the Dio appreciation thread

[Blitzkrieg]

How fucking good is Ronnie James Dio? No, seriously, how good is he? Fucking awesome.

Rainbow material, Heaven And Hell, Holy Diver and the rest of DIO's stuff. Strange Highways, one of my favourite albumms. Awesome songwriter. Amazing voice. Inventor of the devil horns \m/. Still rocking after 60. And all of this at about 4 foot high. What a legend.

I still haven't got Master Of The Moon though. It is on the list for my next trip to JB.

 

[spawn]

DIO!

 

[Blitzkrieg]

 

[Goreripper]

Well appreciated. The first time I ever heard Dio was one night on Triple M's Midnight Metal Shop in the early 80s and 'Man on the Silver Mountain' come on. I was hooked.

 

[Spiff]

He's really the only heavy rock/metal singer who has never lost any part of his voice. He sounds just as good as he did way back when.

Gotta respect that, man.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Thats a good point Spiff, I have never really noticed that before.

 

[Shannow]

Spiff, I'd include Dickinson there.

I still play "We Rock" to people that I'm trying to incuct into Metal.

 

[Spiff]

Nah, Brucey sounds awful scratchy compared to what he did on his first few tours with Maiden.

 

[phlogiston]

I'm not into Dio that much. I can't see the what the big deal is with him.

 

[Shannow]

But he still sounds fucking good !!!

* wanders of in a huff *

 

[Shannow]

WRT to Brice I meant

 

[Shannow]

Bruce

Bruce Dammit

 

[Sydo]

And Bruce is still about 20years younger..

 

[Spiff]

I didn't say Bruce doesn't still sound good, Shannow. My original comment was about how Dio hasn't lost any of his singing ability whatsoever. Bruce has.

 

[Sydo]

I appreciate Dio.

 

[phlogiston]

I think Bruce has lost some range, but has got more ability now. As opposed to the late early 90's where he started kinda sucking a bit.

 

[Shannow]

I didn't say Bruce doesn't still sound good, Shannow.

Alright, I'll stop sulking.

My original comment was about how Dio hasn't lost any of his singing ability whatsoever. Bruce has.

What.....

*goes off sulking again *

"Bruce will not grow old...Bruce will not grow old"

(I nearly type Brice again)

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I think Bruce has lost some range, but has got more ability now. As opposed to the late early 90's where he started kinda sucking a bit.

Yeah, I will agree with that.

Dio sounds fantastic on everything I have heard him on.

 

[The Amazer]

I think Bruce has lost some range, but has got more ability now. As opposed to the late early 90's where he started kinda sucking a bit.

the late early 90s were a real drag indeed.

Sorry, I just wanted to have my turn at being the first to pick up a mistake. I'm usually too late.

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Dio has alot of power in his voice. Like Coverdale & Hagar. But alot better than Hagar. Coverdale gives him a run for his money though but both are un-fuckin-real.