Viv Campbell is my personal favorite and main guitar influence. His tone and bends are incredible. Goldy did everything as everyone said, made justice to respect the solo. Doug aldridge is Doug Aldridge…simply amazing. Steve Morse, cmon…cant touch that man…he is also a legend.
That was also my takeaway. In many ways, Craig was a better guitarist than Vivian because he not only contributed the most insane live solo of any guitarist to work with Dio on the same tour he was featured on in this clip, but he was also capable of adapting to Viv's signature style and also expand upon it a bit, whereas I don't think Vivian could ever do the crazy stuff Craig did on this tour or the subsequent Dream Evil and Magica albums. For his part, Doug Aldrich did an excellent job of miming Vivian's solo, which is essentially what he took to Killing The Dragon, he essentially recreated Viv's style without really changing anything, which is what everybody wanted at the time since it was clear that Vivian and Ronnie were never going to reconcile. Steve Morse's interpretation is interesting in its own right, as it is probably the closest we'll ever come to hearing what Ritchie Blackmore's interpretation of the solo might have been had Dio stayed in Rainbow and successfully pitched the song to him. On the merits it comes off as weaker because it's the most different, but it definitely has a charm to it.
Nah. Goldy is melodically massively off a lot of the time. He loses the flow, and your attention, by not caring that he’s playing some passages and bends that are not even in the correct key.
Vivian Campbell own his own solo and is a beast. And as much as I adore Dio. Why can't he shut up when a solo is played and why can't ha perform live on pair with the studio recordings.
for a brief moment I thought it was Vivian Campbell ( because I'm a fan of him ) but... nothing compares to Craig Golby ... he is an absolute genius, a phenomenon rarely seen on this planet
Awesome video - it was Viv's solo on this song that inspired me to pick up the guitar. As the originator, it's tough to say someone else does a better job with it. Aldrich is a monster and filled not only Vivian's (and Blackmore's) roles with Dio, but also the roles of John Sykes/Adrian Vandenburg/Steve Vai in Whitesnake. For Steve Morse, my guess is that this was a joint appearance between Deep Purple and Dio at some point and he was winging the solo based on the chord charts and what he could remember from hearing it on the radio. Goldy does a phenomenal job with it, but I always thought it a bit of a shame that Dio had him recreate/approximate Vivian's solo. It would have been really interesting to see how he would have approached the song and solo given the opportunity to do it his way.
@@NeuroplasticityReprogramAgreed. And sad too, because Steve is such a badass player. I can only guess that Ronnie gave him creative license to play as he wished, cause you know he's got the chops to replicate it more accurately.
Viv originated the solo and Goldy maintained a killer consistency. Years later you can still count on Viv to nail his original work. th-cam.com/video/uubPfnwHors/w-d-xo.html
Personally, I think it says a lot, or rather it says everything you need to say in that players the caliber of Goldy and Aldrich kept 90 plus percent of the originality intact. They played Vivian's solo, not theirs. What the hell else can you say that is louder testimony in favor of Vivian? Goldy and Aldrich are badass players, undoubtedly, and they both knew not to fuck with something that didn't need fucked with. That being said, I vote the following: 1. Campbell, 2. Aldrich, 3. Goldy, 4. Morse
they are all amazing professional guitarists.Vivian Campbell is the original and sets the standard .Doug Aldrich has a cool style. Steve Moss extremely tasty but I prefer Craig Goldy
Campbell, surprisingly, had some trouble getting the original solo to work, and has to resort to soundalike stock licks; Goldy's rendition, on the other hand, leaves the impression that he is holding back. Aldrich is probably the closest one to the original, but I also thinks he saps it of much of its intensity.
This video proves Wendy and Ronnie made a HUGE Ass mistake!! If they would've given Vivian the $$ he asked for, they would've been right up there with Maiden, Preist, Ozzy and AC/DC. They BLEW it!!!
Craig and Tracy G are my favorite Dio guitar players. Interesting you gave Vivian more air time than the others. And some of the quality of the videos are not great. That isn't fair.
Gotta say Goldy. Fast as shit and clean! Also, is it me or did Rainbow in the Dark with Doug Aldrich sound like the cruise ship band or casino venue version?
acho injusto o trecho de Craig Goldy. olha a performance dele em 2004 nesse link th-cam.com/video/cIdzxdpNp0k/w-d-xo.html I think Craig Goldy's excerpt is unfair. look at his performance in 2004 on this link
Although Vivian is awesome and a legend, and was the original, Craig Goldy just sounds so much cleaner, smoother, and better in sync with the rest of the band, perfection
Campbell, Goldy, Aldrich. Of course, Campbell wrote the piece, but the other two played it equally as well. Overall, I think Aldrich is the best all-around player of the three. That’s taking nothing from the other two, though. For Dio solos they’re all even.
how can you be the best if you didn't write the music?. Viv is the only original. The others just copied. Viv was responsible for their hit songs, Doug and Carig NEVER wrote any hit Dio songs
You just can't copy Campbell. Feel is not something you can steal. Goldy is trying so hard to make something that is as good, and he misses the target completely no matter how hard he try. It seems like he try to outrun Campbell's feel by adding technic and complexity, but sorry mate, you only did it worse by doing that.
Nah he just outplayed what Campbell could do. Even by his own admission. Campbell is on record saying that he is self taught and it has drawbacks. He doesn’t have the fundamentals to build from and the technical know how of scales etc. he can play and create but it is more limiting to be self taught.
Too clean for metal? Lol just cause he is that good. Guess you never heard of people like Dimebag Darrel who could play solos clean as hell, or Alexi Lahio who was a very clean soloist, or Jeff Loomis? Hm…can’t play a solo clean in metal can you?
Funny - Doug Aldrich by a lot. Goldy plays is second best. Weird - Vivian comes in 3rd....no wonder he joined Def Leppard. Steve Morse - must be tripping on acid.....he's playing some other solo completely.
They all play the solo for rainbow in the dark well...but only Viv can play the solo for stand up and shout!! All of the other guitarists just butcher it
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Vivian Campbell is still the best !!❤️
he should be as he wrote the music
Vivian Campbell best 💥🤘 for Dio..
Craig, Steve and Doug you really are exceptional, incredible, from another planet ..... but sorry guys, this guitar solo belongs to Vivian ...
Irain, truer words have never been spoken
STEVE MAKE HIS OWN SOLO VERSION. NOT LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINAL EVEN CLOSE, NOT BAD BUT NOT CLOSE@@mifunegoh4773
well Viv wrote the music duh
It’s like Tornado of souls.
No one can play better than Marty.
All of these guys are beyond incredible, but Viv owns that music. He was, and is, so incredible!
Viv Campbell is my personal favorite and main guitar influence. His tone and bends are incredible. Goldy did everything as everyone said, made justice to respect the solo.
Doug aldridge is Doug Aldridge…simply amazing.
Steve Morse, cmon…cant touch that man…he is also a legend.
Vivian Campbell with that les Paul killed it
I believe , Craig Goldie did it the most justice , meaning he gave the best evolutionary direction to the original Vivian's solo.
Yup, me too.
That was also my takeaway. In many ways, Craig was a better guitarist than Vivian because he not only contributed the most insane live solo of any guitarist to work with Dio on the same tour he was featured on in this clip, but he was also capable of adapting to Viv's signature style and also expand upon it a bit, whereas I don't think Vivian could ever do the crazy stuff Craig did on this tour or the subsequent Dream Evil and Magica albums.
For his part, Doug Aldrich did an excellent job of miming Vivian's solo, which is essentially what he took to Killing The Dragon, he essentially recreated Viv's style without really changing anything, which is what everybody wanted at the time since it was clear that Vivian and Ronnie were never going to reconcile.
Steve Morse's interpretation is interesting in its own right, as it is probably the closest we'll ever come to hearing what Ritchie Blackmore's interpretation of the solo might have been had Dio stayed in Rainbow and successfully pitched the song to him. On the merits it comes off as weaker because it's the most different, but it definitely has a charm to it.
🤘🏻 🌟 🤘
Dam, goldy can play.
VIVIAN CAMPBELL NUMBER 1
Doug Aldrich all day long for this solo.
Easily
They're all amazing, and it's Vivian's solo, but Doug Aldrich is a BEAST. Holy shit
Definitely, that solo was as clean as can be. Wow.
Doug #1
Vivian all day no question the best
Craig Goldy is the only person next to Vivian who does it justice. I even prefer Craig's version...he's a phenomenal player!
I do agree
Cause if the Gibsons better sound
@@gixxusmetalman7435 Irrelevant.
Nah. Goldy is melodically massively off a lot of the time. He loses the flow, and your attention, by not caring that he’s playing some passages and bends that are not even in the correct key.
Man, Steve Morse was special.
Is
@@jpurple Sorry, Is
Vivian Campbell HANDS DOWN.
Steve mangled it.
Steve's a great player but you can tell he didn't even try to learn the solo.He just just did it.
First Craig, then Vivian, and finally Doug.... but not Steve who plays it with no feeling.
how can you say that When Viv wrote the fukn music, Craig misses several notes
Vivian ofcause and Doug Aldrich a very close 2nd 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Vivian Campbell is and aways will be the best !!!!!
My favorite are Vivian and Doug.
Same 😃
Goldy.
CRAIG GOLDY
Campbell y Goldy sin ninguna duda, exelentes guerreros de la guitarra! Vieja escuela
Vivian campbell!!
Craig Goldy my fav...
All Viv, original is the best.
Vivian Campbell own his own solo and is a beast. And as much as I adore Dio. Why can't he shut up when a solo is played and why can't ha perform live on pair with the studio recordings.
No kidding. Tony Iommi yelled Ozzy for doing that.👍🏻
They are alls greats musicians👍🏿🙏is just question affinity🤣RONNIE 🤘🏿💕
for a brief moment I thought it was Vivian Campbell ( because I'm a fan of him ) but... nothing compares to Craig Golby ... he is an absolute genius, a phenomenon rarely seen on this planet
Dude he is not nearly as good as Viv. All of DIO's best songs Viv wrote the music. Craig is good but he never wrote any hit songs for Dio
Vivian, followed by Goldy and then whoever else.
The best is whoever upload this awesome video, thank you!!!
Awesome video - it was Viv's solo on this song that inspired me to pick up the guitar.
As the originator, it's tough to say someone else does a better job with it. Aldrich is a monster and filled not only Vivian's (and Blackmore's) roles with Dio, but also the roles of John Sykes/Adrian Vandenburg/Steve Vai in Whitesnake. For Steve Morse, my guess is that this was a joint appearance between Deep Purple and Dio at some point and he was winging the solo based on the chord charts and what he could remember from hearing it on the radio.
Goldy does a phenomenal job with it, but I always thought it a bit of a shame that Dio had him recreate/approximate Vivian's solo. It would have been really interesting to see how he would have approached the song and solo given the opportunity to do it his way.
nobody wants to hear a song butchered
Vivian the greatest
Craig Goldy 😎👍
Vivian studio is one thing but live, Gregg and Doug
m.th-cam.com/video/dCRwByiXJoQ/w-d-xo.html maybe this will change your mind
If you mean Craig and Doug I agree
It's all the best.
Goldy ❗
All of them
Was Steve Morse playing a different song??? His improvised shitty solo didn't even fit within the structure of the song. WTF???😠
Yeah I thought that was strange
I think even dio just kinda tripped out of his vibe and looked at his guitar like "tf is he doing"...
Dougy #1
I still think Craig is the best, and WTF was Steve Morse playing? Idk wtf that was. He hit maybe 20% of the correct notes.
Craig smoked it!
Descenso das escadas ficou massa....
Morse’s version had nothing to do with the original solo, but I loved it.
Really? Cause I was embarassed for him. Sounded like shat.
@@NeuroplasticityReprogramAgreed. And sad too, because Steve is such a badass player. I can only guess that Ronnie gave him creative license to play as he wished, cause you know he's got the chops to replicate it more accurately.
Viv originated the solo and Goldy maintained a killer consistency. Years later you can still count on Viv to nail his original work.
th-cam.com/video/uubPfnwHors/w-d-xo.html
Craig Goldy wins!!!
Easily💪
how when Viv wrote the music ?
@@SKRooU2 we re talking here of writers or players?
Ok, is that Andy Serkis in the video with Vivian playing...?!!
Personally, I think it says a lot, or rather it says everything you need to say in that players the caliber of Goldy and Aldrich kept 90 plus percent of the originality intact. They played Vivian's solo, not theirs. What the hell else can you say that is louder testimony in favor of Vivian? Goldy and Aldrich are badass players, undoubtedly, and they both knew not to fuck with something that didn't need fucked with. That being said, I vote the following: 1. Campbell, 2. Aldrich, 3. Goldy, 4. Morse
Hear, Hear!
they are all amazing professional guitarists.Vivian Campbell is the original and sets the standard .Doug Aldrich has a cool style. Steve Moss extremely tasty but I prefer Craig Goldy
Doug Number ONE !!
Doug and Craig were awesome also, but there's reason Dio's popularity was cut in 1/2 after him and Wendy fired Vivian!
Goldy and Doug eat Vivian solos for breakfast.
I really don't think it's fair to compare professional footage to a live iPhone recording.
Doug is a monster!
Vivian the best
Campbell, surprisingly, had some trouble getting the original solo to work, and has to resort to soundalike stock licks; Goldy's rendition, on the other hand, leaves the impression that he is holding back. Aldrich is probably the closest one to the original, but I also thinks he saps it of much of its intensity.
Shame that Vivian had a falling out with dio... always felt that he wrote his music when he was with dio's band.
where’s Tracy g
VC > DA > CG > SM.
As good as Steve is ....he pissed all over the solo to this song.
This video proves Wendy and Ronnie made a HUGE Ass mistake!! If they would've given Vivian the $$ he asked for, they would've been right up there with Maiden, Preist, Ozzy and AC/DC. They BLEW it!!!
The original one still the best but i like craig steve and doug too.
Vivian e Dough
Goldy hands down!
Vivian.
Vivian & Steve Morse
Sorry but Steve Morse didnt play RITD solo. It was just an improvisation
Vivian...not even close!
Vivian Лучше всех боле убедительно 😎🤘♥️
Steve morse just completely made it up to a point where it didn't even fit into the song in both a rhythm sense and a sound sense
Exactly......
Craig and Tracy G are my favorite Dio guitar players. Interesting you gave Vivian more air time than the others. And some of the quality of the videos are not great. That isn't fair.
1 Doug 2- Vivian 3- Craig 4 Steve
Agree
Steve Morse didn't suck at this, he only change the melody and the speed, bc of this he was the worst at that
I grew up having Craig as a personal mentor when I was a teenager, so perhaps I'm biased, but he killed it. Not a sloppy note to be found.
Gotta say Goldy. Fast as shit and clean!
Also, is it me or did Rainbow in the Dark with Doug Aldrich sound like the cruise ship band or casino venue version?
You mean the Steve Morse one was the cruise ship band casino.
Doug's was technically proficient but not exactly the same.
Yes
Always was and always will be EASILY Viv
Only vivian campbell,,
acho injusto o trecho de Craig Goldy. olha a performance dele em 2004 nesse link th-cam.com/video/cIdzxdpNp0k/w-d-xo.html I think Craig Goldy's excerpt is unfair. look at his performance in 2004 on this link
The other 2 copy the original Vivian phrasing except Steve Morse try to do something on his own😁..
No one's every gonna top viv
There is ONLY 1 V CAMPBELL
You need to put in
tracy g who was easily the heaviest in tone.but viv has a lot of treble in his tone. All badass players
what are Mr Bean doing there?
To me Craig really pushed it harder than Vivian did.
I like Tracy g his version is awesome
Although Vivian is awesome and a legend, and was the original, Craig Goldy just sounds so much cleaner, smoother, and better in sync with the rest of the band, perfection
Campbell's the best what are others playing anyways. Chalkboards?
Tracy G?
LOL!
yes Tracy is my favorite
Campbell, Goldy, Aldrich. Of course, Campbell wrote the piece, but the other two played it equally as well. Overall, I think Aldrich is the best all-around player of the three. That’s taking nothing from the other two, though. For Dio solos they’re all even.
how can you be the best if you didn't write the music?. Viv is the only original. The others just copied. Viv was responsible for their hit songs, Doug and Carig NEVER wrote any hit Dio songs
Three of them is almost hundred percent copyright player,but sadly Steve is not good for the solo
The video of Craig Goldy is actually footage of Vivian Campbell
um no
Steve’s version didn’t do it for me. Vic is the best
Morse last
You just can't copy Campbell. Feel is not something you can steal. Goldy is trying so hard to make something that is as good, and he misses the target completely no matter how hard he try. It seems like he try to outrun Campbell's feel by adding technic and complexity, but sorry mate, you only did it worse by doing that.
Nah he just outplayed what Campbell could do. Even by his own admission. Campbell is on record saying that he is self taught and it has drawbacks. He doesn’t have the fundamentals to build from and the technical know how of scales etc. he can play and create but it is more limiting to be self taught.
@@cmdrdredd Just be honest, Which solo did sound nice like really nice.
@@cmdrdredd you are an I D I O T. Viv, EVH and Angus are all self taught and are 3 of the best in the world
Vivian off course. Craig's solo was good but a bit too clean for a heavy metal solo.
Too clean for metal? Lol just cause he is that good.
Guess you never heard of people like Dimebag Darrel who could play solos clean as hell, or Alexi Lahio who was a very clean soloist, or Jeff Loomis? Hm…can’t play a solo clean in metal can you?
Doug🔥
Funny - Doug Aldrich by a lot. Goldy plays is second best. Weird - Vivian comes in 3rd....no wonder he joined Def Leppard. Steve Morse - must be tripping on acid.....he's playing some other solo completely.
Not at all...Morse’s is the most interesting of them all
Ronnie paid Viv $100 per week. Viv made millions of $$$ playing with Def Lep. Would you of turned down that kind of $$$ ?
Sorry vivian. I got to give it to goldie on this one
Oh yeah dude Goldy’s skills destroyed them all
steve morse is worst
Morse sucked on this one. Craig and Doug are ok, but only Vivian rules here.
Morse was my least favourite. He took too many liberties.
They all play the solo for rainbow in the dark well...but only Viv can play the solo for stand up and shout!! All of the other guitarists just butcher it