ID'ing old metal song - help needed

[jimmy6122]

Hi folks, I've passed the last couple of hours trying to google the lyrics to an old metal song I heard back in the mid 80's. I can remember the tune and a bit of the lyrics "wouldn't you like to rock'n'roll" and the lead up to a great rhythm guitar riff which I also know how to play....the singer would scream out rock'n'roooooooooll....
something in my head tells me Ronnie J. Dio but I'm not too sure about that...or atleast I haven't been able to find it amongst his songs...and it's not "we rock".
I know it's not much to go by but if anyone can help.... that would be great

cheers

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Could you post audio or something of you playing what you know of the guitar part? That'd help.

 

[jimmy6122]

no that would be a problem as I don't have recording equipment or an amplifier at the moment.

thanks

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Shoot, don't know if I can help you at the moment then, I'll think on it and see if I can come up with anything.

 

[CiG]

This came to my mind instantly, it's a middle 80's album too, but maybe not.

 

[jimmy6122]

nah definitely no keyboards...as I said I'm not convinced it's Dio...I've checked through most of his songs and there's nothing...I'll have to find a way of recording the riff somehow

 

[CiG]

Oh crap I think I found it.

 

[jimmy6122]

no no way off the chart...that's more hard rock...the song I'm talking about is heavy metal...crude distortions like those used by Dio...I have to record it somehow

 

[jimmy6122]

here's what I managed to record through my phone...sorry about the quality!!

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

Riff sounds really familiar... trying to think where I may know it from.

 

[jimmy6122]

the tone of the guitar, if I remember correctly, is similar to van halens in ain't talkin bout love initial riff...and also if I remember correctly at the end of the song there's a backwards solo stopped riff that repeats and slows down until the end of the song

 

[jimmy6122]

anyone have any ideas?

 

[TENTH DREAMER DECEIVER]

Dio: King of Rock and Roll?

 

[jimmy6122]

nope not that one either...