Heres a promotional video that some of you will enjoy, Quoted from Wikipedia: The long, epic track with symphonic influences starts with a short drum solo by Cozy Powell, a great drumming moment[1] frequently cited as an example of his skills.[2][3] It features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, a mellotron, and what Ritchie Blackmore called a string thing all playing this half-Turkish Scale.[4] Blackmores solo, after the second verse, is in B Phrygian dominant scale, and is cited as one of his best.[5] The song has been called a morality tale,[6] and its lyrics are written from the standpoint of a slave in Egyptian times, according to lyricist Ronnie James Dio. They relate the story of the Wizard, an astronomer become obsessed with the idea of flying, who enslaves a vast army of people to build him a tower from which he can take off and fly.[4] The people hope for the day when their misery comes to an end, building the tower in harsh conditions (In the heat and rain, with whips and chains; / to see him fly, so many died). In the end, the wizard climbs to the top of the tower but, instead of flying, falls down and dies: no sound as he falls instead of rising. / Time standing still, then theres blood on the sand. The next song, A Light in the Black, continues the story of the people who have lost all purpose after the Wizards death until they see the Light in the Dark, according to Dio.[4] youtu.be/rVXy1OhaERY
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:26:58 +0000
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