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"'''Man on the Silver Mountain'''" is the first single by [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]] and the first track of their debut album, ''[[Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow]]''. Written by guitarist [[Ritchie Blackmore]] and singer [[Ronnie James Dio]], this song is, as Dio said, "a semi-religious one, a man on the silver mountain is a kind of God figure everyone is crying out to".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=24813 |title=Man On The Silver Mountain by Rainbow |publisher=SongFacts |accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref> This track became one of Rainbow's best-known tracks and was also a live favourite for any Rainbow line-up, and also the band Dio. When Ronnie James Dio died and was buried in Los Angeles, the words on his grave were "The man on the silver mountain Ronnie James Dio".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=dio&GSfn=ronnie+&GSiman=1&GScid=7975&GRid=52461224& |title=Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010) |publisher=Find A Grave Memorial |accessdate=16 August 2013}}</ref>
"'''Man on the Silver Mountain'''" is the first single by [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]] and the first track of their debut album, ''[[Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow]]''. Written by guitarist [[Ritchie Blackmore]] and singer [[Ronnie James Dio]], this song is, as Dio said, "a semi-religious one, a man on the silver mountain is a kind of God figure everyone is crying out to".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=24813 |title=Man On The Silver Mountain by Rainbow |publisher=SongFacts |accessdate=11 August 2013}}</ref> This track became one of Rainbow's best-known tracks and was also a live favourite for any Rainbow line-up, and also the band Dio. When Ronnie James Dio died and was buried in Los Angeles, they carved the words on his grave. It reads "THE MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN - Ronnie James Dio".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=dio&GSfn=ronnie+&GSiman=1&GScid=7975&GRid=52461224& |title=Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010) |publisher=Find A Grave Memorial |accessdate=16 August 2013}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
Brad Sanders of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' wrote that although the song's lyrics are essentially meaningless, the way that Dio sings them "sounds awesome".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/saluting-ronnie-james-dio-metals-uncool-godfather-218974|title= Saluting Ronnie James Dio, metal’s uncool godfather |last=Sanders|first=Brad|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=12 May 2015|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref> After Dio's death, [[Rob Halford]] performed a cover of the song and said it "captures the things I personally love in metal tracks".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/why-metallica-and-judas-priests-rob-halford-bow-before-dio-20140402|title=Why Metallica and Judas Priest's Rob Halford Bow Before Dio|last=Grow|first=Kory|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2 April 2014|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref>
After Dio's death, [[Rob Halford]] performed a cover of the song and said it "captures the things I personally love in metal tracks".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/why-metallica-and-judas-priests-rob-halford-bow-before-dio-20140402|title=Why Metallica and Judas Priest's Rob Halford Bow Before Dio|last=Grow|first=Kory|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2 April 2014|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:35, 8 March 2017

"Man on the Silver Mountain"
Song
B-side"Snake Charmer"

"Man on the Silver Mountain" is the first single by Rainbow and the first track of their debut album, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Written by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and singer Ronnie James Dio, this song is, as Dio said, "a semi-religious one, a man on the silver mountain is a kind of God figure everyone is crying out to".[1] This track became one of Rainbow's best-known tracks and was also a live favourite for any Rainbow line-up, and also the band Dio. When Ronnie James Dio died and was buried in Los Angeles, they carved the words on his grave. It reads "THE MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN - Ronnie James Dio".[2]

Reception

After Dio's death, Rob Halford performed a cover of the song and said it "captures the things I personally love in metal tracks".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Man On The Silver Mountain by Rainbow". SongFacts. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010)". Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ^ Grow, Kory (2 April 2014). "Why Metallica and Judas Priest's Rob Halford Bow Before Dio". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
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