An interview with Dio

[Wrathchild]

http://www.electricbasement.com/absolutenm/templates/interview.asp?articleid=79&zoneid=10

Lots of interesting stuff here. Read on .

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[Spiff]

Interesting. I'm tempted to get back into Dio - I haven't really listened to anything he's released since the very early days.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Buy 'Strange Highways'.

 

[Spiff]

I'll leave that til last, just because you keep annoying me about it.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

You probably won't get to it if you buy Angry Machines first. :zombie:

 

[Spiff]

I know Dio well enough to know he has some dodgy stuff.

 

[phlogiston]

Dio has rocked for a long, long time.

 

[Spiff]

Now it's time for him to pass the torch
He has songs of wildebeests and angels
He has soared on the wings of a demon

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Strange Highways contains no dodgey material. Angry Machines contains lots of it.

 

[Spiff]

One man's dodgy is another man's rockin'.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Good point.

Angry Machines has alot of good stuff on it, but overall it is weak.

 

[Sydo]

Angry Machines contains lots of dodgey material

Angry Machines has alot of good stuff on it

Dude..

 

[Blitzkrieg]

It is Dio's weakest album, and has alot of dodgey shit on it, but it also has alot of good shit on it, making the album complete!

 

[KoichCPA]

Firstly a lot, not alot.

Secondly, how the can it have a lot of shit and a lot of good? A lot means to a very great degree or extent, a majority if you will. How can it have a majority of one and a majority of the other?

 

[Blitzkrieg]

OK, I will rephrase just for you Koich. It has a decent amount of quality material, and a substantial amount of crap, making it an inconsistent and weak album, but worthwhile for fans, or if you see it cheap.

 

[KoichCPA]

I'm glad you rephrase things to help us understand it.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I just listened to Strange Highways and Angry Machines again this morning and I forgot how good the good songs on Angry Machines are. Hunter Of The Heart is awesome. Still, 4 good songs and some other nice moments on a 10 song album does not a good album make. Strange Highways was as killer as always though.

 

[Spiff]

Told ya.

 

[Spruce Goose]

The best Dio days were his Rainbow days.

If you dont own Rainbow Rising, Long Live Rock n Roll or Ritchis Blackmores Rainbow, then you aint heard the best that Dio has to offer.

Elf had some pretty cool shit as well. Trying to Burn the Sun inparticular has some epics.

Also, if you havnt heard the 3 songs that Ronnie did for the Butterfly Ball, you need to locate them. Really shows his versatility as a singer. I remember reading the liner notes from the remastered BB album that said something to the effect of Ronnie could have easily made a career out of singing ballards or power music as his voice is powerful enough to not get mixed into heavy guitars etc.

Try and download Homeward, Sitting in a Dream or Love is all from the butterfly ball album. The first 2 inparticular show his versatility.