10 songs you would want Ritchie Blackmore to play on his rock tour?

[Spiral]

Still I'm Sad - the '90's version

Surely you can't be serious? That one was just awful. (Although to be fair, where "perfect instrumentals wrecked by new lyrics" tracks are concerned, it's only the second worst offender on that album...)

[Joe F.]

Stargazer
Kill the King
Mistreated
Gates of Babylon
Catch the Rainbow
Burn
Speed King
Highway Star
No One Came
Bloodsucker

[GuitarGeek]

Surely you can't be serious? That one was just awful. (Although to be fair, where "perfect instrumentals wrecked by new lyrics" tracks are concerned, it's only the second worst offender on that album...)

You realize that Still I'm Sad wasn't an instrumental in the first place, right? The original version by The Yardbirds was a song.

[Spiral]

You realize that Still I'm Sad wasn't an instrumental in the first place, right? The original version by The Yardbirds was a song.

Was it really? Well I never. Then I stand corrected about the new words, although I still think Rainbow's melodramatic 90s treatment of the song wasn't a patch on their first cowbell-tastic instrumental.

[Jay.Dee]

You realize that Still I'm Sad wasn't an instrumental in the first place, right? The original version by The Yardbirds was a song.

And so was the version Rainbow performed live in the 70s.

[Jay G]

I have been fortunate to see almost all of the songs everyone has mentioned. I will try my top 10.

Catch the Rainbow
Mistreated
Temple of the King
Difficult to Cure
Lazy
Black Sheep of the Family
Death Alley Driver
Stormbringer
Highway Star
Weiss Heim

[Halmyre]

And so was the version Rainbow performed live in the 70s.

I'd heard that before I heard the studio version, so wasn't aware it had been done as an instrumental. Wonder what prompted Blackers to pick that?