Bent Out of Shape

Bent Out of Shape is Rainbow's seventh album, on which they sounded a great sense of song, tying refined melody to Ritchie Blackmore's guitar. With a lineup featuring Joe Lynn Turner, it is the last studio album of their original era. Recording took place in Copenhagen, with Roger Glover handling production. On drums, Chuck Burgi joined in place of Rondinelli. The instrumental 'Snowman' is an arrangement of 'Walking in the Air,' the theme from the animated film The Snowman. Powerful songs like "Street of Dreams," "Can't Let You Go" and "Stranded" line up. The single "Street of Dreams," with a stronger AOR flavor, is known as one of their signature ballads. The instrumental "Anybody There" was nominated for a Grammy Award. After this album, Blackmore, together with Glover, headed toward a Deep Purple reunion, and Rainbow entered a long hiatus. The music video for 'Street of Dreams' was banned by MTV over its content. A mature record.