How could anyone "NOT" be impressed with Dio, and Blackmore's Rainbow. Modern rock, mixed with baroque, Renaissance, and medieval-classical influenced fusion, which started a whole new genre of rock music, lasting decades to come. A band that influenced, and launched thousands of musical careers. And it was awesome to see her so entranced by Ritchie's guitar solo. She looked like she was about to sploosh all over her chair. Thats just how I felt when I first listened to Ritchie. Unbelievable! I am happy to see the music of my generation still appreciated. Thank you for that.
Man, what a great reaction. The line that sends me, “My Eyes Are Bleeding”. Thanks Richard, who turned me on to such GOLD in the ‘70s, Im remembering you today!
Glad you loved it, seen this tour in the Glasgow Apollo theatre way back, 76 i think maybe 77? im 60 now & it takes me back to my youth Love to see the youngsters discovering good music Wonderful reaction
Dio is easily one of the best rock/metal vocalists ever and this is one hell of a song to introduce yourself to him! Stargazer is still one of my favourite songs. It gives me chills and goosebumps every single time I listen to it.
For me Stargazer was the best song, DIO was amazing and the greatest voice of Heavy Metal, since the intro, you feel the power, but the song touch the soul, the guitar solo of Ritchie is for another dimension, all the instruments are mixed to create a master piece, and for last, te letter invite us to make a reflection to be ourselves, look for our goals and dreams and don´t follow false prophets because at the end, they are more humans and stupids than us. You are a great person, congrats for your video. Regards.
Sabina, I have to say I am loving your reactions and your style, I can tell when you the music really gets to you and you feel it, when the music does something to your blood it's really special. Keep exploring and I'll keep listening!
I've heard this song literally hundreds of times by now, and it still blows me away...easily one of the greatest metal songs ever written. Ronnie James Dio (RIP) was simply the greatest metal vocalist of all time. His career spans decades...prior to joining Rainbow he was in a band called Elf (different style, but great in their own right). After his brief time in Rainbow, Dio went on to have a legendary stint with the band Black Sabbath, as well as a very successful solo career with his band Dio. Ritchie Blackmore is easily one of my all-time favorite guitarists, and a true legend. His previous band was Deep Purple, which he left to form Rainbow...he's currently playing medieval folk music with the band Blackmore's Night. Cozy Powell (RIP) was one of the true journeyman drummers in metal...he literally played with seemingly everyone. My two recommendations for future Rainbow reactions are the live recording of the song "Mistreated" and the song "Catch the Rainbow" (a ballad, and my favorite Rainbow song of all), preferably live as well. God bless!!
Elf were really going nowhere, 2 albums in 7 years back then was heading for oblivion, no matter how great his voice was I think without Blackmore and the 3 albums Dio made with him Dio could very well have never been the star he became.
Agree DIO was 33 when Richie took him along , 33 is old in this business /,it takes a lot of luck and timing , more important than skill etc , my favorite DIO records are the 3 rainbow records actually
I could not agree more. For some reason "A Light in the Black" has become the forgotten twin sister to "Stargazer". It really deserves it's place in the sun. That being said, "Tarot Woman" would also make a great song to react to.
Ronnie was a master of stagecraft, he stood 5'4" but had a voice as big as a mountain and could captivate an audience all the way to the rafters with his incredible stage presence. Rainbow had 3 solid albums of music with Ronnie, not a bad song to be found on any of them, Temple of the King is a standout from the first album, a beautiful bard's ballad.
It's a truly powerful song and I recall my first time hearing it. Rainbow was incredible and they have many great songs. "Man On the Silver Mountain" is another classic. The powerful vocals of Ronnie James Dio are key to it all. He replaced Ozzie in Black Sabbath and also had a solo venture. Great music. So happy for you to be able to explore this music!
Watching you react, this is exacly what it felt like back in 1976. ps. Rainbow - Live in Munich 1977, it's all on youtube, indulge yourself. Saw Rainbow a couple of months after this was filmed and they were mindblowing.
So glad you've discovered this band! Rainbow was guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's vehicle after he left Deep Purple (you may have heard of them - Smoke On The Water? If you want to check out another Rainbow epic try Gates Of Babylon - same singer, but one of the best guitar solos ever. Enjoy!
This is one of my top five all time songs, every single time I listen to I get chills and am so emotionally invested in it. I love watching first time reactions to it, like your's, everyone is positively blown away by it, thank you for sharing your reaction to it, I've loved many of your reactions previously, but this is my favorite. Thank you! 💞
This is, in my opinion, the best line up of a rock band ever. And this one of the best rock songsever played. AND I DO LOVE WATCHIN YOU ENJOYING IT!!! A TOTAL EXPERIENCE!!!
What do you mean, two? Make that five. (That's Ritchie, with a t, by the way). Cozy Powell - arguably THE definitive heavy metal drummer of all time, who everybody who is anybody played with at some point. Jimmy Bain - bass titan who went on to co-create the most classic Dio albums by Ronnie's side. Tony Carey - keyboard wizard who since decades enjoy great success as a solo artist, especially in his current home country Germany. In short, this is a super lineup from beginning to end. You guitarists really need to grasp that the world, or any given band, doesn't revolve all around you ...
Ronnie James Dio was a legendary singer. The power he projected was amazing. Easy to see why there are festival stages named in his honour after his untimely passing. RIP DIO.
Sabina.....you were totally into Rainbow there.....Dio the late master.....The Gates Of Babylon...epic....another super reaction by your good self loved it.
Highly recommend two UA-cam videos of the live performances of Rainbow from the 1977 Munich concert. The song "Mistreated" is the best vocal performance for Ronnie James Dio, and the song "Catch the Rainbow" which has Ritchie Blackmore's best solo. The whole show is incredible, so if you like these then check out the other songs from this concert "16th Century Greensleeves, Kill the King, Long Live Rock n Roll, Still I'm Sad, Man on the Silver Mountain, and Do you Close Your Eyes."
You have stumbled on to one of the greatest songs on rock history, sung by what many consider to be the greatest voice in rock/metal history. Ronnie James Dio was so incredible. You should check out Gates Of Babylon by Rainbow, or some of his Black Sabbath tunes Heaven and Hell, Sign of the Southern Cross, and Children of the Sea. Then he has a whole catalog of his own band DIO to choose from. I recommend Don’t Talk To Strangers and Last In Line.
And again you nailed it, Sabina, thank you! GREAT reaction, I was sitting here having goosebumps along with you the whole time. R.I.P., Ronnie James Dio, the best Rock-Singer ever, and a wonderful human being. Sending you greetings, have a good time... 🤘🍀❣
@@toddvandell85 Unfortunately, he drove his car with the same wild abandon as he played his drums. (And for anyone thinking that was cryptic, Powell died in a car crash.) I'm generally no fan of drum solos, but Cozy's drum solo in Gothenburg has forever left its burnt in mark in my mind. Literally (as the drummer stage was lifting from the main stage and moving towards the public when a blindning flash ended the drum solo, and it was impossible to see anything for at least 15 seconds).
I have heard this song dozens of times over the years, but still get Goosebumps when the orchestrer come in and when he sings MY EYES ARE BLEEDING, I tear up, i have no idea why, Love your Reaction, by the way. As usual Thanks Love ypo xx
Any group featuring Dio, Cozy, and Blackmore, is destined to produce something special. Three legends. My introduction was in 1976, and I've loved it, and played it frequently, ever since. One of the great songs on one of the great albums. The album 'Rising' was released within a few weeks of Rush's '2112'. What a spring.... and a long hot summer to enjoy them. What a year!
I heard this song the first time when I was 20, the year my daughter was born, I am n0w 66, and watching you watch brought tears to my eyes. The song lyrics, is Dio, a Prophet with a song about a false prophet as it reveals the tale "Time standing still, Then there's blood on the sand, Oh I see his face" I am subscrbing and the follow up song Light in the Black also incredible freedom from one's own personal enslavement. As he would write later "Life's fantasy, to be locked away and still to think you're free" This band is Ritchie Blackmore's band, I consider him the greatest rock arranger of all time and one of its greatest composers and certainly guitar players of all time. You get my attention dear and now we are music buddies, Got a couple of tears to wipe off my face Kisses
I'm so glad the younger generations are discovering this music and being blown away, just like us old rockers when it first came out. I am sad that they don't get to experience Dio live. The man was a metal troubadour and watching him was an experience you never forget. RIP Dio!!!
I wholeheartedly agree. Saw Mr.DIO Five times- Mob Rules, Twice solo and twice in the Heaven and Hell reunions. The man Never missed a note or had the "cracks". Every word and vowel was perfectly annunciated and in perfect pitch! A true professional performer.
This is quite possibly my favorite song of all time, so few even come close, and most of those are sung by Ronnie James Dio. I'm always happy to see someone discover him for the first time.
I first heard this song 40 years ago when I was 16, and yes, it was a pretty mind-blowing, transformative experience. You might want to continue on to Light in the Black, the second part of the story presented in Stargazer. It's the next song on the album. Another absolutely killer tune. My other Rainbow faves include: Man on the Silver Mountain Kill the King Temple of the King If you want to hear more Ronnie James Dio, I recommend some of the songs he made while he was in Black Sabbath: Heaven and Hell Children of the Sea Sign of the Southern Cross Lonely Is the Word RJD's one the all-time greats and in my top three for favorite singers.
For me? Heaven and Hell was quite literally a perfect album. I can put it on, start at the beginning, and never skip any songs. No fluff there at all. Eight hit singles. And if they weren't? They should have been.
This is known to be one of the greatest rock classics in the history of rock. Ritchie Blackmore on guitar, Cozy Powell on drums and Ronnie James Dio on vocals are all known to be rock gods at what they do - put them all together in one band and it is dynamite. try "Mistreated" and "Catch the Rainbow" from the same concert - they are fab.
These are great songs, unfortunately Stargazer wasn't part of this 1977 Munich concert. That would have been the cherry on the top if they did this song
The singer is Ronnie James Dio. One of the greatest rock voices ever. The guitar player is Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purples ex guitar player, one of the best rock guitarist ever and together they created rock legends. I got to see rainbow twice on the late 70s and early 80s. They were incredible, just fucking incredible. Welcome to oick magic.
Wow! Man, what a great reaction. The line that sends me, “My Eyes Are Bleeding”. Thanks Richard, who turned me on to such GOLD in the ‘70s, Im remembering you today! I also just subbed to this wonderful woman’s channel.
When I was 4 years old, I loved watching the animated video of "Love is all" by Roger Glover & guests. I remember clearly that the singer's voice really stood out for me; I used to call him "the singing frog". Then as a teenager, I discovered Dio's album "Holy Diver". I loved it, and I found out about his previous albums with Black Sabbath and Rainbow. And to my surprise, Dio also was the voice behind the singing frog! The guy was a legend with a singing career spanning 5 decades. And were he still alive today, he would undoubtedly have added a bunch of years to it.
By far the best 'rock' song ever written and played. This band provides the best of the best. Stargazer with Dio, Blackmore, Powell, et al is stunning after all these years. Still 'wow'. I too get goosebumps every time.
I’ve been a life long Ronnie James Dio fan and Stargazer is by far my favorite song he sings, it’s powerful and moving… it makes you feel like your surrounded by Rainbows and Dragons. Another great Rainbow song is Kill the King , believe me from a lifelong DIO fan you won’t be disappointed. I never got to see DIO in Rainbow but I have seen him 8 times live and loved every show. Twice with Black Sabbath and the other 6 times he was solo. Miss him terribly
I'm 43 and just started getting into Rainbow not only for Dios amazing vocals but also I discovered Ritchie blackmore and love his playing style on those early albums. I'm grateful for being able to expand what I listen to especially with stuff from the 70s. Rainbow 🌈 great stuff
Amazing response to what was probably Rainbow's greatest lineup and greatest song. Ronnie James Dio was one of the most genuine and loved rock vocalists of his generation. He loved and respected his fans and his death was one of the greatest tragedies in rock history.
Incredible, isn't it? So much ethereal tones out there. I have come to love heavy metal/progressive rock in just the last few years, and I'm in my 60s. Literally, metal has awakened my soul to the engine of the universe. It's all Mathematical and it's hypnotically healing. Thank you, Sabina.
Yes this is such a powerful song and I was blown away first time I heard it . Please look into more of Ronnie James Dio and all his different projects. Such a magical story teller he was. RIP He was a front man for Black Sabbath after Ozzy went solo then Ronnie James DIO himself went solo under band name “Dio” Loved him in the eighties when I was a kid and still rock his music. He’s magic
The little guy with the gigantic voice is my alltime favourite rock singer ! I bought that record just when it came out. I knew Blackmore and I liked the cover art. So I decided to carry it home. Short time later the rainbow rised in my hometown and I was there. It was a kind of lifetime experience. But I also saw Blackmore rolling his eyes, when he noticed how much the crowd adored Dio. Then I realized that Dio would not stay forever in the Band. Blackmore didn‘t tolerate other gods beside him. But it lasted longer than I thought. Fortunately ! More than 40 years later I'm still blown away when I listen to that song and the one and only Dio. Love it !
I'm a lifelong metal/hard rock fan and I just heard this song for the first time about 2 weeks back. I knew Dio from his solo work and always liked Holy Diver. I had no idea he was kicking so much a$$ with the guitar player from Deep Purple back in the 70's. This is the most complete hard rock/metal song I've ever heard. Brilliant from start to finish. Dio has the most soul of any singer I've heard. Halford and Dickenson are great but Dio is next level. Subbed to your channel, great reaction.
I had the privileged to watch a show with Ritchie Blackmore´s Rainbow 77 in Stockholm. Need I say that it was fantastic and mindblowing.😀 The musicianship, they where a force of nature.
Glad you liked it. First time I heard this was while driving. I looked at my radio to see what sing it was. I already knew it was Dio singing because his voice is unmistakable. But saw it was rainbow. As soon as I got home, I played it on my surround system. I listen to this song once a week.
No matter how many times I listen to this song I “can not” get over how great of a singer Dio was. His pitch , tone , delivery and stamina is just mind blowing! It’s literally numbing!!
Wow, your reaction is really exstatic. I am glad that you loved this song. It is a very old song. Like chris i grew up with this music. The LP that contains this song was my first LP i ever bought when i was young. And still to this day it is one of my favorite songs. They were the real succesors of Deep Purple with an amazing Songwriter Ritchie Blackmore
@@sabina1118 You can have mine, although i don't know how it sounds (the lp is over 40 years old). I have no LP player anymore, i have youtube and your reaction videos. Thats enough for me
I love watching first reactions to this song. Dio was one of a kind. It’s amazing he never warmed up his voice either, just went out and sang powerfully night after night
One of the best songs&live performances ever...I don't play it to often because it always makes me cry at some point because it's so good!Unbelievable!
I got into rainbow 🌈 in the early 80's listening to Down to Earth with Graham Bonnet as their front man. I like all forms of classic British rock and metal but Rainbow are my favourite group they were truly an underatted group.
@@karlshuler1011 The only album I've listened to with Joe as lead singer was "difficult to cure " Blackmore took the band in different direction I didn't like the new sound. Dio was an amazing lead singer with Rainbow and then Black Sabbath obviously an great solo career.
never stopped loving this fantastic album, since I bought it in 1976 as a 14 yr young. the album is one of the greatest milestones in rock/metal and RJD is GOAT.
It's always so much fun, how You UA-camrs react to this one. You all react in the exact same way! 1. Whole body moves to the startup drum solo. 2. Shakes her head from side to side at the initial riff. 3. Then - when he starts to sing, she loses the rhytm completely. Jaw drops to the floor, and raising eyebrows at the highest vocal notes, laughing when the song yet wasn't over. 4. The unevitable goose bumps at "I'm coming home" and to the end!
I was first introduced to Rainbow - Stargazer in 1983 as a freshman in college. Like you, I was blown away. Richie Blackmore came over from Deep Purple. Cozy Powell was a highly regarded session drummer who also backed up Michael Schenker. I recommend both Deep Purple (Made in Japan) and MIchael Schenker (his first solo album was his best, before that he was with UFO and the Scorpions). I doubt I am alone here when I say I admire your curiosity and appreciation of some of the very best rock music ever created.
Hi Sabina, I can't believe you have never heard the master, the best metal vocalist ever, Ronnie James Dio. This song is definitely a masterpiece, but I never heard it until much later. I first heard Dio when he was fronting Black Sabbath, where in my opinion, he had his best material. Please check out Voodoo, Children of the Sea, Falling Off The Edge Of The World, and Sign of the Southern Cross for some more supremely great music of his. He also reunited with most of the same members more recently under a new band name, Heaven 'n Hell. Check out Bible Black. I haven't been this excited for you to hear new music since you discovered Nightwish!
Glad you've found this band/album/singer! I was 13 years old when this album was released in -76 and I even got my parents into liking this kind of music. Main reason for getting hooked back then was a childhood friend, class mate and nowadays well known guitarist- Yngwie Malmsteen.
Great reaction, loved it! I grew up with the likes of Rainbow and before them, Deep Purple. I was lucky enough to see Rainbow live in Leeds (UK) in 1981, unfortunately the singer had changed by then. It was still a fantastic concert though and they did a great cover of Smoke on the Water. Listening to Richie (and Roger Glover) play that was a dream come true!
Has a case for being the first ever Symphonic Metal song. One of the finest rock tracks ever recorded. It has a very effective mastery of "The Drop" - a device where you build the song up to pause before an epic movement. e.g. TO SEE HIM FLY - BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHY!! (bom, bom, bombombom)[pause] NOW WHERE DO WE GOOOOOOOOOO
Arjen Lucassen from Ayreon/Star One's ultimate goal is to compose and write lyrics to a piece that can match Stargazer. Dio had an enormous influence on Hard/Heavy Metal. Richie Blackmore the guitrarist was one of the founding members of Deep Purple and is also one of the most influential guitarist of all times.
ronnie james dio was one of the more powerfull voices on the rock'n'roll planet ever!!!! bay, the way, he sung long live to rock'n'roll and i recommend it to you!!! kisses from brasil!!!!
This the first video I've seen of yours, and I love that you take the whole song in instead of stopping every minute. Secondly, such a great song, I'm incredibly glad you felt it to your core.
I was lucky enough to see Rainbow live in concert in Australia.what a great show they put on. I first saw the about 46 years ago. I was very young and it was pretty much the first live concert I saw. You should listen to Light in The Black.
your so right... I listened to these songs all my life but never knew it was from a band called 'Rainbow'. Yes, I have been stuck listening to them for two weeks now. lol. Enjoy
Stargazer is a masterpiece and an epic song. Every musician gave their all here you can feel it in your bones. It was not my first experience with "Rainbow" though. "Man On The Silver Mountain" was in the early 80's. After that song, I played the whole record non-stop lol. Ronnie will always be "Man On The Silver Mountain" to me.
First time I heard them was fairly recently. His lyrics are often very layered, as his music. And then there's the voice, he could ask mountains to move with that voice, and those would probably agree. Killing the dragon, Rainbow in the dark, Holy diver, all deserve at least one listen, but maybe more.
I first heard this over 20 years ago and was blown away like yourself. I can't get enough of Ronnie Jame Dio he was incredible at what he did. Stargazer is my favorite from Rainbow next to The man on the silver mountain.
So Sabine, I am glad you arrived to this wonderful part of exploring the 70's rock, take a look at deep purple, and yes, I believe everyone who heard this for the first time get shocked and of course they have a lot of goosebumps, welcome Sabine
Delighted you enjoyed it. It is a legend. I saw RJD in concert in 1982. It was amazing. Small venue, so no room for technical props and foofoo, but from the moment Dio walked on stage, it was as though he'd invited a bunch of mates to a party, and as we were there, he might as well play some music. That was 40 years ago, and the memory still makes me grin from ear to ear. Thank you for reminding me it was in there. Much warmth and positive energy to your day.
pretty freaking awesome? I wa 14 yrs old and young budding drummer in 1976 when Rainbow & this kickass song came out ..blew my mind then and still does at 60 yrs old ..your reaction was spot on with every other reaction Ive seen of this song..super glad you loved it ...RIP Ronnie Dio
How could anyone "NOT" be impressed with Dio, and Blackmore's Rainbow. Modern rock, mixed with baroque, Renaissance, and medieval-classical influenced fusion, which started a whole new genre of rock music, lasting decades to come. A band that influenced, and launched thousands of musical careers. And it was awesome to see her so entranced by Ritchie's guitar solo. She looked like she was about to sploosh all over her chair. Thats just how I felt when I first listened to Ritchie. Unbelievable! I am happy to see the music of my generation still appreciated. Thank you for that.
Rainbow at their peak. Thank you Ritchie,RJD,Cozy,Jimmy,Tony. Just amazing!
"I see a rainbow rising."
I get goosebumps every time I hear that line for well over 30 years now.
Word!
Man, what a great reaction. The line that sends me, “My Eyes Are Bleeding”. Thanks Richard, who turned me on to such GOLD in the ‘70s, Im remembering you today!
Yeah, "My eyes are bleeding" has been doing that to me for 30 years too lol
Same. I first heard this song over 40 years ago and I had tears rolling by the end of it after all this time.
It's universal feeling we all get. Me too
I was there, 15 years old -77, mindblowing!
Glad you loved it, seen this tour in the Glasgow Apollo theatre way back, 76 i think maybe 77? im 60 now & it takes me back to my youth
Love to see the youngsters discovering good music
Wonderful reaction
Dio is easily one of the best rock/metal vocalists ever and this is one hell of a song to introduce yourself to him! Stargazer is still one of my favourite songs. It gives me chills and goosebumps every single time I listen to it.
Dem ist nichts hinzuzufügen 🤘🤘🤘🤘
THE BEST
No, he was best.
My favorite song for over 30 years
You have to listen to Children Of The Sea!
Ritchie Blackmore should be mentioned more often with the likes of Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Richards and Beck as an all time great.
He is
He definitely is, Ritchie was an innovator, way ahead of his time
Don't forget Tony Iommi 🤘, creator of Heavy Metal.
For me Stargazer was the best song, DIO was amazing and the greatest voice of Heavy Metal, since the intro, you feel the power, but the song touch the soul, the guitar solo of Ritchie is for another dimension, all the instruments are mixed to create a master piece, and for last, te letter invite us to make a reflection to be ourselves, look for our goals and dreams and don´t follow false prophets because at the end, they are more humans and stupids than us. You are a great person, congrats for your video. Regards.
Sabina, I have to say I am loving your reactions and your style, I can tell when you the music really gets to you and you feel it, when the music does something to your blood it's really special. Keep exploring and I'll keep listening!
Thank you!! 💪🏻❤️
I've heard this song literally hundreds of times by now, and it still blows me away...easily one of the greatest metal songs ever written. Ronnie James Dio (RIP) was simply the greatest metal vocalist of all time. His career spans decades...prior to joining Rainbow he was in a band called Elf (different style, but great in their own right). After his brief time in Rainbow, Dio went on to have a legendary stint with the band Black Sabbath, as well as a very successful solo career with his band Dio.
Ritchie Blackmore is easily one of my all-time favorite guitarists, and a true legend. His previous band was Deep Purple, which he left to form Rainbow...he's currently playing medieval folk music with the band Blackmore's Night.
Cozy Powell (RIP) was one of the true journeyman drummers in metal...he literally played with seemingly everyone.
My two recommendations for future Rainbow reactions are the live recording of the song "Mistreated" and the song "Catch the Rainbow" (a ballad, and my favorite Rainbow song of all), preferably live as well.
God bless!!
Hard, classical rock - not metal.
@@markgordon2260 ...I disagree. But we both know that the labels aren't precise.
I agree on all points.
"Temple of the King" is another great one, and Dio's "Holy Diver" album is great metal from start to finish.
Elf were really going nowhere, 2 albums in 7 years back then was heading for oblivion, no matter how great his voice was I think without Blackmore and the 3 albums Dio made with him Dio could very well have never been the star he became.
Agree DIO was 33 when Richie took him along , 33 is old in this business /,it takes a lot of luck and timing , more important than skill etc , my favorite DIO records are the 3 rainbow records actually
Dio was such a great vocalist.
Yes, Awesome!!
The greatest metal vocalist of all time.
@@sabina1118Absofuckinglutely
i'm surprised that no one has mentioned "Light In The Black" it's often seen as pt 2 of this song, same lineup, same album, same brilliance
Yes! I like it even better for my taste!
Good point!
Yes, its clearly part two of this story.
It always bothers me that Stargazer gets literally all the attention, when it’s not even complete without Light in the Black.
I could not agree more. For some reason "A Light in the Black" has become the forgotten twin sister to "Stargazer". It really deserves it's place in the sun. That being said, "Tarot Woman" would also make a great song to react to.
Ronnie was a master of stagecraft, he stood 5'4" but had a voice as big as a mountain and could captivate an audience all the way to the rafters with his incredible stage presence. Rainbow had 3 solid albums of music with Ronnie, not a bad song to be found on any of them, Temple of the King is a standout from the first album, a beautiful bard's ballad.
Saw them live in 76, Australia, still blows me away hearing them, best concert I’ve ever been too, hands down amazing
It's a truly powerful song and I recall my first time hearing it. Rainbow was incredible and they have many great songs. "Man On the Silver Mountain" is another classic. The powerful vocals of Ronnie James Dio are key to it all.
He replaced Ozzie in Black Sabbath and also had a solo venture. Great music. So happy for you to be able to explore this music!
One of the Greatest vocalists we've had the pleasure of knowing.
Watching you react, this is exacly what it felt like back in 1976.
ps. Rainbow - Live in Munich 1977, it's all on youtube, indulge yourself. Saw Rainbow a couple of months after this was filmed and they were mindblowing.
LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL AND DIO !! ❤❤❤
So glad you've discovered this band! Rainbow was guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's vehicle after he left Deep Purple (you may have heard of them - Smoke On The Water?
If you want to check out another Rainbow epic try Gates Of Babylon - same singer, but one of the best guitar solos ever. Enjoy!
This is one of my top five all time songs, every single time I listen to I get chills and am so emotionally invested in it. I love watching first time reactions to it, like your's, everyone is positively blown away by it, thank you for sharing your reaction to it, I've loved many of your reactions previously, but this is my favorite. Thank you! 💞
This is, in my opinion, the best line up of a rock band ever. And this one of the best rock songsever played. AND I DO LOVE WATCHIN YOU ENJOYING IT!!! A TOTAL EXPERIENCE!!!
Sabina- you got to experience two of the absolute LEGENDS of rock at the same time... Ronnie James Dio on vocals, and Richie Blackmore on lead guitar.
What do you mean, two? Make that five. (That's Ritchie, with a t, by the way). Cozy Powell - arguably THE definitive heavy metal drummer of all time, who everybody who is anybody played with at some point. Jimmy Bain - bass titan who went on to co-create the most classic Dio albums by Ronnie's side. Tony Carey - keyboard wizard who since decades enjoy great success as a solo artist, especially in his current home country Germany. In short, this is a super lineup from beginning to end. You guitarists really need to grasp that the world, or any given band, doesn't revolve all around you ...
You forgot Cozy Powell he is a badass on drums and Tony Carey on keyboards. That whole lineup on Rainbow Rising
Ronnie James Dio was a legendary singer. The power he projected was amazing. Easy to see why there are festival stages named in his honour after his untimely passing. RIP DIO.
He is absolutley the best singer all time
Sabina.....you were totally into Rainbow there.....Dio the late master.....The Gates Of Babylon...epic....another super reaction by your good self loved it.
Thanks! 🤩👏🏻
@@sabina1118 best vocal outro ever!
Yes the live version with no audience, done in a music studio......
i was 11 when i first heard this when it was release in 1976, i am now 57 and it still blows me away, 46 years of bliss
Highly recommend two UA-cam videos of the live performances of Rainbow from the 1977 Munich concert. The song "Mistreated" is the best vocal performance for Ronnie James Dio, and the song "Catch the Rainbow" which has Ritchie Blackmore's best solo. The whole show is incredible, so if you like these then check out the other songs from this concert "16th Century Greensleeves, Kill the King, Long Live Rock n Roll, Still I'm Sad, Man on the Silver Mountain, and Do you Close Your Eyes."
I would add Tarrot woman, and HAH’s The Bible Black. (Never turn up that last one on headphones at the acoustic start 🤯
@@firefox3187 especially the live Wacken concert version from HAH. Tarot Woman is a good add, just listened to it about an hour ago.
You have stumbled on to one of the greatest songs on rock history, sung by what many consider to be the greatest voice in rock/metal history. Ronnie James Dio was so incredible. You should check out Gates Of Babylon by Rainbow, or some of his Black Sabbath tunes Heaven and Hell, Sign of the Southern Cross, and Children of the Sea. Then he has a whole catalog of his own band DIO to choose from. I recommend Don’t Talk To Strangers and Last In Line.
And again you nailed it, Sabina, thank you! GREAT reaction, I was sitting here having goosebumps along with you the whole time. R.I.P., Ronnie James Dio, the best Rock-Singer ever, and a wonderful human being.
Sending you greetings, have a good time... 🤘🍀❣
Thanks a lot!!! Glad you also enjoyed it 😍🔥
@@sabina1118 , I absolutely did! ;)
And R.I.P. drummer Cozy Powell.
Definitely one of the hardest hitting drummers ever.
Amazing power and command of the kit.
True drum beast.
@@toddvandell85 Unfortunately, he drove his car with the same wild abandon as he played his drums. (And for anyone thinking that was cryptic, Powell died in a car crash.)
I'm generally no fan of drum solos, but Cozy's drum solo in Gothenburg has forever left its burnt in mark in my mind. Literally (as the drummer stage was lifting from the main stage and moving towards the public when a blindning flash ended the drum solo, and it was impossible to see anything for at least 15 seconds).
This is almost the perfect shred solo. It has speed but it makes sense. It's not overused. Ritchie is a legend.
I have heard this song dozens of times over the years, but still get Goosebumps when the orchestrer come in and when he sings MY EYES ARE BLEEDING, I tear up, i have no idea why,
Love your Reaction, by the way. As usual Thanks Love ypo xx
You are not alone
Any group featuring Dio, Cozy, and Blackmore, is destined to produce something special. Three legends.
My introduction was in 1976, and I've loved it, and played it frequently, ever since. One of the great songs on one of the great albums. The album 'Rising' was released within a few weeks of Rush's '2112'. What a spring.... and a long hot summer to enjoy them. What a year!
I heard this song the first time when I was 20, the year my daughter was born, I am n0w 66, and watching you watch brought tears to my eyes. The song lyrics, is Dio, a Prophet with a song about a false prophet as it reveals the tale "Time standing still, Then there's blood on the sand, Oh I see his face" I am subscrbing and the follow up song Light in the Black also incredible freedom from one's own personal enslavement. As he would write later "Life's fantasy, to be locked away and still to think you're free" This band is Ritchie Blackmore's band, I consider him the greatest rock arranger of all time and one of its greatest composers and certainly guitar players of all time. You get my attention dear and now we are music buddies, Got a couple of tears to wipe off my face Kisses
just epic saw them play this live in the 70s
Amazing!! Lucky you! 🤩
Saw them in 77 on the tuesday night and on wednsday too lol
I'm so glad the younger generations are discovering this music and being blown away, just like us old rockers when it first came out. I am sad that they don't get to experience Dio live. The man was a metal troubadour and watching him was an experience you never forget. RIP Dio!!!
Well said ! I agree. Rock In Peace Dio !
I wholeheartedly agree. Saw Mr.DIO Five times- Mob Rules, Twice solo and twice in the Heaven and Hell reunions. The man Never missed a note or had the "cracks". Every word and vowel was perfectly annunciated and in perfect pitch! A true professional performer.
what a f... brilliant comment, well done !
This is quite possibly my favorite song of all time, so few even come close, and most of those are sung by Ronnie James Dio. I'm always happy to see someone discover him for the first time.
Many live gigs with Stargazer on you tube.......
Let me guess, I with Sabbath, Fever Dreams, Children Of The Sea with Sabbath and Don't Talk To Strangers. Many more I am sure.
@@BlackMamba-pv8em Much to be said for Man On The Silver Mountain too, first time I ever heard Dio's voice. Or Computer God, or Last In Line, or....
I first heard this song 40 years ago when I was 16, and yes, it was a pretty mind-blowing, transformative experience. You might want to continue on to Light in the Black, the second part of the story presented in Stargazer. It's the next song on the album. Another absolutely killer tune. My other Rainbow faves include:
Man on the Silver Mountain
Kill the King
Temple of the King
If you want to hear more Ronnie James Dio, I recommend some of the songs he made while he was in Black Sabbath:
Heaven and Hell
Children of the Sea
Sign of the Southern Cross
Lonely Is the Word
RJD's one the all-time greats and in my top three for favorite singers.
She listened to the studio version? Jeez.....
For me?
Heaven and Hell was quite literally a perfect album.
I can put it on, start at the beginning, and never skip any songs.
No fluff there at all.
Eight hit singles.
And if they weren't?
They should have been.
@@toddvandell85 fuk'n A plus there Dude. Respect & Peace ✌️ 🙏
Gates of Babylon
This is known to be one of the greatest rock classics in the history of rock. Ritchie Blackmore on guitar, Cozy Powell on drums and Ronnie James Dio on vocals are all known to be rock gods at what they do - put them all together in one band and it is dynamite. try "Mistreated" and "Catch the Rainbow" from the same concert - they are fab.
Agreed!!!
These are great songs, unfortunately Stargazer wasn't part of this 1977 Munich concert. That would have been the cherry on the top if they did this song
Wonderful reaction Sabina, what a band they were at their peak with the legend that is Ronnie James Dio on vocals 🤘
The singer is Ronnie James Dio. One of the greatest rock voices ever. The guitar player is Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purples ex guitar player, one of the best rock guitarist ever and together they created rock legends. I got to see rainbow twice on the late 70s and early 80s. They were incredible, just fucking incredible. Welcome to oick magic.
Wow! Man, what a great reaction. The line that sends me, “My Eyes Are Bleeding”. Thanks Richard, who turned me on to such GOLD in the ‘70s, Im remembering you today! I also just subbed to this wonderful woman’s channel.
When I was 4 years old, I loved watching the animated video of "Love is all" by Roger Glover & guests. I remember clearly that the singer's voice really stood out for me; I used to call him "the singing frog". Then as a teenager, I discovered Dio's album "Holy Diver". I loved it, and I found out about his previous albums with Black Sabbath and Rainbow. And to my surprise, Dio also was the voice behind the singing frog! The guy was a legend with a singing career spanning 5 decades. And were he still alive today, he would undoubtedly have added a bunch of years to it.
I agree with all of that, except Ronnie’s career stretched across SEVEN DECADES: 50s/60s/70s/80s/90s/00s/2010.
Blackmore is a genius, out of his mind but a genius none the less.
By far the best 'rock' song ever written and played. This band provides the best of the best. Stargazer with Dio, Blackmore, Powell, et al is stunning after all these years. Still 'wow'. I too get goosebumps every time.
I’ve been a life long Ronnie James Dio fan and Stargazer is by far my favorite song he sings, it’s powerful and moving… it makes you feel like your surrounded by Rainbows and Dragons. Another great Rainbow song is Kill the King , believe me from a lifelong DIO fan you won’t be disappointed. I never got to see DIO in Rainbow but I have seen him 8 times live and loved every show. Twice with Black Sabbath and the other 6 times he was solo. Miss him terribly
Me 2. I soooooo miss this great guy
I'm 43 and just started getting into Rainbow not only for Dios amazing vocals but also I discovered Ritchie blackmore and love his playing style on those early albums. I'm grateful for being able to expand what I listen to especially with stuff from the 70s. Rainbow 🌈 great stuff
Amazing response to what was probably Rainbow's greatest lineup and greatest song. Ronnie James Dio was one of the most genuine and loved rock vocalists of his generation. He loved and respected his fans and his death was one of the greatest tragedies in rock history.
Incredible, isn't it? So much ethereal tones out there. I have come to love heavy metal/progressive rock in just the last few years, and I'm in my 60s. Literally, metal has awakened my soul to the engine of the universe. It's all Mathematical and it's hypnotically healing. Thank you, Sabina.
Yes this is such a powerful song and I was blown away first time I heard it . Please look into more of Ronnie James Dio and all his different projects. Such a magical story teller he was. RIP
He was a front man for Black Sabbath after Ozzy went solo then Ronnie James DIO himself went solo under band name “Dio”
Loved him in the eighties when I was a kid and still rock his music. He’s magic
I was fortunate to see them live way back when, instantly addicted
Insane!!!!
@@sabina1118 ever since then i've been a huge dio fan, i can suggest more great music you will love if you PM me somewhere here or IG
The little guy with the gigantic voice is my alltime favourite rock singer !
I bought that record just when it came out. I knew Blackmore and I liked the cover art. So I decided to carry it home. Short time later the rainbow rised in my hometown and I was there. It was a kind of lifetime experience.
But I also saw Blackmore rolling his eyes, when he noticed how much the crowd adored Dio. Then I realized that Dio would not stay forever in the Band. Blackmore didn‘t tolerate other gods beside him. But it lasted longer than I thought. Fortunately !
More than 40 years later I'm still blown away when I listen to that song and the one and only Dio.
Love it !
I'm a lifelong metal/hard rock fan and I just heard this song for the first time about 2 weeks back. I knew Dio from his solo work and always liked Holy Diver. I had no idea he was kicking so much a$$ with the guitar player from Deep Purple back in the 70's. This is the most complete hard rock/metal song I've ever heard. Brilliant from start to finish. Dio has the most soul of any singer I've heard. Halford and Dickenson are great but Dio is next level. Subbed to your channel, great reaction.
Rainbow Rising is easily amongst the greatest hard rock albums of all time... (RIP RJD)
I had the privileged to watch a show with Ritchie Blackmore´s Rainbow 77 in Stockholm. Need I say that it was fantastic and mindblowing.😀 The musicianship, they where a force of nature.
Catch the rainbow, shows off ronnie's softer side of his amazing voice. Beautiful song. God bless 🙌 RIP 🙏
...and Rainbow Eyes
It's rather exciting seeing a beautiful young woman getting totally lost in this song, reminds me of my youth.
Glad you liked it. First time I heard this was while driving. I looked at my radio to see what sing it was. I already knew it was Dio singing because his voice is unmistakable. But saw it was rainbow. As soon as I got home, I played it on my surround system. I listen to this song once a week.
No matter how many times I listen to this song I “can not” get over how great of a singer Dio was. His pitch , tone , delivery and stamina is just mind blowing! It’s literally numbing!!
And don’t forget…not only will every singer wish he could sound like him…he IS the father of the sign🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
*YES, .. It's a Masterpiece!* .. *Some say this is the BEST Rock N Roll Lineup Ever!!*
Wow, your reaction is really exstatic. I am glad that you loved this song. It is a very old song. Like chris i grew up with this music. The LP that contains this song was my first LP i ever bought when i was young. And still to this day it is one of my favorite songs. They were the real succesors of Deep Purple with an amazing Songwriter Ritchie Blackmore
Yes! I loved this song so much!! 🤩 i feel you. Maybe I should get such a LP, as I do have a LP player at home:)
@@sabina1118 You can have mine, although i don't know how it sounds (the lp is over 40 years old). I have no LP player anymore, i have youtube and your reaction videos. Thats enough for me
Its a sin to give away Vinyl albums. You cannot have my copy 😂😁🇧🇻
Haunting note at 3.06. The raw natural talent of all band members is sublime.
Suitably dramatic and atmospherically 70’s. Love it!!
Awesome. I seen him 4 times. The weather changes when this man played concerts outside.❤
I love watching first reactions to this song. Dio was one of a kind. It’s amazing he never warmed up his voice either, just went out and sang powerfully night after night
One of the best songs&live performances ever...I don't play it to often because it always makes me cry at some point because it's so good!Unbelievable!
Rainbow is an amazing band. Dio in Rainbow was just incredible. This whole album is worth picking up.
I got into rainbow 🌈 in the early 80's listening to Down to Earth with Graham Bonnet as their front man. I like all forms of classic British rock and metal but Rainbow are my favourite group they were truly an underatted group.
@@chrisholland7367 I love all lineups of Rainbow, Joe Lynn Turner as well. Of course Ritchie Blackmore is still one of my favorite guitar players.
@@karlshuler1011 The only album I've listened to with Joe as lead singer was "difficult to cure " Blackmore took the band in different direction I didn't like the new sound.
Dio was an amazing lead singer with Rainbow and then Black Sabbath obviously an great solo career.
never stopped loving this fantastic album, since I bought it in 1976 as a 14 yr young. the album is one of the greatest milestones in rock/metal and RJD is GOAT.
I have been listening to this song for over forty years and I still get chills
It's always so much fun, how You UA-camrs react to this one. You all react in the exact same way!
1. Whole body moves to the startup drum solo.
2. Shakes her head from side to side at the initial riff.
3. Then - when he starts to sing, she loses the rhytm completely. Jaw drops to the floor, and raising eyebrows at the highest vocal notes, laughing when the song yet wasn't over.
4. The unevitable goose bumps at "I'm coming home" and to the end!
I was first introduced to Rainbow - Stargazer in 1983 as a freshman in college. Like you, I was blown away. Richie Blackmore came over from Deep Purple. Cozy Powell was a highly regarded session drummer who also backed up Michael Schenker. I recommend both Deep Purple (Made in Japan) and MIchael Schenker (his first solo album was his best, before that he was with UFO and the Scorpions). I doubt I am alone here when I say I admire your curiosity and appreciation of some of the very best rock music ever created.
R.J DIO, Epic Voice, one of the best in the Rock's World. And Stargazer is a masterpiece. And thanks for your music Blackmore..!
Hi Sabina, I can't believe you have never heard the master, the best metal vocalist ever, Ronnie James Dio. This song is definitely a masterpiece, but I never heard it until much later. I first heard Dio when he was fronting Black Sabbath, where in my opinion, he had his best material. Please check out Voodoo, Children of the Sea, Falling Off The Edge Of The World, and Sign of the Southern Cross for some more supremely great music of his. He also reunited with most of the same members more recently under a new band name, Heaven 'n Hell. Check out Bible Black. I haven't been this excited for you to hear new music since you discovered Nightwish!
Playing the trumpet when young gave him awesome power and perfect breath control.
This band epitomized the power and majesty of rock.
Watching people hear all of this great work for the first time never gets old.
in my own Top100-List since ages. An outstanding masterpiece.
Moves me to tears everytime 😢 🤘🤘🤘
Glad you've found this band/album/singer! I was 13 years old when this album was released in -76 and I even got my parents into liking this kind of music. Main reason for getting hooked back then was a childhood friend, class mate and nowadays well known guitarist- Yngwie Malmsteen.
Great reaction, loved it! I grew up with the likes of Rainbow and before them, Deep Purple. I was lucky enough to see Rainbow live in Leeds (UK) in 1981, unfortunately the singer had changed by then. It was still a fantastic concert though and they did a great cover of Smoke on the Water. Listening to Richie (and Roger Glover) play that was a dream come true!
Has a case for being the first ever Symphonic Metal song. One of the finest rock tracks ever recorded. It has a very effective mastery of "The Drop" - a device where you build the song up to pause before an epic movement. e.g. TO SEE HIM FLY - BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHY!! (bom, bom, bombombom)[pause] NOW WHERE DO WE GOOOOOOOOOO
Arjen Lucassen from Ayreon/Star One's ultimate goal is to compose and write lyrics to a piece that can match Stargazer. Dio had an enormous influence on Hard/Heavy Metal. Richie Blackmore the guitrarist was one of the founding members of Deep Purple and is also one of the most influential guitarist of all times.
ronnie james dio was one of the more powerfull voices on the rock'n'roll planet ever!!!!
bay, the way, he sung long live to rock'n'roll and i recommend it to you!!!
kisses from brasil!!!!
This the first video I've seen of yours, and I love that you take the whole song in instead of stopping every minute. Secondly, such a great song, I'm incredibly glad you felt it to your core.
I was lucky enough to see Rainbow live in concert in Australia.what a great show they put on. I first saw the about 46 years ago. I was very young and it was pretty much the first live concert I saw. You should listen to Light in The Black.
Next ? Rainbow - Mistreated (Live in Munich 1977) HD
I am blown away from this song since 1976... Still the best song ever for me.
Absolutely amazing song! R.I.P RJD and Cozy Powell
your so right... I listened to these songs all my life but never knew it was from a band called 'Rainbow'. Yes, I have been stuck listening to them for two weeks now. lol. Enjoy
Stargazer is a masterpiece and an epic song. Every musician gave their all here you can feel it in your bones.
It was not my first experience with "Rainbow" though. "Man On The Silver Mountain" was in the early 80's. After that song, I played the whole record non-stop lol. Ronnie will always be "Man On The Silver Mountain" to me.
I was lucky enough to see this performance in the late 70,s tour at stafford uk and richie smashed his strat as always
Music of my youth. No wonder modern music does not have the same effect. This is an experience.
First time I heard them was fairly recently. His lyrics are often very layered, as his music. And then there's the voice, he could ask mountains to move with that voice, and those would probably agree.
Killing the dragon, Rainbow in the dark, Holy diver, all deserve at least one listen, but maybe more.
I first heard this over 20 years ago and was blown away like yourself. I can't get enough of Ronnie Jame Dio he was incredible at what he did. Stargazer is my favorite from Rainbow next to The man on the silver mountain.
Saw Rainbow myself in 82 in Drammen Norway but with new singer Joe Lynn Turner. Richie tend to swap people in his hands😁😎
Rip Ronnie . one of the best kind of person, that you could talk to, and a real down to earth person.rip Ronnie James Dio
I was 2 years old when this came out. Later in life my mother played this for me. Still to this day it's as awesome as ever. Dio r.i.p.
So Sabine, I am glad you arrived to this wonderful part of exploring the 70's rock, take a look at deep purple, and yes, I believe everyone who heard this for the first time get shocked and of course they have a lot of goosebumps, welcome Sabine
Delighted you enjoyed it. It is a legend. I saw RJD in concert in 1982. It was amazing. Small venue, so no room for technical props and foofoo, but from the moment Dio walked on stage, it was as though he'd invited a bunch of mates to a party, and as we were there, he might as well play some music.
That was 40 years ago, and the memory still makes me grin from ear to ear. Thank you for reminding me it was in there.
Much warmth and positive energy to your day.
pretty freaking awesome? I wa 14 yrs old and young budding drummer in 1976 when Rainbow & this kickass song came out ..blew my mind then and still does at 60 yrs old ..your reaction was spot on with every other reaction Ive seen of this song..super glad you loved it ...RIP Ronnie Dio