A Light In The Black (track)
by Rainbow
A Light In The Black appears on the following album(s) by Rainbow:
- Rising (track #6) (this album) (1976)
- Best Of Rainbow (track #8) (compilation) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/29/2026 16:33 |  MetalMan67 | 1,669 | 83/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2026 09:39 | Siromynian | 18,087 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2026 22:23 |  DommeDamian | 76,141 | 51/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2026 17:53 | Deckard | 423 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2026 15:44 | 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 86.7/100, a mean average of 87.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.6.
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Squonk007 11/27/2025 22:00 | #311878
Brilliant, those solos are mint, the drums hold it all together and the track is epic.
It should be in 'Pacman'? What the heck are you smoking this is a ROCK CLASSIC!!
Jasonconfused 12/05/2012 06:41 | #56791
A lot of people hate the flashy 70s long solos but I love them. I think it shows how much fun soloing can be. This is one of those songs. Very long guitar/keyboard solo. It is very experimental and almost sounds like it should be in pacman. But still it's an amazing display of musicianship.
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