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.
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
@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 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!
@@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
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.
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...
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!
👍❤, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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"
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.
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, 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...
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!
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.
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’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.
❤ 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. ❤
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!
👍❤, 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.
@@based9930 i read your comment and I thought, "WHAT?" so I went back and sure as shit, his vocal are sucking, he's barely hitting notes. maybe his voice was tired from shows, who knows. But to say he's killing it, naw.
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
Put this way. I live in the middle of the USA. I've seen Rainbow 4 times to date. Each time different singers. All great and thats the evolution of supergroups change! 🌼🎼🎶🎵🎩
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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!
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.
Ritchie’s featured instrumental (“solo”) is short but epic. Ritchie is a true stratomaestro and working the tone, pickup selected and tremo (whammy). Cozy is (R.I.P) is an absolute beast.
What a great guitarist. This is a great song.
LOL. Definitely no Vivian Campbell
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.
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
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!!!!
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 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 😮
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 is still performing, too. He’s a legend in his own right.
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,
You are little more than a contrairian prick. Please don't comment on my posts.
Thank you in advance.
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 know its not Ronnie, but he does a great job,still going strong too
My most favorite song by Rainbow, always has been
i like "stargazer"
So many to choose from
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.
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’m a huge dio fan and this is incredible! Great vocal range. Love. GB. The band kills it too !
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
Danke, dass du so etwas noch nach den Jahren mit uns teilst
The guitar work is on POINT!!!😊😊
I snuck out oy my parents house in 1973 to see Deep Purple. I'm no longer grounded but I still can't hear.
😉👍
this is rainbow .......grow up.......
What a gret comment 🙂
Lmao love you!
😂
A great showcase of Bonnet’s powerful vocals!
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.
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
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 💯👍
A great jam session, one of the great classic rock songs.
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"
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.
Really great. Graham sings so great here. With power.
First time i listen to this guy, and i have to say i like what i hear, good stage perfomance.
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.
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!!!!!
@@kennethkelly708 Дио.лутше
Он.не.поет.а.оре т.он.дио.в.подметки.не.годится.
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...
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!
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.
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
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…
Excellent. Great befitting ode to a great player. Exhilarating !
I still have great appreciation for Graham Bonnet, he’s Graham Bonnet, he’s not Dio, Apples n Oranges.
Apples and rotten bananas
♥️
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! 🤘
❤ 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. ❤
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
I love Graham and Dio…and Ritchie is my all time favorite 🎸player 🙌🏼.. I was in 7 th grade in 1979..
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.
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
Great old days at live concerts, passing joints, pipes and Rock n Rolling!!!!! 😁👍
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.
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
Blackmore's on fire ! Great band !
Notice a rare thing : we could see a Roger Glover without his hat !! 👏
This confirms it... Nigel from Spinal tap is primarily based on Ritchie Blackmore.
Definitely had the hair
His performance @ the 1980 Monsters of Rock was phenomenal…… killer voice- so unique
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!
@@based9930 i read your comment and I thought, "WHAT?" so I went back and sure as shit, his vocal are sucking, he's barely hitting notes. maybe his voice was tired from shows, who knows. But to say he's killing it, naw.
I love his voice! Powerhouse!!
Rainbow was awesome saw them in concert was blown away
Arguably one of the most electrifying masterpieces of rock.Even after all these years I still want to headbang
First time i heard G Bonnett sing this song! He is a great singer! Very good-
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
love this live footage..decent sound as well..thanks for the upload
Ditto.
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.
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?
Powerful voice！
One of the best riffs ever.
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.
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.
I was there!... WOW!.. Great to see this!... Thank You!.... :)
Saw this tour in Indy. The WHOLE BAND rocked!
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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This dude sounds fucking awesome
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.
such a great voice and awesome performance of Ritchie back in those days, he mafe of Rainbow a live jamming band
Put this way. I live in the middle of the USA. I've seen Rainbow 4 times to date. Each time different singers. All great and thats the evolution of supergroups change! 🌼🎼🎶🎵🎩
This singer is great. And there’s a lot great rainbow songs🌈❤
I THOUGHT GRAHM ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT!!! A REAL ATTITUDE!!!!
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
Seen rainbow in Flint Michigan way back , loudest concert I ever had been to. And I had been to a lot back then. 2 every weekend in the 70s.
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.
Very different vocalists. But, about half way through, he REALLY starts ruling. This was awesome!
Saw them open with this tune Johnson City Tenn 79
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.
It's great to hear singers share songs. It's not all about one thing.
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
This is my first time seeing it live and I like this way better than the studio recording.
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.
LEGENDARY COZY POWELL ON DRUMS. RITCHIE- MASTER OF THE STRATOCASTER
Magic is in the edge of reality ! This is Ms.Blackmore
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.
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?
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.
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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.
Fantastic work of Graham Bonnet with both Rainbow and MSG.
This will always be one of Dios best tunes. R.I.P. Ronnie
I loved everything in this video.
You know that intro was blistering LOUD !
2:48 when the singer looks at you with the “Brooo slow the fk down!” Look 😂🤷♂️
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
Oh hes a master at his craft in his own way. Talented
great performance, thanks incredible how ritchie use the selector of all three coils
Blackmore so unique
Graham is sing this full chest voice
Wow
Simply the best rock singer
Still gives me goosebumps
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!
Ritchie’s featured instrumental (“solo”) is short but epic. Ritchie is a true stratomaestro and working the tone, pickup selected and tremo (whammy). Cozy is (R.I.P) is an absolute beast.
Saw this tour about 2 months before this show ( Spectrum in Philly). They opened for BOC.