Episode #82 – Down to Earth (Part 2 with Martin Popoff)

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Open Discussion:

• History with rock and rock writing.
• History with Deep Purple and Rainbow
• Why is “Down to Earth” Martin’s favorite Rainbow album?
• Argument that success of album had more to do with NWOBHM than with the singles of “All Night Long” and “Since You Been Gone.”
• Martin Popoff – eBook – Popoff’s Top 20: Rainbow
• Sensitive to Light: The Rainbow Store by Martin Popoff
• The Contrarians
• Shows with Pete Pardo

Album Track Rundown:

Side One:

1. All Night Long (Blackmore/Glover)
2. Eyes of the World (Blackmore/Glover)
3. No Time to Lose (Blackmore/Glover)
4. Makin’ Love (Blackmore/Glover)
   • Steve Pilkington says that the “Don’t Believe that I’m a liar” sections sounds reminiscent of Kiss.

Side Two:

1. Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard)
2. Love’s No Friend (Blackmore/Glover)
3. Danger Zone (Blackmore/Glover)
4. Lost in Hollywood (Blackmore, Glover, Powell)

For Further Information:

• Deep Purple and Rainbow 1968-79: Every album, every song (On Track) by Steve Pilkington
• Black Knight: Ritchie Blackmore by Jerry Bloom 
• Sensitive to Light: The Rainbow Story by Martin Popoff

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