Rainbow – Bent Out Of Shape (VG+/G+) – LP, AU 1983

Bent Out Of Shape is an LP by Rainbow from 1983 released on the Polydor label.

About this album

Bent Out Of Shape is a polished late-period hard rock album from Rainbow, sharpening the band’s heavy sound with stronger melodic hooks and a more commercial edge. Issued in 1983, it followed the band’s early-80s move towards streamlined songwriting and helped define the more radio-friendly side of Ritchie Blackmore’s post-Deep Purple vision. Songs such as Street of Dreams and Can’t Let You Go show Rainbow leaning into memorable choruses without losing the muscular guitar work that made the group a major force in hard rock. It stands as one of the band’s most accessible and commercially minded records.

Genre: Metal

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