Guitarist REACTS to Rainbow - Stargazer!

First time on the channel for this band and ive been asked for this for quite a while now and ive also been asked a lot for reactions to Ronnie James Dio, so when i found out he was in this band, i thought it was a great opportunity to kill two birds with one stone!

I got serious Led Zeppelin vibes from this song at the start, but towards the end they started to disappear. Instant head bop to this song and it was all because of that riff! Everything else was a bonus! and it all came together really well actually!

The solo was fantastic, almost sounded like the guitar was wailing! I could listen to this kind of music all day!

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[kurtsherrick]

This is a example of pure excellence in writing, musicianship and vocals. One of the top line ups in Rock History.

[jordan]

The voice of that little man gives me shivers for more than 30 years. Dearly missed Ronnie James Dio.

[progmanjum]

The song that never should have ended...

[rabny]

This is from 1976 and is considered the first proto-power metal. Ex Deep Purple Guitarist Blackmore recorded this song as a "response" to Led Zeppelin's Kashmir, to prove he could blow them out the water with superior songwriting.

A more fast paced follow up song called A Light in the Black. It continues the storyline of the slave who is now free from the wizard who had made him build a tower to reach the stars.

A shorter but also really great song is Kill the King from the next studio album (although it had been in the live set of the '76 album) and Gates of Babylon. That's another more Arabic sounding song but with a bit more punch, which is why I prefer it to Stargazer.


Dio in Black Sabbath as Ozzy is kicked out in '80, a must-listen is Heaven and Hell.

From Dio's solo career in the 80s, Holy Diver and Rainbow in the Dark are the big hits, also Last in Line.

[PuritanDuaneLinn]

Best pure voice in Hard Rock/Metal that ever lived.

Period.

[deeppurpleinisolation]

The guitar solo and the tension built during it, is symbolising the wizard climbing the tower and then jumping and trying to fly, then as he fails and falls to his death, the guitar symbolising this with the delayed sequals at the end of the solo and then final slide down the guitar as the wizard falls, that then leads into the final verse, chorus and outro. Absolute masterpiece, for me.

[flavio_spqr]

Rainbow was, and is, Ritchie Blackmore's baby.
Dio was, and will ever be, the geatest metal voice to have walked this earth.

Oh, and Zep has nothing on Rainbow.

[paulatherton]

Dio is basically one of the godfathers of rock music .. Try Heaven and Hell from his time with Black Sabbath 🤘🏻

[JimmyRJump]

Ronnie James Padavona was in a band called The Electric Elves, later Elf, who opened for a Deep Purple North America tour and when Ritchie Blackmore (lead guitarist of Deep Purple) finally left DP in 1974, he asked Dio and Elf to record an album with him. They did and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow released their self-titled first in 1975. For the second album (1976's "Rainbow Rising"), Blackmore kicked everybody bar Dio out, brought in legendary drummer Cozy Powell and illustre unknowns Jimmy Bain (bass) and Tony Carey (keyboards) and this is more or less the result. Dio came to prominence in Europe thanks to Roger Glover (Deep Purple bass player) who made an animation film called The Butterfly Ball of which "Love Is All", sung by Dio, became a huge hit in 1974.

[andreasekman]

Our dearest friend Ronnie James Dio has left us to sing for the Angels, but his voice will NEVER be silent!!!! RJD deserves a medal...

[richardparry]

Greatest drummer, greatest singer, greatest guitarist. Need i say anymore. After these theres only imitators

[mkyser]

'Stargazer' is the one of the masterpieces created by Ritchie Blackmore.

[red]

The song itself is about a wizard who gathers slaves to build a tower of stone as mentioned within said song and as you mentioned, to take to the sky or see the stars as these slaves build it for the wizard, when in reality the wizard is falling instead of rising when played in the next track “Light in the Black” which is another song I’d recommend

[SupaBeluga]

Ritchie Blackmore (guitar) had/has a great interest in medieval and classical/baroque music, so I'm sure he's glad to indulge in some unusual scales and modalities with Stargazer! You can hear the influences throughout Rainbow and Deep Purple.

[Thorgrim]

As a Brit you must be familiar with Ritchie Blackmore (Ex-Deep Purple). One of the early guitar gods and most influential players of all time. He created Neo-Classical rock. The big 3 British guitar gods, Page, Clapton, and Blackmore. Jeff Beck could be added to this list. However Page and Blackmore were Rock/Hard Rock icons.

[gordonblunt]

The tower of Babel is a biblical story. where human beings are punished by God for behaving as if they are God. The people build a tower reaching into the sky in the east, to show their power and superiority.They are led by a King, the Wizzard. I believe Ronnie is giving us a warning about not becoming too dominant and too arrogant as human beings, as we will be brought down if we do. The Rainbow shows the real purpose of humans existence and where their home really lies. It is a symbol of a power greater than human power, something spiritual, untouchable and beautiful, which will take us to heaven. We dont get there by the hard labour of building a material stone tower to the sky with our flesh and bone, we are taken there once we drop our arrogance and dominance of other people and the planet, and accept our own weaknesses. Ronnie was a genius..

[kevinz]

One of the best songs ever written and performed

[doowoop]

My all time favorite song from rainbow

[jalkabre]

Fantastic song, fantastic love this group.

[allisoncameron-dicker]

I remember when I saw him live, he was jumping around the stage from prop to prop. The song thats stood out for me at that concert was Man on a silver mountain. His set was phenomenal. He was a pocket sized rocket. I remember wondering how such a a voice could erupt from such a small man. When he left the earth and grew his wings, artists joined in making a tribute album of a selection of his best songs. I think that shows how well respected he was... Off the top of my head I think it was called.... Ronnie James Dio, pronounced (Dee-o) this is your life... It included a track sang by Dio called This is my life... Hence the title. ❤️