Stargazer (track)
by Rainbow
Stargazer appears on the following album(s) by Rainbow:
- Rising (track #5) (this album) (1976)
- Best Of Rainbow (track #6) (compilation) (1981)
- Memories In Rock - Live In Germany (track #10) (2016)
- Memories In Rock - Live In Germany (track #18) (2016)
- Live In Germany 1976 (track #6) (1990)
- The Very Best Of Rainbow (track #4) (compilation) (1997)
- Memories In Rock II (Live) (track #13) (2018)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/29/2026 16:33 |  MetalMan67 | 1,659 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 09:38 | Siromynian | 18,087 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2026 22:23 |  DommeDamian | 76,113 | 51/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 09:41 | Deckard | 423 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2026 15:38 | markl73 | 7,108 | 78/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 89.6/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.1.
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Jboy56 01/03/2022 09:28 | #278447
Blackmore nails it, a great shred, with that classical arpeggio feel. Some eastern colors can also be heard.
Jboy56 01/03/2022 09:13 | #278445
Blackmore nails it, a great shred, with that classical arpeggio feel. Some eastern colors can also be heard.
Sheer bombast and actually not very heavy by modern standards.
Goliath 01/15/2018 14:28 | #205734
This used to be my favourite track of all until I heard Blackbird by Alter Bridge, so second favourite!
Best Rainbow track.
drakonium 12/05/2012 16:45 | #56839
This one used to be one of my favourites of all time. However, Dio's voice has gotten too kitsch for me, now. I still love that, but it's not an all time favorite anymore.
Jasonconfused 12/05/2012 06:39 | #56790
This song.. wow. It's in my top 5 songs of all time.. easily. Cozy Powell's drum intro is legendary, Blackmore displays his exotic playing with an incredible solo, Dio's vocals have never sounded better, and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra gives it that epic touch.
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