...Def Leppard, which were The Archies of the 80's with Marshalls.
... you should definately check out early Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (with Dio on vocals). Although Zep was more eclectic, Rainbow was unapproachable as a kick-ass prog-rock band.
Rising, On Stage, and Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, along with the eponymously titled first record are the ones to get."
Big Dittoes on that
Thanks. Thank God the Hair-Metal usurpation and the alt-rock dumb-down didn't wipe all of us out. I didn't think many would have even heard of Rainbow around here.
Hey, Sean327. We also play the live Rainbow version of Mistreated, Black Night, and Perfect Strangers. I play more like Ritchie than anybody else I grew up on. BTW, if you're going to wear out Greatest Hits, don't replace it (I boss people around because they don't know where I live). You should really get On Stage. The Catch the Rainbow on there is nine minutes longer than the studio one you have, and it is brutally heavy. Gotta love a band that can improvise!