Dio (Official Thread)

[Riff Raff]

Have to get his Magica album, its really rare to find these days on CD especially on Ebay and even on Amazon its expensive.

 

[METALPRIEST]

Yeah you really can't go wrong. Ronnie is such a nice guy and VERY repectful of other people. This is a great example of that. Not sure if I would have had the patience with her. This interviewer is pretty clueless and Ronnie as usual, is a class act.

 

[Sox]

^^^ I got the "Holy Diver" cd edition with the interview from 2005 at the end and listening to Ronnie you can tell straight off he was a genuine feller, just a really nice bloke given his status in the rock world. Also when I saw Molly Hatchet, Phil McCormack was talking about what a great down to earth guy Ronnie was.

 

[Sweaty]

Have to get his Magica album, its really rare to find these days on CD especially on Ebay and even on Amazon its expensive.

I picked it up long ago, you can get a double with killing the Dragon album which is also very good

 

[METALPRIEST]

^^^ I got the "Holy Diver" cd edition with the interview from 2005 at the end and listening to Ronnie you can tell straight off he was a genuine feller, just a really nice bloke given his status in the rock world. Also when I saw Molly Hatchet, Phil McCormack was talking about what a great down to earth guy Ronnie was.

 

[Sox]

Dio released their third studio album in 1985 and it was I think a stormer even though it suffered a little from critics suggesting they were looking for a big hit and the album contained a couple of fillers, over production etc. I think "Sacred Heart" just happened to be that third one that follows two monsters. For me it's a must have album, simple as that.



Ronnie James Dio – lead vocals
Vivian Campbell – guitar
Jimmy Bain – bass
Claude Schnell – keyboard
Vinny Appice – drums

Sacred Heart ... from '86

 

[LG]

I only have a couple of his solo albums, but he makes an appearance on one of my favorite sleepers of all time, Kerry Livgren the driving force in Kansas got him to sing a couple of tracks on "Seeds of Change".

A great record, blew us all away when I got it. Funny Kerry is a true believer and you wouldn't think he would feel comfortable collaborating with Ronnie but I think it worked like a treat.

To Live for the King

 

[Sweaty]

Dio is one of my fave singers of all time and I regret not seeing him, like Sox says he played so close and I never got a ticket and now he has gone so big regret.

I love all Dio albums, apart from the first album I love this track...

Killing The Dragon

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I only have a couple of his solo albums, but he makes an appearance on one of my favorite sleepers of all time, Kerry Livgren the driving force in Kansas got him to sing a couple of tracks on "Seeds of Change".

A great record, blew us all away when I got it. Funny Kerry is a true believer and you wouldn't think he would feel comfortable collaborating with Ronnie but I think it worked like a treat.

You're my hero!

That was the first place I ever heard Ronnie, when I tracked down a vinyl copy of Seeds Of Change back in the late 80's.

Luckily it was finally released on CD some years ago & I still have my copy, as well as the ripped mp3's.

I later got most of Ronnie's music on CD, including a few Elf albums and of course Rainbow (that voice & that guitar, such a shame Richie never got that version of the band back together).

I love this video from 1999, with Ronnie doing a guest thing with Deep Purple on a song he did on Roger Glover's Butterfly Ball. He really seems to be having a lot of fun there.

 

[Sox]

The first two went platinum and some say "Sacred Heart" was a step back, I don't know I think it's great. It was however the last with Viv on guitar anyway here's the track list ... some good tunes.

The King Of Rock And Roll
Sacred Heart
Another Lie
Rock'n'Roll Children
Hungry For Heaven
Like The Beat Of A Heart
Just Another Day
Fallen Angels
Shoot Shoot

"The King Of Rock And Roll.