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Great reaction. I’ve never come across your channel before. I absolutely love this song. For something a little heavier, I’d be really interested to see you react to Pantera’s “Cemetery Gates”. Just be sure to do the album version and not the music video (edited down terribly). Vocals and guitars on point and the two talk to each other.
Saw him in Columbia, Maryland with Heaven and Hell in August 2009. His voice was immaculate. His scream at the beginning of The Mob Rules was a good as ever. Nine months late he was gone. He never lost his voice.
That "eyes are bleeding" part is my absolute favorite part of this song, which is saying a lot considering how many great bits are in it. Sadly I've watched / heard a few reaction video folks pause over and over in that section or talk over it or just ignore it. I'm happy this gentleman showed the outro more respect than those others did.
Great reaction. I Highly recommend listening to the song "Mistreated" from the 1977 Munich concert. Dio's singing is beyond good, but Ritchie's solo is the type of solo you would love..... a mixture of soft notes and melodic sound and then back to the main riff....so good.
As awesome Dio was on the studio recordings he really was at his best live, i agree that munich 1977 is great, but i prefer Dio to sing Rainbow songs rather than Deep purple songs like mistreated although its great. I would suggest Kill the king.
Rainbow's song 'Gates of Babylon' is amazing, check it out. Dio didn't have any vocal training, he said the years he spent playing trumpet got him on the right path with the correct breathing from his diaphragm. THE best metal singer, and had the ability to sing other genres. Rainbow's 'Rainbow Eyes' is a beautiful ballad with a soft vocal from the sublime Ronnie James Dio.
One of the truly great vocalists in all of music history. He's known as a singer but most forget he was a musician first and exceptional one at that (he actually turned down a scholarship from the Juilliard School of Music) and it was his ability to communicate with the likes of Blackmore and lommi musically that made him such a force and is a big reason he's the common denominator in 3 of the genres greatest albums of all time in Rainbow's Rising, Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell & Dio's Holy Diver. That's quite an achievement if you think about it... co-wrote 3 of the greatest hard rock/heavy metal albums of all time in a 7 year stretch with 3 different bands. The only thing he doesn't have at the moment is a spot in the rock n roll hall of fame. I know he could've probably cared less but his fans care and he belongs in there. An argument can easily be made, that Ronnie is not only the greatest vocalist the genre has ever seen or ever will but also the most influential artist the genre has ever seen. From his vocals, his lyrical style, from progressive metal to power metal, from the way he works the on stage to the way he deals with the press and from his work on the Hear 'n' Aid PROJECT to his devotion to his fan base. There isnt a singer in the rock and the metal world that Ronnie hasn't influenced and all in a positive way. He shouldn't just be in the hall of fame they should rename a heavy metal wing after him. That's how important he was to the genre. The only thing bigger than his voice was his heart. He was truly a great man who just happened to make music and sing very very well. The world will never see another one like him.
Pure love. Great comment. But I do wish talent and education were distributed more fairly in this world because you can make ten happy people out of Dio who also make other people happy with their talent. I love the way you put emphasis on the person himself, his personality, humaneness, decency. That's an inspiration that doesn't need any talent. We don't need any talent to learn to behave like Dio. I am wondering why rock is so much about bad boys and not about Dio, whom Ritchie couldn't get to wear black(nothing against black :-)) , who got up on stage and sang his heart out with his curly hair and hippie pants. All these music magazines, channels... Filtering him out to talk about cocaine exploits of some frontman douche, rather than the douche's music, either. The promotion of consumerism, sex, drugs and... Whoever came up with it... Sorry for the lengthy rant. I just liked your comment too much I guess. It sent me into contemplation.
Totally agree Jim. NOT in the Rock'n'Roll hall of fame? WTF? RJD (same as my initials!!!) was a master songwriter, singer and lyricist. Current stuff aspire to be 10% as good... Lest we mention the invention of the devil's horns, from his grandmother.
Wonderful comment, still many years later and after hearing many amazing rock singers no one blows my mind with their voice and artistry like Dio does, as an artist he has a huge part in my heart. I don't understand why he isn't in the rock and roll hall of fame considering his influence and insane voice, except fans it's like people don't understandthe actual influence he has had and that makes me very sad, so incredibly unfair towards a person and artists like Ronnie and his fans. But I have noticed too that they're not huge fans of metal even when it's influence comes from rock and blues. Which is so ridiculous as some of the best musicians and singers are in that genre of music.
You picked a masterpiece. This is one of the greatest bands of all time. Ritchie Blackmore is one of the greatest guitarists on earth. Dio is God in Italian. Cozy Powell top 4 drummers in the world. Enjoy pure music with power , class, and musicians second to none. The words are epic. Good choice
Agreed, I'd have John Bonham, Neil Peart, and Ginger Baker in my top 4. Rounding out a top 5 the guy from Def Leppard who lost his arm just for sheer determination and never giving up.
Discovered @ age 39 5 years ago listening passively @ work, when the wizard falls, I had to stop working, and just listen. It deserved my full attention.
DIO claimed not to have any vocal lessons which could be possible. However, he had vocal coaching at some point in his life to support the marathon of concerts and tours...no way for anyone in the industry like him, not to have any voice lessons. Even Sam Cooke himself had vocal choir lessons.
@@Aethyrs I knew that and speaking of that dude Sails of Charon is also one of the greatest guitar pieces of all time. That song is so epic I am not sure Reactors can listen to that song without seat belts on.
Watching people knowledgeable about singing or those really into good singing, I see them blown away by Dio in his godly range, the man had a voice that comes along once every couple hundred years or so.
This is one of the greatest rock songs there will ever be imo. I get where you are coming from with the theatrical sound here. When you listen you can see what's happening as the story unfolds. Every bit of this song is intentionally written to tell this story. Even as I hear the guitar solo I picture the tower finished and the wizard climbs up jumps off to fly and crashes to the ground. This band in this time is a talent I don't think we will ever see again in rock. The thought and attention to detail in this song as a whole is unsurpassed. Good reaction. This is my first time seeing your channel and your awareness of the the many nuances in this song shows me you know what your talking about. Thank you!
Thanks, means a lot! By the looks of my analytics people seem to be watching this video longer than most of my others. Too bad YT is still not recommending it to many people
The other amazing thing about this song is large portions are based around a single chord. Blackmores solo is almost entirely over a single chord. One chord. And instead of running around scales or cheezy blues licks he starts using a slide - yep a slide, then creates a rising, growing tension and texture building to a crescendo using super fast picked notes before once again going into those gorgeous rich slow harmonic minor runs at the end. Is it any wonder he is considered a master of his genre.
"My eyes is bleeeeeeding and my heart is leaving heeeeeere" I also like the "give n take" when they kinda throw tunes at each other, in some kinda underlying pace
The funny thing about Dio is that he said he never had any formal vocal training. He attributed his singing ability to the breathing skills he developed playing French horn. Also, in addition to any Rainbow songs people recommend to you here, I definitely suggest listening to his work with Black Sabbath, in particular “Heaven and Hell” and “Children of the Sea”. Oh, and since you mentioned liking Queen, how about some Queen deep-cuts from their early years. I’d love to hear to talk about “Prophet’s Song”.
@Eric Schwenke You’re right about Ronnie never taking vocal lessons of any kind but It was the trumpet not the french horn and he started playing at age 5 and took daily lessons and played until age 17. He was so proficient at the Trumpet that he was offered a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music but turned it down to focus on rock and roll. Another interesting fact about Ronnie it that he didn’t start singing until he was 17 and even then he didn’t want to but they had lost the lead singer in the band and he was the only one who sounded good out of the remaining 3 members. Because of this he put the trumpet down and picked up he bass guitar and it wasn’t until after the first Elf album that he put the bass down to concentrate entirely on singing. Strange to think that one of the greatest vocalist, regardless of genre, in the history of music never really wanted to sing in the first place.
Clearly the best analysis of this song I can remember, great job!, My other favorite from Dio: Tarot woman, from the same Rising Album in fact the 1st track.
Im a small time singist. Great to see u enjoyed it. Ur points about Rock Singers who lack technique are often. valid here. Try him on "RAINBOW EYES" or moreover "SITTING IN A DREAM" He cud sing a spreadsheet and make it sublime. He actually performed live professionally for around 50 years since we lost him. A true icon and a Gentleman. He influenced me significantly, and were I half as good as this true artiste I'd be "chuffed" as we say in England. Thanks for an excellent video. Grazie
bravo and thank you H. Well done and much appreciated. Yes it is a great song. This song is mesmerizing and so atmospheric. It is a rock classic. And you actually listened to all aspects of the song featuring both Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore at their finest. Both are superb practitioners of their crafts and this song is so evocative and emotional. The playing and vocals are of the highest quality. These guys are pros and your analysis points out the details. What a change from the mostly amateurish "reaction" videos so prevalent now on TH-cam. Whatever works to generate clickbait eh? For a change you actually sound like you are listening to the song and know what you are talking about and it shows.
Dio never took a single singing lesson :). This makes him even more spectacular. You cannot become Dio you have to be born as him :) He was Da Vinci of music. NO NO NO, Da Vinci was Dio of painting :)
Back in the days when rainbow was either of two things - the light phenomena in the sky after rain or the very best hard rock band in the world. Miss those days.
Not only is this song fantastic performances of the individual members on stage, or the band as a whole. The writing of this song, I consider to be one of the top ten music pieces composed, ever. And - by far, the greatest Rock'n Roll song! Imagine - that four musicians with this level of talent and skills, find each other, at the same spot, at the same time! And then, they sit down, and come up with a song like this! It won't happen again! This was a once in the history of the universe. Thanks for the REACTION/ANALYSIS! You skipped the trivia, and nailed the important parts! Well done! 😎🤘
Este hermoso clásico del rock fue grabado en 1976 cuando ni remotamente se usaba el autotun Dio tubo una de las mejores voces de su tiempo cuando teníamos la mejor música 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎤🎤🎤🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸también fue el creador de los dedos de los cuernos del rock 🎸🎸🎸🎸🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Just got this in my algorithm, and being a huge DIO fan, had to hear your take on this legendary song. Spot on! Ther will Jeter be another voice like Dio's, bit we have his music to listen to and appreciate for the rest of our lives. Thank you for this great reaction.
Dio RIP. Together with Blackmore, wow what a top team, and what a clear and powerful voice. Pleased that you commented on the Egyptian connection - I always thought that there was something in Blackmore's playing on this track
He had no vocal classical training, but he had been offered a scholarship to Julliard for his trumpet playing. He also grew up listening to Mario Lanza and had a lifelong appreciation of Bach. So he was familiar with classical music and opera.
You should react to his live in london song Dont talk to strangers...he was in his early sixties battling cancer and he was still amazing..he died 15 months after that show...only time I ever cried over the passing of a any musician..he had that much if an impact on my life. RIP Ronnie James Dio..we miss you
The live footage is from the 1977 concert in Munich and the song they are doing is Kill the King. This is the studio version of Stargazer. Stargazer had been dropped from the live set by this time. The strings you can hear is the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.
No vocal training at all for Ronnie, but he played trumpet from age 5 until about 15, great breath support came from that I'm sure! Dio IS the Godfather of rock singers, but to really appreciate his talent, you need to watch him live. Check out Rainbow 'Mistreated' Live in Munich 1977. There is SO much outstanding Dio from the band Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven and Hell. There's even a great video of Dio with Deep Purple and Orchestra singing 'Sitting on a Dream/Love is All', very different music than his bands, but his voice is angelic. The most amazing singer ever.
4:21 YES!!! It’s SOOOO fucking annoying when someone tells me that “ohhhhh this song is too long” when it’s like 4 minutes long! Just listen to the fucking music! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Dio did a collaboration on two songs with Kerry Livegren from Kansas. Mask of the a Great Deceiver and Live For the King. Those two songs highlight some of the best of his vocals at the peak of his career just before he moved on to play with Black Sabbath.
Thanks for the input. I never knew about this collaboration. Im going to go find them!! Mob Rules album I feel was his pinacle! True Heavy Metal definition.
Man on the Silver Mountain, Temple of the King both by Rainbow. Rainbow in the Dark, Holy Diver by Dio. Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath live (Dio Era)
I love Dio, he never really got the credit he deserves. As a vocal nerd may i suggest Nightwish - Ghost love score live at Wacken 2013.There singer is the female version of Ronnie the way she tells a story i think you will enjoy it.
Great commenting, thank you!! 🙂This song is just...a miracle in itself. Everything goes together perfectly - magic! Ronnie - one of the best, ever! Richie - fantastic!
This kind of music comes from a spiritual world and Dio was into it, along with his fellas. It is not the kind of dull childish romance. Dio is the father of heavy metal too, he is the "constructor"
I'm a huge Ronnie Jame Dio fan, one of the best rock voices ever, if not any styule of music. Plus if you go back he was in a doo-woop band in the 60's before doing hard rock/heavy metal. Plus, he instead attributed his singing ability to the use of breathing techniques he learned while playing trumpet . I will say this I'm not a singer...I can't carry a note in a bucket, my wife she's been church chior for years, but when I hear DIO'S voice it just floors me every time every song I hear from him.
I have never heard anything about that and could not even find any facts to back that up. He was a trumpet as a child which he contributed to his ability to sing (since he had trained up your lung capacity by playing the trumpet)
@@steveguse4481 he actually mentioned that in an interview when he got the question why he hade a devil drowning a priest on the cover, his answer was how do you know it is not a priest drowning a devil. Do not judge a book by it's cover.
@@Templarofsteel88 Thanks for the lesson Aesop but it obviously IS a priest drowning. That was just his way of deflecting the question. He stated openly in other interviews that he was at odds with the catholic church. He was ahead of his time
Great reaction. There are so many great singers in rock and metal...you should check out some of them. Child in time by Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, PInk Floyd, Queen, Scorpions, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Tool...the list is to long. All great singers.
I would love to check all of them, I've listened to some of the main songs from some of those bands but there's a lot I haven't. I would like to take the channel into that direction a bit, but it all depends on how much you share these videos :) TH-cam doesn't really recommend my rock/metal reactions as much as other geners although I wish it did, so pleaseee share it around :) It really helps a lot
@@HofTheStage Sure, I'll share your videos. I've found your chanel because of Måneskin, so I think if you'll do some more rock/metal videos they will be shared to rock music viewers mainly but also to other people. You can try with some Queen or Scorpions, they are not so "heavy"😊
Regarding Dio, you should listen "Rainbow - Catch the Rainbow" & "Mistreated" live in Munich 1977 also "Sitting in a Dream with Deep Purple & Orchestra" is very interesting performance
That guitar solo is part of the storytelling, it foreshadows the next stanza in lyrics, it represents the wizard ascending the tower and leaping off to fly, then the plunge!
The guitar solo is the wizzard climbing the tower and then falling down. You can hear the music immitating the climbing and the fall. Ingenious. Btw, so far I have not met anyone, including me, who would not say "I want to hear more" after listening to Dio :)
Ritchie Blackmore (guitarist) wrote this song on a cello. He also wrote and arranged the Strings part! It features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra playing the strings! Guitar solo is in B Phrygian dominant scale.
Ronnie James Dio's vocal technique and breath control comes from his formative years blowing a trumpet. The lyrics to this song were inspired by a 1954 film: The Silver Chalice starring Jack Palance. I second the comments about reacting to Rainbow - Mistreated from live in Munich 1977 or Gates of Babylon.
Man all these reacts with the old Dio stuff. I love me some Dio and would really like to see some reacts on say the Lock Up The Wolves era. Everybodies doing reacts on his old and most popular stuff. Whats up people lets request songs off the Lock up the Wolves album. His voice was so strong and defined there.
I can see it too, even without the acid lol. It’s also worth noting that the lyrics completely match part of the plot of the 50s film “The Silver Chalice”.
Dio said that he never had any vocal training. He always said that his abilities came from breathing techniques that he'd learned for playing the trumpet.
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Great reaction. I’ve never come across your channel before. I absolutely love this song.
For something a little heavier, I’d be really interested to see you react to Pantera’s “Cemetery Gates”. Just be sure to do the album version and not the music video (edited down terribly).
Vocals and guitars on point and the two talk to each other.
I would love to see your reaction to Led Zeppelin's Kashmir .... can I hope that happens?
RJD did not have any formal vocal training. He attributed his technique to breath control learned as a trumpet player in his youth.
He actually DID sing for more than 50 years and never lost that power. Sadly, DIO passed away on 2010.
He just moved on to a larger stage rockin out with the angels
Long live the King rest in peace Ronnie, you may be home but your voice will live on.
Miss him terribly.
Saw him in Columbia, Maryland with Heaven and Hell in August 2009. His voice was immaculate. His scream at the beginning of The Mob Rules was a good as ever. Nine months late he was gone. He never lost his voice.
My no1 singer only found out hv same birthday 10/7 during his death..very2 sad
Honestly. My most loved song ever. I return to it over and over again 🙂 When his "eyes are bleeding" - chiiiilsss
It's incredible from start to finish!
The single best line Dio ever sang IMO.
@@aidanlynn you got that right!
That "eyes are bleeding" part is my absolute favorite part of this song, which is saying a lot considering how many great bits are in it. Sadly I've watched / heard a few reaction video folks pause over and over in that section or talk over it or just ignore it. I'm happy this gentleman showed the outro more respect than those others did.
@@aidanlynn How about "I am metal, and I'll never die!" from the last song he ever recorded?
Great reaction. I Highly recommend listening to the song "Mistreated" from the 1977 Munich concert. Dio's singing is beyond good, but Ritchie's solo is the type of solo you would love..... a mixture of soft notes and melodic sound and then back to the main riff....so good.
"Catch the Rainbow" is another one from the concert that is just as good....longer solo, great vocals
@@jalkabre5904 Yeah, I second “Catch the Rainbow”. Ronnie sings that song so gently. It’s a great contrast to “Stargazer”.
@@NarfiRef Yes it is, the softer side of Rainbow. Such a great song. This band could do it all.
As awesome Dio was on the studio recordings he really was at his best live, i agree that munich 1977 is great, but i prefer Dio to sing Rainbow songs rather than Deep purple songs like mistreated although its great. I would suggest Kill the king.
Rainbow's song 'Gates of Babylon' is amazing, check it out. Dio didn't have any vocal training, he said the years he spent playing trumpet got him on the right path with the correct breathing from his diaphragm. THE best metal singer, and had the ability to sing other genres. Rainbow's 'Rainbow Eyes' is a beautiful ballad with a soft vocal from the sublime Ronnie James Dio.
One of the truly great vocalists in all of music history. He's known as a singer but most forget he was a musician first and exceptional one at that (he actually turned down a scholarship from the Juilliard School of Music) and it was his ability to communicate with the likes of Blackmore and lommi musically that made him such a force and is a big reason he's the common denominator in 3 of the genres greatest albums of all time in Rainbow's Rising, Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell & Dio's Holy Diver. That's quite an achievement if you think about it... co-wrote 3 of the greatest hard rock/heavy metal albums of all time in a 7 year stretch with 3 different bands.
The only thing he doesn't have at the moment is a spot in the rock n roll hall of fame. I know he could've probably cared less but his fans care and he belongs in there.
An argument can easily be made, that Ronnie is not only the greatest vocalist the genre has ever seen or ever will but also the most influential artist the genre has ever seen. From his vocals, his lyrical style, from progressive metal to power metal, from the way he works the on stage to the way he deals with the press and from his work on the Hear 'n' Aid PROJECT to his devotion to his fan base.
There isnt a singer in the rock and the metal world that Ronnie hasn't influenced and all in a positive way.
He shouldn't just be in the hall of fame they should rename a heavy metal wing after him. That's how important he was to the genre.
The only thing bigger than his voice was his heart. He was truly a great man who just happened to make music and sing very very well.
The world will never
see another one like him.
Pure love. Great comment. But I do wish talent and education were distributed more fairly in this world because you can make ten happy people out of Dio who also make other people happy with their talent.
I love the way you put emphasis on the person himself, his personality, humaneness, decency. That's an inspiration that doesn't need any talent. We don't need any talent to learn to behave like Dio. I am wondering why rock is so much about bad boys and not about Dio, whom Ritchie couldn't get to wear black(nothing against black :-)) , who got up on stage and sang his heart out with his curly hair and hippie pants. All these music magazines, channels... Filtering him out to talk about cocaine exploits of some frontman douche, rather than the douche's music, either. The promotion of consumerism, sex, drugs and... Whoever came up with it... Sorry for the lengthy rant. I just liked your comment too much I guess. It sent me into contemplation.
Jim.. Thank u.. Like me, u know ur stuff!
He is best in the world he can sing what ever he wont
Totally agree Jim. NOT in the Rock'n'Roll hall of fame? WTF? RJD (same as my initials!!!) was a master songwriter, singer and lyricist. Current stuff aspire to be 10% as good...
Lest we mention the invention of the devil's horns, from his grandmother.
Wonderful comment, still many years later and after hearing many amazing rock singers no one blows my mind with their voice and artistry like Dio does, as an artist he has a huge part in my heart. I don't understand why he isn't in the rock and roll hall of fame considering his influence and insane voice, except fans it's like people don't understandthe actual influence he has had and that makes me very sad, so incredibly unfair towards a person and artists like Ronnie and his fans. But I have noticed too that they're not huge fans of metal even when it's influence comes from rock and blues. Which is so ridiculous as some of the best musicians and singers are in that genre of music.
The glorious voice of Ronnie James Dio...a voice that will never be repeated in the history of hard rock... 🤘🖤🤘
One of a kind!
his voice is a STORM. You win the internet bro!!!!
You picked a masterpiece. This is one of the greatest bands of all time. Ritchie Blackmore is one of the greatest guitarists on earth. Dio is God in Italian. Cozy Powell top 4 drummers in the world. Enjoy pure music with power , class, and musicians second to none. The words are epic. Good choice
Agreed, I'd have John Bonham, Neil Peart, and Ginger Baker in my top 4. Rounding out a top 5 the guy from Def Leppard who lost his arm just for sheer determination and never giving up.
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Discovered @ age 39 5 years ago listening passively @ work, when the wizard falls, I had to stop working, and just listen. It deserved my full attention.
Never a voice lesson in his life. But, he played trumpet from age 5 until 15, awesome breath support!
DIO claimed not to have any vocal lessons which could be possible. However, he had vocal coaching at some point in his life to support the marathon of concerts and tours...no way for anyone in the industry like him, not to have any voice lessons. Even Sam Cooke himself had vocal choir lessons.
Dio didn't even warm up. Just went out every night and belted it out.
had a trumpet/street band in the 50 `( insane to think about) ...decades later he went metal/rock!
The undisputed god of hard rock. Got to see him once in the 80s after he went solo, a memory for life. A great personality as well.
Stargazer is nothing short of Epic with the Greatest Rock Vocalist Ever! 🤘
And then we throw in one of the greatest guitarists ever with one of the most epic guitar solos ever.
@@32a34a Yep! Ritchie Blackmore was Legendary on that riff.
@@32a34a prety sure that Uli Jon roth didnt play in rainbow :)
@@Aethyrs I knew that and speaking of that dude Sails of Charon is also one of the greatest guitar pieces of all time. That song
is so epic I am not sure Reactors can listen to that song without seat belts on.
@@32a34a for sure mate, i did end my guitar thing after that song, why bother so i sang in stead :)
Ronnie is one of only two singers to give me goose bumps every time i hear them.
Dio did this even when he was dying of cancer in 2009. He was a true front man of music! METAL
He sang with passion and left it all on stage. I forgot how much power and emotion a live "un-autotuned" show could be!
This could be the most enjoyable reaction video that I've seen for Stargazer. Wildly entertaining!!
Appreciate it! Cheers!
Watching people knowledgeable about singing or those really into good singing, I see them blown away by Dio in his godly range, the man had a voice that comes along once every couple hundred years or so.
Check out Dino Jelusick. He's an amazing young singer who's influenced a lot by Dio and Coverdale.
@@HofTheStage I have just listened to Healer and holy god he's good, especially on that chorus!
Thank you for introducing me to this guy's work!
This is one of the greatest rock songs there will ever be imo. I get where you are coming from with the theatrical sound here. When you listen you can see what's happening as the story unfolds. Every bit of this song is intentionally written to tell this story. Even as I hear the guitar solo I picture the tower finished and the wizard climbs up jumps off to fly and crashes to the ground. This band in this time is a talent I don't think we will ever see again in rock. The thought and attention to detail in this song as a whole is unsurpassed. Good reaction. This is my first time seeing your channel and your awareness of the the many nuances in this song shows me you know what your talking about. Thank you!
Totally it's not just a song they sing but a whole story and performance which they tell with the way they use their instruments and voice, amazing.
The great Cozy Powell on drums.
Never had any training just played the trumpet and thats how he learned breath support
Honestly, the analysis is just as great as the song itself, thank you man!
Thanks, means a lot! By the looks of my analytics people seem to be watching this video longer than most of my others. Too bad YT is still not recommending it to many people
That's my favorite thing about this era of rock, the story telling is unmatched, absolute masters at there craft!
The other amazing thing about this song is large portions are based around a single chord. Blackmores solo is almost entirely over a single chord. One chord. And instead of running around scales or cheezy blues licks he starts using a slide - yep a slide, then creates a rising, growing tension and texture building to a crescendo using super fast picked notes before once again going into those gorgeous rich slow harmonic minor runs at the end. Is it any wonder he is considered a master of his genre.
"My eyes is bleeeeeeding and my heart is leaving heeeeeere"
I also like the "give n take" when they kinda throw tunes at each other, in some kinda underlying pace
This song is a pure masterpiece
The funny thing about Dio is that he said he never had any formal vocal training. He attributed his singing ability to the breathing skills he developed playing French horn.
Also, in addition to any Rainbow songs people recommend to you here, I definitely suggest listening to his work with Black Sabbath, in particular “Heaven and Hell” and “Children of the Sea”.
Oh, and since you mentioned liking Queen, how about some Queen deep-cuts from their early years. I’d love to hear to talk about “Prophet’s Song”.
@Eric Schwenke You’re right about Ronnie never taking vocal lessons of any kind but It was the trumpet not the french horn and he started playing at age 5 and took daily lessons and played until age 17. He was so proficient at the Trumpet that he was offered a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music but turned it down to focus on rock and roll. Another interesting fact about Ronnie it that he didn’t start singing until he was 17 and even then he didn’t want to but they had lost the lead singer in the band and he was the only one who sounded good out of the remaining 3 members. Because of this he put the trumpet down and picked up he bass guitar and it wasn’t until after the first Elf album that he put the bass down to concentrate entirely on singing. Strange to think that one of the greatest vocalist, regardless of genre, in the history of music never really wanted to sing in the first place.
Well, like every Italian or Irish, he can sing naturally.
@@jimshelby406 awesome and great fact ( yes, i know its verifiable true)
Clearly the best analysis of this song I can remember, great job!, My other favorite from Dio: Tarot woman, from the same Rising Album in fact the 1st track.
The most perfect vibrato and legato of any rock singer, EVER.
Im a small time singist. Great to see u enjoyed it. Ur points about Rock Singers who lack technique are often.
valid here.
Try him on "RAINBOW EYES" or moreover "SITTING IN A DREAM"
He cud sing a spreadsheet and make it sublime. He actually performed live professionally for around 50 years since we lost him. A true icon and a Gentleman. He influenced me significantly, and were I half as good as this true artiste I'd be "chuffed" as we say in England. Thanks for an excellent video.
Grazie
Ronnie James Dio lived the lyrics he wrote. That's why no one will ever be able to sing his songs without fucking up.
bravo and thank you H. Well done and much appreciated. Yes it is a great song. This song is mesmerizing and so atmospheric. It is a rock classic. And you actually listened to all aspects of the song featuring both Ronnie James Dio and Ritchie Blackmore at their finest. Both are superb practitioners of their crafts and this song is so evocative and emotional. The playing and vocals are of the highest quality. These guys are pros and your analysis points out the details. What a change from the mostly amateurish "reaction" videos so prevalent now on TH-cam. Whatever works to generate clickbait eh? For a change you actually sound like you are listening to the song and know what you are talking about and it shows.
Poder, fuerza, intensidad, virtuosismo, emoción..., nunca quiero que acabe. Stargazer no es música es un milagro!!!!
Saludos👍👍👍👍👍👍
Absolute Genius ❤❤
Dio never took a single singing lesson :). This makes him even more spectacular. You cannot become Dio you have to be born as him :) He was Da Vinci of music. NO NO NO, Da Vinci was Dio of painting :)
Dio had NO formal training! Look it up. Natural vocal GOD
Back in the days when rainbow was either of two things - the light phenomena in the sky after rain or the very best hard rock band in the world.
Miss those days.
Not only is this song fantastic performances of the individual members on stage, or the band as a whole. The writing of this song, I consider to be one of the top ten music pieces composed, ever. And - by far, the greatest Rock'n Roll song! Imagine - that four musicians with this level of talent and skills, find each other, at the same spot, at the same time! And then, they sit down, and come up with a song like this! It won't happen again! This was a once in the history of the universe.
Thanks for the REACTION/ANALYSIS! You skipped the trivia, and nailed the important parts! Well done! 😎🤘
Dio is amazing!! His voice stirs my heart and soul!! 🔥🤘🏻🥰
Este hermoso clásico del rock fue grabado en 1976 cuando ni remotamente se usaba el autotun Dio tubo una de las mejores voces de su tiempo cuando teníamos la mejor música 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎤🎤🎤🎤🎸🎸🎸🎸también fue el creador de los dedos de los cuernos del rock 🎸🎸🎸🎸🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Totally enjoyed your reaction to this classic!
My friend react to mistreated from live in Munich One of the best ever Ronnie has sing
I never noticed the call-and-response structure before. Well done!
Now listen to part 2 of the song rainbow- light in the black 🤟
Tnx bro
Just got this in my algorithm, and being a huge DIO fan, had to hear your take on this legendary song. Spot on! Ther will Jeter be another voice like Dio's, bit we have his music to listen to and appreciate for the rest of our lives. Thank you for this great reaction.
"Don't talk to strangers" is my fav song. He starts very tender and then...
Dio never had any training but he did state that his trumpet playing in his youth trained his breathing.
Dio RIP. Together with Blackmore, wow what a top team, and what a clear and powerful voice. Pleased that you commented on the Egyptian connection - I always thought that there was something in Blackmore's playing on this track
He had no vocal classical training, but he had been offered a scholarship to Julliard for his trumpet playing. He also grew up listening to Mario Lanza and had a lifelong appreciation of Bach. So he was familiar with classical music and opera.
Rainbow, "Lady of the Lake", all for one line: "diamonds out of the rain" will make the hair on your neck stand up.
The Roger Glover song 'Love Is All' is also sung by Dio...
Love your reaction. Something I would like to point out is that Dio wasn't classically trained. Natural singer here. Love from Australia!
You can visualize the tower being constructed on the solo too. And at the end of the solo, the wizard falling.
Dio, started off as a crooner back in the early days, but switched to rock later. He's one of the best voices in rock, just enjoy..
Probably my favourite song of all fucking time.
You should react to his live in london song Dont talk to strangers...he was in his early sixties battling cancer and he was still amazing..he died 15 months after that show...only time I ever cried over the passing of a any musician..he had that much if an impact on my life.
RIP Ronnie James Dio..we miss you
Youre in for the ride of your life when it comes to Ritchie and Dio combo .. bravo for the Honesty .. Legends Never Die
Maybe it would be a good idea to continue with the follow up song "A light in the black". Another masterpiece.
🥰 your reaction to Dio/Rainbow. Dio was such an epic 🎶 storyteller🤘 Thank you ☀️
The live footage is from the 1977 concert in Munich and the song they are doing is Kill the King. This is the studio version of Stargazer. Stargazer had been dropped from the live set by this time. The strings you can hear is the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.
No vocal training at all for Ronnie, but he played trumpet from age 5 until about 15, great breath support came from that I'm sure! Dio IS the Godfather of rock singers, but to really appreciate his talent, you need to watch him live. Check out Rainbow 'Mistreated' Live in Munich 1977. There is SO much outstanding Dio from the band Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven and Hell. There's even a great video of Dio with Deep Purple and Orchestra singing 'Sitting on a Dream/Love is All', very different music than his bands, but his voice is angelic. The most amazing singer ever.
Dio played trumpet from age 5 until about 17.
Just raw talent, never had a singing lesson, pure talent.
4:21 YES!!! It’s SOOOO fucking annoying when someone tells me that “ohhhhh this song is too long” when it’s like 4 minutes long! Just listen to the fucking music! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Came from a tour that went from 1976-1977. This was my first concert. It was epic!
Great analysis, congratulations
A great reaction for one of the greatest bands
Dio did a collaboration on two songs with Kerry Livegren from Kansas. Mask of the a Great Deceiver and Live For the King. Those two songs highlight some of the best of his vocals at the peak of his career just before he moved on to play with Black Sabbath.
Thanks for the input. I never knew about this collaboration. Im going to go find them!! Mob Rules album I feel was his pinacle! True Heavy Metal definition.
I ordered the Kerry Livegren album from 1980!! Cant wait!! Thank you again!!
@@archibaldsalyards926 awesome
I read a comment saying the #1 problem with the song was that it's not 3 days long. It could go on and on, and I would be good.
Catch The Rainbow Live is a must. It's hard to find one complete video. Its a long song and most vids are in like 3 or 4 videos.
Sublime at all points of view...🤘🏼💫
You're a good man. Thank you
Rainbow Mistreated live munich 1977 🙏
He was accused of altering his vocal tracks in the studio because of his range. So he did it better live and shut every critic up.
Thank you very much. Awesome song, awesome band.
Man on the Silver Mountain, Temple of the King both by Rainbow. Rainbow in the Dark, Holy Diver by Dio. Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath live (Dio Era)
Heaven and Hell- Black Sabbath. Dio kills the 1st line, sets the tone for the song!!
He was in a 50”s band a time when the singing sold the song but you know that from appreciating singing
I love Dio, he never really got the credit he deserves. As a vocal nerd may i suggest Nightwish - Ghost love score live at Wacken 2013.There singer is the female version of Ronnie the way she tells a story i think you will enjoy it.
I love Nightwish :) I think I already reacted to that one - th-cam.com/video/obk9jPasvPw/w-d-xo.html
Yeah like Ronnie, Floor is the real deal. I will look out for that reaction.
He had a 50 year career from Doo Wop through rock and metal
Great commenting, thank you!! 🙂This song is just...a miracle in itself. Everything goes together perfectly - magic! Ronnie - one of the best, ever! Richie - fantastic!
Maybe listen to Iron maiden - Hallowed be thy name (live in 1982).
Great vocals......
You mean this one th-cam.com/video/EcRHqPn_fKM/w-d-xo.html :)
Rainbow - Gates of Babylon.
This kind of music comes from a spiritual world and Dio was into it, along with his fellas. It is not the kind of dull childish romance. Dio is the father of heavy metal too, he is the "constructor"
I'm a huge Ronnie Jame Dio fan, one of the best rock voices ever, if not any styule of music. Plus if you go back he was in a doo-woop band in the 60's before doing hard rock/heavy metal. Plus, he instead attributed his singing ability to the use of breathing techniques he learned while playing trumpet . I will say this I'm not a singer...I can't carry a note in a bucket, my wife she's been church chior for years, but when I hear DIO'S voice it just floors me every time every song I hear from him.
Ronny James Dio was a choir boy at the New York Metropolitan Cathedral, which is probably the reason for his vocal training!
I have never heard anything about that and could not even find any facts to back that up. He was a trumpet as a child which he contributed to his ability to sing (since he had trained up your lung capacity by playing the trumpet)
Never heard that as well. Dio grew up listening to opera at a young age and playing the trumpet at age 5 to age 17 helped his breath support.
Probably also why he had a priest getting launched into the ocean on his album cover 🤔
@@steveguse4481 he actually mentioned that in an interview when he got the question why he hade a devil drowning a priest on the cover, his answer was how do you know it is not a priest drowning a devil. Do not judge a book by it's cover.
@@Templarofsteel88 Thanks for the lesson Aesop but it obviously IS a priest drowning. That was just his way of deflecting the question. He stated openly in other interviews that he was at odds with the catholic church. He was ahead of his time
Holy diver, rainbow in the dark, last in line, killing the dragon.....so many. I'll subscribe just to listen to his songs reactions 😀
You articulated your opinion extremely well.👌🤟🤘
Great reaction. There are so many great singers in rock and metal...you should check out some of them. Child in time by Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, PInk Floyd, Queen, Scorpions, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Tool...the list is to long.
All great singers.
I would love to check all of them, I've listened to some of the main songs from some of those bands but there's a lot I haven't. I would like to take the channel into that direction a bit, but it all depends on how much you share these videos :) TH-cam doesn't really recommend my rock/metal reactions as much as other geners although I wish it did, so pleaseee share it around :) It really helps a lot
@@HofTheStage Sure, I'll share your videos. I've found your chanel because of Måneskin, so I think if you'll do some more rock/metal videos they will be shared to rock music viewers mainly but also to other people. You can try with some Queen or Scorpions, they are not so "heavy"😊
Child in time ....
Listen to The Gates of Babylon, on Rainbow's Long Live Rock 'n Roll album. Another Rainbow epic, masterpiece.
Regarding Dio, you should listen "Rainbow - Catch the Rainbow" & "Mistreated" live in Munich 1977 also "Sitting in a Dream with Deep Purple & Orchestra" is very interesting performance
That guitar solo is part of the storytelling, it foreshadows the next stanza in lyrics, it represents the wizard ascending the tower and leaping off to fly, then the plunge!
The guitar solo is the wizzard climbing the tower and then falling down. You can hear the music immitating the climbing and the fall. Ingenious. Btw, so far I have not met anyone, including me, who would not say "I want to hear more" after listening to Dio :)
Ritchie Blackmore (guitarist) wrote this song on a cello. He also wrote and arranged the Strings part! It features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra playing the strings! Guitar solo is in B Phrygian dominant scale.
Melodic solo?
Absolutely
Part of the "keyboard" is actually the Munich Symphony Orchester conducted by Eberhard Schöner.
Ronnie James Dio's vocal technique and breath control comes from his formative years blowing a trumpet.
The lyrics to this song were inspired by a 1954 film: The Silver Chalice starring Jack Palance.
I second the comments about reacting to Rainbow - Mistreated from live in Munich 1977 or Gates of Babylon.
Man all these reacts with the old Dio stuff. I love me some Dio and would really like to see some reacts on say the Lock Up The Wolves era. Everybodies doing reacts on his old and most popular stuff. Whats up people lets request songs off the Lock up the Wolves album. His voice was so strong and defined there.
Great reaction! Another Rainbow song to look at is The Gates of Babylon. You will not be disappointed.
I was introduced to this song while on acid and I still believe this song is about the calling of ancient aliens.
I can see it too, even without the acid lol. It’s also worth noting that the lyrics completely match part of the plot of the 50s film “The Silver Chalice”.
Dio said that he never had any vocal training. He always said that his abilities came from breathing techniques that he'd learned for playing the trumpet.
Relax. Listen to it 10 + times. It iscatching .