Dio

Night_Lamp · 01-16-2008, 11:11 PM

The most evil little guy in rock and roll. I love Rainbow, he and Ritchie were great together. 'On Stage' has been a much-loved lp since my early teens.
'Mob Rules' and 'Heaven and Hell' are great Sabbath albums. The Ozzy purists always slag the lineup, but it was a great band.

JoeyD · 01-17-2008, 05:37 AM

In my own opinion, Black Sabbath was better when RJD was in it. Now, don't get me wrong, Ozzy is awesome, but I just think it was at its best with Dio.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-17-2008, 01:04 PM

Is that Joan Jett or Vinnie Vincent on the left?

jackhammer · 01-17-2008, 02:19 PM

Jeez I hated Twisted Sister. They represent all that I dislike about metal.

stoogefright · 01-17-2008, 02:31 PM

He's probably one of the most ridiculous lyricists of all time, but he's a great singer. Holy Diver, Heaven and Hell, Long Live Rock 'n Roll, Rainbow Rising... all full of straight-up excellent metal.

jackhammer · 01-17-2008, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wayfarer

The best thing he's ever done was be made fun of by South Park.

He is perfectly ripe to have the piss taken out of him, but I will always have a soft spot for the little elf due to nostalgia.

JoeyD · 01-17-2008, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Is that Joan Jett or Vinnie Vincent on the left?

That would be Vinnie

Trollheart · 11-14-2008, 07:33 AM

Does anyone else agree/think that Dio lost it after the first two albums? I was absolutely blown away by "Holy Diver", and just getting back to my feet when "The last in line" bitchslapped me back down, so I expected "Sacred heart" to be another piledriver and it, well, wasn't. I mean, don't get me wrong, their were some good tracks ("Just another day", "Rock and roll children", the title track), but it just was not the powerhouse its predecessors had been.
Then came "Dream evil", and it just got worse. I think the only track on that I enjoyed was "All the fools sailed away". I left Dio to their own devices for a while then, and recently picked up where I had left off. With the exception of the superb "Killing the dragon", I was REALLY disappointed that Dio had failed so badly to realise the enormous potential shown in tracks like "Don't talk to strangers", "Rainbow in the dark", "Egypt" and "I speed at night". I mean, "Angry machines" was just awful!
Anyone else feel this way, or am I alone? Or do I just not get it? I liked RJD in Rainbow, and Black Sabbath, so I know what he's capable of. What I want to know is, what went wrong?

jackhammer · 11-14-2008, 01:45 PM

I have'nt heard anything after Dream Evil. Holy Diver is of course a fantastic album http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...-thread-5.html but both Sacred Heart and Last In Line did nothing for me. Strangely enough I thought that Dream Evil was a return to form the only song I don't like is 'All The Fools Sailed Away' lol

Guybrush · 11-24-2008, 04:30 AM

Lost it?

You obviously haven't heard "Magica", their concept album from 2000 which is a kick-ass album.

Check out this song, Eriel, from the same album. It's not a music video, so feel free to ignore the random imagery.

01-16-2008, 11:11 PM	#91 (permalink)
Night_Lamp Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hooterville (SW Ont.) Posts: 105	The most evil little guy in rock and roll. I love Rainbow, he and Ritchie were great together. 'On Stage' has been a much-loved lp since my early teens. 'Mob Rules' and 'Heaven and Hell' are great Sabbath albums. The Ozzy purists always slag the lineup, but it was a great band. __________________ LP'S/CDS - TUBES - HEADPHONES

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JoeyD Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 25	In my own opinion, Black Sabbath was better when RJD was in it. Now, don't get me wrong, Ozzy is awesome, but I just think it was at its best with Dio. __________________

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Is that Joan Jett or Vinnie Vincent on the left? __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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11-14-2008, 07:33 AM	#98 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Dio Does anyone else agree/think that Dio lost it after the first two albums? I was absolutely blown away by "Holy Diver", and just getting back to my feet when "The last in line" bitchslapped me back down, so I expected "Sacred heart" to be another piledriver and it, well, wasn't. I mean, don't get me wrong, their were some good tracks ("Just another day", "Rock and roll children", the title track), but it just was not the powerhouse its predecessors had been. Then came "Dream evil", and it just got worse. I think the only track on that I enjoyed was "All the fools sailed away". I left Dio to their own devices for a while then, and recently picked up where I had left off. With the exception of the superb "Killing the dragon", I was REALLY disappointed that Dio had failed so badly to realise the enormous potential shown in tracks like "Don't talk to strangers", "Rainbow in the dark", "Egypt" and "I speed at night". I mean, "Angry machines" was just awful! Anyone else feel this way, or am I alone? Or do I just not get it? I liked RJD in Rainbow, and Black Sabbath, so I know what he's capable of. What I want to know is, what went wrong? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-17-2008, 02:31 PM	#95 (permalink)
stoogefright Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 14	He's probably one of the most ridiculous lyricists of all time, but he's a great singer. Holy Diver, Heaven and Hell, Long Live Rock 'n Roll, Rainbow Rising... all full of straight-up excellent metal.

11-14-2008, 01:45 PM	#99 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I have'nt heard anything after Dream Evil. Holy Diver is of course a fantastic album http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...-thread-5.html but both Sacred Heart and Last In Line did nothing for me. Strangely enough I thought that Dream Evil was a return to form the only song I don't like is 'All The Fools Sailed Away' lol __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

11-24-2008, 04:30 AM	#100 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Lost it? You obviously haven't heard "Magica", their concept album from 2000 which is a kick-ass album. Check out this song, Eriel, from the same album. It's not a music video, so feel free to ignore the random imagery. __________________ Something Completely Different