Dio has to go down as one of the greatest vocalist the world will ever see.

@salmaccarrone2401

Жыл бұрын

Hell yea

Rule of rock no. 1; NEVER stop a Ritchie Blackmore solo. Ditto Dave Gilmour

@ttrails1

3 жыл бұрын

I wish there was a LOVE button for this comment.

@somebloke13

3 жыл бұрын

Waters is a bass player, Gilmore should never be interupted...

@vlcbsbl

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously! NEVER Stop!

@namesurname7172

3 жыл бұрын

David Gilmour*

@langdalepaul

3 жыл бұрын

@Raphael Wilson you must think we’re stupid. :)

Ronnie has found his star now and he's looking down on us. Rest in peace brother, rest in peace.

It is not only about his voice, the whole song is a masterpiece, Blackmore is a genius...

@innosanto

2 жыл бұрын

Blackmore a genius. Imagine all Deep Purple with both Gillan and Coverdale and Rainbow songs , as a whole :D.

@blodekont5458

2 жыл бұрын

..and is Cozy Powell..the powerhouse on drumms.. Jimmy Bain on bass.. ..Tony Carey on keyboards...mwoa... whole band was at it's peak... they all where top notch!!!!!

@JabaliLoco1979

2 жыл бұрын

Blackmore is a genius...

@sergelachantee767

Жыл бұрын

@@innosanto БЕЗ ТЕБЯ ЗНАЕМ!!!🤣

@Fuxerz

6 ай бұрын

Dio in Italian means god 🙌 🙏 Ritchie Blackmore, the top 3 guitarist in the world

The most EPIC hard rock/heavy metal song of all time.

The singer is Ronnie James Dio RIP. He is a legend🤘😎🤘

@jonathancarvalho3096

3 жыл бұрын

His a god now

@Templarofsteel88

3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathancarvalho3096 he always was. :P

@TTTT-oc4eb

3 жыл бұрын

Cozy Powell RIP, too

@shspurs1342

3 жыл бұрын

Computer God.

@danielglenn915

3 жыл бұрын

How tf are they a rock group and have no idea who tf Dio is? For shame! Rocker stage pass revoked.

Cozy Powell pure power drumming, Ronnie James Dio singer, one of the most revered voices in rock.... Ritchie Blackmore

@namtooh50

2 жыл бұрын

3 of the greatest musicians all in one band. saw them live twice .even better live !!

@Fuxerz

6 ай бұрын

​@namtooh50 amen to that. To see Ritchie Blackmore on a good night is being gobsmacked in the ears' eyes 😂

One of the most legendary rock songs EVER!! Hail Dio and Blackmore🙌

You found one of the greatest songs in history. I've been listening to it for 40+ years and I still get chills. Got to see it live when I saw Dio in 1985.

Nobody can stop saying how they love Dio's voice. He was the greatest metal singer of all time!

Best, most passionate rock vocal outro ever. Period. Full stop. No discussion.

@m.94

3 жыл бұрын

True

@stefaniebrauer128

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@mr.blackwell5423

3 жыл бұрын

Not to forget....THE BEST guitar solo EVER! What a climax! Such a DISGRACE this guy stops it! TWICE! Since 1968, "The Man In Black", Mr. Ritchie Blackmore, is THE GREATEST within the hard rock community! Without Ritchie Blackmore, NO Dio, Powell, Bain, Carey, Coverdale, Hughes, Bonnet, Airey, Lynn Turner, Rondinelli or Rosenthal. Just to name a few! I'd say, even NO Bolin. Had Blackmore NOT left Purple in '75, Bolin would've never got the recognition he got.

@alekhidell

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.blackwell5423 naturally. Ritchie is god.

@inkoinfinity2

3 жыл бұрын

No discussion

The singer is none other than Ronnie James Dio... Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio... You didn´t mention the lyrics... which are great... an analogy to people believing and putting the entire meaning of their lives into people making grand promises (like politicians)... then those promises are not fullfilled (the wizard falls and dies) and everyone wasted their entire lives, their sanity, suffered for years... FOR NOTHING.

@slaytanic777

3 жыл бұрын

Dont forget his first band ELF

@utehammadi1440

3 жыл бұрын

...an Ronnie Dio and the prophets

@alextrueskyblue9648

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best bands of the 70s and 80s This was the second album I ever brought played it to death........ First Album Deep Purple in Rock, another Blackmore classic.

@TonyHookedonVanlife

2 жыл бұрын

Beat me to it, fantastic explanation on the lyrics. 👍

@innosanto

2 жыл бұрын

I like to think of the end as a separate literary part of the rest. It is much much better.

The whole album is a masterpiece

@zacharysoares1985

3 жыл бұрын

That it is.

Dio, Blackmore, Powell, Carey and Munich Orchestra... legends! Symphonic metal before symphonic metal! Yep, there is gold at the Rainbow!

@Stefan-

3 жыл бұрын

Dont forget Jimmy Bain (RIP)

@shspurs1342

3 жыл бұрын

I do t no who the keyboard play was. Because that was fire.

@zacharysoares1985

3 жыл бұрын

@@shspurs1342 The keyboard name is Tory Carey

Cozy Powell on Drums and the legendary Ritchie Blackmore on guitar - great album!!!!!!

Blackmore/Dio/Powell/Bain/Carey One of the greatest band lineups in history

Epic....one of my favorite songs of all time. Richie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, and Cozy Powell (on drums) are so powerful on this track. A top 5 group for me....such a great band.

One of my favorite records of all time. "A Light In The Black" is the 2nd part to this story. Entire album is fantastic.

Singer Ronnie James Dio, Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Drummer Cozy Powell, Bass Jimmy Bain, Keyboardist Tony Carey. One of greatest epic rocks ever.

One of the greatest songs, from Rainbow, on what is probably one of the all time greatest power metal albums and what a line up. Music like this just doesn't come any better.

There is a string section on the track - The Munich Philharmonic Orchestra recorded it, and there's also a string synth on it (something called a Vako Orchestron). Ritchie Blackmore makes this sort of stuff effortless - he also does flamenco influenced stuff later on with the Doogie White era Rainbow from the mid-90s. "Black Masquerade" being a perfect example.

Arguably the best rock song ever!!

Epic song... Dio was one of a kind... and that Blackmore solo doesn’t seem to end does it... just love it... ☺️☺️ ‘Man on the silver mountain’, 'kill the king', 'gates of babylon' also are great songs....

@myaccount6905

3 жыл бұрын

Erik Lidström oh really? Didn't know that... thought it was the same album... thanks for letting me know 👍☺️

@martinarscott3524

3 жыл бұрын

most definitely kill the king and gates of babylon, plus eyes of the world and light in the black :)

«The guy» whos singing, is the guy who popularised the devil horns 🤘🏾 Ronnie James Dio

@stephenhaunch3468

3 жыл бұрын

Taught to him by Geezer Butler I've heard. Brings back memories.

@myaccount6905

3 жыл бұрын

‘The guy who was singing...’ damn... how cringing is that.... thought the neanderthalers were from Germany but lived in the US as well apparently 😂☺️

@cirenotsluor9999

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenhaunch3468 I just find it odd that Geezer doesn't mention that until 10 years after Dio died.

@leebay6093

2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenhaunch3468 I thought it was something he picked up from his grandmother

@paulc2317

2 жыл бұрын

"The Guy" whos singing is one of the greatest metal vocalists in history. Period.

Probably the most famous and best Epic rock song ever.

One of the greatest and most epic songs ever written,every member brought their A game here,especially Dio,who was at the absolute pinnacle of his vocal abilities during this time period.

Dio always gave 110% probably more, he was a master of his voice and he always gave everything he had at a performance, even if it was just for a handful of people in the middle of nowhere. Dio was an amazing singer and an amazing person. Always well known for his humility, his kindness and his love and dedication to his fans.

The words all time classic are over used in a lot of instances, but not for this masterpiece. This song is an all time classic. Not even up for debate.

So glad you guys didnt pause it on the outro. I love playing this song extremely loud in my car with all the windows down while driving through the Mojave desert in California

Considered the best rock album by many. I agree

Guitarist is Ritchie Blackmore - he also was Deep Purple's guitarist in the early 1970's.

This is Ronnie James Dio. One of the godfathers of powerful metal vocals. The drummer is Cozy Powell. One of the greatest rock drummers ever. He died in a car crash in England many years ago. R.I.P. Cozy. This song is 44 years old. One of the first super groups in rock history.

Very sad to think 3 of the musicians on this have already passed away. R.I.P. What an incredible song.

This might be the first reaction video I've watched where the Almighty Dio is referred to as "this guy." It is both amusing and offensive all at once.

RJD...R.I.P. One of the greatest singers in metal ever. And the guitarist is the one and only Richie Blackmore.

The lyrics, taken literally, are about a wizard who enslaves countless numbers of people and makes them build a stone tower for him. The people hope for the day when their misery comes to an end, as they build the tower in harsh conditions ("In the heat and rain, with whips and chains") just so they can see him fly, which gives them hope. In the end, the wizard falls off the tower and dies ("no sound as he falls instead of rising. Time standing still, then there's blood on the sand." The lyrics also have a covert meaning, which many people have interpreted as a warning not to believe in false idols or messiahs. It can also mean that one should not give up hope even in harsh circumstances. The song also showcases Ronnie James Dio's soaring vocals and Ritchie Blackmore's guitar work. According to the book Rainbow Rising by Roy Davies, Ritchie Blackmore wrote this song on a cello.

@lloydsmith9262

3 жыл бұрын

finally, someone else who knows the story behind the song, thank you

@myaccount6905

3 жыл бұрын

Thought it was about icarus...

@HEAVYMETALmovie1981

3 жыл бұрын

@@lloydsmith9262 Your welcome. I like to do the research on other songs what they're about, unlike other people. They gotta understand that each song tells it's own story

@HEAVYMETALmovie1981

3 жыл бұрын

@@myaccount6905 Nope. Would've been interesting though lol

Ronnie James Dio is arguably the best metal vocalist of 70s - 80's.

@TayR0C

3 жыл бұрын

1.Gillian 2.Dickinson 3.Dio

@rohantiwari7801

3 жыл бұрын

Bruce Dickinson tho

@Bachsi

3 жыл бұрын

nah nah, of all time!

@SylviusTheMad

3 жыл бұрын

50 year singing career, and his voice only started to falter within a month of his terminal cancer diagnosis.

@uoabigaillevey

3 жыл бұрын

My personal opinion.. all vocalists in the hard rock or metal community should study the techniques of Ronnie James Dio, Bruce Dickenson, Rob Halford, Freddie Mercury, and for a more modern addition Devin Townsend, Tatiana Shmayluk, and Joe Duplantier. Anything that can be learned from any of those vocalists (among others I am sure) will benefit them in the long run. Oldschool for the solid foundation they provide with the operatic and high-pitch clean vocals, and the newer stuff for the grit and grind of the more extreme vocal spectrum. Just my opinion of course.. yours may vary.

Ronnie James Dio........RIP to one of the greatest voices and lyricist. Ritchie Blackmore on guitar!!! What a awesome combo!!

Can’t believe you haven’t watched Deep Purple Child in Time live 1970 yet!...perhaps the most epic live performance ever

Best album ever. Period.

Don't forget the killer driving beat of Cozy Powell through the entire LP on drums

The last 2 minutes are really intense with Ronnie pouring out his soul and the band and orchestra backing him up. Very intense.

Top 10 greatest rock songs of all time.

@blackmoretheguitargod

6 ай бұрын

Its Speed/heavy metal BEFORE Speed and heavy metal🤫😉

That guy is no other than Ronnie James Dio, I think you reacted to some of his solo material and with Black Sabbath I cant imagine how a thin 5'4 guy could sing like that with such power and majesty, best singer to come from the 70s by far he has no one remotely close and there are lots of big names from that period. The guitar player and the drummer f*** obliterated their instruments here 🤘

"This guy" is the late great Ronnie James Dio. THE best rock front man ever. This song came out in 1976 (the year before I graduated high school) back when Blackmore still knew how take you on a trip with the guitar. Check out the 1977 Munich concert on here. It is a couple of hours of blow your minds. I may be old, but we had the best music. Side note. Melody of Liliac fashioned her singing style after RJD.

@bobdiehl2663

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip on the Munich vid! You are not old, it's a frame of mind. Also graduated in 1976. Soooooo much great music 🎶.

@ttrails1

3 жыл бұрын

@@bobdiehl2663 We did have the best music, didn't we? RORH!

RIP Ronnie James Dio. Your greatness was taken from us WAY too soon.

@Nissardpertugiu

3 жыл бұрын

He was 68 though

KAZAM!!! Your soul was just melted!

It's amazing a man of such small physical stature had such a mighty powerful voice. Very little training with the exception he said that trumpet playing from his youth aided him in his breath control and range for singing. Mostly it was just being born with a God given talent he shared with the World. They say he was modest and good to his fans. He'll sure be missed. R.I.P. Ronnie. We'll miss you 🤘🌈

This is one of my favorites songs of all time, just pure greatnes!! Glad you liked it

Rainbow was an absolute iconic band with all of its member. And this is an iconic song (at least for me). I love when people get stunned by Dio`s vocals because he was incredible not only of the notes he could hit (we see a lot of great power vocalists nowadays) - but because of his own unique way of delivering it to the listeners - we immediately connect to each sound he produce. I dont know how to call it but i think its something we call Truth. His sings the way its not just power - its true power )

Stargazer is a Song about a Wizard who let people built his tower of stone into the Sky.

Rainbow isn't between my top 10 favourites, but Stargazers is for sure in my top 3!!! This song is a masterpiece and Dio, OMG, how I miss this guy!!!!

A Light In The Black from the same album is pt 2 of this song. No one ever reacts to it. It's most instrumental and the guitar solo is something else. Would love to see a reaction to it.

Ritchie Blackmore on guitar from Deep Purple. Drummer is Cozy Powell, who died many years ago in a motorcycle accident. His drum solo used to be the 1812 overture by Tchaikovsky and his drum kit would come over the top of the audience.

"This guy?" This is Ronnie James FUCKING DIOOOO! The best vocalist EVER.

This song has one flaw: it ends!

One of the greatest bands ever. Love the reaction video

Such a privilege to watch a fellow singer discover the GREATNESS that is Ronnie James Dio.. I sit here listening with tears in my eyes as is my love for that man and his voice and our loss... I am pretty sure you have listened to more....

one of the biggest rock masterpieces!!! with dio/blackmore/powell you can't go wrong

Ritchie Blackmore was the lead guitarist for Deep Purple and influenced many of todays guitarists he is legend and Ronnie James Dio {RIP) was probably one of the best Metal singers ever Cozy Powell (RIP} was an awesome rock drummer..Super Group

I've listened the record almost 40 years and it still sends shivers all over, whenever I play it and this single song tells all there is to know about RJD and Rainbow in whole.

We need some love for Jimmy Bain and Tony Carey too. What a line up

It just takes you to another place. Astonishing.

Best song ever written. Hands down.

Congrats, you discovered one of the greatest lineups ever!

Hear n Aid is a collaboration of all the metal gods getting together to help feed the hungry people in Africa. Dio facilitated it all. The song is We're Stars.

Just to listen to this song, is a huge privilege. Perfect in everything.

There is a reason the band was called Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow . But have no doubt Dio was a very small guy but had the biggest voice.

Still waiting for an epic STARGAZER movie to be made. There is actually a sequel to this song called "A Light in the Black" that continues the story. Great reaction. Watch the live version. \m/\m/

@melrupinski88

Ай бұрын

In the meantime you could watch the film “The Silver Chalice”, part of the plot is that a wizard (Jack Palance) wants to prove that he is greater than Jesus, so he enslaves a large group of people to build him a tower to the sky so he can jump off it and fly…but instead he falls to the ground and dies.

R.i.p Ronnie james Dio, jimmy Bain and Cozy Powell. 🤘🤘🤘

The day Ronnie James Dio and Richie Blackmore teamed up marked the birth of Power Metal. 🤘🤘🤘

Ronnie James Dio on vocals . Might be Rainbows greatest song ever

The singer is a legend!

Dio has the best voice in metal and rock!! There will never be another voice like his. We have lost a very vocally talented man. Never-ending his stories and words that he sang..🤘💜

One of the best boic s of metal !!

Ronnie explained the lyrics as being about a mystical creature that beings followed until it laid waste to their land. It fled and the beings were left with choice of staying or following.... holds true over the test of time.

Ronnie James Dio, best Metal singer together with Freddie. Stargazer is nuts. Maybe more epic than Bohemian Rhapsody 😊

RIP Ronnie James Dio. You're up there with the rest of the Metal God's.

You are talking about the guitarist and the drummer, the guitarist is the guitar wizard Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple and the drummer is the late great Cozy Powell, watch some of his drum solos like "Dance With The Devil"

ranked by many as the best Heavy Metal LP of all time.

yes, it's cozy!!! this song is normally followed by "a light in the black"!

The song has been called a "morality tale", and its lyrics are written from the standpoint of a "slave in Egyptian times", according to lyricist Ronnie James Dio. They relate the story of the Wizard, an astronomer who becomes "obsessed with the idea of flying" and enslaves a vast army of people to build him a tower from which he can take off and fly. The people hope for the day when their misery comes to an end, building the tower in harsh conditions ("In the heat and rain, with whips and chains; /just to see him fly, too many died"). In the end, the wizard climbs to the top of the tower but, instead of flying, falls down and dies: "no sound as he falls instead of rising. / Time standing still, then there's blood on the sand". The next song, "A Light in the Black", continues the story of the people who have lost all purpose after the Wizard's death "until they see the Light in the Dark", according to Dio.

yeh, the singer "ronnie james dio" to me personally had the most amazing voice i have ever ever heard. unfortunately together with the drummer, "cozy powell" they have both died. "rainbow" the band was formed by "richie blackmore" who was the lead guitarist. he was also the lead guitarist with "deep purple". both bands were english & i was lucky enough to grow up with both bands music. i am also english. "ronnie james dio" came from america but his both parents were italian.

One of the best Richie Blackmore’s compositions!

The guitarist is Ritchie Blackmore........the OG.

@Keepcalmandbangscrew

3 жыл бұрын

Blackmore or iommi?

Simply the best classic rock song of all time 🤘🏻

The test of great music, is how will it sound decade's later, still sounds awesome to me but let's face it Dio was simply amazing

Ronnie James Dio gave that 110% always... and after a 2 hours show, he'd go backstage, outside, meet the fans who got to the fences....Lizzy Haile spoke to him about that.. and asked him why he'd. take time to let them take pictures, talk, sign... why do that after a 2 + hour show? He replied that to Lizzy Haile.. and told her : "..You know Lizz.. these folks come here to see you play, they saved their earmnings, to see us live.. to us it is just another town with just another crowd... but for them... This was the day day waited for, saved money for,... We won't remember their faces, Lizz, but they will.. they will talk about this evening 30 years to come, so... let's make it a good memory"

I saw them on this tour in Albany, NY. What a great memory, thanks

There is actually a part 2, so to speak to this song. A Light in the Black follows it on the album and continues the story.

How can’t you instantly recognize DIO’s voice!? The lyrics is something else !! Also the guitarist is Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple

“I love THIS GUY’S voice” ugh

Melody written and performed by the greatest guitarist and songwriter of all time, Ritchie Blackmore. Deep Purple, Rainbow....This song is in many top 100 songs of all time lists, as well as the album. Dio has three all time top 100 albums. Rainbow Rising, Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell and Dio Holy Diver. Song was recorded with the Munich Philharmonic orchestra. The drummer is the great Cozy Powel.

I was a teenager in the 80’s listening to Metal Shop on the radio late at night when I first heard this song. Can still remember exactly what I was doing etc. How often does that happen huh? This song is so epic. Try Gates of Babylon next. Another epic song.

Unfortunately Cozy Powell died in a car crash in April 1998, he was alleged to been driving at 104mph in poor weather on the M4 motorway when he crashed, his was only 50 years old

FINALLY! YES! COZY P. IS THE MAN!

@kirillazarov4924

3 жыл бұрын

RIP! 😞

@ericwyatt3646

3 жыл бұрын

Had the privilege to see him drum 2 times live for Sabbath.

This song paints such a vivid picture with words and music.

*LEGENDS!!*

guys, this brings some memory. bought the album when it came out, was 13 yrs young. this is one of the best songs ever. great reaction and have a good weekend. short edit: ronnie james dio, ritchie blackmore, cozy powell :)

No idea where the dislikes come from. This is just a classic song, from an extremely talented band in their prime. And your reaction is great too, and fun as always. Marvellous.