I think Gates of Babylon would grab you much the same way Stargazer did. It's an absolute masterpiece, featuring one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. And of course, Dio is phenomenal on it-as he always is. That goes without saying.
Another Blackmore composition with an Arabian or Middle Eastern sound. I love that stuff, especially because it is so rarely used in hard rock or heavy metal. It is heavy and subtle at the same time, particularly when strings are used in the piece.
I saw the _Rainbow, Stargazer_ in the title and immediately knew it had to have been because of your interview Elizabeth. 😁 Such a wonderful interview too!
It's time for Ronnie James Dio and the british man in black: Ritchie Blackmore. 🤟🏻 Now I'm thinking in a "Catch the Rainbow" live reaction, it would be awesome.
Cozy (RIP) played with The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Graham Bonnet, Brian May, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell, and Black Sabbath. Yes, he was great, so much talent in Rainbow it was insane.
As a prog fan, this is near blasphemy, but I don't like Carl Palmer's drumming. I am so glad I saw ELP(owell), instead of the original. He was amazing.
LISTEN - that note before the guitar solo, "where do we GOOOO" - that's a goddam B NATURAL! Dio has this voice where you don't realize he's singing so HIGH. The voice stays muscular NEVER shrill!
Oh my god !! I was starting to eat my Chinese food in front of the tv TH-cam.. and i saw Rainbow on your channel.. ive just discovered you on youtbe ....and one of the forst thing i did is look for Rainbow , Rush , Genesis .....and more ...but no Rainbow ..This was yesterday, Saturday....i was ready to write you and request " stargazer and more Rainbow ( Dio years ) .. and what a surprise this evening..its like a dessert.. im like a kid 😂😂.. Thank you and keep on rockin! From Belgium..Alex
Coming from being orchestral trained to my love of 70s rock music..this song absolutely amazed me... A rock opera (unlike bohemian rhapsody) but raw vortex energy tha transports you into another dimension 🤘
Great idea with a Special Weekend based on Elizabeth's Dio recommendation. Excellent 'Rainbow' choice (love Ritchie Blackmore), now you just need a Black Sabbath one, such as "Heaven and Hell." Interesting to see the different focuses between you two, with you focused more on the overall music, and Elizabeth on Dio's incredible voice, which I was glad you appreciated too. Of course you both cross over into each others main focus, since Elizabeth can dive into the nerdy music theory and analysis too on occasion, which is your specialty. Although you will probably need to work on your skills on putting cameras down singer's throats, before you can match Elizabeth's nerdy vocal analysis skills.😉 Great reaction! Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes Lee, I figured you would be on the same train of thought I was. I want to see Amy and Elizabeth do a "reaction" video together with a group, and my suggestion based on their conversation about transitioning the harp to contemporary music, would be Ian Anderson's use of the flute in his band Jethro Tull and I would love to hear what Elizabeth would say with Ian's use of vocals in his songs. What do you think?
Thanks Amy (and Elizabeth). This song has a similar vibe and power to some songs from the Led Zepplin canon... say, Kashmir? Also please don't underestimate the terrific Scottish bassist, Jimmy Bain. The fact that we are unaware of him during most of this song, shows us how well he supports it. No ego, just energy and groove in full simpatico with the drummer. His sense of 'tension and release' throughout is both disciplined and free.
I had the pleasure of seeing him three times, twice in the mid 80s, and once with his Black Sabbath reunion shortly before his sad death. A music journalist once wrote that "Dio's voice is so powerful, that he could do a world tour from his own back garden and you'd still hear him!" Mistreated (live) is one of his greatest performances. The video is a must though. To really appreciate what the band (Rainbow) does.
Drummer Cozy Powell did a rock instrumental version of the Tchaikovsky 1812 overture called "Over the top" (1979) The finale is available in a shorter single form.
I saw them both on stage at the same time singing Smoke on the Water which was one of the songs played after the performance of the Concerto for Group and Orchestra in 1999 at the Royal Albert Hall. Dio also performed Love is All and Sitting in a Dream (from the Butterfly Ball album) during that concert. An incredible night of music that I will never forget.
I was unknowingly introduced to Ronnie James Dio in 1975 when I was 10 years old, by the nr.1 smash hit "Love is All" by Roger Glover & Guests. Featuring the lovely cartoon videoclip. Dio was uncredited, but he was the singer.
Elizabeth also said that her channel really got going when she started reacting to the Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen, who is a unique vocalist usually considered in the neoclassical or crossover vocals genre. Although he had classical training, and was offered a spot in an opera, he decided to do his own thing, combining elements of classical, pop, and traditional music. Many people are introduced to him by his cover of the French song "S.O.S. d'un terrien en detresse" on the Chinese TV show Singer 2017. That gives an inkling of what he would later do.
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This songs idea came from Ritchie and John Bonham talking about Kashmir that was just put out and Ritchie telling John that he was going to follow that song up with a similar arrangement and sound.
I had the same thought. E planted it w/ her point that Dio is one of her fave voices, comparing to Pavarotti in delivery. *Bing*- we have Rainbow up next. Nice!
"Competent" is not a dull word at all....Drummers, when complimenting other musicians and drumming in particular, will call the performing "solid'. This is a tremendous compliment actually as music and drumming should mesh and lead at the same time.
You have so many perfect ways to describe how things sound. When you said "glint to the sword" I knew exactly what aspect of his voice you were referring to.
Cozy Powell was a totally unique power drummer. He played traditional grip and that freed him up to be just that bit more articulate than lots of drummers in rock. His power and accents in composition are unmatched. I'm glad you heard that.
Nice reaction! "Stargazer" was the first song on the B-side of the album "Rising". The natural continuation is the second song, "A Light in the Black", which continues the story of the wizard and the narrator going home.
The fantastic transition from sustained high pitched vocal fusing with the guitar at the start of the solo was kind of replicated by Queen/Bowie in Under Pressure at the end of the bridge part
I wasn't a big Dio fan until I saw him live maybe a decade ago. I knew who he was and heard the songs played on the radio and he was the singer who replaced Ozzy, but never gave him much attention. Then I went to a show with Megadeth, Machine Head, and Heaven & Hell as the headliner with Dio singing. This was his final tour before he sadly passed away and was already with terminal cancer at this point. Megadeth was actually disappointing live, which is who I really wanted to see. Dio came out after and his voice was something else, you really felt it in your chest and physically move you. There's something about the old mic and recording tech that doesn't properly capture just how ridiculously powerful and full his voice truly is. The show was great, and I'm so glad I had a chance to experience the real deal while he was around and I can't even image how much better he sounded when he was at his peak.
This is such a great song. Im excited to hear your views! This line-up is a near perfect to perfect rock band. I dont listen to a lot of Rainbow, I do love this song and am a big Dio (solo) fan since the age of 13. Still suffering the fact i never got to see Dio live. He and a few other bands got me through my teen years alive and well. Im forever greatful for the music of the late 70s -80s. Yes some is cheesy but so are teenagers. We were privileged to see so many great bands come on the scene. The Brittish Invasion, the rise of heavy metal and for sheer comedy there were bands like A Flock of Seagulls, kajagoogoo and boy George. Thise years were a great time to be young, wild and free.
you might also enjoy Difficult to Cure an instrumental variation of Beethoven's 9TH performed live in Japan at the Budokan backed by the Japanese Orchestra
Ronnie James Dio, a small man with a voice of thunder! The greatest voice in Metal. Starting Boy Scouts way back early/mid 80's, I heard Dio for the first time. My tent mate who was an older teen, tired of my not shutting up and going to sleep, handed me his walkman and a couple of tapes he said I should get into. One was a Rainbow mix tape and the other was Dio Holy Diver. For him it was a way to get a break from my ADHD, but to me and my 11yr old ears it was the greatest thing I ever heard. Been listening ever since.
I really like how the eastern influence sounds in rock. The Tea Party made great tunes like The Bazaar and The River and Save Me and more with a lot of similar. A cornerstone of my youth. I only discovered Rainbow a few years ago, though I may have seen them on tv as a new person.
Amy, as soon as you mentioned “The Wizard”, Uriah Heep with Ken Hensley came flooding back. One of my all time favorites. Not to detract from Mr. Dio and his golden pipes, but also a good one to check out, if you haven’t already.😉
I definitely remember the discussion covering Elizabeth's admiration for an artist (RJD) Vlad hadn't got around to providing . . . yet. I just didn't expect you to get to it so quickly. Going to watch it now, and looking forward to your 'reaction'.
My boss worked at a KMart in the 80's, and saw RJD in the store, before he played a concert. The KMart was in a city that is almost a suburb of a suburb, so it puzzled me. DIo's first solo concert was at a venue only a 1/2 hour drive, that I had never heard of, and I was going to a concert pretty much every month. I could have heard the first public performance of Rainbow in the Dark and Holy Diver! AAAAARGH!
One of my favorite songs by Rainbow with the great RJD on vocals of course, had a feeling Amy would enjoy this there was definitely a great deal of magic & talent with this particular line-up Blackmore & Dio really came together on this track & she was spot on when talking about how great Cozy Powell was on the drums. I would have to say that later Rainbow was more commercial sounding than early Rainbow which didn't appeal to me, this is definitely going into my favorites video playlist.
Rainbow Rising was the first exposure to RJD and RB collaboration as Rainbow. Being a Deep Purple fan This took the sting out of Deep Purple metamorphosis.
Yep, one of my favourite songs ever. Truly an epic line up, with Dio, Blackmore and Powell. If it does get better than this, it's not by much. I get shivers every time Ronnie gets to "I'm coming home.." and the strings come in. I love music, which I'm sure is the norm around this comments section, but it's stuff like this, and I'm not talking about genre, that always reminds me of why. When it, music, can hit these lofty heights...man, it comes damn close to replacing food it nourishes the soul so well.
Ritchie, Blackmore- He has a great musical ear and a fine sense for gripping melodies. On a human level seemingly pretty unconscious, but nobody's perfect 🤷♂️🙂I recommend #ShadowOfTheMoon, first song of the first #BlackmoresNight album
Thank you Amy and Vlad! This was a huge treat! When you do delve into Black Sabbath’s era with Ronnie James Dio, I’m really hoping you begin with “Heaven and Hell”, the title track from their epic 1980 album debuting Dio on vocals.🔥
Few things are more awesome than live performances of Stargazer where, when Dio sings "I see a rainbow rising!", that the giant light effect rainbow arcs above the stage at the climax of the song.
Regarding the "not too aggressive" aspect: That's what old-school Hard Rock and Heavy Metal was mostly like! 😀👍 Not like many of Metal's subgenres we know today where aggression and also darkness are actually the focus 😏
I was really glad you caught on quickly to the guitar solo. It's frantic and all that, but Ritchie is trying to represent this tower taking off, having a go at it for a bit, and then crashing to the ground. I like improvising as much as anyone, but it is nice to hear a purposeful bit of playing like he does there. Rainbow "Rising" and their greatest hits album are definitely on the play list when I'm practicing guitar.
His technique and power is impressive, but I've always preferred Ian Gillan's singing which has more blues-rock roots to my ears, which I personally find more expressive. Dio has more of the 'metal' wail with wide vibrato which appeals less to me for some reason. BTW Ritchie Blackmore knows classical music well. In Deep Purple he would sometimes break into excerpts from Bach lute suites in the middle of a solo.
At the time of this recording, Ronnie had already been a professional musician for 18 years (he got his start in a doo-wop group in 1958). The man knew his craft. The rest of the band was also stacked with talent. Ritchie, of course, had done 10 albums with Deep Purple, and Cozy Powell had been a very successful solo artist (as a drummer!).
Paul Gilbert, widely known as the guitarist for Mr Big, had uploaded a video to IG yesterday in which he's shredding DIO's 'Holy Diver' - on a double bass, played like a guitar! 🤯 😄
One of the greats. Some recommendations are "man on the silver mountain", "Gates of babylon" and then with Black sabbath both "sign of the southern cross" and "Heaven and hell" are amazing. Have fun enjoying Dio
I discovered Black Sabbath during the Dio era and IDC what anyone says, that's when they were at the top musically. When I was in high school, everybody loved Sabbath/Dio (I mean everybody that huffed paint😄).
Really enjoyed your reaction. Very insightful. If you fancy another Rainbow song you might try Gates Of Babylon. Another great Dio vocal, but as a fan of Ritchie Blackmore for nearly fifty years, this has my favourite solo of his. It's an absolute triumph, particularly notable for an incredible chord progression composed by Ritchie and keyboardist David Stone.
Amy analyzing Stargazer - is it Christmas already? Diving into Black Sabbath with Dio as the singer is a really, really great idea! 🙂The song "Falling of the Edge of the World" from the "Mob Rules" Album would be a great start.
Great review. I first heard Ronnie James Dio when he took over from Ozzy Osbourne. I was a bit disappointed then because I missed what Ozzy brought to Sabbath, but I did recognize what a good voice he had. I think i heard more and appreciated him more later. I'm amazed that Amy didn't pick up on that mid-eastern sound and that instrumental rise in the guitar solo that seems to be stolen from Led Zeppelin's Kashmir. Thank you for the discussion with Elizabeth from The Charismatic Voice. I'm now subscribed to her channel as well. I will again ask that you get together with her and do a "reaction" to someone like Jethro Tull to discuss how classical instruments can make the transition to rock music.
Blackmore is a trained classical guitarist and was probably the first to incorporate it into rock/metal playing which many copied, he uses a lot of runs from classical music, you would love Blackmore's Night, his wife is the singer great voice they are a neo-medieval renaissance folk rock band.
You should check out Rainbow's rendition of Beethovens 9th from the Difficult to Cure album from 1981. Ritchie has such a unique guitar sound, almost fluid like water.
Great reaction to my favourite rock singer (RIP Ronnie). Nevertheless, my first love (1970) was David Byron, the singer of early Uriah Heep. Heep is part of the Great Four of British rock bands (the others - of course - are Purple, Sabbath & Zeppelin). Your analysis of Heep songs "Time To Live", "Circle Of Hands" or "Weep In Silence" (studio versions) would be highly appreciated. More Dio? "Catch The Rainbow" (studio or live in Munich 1977), "Heaven And Hell" or "Children Of The Sea". Greetings from Germany.
Recommendations for Dio songs include "Gates of Babylon" and "Heaven and Hell". Dio, with his tremendous voice, seems to have been brought in to "rescue" some established musicians in the 1970s-musicians who had fallen out with or were temporarily estranged from their bandmates. Richie Blackmore, seeking to escape the strong personalities of Deep Purple, formed the band Rainbow, of which he was the undisputed leader. It has even been speculated that the song "Stargazer", written by his colleague at the time Dio, may be a parable about his domineering nature. At one point, he told the band that he wanted Rainbow to become the biggest band in the world.
'a glint to his sword' is probably the most wonderful compliment ever paid to Dio
I could here him sing that as a lyric.
Hell, that's the Holy Diver video...!
I think Gates of Babylon would grab you much the same way Stargazer did. It's an absolute masterpiece, featuring one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. And of course, Dio is phenomenal on it-as he always is. That goes without saying.
I hope that will be her next listening experience.
Amazing song too
Another Blackmore composition with an Arabian or Middle Eastern sound. I love that stuff, especially because it is so rarely used in hard rock or heavy metal. It is heavy and subtle at the same time, particularly when strings are used in the piece.
@@frankpentangeli7945 Yeah, it fits perfectly to the theme as well.
I never fully appreciated that song until I watched Doug Helvering's analysis of it.
I can NEVER get tired of this song ever.
I saw the _Rainbow, Stargazer_ in the title and immediately knew it had to have been because of your interview Elizabeth. 😁 Such a wonderful interview too!
It's time for Ronnie James Dio and the british man in black: Ritchie Blackmore. 🤟🏻
Now I'm thinking in a "Catch the Rainbow" live reaction, it would be awesome.
Agree.
Catch the rainbow is a masterpiece also. The last in line is also a great song
Cozy (RIP) played with The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Graham Bonnet, Brian May, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell, and Black Sabbath. Yes, he was great, so much talent in Rainbow it was insane.
Wow
Well it was deemed as one of the first "supergroups" for good reason.
As a prog fan, this is near blasphemy, but I don't like Carl Palmer's drumming. I am so glad I saw ELP(owell), instead of the original. He was amazing.
LISTEN - that note before the guitar solo, "where do we GOOOO" - that's a goddam B NATURAL! Dio has this voice where you don't realize he's singing so HIGH. The voice stays muscular NEVER shrill!
Oh my god !! I was starting to eat my Chinese food in front of the tv TH-cam.. and i saw Rainbow on your channel.. ive just discovered you on youtbe ....and one of the forst thing i did is look for Rainbow , Rush , Genesis .....and more ...but no Rainbow ..This was yesterday, Saturday....i was ready to write you and request " stargazer and more Rainbow ( Dio years ) .. and what a surprise this evening..its like a dessert.. im like a kid 😂😂.. Thank you and keep on rockin! From Belgium..Alex
This is going to be good. RJD is so very unappreciated outside the metal world! This song is an epic in metal!
When it comes to Rainbow. After you listened to Stargazer. You must listen to Rainbows, Catch the rainbow
Also Gates of Babylon
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Coming from being orchestral trained to my love of 70s rock music..this song absolutely amazed me... A rock opera (unlike bohemian rhapsody) but raw vortex energy tha transports you into another dimension 🤘
Great idea with a Special Weekend based on Elizabeth's Dio recommendation. Excellent 'Rainbow' choice (love Ritchie Blackmore), now you just need a Black Sabbath one, such as "Heaven and Hell." Interesting to see the different focuses between you two, with you focused more on the overall music, and Elizabeth on Dio's incredible voice, which I was glad you appreciated too. Of course you both cross over into each others main focus, since Elizabeth can dive into the nerdy music theory and analysis too on occasion, which is your specialty. Although you will probably need to work on your skills on putting cameras down singer's throats, before you can match Elizabeth's nerdy vocal analysis skills.😉 Great reaction! Glad you enjoyed it.
Yes Lee, I figured you would be on the same train of thought I was. I want to see Amy and Elizabeth do a "reaction" video together with a group, and my suggestion based on their conversation about transitioning the harp to contemporary music, would be Ian Anderson's use of the flute in his band Jethro Tull and I would love to hear what Elizabeth would say with Ian's use of vocals in his songs. What do you think?
@@terrykennedy-lares8840 I think that is an awesome idea!
Now you need to do the Dio songs "Rainbow In The Dark", "Holy Diver" and "The Last In Line."
The Sabbath years Heaven and Hell
Heaven and hell, children of the sea, hell, listen to it all lol
"Rainbow eyes" from 1978 is one of my favorites. Its a ballad though. A lot of flute and violin going on in this one.
Thanks Amy (and Elizabeth). This song has a similar vibe and power to some songs from the Led Zepplin canon... say, Kashmir? Also please don't underestimate the terrific Scottish bassist, Jimmy Bain. The fact that we are unaware of him during most of this song, shows us how well he supports it. No ego, just energy and groove in full simpatico with the drummer. His sense of 'tension and release' throughout is both disciplined and free.
I had the pleasure of seeing him three times, twice in the mid 80s, and once with his Black Sabbath reunion shortly before his sad death.
A music journalist once wrote that "Dio's voice is so powerful, that he could do a world tour from his own back garden and you'd still hear him!"
Mistreated (live) is one of his greatest performances. The video is a must though. To really appreciate what the band (Rainbow) does.
The most EPIC song EVER!
A light in the black even better for me.
Drummer Cozy Powell did a rock instrumental version of the Tchaikovsky 1812 overture called "Over the top" (1979) The finale is available in a shorter single form.
I have seen him perform that live - absolutely amazing
Dio and Ian Gillian (deep purple).
Are two the best voices in any genre, you can find anywhere.
Very happy that you’re covering Dio today.
Not to forget Paul Rodgers ("Free", "Bad Company", "Queen").
I saw them both on stage at the same time singing Smoke on the Water which was one of the songs played after the performance of the Concerto for Group and Orchestra in 1999 at the Royal Albert Hall. Dio also performed Love is All and Sitting in a Dream (from the Butterfly Ball album) during that concert. An incredible night of music that I will never forget.
Absolutely love this song
I am glad you finally have heard this one.
The whole Rising album is a rock masterpiece and should be experienced as a whole as such. Sadly Amy will likely never venture beyond Stargazer.
A light in the black is worthy.
I was unknowingly introduced to Ronnie James Dio in 1975 when I was 10 years old, by the nr.1 smash hit "Love is All" by Roger Glover & Guests. Featuring the lovely cartoon videoclip.
Dio was uncredited, but he was the singer.
Waited so long for this, thought you'd never get around to it.
Elizabeth also said that her channel really got going when she started reacting to the Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen, who is a unique vocalist usually considered in the neoclassical or crossover vocals genre. Although he had classical training, and was offered a spot in an opera, he decided to do his own thing, combining elements of classical, pop, and traditional music. Many people are introduced to him by his cover of the French song "S.O.S. d'un terrien en detresse" on the Chinese TV show Singer 2017. That gives an inkling of what he would later do.
This songs idea came from Ritchie and John Bonham talking about Kashmir that was just put out and Ritchie telling John that he was going to follow that song up with a similar arrangement and sound.
Stargazer is lot more complex song than Kashmir … both are masterpieces though tbh
Awesome! Cozy Powell, incidentally, had a hit single with a drum solo - quite a rare thing - called Dance With The Devil.
Hmmm. I wonder who planted this idea in Amy's head? Such a Charismatic choice. 🤗
I had the same thought. E planted it w/ her point that Dio is one of her fave voices, comparing to Pavarotti in delivery. *Bing*- we have Rainbow up next. Nice!
Me in the comments section about 20 times? Who am I kidding.
@@radman8321 All we can do is suggest. Either way, it's gonna happen. ;)
"Competent" is not a dull word at all....Drummers, when complimenting other musicians and drumming in particular, will call the performing "solid'. This is a tremendous compliment actually as music and drumming should mesh and lead at the same time.
This is gonna be great
You can understand every word, Elizabeth states his diction is perfect
Thank God you finally discovered Rainbow, they're a superb Group !!
this is one of the best rock songs ever. Nice reaction 👋
You have so many perfect ways to describe how things sound. When you said "glint to the sword" I knew exactly what aspect of his voice you were referring to.
Cozy Powell was a totally unique power drummer. He played traditional grip and that freed him up to be just that bit more articulate than lots of drummers in rock. His power and accents in composition are unmatched. I'm glad you heard that.
Finally more Blackmore!
This is Ritchie Blackmore's answer to Led Zeppelin's Kashmir!
It is Blackmore being Blackmore
Much more complex arrangements than Kashmir imo
Haha good one
@@milosdunjic8718 Still, kahsmir is more epic and iconic than stargazer.
Nice reaction! "Stargazer" was the first song on the B-side of the album "Rising". The natural continuation is the second song, "A Light in the Black", which continues the story of the wizard and the narrator going home.
The fantastic transition from sustained high pitched vocal fusing with the guitar at the start of the solo was kind of replicated by Queen/Bowie in Under Pressure at the end of the bridge part
Rarely does it ever get better than this. Arguably the best intro to any song ever, incredible vocals and a guitar solo to die for.
Not sure this is my favorite rock song ever, but I can't think of another one better in my opinion. JRD is just amazing and so is Ritchie.
Love your talk yesterday it was amazing.
What a keen ear you have, and i love your appreciation for the different genres you analyse.
I wasn't a big Dio fan until I saw him live maybe a decade ago. I knew who he was and heard the songs played on the radio and he was the singer who replaced Ozzy, but never gave him much attention. Then I went to a show with Megadeth, Machine Head, and Heaven & Hell as the headliner with Dio singing. This was his final tour before he sadly passed away and was already with terminal cancer at this point. Megadeth was actually disappointing live, which is who I really wanted to see. Dio came out after and his voice was something else, you really felt it in your chest and physically move you. There's something about the old mic and recording tech that doesn't properly capture just how ridiculously powerful and full his voice truly is. The show was great, and I'm so glad I had a chance to experience the real deal while he was around and I can't even image how much better he sounded when he was at his peak.
I saw that tour (in 2008). Amazing performance.
This is such a great song. Im excited to hear your views! This line-up is a near perfect to perfect rock band. I dont listen to a lot of Rainbow, I do love this song and am a big Dio (solo) fan since the age of 13. Still suffering the fact i never got to see Dio live. He and a few other bands got me through my teen years alive and well.
Im forever greatful for the music of the late 70s -80s. Yes some is cheesy but so are teenagers. We were privileged to see so many great bands come on the scene. The Brittish Invasion, the rise of heavy metal and for sheer comedy there were bands like A Flock of Seagulls, kajagoogoo and boy George. Thise years were a great time to be young, wild and free.
you might also enjoy Difficult to Cure an instrumental variation of Beethoven's 9TH performed live in Japan at the Budokan backed by the Japanese Orchestra
Ronnie James Dio, a small man with a voice of thunder! The greatest voice in Metal.
Starting Boy Scouts way back early/mid 80's, I heard Dio for the first time. My tent mate who was an older teen, tired of my not shutting up and going to sleep, handed me his walkman and a couple of tapes he said I should get into. One was a Rainbow mix tape and the other was Dio Holy Diver.
For him it was a way to get a break from my ADHD, but to me and my 11yr old ears it was the greatest thing I ever heard. Been listening ever since.
Cozy Powell worked a lot with Brian May. He also plays on his solo albums.
You can hear the wizard climbing and then falling in Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solo in the song. Glad you caught that.
I really like how the eastern influence sounds in rock. The Tea Party made great tunes like The Bazaar and The River and Save Me and more with a lot of similar. A cornerstone of my youth. I only discovered Rainbow a few years ago, though I may have seen them on tv as a new person.
but after the storm we can all enjoy the rainbow 🌈
Try Deep Purple's "Burn" !!
Dio did some incredible work with Black Sabbath. The song Heaven and Hell is particularly good.
Amy, as soon as you mentioned “The Wizard”, Uriah Heep with Ken Hensley came flooding back. One of my all time favorites. Not to detract from Mr. Dio and his golden pipes, but also a good one to check out, if you haven’t already.😉
After leaving Black Sabbath, Dio had a long solo career, which featured many of his popular songs.
I definitely remember the discussion covering Elizabeth's admiration for an artist (RJD) Vlad hadn't got around to providing . . . yet. I just didn't expect you to get to it so quickly. Going to watch it now, and looking forward to your 'reaction'.
Please explore the music of Frank Zappa.
My boss worked at a KMart in the 80's, and saw RJD in the store, before he played a concert. The KMart was in a city that is almost a suburb of a suburb, so it puzzled me. DIo's first solo concert was at a venue only a 1/2 hour drive, that I had never heard of, and I was going to a concert pretty much every month. I could have heard the first public performance of Rainbow in the Dark and Holy Diver! AAAAARGH!
rainbow eyes , by rainbow that's a masterpiece
One of my favorite songs by Rainbow with the great RJD on vocals of course, had a feeling Amy would enjoy this there was definitely a great deal of magic & talent with this particular line-up Blackmore & Dio really came together on this track & she was spot on when talking about how great Cozy Powell was on the drums. I would have to say that later Rainbow was more commercial sounding than early Rainbow which didn't appeal to me, this is definitely going into my favorites video playlist.
Rainbow Rising was the first exposure to RJD and RB collaboration as Rainbow. Being a Deep Purple fan This took the sting out of Deep Purple metamorphosis.
Oh baby it's time. DIO! 🤘
Yes to Dio Sabbath. I love The Mob Rules. Also Heaven and Hell :The Devil you know album. post sabbath-ish
Yep, one of my favourite songs ever. Truly an epic line up, with Dio, Blackmore and Powell. If it does get better than this, it's not by much. I get shivers every time Ronnie gets to "I'm coming home.." and the strings come in. I love music, which I'm sure is the norm around this comments section, but it's stuff like this, and I'm not talking about genre, that always reminds me of why. When it, music, can hit these lofty heights...man, it comes damn close to replacing food it nourishes the soul so well.
Ritchie, Blackmore- He has a great musical ear and a fine sense for gripping melodies.
On a human level seemingly pretty unconscious, but nobody's perfect 🤷♂️🙂I recommend #ShadowOfTheMoon, first song of the first #BlackmoresNight album
All things Dio are worthy of exploring
Dio learned the trumpet as a kid before he started singing, and that probably explains a bit of his vocal vibrancy and strength.
yeah keep on rocking!
@17:08 onwards... that's it, she's a Rock Chick! 🤘🏻
Thank you Amy and Vlad! This was a huge treat! When you do delve into Black Sabbath’s era with Ronnie James Dio, I’m really hoping you begin with “Heaven and Hell”, the title track from their epic 1980 album debuting Dio on vocals.🔥
Few things are more awesome than live performances of Stargazer where, when Dio sings "I see a rainbow rising!", that the giant light effect rainbow arcs above the stage at the climax of the song.
Regarding the "not too aggressive" aspect: That's what old-school Hard Rock and Heavy Metal was mostly like! 😀👍 Not like many of Metal's subgenres we know today where aggression and also darkness are actually the focus 😏
Hi, I really like your videos. Could you analyze the song April by Deep Purple? Thanks!!
I was really glad you caught on quickly to the guitar solo. It's frantic and all that, but Ritchie is trying to represent this tower taking off, having a go at it for a bit, and then crashing to the ground. I like improvising as much as anyone, but it is nice to hear a purposeful bit of playing like he does there.
Rainbow "Rising" and their greatest hits album are definitely on the play list when I'm practicing guitar.
Looking forward to this
His technique and power is impressive, but I've always preferred Ian Gillan's singing which has more blues-rock roots to my ears, which I personally find more expressive. Dio has more of the 'metal' wail with wide vibrato which appeals less to me for some reason.
BTW Ritchie Blackmore knows classical music well. In Deep Purple he would sometimes break into excerpts from Bach lute suites in the middle of a solo.
At the time of this recording, Ronnie had already been a professional musician for 18 years (he got his start in a doo-wop group in 1958). The man knew his craft.
The rest of the band was also stacked with talent. Ritchie, of course, had done 10 albums with Deep Purple, and Cozy Powell had been a very successful solo artist (as a drummer!).
Two channels I watch collide to give a long overdue Dio reaction! 🎉
Oh my, you really picked a gem today
That's gonna be a good one, Dio was an amazing singer, this song is just magical
Brilliant analysis!
Paul Gilbert, widely known as the guitarist for Mr Big, had uploaded a video to IG yesterday in which he's shredding DIO's 'Holy Diver' - on a double bass, played like a guitar! 🤯 😄
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio together is still my all-time favorite dream team. Rainbow made some of the best music I've ever heard.
One of the greats. Some recommendations are "man on the silver mountain", "Gates of babylon" and then with Black sabbath both "sign of the southern cross" and "Heaven and hell" are amazing. Have fun enjoying Dio
Blackmore's solo climbs up then falls, telling us musically what comes next in the story. Dio ..."Falls instead of rising"...
AND YOU AND I
I discovered Black Sabbath during the Dio era and IDC what anyone says, that's when they were at the top musically. When I was in high school, everybody loved Sabbath/Dio (I mean everybody that huffed paint😄).
Really enjoyed your reaction. Very insightful.
If you fancy another Rainbow song you might try Gates Of Babylon. Another great Dio vocal, but as a fan of Ritchie Blackmore for nearly fifty years, this has my favourite solo of his. It's an absolute triumph, particularly notable for an incredible chord progression composed by Ritchie and keyboardist David Stone.
Truly a masterpiece.
Amy analyzing Stargazer - is it Christmas already?
Diving into Black Sabbath with Dio as the singer is a really, really great idea! 🙂The song "Falling of the Edge of the World" from the "Mob Rules" Album would be a great start.
Great review. I first heard Ronnie James Dio when he took over from Ozzy Osbourne. I was a bit disappointed then because I missed what Ozzy brought to Sabbath, but I did recognize what a good voice he had. I think i heard more and appreciated him more later. I'm amazed that Amy didn't pick up on that mid-eastern sound and that instrumental rise in the guitar solo that seems to be stolen from Led Zeppelin's Kashmir. Thank you for the discussion with Elizabeth from The Charismatic Voice. I'm now subscribed to her channel as well. I will again ask that you get together with her and do a "reaction" to someone like Jethro Tull to discuss how classical instruments can make the transition to rock music.
If this doesn't send chills up and down your spine and lift the hairs on your arms you have no RnR soul 🤘
Two good ones for hearing Dio's range are Sign of the Southern Cross and Children of the Sea, both by Black Sabbath.
Blackmore is a trained classical guitarist and was probably the first to incorporate it into rock/metal playing which many copied, he uses a lot of runs from classical music, you would love Blackmore's Night, his wife is the singer great voice they are a neo-medieval renaissance folk rock band.
Amazing review 👍
You should check out Rainbow's rendition of Beethovens 9th from the Difficult to Cure album from 1981. Ritchie has such a unique guitar sound, almost fluid like water.
Great reaction to my favourite rock singer (RIP Ronnie). Nevertheless, my first love (1970) was David Byron, the singer of early Uriah Heep. Heep is part of the Great Four of British rock bands (the others - of course - are Purple, Sabbath & Zeppelin). Your analysis of Heep songs "Time To Live", "Circle Of Hands" or "Weep In Silence" (studio versions) would be highly appreciated. More Dio? "Catch The Rainbow" (studio or live in Munich 1977), "Heaven And Hell" or "Children Of The Sea". Greetings from Germany.
Dio was a five feet tall man with the voice of a giant. Long live Rock.
Recommendations for Dio songs include "Gates of Babylon" and "Heaven and Hell". Dio, with his tremendous voice, seems to have been brought in to "rescue" some established musicians in the 1970s-musicians who had fallen out with or were temporarily estranged from their bandmates. Richie Blackmore, seeking to escape the strong personalities of Deep Purple, formed the band Rainbow, of which he was the undisputed leader. It has even been speculated that the song "Stargazer", written by his colleague at the time Dio, may be a parable about his domineering nature. At one point, he told the band that he wanted Rainbow to become the biggest band in the world.