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{{Infobox single
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|Name = Man on the Silver Mountain
| name = Man on the Silver Mountain
|Cover = Man on the silver mountian french.jpg
| cover = Man on the silver mountian french.jpg
|Artist = [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]]
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|Album = [[Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow]]
| type = single
| artist = [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]]
|B-side = "Snake Charmer"
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| album = [[Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow]]
|Released = 1975
|Format = [[Gramophone record|7"]]
| B-side = Snake Charmer
| released = 1975
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|Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| format = [[Gramophone record|7"]]
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|Length = 4:38
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|Writer = [[Ritchie Blackmore]], [[Ronnie James Dio]]
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|Producer = Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, [[Martin Birch]]
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| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
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| length = 4:38
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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 (band)|Dio]]. The words <i>"The man on the silver mountain Ronnie James Dio"</i> are inscribed on his grave.<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 (band)|Dio]]. The words <i>"The man on the silver mountain Ronnie James Dio"</i> are inscribed on his grave.<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>

Revision as of 03:57, 12 December 2018

"Man on the Silver Mountain"
Single by Rainbow
from the album Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
B-side"Snake Charmer"
Released1975
GenreHeavy metal
Length4:38
Songwriter(s)Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio
Producer(s)Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Martin Birch

"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. The words "The man on the silver mountain Ronnie James Dio" are inscribed on his grave.[2]

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".[3] After Dio's death, Rob Halford performed a cover of the song and said it "captures the things I personally love in metal tracks".[4]

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. ^ Sanders, Brad (12 May 2015). "Saluting Ronnie James Dio, metal's uncool godfather". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ^ 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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