RAINBOW - Ronnie James Dio - Graham Bonnet - Joe Lynn Turner - Ronnie Romero - Who Did It Better?

In this video we look at the many vocalists of Ritchie Blackmore's band RAINBOW, and ask Who Did It Better? Ronnie James Dio, Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner, or Ronnie Ramiro?
RAINBOW - Ronnie James Dio - Graham Bonnet - Joe Lynn Turner - Ronnie Romero - Who Did It Better?
Rainbow was another one of those bands that produced one great lead singer after another and the frontmen became quintessential examples of some of the greatest singing in all of rock.
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I’ll be looking at live performances of the band’s former frontmen starting with Ronnie James Dio whose evolution we’ll see through his open throat, effortless sound.
We’ll also look at the more commercially successful frontmen Graham Bonnet and Joe Lynn Turner and we’ll compare them to Doogie White and Ronnie Romero.
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[@lenn741]

I gotta say, Dio singing Stargazer is some of the best vocals I've ever heard. Really stuck in my mind, and I still listen to it every now and then and it still blows me away. Ronnie Ramiro sounded great but Dio just killed it. What a legend.

[@williambrakefield7578]

Dio, Bonnet and Turner are all supreme vocalists. Blackmore hit three home runs with these guys. It's impossible to hit a trifecta in a situation like this, but Blackmore did it.

[@SergeCaelers]

I don't think Turner is a 'supreme vocalist' at all 🤗

[@dalelangley1604]

​@@SergeCaelers Music by its very nature, is subjective and tastes vary ; your statement is true for you, but is not the truth for everyone ...👍✌

[@user-cd3ld3dc7u]

​@@SergeCaelersSaw him live a few months ago and will see him again in October. He is, believe me.

[@danlc95]

Something about Grahm Bonnet that I love.

[@Werner4voss]

Bonnet is such an underrated singer, for me his one of the best and he still kicks ass even to this day!

[@steve.hoffman]

I agree although his live performances are inconsistent. But he sounded great on the New Alcatrazz release a year or so ago. Doogie is on the new Alcatrazz and it’s kind of boring.

[@j_freed]

@@steve.hoffman - Doogie has such an amazing shiny voice, but sometimes with greatly gifted people the music lacks charisma & character..

[@singularonaut]

Graham also was incredible in The Marbles in late 60-s, I really looking forward to compare his progress over time by Ken 😇

[@TimiTamminen]

He’s incredible, “Stand in Line” is one of the finest most unique performances in its genre

[@eugenevescera8882]

Graham's new album is due in 2022.. all new line up.. looking forward to it

[@brottem3987]

Early eightees Blackmore was looking for a Lou Gramm sound in his band, that's why he hired Joe Lynn Turner. Funny you mentioned Joe sounding like Lou Gramm!

[@MultiTaz333]

Dio is the best in anything he does

[@gdmiller26]

Correct!!!!

[@charlesbarr3561]

I’ll agree with that. And funny how 20 years later, I discover the album I somehow missed, but showcases his imagination and storytelling: Magica. And it’s quite the masterpiece itself. He could written books, movies, whatever he wanted. We are blessed to have had him during our lifetimes.

[@toms4442]

That's Right!!!

[@matshagstrom1869]

Dio is good but the other guys is just more rock🎶

[@selfappropriation1407]

Dio could never sing the Turner's stuff the way Joe did. Could you really imagine I Surrender with Dio? Never

[@kareljongejan]

I really like Joe Lynn Turner's work at Rainbow, his three albums are subleme! Of course no one would have done a better job at Long Live Rock 'n Roll than Dio. And Graham Bonnet is not to be beaten when it comes to Down To Earth. They all fit their environment, Rainbow has had the best singers in history!

[@michelelaraia7358]

Heaven tonight by Turner in Malmsteen number one!

[@nathanloosemore4141]

Have you heard him in sunstorm? He still sounds great with them. 👌

[@operasinger2126]

@@michelelaraia7358 i just played that. wow.

[@leetroy3129]

I love both Rainbow’s version of Street of Dreams (JLT) and JLT’s acoustic version. My favorite song these days.

[@whom382]

I agree with all you said except that Difficult to Cure is sublime. Definitely the second worst Rainbow album (after Stranger in Us All)

[@CRITTERBUSTERS]

RJD and JLT are my favourite singers in Rainbow. Those two era’s were vastly different from one another but both excelled with what they wanted to achieve.

[@JimmyAyele]

1. Dio 2. JLT 3. Bonnet 4. White 5. Romero As a side note, I think that Paul Rodgers would have been the perfect replacement singer when Dio left.

[@uncle4996]

Romero above white

[@z1az285]

i have to admit i was so wrong about Turner. your list is spot on. Turner's belly of the beast is absolutely incredible.

[@bobholland5302]

When Dio sings I feel a magic come out of his voice. The dynamic is incredible and the way he connects with the lyrics takes him to a level behind the others. They are incredible singers, but seem to be singing lyrics whereas Dio is telling me something and he has my attention like a great story teller around the campfire.

[@jelly-baby]

RJD is a master storyteller who takes you with him. I absolutely love him ❤️

[@nicksmith8557]

This is the hardest one yet. I am a HUGE Dio fan but Joe Lynn Turner sang his lungs out in the studio on Difficult To Cure! Bonnet had a certain vibe on Down To Earth that really worked but I can't give it more than one listen at a time as its hard on tne ears after a while. So, all that being said - Ronnie Dio all the way!! The first Rainbow albums are 24 carat gold masterpieces.

[@thomashansson848]

Joe Lynn Turner was perfect for the more commercial, radio friendly sound of the early/mid 80's. The right man at the right time.

[@chrimarichrimari5166]

Check out his mid 80s solo stuff and fandango 😎

[@johnmcminn9455]

I am really impressed by JLT's later work Undercover 1 and 2 he has clean rasp belt mix you name it

[@chrisbiro1]

The Doogie White era Stranger in us All is my all time favorite Rainbow album. Way underrated in my opinion. Ronnie Ramiro really killed it too.

[@leeh-xh1iw]

Doogie White did a great job too bad he came just when Rock die

[@bruffie]

Brilliant album

[@dewdew34]

Joe Lynn Turner was a phenomenal singer and he'd tell you that as well :) ... I'd love to see a breakdown of him singing I Can't Let You Go or one of your students give that song a go . Thanks Ken !

[@weshoward450]

Love this series! (Savatage up next????????????) All great singers, but Dio always wins in my book. He is not only a phenomenal singer, but the pictures he paints with the lyrics are off the charts!

[@anthonyspina5723]

Ronnie could and did sing it all better than anyone. The best Rainbow ballad is Rainbow Eyes and if Ronnie had wanted to sing in a more commercial direction I'm sure he would have been the best at that too...but thankfully he didn't. In any case his singing on the Butterfly Ball is a glimpse as to how good he would have been moving that way.

[@jelly-baby]

Butterfly ball is what play when I am fed up, it never fails to put a smile on my face 🙂

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

Ronnie’s great on ‘Between To Hearts’. It has his lullaby vocal at the start and then morphs into Sabbathy vocal stylings It’s a very dark theme, some Ronnie would return to on ‘Dehumanizer’ ‘Strange Highways’.

[@larsnilsson8949]

Doogie White should get more credit for his part as a singer in Rainbow, Bonnet had a remarkable voice, but his stage presence and charisma on stage could have been better. The only true, real singer, of course, the great Ronnie James Dio, but second best, I would like to say Doogie White; the second best, after Dio, of course. Nothing against Joe Lynn Turner, but he worked better with Malmsteen. Rainbow, 1975-1978, with Ronnie James Dio, that´s hard to beat.

[@dejopulos]

"He (Doogie White) had also auditioned for metal bands Pink Cream 69 and Iron Maiden, losing out to Wolfsbane's Blaze Bayley." (Wikipedia) How?? Rest is history.

[@johnnyripple8972]

Dejopulos I’m not sure how anyone lost out Blaze for the Maiden gig. Kiske from Helloween seemed like the perfect fit to me. Oh well....

[@rrmorris67]

Joe Lynn Turner was so, so great. So was Dio, of course.

[@sarty23]

Dio was phenomenal. Bonnet was so raw its ridiculous in a very good way. Turner so soft and good!

[@ToddLong-rk3mw]

Demographics may have had a hand in folding Bonnet line up.

[@ben1ben]

I really hoped you would do Rainbow someday, I'm excited, will watch it instantly.

[@javierstanley1972]

Great singers, but Dio is the voice !!!!

[@SamQuentin]

I love Graham’s tone. He sounds so good, especially on his own stuff. Dio is a legend, ‘nuff said. JLT can sing, but he sounds so vanilla to me. I agree that Ronnie was carrying a lackluster band. Ritchie can find better players to bring some energy into it.

[@likenootter]

Vocal peak of Graham Bonnet live is "Breaking the Heart of the City 1985" concert with Stevie Vai. He really sings there. And I love Doogie White for his folk-country vibes.

[@ZaragonTrimaximalist]

Ronnie James Dio was a belter supreme. Bonnet was amusing but out of his depth. Turner was a fine melodic rock singer. Dio had something unique the others lacked.

[@michelelaraia7358]

Spot on

[@jerrywoods4066]

Seen all line ups of rainbow Joe and Ronnie were the best

[@ElieZ]

One of my favorite analysis videos. I come back to it often as I explore more of Rainbow 's phases and content.

[@butterbean3676]

They all brought unique vocal perspectives to the band. Very talented group of vocalists

[@fratersam2148]

Loved joe lynn turner with malmsteen and then the deep purple album he did, never heard him with rainbow before

[@cheeneedejesus3537]

Dio is just godlike. (RIP) Hearing Graham was an eye opener, love his vocals in "Lost In Hollywood"

[@TheCoDDmast3r]

Stone Cold was probably my favorite JLT song. My favorite Rainbow singer has to be Ronnie James Dio. Great video Ken!

[@user-hj8lp8cp6j]

Graham is one of a kind. He is unbelievable singer.

[@a.b.317]

I got to agree with you Ken. It’s Joe Lynn Turner for me also. Street of dreams is an epic tune and his voice is awesome on it

[@MikeHart72]

For me it's Joe Lynn Turner by a long shot. I will never take anything away from Dio, he is one of the best ever. The Dio sound is so distinctive any band he was in instantly sounded like a Dio project or his band. JLT all the way

[@jamesharper3933]

Hey Ken! Great to see you. FYI: Dio left Rainbow in 1979 to replace Ozzie in Sabbath. The Munich concert was 1977. I love Joe Lynn Turner. 😃

[@ronnysamuelsson4119]

I was lucky enough to see Heaven And Hell at Sweden Rock Festival in 2009. Ronnie Dio is the single best vocalist that I’ve ever heard and seen perform live. Bruce Dickinson is second place. Gooosh

[@kentamplin]

Awesome!

[@jerrywoods4066]

Seen many great singers hard to say who was the actual best of best buy Joe Lynn turner was great . So was Ronnie ,Ian Gillan, Sammy Hager Bob Halford . And let's not forget Paul Rogers and 1 I didn't get to see the late David byron

[@larsnilsson8949]

@@jerrywoods4066 Among the top singers, we surely have Ronnie James Dio, but for me Rob Halford is the greatest, at least as a heavy metal singer, but Dio must be mentioned, of course. Talking the great David Byron, not to many are talking about the great vocalist from the glory days of Uriah Heep. He was amazing as as singer, I am a little to young to have been able to see him or Uriah Heep from that great period, but he (Byron), is absolutely there as one of the great vocalists from the early days of hard rock. Top metal singers, for mer, the great, great, Rob Halford, other great singers, Klaus Meine of Scorpions and Tony Martin, the later period of Black Sabbath,

[@SavDog262]

@@larsnilsson8949 spot on. Halford is by far the greatest heavy metal singer of all time.

[@richardhincemon9423]

@@jerrywoods4066 I've seen Ronnie James Dio four times live. Paul Rodgers twice live. Ian Gillan twice live. Rob Halford one-time live. Ronnie James Dio will always be my favorite vocalists but the best I've ever seen was Steve Marriott from Humble Pie Rock on

[@OnBendedKneeMusic]

Loved JLT in Rainbow. Difficult to Cure was an amazing album!

[@tobyserpa636]

I have a signed CD copy of "Bent out of Shape" from Him

[@legoaxel8695]

Ronnie James Dio 100% Rising is a masterpiece. I understand why he left rainbow.

[@nickpapadelias912]

David Lee Roth problem.cant not sing commercially love songs

[@amandafeinner474]

Rainbow is a great Ritchie Blackmore band. 🌈 Love Ronnie James Dio and Joe Lynn Turner. Joe Lynn Turner has the melodic vocals that I love.💜 I always favor Ronnie James Dio the most. He always sang awesome and so effortlessly. No one can top Ronnie James Dio.🤘👍 RIP Ronnie James Dio 🙏

[@shannonflynn8896]

Love this man! SO glad you did Rainbow! I have always called the Joe Lynn Turner era the Foreigner era of Rainbow. So many songs sound like Foreigner both in composition and vocals. All of these singers great (Ritchie never picks a bad singer) I hope in the future you can do a video on Graham Bonnet and Joe on their own, they both really deserve it. Dio is Rainbow but all the replacements were awesome and more people should know about them. Your channel is a my favorite youtube channel, really appreciate all you do!

[@anntrower5155]

Smashed the thumbs up already, but will return to give this its deserved attention. Challenging day going on here for me. But, as always, thank you so kindly for being a beacon of light in a difficult world.

[@kentamplin]

God bless you, ann! Take care.

[@duanewright1412]

Dio just has such control, power and manipulation of delivering the notes.....As a vocalists myself, Dio is one of the few vocalist that drives me nuts when I sing his songs. CHEERS to ALL

[@marie_andreeplante]

My god... Ronnie,Ronnie,Ronnie 🙌🏻💫✨gives me goosebumps each time! How a little frame guy like him could sing like this...?! Surely his breathing's technique with trumpet helps a lot but ...man it's an heavenly voice! ♥️♥️🙌🏻👌🏼 Miss him so much each day 'til 13 years now ... 🤘🏼😔

[@johnsherman4035]

I think Rainbow's current Singer Ronnie Romero is really good and very underrated. Maybe my second favorite Rainbow Singer. I agree, that the band sounds tired. Ritchie has his moments but he's 75 and the drummer and bass player are pretty pedestrian sounding. Not exactly Cozy Powell and Bob Daisey. JLT was a really good fit for the post Dio Pop era. Some great songs from that era like "Street of Dreams." On a side note, Ritchie is not only one of the most iconic guitar players ever but often overlooked are all the great Singers he discovered. David Coverdale as well as the Rainbow stable of great vocalists. So many icons from the Blackmore/Purple/Rainbow family tree. Love your videos Ken. You're a great teacher and analyst and I love hearing my old favorites get some appreciation too.

[@johnbemis1245]

Great show my friend. Keep up the good work.

[@ecomp6836]

Some real, quality, teaching here Ken. Thanks so much for being so generous with your knowledge! It's GREATLY appreciated. As for Rainbow; Long Live Rock n Roll. I love them ALL! 💜💜💜

[@kentamplin]

I appreciate that!

[@kgchomes]

Another great video! Thanks Ken!

[@kentamplin]

Thanks for watching!

[@carloslaramurillo2056]

My favourite singer is Joe Lynn Turner, he came to Quito - Ecuador and I met him signing autographs and then at the concert. Great Job Ken.

[@TobyGuidry]

Perhaps I misunderstood your comments at the beginning, but Ronnie was in Rainbow before Black Sabbath (Rainbow morphed out of Ronnie's prior band Elf because Blackmore wanted to record a few things that Deep Purple didn't want to go along with). So, the Black Sabbath tone came after his Rainbow tone. Regardless, for me, Ronnie (along with Blackmore) was Rainbow, even though Graham and JLT made some great commercial music with them. I'm forever grateful that Blackmore's Rainbow really showed the world what Ronnie could do.

[@MizzesB]

Great information and guidance from you kind Sir. Thank you

[@stevelynch5843]

Joe Lynn Turner was the first person I heard sing in Rainbow, so to me he is the voice of the band, I didn't discover the master, the king of the mountain himself RJD till 1980, when he was in Black Sabbath, to me once you put RJD up against another singer, for me Ronnie will almost always come out on top, but! Ronnie Romero gives him a run, only because he sounds like DIo, and the last guy Graham Bonnet sorry to any of his fans not my kind of singer

[@terryg2543]

One of my all time favorite bands. Good review. I concur with your observations of the last incarnation too.

[@flavy1000]

First of the series I am able to watch..missed the others but I'll soon check out. Thanks for the great stuff as always Ken!

[@flavy1000]

I know most will hate my opinion, but, as hard as I love and like Dio, I have my heart and admiration on Joe Lynb Turner's charisma , voice, and performance..and well, I'll be checking the others on the video... =)

[@Dragonfire1x]

On the matter who did it better; which one would you want to listen if you had a chance. Now this might not be objective and since Dio is more famous he would definitely come on top, but everyone as a Frontman for Rainbow was really good. The thing is just Dio is a god the other are mortals.

[@yeseire007]

Last night I heard Bonnet (75 years old) performing with his band where I live (Spain) and was amazing. Truly impressive. Imho Bonnet is the Rainbow best singer. The recordings with Michael Schenker are unique. He reunites energy, details and control in a fantastic way. I talk as a vocalist with a lot of years of experience.

[@luamoliveira3467]

Bonnett is one good singer but he no is close of Ronnie in terms of power, control, technique proficiency and naturall consistency, another level of vocalist.

[@marioalx]

Congrats Ken!!! Another amazing video!!! 👏🏼👏🏼🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@Solidballofrock]

I have to agree with you about the new Rainbow lineup. I really feel like Ritchie has a “let’s just get this over with” attitude. He put together a lineup of players who were good enough, they played, he took his paycheck and went back to playing medieval acoustic lute music.

[@TIMxisxHERE]

One of your best videos Ken! Love the amount of information in this one!

[@kentamplin]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@williamsowusu-adubofour2848]

Beautiful analysis Ken I love it🥰🔥🤘🤘 Rock n Roll baby🔥🔥🤘🤘

[@agny_music]

Hi Ken, Love this series! Great and very valuable observations. Please, never stop :)

[@kentamplin]

More to come!

[@mrd7141]

great lesson Ken, thanks.

[@nickn1782]

Graham Bonnet's live cover of Rainbow's Stargazer is epic.

[@stigstench5143]

The "Monsters Of Rock 1980" Cozy Powell final performance recording is UNBELIEVABLE for me brother! I love RJD , don't get me wrong, but I think Graham Bonnet isn't given his due.

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

All excellent singers, but I'm a JLT fan, perhaps because he's loaded with Soul and you can hear the early Motown and R&B influences. His solo work is really beautiful.

[@leetroy3129]

His acoustic version (in Glasgow) of Street Of Dreams is very beautiful. The Rainbow version is really cool too.

[@American_King]

RONNIE JAMES DIO that voice that phrasing that tone on another level

[@user-ef1qs4el8d]

Ritchie Blackmore has always had a great capacity to chose special lead singer, and Ronnie Graham and Jo Lynn we’re in different ways superb singers

[@RC-wy8fn]

I would never have known about the vowel approach until you showed that .......it's an eye opener and shows the potential of range and expression .Shows us mere mere mortals that its possible !

[@jeremywalters2205]

I've seen Dio 3 times at the Ogden theater here in Colorado and he was spot on all 3 shows. No doubt in my mind who's better. Dio is one the best ever at the vocal craft.

[@tobyserpa636]

Ricthie Blackmore always had a genius of finding fantastic Singers

[@robbiebarry777]

Wow. Thank you for this , I did ask and you pulled it out of the bag , I’m such a happy camper right now. , I love these vlogs , Keep them coming Ken.

[@kentamplin]

You are so welcome!

[@milanpolak]

JLT's solo album "Rescue You" basically sounds like a Foreigner album, and he also released a cover version of "Waiting For A Girl Like You", so it's kinda obvious that he was influenced by Lou Gramm. Apparently he even had an offer to join Foreigner at some point... one of the greatest singers of all time, imo.

[@robbiebarry777]

When I 1st heard Foreigner 4. I thought it was Rainbow and Jlt. Even tho that album was out way b4 , I think Ritchie wanted to crack the USA market

[@dcvlogs82d69]

Funny you say “Rescue You” sounds like a Foreigner album because not only does JLT have the Lou Gramm nuances, Al Greenwood who was Foreigner’s former keyboardist is on that album.

[@markusposchmann]

Thank You for your advices ❤

[@loganshate]

Joe Lynn Turner was hands down the best singer that Yngwie ever had fall into his lap! They made some Magical hits!

[@Marchosias_Rex]

Another awesome video..Goddamn I LOVE these videos...It gives me a new appreciation for my favorite singers. I view these guys in a laymens perspective. I love Dio, but never actually knew why...Sounds dumb I know. But now I can articulate why......( Next up, Stephen Pearcy from Ratt? haha, I'll quit asking...thanks Ken)

[@M.Never.]

2:49 I'm not sure what you mean by RJD has matured in that Mistreated recording as compared to his Sabbath stint? Mistreated was recorded in 1977, he joined Sabbath in 1979/80.

[@starstrucktrucket]

Dio Hands down the best heavy-metal singer ever

[@steveopc81]

All different, all incredible.

[@robertgodlewski8553]

Agreed, they were all class A singers with different styles. They all had amazing songs.

[@j.j.hayden9461]

Great vid Ken, it's unfortunate that it can be hard to find decent footage of live performances. All the Rainbow singers are great, so I knew this would be an interesting vid. Cheers

[@cooldesechable]

I like Dio of course and Ronnie Romero is incredible, pushes up the band like you say... he´s so good, relives the essence of Rainbow, I think. Thanks for the great video Ken, and nice red fire t shirt...

[@TimiTamminen]

Rainbow only had virtuoso singers, they’re all great in their own ways. Along with possessing one of the finest voices in the business, Ronnie was the most artistically gifted of the Rainbow singers, which showed in his incredible consistency and taste in everything he sang. However, Bonnet deserves a lot more credit from people, that man had one of the most naturally powerful and unique voices I’ve ever heard. He has a whole discography full of amazing vocal performances and deep cuts (“I’m a Lover”, “Stand in Line”, “Hiroshima Mon Amour” and “Only One Woman” are one-of-a-kind performances) and he was always on point whenever he sang “Love’s No Friend” with Rainbow, that song always highlighted his true vocal potential especially during those vocal improvs during the performances. There’s a vocal range compilation of him here on KZbin that showcases his full potential very well, man could sing incredibly well but was always a bit too reliant on other great writers and producers, but give “I’m a Lover” a listen if you want to hear Bonnet at his best! Lynn Turner was also cool, he had that bluesy/soulful belt thing going that sounded amazing on some of Rainbow’s originals, especially on “Can’t Let You Go” which is almost like a rockier Michael Bolton type sound, great voice

[@fenellablue]

Can't beat Bonnet. Absolutely brilliant!!

[@mathiaswolff6346]

Thank you, very interesting, i totally agree with your comments concerning Ronnie Romero who really tries to pull this lackluster band out of its kind of paralyzed state:-).What a great singer he is covering everything from Gillan via Coverdale ,Hughes, Dio Bonnet, Turner!

[@nickpapadelias912]

Those singers will be nowhere without Blackmore's guitar magic ✨✨✨

[@johnmcminn9455]

Surprised how much of the lower chording DIO could get into his Tenor sound , especially being small in stature. Describing Glenn Hughes as " Tubular" or slightly closed in from "full voice" may be accurate. I see a good example with Ozzy singing " oh lord, yeah!" on B4 in War Pigs adding lower chording , where as replacement singer Ray Gillen closes off the lower chording and goes up B4 C Db instead of B4 to A4 Great point about Ronnie singing Db It has the tone of an Ahh vowel on A4. Glenn is my favorite singer. Not for replacing Dio though

[@salgivemethemoneysoicanget5768]

Dio like myself are natural giant killers it's in are blood and ancestry him with voice me with power

[@estebanarguetaserrano4627]

Thank You very much for this!!!! What a great Band !!! I'm Singer, great upload !!! I've already suscribed... excellent channel !!!!

[@jessekauffman3336]

Love your content

[@Jake-pw7rj]

Richie Blackmore always brought with him great vocalists of different styles. Purple and Rainbow were challenging projects for different singers. Today, Graham Bonnet is amazing for his age.

[@grobbler1]

I always felt that RB was a typical mentor in a similar vein to John Mayall, in the manner that he had a great ear for talent that the wider public might never hear had they not intervened.

[@ArjenALucassen]

Excellent stuff, Ken!

[@johnpinto5292]

Being a video kid of the 80’s one of my favorites was Stone Cold! Joe Lynn had that lead singer look, but also sang great!!

[@luamoliveira3467]

Best than Dio, Franco Corelli, Del Monaco and Pavarotti? Impossible and no is close.

[@charlesbarr3561]

Ok Ken Tamplin, 5 minutes into this and I’m subscribed. You’re freakin amazing. May have to look into your class.

[@markbirchette8740]

Bonnet and White also both sang for Michael Schenker as well. The circle is neverending. Music, beautiful, deep, and heard different by all. The most beautiful part of all. This was a great one.🤘🎸

[@Helldorado72]

Tysm Ken... this made my day. Keep doing what you do... cause you do it great! peace brother

[@Helldorado72]

on yer site atm seeing what we can do... been a closet singer since my early 20's and now 49 think its time to take the plunge... thx again for giving me that confidence to want to move forward. peace yet again

[@valdobrov]

Last clip shows how important is chemistry in band. They all are professional musicians, just there is no chemistry

[@mlasch1478]

Also, Ken. When you reached the Sesame St comment and then posted Ronnie Romero singing, his sound reminded me a bit of James LaBrie from Dream Theater.

[@j_freed]

Joe Lynn Turner is way more a Gospel and Soul type of blues phrasing, it’s great! He could trade lines with Joe Cocker. I never really heard this guy. I also think of Paul Rogers here a bit. Now a question: how many stoopid good singers DID Blackmore work with… it’s crazy.

[@zososhep]

Ken, really digging this series! Thank you for all of your time & efforts to do this! They are all really good singers but IMHO Ronnie James Dio is the voice of Rainbow! As you mentioned he hits the notes with little effort and the incredible powerful range and notes that came out of him are to this day just amazing! I agree that Graham Bonnet's voice sounds very forced and to me he struggles to hit the same notes that Dio did with ease! Joe Lynn Turner sounds to" Foreigner" for my tastes(not a bad thing just my observation). Ronnie Romero is very close to Dio, very powerful with soul! I am also glad you mentioned Ian Gillan, his singing on Jesus Christ Superstar(as the past of Jesus no less!) is just incredible and for those who have never heard this amazing Rock Opera need to do so immediately!!

[@kentamplin]

I'm so glad!

[@detroitrockscity]

Ken, I named my daughter after Joe Lynn Turner. Lou Gramm and Turner were major influences in my singing career

[@billpoulakis1741]

Ronnie Romero is outstanding as a vocalist. He sounds like he does everything right!

[@cadeevans4623]

Never listened much to Ronnie James dio there was a lot of replacement singers a lot wow Ronnie is awesome he rocks for sure Ken he has a creepy sound but he does rock for sure I never listened too any of the replacement singers Ken but I'm sure they all rock they all rock all have different styles and techniques I'm digging all their voices their all great have great voices but I'm probably going with Ronnie James dio he did it the best in my opinion great rock singers for sure 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@jelly-baby]

A creepy sound? 😳 That man can sing anything . Rainbow Eyes is worthy of a whole breakdown ✨️

[@joyceadams7426]

This was awesome .. you covered the whole rainbow of vocalist ! lol. Gotta love that Joe Lynn Turner though.

[@ulfjonsson4595]

Nice to hear you Ken, and to hear your singing tecniq, great vocie.

[@davedavids9619]

I have seen Rainbow live several times, with Dio, Bonnet and Turner. I did not see Ronnie Romero, never liked that version of Rainbow so did not even want to see them live. For me Dio brought not only his voice, he brought also his emotions and feel of the music to the stage. His style of singing added so much more to the concerts, Dio told you a story, took you along on a journey and Ritchie was feeding of it. Together they were more than the sum of the two. With Bonnet and Turner I never had the idea it was a band, it was a group of musicians, each doing there own thing, but never adding to each other. Maybe I was imagining, but with Dio Ritchie was enjoying himself, giving his best. With Bonnet and Turner it looked like Ritchie was just going through the motions, playing his part, but never reaching the top level he had with Dio. Therefore Dio for me was by far the best singer Rainbow ever had.

[@ravenlongman4846]

DIO was always another level and had unique style by the time and more technical, which suited Rainbow the best. Ronnie Romero is phenomenal singer, he can nail any Deep Purple singers and DIO on top. But he didn't bring anything new on the table. He still has things to proof.

[@craigbryant5104]

THANK YOU!!!! Was really hoping you would do them! This was the first time I heard Ronnie Romero, and wow - he sounds awesome despite the band. It seemed to me that the signers were best when they were singing their songs as opposed to songs from albums from the other singers (Bonnet didn't sound so good doing Ronnie, and what I have heard of Joe Lynn Turner doing Bonnet wasn't that good), but when they do their stuff - each one was awesome.