Name: Sensitive to Light: The Rainbow Story
SKU: 53362527
Price: 479.00 ZAR
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Author: Martin Popoff
ISBN: 9781912782406

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Martin Popoff

Publisher

Wymer Publishing

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

318

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781912782406

Synopsis "Sensitive to Light: The Rainbow Story "

This new tome by the hugely prolific Canadian author Martin Popoff is a detailed re-write and expanded edition of his 2005 publication English Castle Magic. In fact the book is 50% bigger, a whopping 120,000 words and 318 pages including two swell colour photo sections. Sensitive To Light is without doubt the most comprehensive Rainbow biography to date and is based around multiple interviews the author has conducted with most of the key band members over many years including Ritchie Blackmore, as well as Roger Glover, Tony Carey, Graham Bonnet and Joe Lynn Turner, along with those who are sadly no longer with us, namely Cozy Powell Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain and Craig Gruber. Loads more research has also gone into this new publication which is brought bang up to date with the Ronnie Romero era live shows and new songs, following Blackmore’s decision to rejuvenate Rainbow in 2016, almost twenty years on from the last incarnation that had concluded in 1997. From the raw and fiery Dio years, through the criminally under-rated Down to Earth album, the smooth crooning Joe Lynn Turner era and into one final somewhat forgotten record fronted by Doogie White, it’s all examined here, track by track, fascinating tale by trick. Ritchie Blackmore and his reputation is legion. But is it warranted? This is the book you should read to find out why as we look at the man’s career as reigning lord over the constantly evolving consortium of monster talents known as Rainbow.

Martin Popoff

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Martin Popoff is an influential Canadian music journalist and writer, born on April 28, 1963 in Castlegar, British Columbia. Recognized as one of the most prolific chroniclers of heavy metal, he has written over 100 books and approximately 7,900 record reviews, covering genres such as hard rock, classic rock, and punk. His work ranges from biographies of iconic bands to music collecting guides

Popoff co-founded and was the editor-in-chief of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine, one of Canada's most prominent metal publications. Additionally, he has collaborated with media such as Guitar World, Revolver, Goldmine, Record Collector, bravewords.com, lollipop.com, and hardradio.com, and has worked on award-winning documentaries about Rush and ZZ Top

Among his most notable books are The Collector’s Guide to Heavy Metal (in its 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s editions), Anthem: Rush in the '70s, AC/DC at 50, Judas Priest: Album by Album, and The Who & Quadrophenia. His detailed style and focus on rock history have established him as a key figure in the documentation and critique of heavy metal

Currently, Popoff resides in Toronto, Ontario, and continues to be an authoritative voice in music criticism and rock-specialized literature

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