Album · 1976
Rising
by Rainbow
Rising is a 1976 hard rock album by Rainbow. It runs 6 tracks across 34 minutes on Polydor. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.4/5 from 5 ratings.
Hard Rock · Heavy Metal · Rock
#8 in Best albums of 1976 · #37 in Best hard rock albums
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- 4.4 /5
- 5 ratings
- 75 /100
- 6 critics
- 6
- Tracks
- 34 min
- Runtime
- 141 bpm
- Tempo
- F major
- Key
Ratings
5 ratings · avg 4.4
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- Sputnikmusic5/5
- Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal9/10
- AllMusic4/5
- Sounds4/5
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5
- The Rolling Stone Record Guide1/5
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Tracklist
6 tracks · 34 min
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"Rising" is the second studio album by Rainbow released in May 1976. The album is recorded at the Musicland Studios in Munich (Germany) in February 1976. Producer is Martin Birch.
In brief
- Is Rising good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Rising 4.4/5 from 5 ratings.
- When was Rising released?
- Rising was released in 1976 on Polydor.
- How many tracks are on Rising?
- Rising has 6 tracks, with a runtime of 34 minutes.
- What genre is Rising?
- Rising is catalogued under Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Rock.
- What BPM is Rising?
- Rising runs at a median tempo of 141 BPM across its tracks, most often in F major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Rising?
- Listeners of Rising also rate Machine Head by Deep Purple, Holy Diver by Dio, Paranoid by Black Sabbath.
Rising at a glance
- Label
- Polydor Records
- Recorded at
- Musicland Studios
- Produced by
- Martin Birch
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