Paolo Ribaldini - Official

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😬Since I'm enjoying a few days of vacation and relax
in my home country, it's time to share again something
from a couple months ago.

🎸Nowadays, seeing actually "live" music is becoming
rarer. Most shows rely on an ever growing wall of
backing tracks, additional vocals, orchestrations, and it
doesn't stop there. That's why I feel very lucky to be
able to perform entirely live music with kick-ass
musicians such as those in Leverage when we play
tribute to the music Mr. Heikkinen and I most love, the
Dio-era Rainbow.

😎Here, you can be sure everything is as it sounded
live, obviously a bit mixed and balanced to have
something nice for videos. Just like the old live albums.
No pitch correction, no re-recordings, and you can
appreciate the human imperfections that made rock
music of the '70s and '80s so dramatic and beautiful.

🎧Ronnie Dio isn't here to give his five cents on this
gig, and Ritchie Blackmore probably has better to do
than watching our videos, but I like to think this is a
pretty badass way to pay tribute to their genius. Not
many can perform this stuff faithfully and believably,
not because there arent' talented musicians around,
but because what Rainbow created required skills
beyond the vast majority of our peers.

👉👉👉 What do you think about live music? Do you
still like "raw" and genuine performances, with all their
imperfections? 👈👈👈

🤘Here's another snippet from "Tarot Woman" played not long ago by Leverage under the monicker Wolf Moon Rising in the downtown ultimate temple of rock music in Helsinki, the On The Rocks live club.

🌈Rainbow's been a major source of inspiration for me since I first heard "On Stage", the legendary 1977 live album recorded by the line-up with Dio. The little elf singer, maybe also for his size, his curly hair and his Italian origins, branded himself into my mind and imagination. Soon after that, I started to imitate his tone and phrasing in my own singing, and I hit the wall with the crazy pitches he was able to reach in full voice.

🫣🎤The aim of a truly great singer is to step away from their heroes and make a style of their own which can stand the comparison. I can't say I'm there yet, but I'm positive I've come much closer, and I'm gonna work on it until I can't sing anymore. I mean, Dio was Dio and there will never be another like him, but this is quite cool too!

👉Leve a comment to let me know what you like and what should be improved!