Light in the black contains the most vicious guitar solo ever recorded wow! Geniuses!!!

Kasmir can’t touch this and all its musicality ever. Blackmore is his own influence and his ability is second to none. Absolutely genius in composition and guitar playing.

I would say Blackmore's guitar sound on Stargazer is more a mystical, Middle Eastern sound. As far as who came first, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin came out around the same time. Both Blackmore and Jimmy Page are great in their own ways. Each has their own style. Page is more blues rock and Blackmore is more classical hard rock. You can even throw medieval in the mix. Rainbows Rising album was a landmark and game changer in hard rock and metal music. Blackmore is one of the best and most influential guitarists ever. Thanks, 🙏

Esto no es música es un milagro, estas dos canciones conforman un dueto tan inmenso, descomunal, intenso, emotivo, lleno de fuerza y virtuosismo como muy pocas en la historia del rock. Saludos

When Rob Halford was asked who is the greatest ever Male Metal vocalist. Rob Halford said Ronnie James Dio. I 100 percent agree with Rob Halford.

So glad you did these songs and back to back also. Love your channel!!!

Together, this is Rainbow's masterpiece. The line up of Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell, Jimmy Bain and Tony Carey was never bettered. Jimmy Bain never really got any recognition for his backing vocals but if you listen ( left ear ) he is superb! Have you heard Gates of Babylon or Lady of the lake? They are stunning! Incidentally, Jimmy Page and Ritchie Blackmore worked extensively together in the 60s as session guys so therefore shared many ideas including the Middle Eastern / Arabic vibe.

The very beginning of the song you played was Tarot Woman, where the drum solo starts is the beginning of Stargazer(on the Album Rising). Ritchie Blackmore discussed making a song as impressive as Kashmir with John Bonham, Stargazer was the result.

The seeds of this tune comes from Blackmore and his snake charmer scale from Mandrake Root in 1968 and can be heard in many live performances in the 60s and 70s ....saying Stargazer sounds like Kashmir is like saying all Middle Eastern music sounds like Kashmir .....

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It's arguable, of course, but I think everybody involved in these two tracks was at their absolute peak at this time. I don't think they ever bettered these performances or recordings. For me, the best side of vinyl ever released. For a live performance by Rainbow, I think Catch the Rainbow and Sixteenth Century Greensleeves from the Munich concert in 1977 are the ones to go to.

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It basically one song in two parts,so we'll done for being the only reactors to listen to the whole thing.

Pretty sure Blackmore's influences would have been prior to Jimmy Page so his brilliance and his creations are down to him alone

Love the background keyboard work which brings a strong middle Eastern vibe ( echoed at times in the guitar solo) in Stargazer.

Light in the black = the influence of 80s heavy metal. and crazy solo from Richie

Stargazer was Rainbow's answer to Kashmir. I think Stargazer is one of the greatest songs recorded. You really should react to a live video of Rainbow, it really showcases their talent. The Munich 1977 concert has some great videos on KZfaq. The songs "Mistreated", "Catch the Rainbow", "Man on the Silver Mountain" and "16th Century Greensleeves" really stand out.

So glad to find a reaction to the two tracks together, as they should be heard. Pity that you had some glitch in the intro to Stargazer because that's not how it starts.

Tony Carey on Keyboard is fantastic on this album !

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Cozy Powell Best Drummer in my Opinion... Ever

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Folks, this is a weird edit you listened to. The first minute or so is the 1st section of “ Tarot Woman” , the opening track from “ Rainbow Rising”. Stargazer and Light in the Black are on the same album, but Stargazer doesn’t start with keyboards, it opens with a drum full

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Led Zeppelin & Deep Purple came first and then Blackmore moved onto Rainbow for a bit. Dio also fronted Black Sabbath for a while after this.

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I was never a big Dio fan but I did like him fronting Rainbow.

welcome to the greatest rock metal voice there ever was and will be Ronnie James Dio

16th Century Mid Evil Times It's Based On How do I know this... I was There

Interesting to note, these 2 songs, Ronnie was not fond of. He referred to them as narcissistic clap trap for Blackmore and Powell

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No, stop saying Led Zeppelin like! Stargazer is WAY better than Kashmir, sorry, but it's true.

It is banality to always mention LZ😫. Why you Americans got so much love about this band? It is so regular bluesy americanish music. DP or Rainbow were more interesting in terms of music, only problem is that you know less about these music.

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