Boy am I glad I came out of retirement again. What an awesome show!
It was a perfect night. Turns out my buddy had a surprise for me and invited an old friend of ours from the old days (90s). Four of us went together, first time we'd all been together since 1999. We had such a great time reminiscing that we missed Megadeth (oops!). But our timing was perfect...we got there at intermission, loaded up the whiskeys and beers and headed for our seats. We barely got sat down and the lights went out. BLACK SABBATH WITH DIO, BABY!!
I've been critical of Dio's voice recently, but he impressed me tonight. Sure, he can't hit the highs like he used to, but he can still belt out the tunes, especially the faster ones like Die Young and Neon Nights. Other than a few minor boo-boos (Dio admitted to forgetting some lyrics on Lady Evil), these guys were spot on tonight. Awesome sound, awesome performance. Iommi was graceful as always, Geezer was pounding on his bass like a madman and Vinny Appice did a killer solo. We all commented on the stage show afterward... a really cool castle set with spooky looking windows placed stategically. All kinds of cool things going on if you were paying attention. I think anyone planning on attending a future US tour show should be waiting with bated breath. If they can all stay healthy, these old geezers should deliver the goods.
On to the venue...Dodge Theatre in Phoenix. It's an actual theater, designed for sound! They had two giant video screens hanging on either side of the stage that showed close ups for those of us further in the back. The editing could of been better, but we were happy to have them since my buddy couldn't find his opera glasses. Great place to see a concert in comfort!
I had hoped to get you a setlist, but I lost my pen and was having too much fun to bother memorizing song titles. Also, no cameras allowed and I don't have a cell phone, so no pics. But YouTube has plenty if you really want to see what the show looks like.
YouTube doesn't do them justice though. You gotta be there in person! I can't wait for the dvd...
WOO HOO! BLACK SABBATH WITH DIO, BABY!
It was a perfect night. Turns out my buddy had a surprise for me and invited an old friend of ours from the old days (90s). Four of us went together, first time we'd all been together since 1999. We had such a great time reminiscing that we missed Megadeth (oops!). But our timing was perfect...we got there at intermission, loaded up the whiskeys and beers and headed for our seats. We barely got sat down and the lights went out. BLACK SABBATH WITH DIO, BABY!!

I've been critical of Dio's voice recently, but he impressed me tonight. Sure, he can't hit the highs like he used to, but he can still belt out the tunes, especially the faster ones like Die Young and Neon Nights. Other than a few minor boo-boos (Dio admitted to forgetting some lyrics on Lady Evil), these guys were spot on tonight. Awesome sound, awesome performance. Iommi was graceful as always, Geezer was pounding on his bass like a madman and Vinny Appice did a killer solo. We all commented on the stage show afterward... a really cool castle set with spooky looking windows placed stategically. All kinds of cool things going on if you were paying attention. I think anyone planning on attending a future US tour show should be waiting with bated breath. If they can all stay healthy, these old geezers should deliver the goods.
On to the venue...Dodge Theatre in Phoenix. It's an actual theater, designed for sound! They had two giant video screens hanging on either side of the stage that showed close ups for those of us further in the back. The editing could of been better, but we were happy to have them since my buddy couldn't find his opera glasses. Great place to see a concert in comfort!
I had hoped to get you a setlist, but I lost my pen and was having too much fun to bother memorizing song titles. Also, no cameras allowed and I don't have a cell phone, so no pics. But YouTube has plenty if you really want to see what the show looks like.
YouTube doesn't do them justice though. You gotta be there in person! I can't wait for the dvd...
WOO HOO! BLACK SABBATH WITH DIO, BABY!