A Rocktopia / Fireworks Magazine album review by James Gaden: 'Down To Earth' is a big album in the history of the mighty Rainbow. It was the first one without legendary and much loved vocalist Ronnie James Dio at the helm, with vocals being handled by Graham Bonnet. While his vocal work on this album takes some beating, there wasn't an overwhelming wave of support for Bonnet, who, clad in Hawaiian shirts, along with shades and his short hair more akin to being a James Dean wannabe than a rock god, upset some of the hairier, leather clad fans. However, what we must bear in mind is that Rainbow's driving force, Ritchie Blackmore, decided that without Dio, he'd pursue a more commercial sound and introduce shorter songs and a bluesier element, in place of the sweeping epic castles and dragons imagery of the past. http://ping.fm/ytFMZ
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