Not only is graham bonnet gods vocal striker ...He invented the MOONWALK {2.08}
4 years before michael jackoff done it . I will smash anyone who even attempts to argue . I am voting for him in the presidential elections if he so chooses to run - and graham , if your watching this ...i will even mow your lawn -but i stop short of homosexual favours . Come and join my band ..on axe: jurgen blackmore,drums ,me BASS jimmy bain - keys:thomas dolby ..we are called BAINBOW ..jimmy insisted .
Great upload, can't add anything positive to everything thats been said, but as a young British headbanger in the early 80's they didn't come much better than rainbow. Thank you
Richie blackmore el mejor guitarrista del mundo, creador , innovador, de notas musicales, bravísimo all night long, tambien escucho blackmore night, thomas Lizarraga
To me, this is the best Rainbow's song. But this particular performance was kind of sloppy, i think. Graham was great but sounded very tired for some reason. And The Godfather had not the best night at all. Especially the intro- very sickish of him. Look at my nick - I admire the guy, but when he's bad he's bad :) The only guy who rocked there was Roger :) But hey, who gives a shit about some play. This is All Night Long, people!!! :)))
I gotta ask, why does a vocalist in a rock band have to look a certain way? Why can't he have a sleazy lounge singer look? Its his voice that counts...
The only people close to Graham Bonnet are Tom Jones or Tony Christie. You can imagine Bonnet singing "avenues and alleyways". Or Tom Jones singing "all night long" very macho voices.
Wonder why Bonnet never grew his hair. He was obviously into rock and roll with that dynamite voice; he made his mark on the hard rock world as Blackmore's bitch, then - what? Was he just making time while looking for that perfect accountant's job?
Bonnet had a great voice. His image was bizarre... he looked like he just walked out of a disco, or some sleazy cocktail lounge. His look never fit the voice. I think he's a good singer - I saw with Alcatrazz - twice, with Yngwie on guitar - and it was kick ass.
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Bonnet is just pushing it all the time, in the studio or live. He is a fine singer, but could never perform at level with great guitarists like Blackmore or Yngwie.
GRAHAM BONNET is the man,and Mr.Blackmore was very long,looking for,his kind of rough,rock'n'roll singer-all others are great,but totally different style.matter of opinion,but prefer him,above all-brilliant!
I was at this gig, and you wanted to hear the pigs ear Bonnet made of Stargazer. That aside it was a great era of hard rock/metal. April Wine were great on the day
it would of been interesting to see David Lee Roth do this song...becouse the singer here looks like some random lounge singer on karaoke night lol.
can ya imagine diamond dave jumpn up in the air do the splits and belt out thoses lines "allll night long!!!!" ...he would of sold that song way better than that UsedCarSalesman looking guy.
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I like how Ritchie sneaks Lazy from his Deep Purple days in the intro. In my opinion Graham Bonnet has to the worst singer Blackmore ever hired. He looks like a karaoke singer.
Yea on the radio and studio album he sings "keep her head" Also at the beginning, he sings looking up with Your eyes on me. In this verison he sings looking up with Your eyes on my meat. Gotta love it,plus the I dont know about Your brains but You look alright !
Excelente video, grandiosa canción, esta versión en vivo es mucho mejor que la del disco en estudio, Rainbow siempre ha sido una de mis banda de rock favoritas, por cierto el album Monsters Of Rock, en mi opinión es el mejor disco en vivo de toda la historia del rock.
Lmao I remember my dad telling me about the bit at the end where he goes I've had enough lets bring the mushy peas on, since he went and saw them. Id be good if they released the footage on DVD since they filmed it.
didn't Bonnet get fired for being drunk(and shitty) at this gig? He was a terrible replacement for Dio. Joe Lynn Turner was better, but too soft - his voice reminds me of Don Dokken.
Absolutely not!!! He was great at this gig!!! And in all other gigs!!! He left after the tour!!! He didn't like the new musical direction...Ritchie offered hin to sing only the song he wanted but he refused...Bonnet was better than Turner and maybe Dio...More powerful with a longest range!!! Check out will you still love me tomorrow from the same gig and shout up!
He left Rainbow after a good year or so. I think you are thinking of his tenure in the Michael Schenker group. He was sacked after the first gig or something like that...
There's only one Ritchie. And he can be everything he wants: Rainbow, Purple or whatever. Just the same magic! Rod,David,Ronnie,Joe or Doogie, though extremely talented, were surely lucky and blessed enough to work with a genius of his kind. Ian Gillan is the only one who could compete/complete in a peer to peer contest. My humble opinion.
Bonnet was AMAZING, both with Rainbow and with Alcatrazz! He is a POWERHOUSE of a vocalist! As was also Joe Lynn Turner. Two of the BEST in the business, then and now.
I remember when I used to say this rainbow was better than that one etc etc, I remember buying Long live rock and roll when it first came out!! I remember everyone saying that Grahem Bhonnet had killed off rainbow!! I went to the first monsters of rock in 1980, now days I like to watch and listen to all of it!
I remember watching this on Saturday morning TV "Rockworld". My best buddy taped it with a portable cassette recorder in front of the TV. I still listen to that tape. Never thougth I'd get to see the video again. Thanks!
who cares who wrote what lyrics? i love rainbows music, all the different singers made different styles 2 rainbow, the songs are good to lysen to, they are pwoerful, enspiring, so stop saying who is better nd thigns, they are bloody gr8 band, i would choose them over any other!!
Graham Bonnet was, is and always will be a wanker. Treated Rainbow as a big joke. Not that it made much difference, Glover wrote the pathetic lyrics and Blackmore had already decided he wanted the band to sound like fuckin Foreigner. If Blackmore hadn't offered Bonnet the Rainbow job he'd probably be stacking shelves in a supermarket right now.
great man, the only I found here with my same opinion about this GB alias barking dog!Blackmore was a fool to play with this little Elvis dressed like a flag who was making his best efforts to shit believing he was singing...who appreciates this nothingness is a pure empty musical head..."Down to earth" is the worst album Ritchie ever made and Bonnet was a big crap on hit...the worst singer
Absolutely false,...He gave incredible versions of stargazer, Man On the Silver Mountain, Catch The Rainbow (you can find the extended version here), Long Live Rock'n Roll...He can sing whatever he wants...and sing in a lot of styles...I'm a singer since 13 years, I can tell you he's the most incredible one I've ever heard!
ehi big idiot liar...13 or 16 years? You don't know even this and you are pretending to discuss about music!! Go listening to Spice Girls, it's more adequate to your intellectual level....
hahahah, I started singing at 14 and studying at 17, but that's not important...you can hear me singing in some videos in my profile...of course you will say I'm barking too....hahaha....graham rocks at all
you are better than your out of tune pop hero...Mr.Flag Bonnet can't sing. Anyway for barking on this two chords song there's no need to study but to have enough money to buy a good PA system...6:44 Bonnet seems like that italian bifolk singer you surely love ....what's his name? Maybe Al bagno?
Fantastic band,such a shame that this was the last gig
they played,as a unit.With Cozy's departure,they lost a real integral part.Graham did the pre-production vocals to Difficult to Cure, but said that the fun within the band had left with Cozy's departure.He quickly followed.Don Airey later stated,that Richie should had acted quicker,to try to keep the band together.Ritchie tried,but it was too late.
im sorry but whenever i search for ritchie blackmore cuz i wanan get interested, i just cant. all i hear are these sloppy open chords. like he hits too many extra strings and it makes him sound sloppy. yngwie made 2 songs that strongly represent this one. On the run again, and touch the sky. its cool riffs but i duno how yngwie worshipped this guy. glad he got out of that phase
thats because when you search ritchie blackmore the first videos that come up are his guitar destruction stuff and his bullshitting in the 80s look at my favorited videos in my profile to see some awesome ritchie stuff.
Graham Bonnet Raaawwks!! D
Geierwally666 1 month ago
Graham was a GOD!
kirkwind 2 months ago
How I long for those wonderful days when guys could play the guitar- Ritchie Blackmore = one of the best.
Thanks Ritchie for all the great riffs.
cluxseltoot 2 months ago
1 OF THE BEST ROCK PERFORMANCES EVER.GREAT COMMENTS HERE TO.JUST FUKIN EPIC.
diagreen 6 months ago
are these still going i wonder in awe at the stage show ;D
SuperMaxibaby 7 months ago
Bonnet's fearful rocker-haircut kicks ass... :-))))
diamondguard 9 months ago 3
i watch this last night ,never could get to this concert , my good i have mad e up 4 it the best live perfomace of the band live , sadly it went
uke1964 9 months ago
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discotdi96 10 months ago
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discotdi96 10 months ago
Not only is graham bonnet gods vocal striker ...He invented the MOONWALK {2.08}
4 years before michael jackoff done it . I will smash anyone who even attempts to argue . I am voting for him in the presidential elections if he so chooses to run - and graham , if your watching this ...i will even mow your lawn -but i stop short of homosexual favours . Come and join my band ..on axe: jurgen blackmore,drums ,me BASS jimmy bain - keys:thomas dolby ..we are called BAINBOW ..jimmy insisted .
TheMichaelseymour 10 months ago 3
これぞベストメンバーだと思う
yazzfest 10 months ago
Great upload, can't add anything positive to everything thats been said, but as a young British headbanger in the early 80's they didn't come much better than rainbow. Thank you
scarletmad 11 months ago
Ritchie Blackmore - the best guitar player ever. Five years ago he inspired me into playing the guitar. I owe all my skill to him.
StudioGoldsmith 1 year ago 2
graham Bonzilla
arclight777 1 year ago
The raptor's voice...GRAHAM BONNET!!!
GREATWHITE2 1 year ago
DIO,BONNET,TURNER.GREAT FRIENDS,GREAT SINGERS.WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HAD ALL 3.GREAT POST
diagreen 1 year ago 4
with all due respect, Ronnie laughs
cincyrocked 1 year ago
@cincyrocked
No he doesn't.
Ronnie was good friends with Graham. He liked his voice, even gave Graham suggestions on what to do in Rainbow after he was gone.
CapnSpandex 1 year ago
klassik....rainbow!!!!
fluffydolly 1 year ago
My fingers are 30 cm long (From the Thumb to the Pinkie)
edgarrg94 1 year ago
@edgarrg94
So what? So's my dick.
willnotallow 1 year ago
@willnotallow Great! that's awesome, do you like deep purple?
edgarrg94 1 year ago
@willnotallow he said CM, not MM
Aidpagemoocher 1 year ago
Richie blackmore el mejor guitarrista del mundo, creador , innovador, de notas musicales, bravísimo all night long, tambien escucho blackmore night, thomas Lizarraga
Hildamelgar 1 year ago
wheres mathew and bungle?
tincatinca0113 1 year ago
OMG, I saw them live in 1980 in Brighton. Fainted, and had to be carried out. Oh well, great song, though.
possumy 1 year ago
To me, this is the best Rainbow's song. But this particular performance was kind of sloppy, i think. Graham was great but sounded very tired for some reason. And The Godfather had not the best night at all. Especially the intro- very sickish of him. Look at my nick - I admire the guy, but when he's bad he's bad :) The only guy who rocked there was Roger :) But hey, who gives a shit about some play. This is All Night Long, people!!! :)))
DeepPurpleAreKings 1 year ago
bonnet's look was so cool... between these hairy bears...
acheron4444 1 year ago
I gotta ask, why does a vocalist in a rock band have to look a certain way? Why can't he have a sleazy lounge singer look? Its his voice that counts...
SvenTviking 1 year ago
@SvenTviking I agree! I saw this lineup in 1979. At first is was weird when he came out. But once he started singing WOW!
thunderdeed 1 year ago
@SvenTviking and his voice is a shit
emiblindside 1 year ago
@emiblindside Who? Graham Bonnet? I think perchance thou talk from thine anus.
SvenTviking 1 year ago
The only people close to Graham Bonnet are Tom Jones or Tony Christie. You can imagine Bonnet singing "avenues and alleyways". Or Tom Jones singing "all night long" very macho voices.
SvenTviking 1 year ago
Wonder why Bonnet never grew his hair. He was obviously into rock and roll with that dynamite voice; he made his mark on the hard rock world as Blackmore's bitch, then - what? Was he just making time while looking for that perfect accountant's job?
PoffyTheCucumber 1 year ago
Bonnet had a great voice. His image was bizarre... he looked like he just walked out of a disco, or some sleazy cocktail lounge. His look never fit the voice. I think he's a good singer - I saw with Alcatrazz - twice, with Yngwie on guitar - and it was kick ass.
jkaravis 1 year ago
@jkaravis Saw them to.
thunderdeed 1 year ago
BRILLIANT TUNE! THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!
MegaSHARK99 1 year ago
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Graham's a sucker.
Turner sings it a 100 times better.
DonMario1992 1 year ago
@DonMario1992 You smoked waaaay too many doobies.
Ha ha!
sbeckius 1 year ago
Graham sounds like God!
godofslumber 2 years ago 22
2:31,his expression always cracks me up "I guess you know what you want to see"
SmittyHeWasNumber1 2 years ago 5
...me gusta el metal ingles la banda, siempre desde chavito no he parado de escuchar a este grupo!!!
enrykletto 2 years ago
Bonnet's voice sounds like a match that you scratch... then... boooooooom
100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 stars...
perelno 2 years ago 20
The best EVER line up of Rainbow. Shame it lasted so short...
MrTomek997 2 years ago 5
isnt this the show that ritchie decided to get rid of graham ?
jfisher1313 2 years ago
Graham Left!!! He wasn't sacked at all! He left durring the next album sessions
rideon77 2 years ago 4
no he was left because of the drunken perfomance
TheWeirdy93 2 years ago
Graham Bonnet? Graham Bowie!!
rm009z0858 2 years ago
Oh Zippy on drums!
willnotallow 2 years ago
@willnotallow you do mean the greatest rock drummer of all time?
rockerr121 2 years ago
Richie is amaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing!!!!!!!!!!
Kostas4e 2 years ago 2
'Bring the mushy peas on'.... Pissed my self!!!!
akc5150 2 years ago
I like how Graham says "I need a girl who can give me head, all night long" instead of sticking to the original lyrics, haha, that's great.
Travis0671 2 years ago 5
Isn't that stage a case for health & safety?
willnotallow1 2 years ago
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Bonnet is just pushing it all the time, in the studio or live. He is a fine singer, but could never perform at level with great guitarists like Blackmore or Yngwie.
starterzz 2 years ago
If you had a powerful voice like this, what else would you do with it, sing falsetto???
Come on, we can be happy, that this man uses his voice in the best possible kick-ass way:D
Dannyfalussy 2 years ago 4
PQP [ponto]
TMUSICIAN 2 years ago
Wow!!
Glover´s backing vocal is just like Glenn Hughes!
=O
Orialli78 2 years ago
Bonnet left during the recording sessions of Difficult To Cure...He wasn't fired. The Performance in Doninghton was great as you can hear!
rideon77 2 years ago 2
GRAHAM BONNET was fired after this gig due to drunken performance. Man, don´t screw with Ritchie.
andrija015 2 years ago
You're thinking of GB's time with MSG, not Rainbow.
QuarrellaDeVil 2 years ago
DIO IS THE MAN!!!
coua78 2 years ago
GRAHAM BONNET is the man,and Mr.Blackmore was very long,looking for,his kind of rough,rock'n'roll singer-all others are great,but totally different style.matter of opinion,but prefer him,above all-brilliant!
timris 2 years ago 2
oh my goodness ive got a sore throat just listening to graham bonnet!! his voice! wow! he has some vocal chords!!!
heston99 2 years ago 2
Wow! Blackmore - MONSTER!!!
CatLanaCat 2 years ago
everythings better with bonnet-on it
stymye 2 years ago
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Sorry...I'm very fan of Rainbow, Deep Purple and other Ritchie Blackmore's projects but...
Bonnet is one of the worst singer that I've heard!!!
Sorry for his fans, with all respect.
Dio, Turner and White are to much better!!!
aguslora 2 years ago
blackmore search the best voice around the world for Rainbow... and found a great voice in australia, he found to Graham Bonnet...
alkzazar 2 years ago 2
Can't agree with that, Bonnet has a perfect voice for something like Rainbow.
Very strong but clear and no high pitch like some.
A class voice!
Johnoco66 2 years ago 4
You are right. He doesn`t sing. He just screams!
MrPallonivel 2 years ago
@MrPallonivel and how many of ritchie blackmore's bands have you fronted for?
rockerr121 2 years ago
Graham is the man!
ParanoidLuger 2 years ago 4
The sexiest song ever..
flaxenmane 2 years ago
graham is so cool.doesn fit with the band but he is great!!!
poffie67 2 years ago
he is cool in his own way,in a james dean kind of mould..unique!
heston99 2 years ago
blackmore is so great on guitar!!!
travismeeksrocks2008 3 years ago 5
I saw them on this tour, my first concert.
redrick2030 3 years ago 3
wish i was ther withya pump
diagreen 3 years ago 4
I was at this gig, and you wanted to hear the pigs ear Bonnet made of Stargazer. That aside it was a great era of hard rock/metal. April Wine were great on the day
pump35 3 years ago
been a Rainbow fan from day 1 and Bonnet was and still is a class singer!
merhabene 3 years ago 3
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it would of been interesting to see David Lee Roth do this song...becouse the singer here looks like some random lounge singer on karaoke night lol.
can ya imagine diamond dave jumpn up in the air do the splits and belt out thoses lines "allll night long!!!!" ...he would of sold that song way better than that UsedCarSalesman looking guy.
fallenwillrise 3 years ago
is it just me or does the singer look like the guy in the latest batman movies?
horsemitchman 3 years ago
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I like how Ritchie sneaks Lazy from his Deep Purple days in the intro. In my opinion Graham Bonnet has to the worst singer Blackmore ever hired. He looks like a karaoke singer.
19strat57 3 years ago
4:12 til 4:15 is the way how to dance.
Phistra 3 years ago 2
exactly lol
thetanman2233 3 years ago
EI ARNAU K PASAAAA
keniapowa 3 years ago
I know the words are "I need a girl who can keep her head" but in this version it sounds like "I need a girl who can give me head"... ;)
ajohnst1 3 years ago 4
He does sing 'give me head'
'Your mind is dirty but your hands are clean'
I love those lyrics
Conneyfogle 3 years ago 3
Yea on the radio and studio album he sings "keep her head" Also at the beginning, he sings looking up with Your eyes on me. In this verison he sings looking up with Your eyes on my meat. Gotta love it,plus the I dont know about Your brains but You look alright !
jhzab666 3 years ago 5
como me gustaria tener la maquina del tiempo para poder ir a esos recitales!!!!!!!
gusrainbow 3 years ago 2
Excelente video, grandiosa canción, esta versión en vivo es mucho mejor que la del disco en estudio, Rainbow siempre ha sido una de mis banda de rock favoritas, por cierto el album Monsters Of Rock, en mi opinión es el mejor disco en vivo de toda la historia del rock.
diabloala 3 years ago
Is`nt it lazy he`s plaing in the begining?
LongLiveAlice 3 years ago
one of many versions yes
leselo 3 years ago
BEST SINGER HE HAD - DIO!!!!!
padroandman 4 years ago
It would not Id sorry
Meshia88 4 years ago
Lmao I remember my dad telling me about the bit at the end where he goes I've had enough lets bring the mushy peas on, since he went and saw them. Id be good if they released the footage on DVD since they filmed it.
Meshia88 4 years ago
there was a compilation album released featuring the acts at the monsters of rock show and that is on that.
cynsbro 3 years ago
Can anyone tell me were I can get the Monsters of Rock album Castle Donnington...
1980. I was there, what a show!!!! top night
I will never forget it
NigeyH2466 3 years ago
I have it on cassette
cynsbro 3 years ago
try utorrent hope this helps regards Tony
bigtw1963 3 years ago
Thanks Bigtw
NigeyH2466 3 years ago
I have it,I wasnt there you were,
its yours if you want it,I definetly
have it on vinyl,somewhere in the house.
dublinandy 2 years ago
cynsbro Thanks mate
NigeyH2466 3 years ago
didn't Bonnet get fired for being drunk(and shitty) at this gig? He was a terrible replacement for Dio. Joe Lynn Turner was better, but too soft - his voice reminds me of Don Dokken.
tony93666 4 years ago
Absolutely not!!! He was great at this gig!!! And in all other gigs!!! He left after the tour!!! He didn't like the new musical direction...Ritchie offered hin to sing only the song he wanted but he refused...Bonnet was better than Turner and maybe Dio...More powerful with a longest range!!! Check out will you still love me tomorrow from the same gig and shout up!
rideon77 4 years ago
better than Dio?! sorry... NO
tony93666 4 years ago
Both Dio and Bonnet were really great!
jeczybula 4 years ago 3
Bonnet has a good voice, but a cheesy style. I guess it fit the direction Rainbow went in, but....oi.
maofas 3 years ago
He left Rainbow after a good year or so. I think you are thinking of his tenure in the Michael Schenker group. He was sacked after the first gig or something like that...
GingerPhilG 2 years ago
AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
cesar112669 4 years ago
so cute though we can hear them that much! Roger and Don on backing vocals!
zappator 4 years ago
There's only one Ritchie. And he can be everything he wants: Rainbow, Purple or whatever. Just the same magic! Rod,David,Ronnie,Joe or Doogie, though extremely talented, were surely lucky and blessed enough to work with a genius of his kind. Ian Gillan is the only one who could compete/complete in a peer to peer contest. My humble opinion.
aliahrocks 4 years ago 2
So right.. you only have to hear a couple of seconds from this clip to know it's RB - his style is strong & unique
timechannel 4 years ago
yyyyyeeeeesssss
standardkw 4 years ago
グラハム最高!後頭部がサンドウィッチマン伊達
1979ginger 4 years ago
Never seen this before,me good fan!!!
Vaenamoenen 4 years ago
ha ha ha! Better, but not with RAINBOW ;)
canrockonthisthing 4 years ago
Ritchie is Ritchie the king of guitar
jalli55 4 years ago 3
Lords of Hard Rock. Blackmore rules.
rockaires 4 years ago
This song is great and Bonnet is a great singer but DIO is synonymous with Rainbow
llunttocs 4 years ago
That's correct!
DIO is synonimous and Bonnet is antonimous :)
Bonnet looks and sounds like 60's rokkannnrrrrollarrrrr
canrockonthisthing 4 years ago
Bonnet is synonymous with Rainbow and this song is awesome...
EternalPrisoner 4 years ago 5
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bonnet sounds like hes trying to take a shit
genegeener 4 years ago
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poor vocals....
carlosdeno 4 years ago
Bonnet was AMAZING, both with Rainbow and with Alcatrazz! He is a POWERHOUSE of a vocalist! As was also Joe Lynn Turner. Two of the BEST in the business, then and now.
sophiegromit 4 years ago 6
spot on comment. Bonnet was a vocalist who commanded the respect of his peers. And this song is fukin awsome
AnulWart 4 years ago 4
I've ad enough,,lets bring the mushy peas on!!
soundofpwnage 4 years ago
hmm...naughty line compared to the studio version - "I need a girl who can give me head.." instead of "keep her head" tsk!!!
worcesterwombat 4 years ago 3
I remember when I used to say this rainbow was better than that one etc etc, I remember buying Long live rock and roll when it first came out!! I remember everyone saying that Grahem Bhonnet had killed off rainbow!! I went to the first monsters of rock in 1980, now days I like to watch and listen to all of it!
mawilliams777 4 years ago
Best rainbow singer ever!!!!
rideon77 4 years ago 3
WTF are you talking about?
H1pp13Warr1or 4 years ago
he's saying that you sucked at 1979 -1983..! but I think they were best from 1975 - 1981..!!!
Vinkjennaren 4 years ago
I remember watching this on Saturday morning TV "Rockworld". My best buddy taped it with a portable cassette recorder in front of the TV. I still listen to that tape. Never thougth I'd get to see the video again. Thanks!
hungry4rock 4 years ago
Whoops, that's Graham Bonnet, but my comment works for him too!
maofas 4 years ago
Joe Lyn Turner has a good voice, but he's pure cheese.
maofas 4 years ago
Remeber watching this on bbctv doing my school homework. Changed my life...amazing. The masters for the whole performance cannot be traced :-(
vntr2006 4 years ago
fuck this shit RAINBOW sucked at 1979-1983.... the best years of RAINBOW was 1975-1978(with ronnie james dio)listen to that instead.
H1pp13Warr1or 4 years ago
thats kind of single minded
thetanman2233 3 years ago
Graham Bonnett love him or hate him. He looks like a Roxy Music reject LOL
GreenBayLA 4 years ago
as hard rock goes for the time full marks.
their is no 1 hits the notes like blacmore.
they all try. never be replaced
4276357 4 years ago
The video is cut short! There was a wicked blues solo from Blackmore right after that.
Don Airey looks like he's 12!
StratomasterT 4 years ago
Re: stratmaster- yeh I had it on vinal "Monsters of rock" it also had stargazer on it too
cleveroonie 4 years ago
Bonnet's voice was not too bad here for a sound system at a huge outdoor venue--very loud.
This was a great line-up. "Down to Earth" was one of the best Rainbow albums.
Some have commented on Bonnet's "look". He was ahead of his time. He'd actually cut his hair before this performance and ticked off Blackmore.
StratomasterT 4 years ago
i wish this line-up would have stayed together for a lot longer than they did
in the words of Bonnet at this exact same show:
LONG LIVE ROCK 'N' ROLL! LONG LIVE RAINBOW!!
thetanman2233 4 years ago
Very nice singer! Awesome voice!
Muchenberg 4 years ago
paul mcartney is the best pop/rock singer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BeatlesRock101 4 years ago
take a listen to to Graham version of "Oh Darling" and you'll change your mind...Paul is a fine singer, but Graham is over the top!
rideon77 4 years ago
who cares who wrote what lyrics? i love rainbows music, all the different singers made different styles 2 rainbow, the songs are good to lysen to, they are pwoerful, enspiring, so stop saying who is better nd thigns, they are bloody gr8 band, i would choose them over any other!!
ashcore8965 4 years ago
And let me add, at Donington in 1980 most of the crowd were there for Judas Priest anyway. Rainbow died the minute Dio left/was sacked.
HolderOfTheKeys 4 years ago
I would of stayed for the scorpions and rainbow even if it was bonnet.
VictimofAtkins 4 years ago
Graham Bonnet was, is and always will be a wanker. Treated Rainbow as a big joke. Not that it made much difference, Glover wrote the pathetic lyrics and Blackmore had already decided he wanted the band to sound like fuckin Foreigner. If Blackmore hadn't offered Bonnet the Rainbow job he'd probably be stacking shelves in a supermarket right now.
HolderOfTheKeys 4 years ago
you are the wanker with that ridiculous opinion what do you do for a living apart from the above
dunk64 4 years ago
great man, the only I found here with my same opinion about this GB alias barking dog!Blackmore was a fool to play with this little Elvis dressed like a flag who was making his best efforts to shit believing he was singing...who appreciates this nothingness is a pure empty musical head..."Down to earth" is the worst album Ritchie ever made and Bonnet was a big crap on hit...the worst singer
gorgiak 4 years ago
Damn talk about a classic..cant get any better than this
LedZepAllTheWay 4 years ago
Rainbow without Dio isn't Rainbow.
ecejulia 4 years ago
In my opinion Bonnett sucked as a singer! I'm glad that he left that quick!
MikkelAndersen 4 years ago
You suck!!! Bonnet is the best Rock/pop singer ever!
rideon77 4 years ago
"Rock/pop"! Maybe thats the problem! I hate pop.
And if you look at all the lineups and singers Rainbow have had, Bonnett is the worst of them, and he simply couldn't fill out Dio's shoes.
That's just my opinion :)
MikkelAndersen 4 years ago
Absolutely false,...He gave incredible versions of stargazer, Man On the Silver Mountain, Catch The Rainbow (you can find the extended version here), Long Live Rock'n Roll...He can sing whatever he wants...and sing in a lot of styles...I'm a singer since 13 years, I can tell you he's the most incredible one I've ever heard!
rideon77 4 years ago
ehi big idiot liar...13 or 16 years? You don't know even this and you are pretending to discuss about music!! Go listening to Spice Girls, it's more adequate to your intellectual level....
gorgiak 4 years ago
hahahah, I started singing at 14 and studying at 17, but that's not important...you can hear me singing in some videos in my profile...of course you will say I'm barking too....hahaha....graham rocks at all
rideon77 4 years ago
you are better than your out of tune pop hero...Mr.Flag Bonnet can't sing. Anyway for barking on this two chords song there's no need to study but to have enough money to buy a good PA system...6:44 Bonnet seems like that italian bifolk singer you surely love ....what's his name? Maybe Al bagno?
gorgiak 4 years ago
Fantastic band,such a shame that this was the last gig
they played,as a unit.With Cozy's departure,they lost a real integral part.Graham did the pre-production vocals to Difficult to Cure, but said that the fun within the band had left with Cozy's departure.He quickly followed.Don Airey later stated,that Richie should had acted quicker,to try to keep the band together.Ritchie tried,but it was too late.
namjai69 4 years ago
Bonnett was really good, pity he didn't stick around for a bit longer
worcesterwombat 4 years ago
What a gas- I was at this gig and saw myself in the crowd pan shot - 27 years later eh"
amwris 4 years ago
im sorry but whenever i search for ritchie blackmore cuz i wanan get interested, i just cant. all i hear are these sloppy open chords. like he hits too many extra strings and it makes him sound sloppy. yngwie made 2 songs that strongly represent this one. On the run again, and touch the sky. its cool riffs but i duno how yngwie worshipped this guy. glad he got out of that phase
fuckyalife 4 years ago
thats because when you search ritchie blackmore the first videos that come up are his guitar destruction stuff and his bullshitting in the 80s look at my favorited videos in my profile to see some awesome ritchie stuff.
peteranal 4 years ago
Bonnett was kicked out of Rainbow because both Blackmore and Glover pretty much hated his guts.
He later did a Jim Morrison imitation by dropping trou at a concert when he in Alcatraz with Yngie Malstreem
Diostillrocks 4 years ago
Bonnet Was never kicked out!!! He was Bonnet himself that wasn't so happy with the band musical direction and went away!
rideon77 4 years ago
There are different sides to every story.
Diostillrocks 4 years ago
Kiss Ass Video!
Richocaster 4 years ago
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow con Dio es la mejor banda de todos los tiempos
DiegoRyu 5 years ago