1183 - Rainbow Stone Cold 1982

"Difficult To Cure" was definitely Rainbow's hand at radio-friendly pop rock, adding more fluff to the mix and also seeing crooner Joe Lynn Turner join the fold, to replace Graham Bonnett. Enter "Straight Between The Eyes", a harder rocking, more guitar based album, just like the good ol' days. Yes, it still has some of those commercial elements, but it now has some extra kick to it, thanks to Ritchie's riffs.
"Stone Cold" became instantly a classic and one of the most popular hits Rainbow ever released. It's an amazing melodic metal song.