A Light In The Black is Better than Stargazer!

William_the_Bloody · Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 66

There, I said it.

Everyone's always up Stargazer's ass. Why? Light in the Black rocks harder by a longshot. It's full of classic Dio Harmonies. It's epic. It's about coming home.

In a blind taste test, 5 out of 7 people unfamiliar with the product preferred Light in the Black to Stargazer.

Light in the Black pwns noobs.

Stargazer is monotonous and the verses are boring. Okay, the chorus is strong but the slight Arabic mode is already covered in Gates of Babylon.

A Light in the Black is a 10
Stargazer is a good solid 7.5

Discuss.

ManOnTheSilverMountain_DP · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 1419 Location: Rome, Italy

Well, "Light In The Black" is such a great song but I think "Stargazer" is better... In my opinion, "Stargazer" is one of the best rock songs!
I love those Arabian scales, they're wonderful!!!
Nobody had ever sung so good like Ronnie did in that song...
and Ritchie's solo is one of the best solos ever!
I know, "Light In the Black" solos (keyboards solo and guitar solo) are beautiful as much as Stargazer solo...
Well, they are two great songs that wrote a part of Rock history, so it's difficult to decide which song is better! Very Happy

BTW, my own preference is for "Stargazer".

Magic!

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Breathless · Joined: 28 Dec 2005 Posts: 399 Location: Netherlands

both great songs, but I prefer Stargazer.

Stargazer: 11/10
A Light At the Black: 10/10
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nightmaread · Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 12:50 pm Post subject:

I perfer STARGAZER as well but Light in The Black is the continuation of Stargazer. so in reality it's all one song!!!! Twisted Evil

screaming_4_priest · Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 294 Location: u.k

a light in the black is amazing great keyboard solo too
but stargazer is magic
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Serpens Mercurialis · Joined: 01 Dec 2006 Posts: 59 Location: Romania

...When I'm in love with a song, no explanation can convince me that another one is greater. So I guess it's quite useless to say "why" Stargazer is a better song. I think it's a masterpiece too, but this is not going to change the way you feel for A Light in The Black.

Just to say a few things... Not only musically is one of the greatest song ever... But you said something about the epic quality... "A Light" is about coming home. Well Stargazer is more complex on that side. There are so many ways you can think of it's story; you can interpret the lyrics; the symbols; the way the ideas fit into music; the imagery; the changing feelings etc. As a story, it's hugely representative for Ronnie!

But maybe for you it's A Light In The Black, why not? We all love that song after all.

Dragon235 · Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 1221 Location: Massachusetts

Well, here comes the minority, I have to agree "A Light in the Black" to me, is liked more and gets more listens than "Stargazer" Both are great, but "Light" just sounds a lot better to me.

and by the way, don't ever say "pwns"
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Remorseless Crusader · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 70

Stargazer and A Light in the Black are both classics featuring great solos from Ritchie in his prime. I have never understood why full-length versions of Tarot Woman, Starstruck and A Light in the Black were not added to the set list after Rising was released.
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Dr. Mark · Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Commack, NY

I like Stargazer better...but the one two shot of Stargazer and A Light In The Black is one of the best there is on a rock album. I also feel the cover art for Rising is one of the best also. I had it on a dungaree jacket back in the 80's...have no idea where it is these days.

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The Sentinel · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:43 pm Post subject:

Yup, minority speaking up again.

"A Light In The Black" is by far the better track.

Although "Stargazer" has near iconic status amongst Rainbow fans, "ALITB" pounds it's way along and is a far heavier sound.

One thing I'd loved to have seen live was "Stargazer" and "A Light In The Black" being played back to back. It could've been 20 minutes + of pure musical heaven.

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The Sentinel · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:50 pm Post subject:

Ritchie K · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 28 Location: Chicago, IL

ALITB was performed a few times in '76 after Rising was released. The 12-14-76 Hiroshima bootleg is incidentally titled, A Light In The Black, and of course features that classic track!