Rainbow - Straight Between The Eyes (2014 Box S... -

By the time "Stone Cold" echoed through the room, the adrenaline had faded into a bittersweet ache. The music wasn't just a recording; it was a time machine built of high-fidelity wax.

The concrete walls bled away, replaced by the flickering neon of a rain-slicked highway. Elias wasn't sitting in an old armchair anymore; he was gripped behind the wheel of a blacked-out interceptor, the speedometer climbing in sync with Bobby Rondinelli’s double-kick drums. Rainbow - Straight Between the Eyes (2014 Box S...

He reached out, his fingers brushing the glossy finish of the box set. It was more than a collection of songs—it was a direct hit, straight between the eyes. By the time "Stone Cold" echoed through the

Joe Lynn Turner’s voice soared over the dashboard, a siren song for the reckless. To Elias’s right, the ghost of Ritchie Blackmore sat in the passenger seat, nonchalantly shredding a white Stratocaster while the world outside blurred into a streak of purple and gold light. Elias wasn't sitting in an old armchair anymore;