Each singer that was in Rainbow had thier own identity. They did not try to copy each other but sang it in thier style. Whether it was Dio, Bonnet , Turner.... they were all great when thier time was up....
@@Cayres9 he did some great work with Micheal Schenker and Alcatraz have to disagree respectfully not everyone has a melodic sound but he did good for the time
@@johnstonedavis1792 Been playing since ‘76 and I have always thought this as well. Ed always mentioned Cream era Clapton as his inspiration. Don’t know if I hear that in his playing. I do hear some Blackmore influences, and Ed would have heard plenty of Purple and even Rainbow.
@@donkost it's got a lot of way they use the wammy and how they align there distortion and feedback in the sound they are looking for and they both can walk up and down the nick with precision
Graham had to know he had big shoes to fill covering Dio, but he did it his way because he knew Dio was someone different, and he was now the frontman for Rainbow. It seems unfair for so many to bash him for not parroting Ronnie James, it’s apples and oranges. I think it took major guts to do songs like this or Stargazer knowing the criticism that would follow. Hats off to Graham Bonnet for being true to himself!
@King of Dreams bro!!!! i signed in to make this same comment, then noticed you already did lol. the funny part it's only 2 days late. you suck, but you are right, we found his alias yt account
I've always thought Graham was a masterful vocalist. But in the case of the Man on Silver Mountain, Ron owned this song. Listen to this isolated vocal track of Ron. ruclips.net/video/SEF9VWjhzOk/видео.html. It's just awesome.
Graham had, has a powerful voice. He hits high notes so easily. You have to remember, Graham was never a "metal" singer prior to Rainbow. He was more into R+B. To come into a situation like this was a very big change in styles. Yet, he pulled it off very well. If you truly listened, you'd agree that he has a powerful voice and can hi the high notes with ease. I thought he did the impossible by making hits with Rainbow.
Fantastic vocal cords... Love him perhaps even more than Dio.... Bonnet and John Lawton are incredible. I really love THESE two best of all rock-n-roll singers!
👍❤, indeed. I did not know of him till today. His 'Disco singer look' is what flips me, on top of his baddass talent. Great to see this, for I am both Rock and Disco.Dude was badd.
He has the range to do justice to Dio's songs without having to try to sound like a carbon copy of Dio. No one can ever replace Dio but Rainbow still had some great music after him.
Song was definitely not written with Graham in mind. However, I have always found it fascinating that listening to Rainbow with Dio/Bonnet/Turner is like listening to three different bands all great in their own right.
Agreed, he's struggling in places because he was brought and had to learn all the songs. These were Dio's songs, his lyrics, naturally his delivery of his own songs is better. Equally his delivery of 'All Night Long' or 'Since You've Been Gone' wouldn't have been as good as Graham's.
všetci sú zvyknutí na Ronnieho Dia, preto ho toľko kritizujú a aj preto že po Diovi nastúpil Graham. Nemal to ľahké. Nastúpiť po takom velikánovi, akým bol Ronnie. Ale Graham sa toho zhostil na výbornú.
These plastic fans couldn't even respect Graham Bonnet, what a waste of internet space smh. dude was massively underrated and have a unique voice as well.
Man, who knew?! I never would've thought that Jim Carrey could sing this good!😂 Seriously though, Graham Bonnet never got the recognition he deserved, the man could and still can sing! Awesome voice!
I had this on 8-track and listened to it in my ‘72 firebird back in ‘76. I was 16 and worked 3 jobs all at the same time during high school to buy that car.
My first car had an 8 track too. It was an Olds Cutlass with a 455. Nothing like listening to your favorite jam to hear it start fading and then CLICK!!! It’s back. Did “Dazed and Confused “ take you back like it did me?
Fastest car i ever drove was a 72 firebird...it was a friends, we were about 18 years old back in 1984, he was to drunk to drive and I laid rubber with it everywhere that night .....good times
That's probably because he bad mouthed every really talented guitar player and still expected everyone to take him seriously. He actually thinks he plays better than Stevie Ray Vaughn.
He's such an asshole.... Let Johnny Winter go to a Couple of Seances and 3 RENNY FAIRS and he would tie Blackmore up and steal his Blonde "TAVERN WENCH" and and all the Villagers would sang "RocknRoll Hoochie Coo"
Yes, it's really Dio's song. Yes, Did sang it the best out of anyone who's attempted to perform it live. Even so, I'm impressed at how well Graham Bonnet managed to deliver the vocals in this performance. He's not Ronnie James Dio, but damn guys-- give him credit for a decent job here. If you were at this show-- it still sounds pretty damn cool, and I don't think most of the fans left this concert thinking it sucked or were disappointed with the band that night.
He did it quite well for not being Dio! Now, I would never purchase or play this version intentionally, but having heard it now, Bonnet deserves a job well done for making the utmost effort. He just ain't Ronnie! Nobody can do Ronnie but Ronnie! RIP Mr. DIO, you made this world a much better place, and left a legacy that will never be forgotten!
Yes, it's really Ronnie James Dio's song. With all my respect to Gram Bonnet it's not his song. "Not his song" is from the words "at all". Graham Bonnet doesn't _understand_ what's this song about. He's just singing while Dio was living in it.
No, he isn't Dio but who is? You don't replace the mighty Ronnie James Dio. That's just impossible. Still, Graham Bonnet managed to take the song and make it his own while still doing justice here. That's really all anyone can ask for.
Dude honestly does a killer job. I honestly think it's the clean cut look that's throwing people off. The dude's being himself at least And nothing wrong with that!
❤ It's also tough for him because he had to belt and scream every note, because even though he had a mic, it was so loud there that he couldn't achieve being louder than the music, & the deafening roar of the crowd. I know from experience, that that's very difficult, & u can't even hear the sound of your own voice, to be able to tell if you're in the right key , & also the drums just drown you out, & they didn't have the technology back then, to dial it in perfectly. Speaking of technology, they didn't have those little earpieces that you can put in your ear & hear your own voice, so with all that said, I think they did a great job & a lot of bands are pretty horrible "Live" anyway, so I think there's something to be said about the bands from the past, that didn't have a bag of tricks, or fancy gadgets, & they performed better than most of these bands could Today. ❤
Thats the thing I love how he has his unique style in this genre. Think about it... everyone tried to look rough this guy got his own identity with a suit and short hair aswell as his sun glasses and did it so well. It works it looks great and he has a stellar voice.
@@donaldsalkovick396 His style and tone I love. Sure technically there’s probably better guitarists. To my ears Blackmore is great. Nothing flashy. Listen to some Rainbow songs the solos are great.
@@johnoberle9750 yeh he a pioneer of metal or hard rock one might say. Many of the newer more technical guitar players when asked usually will tell you they studied the styles of Blackmore and the other greats of the time. Yngwie Malmsteen is one that comes right to mind having mentioned Blackmore as an influence on several occasions.
👍❤, indeed. I did not know of him till today. His 'Disco singer look' is what flips me, on top of his baddass talent. Great to see this, for I am both Rock and Disco.Dude was badd.
When I saw Rainbow many moons ago Joe Lynn Turner was the vocalist and they kicked azz. I never knew this guy singing in this video was ever part of the band. Another great singer, Blackmore had the knack for picking the perfect band members.
man, I got to see so many great acts at the capitol. what a fantastic memory generator utub has become. thank you for posting so many concerts I got to attend as a youth...
I haven't heard this song in a good minute. But I had the album in the early 80's when I was 12 or 13 !!!! I love this song and the album !!! Rock on...
I’ve learned two things. This Graham fellow sang for Rainbow and did a damn fine job. And this isn’t the only time Ritchie has done the false start to this tune. Found a video of him playing with Dio where he does the Lazy/ragtime medley as an intro.
Every incarnation of this band!! Every singer was very different from the last. Completely changed musical direction several times. I have found something I love in all of it.
@@metalmike570 Amen! Dio maybe the greatest metal singer I’ve ever heard . And I know it is an opinion but it’s the most powerful and gifted vocals I can think of . And I’ve heard them all.
@@salt27dogg He's a favorite to many but his time has come. I liked Layne Staley too, he has a lot of power and was taken way too soon. There are many that are great and some are gone; I like to go to concerts it's that time of the year again. I have some lined up, and these singers aren't where Dio was in level. I am going to Iron Maiden in October and Bruce is still good, glad I'm going!
Wow. I've only heard Dio sing this song. And then I saw the dude in the thumbnail and thought it would be cute to hear someone else sing it. Not too shabby.
WE ROCKED IT! The '70's were awesome! One such group was Rainbow! That is to say ONE SUCH GROUP! There were so many! They evolved into other groups but their beginnings were in the '70's. MY generation and the GREATS of that time
You didn’t rock anybody Arlene. You got passed around bon fires like a bag of skittles while Bad Company was playing. Don’t you dare take credit for music from that era. You did nothing.
I agree. Bonnet was better on the songs in his era. Only Dio can do this. I think Bonnet's voice was not very strong and he often had issues with staying in key as compared to Dio's.
Everyone on here mocking Graham just has no idea. Alcatrazz, Impelliteri, Blackthorne...his album with Anthem, too. The man is a legend. I love Dio, too--and this is Dio's song through and through (it's carved on his gravestone), but let's get some perspective.
Who knows, maybe he`s drunk that night. Who can and is able to give that 100% every evening? Richie Blackmore is my all-time favourite guitarist, but I would say that he is in many cases quite bad in live. On the other hand nobody has made so many good rock songs than Richie. He was in key role in Purple and Rainbow.
Dio : I get the same old dreams, Dreams DREAMS same time every night , Fall to the ground Ground GROUND and I wake up Up UP UPPPP , Dio sucks dwarf effing jew
Ronnie sounded terrible singing Ozzy songs. Sammy sounded terrible singing David Lee Roth songs. On the other hand, Bruce Dickinson sounds great singing Blaze Bayley songs and Brian Johnson sounds great singing Bon Scott songs. Some singers can pull it off, some can't. If Graham Bonnet would rein it in a bit, he wouldn't do so much damage to the song. Joe Lynn Turner did a pretty decent job because he didn't try to out-sing Dio like Graham seems to be trying to do here.
Yes that's exactly how I felt. Dio's impact on heavy metal is legendary. This man is 10% as authentic as the master Ronnie James Dio. RIP, always missed.
@@donaldsalkovick396 Ok but if you're going to sing hard rock and metal, at least try to look the part. Good singer - so so performer. A+ performers are Ozzy, Bruce, Rob Halford, Dio, Plant, Bon Scott, Axl, etc... They don't look like they're about to do a sales event.
all you Graham dislikers out there, just listen to his work on Down To Earth. I've seen him with possibly the best Rainbow lineup ever, and he's right up there with DIO. Different styles. The hair, clothes, etc was in keeping with the trend into the 80's. It also gave a shockingly stark contrast to the nature of the band and its music, and so providing a much higher element of inteligencia and sophistication.
The original Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, 1980 I have the original album with two Rainbow tracks, All Night Long and Stargazer. I have to say, that version of Stargazer with Graham singing is absolutely incredible.
I guess to some people Bonnet is a legend; I argued that he's not a legend but to some he is. So to some fans he's a legend, well remembered. I'm sure he's still alive I'm just saying that a lot of people seem to remember him but I didn't.
Someone once told Graham Bonnet not to quit his day job, and he took that to heart. He came straight from his cubicle to the show. Still an amazing performance though, fr fr.
One of the most underrated hard rock vocalists of all time. Such incredible articulation overall. This was very good here but was definitely not his best. Look out though when he did his own Rainbow pieces (eg: "All Night Long", "Since You've Been Gone" or "Lost in Hollywood") its brilliant. And after Rainbow he forms Alcatraz with Yngwie... Surprised they didn't do more together. Back to 1979. Dio has parted a year earlier because Ritchie wanted to go commercial and Dio did not. OK, I can go with that. So Ritchie (probably with encouragement from bass player Roger Glover who knew talent when he saw it; producing and directing talent for - 'Nazareth' and 'Judas Priest' among others) gets Graham Bonnet, a brilliant singer who fits Ritchie's commercial bill, well almost! Now remember this is Ritchie Blackmore we are talking about. Basically (and this is more or less coming from Ritchie himself) he cans Graham after a year because Graham won't grow his hair long! As far as I'm concerned, Rainbow was never less than "Ritchie Blackmore's" Rainbow as their debut album depicted. He always wants to play God in whatever venture he is in and he didn't care about who was in or out (and there were many!). I don't care how big his reputation is, I would NEVER work with him If I were genuinely good enough to do so. He is a great player, though his tone has always been way too thin. What always shocked me was the fact that Roger Glover actually joined Rainbow in '79 after Ritchie (and ONLY) Ritchie kicked him out of Deep Purple in 1973! But Really Dio to Bonnet to - well who else would you want? Joe Lynn Turner (Bonnet's successor) was and remains a capable and respectable singer but is not in the mix with Dio and Bonnet. No chance. At this point grey skies replace Rainbow and they are done, IMO.
@@robr.7283 He is now but not in the 70s heyday when the Mark 2 lineup was still highly respected....and still are to this day. I think that's he's trying to say 2 out of 5 of the Mark 2 lineup that most consider the "real" Deep Purple.
Absolutely brilliant and draw dropping. This sends a chill down my spine. This is what pure rock and roll is all about. A big shout out to the cinematographer. Black and white and classic rock. a real classic!
I love Graham Bonnet. Some songs just have a specific identity. One of the most difficult things to do as a new lead singer in an established band is to cover their previous hits to the fans' satisfaction.
I was at this concert. The Scorpions opened up. It was magical. BTW, no one was hating on Graham Bonnett. This was Ritchie Blackmore's band. We all knew it. Cozy Powell Roger Glover Don Airy. We all knew we were seeing the best band at that time. Not as famous as Zeppelin or Sabbath or Purple, but we got to see Ritchie Blackmore make no mistake about it. He is God. Top 3 in the world. Hendrix Eddie Van Halen and Ritchie Blackmore. These were the 3 we all knew who was truly the best. It's not the most famous like Jimmy Page saw him too. He can't touch Blackmore live. That's an honest truth, as some of us have seen it then. Cozy Powell was the best drummer in the world on his own at that time.
They didn't give Graham enough headroom or that place is just eating it all up... they have him almost dry and he's still kicking ass! I saw them with Graham!
What a great guitarist. This is a great song.
LOL. Definitely no Vivian Campbell
@@banditdarval9401 Gary More was technically better than Cambpell but love both guys.
Each singer that was in Rainbow had thier own identity. They did not try to copy each other but sang it in thier style. Whether it was Dio, Bonnet , Turner.... they were all great when thier time was up....
Dio was great , Bonnet sucked , JLT was great too as I liked the 1980s🎸 pop Rock 🌈 I did not like Bonnet as he can't sing he just screams 😂
@@Cayres9 he did some great work with Micheal Schenker and Alcatraz have to disagree respectfully not everyone has a melodic sound but he did good for the time
@@Cayres9 his poppier stuff might be ur cup o tea…. and the demos on the deluxe edition has him more subdued
@@Cayres9 Indeed. The white Blazer isn't helping. 😉
@@scottblair4691 LOL i know the late 70s Bee Gees look not good haha
Graham is still performing, too. He’s a legend in his own right.
I was there in 79 what a show!! Richie ripped that guitar !
I was at '77 concert twice with the unparalleled DIO as vocal God singing the goddamn songs he recorded as the great lead vocal of the band.
Ritchie and Eddie van Halen have a similar style
Small vanue....bout what 1500
@@johnstonedavis1792 Been playing since ‘76 and I have always thought this as well. Ed always mentioned Cream era Clapton as his inspiration. Don’t know if I hear that in his playing. I do hear some Blackmore influences, and Ed would have heard plenty of Purple and even Rainbow.
@@donkost it's got a lot of way they use the wammy and how they align there distortion and feedback in the sound they are looking for and they both can walk up and down the nick with precision
Graham had to know he had big shoes to fill covering Dio, but he did it his way because he knew Dio was someone different, and he was now the frontman for Rainbow. It seems unfair for so many to bash him for not parroting Ronnie James, it’s apples and oranges. I think it took major guts to do songs like this or Stargazer knowing the criticism that would follow. Hats off to Graham Bonnet for being true to himself!
You can't duplicate Dio and I respect Bonnet for not trying to. He sang this song and tried to be himself.
@@Maddogg-hg5me He tried to be himself? Well, that shouldn't be so difficult....
Never heard this, he sounds Good 😮
Richie always had great taste in vocalists. Dio, & Bonnet are legends!
@King of Dreams bro!!!! i signed in to make this same comment, then noticed you already did lol. the funny part it's only 2 days late. you suck, but you are right, we found his alias yt account
Yes he’s worked with the best and sacked them lol
Turner is always forgotten lol. Turner is probably the most underrated singer in hard rock history.
That Gillan fellow was OK, too. ;>)
@@schaferhundschmidt1798 I thought about Ian and forgot to mention him-damn he was a monster too!!!!
I snuck out oy my parents house in 1973 to see Deep Purple. I'm no longer grounded but I still can't hear.
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this is rainbow .......grow up.......
What a gret comment 🙂
Lmao love you!
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Graham Bonnet is a legend in his own right. This is coming from a huge Dio fan. This version rocks plain and simple. Good stuff to enjoy.
Lmfao they suck dumbass
Must respectfully disagree. My ears wanted Dio through the whole song.
A good cover should make you forget about the original.
I've always thought Graham was a masterful vocalist. But in the case of the Man on Silver Mountain, Ron owned this song. Listen to this isolated vocal track of Ron. ruclips.net/video/SEF9VWjhzOk/видео.html. It's just awesome.
@@jamesfeldman4234 Make no mistake, in my opinion, Dio is the best singer in metal.
@@goldwater1984 it's not really a cover... it's Rainbow.
Graham had, has a powerful voice. He hits high notes so easily. You have to remember, Graham was never a "metal" singer prior to Rainbow. He was more into R+B. To come into a situation like this was a very big change in styles. Yet, he pulled it off very well. If you truly listened, you'd agree that he has a powerful voice and can hi the high notes with ease. I thought he did the impossible by making hits with Rainbow.
Fantastic vocal cords... Love him perhaps even more than Dio.... Bonnet and John Lawton are incredible. I really love THESE two best of all rock-n-roll singers!
I learned to respect every singer that live on this earth, this guy fucking rocks!!.
👍❤, indeed. I did not know of him till today. His 'Disco singer look' is what flips me, on top of his baddass talent. Great to see this, for I am both Rock and Disco.Dude was badd.
@sonorefont2866 - I sing in the shower.
Can't hold a candle to Ronnie James Dio.
I know its not Ronnie, but he does a great job,still going strong too
Bonnet's vocal range is incredible!
Nowhere as good as Ronnie James Dio, in my opinion.
He has the range to do justice to Dio's songs without having to try to sound like a carbon copy of Dio. No one can ever replace Dio but Rainbow still had some great music after him.
Guy barely made it through this song.
He has the range, but control is not always there.
Sounds more like shouting than singing, sorry Graham not your best performance imho
Song was definitely not written with Graham in mind. However, I have always found it fascinating that listening to Rainbow with Dio/Bonnet/Turner is like listening to three different bands all great in their own right.
Very true but they're all fucking awesome.
yeah its like listening to Dio era Sabbath perform the Ozzy era stuff, its very strange but still good lol
The band's sound is exactly the same no matter the singer so how does it sound like three different bands? It sounds like three different singers.
@@justincase7937 Dear Little Man,
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Thank you in advance.
This is AWESOME! Graham killed it, he sounds excellent! Why all the negativity?
Agreed, he's struggling in places because he was brought and had to learn all the songs. These were Dio's songs, his lyrics, naturally his delivery of his own songs is better. Equally his delivery of 'All Night Long' or 'Since You've Been Gone' wouldn't have been as good as Graham's.
všetci sú zvyknutí na Ronnieho Dia, preto ho toľko kritizujú a aj preto že po Diovi nastúpil Graham. Nemal to ľahké. Nastúpiť po takom velikánovi, akým bol Ronnie. Ale Graham sa toho zhostil na výbornú.
Agreed. Few vocalists sound the same. Graham also sounded good on MSG"s Assault Attack album.
@@dramatechws Dio would probably would also trouble Eyes of the World. Dio did Dream On which didn't have the feel.
@@operasinger2126 Impelliteri - Stand in Line and Alcatrazz No Parole From Rock N Roll also
These plastic fans couldn't even respect Graham Bonnet, what a waste of internet space smh. dude was massively underrated and have a unique voice as well.
I agree... Even when this dude had a couple of great bands, he is still criminally underrated and I don't understand why...
I can’t stand Graham. I like his album but prefer JLT and Dio
Well not take away from GRAHAM, but.... DIO was still WAYYY better. As in this song GRAHAM is comparatively fucking it up. DIO WAS THE MAN!!!!!
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Man, who knew?! I never would've thought that Jim Carrey could sing this good!😂
Seriously though, Graham Bonnet never got the recognition he deserved, the man could and still can sing! Awesome voice!
Was thinking the same about Jim Carrey. Disagree about the singing though...
I'm sorry I was not impressed with the singing. There's no one like dio but even so I just wasn't too impressed with the singing, that's all.
That singer sucks!
I had this on 8-track and listened to it in my ‘72 firebird back in ‘76. I was 16 and worked 3 jobs all at the same time during high school to buy that car.
My first car had an 8 track too. It was an Olds Cutlass with a 455. Nothing like listening to your favorite jam to hear it start fading and then CLICK!!! It’s back. Did “Dazed and Confused “ take you back like it did me?
Fastest car i ever drove was a 72 firebird...it was a friends, we were about 18 years old back in 1984, he was to drunk to drive and I laid rubber with it everywhere that night .....good times
@@charliepastrami2813 mine would smoke the tires. 👍🏻😎
@@texasaggie8449 💯👍
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I still have great appreciation for Graham Bonnet, he’s Graham Bonnet, he’s not Dio, Apples n Oranges.
Apples and rotten bananas
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Didn't Graham B record & sing the
Never mind, I spaced out on wording the reply correctly. Bonnet does resemble Jim Carrey especially with all that Mic Cable on stage though. LOL! 🤘
Blackmore is one of the greatest and most influential guitar players of all time .really doesn't get the credit he deserves.
what?
That's probably because he bad mouthed every really talented guitar player and still expected everyone to take him seriously. He actually thinks he plays better than Stevie Ray Vaughn.
@@TheGunnCat I like Blackmore I really do, but damn this is spot on.
He's such an asshole....
Let Johnny Winter go to a Couple of Seances and 3 RENNY FAIRS and he would tie Blackmore up and steal his Blonde "TAVERN WENCH" and and all the Villagers would sang "RocknRoll Hoochie Coo"
@@TheGunnCat I would put Jeff Beck as the best of his era and many placed him as the most naturally gifted.
Love Bonnets voice. It so suits heavy rock.
The opposite his clothes.................
@@robertatonina1675
It's just costumes.
Doesn't really matter.
@@oneshothunter9877 No, not just. He preferes pop music more than hard rock
Yes, it's really Dio's song. Yes, Did sang it the best out of anyone who's attempted to perform it live. Even so, I'm impressed at how well Graham Bonnet managed to deliver the vocals in this performance. He's not Ronnie James Dio, but damn guys-- give him credit for a decent job here. If you were at this show-- it still sounds pretty damn cool, and I don't think most of the fans left this concert thinking it sucked or were disappointed with the band that night.
He did it quite well for not being Dio! Now, I would never purchase or play this version intentionally, but having heard it now, Bonnet deserves a job well done for making the utmost effort. He just ain't Ronnie! Nobody can do Ronnie but Ronnie! RIP Mr. DIO, you made this world a much better place, and left a legacy that will never be forgotten!
Yes, it's really Ronnie James Dio's song. With all my respect to Gram Bonnet it's not his song. "Not his song" is from the words "at all".
Graham Bonnet doesn't _understand_ what's this song about. He's just singing while Dio was living in it.
No, he isn't Dio but who is? You don't replace the mighty Ronnie James Dio. That's just impossible. Still, Graham Bonnet managed to take the song and make it his own while still doing justice here. That's really all anyone can ask for.
DAMN GOOD JOB
Dude honestly does a killer job.
I honestly think it's the clean cut look that's throwing people off.
The dude's being himself at least
And nothing wrong with that!
My most favorite song by Rainbow, always has been
i like "stargazer"
So many to choose from
❤ It's also tough for him because he had to belt and scream every note, because even though he had a mic, it was so loud there that he couldn't achieve being louder than the music, & the deafening roar of the crowd. I know from experience, that that's very difficult, & u can't even hear the sound of your own voice, to be able to tell if you're in the right key , & also the drums just drown you out, & they didn't have the technology back then, to dial it in perfectly. Speaking of technology, they didn't have those little earpieces that you can put in your ear & hear your own voice, so with all that said, I think they did a great job & a lot of bands are pretty horrible "Live" anyway, so I think there's something to be said about the bands from the past, that didn't have a bag of tricks, or fancy gadgets, & they performed better than most of these bands could Today. ❤
it doesnt matter how his hair is.. he is a singer its his voice and feelings. why be critical of his hair style?
he has no feeling, and just yells . Fucking garbage. and yes, image does matter. guy looks like a fucking dork
Steve Burk Bonnet looks and sings very good! His James Dean style is badass!
Steve Burk Bonnet quit Rainbow..... get your story straight.
Thats the thing I love how he has his unique style in this genre. Think about it... everyone tried to look rough this guy got his own identity with a suit and short hair aswell as his sun glasses and did it so well. It works it looks great and he has a stellar voice.
his voice sucks. he's just yelling.
I can listen to Ritchie play guitar all day long. No one even close.
You must not listen to any other guitarist. What he played was nothing special
@@donaldsalkovick396 His style and tone I love. Sure technically there’s probably better guitarists. To my ears Blackmore is great. Nothing flashy. Listen to some Rainbow songs the solos are great.
@@johnoberle9750 fair enough I can agree with that. And I will listen to some more Rainbow
@@johnoberle9750 yeh he a pioneer of metal or hard rock one might say. Many of the newer more technical guitar players when asked usually will tell you they studied the styles of Blackmore and the other greats of the time. Yngwie Malmsteen is one that comes right to mind having mentioned Blackmore as an influence on several occasions.
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Great clip, Bonnet is top of the line as a lead singer. Forget about his short hair.
Yeah, short hair is one hell of a problem.
Reminds of a young Johnny Cash. Needs to grow it out for the band and music. Just a thought.
He ruined this version though. He`s a great singer but very limited in range.
Извините поправте если не прав на фото альбома как будто все волосатые
👍❤, indeed. I did not know of him till today. His 'Disco singer look' is what flips me, on top of his baddass talent. Great to see this, for I am both Rock and Disco.Dude was badd.
This confirms it... Nigel from Spinal tap is primarily based on Ritchie Blackmore.
Definitely had the hair
When I saw Rainbow many moons ago Joe Lynn Turner was the vocalist and they kicked azz.
I never knew this guy singing in this video was ever part of the band. Another great singer, Blackmore had the knack for picking the perfect band members.
man, I got to see so many great acts at the capitol. what a fantastic memory generator utub has become. thank you for posting so many concerts I got to attend as a youth...
A great showcase of Bonnet’s powerful vocals!
I haven't heard this song in a good minute. But I had the album in the early 80's when I was 12 or 13 !!!! I love this song and the album !!! Rock on...
Graham is not DIO, but he is good in this video. Blackmore is awesome. Fuck the haters.
+Andreas Kvale Yup, fuck 'em.This sounds pretty damn good to me! Not perfect, Blackmore's had better nights, but it's far from sloppy.
totally agree with you
i know its all opinions...i dont like his voice at all...not much quality at all a lot of screaming barley in key
Nobody can match Blackmore, neither Ronnie Jamies Dio, ever and never.
a key is a bit too high for Graham's voice to be at his best, i think. like Coverdale.
I’ve learned two things. This Graham fellow sang for Rainbow and did a damn fine job. And this isn’t the only time Ritchie has done the false start to this tune. Found a video of him playing with Dio where he does the Lazy/ragtime medley as an intro.
Found this video and thought
“huh, neat, didn’t know another guy sang for rainbow”.
2 years and a lot of weed…
This guys voice is amazing!
are you tone deaf?
@@blackfalcon6.45 Same is true of his version of Dream On.
@@blackfalcon6.45 And Bonnet has songs that Dio couldn't perform nearly as good
You're joking, right? He's off pitch several times in the first verse alone!
Bonnet is slaughtering the song ;)
Every incarnation of this band!! Every singer was very different from the last. Completely changed musical direction several times. I have found something I love in all of it.
Bonnet has one of the strongest voices in rock, while i like the guy and he does a solid job, this is clearly a Dio song.
Agree
I THOUGHT GRAHM ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT!!! A REAL ATTITUDE!!!!
This dude sounds fucking awesome
Ronnie J. Dio had the best pipes!! Whether he was singing for Sabbath,Rainbow or Dio,HE WAS THE MAN!!
RIP to the man -The Voice in Hard Rock / Metal.
@@metalmike570 Amen! Dio maybe the greatest metal singer I’ve ever heard . And I know it is an opinion but it’s the most powerful and gifted vocals I can think of . And I’ve heard them all.
@@salt27dogg He's a favorite to many but his time has come. I liked Layne Staley too, he has a lot of power and was taken way too soon. There are many that are great and some are gone; I like to go to concerts it's that time of the year again. I have some lined up, and these singers aren't where Dio was in level. I am going to Iron Maiden in October and Bruce is still good, glad I'm going!
Wasn't Ronnie also in a band called elf at 1 point?
I’m a huge dio fan and this is incredible! Great vocal range. Love. GB. The band kills it too !
Really great. Graham sings so great here. With power.
Wow. I've only heard Dio sing this song. And then I saw the dude in the thumbnail and thought it would be cute to hear someone else sing it.
Not too shabby.
The guitar work is on POINT!!!😊😊
WE ROCKED IT! The '70's were awesome! One such group was Rainbow! That is to say ONE SUCH GROUP! There were so many! They evolved into other groups but their beginnings were in the '70's. MY generation and the GREATS of that time
You didn’t rock anybody Arlene. You got passed around bon fires like a bag of skittles while Bad Company was playing. Don’t you dare take credit for music from that era. You did nothing.
I love his voice! Powerhouse!!
I had the good fortune to do a gig supporting Graham a good few years ago and he was just superb. I also love his stuff with MSG.
I like Graham but this is definitely Dio's song.
Dio's. Spanish for God...(unapostrophed...) Best of both worlds.
by day he is a taxman by night he is a DIO cover band who should cover iron maiden ssongs
Every song is Dio's song.
I agree. Bonnet was better on the songs in his era. Only Dio can do this. I think Bonnet's voice was not very strong and he often had issues with staying in key as compared to Dio's.
This is Ritchie Blackmore's song no matter who is singing.
Give the guy a break, that's like comparing ozzy to dio with sabbath, two different animals. Graham can sing very well, give him a break.
Hey Hey Hey Hey.....one break comin' up!........David Lee Roth.
@@metalmike570 Early on when v.h was still good. Yes Sir.
I prefer Graham over dio
Couldn't agree more. You can tell this when you listen to his other (non-Rainbow) work
agree
I love Graham and Dio…and Ritchie is my all time favorite 🎸player 🙌🏼.. I was in 7 th grade in 1979..
Everyone on here mocking Graham just has no idea. Alcatrazz, Impelliteri, Blackthorne...his album with Anthem, too. The man is a legend.
I love Dio, too--and this is Dio's song through and through (it's carved on his gravestone), but let's get some perspective.
👍👍
He sounds great, different dress. It’s good though
@Joseph Cocchiola It's Dio's song all the way, but I love Graham, too.
He probably would have refused. It's songs like that made him quit, haha.
@Joseph Cocchiola The Turner albums have their moments. "Fire Dance" is great. I dig the Dougie White album, too.
One of the best riffs ever.
My brother was a bouncer at the Capital Theatre back then. He is going to Their 50 yr reunion in Sept. Amazing how many big bands played there
Guys, listen to Bonnett's work on Schenker's ASSAULT ATTACK album. Altogether different sort of rock singer.
Hell yeah Man!
Even on "No Parole" Alcatrazz
Who knows, maybe he`s drunk that night. Who can and is able to give that 100% every evening? Richie Blackmore is my all-time favourite guitarist, but I would say that he is in many cases quite bad in live. On the other hand nobody has made so many good rock songs than Richie. He was in key role in Purple and Rainbow.
he is really trying hard, not the easiest song for him to sing
R Keeney love that album RKeeney
Powerful voice！
Graham somehow has a stronger voice today in 2022 and much more power than he did back in the day. How is that even possible?
Same with Glenn Hughes
er traf kaum einen Ton richtig, die Technik heute erlaubt, dass er ich selbst besser hört, denn Singen kann er er
A great jam session, one of the great classic rock songs.
I had no idea Jim Carrey had such a great vocal range.
Lmao
i was just about to say something like that lol
"Yes in Deedly Dee ,Silver Moon Tane ,Baby"
Hilarious lmao
It's Johnny Cash..
just. ugh. 🎉
I was blasting this in a hotel in Garmisch while on a ski trip with my GF in 1982. We never did go skiing! What a great week!
I’m trying to imagine Dio singing Since You’ve Been Gone
No doubt would be great!!!
Wouldnt have been as good. Kind of like this isnt as good as Dio.
Dio : I get the same old dreams, Dreams DREAMS same time every night , Fall to the ground Ground GROUND and I wake up Up UP UPPPP , Dio sucks dwarf effing jew
@@carmineredd1198 he wasn't Jewish you fucking moron.
Ronnie sounded terrible singing Ozzy songs. Sammy sounded terrible singing David Lee Roth songs. On the other hand, Bruce Dickinson sounds great singing Blaze Bayley songs and Brian Johnson sounds great singing Bon Scott songs. Some singers can pull it off, some can't. If Graham Bonnet would rein it in a bit, he wouldn't do so much damage to the song. Joe Lynn Turner did a pretty decent job because he didn't try to out-sing Dio like Graham seems to be trying to do here.
This makes me miss Dio even more.
Yes that's exactly how I felt. Dio's impact on heavy metal is legendary. This man is 10% as authentic as the master Ronnie James Dio. RIP, always missed.
@@mikeponzio1587 what an idiotic statement. Dio was a sawed off elf with a decent voice Graham himself was twice as good.
@@donaldsalkovick396 Ok but if you're going to sing hard rock and metal, at least try to look the part. Good singer - so so performer. A+ performers are Ozzy, Bruce, Rob Halford, Dio, Plant, Bon Scott, Axl, etc... They don't look like they're about to do a sales event.
@@metalmike570 fair enough....but his appearance isn't that important to me, his talent is
@@donaldsalkovick396 👍
It's great to hear singers share songs. It's not all about one thing.
all you Graham dislikers out there, just listen to his work on Down To Earth. I've seen him with possibly the best Rainbow lineup ever, and he's right up there with DIO. Different styles. The hair, clothes, etc was in keeping with the trend into the 80's. It also gave a shockingly stark contrast to the nature of the band and its music, and so providing a much higher element of inteligencia and sophistication.
First time i listen to this guy, and i have to say i like what i hear, good stage perfomance.
Arguably one of the most electrifying masterpieces of rock.Even after all these years I still want to headbang
It's hard to imagine him singing with such power,when you hear him singing a love song in his previous band the 'marbles'
Anyone know of a live Graham Bonnet Rainbow version of this tune with better audio?
Men of the Silver Mountain, Graham will singing this song😪but after Ronnie, it’s no possible, RONNIE is the BEST, the KING and love this💋
@Eddie M Also, Blackmore's best music outside of Rainbow with Ronnie is Deep Purple.
or man on the silver mountain as well
Magic is in the edge of reality ! This is Ms.Blackmore
The original Monsters of Rock festival at Castle Donington, 1980 I have the original album with two Rainbow tracks, All Night Long and Stargazer. I have to say, that version of Stargazer with Graham singing is absolutely incredible.
Igualmente tengo el álbum que mencionas, y efectivamente contiene esas dos canciones con muy buena interpretación de Graham Bonett
Graham sounds pretty bad on this song, but when he does material written for him, he kicks ass. He's actually one of my favorite 80s metal singers.
John Kangas Correct!! He Wails On “ All Night Long” Stargazer?? Not so much
Wow. Your own tongue in your ass.
800...
Blackmore played the song too fast like he always did live. The studio version is much better. Gotta agree that this is Dio's song though.
I guess to some people Bonnet is a legend; I argued that he's not a legend but to some he is. So to some fans he's a legend, well remembered. I'm sure he's still alive I'm just saying that a lot of people seem to remember him but I didn't.
Someone once told Graham Bonnet not to quit his day job, and he took that to heart. He came straight from his cubicle to the show. Still an amazing performance though, fr fr.
Blackmore's on fire ! Great band !
Notice a rare thing : we could see a Roger Glover without his hat !! 👏
His performance @ the 1980 Monsters of Rock was phenomenal…… killer voice- so unique
One of the most underrated hard rock vocalists of all time. Such incredible articulation overall. This was very good here but was definitely not his best. Look out though when he did his own Rainbow pieces (eg: "All Night Long", "Since You've Been Gone" or "Lost in Hollywood") its brilliant. And after Rainbow he forms Alcatraz with Yngwie... Surprised they didn't do more together.
Back to 1979. Dio has parted a year earlier because Ritchie wanted to go commercial and Dio did not. OK, I can go with that. So Ritchie (probably with encouragement from bass player Roger Glover who knew talent when he saw it; producing and directing talent for - 'Nazareth' and 'Judas Priest' among others) gets Graham Bonnet, a brilliant singer who fits Ritchie's commercial bill, well almost! Now remember this is Ritchie Blackmore we are talking about. Basically (and this is more or less coming from Ritchie himself) he cans Graham after a year because Graham won't grow his hair long! As far as I'm concerned, Rainbow was never less than "Ritchie Blackmore's" Rainbow as their debut album depicted. He always wants to play God in whatever venture he is in and he didn't care about who was in or out (and there were many!). I don't care how big his reputation is, I would NEVER work with him If I were genuinely good enough to do so. He is a great player, though his tone has always been way too thin. What always shocked me was the fact that Roger Glover actually joined Rainbow in '79 after Ritchie (and ONLY) Ritchie kicked him out of Deep Purple in 1973! But Really Dio to Bonnet to - well who else would you want? Joe Lynn Turner (Bonnet's successor) was and remains a capable and respectable singer but is not in the mix with Dio and Bonnet. No chance. At this point grey skies replace Rainbow and they are done, IMO.
Saw them open with this tune Johnson City Tenn 79
Did anybody notice 3/5 of Deep Purple on stage?
Maybe 2/5ths
@@stevenjohnston2263 Don't forget Don Airey, so 3/5th is right now.
I don't count Don Airey.
@@stevenjohnston2263 Well he is in Deep Purple so whether you count it or not it us true.
@@robr.7283 He is now but not in the 70s heyday when the Mark 2 lineup was still highly respected....and still are to this day. I think that's he's trying to say 2 out of 5 of the Mark 2 lineup that most consider the "real" Deep Purple.
Simply the best rock singer
Absolutely brilliant and draw dropping. This sends a chill down my spine. This is what pure rock and roll is all about. A big shout out to the cinematographer. Black and white and classic rock. a real classic!
No kidding.
This singer is great. And there’s a lot great rainbow songs🌈❤
I love Graham Bonnet. Some songs just have a specific identity. One of the most difficult things to do as a new lead singer in an established band is to cover their previous hits to the fans' satisfaction.
Always amazed me how he can sing like that 👍 ok he never wore flared denims with stars embroidered on them but his voice was phenomenal
I was at that show, Uriah Heep was ome of the opening acts along with a band called No Dice !!!
NO DICE OPENED WINTERLAND LONG LIVE TOUR BOOED OFF SINGER GOT WHACKED BY A HALF EATEN HOT DOG LOL
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LEGENDARY COZY POWELL ON DRUMS. RITCHIE- MASTER OF THE STRATOCASTER
Reading the disses before they broke into the song I thought he would suck, this guy can sing pretty damm good !!
Saw this tour in Indy. The WHOLE BAND rocked!
2:48 when the singer looks at you with the “Brooo slow the fk down!” Look 😂🤷♂️
This is my first time seeing it live and I like this way better than the studio recording.
I was there!... WOW!.. Great to see this!... Thank You!.... :)
Blackmore so unique
Graham is sing this full chest voice
Wow
Excellent. Great befitting ode to a great player. Exhilarating !
I was at this concert. The Scorpions opened up. It was magical. BTW, no one was hating on Graham Bonnett. This was Ritchie Blackmore's band. We all knew it. Cozy Powell Roger Glover Don Airy. We all knew we were seeing the best band at that time. Not as famous as Zeppelin or Sabbath or Purple, but we got to see Ritchie Blackmore make no mistake about it. He is God. Top 3 in the world. Hendrix Eddie Van Halen and Ritchie Blackmore. These were the 3 we all knew who was truly the best. It's not the most famous like Jimmy Page saw him too. He can't touch Blackmore live. That's an honest truth, as some of us have seen it then. Cozy Powell was the best drummer in the world on his own at that time.
One of Blackmore's greatest songs!
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Ritchie probably made more money going mainstream but people still listen and remember the Dio stuff more.
My brother took me to a rainbow concert when I was about 13 or 14 years old circa 1978 or 79 near or in Chicago
When your lawyer has to fill in on vocals.
Or used car salesman..
lolol ha ha ,,. love it
young Johnny Cash ;)
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He has been calling about my warranty.
They didn't give Graham enough headroom or that place is just eating it all up... they have him almost dry and he's still kicking ass! I saw them with Graham!
Mr. Bonnet Always lends a little class to the place............
6:27 hey!! my cat does that !!