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- #11
- Posted: 11/13/2015 13:40
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| RockyRaccoon wrote: | | AAL2014 wrote: |
Like in Sabbath he has Iommi and Butler, Rainbow he has Ritchie, Cozy, etc.... |
And in Dio he had Vivian Campbell and Vinny Appice, both of whom were killer at what they do. I mean, I think Iommi and Blackmore are better guitarists than Campbell, though he's no slouch by any stretch and Appice is right up there with Butler and Cozy (though I think both are probably better, but not by leaps and bounds). |
I think Campbell was a killer guitarist but he never had the feel meets technical ability that Ritchie Blackmore had. And I just prefer Iommi's playing to a lot of guys. Drums wise, yeah Vinny was a good fit in that band but his playing has always bored me compared to Bill Ward and Cozy Powell. I just think the Dio band lacked musical personality, not ability.
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badseed
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- #12
- Posted: 11/13/2015 17:15
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| RockyRaccoon wrote: | | badseed wrote: |
That's actually been done. The Very Beast of Dio. Was gonna post the link but I couldn't find it. Maybe it's in the database.
Holy Diver is pretty good for what it is. Its 75/100 rating sounds about right. I think I slightly prefer The Last in Line but would probably give it the same rating, if I haven't already. They might make my top 100 metal albums. His best Rainbow and Sabbath albums were loads better. |
Well I thought that compilation was specifically for the band Dio. I was referring to everything Dio has been involved with (i.e. Dio, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Elf) |
Yeah, I don't think that's been done. There's a good Sabbath compilation that I owned before the studio albums too though. Don't have it anymore. I lost use for the majority of compilations when I decided to just collect everything from bands I love.
Vivian Campbell was amazing too. I can't fault the band for liking the older stuff more. I think the songwriting is what brings it slightly down. Although he's always delt with magical and mythical subject matter, it's a little more cartoonish on his solo albums. Its the equivalent to a horror filmmaker like John Carpenter or Tobe Hooper switching to "Goosebumps" style kids scares.
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Decurso
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- #13
- Posted: 11/13/2015 18:04
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| poppmusic wrote: | | It's hard for me to take this seriously, for whatever reason. |
Same. There is something about it that strikes me as unintentionally funny. It's OK to be corny, but when there's no sense of irony...meh.
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- #14
- Posted: 11/13/2015 18:10
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shockingly I've never listened to Dio. This a good place to start?
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mickilennial
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- #15
- Posted: 11/13/2015 18:13
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| dividesbyzero wrote: | | shockingly I've never listened to Dio. This a good place to start? |
For his solo material? Yeah. But for Dio-oriented albums there's quite a bit that I think would be better (including Sabbath's Heaven & Hell).
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- #16
- Posted: 11/13/2015 18:13
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| dividesbyzero wrote: | | shockingly I've never listened to Dio. This a good place to start? |
For the Dio solo band yes unless you want to find The Very Beast of Dio. A bunch of tracks on this album normally appear on his greatest hits collections.
EDIT: Gowi beat me by a couple seconds but this further reinstates that "Dio" is not the best work by Dio. Heaven & Hell is one of the best metal albums ever in my opinion. Seriously underrated on this site.
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mickilennial
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- #17
- Posted: 11/13/2015 18:20
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| AAL2014 wrote: | For the Dio solo band yes unless you want to find The Very Beast of Dio. A bunch of tracks on this album normally appear on his greatest hits collections.
EDIT: Gowi beat me by a couple seconds but this further reinstates that "Dio" is not the best work by Dio. Heaven & Hell is one of the best metal albums ever in my opinion. Seriously underrated on this site. |
Yeah, Heaven & Hell is obviously great but I also think Rainbow's Rising and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow are better. Black Sabbath's Mob Rules and Elf's self-titled are excellent too.
Also the "corny and self-aware but not IRONIC? hahaha no" sentiment needs to be thrown in the garbage.
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Fischman
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- Posted: 12/20/2016 19:58
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I was disappointed when Dio left Sabbath, but this album is a pretty good consolation prize.
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