@@merullesr Blackmore wrote the song so it’s not really a cover. I think both Coverdale and Dio are great in the song. Coverdale is a good singer, Dio was a great singer.
His vocals were not only legendary, his song writing skillset were leagues above anyone who came before or after him! BTW Richie typically plays his solos using that Arabic scale. NOTE: The 2nd part of this song is entitled "A Light in the Black", check it out (Richie's solo in that session is mind blowing & of course Ronnie shines as always)…Thanks for the decades of memories Ronnie, and for you both for show-casing and appreciating the music we grew up on. Great Reaction
Before dio was in Rainbow he started in doo wop rockabilly in the 50s. It was called Ronnie Dio and the Redcaps. Then he formed a band called Elf. Most of Elf + guitarist Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple formed the band Rainbow. He then joined Black Sabbath for two albums. He left because of interference from Ozzy and Sharon Osborne. Then after Black Sabbath made a few more albums he joined agian for one more album. He then formed the band Dio. 10 years before Dio died Tony Iommi tried to reform Black Sabbath with with Dio. Because of legal interference from Ozzy and Sharon Osborne once again, they decided to name the band Heaven and Hell. Then after one album Dio went back to His band Dio.
Glad you liked it. Fantastic song from an awesome group. Footage has a lot of the 1977 Munich concert, at that time the Keyboardist is David Stone and on bass was Bob Daisley, which was the next change in band members after Tony Carey and Jimmy Bain left Rainbow. However they have some older footage too with the original members for the Rising Album. The Munich concert has a bunch of great live videos, such as the songs "Mistreated", "Catch the Rainbow", 16th Century Greensleeves", and "Man on the Silver Mountain". Worth checking them out.
@@AceofBadeReacts I think its the lineup that is on this song that is regarded most highly, Dio. Blackmore, Bain, Powell and Carey. The other lineups was good as well but they went in a different direction after Dio left.
Good music has no time expiration. I´m 63 and this song, that Ritchie Blackmore wrote and Perfect Stranger he also wrote with Deep Purple later is a must to know. they will be listened to for centuries to come
@@smithpm81i also bought it right after the release and went to the Copenhagen concert soon after where they played from their first two albums (rising included) and the music was the loudest ever...jesus..my ears were juist one standing tone sometimes
Thats from the 1977 concert live in Munich. Check out 'Mistreated' from that concert live, and 'Man on The Silver Mountain' (the 14:45 min long version!) if you want to get a good idea of what MASTERS of their craft these 5 were, each one a GOAT in their skill. And the writing of Dio/Blackmore? EPIC. Sucks that they didn't stay together longer. Check out the band 'Elf' too, the band Ronnie James Dio fronted before Rainbow, they opened for Deep Purple. Blackmore heard Ronnies voice and started a new band! He was the GREATEST vocalist to ever live, in any genre, he could and did do it all for decades. Chrck out him singing 'sitting on a dream' and 'love is all' LIVE. The man had a GIFT FROM GOD.
Ritchie composed this music on a friggin cello, and RJD wrote the lyrics. The backing strings are from the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. This song is a masterpiece.
You have to give Blackmore credit for bringing up Gillian, Coverdale, Dio and Glen Hughes. Amongst others. Quite a nose for talent. The entire Purple legacy, I could argue, is unmatched. A good rock history rabbit hole to explore.
Great job on such a classic! Unfortunately, you mentioned one of the saddest episodes in musical history - and that was "not the official video" as there wasn't one! Should of got Spielberg doing one! Saw them many times back in the early days and they were always truly memorable! Strongly suggest you finish off the mini rock-opera by playing the next track "Light in the Black" - many others don't - which concludes the slave's story! The drumming is amazing. Another one of Rainbow & Dio's epic tracks is "Catch the Rainbow" off of "On Stage" which is always overlooked too - other versions are covered, but not this one - although it's around 15:30 long! Good luck & keep 'em coming!
It does seem like there was footage for this song that could have been used for a live video. Either way, it was great checking this out. Those songs have been added to the list to check out.
@@AceofBadeReacts Many thanks! There is some footage of it, but mostly from a documentary filmed from the back of the arena with some very poor audio. Most of the live footage comes from the Munich concert and is from other tracks - but at least there's some!
Remember- this band was called ‘Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow’. He hired Dio as his singer when he left Deep Purple. Blackmore wrote the song. His current band is Blackmore’s Night, and features his wife Candice Night as the singer.
Dio and Blackmore co-wrote the songs, Ronnie as always wrote the lyrics and probably other things as well since he played the bass for years in earlier bands and could play guitar. He a few years later in his career for example wrote the songs Holy diver and Dont talk to strangers by himself before even putting the Dio band together.
Regarding the song’s meaning, I believe the wizard represents a leader with a flawed vision and the disillusionment experienced by his followers after he fails. Be sure to check out the second part of this story in the next song on the album, “A Light in the Black”
Much of the footage was from a promotional studio "live" version of "The Gates of Babylon" (where I believe only Dio's singing is live. A stupendous song btw. And also footage from Live in Munich 1977. Swinging the guitar... You should look at Deep Purple, "California Jam", where Ritchie sets fire to his amps, smashes his guitar and quite a bit more at the end during "Space Truckin'". Two outstanding live tracks, with true live video, are "Kill the King" and "Man on the Silver Mountain" from Live in Munich 1977. They had "Kill the King" as the concert opener for maybe 2 years before the studio version was released on the album "Long Live Rock'n'Roll" in 1978. Man on the Silver Mountain contains several bits and pieces from other songs and a lot of improvisation: ua-cam.com/video/vpgu9wKJVbc/v-deo.html Many just love "Mistreated", a Deep Purple MKIII song that Dio does brilliantly in Munich and also on the live album "On Stage" from 1976.
Great stuff. Listen to “Rainbow Eyes” by Rainbow, “Kill the King”, and “Gates of Babylon” are other great Rainbow songs. Tony Carey is a great artist also. Tony had his solo stuff under Tony Carey, and his alter ego band The Planet P Project. Tony pretty much played all of the instruments and sang in BOTH bands. Anyway, “Rainbow Eyes” is a beautiful ballad type song that was written by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio. You won’t hear a more beautiful song. A beautiful flute solo is in the song also. “Rainbow Eyes” ua-cam.com/video/WO7TYTt0smY/v-deo.htmlsi=iezklrZrdSMlQSN2
Mistreated is a must. It's here on youtube. It's live and shows his vocal abilities even better than Stargazer. The Stargazer video is the studio version dubbed over live concert.
I'm not sure if there is any video footage featuring the lineup of that album. The most footage from the Dio era features the lineup from the following album "Long Live Rock-'n'-roll": Dio on vocals, Blackmore on guitar, Bob Daisley on bass, David Stone on keyboards and Cozy Powell on droms.
Dio did music earlier than Rainbow and Elf (the band before Rainbow). His really early stuff was not hard rock or metal. One band was Ronnie Dio and the Red caps - doo wop kind of stuff. Another band was Ronnie Dio and the Prophets. He really changed his direction, for the better in my opinion.
OK, it's like 2024.. How have you never heard of DIO? He is like a staple of the hard rock and metal community. I am 53 years old, and have been listening to Dio for like over 30 years. I just don't get how people are like just now discovering him. And the horns are from what I believe was his grandmother where she said it was warding off the evil spirits that would envelope you. I could be wrong though. I do know that Gene Simmons and Dio had a disagreement over the origins of the "Horns" but I do think Dio was the originator of them.
I think it's a great thing when people are learning about music they hadn't heard before. That's what makes the music community great. We all listen to different things growing up and share those experiences with each other. Oh that's really cool to learn that's where the horns originate from
I have also commented on your The Warning reactions. My dream supergroup is Gwen Stefani, Ritchie Blackmore, Alejandra Villarreal, Neil Peart. Four of my favourite musicians. Love Dio, prefer Stefani!
I hear ancient Egypt invoked often as a source of inspiration in antiquity for the cruel forced labor character of the construction of the wizard 's tower- I'm strongly reminded however of the Biblical account (Genesis) of Nimrod and The ill fated construction of The Tower Of Babel - another misguided monument to pretensions of Godhood, arrogance and eself grandeur. If one were to consider Nimrod the historical equivalent of the song's Wizard the parallels just fall into place. "A Tower Of Stone to bring him straight to the sky". The lore fits like a glove.
How have you not heard of Dio in the year 2024? I find these "reaction" videos to be a little "sus" as my wife would say. Like, really? I'm 52, and DIO was like a staple in my adolescence growing up.
Just a FYI, the workers that labored to build the pyramids weren’t slaves or forced. They were an organized work force that had shelter, fed good and cared for even with medical care.
What is your favorite Rainbow song? What is your favorite band Dio was part of?
Blackmore and Dio were an amazing combination. Prefer Light in the Black for the energy.
His interpretation of Mistreated (Deep Purple cover) is intergalactic.
I got to see him a handful of times when he was first with Black Sabbath. Superb singer.
@@merullesr Blackmore wrote the song so it’s not really a cover. I think both Coverdale and Dio are great in the song. Coverdale is a good singer, Dio was a great singer.
@@PhilAndrews-m8l Coverdale also sang it with Whitesnake.
His vocals were not only legendary, his song writing skillset were leagues above anyone who came before or after him! BTW Richie typically plays his solos using that Arabic scale. NOTE: The 2nd part of this song is entitled "A Light in the Black", check it out (Richie's solo in that session is mind blowing & of course Ronnie shines as always)…Thanks for the decades of memories Ronnie, and for you both for show-casing and appreciating the music we grew up on. Great Reaction
I actually did check out A Light in the Black. Be sure to check out the reaction to it
I was listening to this 45 years ago!
Very cool
Same here. Rainbow was one of those special bands that put an impact on me. Peace out be safe
Before Rainbow, Dio was a member of the band Elf.
I think I did see something about that
Before dio was in Rainbow he started in doo wop rockabilly in the 50s. It was called Ronnie Dio and the Redcaps. Then he formed a band called Elf. Most of Elf + guitarist Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple formed the band Rainbow. He then joined Black Sabbath for two albums. He left because of interference from Ozzy and Sharon Osborne. Then after Black Sabbath made a few more albums he joined agian for one more album. He then formed the band Dio. 10 years before Dio died Tony Iommi tried to reform Black Sabbath with with Dio. Because of legal interference from Ozzy and Sharon Osborne once again, they decided to name the band Heaven and Hell. Then after one album Dio went back to His band Dio.
I'm 59 and I still listen to it
Very cool
Glad you liked it. Fantastic song from an awesome group. Footage has a lot of the 1977 Munich concert, at that time the Keyboardist is David Stone and on bass was Bob Daisley, which was the next change in band members after Tony Carey and Jimmy Bain left Rainbow. However they have some older footage too with the original members for the Rising Album. The Munich concert has a bunch of great live videos, such as the songs "Mistreated", "Catch the Rainbow", 16th Century Greensleeves", and "Man on the Silver Mountain". Worth checking them out.
What is regarded as like the definitive lineup for Rainbow? Awesome, I'll add them to the list
@@AceofBadeReacts I think its the lineup that is on this song that is regarded most highly, Dio. Blackmore, Bain, Powell and Carey. The other lineups was good as well but they went in a different direction after Dio left.
Ritchie Blackmore is also a co-founder of Deep Purple.
I thought the name sounded familiar
Good music has no time expiration. I´m 63 and this song, that Ritchie Blackmore wrote and Perfect Stranger he also wrote with Deep Purple later is a must to know. they will be listened to for centuries to come
indeed mate, bought rainbow rising on release in 76, still the best rock LP ever made
@@smithpm81i also bought it right after the release and went to the Copenhagen concert soon after where they played from their first two albums (rising included) and the music was the loudest ever...jesus..my ears were juist one standing tone sometimes
Thats from the 1977 concert live in Munich. Check out 'Mistreated' from that concert live, and 'Man on The Silver Mountain' (the 14:45 min long version!) if you want to get a good idea of what MASTERS of their craft these 5 were, each one a GOAT in their skill. And the writing of Dio/Blackmore? EPIC. Sucks that they didn't stay together longer. Check out the band 'Elf' too, the band Ronnie James Dio fronted before Rainbow, they opened for Deep Purple. Blackmore heard Ronnies voice and started a new band! He was the GREATEST vocalist to ever live, in any genre, he could and did do it all for decades. Chrck out him singing 'sitting on a dream' and 'love is all' LIVE. The man had a GIFT FROM GOD.
Thank you for the information. I have added those to the list
Favorite song was Gates of Babylon. Love Dio in Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his own band, Dio. Awesome voice and performer
From the little I know about him, I have heard that
Ritchie composed this music on a friggin cello, and RJD wrote the lyrics. The backing strings are from the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. This song is a masterpiece.
wow that's crazy awesome
When metal picks up a synth, it's always good.
You have to give Blackmore credit for bringing up Gillian, Coverdale, Dio and Glen Hughes. Amongst others. Quite a nose for talent. The entire Purple legacy, I could argue, is unmatched. A good rock history rabbit hole to explore.
He did a great job
Great job on such a classic! Unfortunately, you mentioned one of the saddest episodes in musical history - and that was "not the official video" as there wasn't one! Should of got Spielberg doing one! Saw them many times back in the early days and they were always truly memorable! Strongly suggest you finish off the mini rock-opera by playing the next track "Light in the Black" - many others don't - which concludes the slave's story! The drumming is amazing. Another one of Rainbow & Dio's epic tracks is "Catch the Rainbow" off of "On Stage" which is always overlooked too - other versions are covered, but not this one - although it's around 15:30 long! Good luck & keep 'em coming!
It does seem like there was footage for this song that could have been used for a live video. Either way, it was great checking this out. Those songs have been added to the list to check out.
@@AceofBadeReacts Many thanks! There is some footage of it, but mostly from a documentary filmed from the back of the arena with some very poor audio. Most of the live footage comes from the Munich concert and is from other tracks - but at least there's some!
@@DGSPhoto Ah yeah. I guess the band wasn't really all for documentation back then
Remember- this band was called ‘Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow’. He hired Dio as his singer when he left Deep Purple. Blackmore wrote the song. His current band is Blackmore’s Night, and features his wife Candice Night as the singer.
Dio and Blackmore co-wrote the songs, Ronnie as always wrote the lyrics and probably other things as well since he played the bass for years in earlier bands and could play guitar. He a few years later in his career for example wrote the songs Holy diver and Dont talk to strangers by himself before even putting the Dio band together.
Oh I did not know that going into this. I only saw that last night when I was looking up some stuff
Welcome to Another World.... An Era that can't be touched.. won't ever be seen again...
That's probably true
I would add Mistreated by Rainbow from the Live in Munich show '77. Thanks for the video!
It has been added to the list
\m/ LONG LIVE DIO \m/
Regarding the song’s meaning, I believe the wizard represents a leader with a flawed vision and the disillusionment experienced by his followers after he fails. Be sure to check out the second part of this story in the next song on the album, “A Light in the Black”
I see. Very cool. The 2nd one has been scheduled out. I'm just waiting for the copyright dispute to be completed
Much of the footage was from a promotional studio "live" version of "The Gates of Babylon" (where I believe only Dio's singing is live. A stupendous song btw. And also footage from Live in Munich 1977.
Swinging the guitar... You should look at Deep Purple, "California Jam", where Ritchie sets fire to his amps, smashes his guitar and quite a bit more at the end during "Space Truckin'".
Two outstanding live tracks, with true live video, are "Kill the King" and "Man on the Silver Mountain" from Live in Munich 1977. They had "Kill the King" as the concert opener for maybe 2 years before the studio version was released on the album "Long Live Rock'n'Roll" in 1978.
Man on the Silver Mountain contains several bits and pieces from other songs and a lot of improvisation:
ua-cam.com/video/vpgu9wKJVbc/v-deo.html
Many just love "Mistreated", a Deep Purple MKIII song that Dio does brilliantly in Munich and also on the live album "On Stage" from 1976.
Awesome. I have checked out a couple Deep Purple songs as well. I'll add those to the list
The solo definitely has an Arabic/Middle-eastern vibe...awesome!
A little bit, yeah
Great stuff. Listen to “Rainbow Eyes” by Rainbow, “Kill the King”, and “Gates of Babylon” are other great Rainbow songs. Tony Carey is a great artist also. Tony had his solo stuff under Tony Carey, and his alter ego band The Planet P Project. Tony pretty much played all of the instruments and sang in BOTH bands. Anyway, “Rainbow Eyes” is a beautiful ballad type song that was written by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio. You won’t hear a more beautiful song. A beautiful flute solo is in the song also.
“Rainbow Eyes”
ua-cam.com/video/WO7TYTt0smY/v-deo.htmlsi=iezklrZrdSMlQSN2
I'll add those to the list
Finally someone under these videos recommended rainbow eyes :)
For an 56 years old Metalhead is that normal Music
Haha fair enough
Dio also sang with the elves
Yeah that was one of his first bands, right?
Elf not the elves.
@@shaynewest8757Ronnie and the Red Caps, Ronnie and the Prophets,Electric Elves, The Elves, Elf, etc.
etc.
The best Dio stuff is his work with Black Sabbath, but all Dio is pretty freakin' great.
Man you should react to "A Light In The Black" the track continue the story after the wizard felt.
It has been added to the list
Mistreated is a must. It's here on youtube. It's live and shows his vocal abilities even better than Stargazer. The Stargazer video is the studio version dubbed over live concert.
That one is on the list
NEW BOYWITHUKE SONG DROPS TOMMOTOW(FRIDAY) WITH MUSIC VID
Oh that's pretty cool
I'm not sure if there is any video footage featuring the lineup of that album. The most footage from the Dio era features the lineup from the following album "Long Live Rock-'n'-roll": Dio on vocals, Blackmore on guitar, Bob Daisley on bass, David Stone on keyboards and Cozy Powell on droms.
Interesting, yet a bit disappointing. It's always great checking out old concert footage
the best rock song ever
It is really awesome
Yeah when I saw them they had a little girl voice saying we're not Kansas anymore we must be over the rainbow 🌈
Haha that's awesome
Its a sample from the classic movie "The wizard of oz" from 1939.
🔥
Listen to "Heaven & Hell" By Black Sabbath-Dio on vocals.
I have added it to the list
Dio did music earlier than Rainbow and Elf (the band before Rainbow). His really early stuff was not hard rock or metal. One band was Ronnie Dio and the Red caps - doo wop kind of stuff. Another band was Ronnie Dio and the Prophets. He really changed his direction, for the better in my opinion.
That's really interesting. Yeah it might be for the better since doo wop went extinct
OK, it's like 2024.. How have you never heard of DIO? He is like a staple of the hard rock and metal community. I am 53 years old, and have been listening to Dio for like over 30 years. I just don't get how people are like just now discovering him. And the horns are from what I believe was his grandmother where she said it was warding off the evil spirits that would envelope you. I could be wrong though. I do know that Gene Simmons and Dio had a disagreement over the origins of the "Horns" but I do think Dio was the originator of them.
I think it's a great thing when people are learning about music they hadn't heard before. That's what makes the music community great. We all listen to different things growing up and share those experiences with each other. Oh that's really cool to learn that's where the horns originate from
I have also commented on your The Warning reactions. My dream supergroup is Gwen Stefani, Ritchie Blackmore, Alejandra Villarreal, Neil Peart. Four of my favourite musicians. Love Dio, prefer Stefani!
That would be an interesting group
I hear ancient Egypt invoked often as a source of inspiration in antiquity for the cruel forced labor character of the construction of the wizard 's tower- I'm strongly reminded however of the Biblical account (Genesis) of Nimrod and The ill fated construction of The Tower Of Babel - another misguided monument to pretensions of Godhood, arrogance and eself grandeur. If one were to consider Nimrod the historical equivalent of the song's Wizard the parallels just fall into place. "A Tower Of Stone to bring him straight to the sky". The lore fits like a glove.
That's a really good comparison
Ronnie James Dio is the G.O.A.T.🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
How have you not heard of Dio in the year 2024? I find these "reaction" videos to be a little "sus" as my wife would say. Like, really? I'm 52, and DIO was like a staple in my adolescence growing up.
I've heard of Dio. I mention at the beginning I know a little about Dio. Did you watch the video? I've never heard of Rainbow before this request
You have only heard half of the story. Continue with A light in the black.
Ale Villarreal is better than Bain and Dailey.
Just a FYI, the workers that labored to build the pyramids weren’t slaves or forced. They were an organized work force that had shelter, fed good and cared for even with medical care.
oh really?
@@AceofBadeReacts yes for sure it’s the truth
I think thats knowledge dicovered in more recent years.