I kicked off the week with the Down To Earth review and I’m going to elaborate on Bonnet’s penchant for teaming up with legendary guitarists (Blackmore, Schenker, Malmsteen…..). The review schedule will be:
- Monday: Rainbow – Down To Earth (1979, Ritchie Blackmore)
- Tuesday: MSG – Assault Attack (1982, Michael Schenker)
- Wednesday: Alcatrazz – No Parole From Rock’n'Roll (1983, Yngwie Malmsteen) and Alcatrazz – Disturbing The Peace (1985, Steve Vai)
- Thursday: Impellitteri – Stand In Line (1988, Chris Impellitteri)
- Friday: A summary of Graham’s solo career and other projects.
- Saturday: Alcatrazz – Dangerous Games (1986, Danny Johnson)
I’m currently working with Graham, he’s my favorite vocalist along with classic Ian Gillan, Ronnie James Dio, and Eric Adams. I feel that the albums he did with Yngwie Malmsteen and Michael Schenker were the absolute best that those guitarists ever did, and I think Down To Earth was (with Perfect Strangers) the last of the two truly classic albums Ritchie Blackmore was ever involved in.