Despite the fact that his many efforts in recent years to do so have gone down in flames, former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner ( whose tenure was 1981-1984) is once again attempting to get a reunion with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore going.
Turner says this about Blackmore in a recent interview with Classic Rock Magazine:
“He’s itching to do some rocking, and we’re going to get together in the fall. Ritchie is really, really ready to rock. He still has the chops too. I’m not sure if it’s going to be a Rainbow reunion, or a bunch of remakes – which I detest, because you can’t improve on perfection. But that’s what’s happening."
Turner of course has said all of this before. Last year Turner had supposedly come close to completing negotiations to getting a 60 day tour with Blackmore going that would have also included former Rainbow bassists Bob Daisley and Jimmy Bain when things came to a halt due to Blackmore having to finish an album with his current project Blackmore's Night.
“We had multi-million dollar deals set up with Live Nation. A 60-day tour to start with, HD 3D movie, everything – and then he had to finish the album."
It's good that Blackmore decided to fulfill his prior engagement, though personally I think if he had really wanted to do that tour he would have. Blackmore has stated time and time again in recent years that he is perfectly content with his renaissance music venture with his wife Candice Night. It isn't most of his fans' cup of tea, but at least he is enjoying his retirement.
Turner really isn't helping his case much when he says “Unless his wife or mother-in-law gets in the way. She drives me fucking crazy." when referring to the possibility of getting such a tour happening again. A word to the wise, Joe. If you want something from someone, you might not want to insult their loved ones.
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