down-to-earth
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down-to-earth
(doun'tū-ûrth', -tə-)
adj.
adj.
- Realistic; sensible.
- Not pretentious or affected; straightforward.
- Not overly ornate; simple in style.
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down-to-earth
adjective
- Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are: hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, pragmatical, prosaic, realistic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic. See excite/bore/interest, real/imaginary.
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down to earth
Back to reality. For example, It's time the employees were brought down to earth concerning the budget. P.G. Wodehouse had this idiom in Very Good, Jeeves!
(1930): "I had for some little time been living . . . in another world. I now came down to earth with a bang." [
Late
1920s]
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down-to-earth
adj
Definition: reasonable, practical
Antonyms: excitable, excited, impractical, unreasonable, unsensible
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Down to Earth
- Artist: Rainbow
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- Release Date: 1979
- Total Time: 36:08
- Genre: Rock
Review
The departure of Ronnie James Dio gave Ritchie Blackmore a chance to reinvent Rainbow, which he does to a certain extent on Down to Earth. Adding former Deep Purple colleague Roger Glover as bassist and Graham Bonnet as vocalist, Blackmore tones down some of the excess of the Dio years, particularly in terms of fantastical lyrics, and turns to straight-ahead hard rock, only occasionally adorned by prominent synthesizers. In general, their material is fairly solid, and "Since You Been Gone" easily ranks among the band's best songs, but overall the record is a little generic and sounds very much of its time -- namely, the late '70s, when album rock still ruled the arenas. Nevertheless, Rainbow has a distinct idea, primarily through the guitar artistry and mystical sensibility of Ritchie Blackmore. He sounds invigorated on the album, turning in muscular performances and strong solos on each cut; clearly, the reunion has revitalized him. Unfortunately, Bonnet tends to oversell his vocals, screaming a little bit too often, but he doesn't distract from the fact that Blackmore, Glover, and drummer Cozy Powell turn Down to Earth into a fine hard rock platter. It might not offer anything unique, but it delivers the goods. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi| Down to Earth (1966 Album by Stevie Wonder) | |
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Down to Earth (Rainbow album)
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| Studio album by Rainbow | ||||
| Released | 28 July 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Château Pelly de Cornfeld, France, 1979 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 36:05 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Roger Glover | |||
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Released in 1979, Down To Earth is the fourth studio album by Rainbow. It contains Rainbow's first chart success, the single "Since You Been Gone" (a cover of the Russ Ballard penned tune),[1] marking the commercialisation of the bands sound. The music for "Down to Earth" is credited to Ritchie Blackmore and the lyrics to Roger Glover.
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Writing and recording
During the writing and recording of "Down to Earth", there were some changes in the band's lineup. New members included Ronnie James Dio's replacement, Graham Bonnet, ex-Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover and keyboardist Don Airey.
Graham Bonnet, was recruited when the album was largely completed. However, he did make uncredited contributions.[2] "Down to Earth" was the only Rainbow album on which Bonnet sang, although he was still part of the band when writing for Difficult to Cure began.
Singles not released
"Bad Girl", an outtake from the album sessions, was used as the B-side to the "Since You Been Gone" single. Similarly, "Weiss Heim", an instrumental recorded in Copenhagen in January 1980, was the B-side to "All Night Long".
Also recorded for the proposed next single but unreleased due to Bonnet's departure, was "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". Bonnet had previously recorded this song for his first, eponymously-titled, solo album in 1977. Rainbow's version was recorded in the studio in May 1980, during rehearsals for the Japanese leg of the Down to Earth tour. It was subsequently played live throughout that tour.
Releases
In the UK there was a limited edition clear vinyl LP release.
A remastered CD reissue was released in May 1999, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl.
In 2010, a Deluxe Edition of the album was released, featuring a bonus disc with previously unreleased songs and instrumental versions of the basic tracks.
Performance
In 1980, Blackmore's Rainbow headlined the inaugural Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington in England.
Songs from "Down to Earth" have been performed by Graham Bonnet at his solo shows, as well as at concerts performed with Don Airey (2001) and Joe Lynn Turner (2007).
Track listing
- Side one
- "All Night Long" – 3:53
- "Eyes of the World" – 6:42
- "No Time to Lose" – 3:45
- "Makin' Love" – 4:38
- Side two
- "Since You Been Gone" (Russ Ballard) – 3:25
- "Love's No Friend" – 4:55
- "Danger Zone" – 4:31
- "Lost in Hollywood" (Blackmore, Glover, Cozy Powell) – 4:51
2011 Deluxe Edition Track Listing
- Disc 1
- "All Night Long" – 3:53
- "Eyes of the World" – 6:42
- "No Time to Lose" – 3:45
- "Makin' Love" – 4:38
- "Since You Been Gone" (Russ Ballard) – 3:25
- "Love's No Friend" – 4:55
- "Danger Zone" – 4:31
- "Lost in Hollywood" (Blackmore, Glover, Cozy Powell) – 4:51
- "Bad Girl" (1979 B-side) - 4:51
- "Weiss Heim" (1980 B-side) (Ritchie Blackmore) - 5:15
- Disc 2
- "All Night Long" (Instrumental outtake) – 4:43
- "Eyes of the World" (Instrumental outtake) – 6:52
- "Spark Don't Mean a Fire" - 3:52
- "Makin' Love" (Instrumental Outtake) – 4:46
- "Since You Been Gone" (Instrumental outtake) (Russ Ballard) – 4:02
- "Ain't a Lot of Love in the Heart of Me" - 5:00
- "Danger Zone" (Instrumental outtake) – 5:31
- "Lost in Hollywood" (Instrumental outtake) (Blackmore, Glover, Cozy Powell) – 4:03
- "Bad Girl" (Instrumental outtake) – 5:04
- "Ain't a Lot of Love in the Heart of Me" (Alternate outtake) - 5:23
- "Eyes of the World" (Instrumental outtake) – 6:11
- "All Night Long" (Cozy Powell mix) – 3:54
Personnel
- Rainbow
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
- Graham Bonnet – vocals
- Roger Glover – bass guitar
- Don Airey – keyboards
- Cozy Powell – drums
Singles
- 1979 – "Since You Been Gone/Bad Girl"
- 1979 – "Since You Been Gone/No Time To Lose" (Germany)
- 1980 – "All Night Long/Weiss Heim"
- 1980 – "All Night Long/No Time To Lose" (Holland)
References
- ^ Frame, Pete (March 1997). "Rainbow Roots and Branches." The Very Best of Rainbow (liner notes).
- ^ "GRAHAM BONNET Talks RAINBOW, MSG And ALCATRAZZ In New Interview". blabbermouth.net. Nov. 19, 2010. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=149691.
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Down-to-earth
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - realistisk, jordnær, bramfri
Nederlands (Dutch)
nuchter, praktisch en ongekunsteld
Français (French)
adj. - réaliste, pragmatique, terre à terre
Deutsch (German)
adj. - nüchtern
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (καθομ.) προσγειωμένος, ρεαλιστής
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de forma honesta e direta
Español (Spanish)
adj. - práctico, realista, prosaico
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - jordnära
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
实际的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 實際的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 地に足がついた, 現実的な, さばけた
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) عملي, واقعي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מעשי, מציאותי
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