Grahams vocals were amazing. His look was a refreshing change at the time.

@margix1172

Жыл бұрын

GB was a BIG mistake for Rainbow

@ZillianZilch

Жыл бұрын

@@margix1172 What a load of rubbish. He was a great singer and helped give them 2 top ten singles and a great album.

@margix1172

Жыл бұрын

@@ZillianZilch I have seen him at Donnington at the first monster of rock in 1980 ...I did not like him at all, it was the poppier sound that gave them 2 top ten singles...any other good singer would have achieved that result ...AOR singers like Steve Perry...Brad Delp...Lou Gramm...Bobby Kimball....Freddy Mercury...etc...were GREAT singers able to sing even poppier songs, anyway REAL Rainbow died after Long live rock n'roll .

@ZillianZilch

Жыл бұрын

@@margix1172 You don’t like him that’s fine. Lots of people do. Dio might be the greatest pure singer in rock history but his lyrics were a bit ropey and some of the songs on Rising and LLRNR are average. The first album is a masterpiece as is the live album but Down to Earth is certainly more consistent than Rising and a lot better than LLRNR. To say they made a mistake in getting Graham Bonnet though is ridiculous. They had a successful record with him so it clearly wasn’t a mistake.

@margix1172

Жыл бұрын

@@ZillianZilch Rising is one of the best rock album of all times ...vocals guitars keyboards drums all sounds majestic and I put it ahead of many Purple albums.

I think Graham Bonet was such a refreshment for a change ... plus one of the greatest singers that Ritchie played with

@margix1172

Жыл бұрын

Bullshit! GB was crap both aesthetically and vocally

@oliviergeoffroy9823

Жыл бұрын

absolutly ..ritchie''s arguments are weak and a bit weird ..he found a super vocalist and fired him because his hair was cut short ..come on ...

@cryptoking7093

Жыл бұрын

​@@oliviergeoffroy9823that's humor dude...

@oliviergeoffroy9823

Жыл бұрын

@@cryptoking7093 ah! ok ;-))

@cryptoking7093

Жыл бұрын

Okay, Graham, thank you for pointing that out lol🤣

I love Graham Bonnets' Miami Vice coke dealer look; perfect for the 80s!

@deansley174

6 жыл бұрын

Bobby Rock 😂

@MichaelBradley1967

5 жыл бұрын

He's got the same look today. Check out the Michael Schenker Fest videos. Graham's wearing a leather jacket here or there, but sometimes it's the pink suit and the same "Las Vegas" haircut. A few more wrinkles of course.

@msgfrmdaactionman3000

Жыл бұрын

He's a doppelganger for Falco, lol.

@gregster61

Жыл бұрын

Translation: If you look different, you'll get attention instead of me.

@bluesraincancun9217

Жыл бұрын

😅

Would have been refreshing to hear Blackmore praising his voice and the fact that Graham gave him his first top 10 hit in the UK with that voice of his.

@TedReimann

Жыл бұрын

Richie was being tongue-in-cheek with his humour. He knows Graham has a great voice or he wouldn't be in the band.

@FuturePast2019

Жыл бұрын

Roger Glover did. Graham just sang.

@TedReimann

Жыл бұрын

@@FuturePast2019 Yeah, Butterfly Ball.

@Eli-zg3tj

Жыл бұрын

His voice wasn't the point, or he wouldn't be in the band in the first place.

@Ycodexp

Жыл бұрын

A clip out of context doesn’t mean he didn’t spend the previous 5 minutes praising him. Blame the editor not Ritchie.

Bonnet was actually a year or two ahead of time with his style and hair. With him as frontman, they would have dominated the early 80's. The "rough" audience would have grown to love him

@latkagravas986

4 ай бұрын

Indeed, I did not come to about him till today. Great to see and hear of his Rock talent in 'in that Disco singer dress look', for Im both Rock and Disco. He 'Rocked it!' that Look to the Stage and backed it too.

@chevy4x466

19 күн бұрын

Well said. Realistically, he was about 15 years early

Graham should have just asked for one of Richie's wigs 😆😆😆😆😆

@latkagravas986

4 ай бұрын

😆

As much as I love Ritchie for everything musical that he has accomplished, Graham and Ronnie were the best things ever to have happened to Rainbow

My favorite Spinal Tap clip ever.

I love how Ritchie is still able to keep a straight face when telling his stories while laughing at how serious the interviewer reacts. He’s said a few times over the decades that he varies the stories depending on how gullible he thinks the interviewer is.

@martyntoole4865

Жыл бұрын

This man wears a ridiculous wig on his head and is criticizing Graham Bonnett? Seriously, Ritchie is a fabulous guitar player that’s where it end for me, all dribble from him.

@AdamMcGrath

Жыл бұрын

Either that or Ritchie has no sense of humour for real, which is why he expects people not to laugh at his wig, or his amazing rock 'n' roll band Blackmore's Knight that he plays in (with his wife who can't sing) while he wears tights and velvet boots and performs songs about goblins at Hereford Arts Centre. His wife even begs the audience to buy their CDs. If i was a cynical person, I might even think that Ritchie is trying to cash in on the Internet by starting up a KZread channel. But a millionaire icon like the leader of Rainbow would surely never stoop so low, would he???

@alwilson3204

Жыл бұрын

@@martyntoole4865 He's trying to keep the proper look. I still have it myself at 64, sans the wig. Try it if you have the guts. Since I was a redhead, my hair just turned blond. Doesn't matter that there are many here that don't know anything about being an out on the edge hardcore and many simply never will. It was an individualistic, philosophical stance even well beyond music.

@vitalygolub9716

7 ай бұрын

​@@AdamMcGrathwhat do you smoke?

The hair never bothered me either, in fact I loved his suit jacket, short hair and mirrored aviator look - it was something kids like me who weren’t allowed to grow their hair and wear leather or denim but loved hard rock could see was still ‘ok’ - plus that voice was simply incredible.

@DrJ-hx7wv

Жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean. We all tried to look like metal guys, but we couldn't. Alex Lifeson was clean cut too.

@grobbler1

Жыл бұрын

@Ben Pegley Perfectly described! Some of our parents would not be impressed, to say the least.

bonnet had such an 80s look. I love it. I wasnt even born in the 80s but in retrospect it was a fantastic look

@latkagravas986

4 ай бұрын

Indeed, I did not come to about him till today. Great to see and hear of his Rock talent in 'in that Disco singer dress look', for Im both Rock and Disco. He 'Rocked it!' that Look and on to the Stage with singing vocals. His look is what I still carry as a Rock lover.

Wow...the way Ritchie was telling the story, at first I thought it was actually going to be a humourous one - finish as such, but Richie was really quite serious. Also an odd story, for that time in the 70's, because the majority of musicians, and entertainers did have long hair, but Graham obviously didn't want that look, and ultimately it doesn't matter anyway, as it's the music, and the voice that really matter, and Graham has an amazing voice, and remains beloved amongst the Rainbow fans.

@sarral2008

Жыл бұрын

You can see Blackers is still pissed. :) It is not ONLY about the voice - it is the whole package, being rebellious meant having long hair.

@latkagravas986

4 ай бұрын

Indeed, I did not come to about him till today. Great to see and hear of his Rock talent in 'in that Disco singer dress look', for Im both Rock and Disco. He 'Rocked it!' that Look to the Stage and backed it too.

@spacejockey4746

Ай бұрын

@@sarral2008To the contrary, it sounds like TRUE “rebellion” was getting a short haircut when everyone else grew theirs long.

I have long been a Rainbow fan - but of the period from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow to Down to Earth. After that - it was a complete departure from what attracted me in the first place. I do have the 2 succeeding albums but have rarely spun them. I find this overall address by Ritchie both puzzling and as the previous commenter said "ridiculous". Graham Bonnet had a very well known image. You got what you saw. The most important thing was being able to sing. The Down to Earth period is certainly not one that came with a "rough look" - if anything, Ritchie was starting to look out of place. Rainbow would never be the same after Ronnie. A line was drawn and the change did wonders for them - breaking into the market Ritchie wanted them to. I think letting Bonnet go so quickly robbed us of a potential golden era with him out front. We'll never know but imo - Joe Lynn Turner (whilst a decent singer) was a step back. Rainbow has had so many different versions that in the end it lost its own identity and you can only look at one person for that.

I'm sorry Ritchie......this is a silly story and Graham is amazing.

@betsycrowley1

5 жыл бұрын

agreed Graham Bonnet way cooler than Richie!! kinda stoopi d!

@jeppe935

5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree. Graham was an amazing singer and still is. He looked great. I loose respect for ritchie because he is always putting other People down. Always complaining.

@donbrashsux

Жыл бұрын

Graham Bonnet was to good for Rainbow

@jameswilliams-zr8co

Жыл бұрын

and who cares how someone wears their hair, music is more than a shallow image

For me Graham Bonnet was the right vocalist for Rainbow

@aristoalexius

Жыл бұрын

We're on the same page, Bonnet deserves more albums with Rainbow

@martynmiles9778

Жыл бұрын

But not the look .

@margix1172

Жыл бұрын

GB was crap

@gator2813

Жыл бұрын

@@margix1172 Takes a turd to know one.

@packohub1145

3 ай бұрын

GB HES A BALLAD LAS VEGAS TYPE ..

I think it really worked, the short hair was a breath of fresh air and helped them

@margix1172

Жыл бұрын

the short hair sucks

Who gives a s$$t about Bonnet's hair!? I didn't care then and I don't care now - he was a great singer & Down To Earth was one of Rainbow's best albums. Bonnet pretty cool if you ask me; like having James Dean singing All Night Long!

@hectorgonzalez9170

5 жыл бұрын

Ritchie gave a fuck about his hair. Lol. Okay that was pretty funny. Roughed up he called it. Lol

The irony is of course that everybody loved Graham Bonnet for his voice. Having his hair cut just made him stand out even more - maybe Ritchie felt threatened by that?

@buttercatz99

8 ай бұрын

No he is obviously a control freak with a narrow perspective and stoooopid at that.

Graham has my respect, hahahahaha. Zero fucks given.

I read a magazine clipping from the early 70's (deep purple, mark2-era), one of those 'favourite colour, favourite food etc.-list' things. For things he hated, Ritchie had listed "short hair". So clearly hair is a big issue for him! 😂 And sneaking out the window to defiantly cut your hair is just hilarious

@ralphstalnecker2449

2 жыл бұрын

I guess hair was an issue since Blackmore was losing his ha!

I love the Graham Bonnet look. Such a cool cat and such a great contrast to what came out of band and what came out of his singing. Like Al Pacino says " don't ever let them see you coming. That's the gaff my friend"

@margix1172

Жыл бұрын

GB look DO SUCKS

The look was different and he was more than accepted, Bonnet is a legend, his voice is amazing , I saw him and his band last year they were fabulous, Im going again in a couple of months to see them, I saw Blackmore at the NEC in Birmingham a few years back, I was bored shitless.

Did Ritchie know his audience ? Graham is a wonderful singer.

I was there, Loved Grahams voice!, us Rock fans were way more concerned about Ritchie running off to Renaissance fairs

I was a punk when I first heard Bonnet, loved it great singer

I think Graham said somewhere that the story was bullshit....Ritchie was just jealous Graham had hair that actually grew not a wig out of a box 😂 😂 😂... Graham is a great singer and at 72 he still is and I notice recently he's lat the hair go grey and grown it a bit for the Alcatrazz reunion.

I like the fact Bonnet had his own style, seems odd that Blackmore wanted the standard hard rock vicalist look when they were starting to chase a more mainstream audience. That voice was what people really cared about.

@latkagravas986

4 ай бұрын

Indeed, I did not come to about him till today. Great to see and hear of his Rock talent in 'in that Disco singer dress look', for Im both Rock and Disco. He 'Rocked it!' that Look to the Stage and backed it too.

Richie has a point but just shows what a control freak he really is.

@jameswilliams-zr8co

Жыл бұрын

lol and who cares how someone wears their hair, music is more than a shallow image

@Hyxtryx

Жыл бұрын

@@jameswilliams-zr8co The look of a band is important. Especially in the MTV days. Blackmore was right. Bonnet looked like he belonged in Hall and Oats or the Talking Heads or something.

The reason I got into Rainbow was Graham Bonnet, front man of a rock band, wearing a hawian and aviators, cool. Richie Blackmore is Riche Blackmore , Deep Purple, say no more.

RB has found many great singers during his career.

@alank2296

Жыл бұрын

Agree, just a shame they want to hang out with for long ....

What Richie did not understand is that contrast is a good thing.

I based a comic book character on Graham because of his look. Real rock n roll is not trying to look like everyone else but yourself. Good for you Graham.

Graham was rebelling it seems, pretty rock and roll.

@funkster007

Жыл бұрын

He was the anti-rock star rock star.

" He did it deliberately, out of contempt"...lmao

One of the best vocalists ever. Richie is fucking full of himself as usual...

@FuturePast2019

Жыл бұрын

Ritchie ... made him. Like he made Coverdale. They know it

@martynmiles9778

Жыл бұрын

Graham's look was all wrong ,great vocals but look was crap

@margix1172

Жыл бұрын

GB vocally was CRAP

@robertdouble559

Жыл бұрын

@@FuturePast2019 The Bee Gees made him first

@FuturePast2019

Жыл бұрын

@@robertdouble559 It was that recordning, yes, from 1968 that made Ritchie think... "Perhaps..." And Mr Bonnet is forever thankful

Have to admit I was shocked at Bonnets clean cut appearance after dio. He had the pipes ... still looked like an accountant.

Bonnet's story is rather different, and I tend to believe his version. Anyway, his "Mister Smooth" appealed to the teenage rebel in me. It was a massive middle finger to conformity.

Graham had a unique look. I think Blackmore underestimates a rock audience; they accepted him.

I don't care about his hair (an inadvertent bit of poetry there) or look (he was pretty slick to me), Graham has a fantastic voice who could hit all the notes. Better than one or two of the subsequent singers I heard for Rainbow.

Graham Bonnet is the most hard rock guy in the whole world even without a hair at all!

He brought him in and new what he had...he did a great job

I can hear it now "Just shut your hole Ritchie, I'll cut it mate! I'll f'n cut it!" 😂

He can still sing, saw him in Scunthorpe last year

I remember seeing "All Night Long" on MTV and marveling at the short-haired singer with shades. Didn't detract at all.

cast my mind back to Castle Donnington Graham stole the show with his brilliant vocal range and his short hair

I always liked Graham's contrary image.

I like the music of Rainbow but not that I know a lot about the band. I just watched a video with Graham Bonnet singing and my first thought was, that guy looks like Falco! Lol.

Ritchie is funny!!

@LarryFleetwood8675

Жыл бұрын

They should arrange to have Rowan Atkinson to interview him, would be hilarious.

Yeah..but Grahame smashed it😃😃

Don't think anyone was bothered about Grahams hair, his voice was was enough, my favourite Rainbow singer.

I saw Rainbow, 11/10/79, and although Graham Bonnet's look was a bit different, I didn't know anybody that really cared about it.

Graham was earth shattering and made me, a New Romantic and New Waver a Rainbow fan. Graham's voice in All Night Long is so great he could have been wearing Granny's nightie in that video and no one would have given a shit.

Remember when the social fight used to be about being allowed to have LONG hair ? Crazy that Blackmore would go apesh*t over someone wanting SHORT hair. So why the f*ck did he hire Bonnet if he was gonna lose his sh*t about a haircut ? Ridiculous. Graham Bonnet was GREAT with them. Blackmore should have just rolled with it. The MUSIC is what counts, fans will adjust to whatever the look is. Down to Earth was EXCELLENT.

I totally get Ritchies frustration with Graham, imagery is a big part of it.

I was at the Newcastle show that Ritchie talks about with some mates, none of us cared what Bonnet looked like cause he could sing, Blackmore talks some shite about the look he was hardly Motorhead.

@alwilson3204

Жыл бұрын

A short hair, eh?

Ritchie Blackmore Rainbow is the worlds best hard rock bands in Europe & the worlds.

I think Graham is great and love the contrast of a normal looking dude belting out rock songs.

Rainbows loss, fantastic singer...

Seems like Graham's voice (and hair) worked out just fine without Ritchie Blackmore.

@latkagravas986

4 ай бұрын

Indeed, I did not come to about him till today. Great to see and hear of his Rock talent in 'in that Disco singer dress look', for Im both Rock and Disco. He 'Rocked it!' that Look and on to the Stage with singing vocals.

I love Rainbow. But Richie. Graham rocked. I had long hair and cut mine too. Because the motorcycle riding made it a nightmare to deal with. Too much work for a young guy riding a bike. It wasn't a wig. Graham brought you something you were missing. And that is, Rock to the Pop industry. You've welcome. Grandad. Wiggin hell. 😂

@latkagravas986

4 ай бұрын

Indeed, I did not come to about him till today. Great to see and hear of his Rock talent in 'in that Disco singer dress look', for Im both Rock and Disco. He 'Rocked it!' that Look and on to the Stage with singing vocals

I thought Graham Bonnet looked awesome with the short hair, and with those sunglasses, he was very entertaining. Awesome singer whatever the look.

He was my favorite Rainbow singer. Cool as hell... with his short hair !

@margix1172

Жыл бұрын

short hair is for losers

Only reason i got into Rainbow was because of Graham's look.

Think he looked great - made the band look unique among others, with the lead singer popping out among the rest of the band

Ritchie.....a great guitarist but not so good with people. Graham Bonnet performing with Rainbow started my life long love affair with heavy metal. Graham sang songs like they should be sung....100% all in and what a voice ! Graham also gained countless new fans for Rainbow along with the associated chart success. Did anyone ever buy an LP because of the bands hair ? Did anyone ever NOT buy an LP because of the bands hair ? I bought Rainbow records because they sounded great......great vocalists, great guitarists, and great drummers. Graham's image enhanced the appeal of the band rather than detracted from it. Ritchie.......a guitar legend but sometimes........🙈

Super Legends!!! GREAT! R.Blackmore and G.Bonnet!!! LOVE !!! Vodka!! Thank You!! Val

Graham Bonnet are aiging whit dignity and still can sing amazing and rich those high notes , not every one does that…..

Ritchie is brilliant but at times forgets others he worked with are brilliant too

“Communication Breakdown “ - LeD ZePPeLiN 🎸🥁🎙️🎸

As bikers, we loved Rainbow. We also loved Graham, regardless of the Bonnet barnet...

Shades of Spinal Tap. Thought I was listening to Nigel Tunfel. 😂😂😂

I think Down The Earth is one of the best Rainbow albums with Rising. Difficult to Cure album would be better if Graham Bonnet would done the singing. But that is speculation and imagination of course.

@alwilson3204

Жыл бұрын

It's the same story as the Doobie Brothers when Tom Johnston left. More big hits came out of this, but ruined the feel of the band for all the older fans. Double edges sword.

I really hope that Christopher Guest and the guys who wrote Spinal Tap get to see this one day, life imitating art eh? 😆

I was in that audience in Newcastle.

i thought the juxtaposition of the smooth look versus the others worked really well,

It never mattered to me-Graham looked a bit like Jan Michael Vincent in Airwolf

i never laughed so hard.

Listen to Graham sing, whisper in the night.

I always thought Graham was a cut above the rest, a rebel against the rebels, It worked !!! 😊😊

I haven't laughed so hard in a LONG time! And it's mainly the way Ritchie tells the story!

@buttercatz99

8 ай бұрын

Laughed? He totally serious.

Is this interview on a dvd.... love to hear the full version

One of the funniest musician hair stories I’ve heard, Ritchie is d-r-y dry!

Too bad they didn't do another album with that line up.

The fans didn't care about his hair length. "Well I'm not going to the concert because his hair is too short"?

I laugh my ass off everytime I hear this story....Even though Graham says it didn't happen this way at all.

@MrZardoz777

Жыл бұрын

There's a recent clip of him telling the story, much more believable. Yes he cut his hair, no he didn't jump out a window to do it.

@Hyxtryx

Жыл бұрын

@@MrZardoz777 But he claimed he was not told to NOT cut his hair, and I don't believe that at all. He was told not to cut his hair. That's the whole reason this story even exists. He may not have climbed out a window, but he somehow snuck off to a barber shop when he "wasn't supposed to".

Because a Hair cut? Hahahahahahahahaha God, richie's crazy... Graham have a great Voice, fact.

My mate said to me ,my uncle was in a band . Me oh really what were they called. Rainbow I think Me fuck off Ritchie Blackmores? I don’t know. Me what’s your uncles name? Graham Bonnet. Me fuck off are you serious. True story ! He had no idea .

Graham is an awesome singer long hair or not

Being let go (which is: fired) by Ritchie Blackmore AND Michael Schenker after just one album is a World Record, which speaks for itself!

I love Ritchie's humor and all - but having one of the strongest voices in rock in the band and bitchin' about the length of his hair is a bit rich!

Didn't have a problem with Graham's look. It was the on the cusp of the 80s and things were changing. No one would mistake Graham for Wayne Newton. I also think the Max Headroom character must have been inspired in some part by his look.

@latkagravas986

4 ай бұрын

Indeed, I did not come to about him till today. Great to see and hear of his Rock talent in 'in that Disco singer dress look', for Im both Rock and Disco. He 'Rocked it!' that Look and on to the Stage with singing vocals. His look is what I still carry as a Rock lover.

Wow, I never knew there were so many deleted scenes from Spinal Tap!

"Shaved it short, like he was going to appear as David Copperfield at whatever". Righto.

It´s strange, because about that time short hair was not "las vegas things", but a cool thing with new wave and punk rock on the spot. So, Graham was kind of right about the hair...

I think it was such commercial move by Richie. Graham's extravagant appearance is Richie's decision, which he has been hiding until now. He wanted to attract new fans to band, and also wanted to influence Rainbow America Tour, where the pop look was appreciated..

Good Ol Graham lol

The wig finder general

Each time Bonet sang Richie would forget about his hair.

@MurphyKargesBass

4 жыл бұрын

yep

@boogyjuggy

Жыл бұрын

lolllllllllll

Seriously ? Graham was the embodiment of cool.

@herbertvonzinderneuf8547

Жыл бұрын

To you, maybe.

Graham Bonnet was the only one who was actually reading the room, and was changing with the times. 🤷‍♂️ I love Ritchie, dearly. But, he should have just let Bonnet be his own thing. The audience wouldn’t have cared - especially the way Bonnet sang… The interviewer here is like… “Yeah…. Uh… okay…” 😂😂