Steve Balsamo with Jon Lord - Child In Time - Lichfield Cathedral - 17 July 2009

[ChimeraAZ]

Wow,..just Fu ckin Wow!!!

[grungrlistener]

am i the only one who is not impressed with he's performance?!?

[jd2011music]

@grungrlistener Well, I am very much impressed! I am sorry you are not able to appreicate it. It is your loss.

[BLACKMORE1066]

like to hear him with out the chick his voice can handle the giilan notes im sure

[Heyerkat]

@BLACKMORE1066 he can.... I've heard him

[LordPurple1]

Would love to hear a decent recording of this version. Steve Balsamo sounds amazing - as usual! Great to hear the female harmonies too....just a shame some comments take this as a negative....it's different to DP with Gillan ON PURPOSE!

[demonight2]

You know, he looklike really Shy !

[xxxLiLfAiRyGiRlxxx]

I read somewhere that he was put out of his school choir because they said he couldn't sing.. bet they feel like idiots now.. Steve is amazing!

[felipetordek]

two great vocalists (male and female) to do what Gillan did before :)

Gillan was a monster!!!

[Behemoth1385]

@felipetordek

Agree with you: Gillian was a monster!

Two vocalists try to sing this song, and fail! You can call this epic fail!

Fuck the world, hail and kill!

[maddude16]

@Behemoth1385 dude when you post a video of yourself singing this better then you can talk. until then, no no no!

[Behemoth1385]

@maddude16

Well, of course I can't sing like that! What I meant was, and I always have to defend Ian Gillian, that he was the ONE who could sing this song to perfection! And I saw on your channel, that you are a dio fan. It's like I would say eric adams of manowar sang a better version of Heaven and Hell, even though I love Manowar and Eric Adams voice, Ronnie sang Heaven and Hell to perfection, and manowar just covered it. Got my point, metal bro?

[666Vlada666]

he have backup singer and still suck !!!!!!!

[keyanntee]

different! and interesting. Want to hear more

[Giganticgirl]

Como se desmelena jon Lord..Maestro de maestros. Steve disfruta porque eso no se repite siempre.

[Giganticgirl]

Ian si sabría que hacer y qué decir.

[Giganticgirl]

Ha sido una lección inolvidable, Steve en un segundo plano..Parece que está acostumbrado a ser el centro de gravedad. Hizo bien en aplaudir, tener una buena voz a veces no es suficiente. O no va con él este estilo de música o no está preparado para sentir tanta improvisación, yo creo que serán ambas cosas. Qué gracia, cómo les mira para pedir su bendición y continuar cantando. Un 10 para los músicos.

[Giganticgirl]

En mi humilde opinión .... Grandes voces, pero no viven la canción desde la entrañas.Parecen marionetas perfectamente lindas. ¿Quién vive la canción, son los músicos que les rodean, pues son profesionales y emocionales. No se puede cantar sin sangrar desde el corazón (lo siento por la interpretación). Esa es la diferencia entre los espíritus que poseen una luz cegadora que atraviesa el alma y los que se limitan a mostrar dones.

[wwwizvankontrolehr]

bull shit. Ian is the king!!!!

[evadh1]

I was at this concert in the 4th row and to see him play this classic song so close up is something that will stay with me forever.

[metalbass406]

Oh my!!! Steve Balsamo rocks! Of course,Ian Gillan OWNS this songs but Balsamo does a wonderful job! Well,Steve could even sing Rap music and it would sound great....he's just outstanding.

[rowestocktrader]

I love it how these classically trained singers find it so hard to rock out and just generally vibe from the improvised sections.

[onlyjoetee]

Thats what happens when a musician is "educated",thats why rock and roll is not taught in school thank God..

[stevebalsamouk]

@rowestocktrader For your information, Steve isn't classically trained!

[skuli85]

@stevebalsamouk all the more reason to love that he finds it hard to rock out ;) No disrespect though - he is quite amazing although rockin out may not be his strongest suit.

[stevebalsamouk]

@skuli85 Oh, he can rock! This song was in a cathedral so a different approach was asked for and required. Thank you for your kind comments.

[Heyerkat]

@rowestocktrader He is not classically trained and he can rock it out with the best of them and has.

[rowestocktrader]

@Heyerkat If you could give me an example of him rocking out here on youtube, I would love to see it. I think he's a superb vocalist, but his performance here just seems rather restrained. This is one the best rock songs ever written and the only person who seems to be enjoying himself is Jon Lord. Both singers look uncomfortable, but maybe that's because they are in church?

[Heyerkat]

@rowestocktrader Try: Child In Time - ChildLine Rocks 2009 and Pictured Within - ChildLine Rocks 2009 With RD Crusaders band: Steve Balsamo - "Cold As Ice" Also with his band The Storys - Save Me Cardiff Coal exchange End credits for the film the Bank Job: The Storys / Steve Balsamo - Money (That's What I Want) With the best: Smoke On The Water - ChildLine Rocks 2009 and Something Different: Steve Balsamo - Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar - Ahoy, Holland - June 2004

[rowestocktrader]

that bird is fit

[bettyboo55]

I remember this, I was a volunteer at the festival where this was performed and spoke to him whilst helping backstage. Great vocal warmups!!

[arjunkaul]

Good stuff...

Loved the lady's voice too..she's awesome...

Great cover !

[SagansMoon]

Great version complimented by a nice back-up vocal!

Brilliant!

[kayaminnie]

i still thinks he one of the best singers i ever heard. i just love his voice.

[hugobear1]

Great stuff...wonderful to see the great god back on the Beast - he's been the greatest all the way back to the Artwoods ... who is the singer? looks young - never heard of him. He's good tho' .... not quite Ian Gillan or Glenn Hughes but better than Ronnie!!!!

[Heyerkat]

The Singer is Steve Balsamo. IMO one of the best voices around at the mo.

[xxxLiLfAiRyGiRlxxx]

@Heyerkat Then your opinion is awesome... just like Steve =D

[1Youngcat]

@xxxLiLfAiRyGiRlxxx Thanks! Try this vid. Is one of my favourites with his band: The Storys. Taken at the Lokerse festival in Belgium.

youtube.com/watch?v=pLgJkwdtdp­M

[bendinggreenvans]

coolies :)

[anglegreenie]

Ha ha!! No still not back to normal! I would only have said something embarrassing anyway - don't think I haven't thought about it! BTW my comments on the other video 'child in time cropped' Sheer brilliance!

[MegaDickyboy]

Adele, just how much do you regret not speaking to him now??? Has your heartbeat returned to normal?

How could I doubt his ability to hit those high notes, sorry. Awesome!!!!!!

[Twiff13]

Adoration - an amazing performance. Thanks for sharing x.

[Kerri75]

I agree, You have a fantastic voice: )

[ley103906]

Thank you so much for this video. ^ o ^.

Great Performance ! Great singer !

I love it.