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The lights dim. The spotlights come up. The next thing you see is the silhouette of a band you thought would never perform live again. With the first notes of a song, you know tonight is going to be a night to remember. The roar of the crowd rumbles in your ears, and only then do you realize....RAIN has arrived.
It is not uncommon today for some the other touring Beatle bands to change members on a regular basis. These groups are often thrown together at the last minute, totally unrehearsed, and are, therefore, not even a band in the truest sense. RAIN, on the other hand, is a true band. If you enjoyed RAIN at one performance, you can rest assured that when you see the band in the future you will see the same musicians on stage.
The talented musicians that make up RAIN are:
Joey Curatolo - (Vocals, Bass, Piano, Guitar)
Steve Landes - (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Piano, Harmonica)
Joe Bithorn - (Vocals, Lead Guitar)
Ralph Castelli - (Drums, Percussion, Vocals)
Mark Lewis (Keyboards, Percussion)
Randy Kuehn - (Audio Technician)
The production on Beatles records has always been an important part of their sound and became even more so in their later 'studio years'. They experimented with, and pioneered the use of, many effects using reverb, echo, doubling, backward tracks, etc. For RAIN to perform onstage without a sound engineer who can faithfully re-create the sounds of the records, would be only half the battle. So, in 1980, after working for many top-name acts through Bill Graham Productions, Randy was recruited into the RAIN team. He has studied the Beatles records as intently as the onstage members of RAIN, and uses his ?ear' and expertise to make RAIN shine.
Among the many things that have always separated RAIN from other bands that claim to be in the same league as RAIN, is talent and musicianship. Every musician in RAIN is a virtuoso. It's really very simple. RAIN is the best band in the world at what they do because they are the best singers and players specializing in Beatles music in the world. This is no accident. They just work harder at it. Any group can put on Beatle costumes and pose for a picture, but playing and singing all the parts with confidence and power is a different story. That is why RAIN has built such a huge dedicated fan base, and has lasted for so long. They love what they do, and they work very hard to be the best at it. It is very difficult to portray the Beatles live if you truly want to do it right. First, you have to have the ear in order to figure out the arrangements accurately. Second, you have to have the musicianship to play all of the musical parts. This involves not only the technical ability to master one's instrument, but to also have the ability to find the right sounds, especially considering how dramatically the Beatles sound evolved during the course of their career. Third, your members have to have the talent and ability to play their parts on several different instruments. Fourth, you have to be an incredible singer. This involves having the ability to sing in several different styles, often in ridiculously high keys, and to be able to do this night after night. Last, but not least, you have to be a great performer. This, for RAIN, is the easy part, because when you love what you do, performing comes easy. RAIN looks like they're having fun on stage because they truly are. It is this last ingredient that has kept RAIN together for so many years and has made them a very special band. RAIN is fun. It is the sum total of all these ingredients that has earned RAIN rave reviews and a well deserved excellent reputation. Accept no substitutes.
RAIN is without doubt
'The Most Renowned Beatles Tribute in the World'.
The impact that the Beatles have had on society, both as a band and as a cultural phenomenon, can never be overstated. The Beatles not only changed the direction of music, but the direction of society itself. It's hard to believe that it has been over thirty years since the Beatles first set foot in the United States and appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Little did we know back then that the band that was so fresh and vibrant in the 60's would go on to actually change the course of modern music today. Equally hard to believe is the fact that the band whose music has touched so many millions of people was only experienced live in concert by a lucky few. A lucky few that waited in line, sometimes for days, to get tickets to see the Beatles perform for a mere twenty minutes in a large hall with poor sound and lighting and thousands of young fans whose screaming made actually enjoying the historic musical event nearly impossible. Furthermore, even those lucky few that did experience the Beatles live heard only a very small part of the incredible repertoire that they would go on to write.
The Beatles last concert tour was in 1966 long before the release of many of their classic albums such as ?Sgt. Pepper?, 'The White Album', and 'Abbey Road'. This has left an incredible void in the music world that would never have been filled if not for RAIN, the greatest Beatles tribute to ever grace the stage. RAIN got their start in Los Angeles in 1975. Like so many other bands, RAIN's main objective was to write their own original music, and eventually secure a recording contract. But, unlike other bands, RAIN had a second goal. That goal was, because of their love of the music, to become the best band in the world at duplicating the sound of the Beatles. Not just the early Beatles, but the sound of the complete Beatles, from A to Z. RAIN wanted to be able to perform every song from every album, note for note, live on stage. RAIN's approach to the Beatles music is extraordinary. They treat the Beatles music with the same respect that a classical musician does when approaching a classical piece. They do not merely learn a song, they truly study the song. No liberties with the music are taken. RAIN believes that although almost any band can learn how to play a Beatles song, it takes a very special talent to do it right. The secret is in their attention to detail. Every harmony, every chord inversion, every musical part - whether it be an orchestral part, or something as simple as a hand clap- has to be there. When all of these ingredients are added up, what you have is nothing less than the greatest live Beatles experience any one can ever hope for.
It has earned RAIN rave reviews internationally, and won them the privilege of performing on many TV and movie projects, including the entire soundtrack to 'The Birth of the Beatles', produced by Dick Clark. In 1980 RAIN joined forces with the stars of the hit Broadway show, Beatlemania, and became not only the greatest note for note duplicators of the Beatles sound, but the strongest, most authentic, and most exciting Beatles tribute ever. Now, not only had RAIN perfected the sound of the Beatles, but they had the image, look, stance, and production that left even the most die-hard Beatles' fan awe struck. In 1990 RAIN gave one of the most unique performances of their distinguished careers. They got up on a rooftop in Seattle, and, in front of live TV cameras and a live radio simulcast, duplicated the Beatles last public performance, as seen in their film, 'Let It Be'. In this once in a lifetime concert RAIN actually performed every song that the Beatles did on the rooftop of London's Apple Studios, in the original order, note for note, no second takes allowed. This event made them the focus of attention in articles that were covered by CNN and USA Today.
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