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Elizabeth is a rare and amazing individual! Heck! When I was in high school she would have been considered a unicorn. A girl who likes metal, fantasy and RPG's? Impossible!!!🤣
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Ronnie James Dio has sung on three of metals greatest songs, Stargazer, Heaven and Hell ( Black Sabbath) and Holy Diver ( Dio) Jimmy Bain also played bass on two of them which he never really got the kudos for
Hi, you missed that the guitar also tells a whole story on the last solo. It tells how you are in the orient, how hard life is and then explains how tall the tower was by illustrating how long the climb was for the wizard with the ascending chords that kept going a lot longer than expected. Then it tells how wrong things went with the strident notes and the wizard falling to his death with the slides at the end of the solo. That's one thing people miss when listening to metal. A lot of the time, the guitar fills in part of the story not told by the lyrics.
Still my favorite song of all time. The best drum intro, the best singer which defined how metal vovalists should sound like and of course the ultimate guitar solo. 🔥
Welcome to the club of discovering this absolute epic classic. Every time one becomes a fan of it an angel gets it's wings.. and a wizard gets his star.
10 for me, one of my favorite songs of all time. Fantastic group, exceptional live shows. The 1977 Munich concert song "Mistreated" Is something you should checkout.
I’ve lived with the song since shortly after it’s release. It still moves me and gives me goosebumps. It’s definitely peak Rainbow but Ronnie was in to his groove which went on to new heights with both Black Sabbath and with his Solo band. There are not enough superlatives for this album. The stars really did align for this recording and it’s good to see people much younger than me appreciating it. I’d like to know what you think of it in another 40 years plus 👍
It doesn't get much more epic than this!! Dio's vocals absolutely SOAR - the demonic elf himself has willed that wizard to plummet to his death. RIP Ronnie! Yes, that drum opening never gets old - Cozy Powell knew how to make an entrance. Blackmore's guitars, keys, strings...it's all there! 9/10 for me. Cheers.
"Stargazer" was the answer of Ricthie Blackmore (the guitarist and leader of Rainbow) to "Kashmir" the big hit by Led Zeppelin (led by the legendary guitarist Jimmy page) in 1975 . It includes the same harmonic minor scale (you can also find in another Rainbow song like Gates of Babylon or Perfect stranger by Deep Purple - after Rictchie Blackmore reintegrate this band) . Harmonic minor scale become then frequently played in the metal genre. If you want a song well crafted with the amazing voice of R.J Dio try "Children of the sea" by Black Sabbath .
“Catch the Rainbow” ballad well written, rare Ronny singing falsetto. “Gates of Babylon” & “Kill the King” are my old favorites. “Children of the Sea” & “ Rainbow in the Dark” are the later favorites
Es una obra magna, de dimensiones bíblicas.., épica, intensa, emotiva, poderosa, majestuosa, enérgica, llena de una grandeza sin límites. No hay adjetivos suficientes para esta canción. Otra de las obras maestras creadas por un genio llamado Richie Blackmore..., resumiendo Stargazer no es música es un milagro
Another great metal band in a similar style to this is Dio they have the same singer as rainbow, and the song I would recommend is holy diver. Been really enjoying this content over the standard reaction content on RUclips and I hope your channel continues to grow.
Love Dio, so glad I got to see him live on top of everything else he was an immense showman and incredible person. Would love to see you give the modern metal band Jinjer a go. Tight and complex musically with an incredible singer (my favorite modern metal singer) and powerful lyrics. I suggest Homeback. The band is Ukrainian and they made the song about losing their homes to the war in 2014. A powerful and current topic.
Thank you for paying proper attention to the lyrics, something I felt many other reaction videos were lacking. To me the song is very visual, telling an epic story, which all the other instruments, particularly Ritchie's guitar solo, beautifully and greatly enhance and compliment, just as you noted.
Great reaction and analysis! Always glad to see someone new getting into hard rock and metal. If you are looking for suggestions I would recommend Reverie/Harlequin Forest by Opeth
The world is full of kings and queens who blinds your eyes and steal your dreams , it's heaven and hell. According to Wendy, he was talking about Ritchie Blackmore in that paragraph. Also, the song rainbow 🌈 in the dark was also about Ritchie Blackmore. Ritchie really put Ronnie thru hell personally. Ritchie was the wizard his Idle, especially when he opened up for Deep Purple. He was in Elf opening up for the greatest band in the world at the time. It had to hurt when Ritchie wanted him out of the band.
the continuation of this song on the same album, "a light in the black" was one of the first pre-metal songs and another epic Blackmore's solo after DP era
1976, in Europe this album was huge. In the UK people queued overnight to get it. It's a genre defining masterpiece The song is a morality tale inspired by the film "The Silver Chalice" starring Jack Palance Additional: your reaction says everything
@@InterestingStuff888 ok you watch the movie first before presuming and Ronnie said the song was partly inspired by a movie he loved as a teenager called.... oh look "The Silver Chalice". And there is a quote from Cozy Powell where he confirms this in a book I have about Rainbow. Maybe do some research instead of pretending you know something when in actuality you know sweet FA. Were you even around in '76? As a starter: "The Silver Chalice". Here's the main scene, a wizard (Jack Palance) trying' to fly from the top of a tower built by slaves... and failing. ruclips.net/video/8dHzAn1vhl0/видео.html And Ronnie's signature style developed over time and wasn't limited to fantasy. Man you people with your blinkered views. Star Struck - a stalker The Shed(subtle) - Chelsea FC's infamous Shed and the fans Kill The King - Chess Heaven and Hell etc etc etc.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is creme de la creme of rock. And, again, it's so refreshing to hear experts explain without either looking down their noses or sucking up to the fans for their clicks. Please, stick to your guns, and that from a lifelong fan of Ritchie, Ronnie, Cozy and others. Most of us don't know keys or recognize time signatures, but with this, what you do, we can understand what we feel, the brilliance and the shortcomings. My impatient former-rocker-now-jazz-guitarist-son only had something like this to say: "Almost all rock is predictable... But it's great energy." You guys explain it far better, thank you!
For more of the same level, react to “Gates of Babylon” which is an even better example of Phrygian Dominant. Ronnie James Dio’s outro is the most complete rock vocal performance ever. Note…the guitar solo IS the wizard ascending and then dramatically descending, played with a slide.
Richie Blackmore the guitarist in rainbow was also in the band deep purple ,that being mentioned please check the song child in time you Seriously, won’t be disappointed. Excellent reaction guy.
Just found your site, very cool! Awesome song, and an excellent review! Now, how about another highly influential 70s classic, and the same year, 1976… Boston… either More Than A Feeling, or Foreplay/Long Time.
Remember as teenager listening to this song, and for me it was watching a movie! That iconic solo by Ritchie Blackmore was unmatched for almost 2 decades.
I appreciate the effort you put into these reactions and the thought you put into breaking them down. I don't know if it would fit your reaction format but at least for your own listening pleasure you should check out Queensryche's Take Hold of the Flame, specifically the live from tokyo version.
I think it's a 10/10... But then again, I heard it when it first came out... You have to consider context at the time of release. No other band at the time, other than Rush with "2112", Could even come close. You really should listen to 2112 by Rush... Then I think you would understand😎
As a new subscriber I LOVE your format. Other first time reaction videos stop the music 40 times, rewind it over & over, etc. Thats ok too but I like the way you stop the music very infrequently, & do the major analysis all at once afterwards. So. Just sayin, I like it, man!
In the next song (A Light in the Black), in the final verse, it’s revealed that the slave has become the next Stargazer/master, and the cycle begins again… Dio is brilliant.
Well, I reckon you both nailed it. Dio is legendary as one of the best metal vocalistscof all time. In fact, until I discovered Floor Jansen, he'd be equal number 1 with Bruce Dickinson
Artists in the 60's and 70's had unbelievable freedom to create what they wanted. The current era is a void of creativity by comparison because now artists have to chase the like, the views, the numbers and that means dumbing down their production to be more accessible. There is no way that an artist could force a record company to release something like Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" today.
Great reaction video! If you think that Heavy Metal was a later progression, listen to the song 'Black sabbath' from the band Black sabbath first album from 1970.
I am new to this channel. I have watched a few things but only within that last few days. It would be silly to call myself a Dio or Rainbow fan. I didn't discover them, really, until I was in college. My metal roots start with Iron Maiden. However, I think this album is the greatest metal album of all time. I like rock music too and rather study it. Rainbow Rising is like the London Calling of metal music. There is this thru-way from it where you can tell how metal got there as well as where it went since, just like London Calling does with rock. Rainbow Rising is a revelation of an album and anyone who even remotely likes metal or hard rock music need to be familiar with it. It is as important a metal record as I have ever heard.
You should look at Chop Suey! by System of a Down. It is one of the best metal songs of the 2000s, and it probably doesn't even fit in one genre with how unique it is. The lyrics are also fantastic.
The absolute killer drum by Cozy Powell is rightly so considered one of the greatest drum intro in rock music. I'd say it's up there with Led Zepplin's song Rock n' Roll, Hot for teacher by Van Halen, Fireball by Deep Purple and Painkiller by Judas Priest.
The “back and forth - back and forth” was intentional. Think of slaves hauling huge pieces of stone in step with each other. 1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2 etc It’s symbolic
I think Stargazer by Rainbow is about building the pyramids. If you buy in to the Ancient Aliens tv show, which sounds nuts but i give it SOME credence, all the pyramids around the earth were built by human labor, alien supervisors, and when they were all aligned geographically by latitudinal lines they created a type of energy- laser, magnetism, maybe a wormhole- by which the aliens would propel their ships into space. In the song, an accident causes the spaceship to crash, alien (the "wizard") dies, all go home, bummer. I believe the song is about this true folklore. Even if its not true, the folklore exists amongst native peoples who say their ancestors built pyramids and gods came down on flaming chariots, etc. A few clues in the song: the title, Stargazer. This wasnt a tower for a wizard to jump off & fly. Even the slaves built it thinking of the stars, even hoping they could go to- Dio sings, "When do we leave?" Again, not a tower for a one-off jump. He also sings, "Where is your star? Is it far?" Etc I could continue but you get the idea. If you watch the pyramid episodes of Ancient Aliens, you might believe this is a true story, like I kind of do. Kind of. Its possible. Anyway I think its an interesting angle to the whole thing, though I'm not sure you want to delve that deep into the lyrics of one song! But Dio's been a favorite of mine forever (i saw him many times in the 1970s & 80s) plus I'm a new subscriber so I wrote this looong comment. Will keep them shorter in the future. Thanks! Also,for some really cool guitar-vocal interplay, try out REO Speedwagon's live, You Get What You Play For album from the 70s(when they rocked like a you know what.) Its just good ol rock n roll, not metal, but the song "157 Riverside Avenue" has some of the best, cleanest, unbelievable guitar you'll ever hear. With the singer getting scatty, they have a back-and-forth "conversation" that is truly unique. Thats hard to do! Check it out for yourself, even if you don't do a first time listen reaction thing. Anyway. Thanks again, sorry for rambling on, Andy
If you liked this slice of '70's Epicness,then you have to try 'Kashmir,' by Led Zeppelin,which,in my opinion,is the only song of this type that surpasses 'Stargazer'! Led Zeppelin wrote many great songs,but nothing comes close to this nine minutes of Bombastic Greatness, complete with a Riff to die for!
i see it more as prog-rock than modern metal, i mean it's somewhat similar to Led Zeppelin, He has such a great voice. I think he sang in J.C. Superstar, unless that was the Deep Purple singer, yes, the DP singer sang Getsemane on the record but was not in the movie itself or something. Well another comment off topic. So while i'm at it i'll post the list of bands that played at the Rainbow Theatre, which is unrelated to the band Rainbow, : Focus, Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Queen, Elton John, The Bee Gees
Another band with a niche following and very similar in feel from the same time-frame was Trapeze. If you haven't heard them you may want to give them a try. Coast to Coast and Medusa are two of their best for completely different reasons.
Congratulations on a great review / reaction on a piece of music that is considered an all-time classic. If you like the fusion of rock/metal with orchestral music then I think you'd love dipping your toes into a sub-genre called Symphonic Metal. One of the prime movers in this is a band from Finland called Nightwish. They've been around for over 20 years now, and you'll see people reacting to their songs all over RUclips (so no risk of copyright shenanigan, right?) Can I suggest you start where most people get their introduction to this band, with a live recording from the Wacken Open Air festival in 2013, and listen to "Ghost love Score". You can then try out other songs like "Poet and the Pendulum", (live at Wembley) "I Want My Tears Back" (live in Buenos Aires) "Phantom of the Opera" (live - End of an Era tour) and "The Greatest Show on Earth" (Live in Tampere, Finland) ruclips.net/video/47e_961OQWE/видео.html
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie Dio basically invented the sub genre of neo classical rock/metal. Ritchie was my hero and all time favorite guitarist. A legend in Black. Cozy Powell is maybe the greatest rock drummer in history. His snare drum work is legendary. Your brother is correct it is in E minor for the most part. To hear a more musical complex Rainbow song, check out "The Gates of Babylon" from the Rainbow record Long Live Rock and Roll.
Here's a little tidbit to add to your historical possibilities. I've enjoyed this song for many years. Dio, Blackmore, and all the members of Rainbow are legends. A few years back I saw this documentary on the History channel and I immediately wondered if this was the basis for this song. Just food for thought. I have also included the Wiki link. In the 9th century engineer Abbas Ibn Firnas is considered to be the first human to fly with the help of a pair of wings built by silk, wood and real feathers. *Armen Firman is the Latinized name of Abbas Ibn Firnas. "According to some secondary sources, about 20 years before Ibn Firnas attempted to fly he may have witnessed Firman as he wrapped himself in a loose cloak stiffened with wooden struts and jumped from a tower in Córdoba, intending to use the garment as wings on which he could glide. The alleged attempt at flight was unsuccessful, but the garment slowed his fall enough that he only sustained minor injuries." Source: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_ibn_Firnas
I'm an amateur drummer myself, so... Yeah. Cozy Powell killed that shit. The only "better" drum intro to a heavy rock/metal/pop song is the opening to WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS by Led Zeppelin/John Bonham and that's more about the percussive groove than the technicality. FIREBALL by Deep Purple/Ian Paice and PAINKILLER by Judas Priest/Scott Travis are kinda nice, too. I also like EXCITER. Again by Judas Priest but with Les Binks on the skins back in the '70's.
It's not Egyptian it's the story of the Tower of Babel from the Old Testament Bible. Dio places the perspective from the people made to work. Interesting story if want to check it out.
Dio is known as one of the foundational metal singers of all time (RIP Dio). He had the ability to garner command of the audience with his strong presence, and powerful open-throated vocal technique. The people in 80s bands used to call him Pop. He was well respected and a gentle soul. Richie Blackmore's legendary talent still inspires musicians to this day. I have to say that he was tough to work with (an a$$, to be gentle). Lmao!! Great review.
You need to hear Mistreated live by Rainbow with Dio. That's incredable singing. And for a good round listen, you should next check out Rainbow Eyes by Rainbow with Dio. 👍🤘💜
Francis, You appreciated one of the all time classics, and that is commendable for a 'non-metal head'. It really has stood the test of time - nearly 50 years now. From a vocal point of view, could I politely recommend you watch this fantastic review by the legend / opera diva / vocal coach that is Elizabeth Zharoff - AKA The Charismatic Voice. ruclips.net/video/eR8hwLQIiFw/видео.html This explains his unbelievable vocal ability and I understood it so much better afterwards. Kudos to you. Perhaps try something from later in Dio's career - Falling Off The edge Of The World (with Black Sabbath) or perhaps The Last In Line (with his own band, Dio). Interested to see what your next choice will be. 🤓 (Oh - and subbed)
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I get goosebumps every single time I hear Ronnie sing "I see a rainbow rising"
For me it’s when he sings “my eyes are bleeding, my heart is leaving here”
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@@TheMusicKingdom Yes, they're my favourite lyrics too
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I never fail to get goosebumps and somewhat emotional when I hear this song. It's absolutely sublime. Good review.
Elizabeth Zharoff at Charismatic Voice refers to Ronnie James Dio as one of the greatest vocalists of any genre of all time. Worth a deep dive.
Elizabeth is a rare and amazing individual! Heck! When I was in high school she would have been considered a unicorn. A girl who likes metal, fantasy and RPG's? Impossible!!!🤣
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She’s not wrong he was definitely one of a kind
Paragonare una cantante di musica classica con un cantante di rock è fuori da tutto
This is a Legendary band! Two members went on to Black Sabbath and the guitarist Richie Blackmore was in Deep Purple!
Ronnie James Dio has sung on three of metals greatest songs, Stargazer, Heaven and Hell ( Black Sabbath) and Holy Diver ( Dio) Jimmy Bain also played bass on two of them which he never really got the kudos for
Hi, you missed that the guitar also tells a whole story on the last solo. It tells how you are in the orient, how hard life is and then explains how tall the tower was by illustrating how long the climb was for the wizard with the ascending chords that kept going a lot longer than expected. Then it tells how wrong things went with the strident notes and the wizard falling to his death with the slides at the end of the solo. That's one thing people miss when listening to metal. A lot of the time, the guitar fills in part of the story not told by the lyrics.
Spot on. Blackmores solo is a structured story, telling us what is to come when Dio comes back in
Well done! Richie Blackmore was one who brought classical runs into hard rock/metal. A pioneer.
He invented neoclassical rock as we have it today. Ritchie Blackmore is a genius.
Still my favorite song of all time. The best drum intro, the best singer which defined how metal vovalists should sound like and of course the ultimate guitar solo. 🔥
If you like this one, Gates of Babylon live, also by Rainbow, is essential listening!
Welcome to the club of discovering this absolute epic classic. Every time one becomes a fan of it an angel gets it's wings.. and a wizard gets his star.
10 for me, one of my favorite songs of all time. Fantastic group, exceptional live shows. The 1977 Munich concert song "Mistreated" Is something you should checkout.
It gets an 11 from me!
Saw Dio live in 2005 here in Ukraine, brilliant concert! Ronnie James Dio and Freddie Mercury are both my №1 singers!
Great reaction. As you loved this I think you'd really like Light In The Black that you mentioned too.
Richie Blackmore was no joke.
Rainbow is hard rock and Neo classical rock..check out deep purple’s child in time live 1970 for great musicians and phenomenal vocals by Ian gillan.
If this is 7.5 I don’t know what your 10 is. This is considered one of best rock songs ever recorded.
Yep, totally agree!
Play a tune and everyone will have a different opinion Dio was one of a kind.
@@basher5107and so is Ritchie...
Dio also sang for Black Sabbath do Heaven and Hell
I’ve lived with the song since shortly after it’s release. It still moves me and gives me goosebumps. It’s definitely peak Rainbow but Ronnie was in to his groove which went on to new heights with both Black Sabbath and with his Solo band. There are not enough superlatives for this album. The stars really did align for this recording and it’s good to see people much younger than me appreciating it. I’d like to know what you think of it in another 40 years plus 👍
It doesn't get much more epic than this!! Dio's vocals absolutely SOAR - the demonic elf himself has willed that wizard to plummet to his death. RIP Ronnie!
Yes, that drum opening never gets old - Cozy Powell knew how to make an entrance. Blackmore's guitars, keys, strings...it's all there! 9/10 for me. Cheers.
Can you hear the wizard climbing the stairs and then falling in the guitar solo
"Stargazer" was the answer of Ricthie Blackmore (the guitarist and leader of Rainbow) to "Kashmir" the big hit by Led Zeppelin (led by the legendary guitarist Jimmy page) in 1975 . It includes the same harmonic minor scale (you can also find in another Rainbow song like Gates of Babylon or Perfect stranger by Deep Purple - after Rictchie Blackmore reintegrate this band) . Harmonic minor scale become then frequently played in the metal genre. If you want a song well crafted with the amazing voice of R.J Dio try "Children of the sea" by Black Sabbath .
“Catch the Rainbow” ballad well written, rare Ronny singing falsetto. “Gates of Babylon” & “Kill the King” are my old favorites. “Children of the Sea” & “ Rainbow in the Dark” are the later favorites
Es una obra magna, de dimensiones bíblicas.., épica, intensa, emotiva, poderosa, majestuosa, enérgica, llena de una grandeza sin límites. No hay adjetivos suficientes para esta canción. Otra de las obras maestras creadas por un genio llamado Richie Blackmore..., resumiendo Stargazer no es música es un milagro
Muy bien dicho, Francisco! 🥂
Please check out A Light in the Black which is the next song on Rising and it’s amazing
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Another great metal band in a similar style to this is Dio they have the same singer as rainbow, and the song I would recommend is holy diver.
Been really enjoying this content over the standard reaction content on RUclips and I hope your channel continues to grow.
Noted! Much appreciated.
LAST IN LINE is the definitive DIO track.
Love Dio, so glad I got to see him live on top of everything else he was an immense showman and incredible person. Would love to see you give the modern metal band Jinjer a go. Tight and complex musically with an incredible singer (my favorite modern metal singer) and powerful lyrics. I suggest Homeback. The band is Ukrainian and they made the song about losing their homes to the war in 2014. A powerful and current topic.
I love dio best Singer all time
Thank you for paying proper attention to the lyrics, something I felt many other reaction videos were lacking. To me the song is very visual, telling an epic story, which all the other instruments, particularly Ritchie's guitar solo, beautifully and greatly enhance and compliment, just as you noted.
Great reaction and analysis! Always glad to see someone new getting into hard rock and metal. If you are looking for suggestions I would recommend Reverie/Harlequin Forest by Opeth
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Seconded! Opeth's music takes you on a journey in a way that very few bands can pull off, and it does not get better than Reverie/Harlequin Forest!
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Known this classic for some 40 years .... always great to hear it again through new ears. It just gets better and better. Anthemic
You’d probably love Heaven and Hell from Black Sabbath. Ronnie James Dio sings on that track too
The world is full of kings and queens who blinds your eyes and steal your dreams , it's heaven and hell. According to Wendy, he was talking about Ritchie Blackmore in that paragraph. Also, the song rainbow 🌈 in the dark was also about Ritchie Blackmore. Ritchie really put Ronnie thru hell personally. Ritchie was the wizard his Idle, especially when he opened up for Deep Purple. He was in Elf opening up for the greatest band in the world at the time. It had to hurt when Ritchie wanted him out of the band.
Ritchie Blackmore was and will always be refered to as the Speed King. Go back and listen to Deep Purple In Rock and you will be stunned.
«Nice voice!» …understatement of the Year!😂❤
the continuation of this song on the same album, "a light in the black" was one of the first pre-metal songs and another epic Blackmore's solo after DP era
Strongly recommend listening to Opeth, they have amazing compositions, Bleak is a favourite of mine
Bleak is great! I recommended Reverie/Harlequin Forest myself.
1976, in Europe this album was huge. In the UK people queued overnight to get it. It's a genre defining masterpiece
The song is a morality tale inspired by the film "The Silver Chalice" starring Jack Palance
Additional: your reaction says everything
@@InterestingStuff888 ok you watch the movie first before presuming and Ronnie said the song was partly inspired by a movie he loved as a teenager called.... oh look "The Silver Chalice". And there is a quote from Cozy Powell where he confirms this in a book I have about Rainbow. Maybe do some research instead of pretending you know something when in actuality you know sweet FA. Were you even around in '76?
As a starter: "The Silver Chalice". Here's the main scene, a wizard (Jack Palance) trying' to fly from the top of a tower built by slaves... and failing.
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And Ronnie's signature style developed over time and wasn't limited to fantasy. Man you people with your blinkered views.
Star Struck - a stalker
The Shed(subtle) - Chelsea FC's infamous Shed and the fans
Kill The King - Chess
Heaven and Hell etc etc etc.
Somewhere back in blighty there's a house with this album cover painted on one of the walls...
The most epic outro. The first time I heard this song I was BLOWN away and had it on loop for like 2 hours lol.
Me currently.
Blackmore did write probably the most recognized guitar riff of all time! Smoke On The Water.
Thank you for a great reaction!! And listening!!!
Rising is one of the albums that created the heavy metal sound.
If you want to see some GREAT vocals react to the song Mistreated by this band in 1977 Munich. Dio fricking kills it :)
I just got the Munich concert on CD for Christmas!!! Best live recording ever! Miss you RJD!
You’ve just discovered the peak of 1970th rock music !
the best rock song ever
And now, for the understatement of the decade…
Dio: *sings anything*
Francis: “Nice voice”
The day Ronnie James Dio and Richie Blackmore teamed up marked the birth of what would become the genre of Power Metal.
Kill the King is a fav of mine and Gates of Babylon is another exotic epic.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is creme de la creme of rock.
And, again, it's so refreshing to hear experts explain without either looking down their noses or sucking up to the fans for their clicks.
Please, stick to your guns, and that from a lifelong fan of Ritchie, Ronnie, Cozy and others.
Most of us don't know keys or recognize time signatures, but with this, what you do, we can understand what we feel, the brilliance and the shortcomings.
My impatient former-rocker-now-jazz-guitarist-son only had something like this to say: "Almost all rock is predictable... But it's great energy."
You guys explain it far better, thank you!
For more of the same level, react to “Gates of Babylon” which is an even better example of Phrygian Dominant. Ronnie James Dio’s outro is the most complete rock vocal performance ever. Note…the guitar solo IS the wizard ascending and then dramatically descending, played with a slide.
Richie Blackmore the guitarist in rainbow was also in the band deep purple ,that being mentioned please check the song child in time you Seriously, won’t be disappointed. Excellent reaction guy.
you are well spoken and expressive
Just found your site, very cool! Awesome song, and an excellent review! Now, how about another highly influential 70s classic, and the same year, 1976… Boston… either More Than A Feeling, or Foreplay/Long Time.
Remember as teenager listening to this song, and for me it was watching a movie!
That iconic solo by Ritchie Blackmore was unmatched for almost 2 decades.
oh I love this whole album .... this was one of my first albums I bought and I love it
Another GOAT starting in the 70s, Judas Priest and the song , changes and or the ripper.
I appreciate the effort you put into these reactions and the thought you put into breaking them down. I don't know if it would fit your reaction format but at least for your own listening pleasure you should check out Queensryche's Take Hold of the Flame, specifically the live from tokyo version.
I think it's a 10/10... But then again, I heard it when it first came out... You have to consider context at the time of release. No other band at the time, other than Rush with "2112", Could even come close. You really should listen to 2112 by Rush... Then I think you would understand😎
First heart theam in 1980, best voice ever!!!!!!!!!!
As a new subscriber I LOVE your format. Other first time reaction videos stop the music 40 times, rewind it over & over, etc. Thats ok too but I like the way you stop the music very infrequently, & do the major analysis all at once afterwards. So. Just sayin, I like it, man!
In the next song (A Light in the Black), in the final verse, it’s revealed that the slave has become the next Stargazer/master, and the cycle begins again… Dio is brilliant.
Rainbow, had the best Vocalist, unsurpassed, the best guitarist, unsurpassed, the best drummer, unsurpassed.
Sorry, wrong, see Ian Gillan and Ian Paice's,
This song, Fly on a Windsheild by Genesis and Powerslave by Iron Maiden are two other tunes that have an ancient Egypt theme.
Well, I reckon you both nailed it.
Dio is legendary as one of the best metal vocalistscof all time. In fact, until I discovered Floor Jansen, he'd be equal number 1 with Bruce Dickinson
Artists in the 60's and 70's had unbelievable freedom to create what they wanted. The current era is a void of creativity by comparison because now artists have to chase the like, the views, the numbers and that means dumbing down their production to be more accessible. There is no way that an artist could force a record company to release something like Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" today.
Well said!
"Heaven & Hell" Dio era Black Sabbath is EPIC \m/
Maybe "Gates Of Babylon" next?
You have stumbled upon one of the greats in music, Ronnie James Dio aka Dio with his voice as his instrument.
The great Ronnie James Dio. The greatest vocalist EVAH!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Great reaction video!
If you think that Heavy Metal was a later progression, listen to the song 'Black sabbath' from the band Black sabbath first album from 1970.
The zoom on the dog 😆
I saw tham play this live in 1976 saw them s times altogther
It was an instant thumbs up for the CORGI!!!! And then it only gets a 8.4? My belief is that the song should have gone on for another 5 minutes.
I’d be VERY happy if it did that.
This song along with Gates of babylon have a very ethereal deserty bleakness I can get hypnotised by the lead work in gates of babylon,, trippy
I am new to this channel. I have watched a few things but only within that last few days.
It would be silly to call myself a Dio or Rainbow fan. I didn't discover them, really, until I was in college. My metal roots start with Iron Maiden. However, I think this album is the greatest metal album of all time. I like rock music too and rather study it. Rainbow Rising is like the London Calling of metal music. There is this thru-way from it where you can tell how metal got there as well as where it went since, just like London Calling does with rock. Rainbow Rising is a revelation of an album and anyone who even remotely likes metal or hard rock music need to be familiar with it. It is as important a metal record as I have ever heard.
You should look at Chop Suey! by System of a Down. It is one of the best metal songs of the 2000s, and it probably doesn't even fit in one genre with how unique it is. The lyrics are also fantastic.
9:10 Yes. It's Richie Blackmore.
Definatly their Best Song in their whole History.....and damn,there are soooo many Great Songs in their Discography !!!!
The absolute killer drum by Cozy Powell is rightly so considered one of the greatest drum intro in rock music.
I'd say it's up there with Led Zepplin's song Rock n' Roll, Hot for teacher by Van Halen, Fireball by Deep Purple and Painkiller by Judas Priest.
The “back and forth - back and forth” was intentional. Think of slaves hauling huge pieces of stone in step with each other.
1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2 etc
It’s symbolic
I think Stargazer by Rainbow is about building the pyramids. If you buy in to the Ancient Aliens tv show, which sounds nuts but i give it SOME credence, all the pyramids around the earth were built by human labor, alien supervisors, and when they were all aligned geographically by latitudinal lines they created a type of energy- laser, magnetism, maybe a wormhole- by which the aliens would propel their ships into space. In the song, an accident causes the spaceship to crash, alien (the "wizard") dies, all go home,
bummer. I believe the song is about this true folklore. Even if its not true, the folklore exists amongst native peoples who say their ancestors built pyramids and gods came down on flaming chariots, etc. A few clues in the song: the title, Stargazer. This wasnt a tower for a wizard to jump off & fly. Even the slaves built it thinking of the stars, even hoping they could go to- Dio sings, "When do we leave?" Again, not a tower for a one-off jump. He also sings, "Where is your star? Is it far?" Etc I could continue but you get the idea. If you watch the pyramid episodes of Ancient Aliens, you might believe this is a true story, like I kind of do. Kind of. Its possible. Anyway I think its an interesting angle to the whole thing, though I'm not sure you want to delve that deep into the lyrics of one song! But Dio's been a favorite of mine forever (i saw him many times in the 1970s & 80s) plus I'm a new subscriber so I wrote this looong comment. Will keep them shorter in the future. Thanks! Also,for some really cool guitar-vocal interplay, try out REO Speedwagon's live, You Get What You Play For album from the 70s(when they rocked like a you know what.) Its just good ol rock n roll, not metal, but the song "157 Riverside Avenue" has some of the best, cleanest, unbelievable guitar you'll ever hear. With the singer getting scatty, they have a back-and-forth "conversation" that is truly unique. Thats hard to do! Check it out for yourself, even if you don't do a first time listen reaction thing. Anyway. Thanks again, sorry for rambling on, Andy
If you liked this slice of '70's Epicness,then you have to try 'Kashmir,' by Led Zeppelin,which,in my opinion,is the only song of this type that surpasses 'Stargazer'!
Led Zeppelin wrote many great songs,but nothing comes close to this nine minutes of Bombastic Greatness, complete with a Riff to die for!
zep was over rated
i see it more as prog-rock than modern metal, i mean it's somewhat similar to Led Zeppelin, He has such a great voice. I think he sang in J.C. Superstar, unless that was the Deep Purple singer, yes, the DP singer sang Getsemane on the record but was not in the movie itself or something. Well another comment off topic. So while i'm at it i'll post the list of bands that played at the Rainbow Theatre, which is unrelated to the band Rainbow, : Focus, Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Queen, Elton John, The Bee Gees
Another band with a niche following and very similar in feel from the same time-frame was Trapeze. If you haven't heard them you may want to give them a try. Coast to Coast and Medusa are two of their best for completely different reasons.
Congratulations on a great review / reaction on a piece of music that is considered an all-time classic. If you like the fusion of rock/metal with orchestral music then I think you'd love dipping your toes into a sub-genre called Symphonic Metal. One of the prime movers in this is a band from Finland called Nightwish. They've been around for over 20 years now, and you'll see people reacting to their songs all over RUclips (so no risk of copyright shenanigan, right?) Can I suggest you start where most people get their introduction to this band, with a live recording from the Wacken Open Air festival in 2013, and listen to "Ghost love Score". You can then try out other songs like "Poet and the Pendulum", (live at Wembley) "I Want My Tears Back" (live in Buenos Aires) "Phantom of the Opera" (live - End of an Era tour) and "The Greatest Show on Earth" (Live in Tampere, Finland) ruclips.net/video/47e_961OQWE/видео.html
Check “sign of the southern cross” from sabbath
Suggesting Child In Time (Deep Purple off of "In Rock" album) and Mistreated (also Deep Purple, the version off Live in London is IMO the best one).
I appreciate your enthusiasm, but this is one of the greatest masterpieces in music history. including Beethoven. What do you consider 10 out of 10?
Iconic song ❤
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie Dio basically invented the sub genre of neo classical rock/metal. Ritchie was my hero and all time favorite guitarist. A legend in Black. Cozy Powell is maybe the greatest rock drummer in history. His snare drum work is legendary.
Your brother is correct it is in E minor for the most part.
To hear a more musical complex Rainbow song, check out "The Gates of Babylon" from the Rainbow record Long Live Rock and Roll.
Here's a little tidbit to add to your historical possibilities.
I've enjoyed this song for many years. Dio, Blackmore, and all the members of Rainbow are legends. A few years back I saw this documentary on the History channel and I immediately wondered if this was the basis for this song. Just food for thought. I have also included the Wiki link.
In the 9th century engineer Abbas Ibn Firnas is considered to be the first human to fly with the help of a pair of wings built by silk, wood and real feathers.
*Armen Firman is the Latinized name of Abbas Ibn Firnas. "According to some secondary sources, about 20 years before Ibn Firnas attempted to fly he may have witnessed Firman as he wrapped himself in a loose cloak stiffened with wooden struts and jumped from a tower in Córdoba, intending to use the garment as wings on which he could glide. The alleged attempt at flight was unsuccessful, but the garment slowed his fall enough that he only sustained minor injuries."
Source:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_ibn_Firnas
I'm an amateur drummer myself, so... Yeah. Cozy Powell killed that shit. The only "better" drum intro to a heavy rock/metal/pop song is the opening to WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS by Led Zeppelin/John Bonham and that's more about the percussive groove than the technicality. FIREBALL by Deep Purple/Ian Paice and PAINKILLER by Judas Priest/Scott Travis are kinda nice, too. I also like EXCITER. Again by Judas Priest but with Les Binks on the skins back in the '70's.
Yet Cozy P. managed to trash many songs in MSG as well... 😉👍
Proto-Metal for sure
yo have you reacted to king crimson? some songs like "Epitaph" could make an interesting video
Agree with the repeatiness, Check out Light in the black, Kill the king, Gates of Babylon. Dio at his best.
It's not Egyptian it's the story of the Tower of Babel from the Old Testament Bible. Dio places the perspective from the people made to work. Interesting story if want to
check it out.
Cozy Powell, just great and very much missed
Dio is known as one of the foundational metal singers of all time (RIP Dio). He had the ability to garner command of the audience with his strong presence, and powerful open-throated vocal technique. The people in 80s bands used to call him Pop. He was well respected and a gentle soul. Richie Blackmore's legendary talent still inspires musicians to this day. I have to say that he was tough to work with (an a$$, to be gentle). Lmao!! Great review.
You need to hear Mistreated live by Rainbow with Dio. That's incredable singing. And for a good round listen, you should next check out Rainbow Eyes by Rainbow with Dio. 👍🤘💜
I must SLIGHTLY disagree with your score of 9 out of 10 for Dio's singing. Personally I would score it about 736 out of 10
Neon Knights by Black Sabbath with Ronnie James Dio singing!
Erm . . . the Orchestra was actually present some 3 minutes before you noticed!
Stargazer is my favorite all-time song!
I suggest you check out Symphony X Iconoclast!
Francis, You appreciated one of the all time classics, and that is commendable for a 'non-metal head'. It really has stood the test of time - nearly 50 years now. From a vocal point of view, could I politely recommend you watch this fantastic review by the legend / opera diva / vocal coach that is Elizabeth Zharoff - AKA The Charismatic Voice. ruclips.net/video/eR8hwLQIiFw/видео.html
This explains his unbelievable vocal ability and I understood it so much better afterwards.
Kudos to you. Perhaps try something from later in Dio's career - Falling Off The edge Of The World (with Black Sabbath) or perhaps The Last In Line (with his own band, Dio). Interested to see what your next choice will be. 🤓 (Oh - and subbed)
Much appreciated, Chris! 🤘🏼