Rainbow performing "Stargazer" - First time reaction and vocal analysis featuring Ronnie James Dio
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2023
- I got quite the shock when I learned just how many bands Ronnie James Dio sang with! After hearing him myself, I can understand why. Today we're listening to him in the band Rainbow, as they perform the masterpiece of a song that is Stargazer.
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I don't listen to Stargazer every day, but when I do it's on repeat for at least an hour. I love this song
Oh me too. Absolutely and then A Light in the black has to be listened to
@@michellebell5092 this.
I don’t listen to Stargazer every day, but when I do, so do my neighbours.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I have songs like that also. We were blessed to be among those who had the chances to see gifted musicians, poets and story tellers of the rock era like Mister R.J. Dio! Damn I envy me for all those concerts I went to for so cheap.... and free. I do love Dio.
I love songs you can't get enough of. This is one of those.
Dio is one of the most gifted vocalists that ever lived, and he kept up his gift through his life.
Yes Sir, his longevity was a testament to his vocal production techniques. and to have no formal training and sing and emote as he did was nothing short of mastery.
Glad to see someone mention that he's not just one of the greatest metal vocalists of all time but one of the greatest vocalists of all time in any genre.
RIP Ronnie. 🙏 Man on the Silver Mountain.
The most gifted ever, DIO so i named my Daughter Dio.. Freddy Mercury is up there as is many others but there ws only 1 DIO, RIP...so missed..
Well, You forgot King Diamond... He is his own class.
"I see a rainbow rising. . . ." Been listening to this song for the past 35 years, and that line still gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.
i agree also the part where he sings "my eyes are bleeding" gives me goosebumps as well
The emotion in both phrases is so heart-wrenching and is almost unmatched by anyone in anything else I've ever heard.
Absolutely. Because of that to me this song really serves as the title song even if technically it isn't.
Me too,my childhood jukebox,Hendrix,led zep🤘🏻Sabbath🤘🏻great times..
Check out Heaven & Hell,Dio is supreme on it..master🤘🏻
Sadly, Dio is largely forgotten these days. He was the uncontested GOD of rock singers and I haven't heard anyone even close to him in range, power, and passion.
"Dio is largely forgotten these days"...are you kidding??? Says who??? His talent lives on through his fans and videos like this
He is NOT forgotten. Listen to him everyday!
Great to see the large volume of DIO reissues and live performance recordings in HMV the last few years. So many people buying his music plus the documentary on him. Really popular artist.
Дио никогда не будет забыт
😂😂😂😂😂
I listen to Dio almost daily!
No formal training, his breath support was credited by Dio to his learning to play the trumpet as young man. The guy is a Vocal Deity! This track and The Last In Line live are some of the best examples of RJD's God Like vocals. And you gotta love how Blackmore, the guitar player for Rainbow and Deep Purple doesn't use the typical pentatonic scales and settles into these cool chromatic scales with an Eastern vibe.
Absolutely, other vocalists at that time had voices, Ronnie had an instrument. one other song I would add is Sign Of the Southern Cross from the Black Sabbath album Mob Rules album. Cheers Sir
@@martymcpeak4748 totally!!!
@@martymcpeak4748I concur!
His work with Sabbath is best. Not necessarily his best vocal performance but the best chemistry and music. It just meshed seamlessly..
Look look look Ronnie even made a puking sound beautiful 😂
This is one of those rare songs that can put you in a trance for hours. Hypnotizing is the best way to describe it. A masterpiece ❤️🔥
Have you heard the live in Fukuoka version??? Live in Miami??? UA-cam dude!!!!!
let's acknowledge and give Ritchie Blackmore some love he's the man behind a lot of these great bands
Every great song from Deep Purple and Rainbow has Richie's signature, which can't be said for any other member of the respective bands. Thru to their existence, both bands have often changed personnel and they may have an influence on the songs they made but RB is always at the center of the songs. Let's face it, since RB left DP, they've never produced another real big hit, while RB will produce a great song with every band he's at. So yes, all respect and recognition for the talent of RB!
Yes- very precise
Ritchie Blackmore is indeed talented. But it's worth pointing out that Rainbow really started to suck after Dio left. And he had the nerve to claim that Dio wasn't pulling his weight in the band.
@@turdferguson2526yes and no. He wanted rainbow too be more commercial and I didn't like a lot of their later work but both joe Lynn Turner and bonnett were fine vocalists in their own right. It's just that they sounded more like foreigner at times. But interestingly JLT released a album.called belly of the beast. It will surprise you. Very hard and heavy plus his vocals are amazing, even now
Cry more@@turdferguson2526
I believe this is one the best songs ever. Been listening to this for around 40 years and gives me the shivers every single time.
I hear you....this is my all time favourite track and has been ever since this album came out. Nothing else comes even close. The second part to this story (A light in the black) is also pretty epic.
Dio is on everybody's short list of greatest metal singers of all time. He was also a genuinely nice, generous, down to earth guy. And the man who brought "throwing up the horns" to metal culture. I'd recommend "Heaven and Hell" with Black Sabbath next.
How about "Sign of the Southern Cross" instead?
@@sidneyvandykeii3169 Both are good tracks, but I'd actually suggest "Last in Line - Dio" next, personally.
Falling off the edge of the world is my favorite
Mistreated also
Cozy Powell should be in any arguments about best drummers.
Dio, Blackmore, Powell... Simply magic! One of the great tracks on one of the great albums. With this and Rush's 2112 coming out within a month or two of each other, 1976 was one hell of a year!
And Carry On Wayward Son, along with their best album.
And 'Close Enough for Rock and Roll' by Nazareth.
Rainbow added a photo of the crowd at a RUSH concert inside the Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll album. Caption is “greatest band in the galaxy“ or something like that but and it cracks me up every time
@@normolson3361 - I don't recall that caption (I thought they just covered the Rush banner with 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll') but it was a great source of amusement to us fanatic Rush fans! 😊
I seem to remember they reversed the Rush crowd photo and blacked out all the Rush t-shirts 🤣
@@normolson3361 - I just remembered! You're confusing two images. The 'Best Group in the Galaxy' sign is featured in the 'Exit Stage Left' film. The banner in the photo was some fan group, showing their home town (or something like that?).
Sorry... but you know how pedantic Rush fans can get! 😂
There has never and will never be a powerhouse vocalist with the beauty and strength of Ronnie James Dio, RIP. He IS the master.
Dio’s adlib at the ending of the song is one of the greatest rock vocalist performances I’ve heard. Tone, phrasing, emotion. Got it all.
Love this reaction, thank you so much.
It's funny, when 'we' (my peers, and I) were listening to Dio, and his ilk, growing up we were labelled 'headbangers', as if we wouldn't know talent if it slapped us in the face.
Fast forward to the 2020s and knowledgeable UA-camrs are telling us how phenomenally talented singers like Dio are/were.
Rest in Peace, Dio, you left an astounding body of work, and for that we give thanks.
Thanks again for the reaction. Love it.
Yeh, they use to tell us "what you're listening to a bunch of screams" well I listened to this track 4 to six times in a row! You know pause rewind and play again!
I was told that for years. These guys were talentless clowns. 30 years later everyone is like man these people were pioneers. Their music has stood the test of time while pop people from the 80's are long forgotten.
My son told me I was very fortunate to grow up in the golden age of music.
Dio's vocals are of course amazing but also Blackmore's solo is just epic. Let us not also forget how great Powell is on the drums.
Fantastic intro.
It's too bad nobody ever reacts to the "Rough Mix." Tony Carey's synth intro is a masterclass in itself.
@@tuffs4it My thoughts exactly! I always listen to that version, personally...
(For those who don't know what we're talking about: ua-cam.com/video/wzsxwIcBQEU/v-deo.html )
It's so overlooked that these musicians were awesome. All top 3 in the world in thier day. Tony top 10 keys. And the orchestra naby even realize it.
Blackmore’s solo is an amazing palette of color, emotion and speed
@@tuffs4it Cozy Powell on drums is another master class, I read once he played sticks so thick they had to be custom made, like broom handles it was said, dude always played his drums to the floor, must have chopped hundreds of cymbals and drum heads to death!
Have to give you props for not interrupting the best solo in history 👍🏼👍🏼
This is a guy who was 5'4, sometimes called The Elf, and pretty sleight of build but sang like he was a 7 foot warrior on top of a mountaintop. People really often underestimate just what a loss it was to not have Dio with us anymore. His work with both Black Sabbath and his own band Dio is worth diving into as well. Last In Line, Children of the Sea, Neon Knights, Mob Rules, and Heaven & Hell are some fantastic tracks that show off his godly talent.
'Children of the Sea' performed in 1983 is a vocal masterpiece!
It's good, but nothing tops his work in Rainbow.
@@barryrammer7906 vocally i d call his first Dio (band) years as the peak of his voice
@alkiviadisfelemegkas7075 to each thier own. We all know one thing he is one of the greatest ever. I was lucky enough to see him in Rainbow Sabbath and Dio. Rock on, my brother. Probably from a pure clean singing voice, his work with Roger Glover on butterfly ball lp and the ballet Rainbow eyes on long live rock and roll he shines to the heavens. But those are not well-known pieces of music.
@@barryrammer7906 well said, I agree completely with these points, rock on!🤘🤘
Absolutely.
The part I love the most about this song, is the way Dio uses tone and inflection during the choruses to convey the changing mood/belief of the singer. Since the song is being told from the viewpoint of one of the slave/worshippers of the wizard, it starts out sounding VERY devout, completely on board. You can hear it when he says "Where is your star? is it far?" and then followed with "I believe" Also when he sings about "we built the tower of stone, with our flesh and bone" He sounds certain, proud, confident in his faith. Then the 2nd time he sings it, he adds the bit about "too many died", and his voice sounds more anguished, and conflicted, as he sings about how "they built the tower of stone, with our flesh and bone" the 2nd time, it sounds more like someone in doubt. Having seen all the people around him dying in the heat of the desert. When he asks "where is your star? is it far?" It sounds more pleading, hoping to find the end of their ordeal and labor. Then the final repeat of it, after the wizard has fallen, and he's literally standing over his body, he sounds condescending, dismissive. He has been freed from his delusions of the wizard. And now when he sings "Where WAS your star?" It sounds more mocking, like someone finally standing up to a bully after years of submission. And then the tone of his voice become triumphant and free, as he sings about how they are LEAVING. About how he's going home, and you even hear his voice fading in the mix, like he's walking away from the listener at that very moment.
Just such AMAZING storytelling with his voice, and how he structures the song. Fantastic.
This is a great point of view. Been a fan of this masterpiece for almost 35 years and “heard it” through new ears today, thanks to your comment.
@@benedictdonald4338 Glad to be of service :) *bows* I can't say I'm a huge Dio fan overall, but this song, is really damn good.
Wow! Thank you for that depth.
Insightful. Bought this album in 1975 and you just opened up a new way of looking at this classic track. Thanks.
Also those first few "I'm coming home" like he can't quite believe it and has to repeat it a few times with increasing certainty, yelling it out loud as it sinks in that he's finally free.
Dio to me was the greatest singer of all time and the nicest guy you could ever imagine he was so good to the fans and he went out of his way to talk to people, ive met him a few times And he remebers everybody he met RIP....KING THE MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN
Stargazer is only one example of Ronnie James Dio's talent as a Vocalist. He was a true showman and had a wonderful gift. He is sadly missed. 🤘 🌈
"Rainbow- temple of the king" a calm song where you can appreciate the vocals
RIP Ronnie James Dio, he'll be missed. I'll argue with anyone who says there's a better rock voice, or even voice in music in general. He was so amazing.
He left behind many live recordings....Miami, Fukuoka, Budokan, Munich, Fukushima etc....
Maybe Ian Gillan who also sang in Black Sabbath and with Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple?
@@andrewthecelt3794 Ian good singer, I'd prefer Dio though. Heck it's an opinion thing...so ....
Dan McCafferty of Nazareth.
Great singer for sure, I would listen to DIO for sure first. But Dan was great.
Been listening to this song for 40 years now 🤘
Dio was pushing 36 here, he even sounded great when he was dying(he performed with stage 4 stomach cancer with out knowing it) Falling off the edge of the world is one of his best songs with sabbath, he had some range his black sabbath stuff really shows off his talents.
Live Evil is one of my ‘stranded on a desert island’ albums, top 3 of all time in my book.
top 3
YëS .
Good to see you reacting to Dio's singing. I'd suggest "Gates of Babylon" for another Rainbow song, especially if you liked where the guitar playing was going. E Phrygian Dominant for that song and the solo will leave you guessing how in the world they are going to get back to that key and mode.
Great choice !!
I was looking for this in the comments as it is a must listen
Gates of Babylon is brilliant. Greetings from Russia
Blackmore was brilliant in that one. Nobody can touch Ritchie Blackmore in his prime.
Considering he had NO formal vocal training and was 100% self-taught, Dio is even more amazing. I love the dramatic way he acts out whatever he sings. He died in 2010 and I regret only having discovered him years after his death.
Saw him in Toronto and it was so awakening had to book off work and see him in Hamilton a few days later. Most ppl consider Ozzy true Black Sabbath because he was founding member but I prefer Dio. Elf, Rainbow, Sabbath, and solo all amazing.
It’s better late than never. His music will never die.
I saw him in concert with Black Sabbath during the Mob Rules tour. Dio is like 5'4" but his stage presence make him look bigger. I remember when he came out on stage and he started to sing and the band was awesome and it was amazing. Ronnie, Tony, Geezer and Vinny
Cozy Powell's drum intro & Ronnie's vocals on "Stargazer" ....Scott Travis's drum intro & Rob Halford's vocals on "Painkiller".
Two Metal Gods on vocals & two bloody awesome drummers. Absolutely the pinnacle, the apex, the very very best of the hard rock/heavy metal genres.
Nothing else comes close to these two absolute masterclasses.
Ronnie was an amazing singer and good soul man! His best song to analize are "Last in line”, "Heaven and hell", "Children of the sea", "Rainbow in the dark", "Mistreated". Please always choose live performances! Greetings from Poland!
I concur. May I add Man on the silver mountain?
@@svenjensen9770 of course and many else 😉
Heaven and hell is a masterpiece
“Gates of Babylon” by Rainbow is a great one.
Catch the rainbow.
One of the GREATEST Band Line Ups ever in Rock History !!!!!!! DIO/BLACKMORE/POWELL/CAREY/BAIN........especially Blackmore you know from DEEP PURPLE !
Elf, with Richie Blackmore. Richie made a good choice to keep that band and add himself to it. Though I guess that was actually RJD who suggested it.
@@garyriehle239 for about 12 months......
What amazes me the most - and there’s so many things to be amazed by - is how in lock, how perfect Dio is expressing everything with the lyrics. The same parts sung in the beginning and later on, when he says “so many died” opposed to “TOO many died”, it’s absurd. He makes you feel the dispair and anger all along with him. Gotta love him.
Metal = underappreciated. Glad you found one of the legends. Dio is one of the reasons I fell in love with the genre.
Black Sabbath might've invented the Heavy Metal genre. But Ronnie James was the very embodiment of Heavy Metal, in past present and future. Those of us that had the pleasure to see him on stage are truly blessed.
In all the years of music, only a handful I would consider a masterpiece. This is one of them.
This is the group formed by one of the greatest guitarist of all time Ritchie Blackmore after leaving Deep Purple , a band he co-founded…
This has to be a top 10 all-time metal song It's just perfection
It is. Top 5 in my opinion
In my opinion the greatest singer of all time. I have seen him 3 times and his singing was insanely amazing! I met him back in 1998 after the first time I saw him , and he was such an awesome guy. To this day the friendliest musician I have ever met. Next Rainbow song you should react to is Gates Of Babylon. It is another MASTERPIECE!
I'm speechless!!! Ronnie is the master of all vocalist,he is the Greatest of all time,made me weep! just hearing this song again,wow!sad he's gone but not forgotten,Love you Ronnie ❤
One thing that people don't realize, when they hear this song, is the stamina. It's all in, from the guitar solo, and it only intensifies all the way to the end. I don't know if he could have continued for half an hour more, but that's what this song actually deserves. It's like no other song in rock or metal history. Simply sensational!
And the fact, that Cozy Powell, Ritchie Blackmore and Dio happened to get together - in that tiny spot of time in the Universe - with all that talent, is something we'll never see again. Funny thing today, the kids are loving it!
Thanks for letting us know what You think! It was easy to see You were surprised by the quality of this performance! 🤩🤘
The virtuosity of this band is off the charts! Like Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" a year earlier, this song is based heavily on Middle Eastern chord/scale progressions. Dio is arguably one of the top 5 greatest rock singers of all time....top 1 to 3, depending on personal preferences. He actually began his career to about 1957-58 as a doo-wop singer, changing his singing styles through the 1960's with heavy psychedelic/progressive genres, and hard blues rock of the early 70's...all culminating into his heavy metal godlike vocalities of the late-70's and 1980's! Ronnie James Dio is forever in the highest of places in the pantheon of rock singers!
The amount of classic songs with Dio is endless...if you want to stay with Rainbow for a while then I'd do Gates of Babylon next...for the softer side of his voice Catch the Rainbow is absolutely incredible. Temple of the King is another great song...you can get lost in Rainbow for quite a while...then comes Black Sabbath. If you want to go further back...before Rainbow was Elf...and there are some vocal gems there as well. If that's not far enough back then you can check out his doo wap stuff as a teenager...Ronnie and the Redcaps and then Ronnie Dio and the Prophets. They are vinyl singles...but they are on UA-cam as well. Enjoy!!
Well my dear, hearing ronnie james dio sing brings tears to my eyes, I met him twice an amazing individual and singer, he is right up there with the greatest of all time, RIP .
This entire album is a masterpiece.
B Phrygian dominant scale on the guitar by Richie Blackmore is the reason you hear this eastern sound.. Mystifiyng and grandiose!Of course with the help of this dramatic, passionate,italian descended, Ronnie James Dio.Simply the most strong,rich metal singer of all time..
A legend in Rock & Metal, “inventor” of the devil’s horn gesture, former trumpeter.....RIP RJD and never sleep on Ritchie Blackmore, former Deep Purple guitarist, stunning guitarist and supposedly very difficult man indeed LOL.
Edit: I recommend “Mistreated” live in Munich (1977) next.
Ritchie Blackmore is top 3 in the world in his time.
@@barryrammer7906 both in talent and ego I believe.
Now king of twiddly twiddly folk music😈
@@nikkihayes5411 lol true
@@DrSkeffhey if you know you got it
The master of all singers. Period. No one could do anything like him, or reach his talent. He can sing anything. All the colors are in his voice. He was gifted and the chosen one to complete the journey in Rock history. We miss you everyday Ronnie. Love for ever.
I've been listening to this song for 40 plus years and it still gives me chills almost every time I hear it. RJD's voice is simply astounding.
The look on your face after the guitar solo was priceless
It's funny, she's normally 'rewinding' the video, when the solo finished I 'rewound' the video to watch her reaction again!!! lol
Goosebumps. Can you get goosebumps after you´ve listened to this song for over 40 bloody years ? Yes, you can. I know I do. It´s the Ronnie James Dio effect. He was, is and will be The Vocal God of all times. Of course he was, is and will be, after all, he´s DIO. Psst. Catch The Rainbow from 1977 Munich Concert, you´ll love it. And dozens of more.
Congratulations. You've found the G.O.A.T. Ronnie was the greatest singer, lyricist, frontman ever. He could tell incredible stories with just a handful of words. One of his passions from an early age was reading. He was recording at the age of 15 back in the 1950's. He was so talented he was invited to tour Sweden the summer between his junior year and senior year of high school. His first recording band was Ronnie and the red caps. I was lucky enough to have seen him twice in the days when this video was recorded in the mid 1970'. He liked to write about the struggle between good and evil and the days of knights and kings. His recording career spanned 52 years. He is the person who brought the hand gesture that all rock and rollers use 🤘. Cozy Powell was also a legendary drummer who played with many bands. his last hit before he passed away from cancer was also an incredible song "The Devil cried". He had too many hits to list \mXm/ Last fall there was a documentary that was released nationally in theaters. You can still find it on Showtime, it was called "Dio: Dreamers never die"
And to imagine all that power coming from a man who stood 5'4 in platform shoes....the follow up to this song, a light in the black, which continues the story, shows a bit more of his range....one of the great voices of metal of all time.
I love how passionate you are. Literally, you started by mentioning the drum intro..then you went up to the amazing Blackmore's solo. I'm just glad living in this planet amongst people with the same passion and drive for music. I'm not even a vocalist, i'm a guitarist but i could observe all day and night other musicians mastering their instruments in any kind of music. I watch drum reactions, vocal reactions, production and mix reactions etc.. I'm a metalhead originally but i end up in tears every time i watch Dimash sing. Stargazer's outro, the same..almost every time. Some of my friends don't get it, even my gf sometimes when she sees me tearing up and getting the chills, but hey..i'd chose this every day instead of being an unemotional person who finds music just casual or/and a past time habbit. Cheers, keep up the great job.
‘I see a rainbow rising’, that moment gets me everytime. Then the strings come in and I’m a wreak.
No one can deny RJD a spot on the Mount Rushmore of metal singers.. I’m so glad I got to see him live.
This is not metal my goodness this is just rock with a Blues influence for goodness sake
@@odinikita4821 1) please don’t try to be one of those self anointed gatekeepers… and 2) I said he was a metal singer.. speaking of more than this song…
@@Fulschermd it was more rock and bluesy based heavy rock than metal. Oh and I annoint myself..lol
Ronnie James Dio was such a talent and I still feel his loss. I bought all the records he appeared on and saw him live a number of times, although sadly never with Rainbow. This song is one of my favourites and still gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. This was a lovely respectful reaction video. I enjoyed it very much.
Stargazer is one of the most epic compositions ever written and preformed. Rainbow was the beginning of a super group and 40 years later they are still one my favorite groups with the Ronnie James Dio era being the most special. I always point to the Rainbow 1977 Munich concert if you want to see them at their best. From that concert, the songs "Mistreated" and "Catch the Rainbow" are just magical. Especially Ronnie's vocals on "Mistreat", to me his best performance ever.
Rainbow aren't even in my top ten bands but man some of their best stuff like this still brings up the hairs on the back of my neck even after many decades.
Listen to more Rainbow and they might crack your top 10. They sit in the top 3 for me.
They lacked only more material but what they have (in the Dio era specially) is top notch
Watch Rainbow perform the song Mistreated live in 1977. Dio's performance is stunning, one of the best live vocals I've heard, with superb tone, range, power, feel - has evirything I live, and the note he belts out as the band comes back in after the guitar solo gives me goosebumps.
Yes😂, the whole thing is awesome...every song.
Great song, but honestly, from the '77 Live in Munich album, I prefer "Catch the Rainbow".
The song was more suited for Coverdale and Hughes but he made it his own somehow and it was Absolutely stunning and original. Just like that. I love both versions though
So the guitarist is Ritchie Blackmore and he used to be in deep purple which was classic rock. He is into medieval stuff and fantasy themes so he ended up starting a metal band called rainbow. He’s using a harmonic minor scale here which was a departure from the bluesy guitar in rock music. I think people seem to not really understand that Ritchie Blackmore is much more foundational to the genre of metal than lots of more popular metal “adjacent” groups like Led Zeppelin. Ritchie came from the same London scene as the classic rock guys but imo he set himself apart the most artistically and went to influence metal guitar playing more than guys like page or Clapton
A good choice,Rainbow was one of my favorite bands from the 70s.I bought their records when I had some money to spare.I was a teenager at the time, and liked a lot of bands back then, so it cost a lot of money to buy all the LPs back then .Another good song by Rainbow is from their first record that came out in 1975. It's called "Man On The Silver Mountain" the talented guitarist is Ritchie Blackmore. Became very famous later with other bands. Thanks for your reactions. Greetings from Sweden
The man, the myth, the legend. One whose voice I didn't nearly appreciate enough until these reaction channels were invented. I probably first noticed his song 'Last In Line' by Dio(the name of his solo band), when the local classic rock station was playing it in the 90's, when I started listening to classic rock. When Dio died in 2010, I started listening to more of him.
On the topic of Marvel Movies... no Rainbow, but the Dio song 'Rainbow In The Dark' did put in an appearance on 'Thor: Love & Thunder'.
This band was phenomenal...Ronnie's voice was so epic!
Ronnie was awesome! He could really put on a show he was so magical & different ❤
Amazing reaction. One of my true childhood heroes. He had such a captivating voice - and all natural and self-taught. A true talent. Rest in peace Ronnie James Dio 1942 - 2010 and also the amazing drummer Cozy Powell whom tragically died in a car crash 1998.
Jimmy Bain left us a few years ago, as well. R.I.P.
This is a fantastic album. The more that you listen to it, the more things you'll here that you missed. So creative. Love your reaction! Thank you!
My band palyed this song and from the first time, It got us gigs. Its just a step above the usual. Oh, and I saw this show live twice!!
Not a big fan of this genre but I certainly appreciate the vocal skill of the man. Your analysis of his vocals adds an extra dimension to that appreciation. Good one Beth❤
I'm 63 and I've seen just about every metal or hard rock band that ever toured the US in the 70s and 80s but when it comes to DIO rainbow 4 times sabbath 8 times solo DIO never missed a tour from beginning to the last time I saw saw him playing in a bar in Springfield or while on vacation in like 2000 it was a great run RIP RONNIE
One of the best singer of rock and metal music.R.I.P. Ronnie😥🤘
way back at 16 yrs old saw this live in 1976 from this tour, which I am sure this video was compiled. I was introduced to Dio's Powerful Thundering voice and a bunch of Red White and Blue Rolled J's with my buddies at the concert , times were so at peace ,cool, and everybody was okay with each other ,unlike today. it will always be a fond memory:) RIP R.J.D. your music lives on.
Always remember Rainbow was Blackmore’s band after he quit Purple and the music written and arranged to fulfil his vision and he plucked Dio from relative obscurity in order to achieve that - back in the day when he formed the band Blackmore was the draw - everyone else a hired hand - Rainbow’s success carried on long after Dio left because of the music not just the voice
They actually had greater commercial success after Dio left, but, to his credit, Ronnie refused to make cookie-cutter, boy-loses-girl garbage for radio play and his legacy is all the stronger for it. R.I.P to The King of Metal, Ronnie James Dio.
I prefer to think of it as Dio outgrew the limitations that being in Rainbow placed upon him. Each member was/is great in their own way.. but the genre in general benefitted from the way things transpired thereafter.
Personally, I think anyone who tries to get Ronnie James Dio to be just another pop singer is misguided at best and downright stupid at worst. Do you think Blackmore holds the JLT Rainbow albums in higher esteem these days than the three with Dio? Highly doubtful.
Saw him with Rainbow and twice with Black Sabbath. He absolutely commanded an audience with his voice and stage presence!! Just spectacular live. Suggest Children Of The Sea.
We were very lucky. I did, too, with Rainbow and Sabbath. Rock on
@@barryrammer7906 Rock on
I also saw him once with Rainbow and twice with Sabbath. I also was fortunate to do a UK tour with him as his opening act for his Dio band in 1990. He had his voice to the end and I became a fan in 1975 with the Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow album.Doesn't surprise me that a vocal teacher admires what he does.
I've enjoyed listening to this song for 40 + years. Watching and listening with you and your reaction brings me to tears of joy.
It is such a great all-round performance from all the band but the delivery from RJD voice makes it perfect.
You’re absolutely right about his “oh” vowel. He uses it quite often skillfully in many of his tracks and I believe it’s partly a hallmark to his sound. Your other descriptions of his voice are spot on inclusion his diction. You’ve described his voice brilliantly. This is the best description of him by far. It’s another excellent video from you. I’m a fan.
The great thing about all these vocalist reacting to DIO for the first time is the look on their face....it's price less, like a shocked/stunned look.
I have watched other react to RJD and they understand why metal/hard rock fans are so devoted to our music. These bands could, IMO, easily play anything and pull if off perfectly. With Dio, you get basically vocal perfection coming from, what I have read and what I experienced in shows I have attended, just a great person. He can sing like no other. I could suggest songs like gates of babylon, his Sabbath stuff, onto his solo music; this is a deep but wonderful hole to go down. Then sprinkle in Richie Blackmore's incredible modal guitar playing and you get the greatness of Rainbow. A band that is one of my top 10s but never seemed to get as big as they should have, and just now people are recognizing how great they were.
RJD was without a doubt one of the greatest singers to ever front a rock band. His voice is instantly recognised and seems to drag you in and actually listen to the lyrics of most of his songs. I recommend you listen "Lonely is the word" from when he was with Black Sabbath......an amazing blues twist for both him and the band.
A most excellent choice!! That song kicks major ass!!
this makes me so happy. to see you, who is one of the best reactors, maybe even the best. your so happy cute and know what you talk about. warms my heart. keep up the good work
“That voice. Mmm. It’s got everything.” You said out all right there.
Hi from Melbourne ,🇦🇺 love your channel, thanks for highlighting Rainbow! No one ever taps into how good these guys were! As suggested before “ Catch the Rainbow” off the On Stage album. Take care , keep smiling 😊🌺
Hey, from Melbourne here too. Saw Dio live at Festival Hall. Vivian Campbell had left the band by then, and Craig Goldie was on guitar which was a shame, BUT the concert was freakin' brilliant.
Keep warm, lol.
Another Melburnian here - I was lucky to see Ronnie fronting Heaven and Hell at Rod Laver in around 2007.
Barely anyone in Australia is even aware of Rainbow - it’s almost as bad as nobody in America knowing Cold Chisel!! 😅
Saw them 1977 in Berlin with that tour. `Stargazer` was my funeral song in 1977 and it still is now at the age of 62.
What impresses me the most is that such a young woman appreciates this music. You as a vocal coach appreciating Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore who between the two composed this song, these are songs that I grew up with.
Just an absolute classic Rainbow track... the band was just in perfect form in this era... so glad to see RJD and the others get the respect they deserve for the musical brilliance... RJD is such a great storyteller... why this track and others are so re-listenable over the decades, you continue to hear new things...
Yep, one of the best metal vocalists ever. He has sooo much great material to go through, in Rainbow, Black Sabbath and his own band Dio.
Catch the Rainbow and Stargazer have a very special meaning to me, I get teary eyed when I finish singing the whole thing. There has been no other songs giving me such feeling without them being like a sad song. I feel like whenever I see a picture of a loved one that passed away and fond memories flood in, but that loved one is Ronnie. I didn't even get to know him.
Such is the magic of music, especially when performed by masters such as Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore.
This also happens to me with Dance of Death by Iron Maiden, the solos always get me and then that last line❤
Light In The Black is awesome
Great reaction as always, thank you! 🙂Well therre´s a lot of great songs in all the bands RJ has been singing, but one of my favorites is "Don´t talk to strangers", with his own band Dio.
That guitar player is special, he brings notes and styles from over 1000 years back in history of music globally.
Love this song. R.I.P. Ronnie. I had the honor of seeing him in concert a few times and it was amazing. Great voice and stage presence. There is a documentary that just came out last year. You should definitely check it out. Thanks for doing this song and hope to see more from Diol
Yes. Back then. They had what we called MUSIC...... Completely different atmosphere in the world. They put their all in it...
I love "the temple of the king" and "Holy diver" too. It is impressive the control that Dio has over his voice...
dio is my favorite singer of all time between all music genres i've listened. he puts so much intent into singing the words and the meanings thats why his singing is so magical to me.
Great group overall, love this song. If you really want a representation of Dio's range check out "Mistreated" by Rainbow from the live in Munich '77 recording. If you enjoyed this you'll LOVE Mistreated because, in addition to being a better showcase for Dio IMO, it's a true live recording and you get to see what he's doing with his cheekbones😁! Oh, also Rainbow's song "Gates of Babylon" is great as well; Light in The Black...ugh; they're ALL great. Welcome to the rabbit hole. IMO the stuff Dio did with Rainbow and Black Sabbath (anything from Heaven and Hell or Mob Rules is awesome) is better than his solo stuff. Ugh, I had to watch again; the textural references you were making, as well as the fry moments and whether it's a choice will all be answered in "Gates of Babylon" and "Mistreated". Also, "Gates of Babylon" actually makes you think you're in Babylon..sooo good.
Thanks for the video.
Good one..but I prefer the David Coverdale version. I like the more blusey delivery. Just an opinion
@@shanefrancis368 Interesting, I thought's Dio's version was "bluesy"; seemed to me as though the song was made for him. Love Coverdale (great stuff w/Jimmy Page on that one album) but I like the Dio version better. It is interesting though to see the two different versions of Mistreated....maybe a "VS" video..lol; I like it!
100% agree, "Mistreated" from the Munich Concert is fantastic and one of Dio's best performances.
He was a vocal god. No one even comes close. This is probably one of his best performances, ever. This is as you thought, a compilation of live visuals, edited with the studio version. Don’t worry, though, he could easily and faultlessly sing the same lines live. So many other songs he sings are astounding. Maybe try the Gates of Babylon if you want to stick to his Rainbow era. Interestingly, he started singing in like do-wop bands, and then a more Blues rock band, so you might want to check out his work with Ronnie and the Red Caps/Prophets ( like What I’d Say), or The Elves (West Virginia), or even Elf (Wonderworld, which is actually wonderful).
Ritchie Blackmore is the legendary guitarist of deep purple and he’s big into medieval music so he has some interesting influences and is one of the godfathers of hard rock/metal
Wonderful reaction to a timeless masterpiece. As someone has already observed, it’s fantastic to witness classically trained people like yourself not only ‘get’ the stuff we’ve been listening & headbanging along to for decades, but also hear your appreciation of the genius of the entire band. Cozy’s drum intro, Ritchie’s arabian / space-rock solo. Many thanks to you! ✨ Btw as far as I can tell, the vid was made by an enthusiastic and brilliant fan, using edits from ‘gates of babylon’ and ‘LA connection’. It’s a work of art in itself.
So glad I found your channel, Beth.
Such insightful analysis. And best of all, you have such a happy heart. ❤
Brilliant! Your face in this reaction is an absolute picture! Starting with this song is probably one of the worst places to start ... very, very difficult to suggest anything that actually tops it! Sticking with the band, I would suggest "Gates of Babylon" & "Rainbow Eyes", but it's also great to get into his live material to show his quality away from the studio ... "Catch the Rainbow" off of "On Stage" and "Mistreated" from the televised Munich concert are both pretty awesome! Or, on a lighter note, you may like to delve into a couple of tracks from "The Butterfly Ball" namely "Love Is All" and "Homeward" to show his true range! Welcome to another huge rabbit hole!
Nice suggestions, man! I really want one of these vocal coaches to react to Rainbow Eyes, as it will surprise many people who only know Ronnie from his heavy stuff. That song’s sheer delicate beauty is absolutely stunning and deeply moving.
Dio was pitch perfect every time! Even when he was dying of cancer. He was the Elf with the Giant voice. He never had vocal training. He is truly one of the best metal vocalists ever!!! You should listen to Ronnie singing in Rainbow, Richie Blackmore's Mistreated. You will feel everything in the performance.
You really should react to Dio singing live, especially in the 70´s and 80´s, he was a truly awesome live performer. The live show with Rainbow from Munich 1977 is great, songs like "Catch the rainbow" and "Kill the king" comes to mind but all of the songs are great.
One of my favourite aspects of great drumming is exactly what you said, it's when it tees up the next part of the music so perfectly Carl Palmer was a master at this and the Steve Hackett song Clocks is another example that springs to mind.
HAHA I love the look on your face during Blackmores guitar solo. You really seem to enjoy the groove like the rest of us. Dio one of the rock greats in history RIP. Great reaction with beautiful smile.
God I miss him ! Saw him so many times in the 80s. Such a National Treasure!