Rainbow -- The Next Generation
A new Rainbow is in the making. Former band members Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Carey, Bobby Rondinelli, and Greg Smith are reteaming under a slightly different name -- Over the Rainbow -- and with a slightly different guitarist. While Ritchie Blackmore isn't on board for the reunion, his son, J.R. Blackmore, will carry on his dad's legacy. Turner, Carey, Rondinelli, and Smith note there's been a demand for Rainbow's return for a while, but they all agreed that if they were going to reassemble the group they had to do so with a Blackmore playing guitar. J.R. has the support of his new band mates. Turner calls him "very talented," while Rondinelli says that with Over the Rainbow they're introducing, quote, "a hidden treasure to the world in J.R. Blackmore." Upcoming plans for Over the Rainbow include a 2009 tour which will begin in Russia in February. |