Music videos that feature Thunderbirds

[Highlander]

I was at that Rainbow gig... they played a longer set than that...

Saw the first 2 MoR events and that was that, never saw another outside gig...

[uwe]

There is much debate whether the entire Donnington gig was ever filmed in full, but a complete audio recording seems to exist and there is always speculation of it being released. It was the last gig of that line-up (as they knew before), they went out with a bang.

[Highlander]

They played the Rainbow (Theatre) as a special peace-offering post a Wembley show where RB threw a moody - just the set and no encore, iirc.

Something (lengthy) of interest on the subject...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXQiKl_mV38

[uwe]

Vielen Dank, that was the best Rainbow documentary I've seen so far. It's amazing that all the interviewed ex-members speak so graciously about Blackers given his reputation of being such an ass to other people (he must have at least paid them well). Doogie White (singer no 4 with the consonant-heavy Scottish "ucksunnt")" is a good guy with a big heart who sang all Rainbow eras well (but admitted that Bonnet was the hardest for him, he couldn't do Since you've been gone), he now does good work on the new MSG album and I hope he stays with Schenker for a while. And Bonnet is a great interviewee, totally at ease with himself. Joe Lynn Turner? Ever the cocky Soprano type from New Jersey who's just a little too self-assured and devoid of any selfdeprecating humor.

[gweimer]

There's a guy I know in Chicago who gets free tickets, courtesy of Blackmore, whenever he plays there.  Years ago, the guy found Blackmore outside a venue, left behind by the rest of the band.  He gave Blackmore a lift to his destination, and Blackmore has been appreciative ever since.  I don't know for sure if he still does this, but it was a number of years that he got a call telling him of tickets in Will Call with his name.

[Highlander]

Agreed about the documentary...

... But Bonnet reminded me of a "likely-lad" down the pub with the lads... he was very relaxed... I like his honesty in saying he should have stayed for a few more years... the joy of hindsight...

[uwe]

"Blackmore has been appreciative ever since"

Small wonder, he can't even drive! 

[Highlander]

He has (or had) a licence but wasn't he late 30's when he took it...?

[uwe]

Has he? I've never heard of him drivng or even owning a car. Candice/Frau Blackmore does the driving for domestic purposes. The other Purple'ites had Aston Martins and Jag E-Types in the seventies, Blackmore didn't. He had an English bar built into the cellar of his Connecticut mansion.

[Highlander]

Found at least one reference to it in Black Knight (book) and it is referenced on his wiki page circa '84...

[uwe]

Poor man's Highway Star. Plus Roger playing a Ho-ndo Danelectro copy which he apparently loved for a while ...

[gearHed289]

Well I just gave that a thumbs up! What a great lineup with RB, Glover, and Rondinelli.

[Highlander]

Keeping on post and thread with this one... last one is both in one vid and middle one has dodgy sound... all with the T'Bird...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqf-EkAjMhE

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYtdW5bD-7Q

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhT9fL6w74E

... and whilst on the subject of Rainbow and T'Birds, how about a nod to Craig Grubber and that white NR... sound quality is awful so speakers on if you dare only - just posting for the images...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jec4nGsL2LA

[4stringer77]

Kenny Rogers often played a single coil Precision with The First Edition but left the bass duties to a fellow with a NR IV on this occasion.

[uwe]

Lovely vid, lovely song, always liked Ruby. Ever heard the cockney version?