Favorite "Man" Songs #4 - "Man on the Silver Mountain"
@teamfreak16 (43655)
Denver, Colorado
December 1, 2017 9:55pm CST
I've used this one before, man, but it's so good I just have to use it again. This particular music countdown features my favorite songs that have "man" in the title. We are at #4: "Man on the Silver Mountain" by Rainbow.
Written by Ritchie Blackmore (guitar) and vocalist Ronnie James Dio, "Man on the Silver Mountain" is not only the opening track from their 1975 debut album, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, it was also the first ever single for the band. Unfortunately, it failed to chart anywhere.
No matter. It remains, if not THE most popular Rainbow tune, one of them. It's certainly one of the band's favorite's, as they play it live all the time, no matter who the vocalist is. Compared to today's hard rock/metal standards, "Man on the Silver Mountain" might not seem too heavy, this stuff was considered pretty damn hard back in the day. Blackmore is one of rock music's premier guitarists, and Dio died as one of heavy metal's all-time great voices. Together, these two were gold.
I've linked to an audio live performance from 1975. This thing is smoking hot, with a fantastic guitar solo from Ritchie Blackmore.
Enjoy!
(Info verified by Wikipedia)
Dio on Vocals, If there was one band i wish they recorded better live it has to be Rainbow sad this is all I've got. Enjoy. This was when he could still sing...
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Dec 17
The song never charted? I heard it a zillion times on radio.
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@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Dec 17
Not according to Wikipedia. Weird, huh?
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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Dec 17
Totally new to me. Thanks for sharing.
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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Dec 17
@teamfreak16 yes I did and will take a closer look at this band.
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@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Dec 17
@RasmaSandra - They are a great band, even though they have had, like, four or five singers. In fact, Ritchie Blackmore fires band members so often that no two Rainbow albums have ever been recorded by the same lineup.
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@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Dec 17
Oh, you're quite welcome. I hope you liked it if you had the chance to check it out.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
2 Dec 17
one of the great rock bands of all time
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@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Dec 17
I have a "Best Of" type of album on my iPod. I always crank it up when one of their songs comes up.
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
2 Dec 17
@teamfreak16 certainly a track worth taking to 11
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
2 Dec 17
Interesting but I have to listen tomorrow when I am at the computer.
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@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Dec 17
No worries. If you do get to listen, I hope you like it.
@dgobucks226 (37621)
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2 Dec 17
The original founder of Deep Purple has put out some good music over the years...
@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
2 Dec 17
A really good song, I don't know why I didn't love this band more, but it does seem to have a Deep Purple vibe to it. I loved Deep Purple.
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@teamfreak16 (43655)
• Denver, Colorado
2 Dec 17
That is true that a lot of Rainbow tunes sound like Deep Purple with a different singer. Good songs, though.
