I THOUGHT THE MAN HAD AN INCREDIBLE VOICE AND HE WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SHOWCASE IT WITH SOME INCREDIBLE TALENTED MUSICIANS. I FIRST SAW RONNIE JAMES DIO PERFORM WITH RAINBOW IN THE 70'S. HERE'S A VIDEO REMEMBRANCE OF IT WHICH IS VERY CLOSE TO WHAT A WILD EYED KID SAW THEN.
AND THEN CAME THIS OUT OF NOWHERE. DIO REVITALIZED A BAND THAT WAS DEAD. YES SABBATH WAS DEAD TO MOST PEOPLE SINCE OZZY HAD BEEN FIRED. I REMEMBER READING IN CIRCUS MAGAZINE ABOUT DIO JOINING SABBATH. THEN ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN 1980 I HEARD EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT THE LOCAL RADIO STATION WAS GOING TO DEBUT A NEW SONG BY THE DIO FRONTED SABBATH. THE STATION PLAYED "NEON NIGHTS" AND AS WE ALL KNOW THINGS IN METAL CHANGED FOREVER. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE SEEN THEM ON THAT FIRST TOUR..
AND FINALLY DIO SOLO. UNFORTUNATELY I NEVER SAW DIO THEN BUT THIS LIVE VIDEO IS BETTER THAN THE VIDEO OR IS IT????
IF THERE'S ONE THING ABOUT RONNIE JAMES DIO THAT WAS NON MUSICAL BUT COOL WAS HIS ATTITUDE. HE FLEW THE BANNER OF METAL LIKE FEW HAVE DONE AND HE ALWAYS STUCK UP FOR IT. HERE'S AN INTERVIEW FROM 2006 WHICH JUST SHOWS THAT THE "NICE GUY" OF METAL ACTUALLY HAD AN OPINION ON MAINSTREAM MUSIC.
FINALLY I END THIS PIECE WITH RONNIE JAMES DIO GOING OUT ON A HIGH NOTE. FIRST OFF A CUT FROM THE SABBATH WITH DIO ALBUM, DEHUMANIZER, AN UNDERRATED RELEASE AS WELL. THIS IS WHEN THEY WERE HEAVEN AND HELL. EXCELLENT!
AND NOW HERE WE SAY GOODBYE
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