Lynn Turner. Not the best of all Rainbow albums, cause nothing tops the Dio years. So buy this if you like rock! I hope this review was helpful to you...

Average customer rating:

...no cure in sight...
Excellence From The Master Ritchie Blackmore
Rainbow rocks!
"Difficult" to Listen To
Difficult to Cure ~ Rainbow

Difficult to Cure
Rainbow
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Pop Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Straight Between the Eyes
Down to Earth
Bent Out of Shape
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Rising

ASIN: B000001F27
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

I Surrender
Spotlight Kid
No Release
Magic
Vielleicht Das Nachste Mal (Maybe Next Time)
Can't Happen Here
Freedom Fighter
Midtown Tunnel Vision
Difficult To Cure

Customer Reviews:

...no cure in sight..........2007-04-29

Excellence From The Master Ritchie Blackmore.......2006-09-21

I absolutely love this CD. Its full of very memorable and well constructed songs. Ritchie's playing as always is masterful and Joe Lynn Turner is a great singer.

Rainbow rocks!.......2006-06-07

"Difficult" to Listen To.......2006-05-05

Difficult to Cure ~ Rainbow.......2006-02-09

Average customer rating:

RAINBOW-DIFFICULT TO CURE[JAP.IMPORT]

Difficult to Cure
Rainbow
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Pop Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music

Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000IB9D
Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

I Surrender
Spotlight Kid
No Release
Magic
Vielleicht das Nachste Mal (Maybe Next Time)
Can't Happen Here
Freedom Fighter
Midtown Tunnel Vision
Difficult to Cure [Beethoven's Ninth]

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring 20 Bit Sbm Remastering and LP Style Slipcase for Initial Pressing Only.

Customer Reviews:

RAINBOW-DIFFICULT TO CURE[JAP.IMPORT].......2001-02-16

Rainbow roared into 1981 with this mostly superb album.It kicks off with the hit,i surrender,which sets the pace for the rest of the album,while track number 2,spotlight kid,has to be rainbows finest five minutes,and was used as a set opener from 1981 to 84.The only track i think lets the side down is the lyrically banal freedom fighter,but as a final reward you get Blackmores reworking of Beethovens ninth,which is simply majestic. I always thought rainbows studio recordings after this were a bit hit and miss,and thhis is definately their best 80s album. The sound quality on this import is just amazing,i had to keep looking over my shoulder,to check the band was'nt there! Freedom fighter aside,this is a excellent album,and a must for any rock fan.