James Durbin performs Dio's Rainbow In The Dark 2/19/2010

[buyogi]

Regardless of how the voting works on AI, this song would have been a great choice for James during Idol.

[rafikimom123]

"Born to rock" Amen!!!!!!!

[Rhoads5995]

i wish he would come to my karaoke night

[mulhulla]

Once again America fails to vote for talent on A.I. I mean a country singer with a deep voice beat out this guy. This country is going to hell musically. James I hope you stick to singing what you love on your album and not sell out.

P.S. This video would be way better if that dumb bitch would have shut her damn mouth.

[MBledzephed]

@mulhulla This was the only season of AI I watched, and I agree there are some voting politics that don't make sense. I knew Scotty would win from the start, he has a maturity of phrasing beyond his years. Also, consider, James is singing to the MINORITY of AI fan base...I was just pumped to see a guy bust out Judas Priest on TV. He should have been top 3 for sure tho.

[TheFunnyMinute]

people can say he's copying adam, but ADAMS GOT NOTHING WHEN IT COMES TO ROCK LIKE THIS!

[TheAdamGurl]

ROCK n ROLL James durbin THE BEST ROCKER EVER!!! He Stood Next to Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones and then STOMPED on them!!! AMMAAZZIIINNGGG.. he is loved by millions!

[yamahajim906]

When metal returns,James Durbin will be headlining

[danilatimer]

he should have a banda \m/ he was the real winner of AI

[jenna3662]

JAMES DURBIN IS THE BEST PERFORMER EVER !

[jenna3662]

WOW!!!

[vwoodford1]

i think he beat dio on this one.

[Royapple4]

Wish he'd had a chance to sing this on AI. Hopefully hear it in a concert to come.

[metalgrrl4live]

James should've won american idol. he's so much better than all those country freaks.... ronnie would've been proud of him here.

[HeroofTime55]

He goes toe-to-toe with motherfucking DIO, and while I won't say he beat that legend of rock, he certainly held his ground.

I never cast a vote in American Idol for the entire time the show has been on the air, until I heard this man sing.

[Royapple4]

I've heard that they can sing other songs besides the ones on the show for the tour. There is the slightest possibility that he could get to sing this on the AI tour.

[Durbinator952]

And this my friends...is why he will make millions... \m/

[WALKERGUITAR]

Still a true American Idol... great job James

[trfinck]

if he could have put that drive into his JP cover,this one Kicksa ass,Rock On!!!

[vacoitrue]

He's a taller, frodo face like, younger version of Dio crossed with steven perry.

he's the savior of mainstream (MAINSTREAM) rock and roll.

or something like that... :p

[L33tPwner1337]

Wow. Great job!

[Herbster1970]

RJD would be proud!!

[Trinity3941]

@shizmitbitslap You couldn't be more right...James Durbin is the Savior of Rock n Roll!

[cooldewd35]

The face of Bambi and the voice of Goliath! ROCK ON JAMES! Regards from Australia.

[Royapple4]

Only someone who has lived the life James has lived could put this much heart into this song at the tender age of 21. Most kids his age wouldn't have a clue what to do with this, and he kills it.

[71ss427]

He needs to be on tour now!!

[welbwood7074]

It's sad to me that the majority of America(obviously) knows nothing about talent when it comes to music. Durbin far exceeded everything that is expected of an Idol contestant. In fact, he was more of an entertainer than a contestant! Everytime he came to the stage he knocked my block off and rocked my socks off! Please! Somebody sign this guy!

[dreamthief10]

Best damn karaoke performance ever.

[sweetbabynrs1]

he did DIO proud. he's fantastic. 

[cjmarsicano]

I can't believe "America" picked an Alfred E Neuman lookalike with a one-octave vocal range over James. Somewhere Ronnie Dio is looking down and smiling.

[dinaa68]

How much you wanna bet he sings this on the tour? GO JAMES!!

[grkgrl2000]

@dinaa68 He better!

[OkieDeb64]

Amazing talent!

[MsLeesap]

I am so pissed that James did not stay. I tried voting by phone on wed and it was busy the whole time. Not fair

[abominae1]

What an overpowering voice. James does justice to this Dio classic.

[Royapple4]

@abominae1 What's really sad is he planned to do this one as one of his three songs this week. We'll never get to see it.

[LabanDERO155]

v=mD5fu2ZDP2M WE MUST TAKE A STAND! JAMES DURBIN SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED!

[chattynilla]

Oh gees you are awesome James

[VincePalamara]

James is the best

[averagenikki]

He said he was planning on singing this at the finale. :(

Boo! Had the judges not bussed Haley (the James vote got split) this wouldn't've happened.

[sweetbabynrs1]

@averagenikki he was? ok now i'm even more mad at america for voting him off than i was before. i would have paid money to see him do this song on the american idol stage.... it would have been incredible. now we're stuck with mediocre talent not nearly the caliber of the great James Durbin. i predict he will be in the rock and roll hall of fame.....

[Crystasorrow]

@sweetbabynrs1 I heard tell that James will still perform on the AI finale, but not sure. I'm only gonna watch the show at that point to see if he actually does.

[GallopingPints]

To me, Dio's voice is perfect. This guy can pull it off as close as it is humanly possible. Hats off to him!

[jinseatown]

@GallopingPints This dude seems to be a cross between Ronnie Dio and Rob Halford. It will be interesting to see what original music he comes out with. One thing is for certain, this guy was born to rock!

[Solitaire427]

If I were at a bar and heard this I would be in awe. I always complain when I have to pay to get into a place to see kareoke. If I seen this performance after paying to get in, I would shut my mouth. This is awesome. I'm upset that he was voted off American idol. I have watched every season of AI and he is the best that ever graced the American idol stage.

[MsKGB1]

ATTENTION JAMES ARMY: Country power united forces to vote off the "civilized" contestants! We can't allow country to take over our radio stations YA'LL!

Please don't stop voting! We MUST send Country back to their home-towns to harvest the corn they have been serving us on the show!

VOTE HALEY whether u like her or not!!! It's a WAR, country!!! Yee-ha!

X - Scooter Mc'creepy!!!

[Chrislogan1983]

James Durbin is AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!! I was pissed when he got voted off Idol. Thought he was gonna win that for sure.

[knackness]

Americans would never let a metal singer win Idol. I liked the Carol King song myself, you made it your own even without the yea yea yeahs, it was good.

Make money and keep your feet on the ground.

[ThePerryjosh]

Ronnie James Dio would approve!!!!!

[knackness]

Chin up James, youre heading for fame. You got my attention when you sang the Carol King song. Music these days is pretty lame, so find your nitch. Rock on!

[PurpleHazeGoofyGrape]

"give metal a chance" ~James Durbin

Rock on!!!!

[twilighthater67]

OMGOMGOMG SING THIS ON IDOL, DURBIN!!! BMS LOVES YOU!!!!!! I NEED THIS ON MY IPHONE!!!!!

[Ddub128]

Do I see a Dio tribute on the AI finale?

[Ddub128]

He needs to sing this on american idol so bad!!!! He's bringing heavy metal back to its roots.

[astrolifter]

Ever since his first audition on idol, this guy has completely blown me away!!!

[edwardelriclover9121]

I've been outside of that bar before... I would have gone in, but I'm underage.. Meh. XD

[BrianTheMusicMan]

Durbin needs to perform this on AA, he'd definitely get people's attention with its epic power.

[Crystasorrow]

There is not ONE SONG I've heard James cover that didn't do it justice somehow...I've even seen vids of him doing AC/DC's Back in Black and Led Zeppelin's Kashmir AND Stairway to Heaven, and I swear he has some Brian Johnson and Robert Plant in his voice! James is gold!

[MrShadowGremlin]

Must have watched this video 50 times. Please sing this on idol or record it

[BigAlbinoDonky]

It would be absolutely sick to see a dude this awesome at a karaoke bar.

[jinseatown]

@BigAlbinoDonky I agree but it would be even more sick to see him headlining a concert!

[bleumonday]

@larryrachleff thanks for sharing Larry. Great that the bay area has the next great superstar. I hope people vote and vote and vote

[mrhatalex]

This is the equivalent of seeing Michael Jordan running the courts at the local YMCA.

[vwoodford1]

JAMES CARRIED THE DIO SONG....WHO WOULD BELIEVE...WHAT TALENT. AMAZING.

[jennysmomma]

James please sing this on Idol!

[rcullen39]

That was amazing, I love this guy and his preformance last night blew me away. If he doesn't win, it will be just like Adam Lambert again, wrong so many ways. I really wish that he would do this song on the show.

[mmoore0325]

OMG Not Karaoke!!!!!????? LOL! Perfect!

[SonofScary91]

Wow if he sings this at the finale...

Holy shit that would be Epic, and his opponent wouldn't stand a CHANCE xD

Metal Up Your Ass America \m/

[DeEzriel]

If he gets the opportunity (since they choose the types of songs for the singers every week) he should definitely slay the idol audience with this song... he has the perfect voice for Dio.

[excess4me]

YOU JAMES DURBAN ARE AWSOM PLEASE DO THIS SO WE CAN BUY IT!!!I

I LOVE IT

[BurgerDST]

I don't care if this guy wins or not. I want to buy his music to hear him sing! He's that good. Get this guy a song writing guitar hero or two, a solid bass player that can sing some background vocals, and an insane drummer and make some heavy rock/ melodic metal mix with a ballad. This kid is good!

[hanoitwin]

AWESOME!!!!!!! 

[totalpackage181]

Awesome.....

[not255]

DIO would be proud of you buddy with this performance!!

when you start touring professionally James, make sure you come down to Australia mate !!! i for one will be in the crowd to see you perform !!

[janiceyt]

Ha! Imagine being next after that at karaoke?! Bet, soon they were paying him to perform all night.

[TheKiDAdy]

I can seriously hear Dio in his voice.

[KCRockerGirl58]

I LOVE James. He is the shit!! I'm an old school metal fan and the minute I saw him sing Priest on AI. I was like, this kids has got it. He has the same quality, power and greatness of the late, GREAT Dio as well as Rob Halford, Axl Rose, Bon Scott, Freddy Mercury, etc. He is THAT GREAT. At 19 years old, he will only get better with time and more experience. All heneeds is a good metal back up band and he will bring it!!! He is what us old school metal fans have been waiting for!

[Ninjalilly]

Wow!

[tenordrum1988]

I REALLY HOPE HE SINGS RAINBOW IN THE DARK NEXT WEEK!! I'm not sure if he can out due him self..

[starlitexxruby]

I love James Durbin - he is absolutely awesome!

[ArchSickl]

JAMES DIO WOULD BE PROUD

[Meandmeandme67]

james is awesome...in my hear he is ....the next american idole

[Raczoon]

Damn James.......you're a badass on the mic

[suncloud27]

if he does Dio on Idol, I will faint! LOVE YOU JAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!

[freedoomofspeech]

He got a  standing "O" tonight ...from the audience ! Judges seemed alof . Pia and Lusck are real challengers , no real bad singers left , but Durbin should win 'er. Course it's Idol !

[BrettMariee]

JAMES DURBIN 4 AMERICAN IDOL 2011!!!

[BEVERLYJOYCE1]

vote,vote,vote wednseday night the whole 2 hours on fox, we just have to get him to the finale !!!!!! People you have to vote like those darn teenagers, Kris Allen who! Adam Lambert was robbed !!!!!! VOTE

[shiznitbitslap]

The Savior of Rock n Roll Folks.

[rebelatheartful]

James is soooo much fun, unbelievable, Karioke nite in santa cruz must rock

[bostonfan013]

American Idol is doing 80's week next week. Im almost positive James will do this



[MrILiketosnowboard]

@bostonfan013 dude if he does...I'll piss my pants.

[seanfmseanfmseanfm]

you are literally the only vocalist I know who could do that song justice! UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!

i am seriously your fan dude!!!!

[HairMetalHead666]

Dio... You Have Made Him Proud James.... So Proud

[FlopZnuts]

This is the music of my generation and unfortunately it's been replaced with today's monotone, dark and droning excuses for melody. I'm thankful to get to watch what will hopefully be the beginning of a great career for James, but I can't help but be a little sad that he wasn't around in the 80's when this kind of music was what was hot. His voice was MADE for rock/metal. Could this voice single-handedly bring back melodic rock? I sure hope so! BTW, no pressure James... :)

[seanfmseanfmseanfm]

@FlopZnuts i couldn't agree more!!

[ross121670]

I just about positive Ronnie James Dio Band member either as a solo act or in Black Sabith would give him a tip of your hat and a thank you to James for keeping true to everything Ronnie and the band members did on this song and singing it as close as your can without him personally on Earth anymore.

[DaBreezySkateCo]

@larryrachleff His vocals are insane!!!! He deserves to win Idol and i hope everyone agrees!!!

[billyzee13]

@DaBreezySkateCo I DO!!!!!

[diablo9333]

Dio would be proud! Hell james makes every person he covers proud!

[princechuck7]

James is amazing. I hope he will still perform at places in santa cruz after Idol. Cant wait to seem him become famous. Santa Cruz Pride!!

[ross121670]

This shows how good he is. No sound booth, no mixer, no hi tech anything. Just a karaoke machine and James Voice. Yet, it is so close to Ronnie James Dio if you close your eyes you can almost see Ronnie James Dio Try it.

[bodenmac]

seriously, why couldn't i be in a bar when someone with this kind of talent stepped up to karaoke, really?

[daveknecht1144]

He should really do this one on Idol. It'd be risky but his tone and energy is just perfect in this area of his range. Could even give a shoutout to the big man himself.

[zexxy80]

that is siick!!! love him! u r a great performer, James!

[noexistence11]

i really hope james doesn't turn pop like adam lambert did. This guys just belongs ina metal band. He is by far the best new singer ive ever heard. hes just unbelievable. James is a singer i would kill to have in my band.

[zexxy80]

that is siiiick, what a voice, i love him!!

[zexxy80]

yeahhhhh, that is epic!!! love him, great performer! Go James!!!

[zexxy80]

yeahhhhh, that is epic!!! love him, great performer! Go James!!!

[st0n3db0w11]

Dio would be proud! Insane man!



[BEVERLYJOYCE1]

@larryrachleff I AGREE !!!!! VOTE, VOTE,VOTE THE WHOLE 2 HOURS EVERY WEEK. HE HAS STOLEN MY HEART, I WAS WANTING A GIRL TO WIN , BUT HAVE CHANGED MY MINED.

[megustaverlas]

I did't know he's such a rocker...metal rock.

[crisallbir]

grettings from England, Americans should vote for him, James Durbin the best, has was borne a rock star

[hogwashers]

UNFORTUNATLEY ITS REALLY HARD TO GET A LOT OF SONGS CLEARED.. HOPEFULLY WHOEVER OWNS DIO'S SONG RIGHTS WILL ALLOW JAMES TO SING THESE TYPES OF METAL SONGS!

[kurst45]

@hogwashers you are james or rather this is from his channel, isnt it? in comments from this vid it is.

James Durbin "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (The Beatles' Across The Universe) uploaded by: BandMadness

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

-James Durbin

hogwashers 2 years ago

and if it is you, you ROCK !!!! good luck on ai got all my votes

[AdamNaraine]

Bringing balls back to American Idol.:)

[svanderzyden]

I can't get enough of this video, the Dio song is amazing, and at the end when the Journey comes on, I just want James to keep on singing, he's that good! He could sing the freakin phone book and I'd love it!

[starlitexxruby]

love this guy

[claraboomday]

greetings from Scotland..this American Idol chanter has one of the finest rock voices ever....Ronnie James Dio would give his blessing i'm sure, truly gifted!!

[AlatielSedai]

Dio is one of those guys that you just don't do...apparently, unless you're James Durbin. What a tribute to one of the best of all time. I'm sure RJD would approve of this performance. Magnificent!

[Brie830]

I was just telling my mom last week that I really wanted to hear James do this song. It's one of my fave songs ever and I knew it would be the perfect song for him. And after hearing him perform it here, I REALLY hope he performs it on the show. I know it would be awesome.

[patch6of6evil6]

Man!!! he should sing some DIO on idol... just as a tribute....that'd be like sooooOOoo sweeeeet... nice job too on the Karaoke...

[spbmezzo]

@patch6of6evil6 YES! Since he sang Judas I'm thinking that: he should sing DIO, man, that'd be so perfect! So hard to see people who can sing halford and DIO this well....

[Lunacustodis]

Omg. Wow...

[RandallRojasAndres]

O: AMAZING! :D

[bostonfan013]

Wow. I haven't followed idol the past few years. But Im following it this year for james. If he does not win, this show is fixed. He needs to do some BACK IN BLACK!!!!

[Crystasorrow]

@bostonfan013 Actually, James DID do Back in Black. ;) just not on Idol. Search James Durbin Back in Black to see it. He also performed Led Zeppelin's Kashmir AND Stairway to Heaven. In my opinion, he sounds almost exactly like Brian Johnson and Robert Plant from those bands! It's insane! :)

[samantha041508]

i just love him lol :)

[railander]

dude, sing this on american idol, please!

[elvis7hockey]

@Shabutie97

It's safe to say that he's the best vocalist at almost every karaoke! lol

[staynfreeusa03]

Wow!!  I showed my hubby & his eyes lit up, wants James to win this! Way to go James!

[lempeng1000]

from malaysia...love him...

[MyRecordingTV]

Hope he does Dio or Iron Maiden on Idol !

\m/

[MyRecordingTV]

i hope he does Dio or Iron Maiden on Idol \m/

[LaLapinNoir]

He nailed it! This guy is destined for great things...i have never heard anyone like him...go James!!!!!!

[SuperJeepdude]

I'd bet my breakfast donut that Dio is sitting up in heaven, looking down, with the devil horns raised and rock'in along! Damn he has a rare talent and powerful voice. He' already started to ease the pain of losing Dio. I hope he keeps it together and there's no doubt in my mind how bright his career is going to be. Go get it done Durbin!!

[believer06]

This dude is the best thng thats happen to American Idol. Fantastic singer. Also as Steven Tyler said earlier in the show, James has great ear for melody, much like the late great Ronnie James Dio.

[svanderzyden]

Unreal!! He is amazing, where has this guy been?! I hope he sings like this on Idol! He rocks and truly deserves to win!!

[ashe984]

Wow what a really great voice

[svanderzyden]

This is AWESOME! James Rocks!! I hope he sings this songs on Idol!

[decideavenge89]

I am glad to see such a young person singing the great ROnnie James Dio song, I hope Dio gets the respect he has always deserved and James Durbin your the next American idol.

[revfan54]

dio would be proud

[believer06]

I hope, really hope, he does this on the show.

[Sheppardsg1]

Holy S.....T is just me or its really sound like DIO heh

[BrianPicchi]

Wow, this kid is amazing!

[Heresaman]

This kid is UNREAL!!!!!

[astrolifter]

Dio would would be proud of this guy.

[Spooner22]

I want James to be in my band

[Spooner22]

Holy Crap I love this song and James Durbin freaking rocks the house!

[DivineSteel]

It's a shame that pop people probably won't go for this, because James is, simply put, the most awesome contestant in the history of Idol.

[KissHope]

Dude I sooooooooooooooooooooo hope you sing this on AI.

[SirSunnyD]

Go James!!!!! You F'nN ROCK brother! Rootin' BIG TIME for you this year!!

[gooTubeSux]

Ronnie Dio was one of all time best heavy metalist vocalists. Durbin does him justice and hopes he 's back on AI to do a Rainbow or even a Sabbath tune.

[RBarkhald]

Fantastic vocal performance.

[lucidity4]

WOW! Many on AI could 'sing' Rock, but Durbin IS a ROCKER! It is a part of him and one can feel it when he sings. He's the real deal.

I almost cried when he pulled out the Priest!

[AMAKUSASFIRE]

As much as I want to see James win I'm just ready to hear James find a band and get a cd out. His voice is unreal, glad he made it to the live show and kicked ass with Judas Priest. It would be really cool if he ever gets to do this on the live show or his version of Kasmir by Led Zepplin.

[soulsessions]

DAMN SON.

[debbieh615]

This guy is the deal, shouldn't we have an Americian Idol that we can believe in?

[Strut4MeAdam]

anyone seen his national anthem vid? or stairway to heaven?

[AskewsMewes]

AMAZING! Sad that RJD isn't around to see this. He would definitely be impressed. RIP RJD \m/

[Shabutie97]

Its a safe bet that he was the best vocalist at this karaoke.

[dianerounsfull]

@Shabutie97 No doubt!!

[luvchyld]

A STAR IS BORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shooby1213]

This guy HAS to win, a talent like this only comes around so often. And his story....WOWOWOW

[saminnyc]

Wow.

[JennieRevolver]

James durbin kicks ass....Idol 11 doesnt even need to go on cause we all know who's gettin it..and if he doesnt then theres something wrong <3

[crystal102273]

Dio? Really? Simply amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[SCKeith803]

american idol needs someone like this im tired of the pop unoriginal people.. lee dewyze is pretty good but i have high hopes for this dude

[ndblack84]

AMAZING!! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!

[RedWingfan1263]

Wow.......

He's so amazing.

[wymesei]

His voice reminds me of the lead singer of Stryper. Talk about amazing range!!

[hogwashers]

BRILLIANT....HEIDI :-)

[TheEruditepolymath]

a gr8 career awaits