I couldn't hear one note but the scene brought back memories. 1976, Rainbow at the Aragon Ballroom on Lawrence Avenue in Chicago. We used to call it "The Stabigon"
Great video. I saw these guys the same year in Chicago. Blackmore left the stage briefly and traded his white Strat for a sunburst guitar, which he proceeded to destroy in a similar fashion. Awesome show.
if you watch Ritchies guitar smashing on the live in Munich dvd it looks like the audience gets hit! lol i count myself very lucky to have seen Rainbow in 1980 at the Granby Halls in Leicester on the down to Earth tour, and a great deal of guitar smashing went on that night too!
can't be 1981 and Straight Between The Eyes Tour at the same time because Straight Between The Eyes was released in 1982. I saw Rainbow live in 1981 and it was the Difficult To Cure Tour...
Some security guard. Looked like he was more concerned with watching Ritchie than he was doing in anything that would remotely be called security. At any rate, if Ritchie actually DID hit him, it was the guard's own fault. By this time, Ritchie had a rep for being eccentric and engaging in actions that might be described in some courts as "assault". There was the business at the Cal Jam, and also the time he got arrested for merely nudging an abusive guard in the head with his foot.
thanks so much for this.those were the days.i dont believe the strats he smashed were for real.when i would watch video closely i think he would switch guitars.also iv heard him talk about how picky he is about guitars, guitar necks, amps weird preamps,that are not really preamps pickups,etc....etc...........I HIGHLY doubt he would smash 1 of his best axes.HENDRIX AND THE WHO......THOSE GUYS SMASHED A MILLION DOLLARS WORH OF STUFF.thanx again.
@mikegotteri No, Ritchie always smashed original fenders, because he used to buy a lot of Strat, the ones that sounded good were played, the others that he didn't like (sound, neck, fretboard etc) were smashed on stage.
@800764 No, he lived in the USA since 1970 and He bought only Fender USA. First of all because he wanted to choose the best guitars to play. The onse he didn't like (from the Fender USA) were smashed on stage. And that is all. Malmsteen buys japanes copies, not Ritchie ahahah!
that's a seriously good guitar smashing, even by Ritchie's lofty standards it doesn't look to me like he actually hit that guy, sadly... Ritchie never liked people between him & the audience.
LOL!!! Ritchie is the best!!! That stupid bouncer was hanging out in front of Ritchie's guitar smashing thinking he wouldn't get a piece of it?? What an idiot, lol...
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Oh Ritchie !
Only Ritchie !
Master Of Masters !
I couldn't hear one note but the scene brought back memories. 1976, Rainbow at the Aragon Ballroom on Lawrence Avenue in Chicago. We used to call it "The Stabigon"
That was one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Ritchie is the best!
Thats the year i was born, and i was named after this Rock God
Great video. I saw these guys the same year in Chicago. Blackmore left the stage briefly and traded his white Strat for a sunburst guitar, which he proceeded to destroy in a similar fashion. Awesome show.
Fantastic man!!! One of the best things i have ever seen !!!
if you watch Ritchies guitar smashing on the live in Munich dvd it looks like the audience gets hit! lol i count myself very lucky to have seen Rainbow in 1980 at the Granby Halls in Leicester on the down to Earth tour, and a great deal of guitar smashing went on that night too!
I was there.
Saw him do this a few times. Always brilliant to watch
Ritchie toss the guitar way higher than Malmsteen 😂
can't be 1981 and Straight Between The Eyes Tour at the same time because Straight Between The Eyes was released in 1982.
I saw Rainbow live in 1981 and it was the Difficult To Cure Tour...
I love how he went for the security guard, I would of done the same
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome! Ritchie rules!
Some security guard. Looked like he was more concerned with watching Ritchie than he was doing in anything that would remotely be called security.
At any rate, if Ritchie actually DID hit him, it was the guard's own fault. By this time, Ritchie had a rep for being eccentric and engaging in actions that might be described in some courts as "assault". There was the business at the Cal Jam, and also the time he got arrested for merely nudging an abusive guard in the head with his foot.
thanks so much for this.those were the days.i dont believe the strats he smashed were for real.when i would watch video closely i think he would switch guitars.also iv heard him talk about how picky he is about guitars, guitar necks, amps weird preamps,that are not really preamps pickups,etc....etc...........I HIGHLY doubt he would smash 1 of his best axes.HENDRIX AND THE WHO......THOSE GUYS SMASHED A MILLION DOLLARS WORH OF STUFF.thanx again.
@mikegotteri No, Ritchie always smashed original fenders, because he used to buy a lot of Strat, the ones that sounded good were played, the others that he didn't like (sound, neck, fretboard etc) were smashed on stage.
@800764 No, he lived in the USA since 1970 and He bought only Fender USA. First of all because he wanted to choose the best guitars to play. The onse he didn't like (from the Fender USA) were smashed on stage.
And that is all.
Malmsteen buys japanes copies, not Ritchie ahahah!
that's a seriously good guitar smashing, even by Ritchie's lofty standards
it doesn't look to me like he actually hit that guy, sadly... Ritchie never liked people between him & the audience.
I would probably seriously hurt myself by going to far.
Sure it is. Couldn't hear it properly, but you almost guess the keyboard solo.
Where is it?
hey its live between the eyes isn't it?
I think that this song is "Kill The King"
Wtf was he on ?
Jesus, spot the guy whose Mum ignored him as a kid.
hahah yea thats true lol
LOL!!! Ritchie is the best!!! That stupid bouncer was hanging out in front of Ritchie's guitar smashing thinking he wouldn't get a piece of it?? What an idiot, lol...
At 3:37... AHAHAHAHA... look out!!!
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@diagreen Ritchie used Squire Strats to smash up - NOT full strats.
Because RB can be an idiot at times.