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albummaster
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- Posted: 11/12/2015 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#1809): Holy Diver by Dio
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Today's album of the day
Holy Diver by Dio (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1983.
Country: 
Overall rank: 1,020
Average rating: 75/100 (from 135 votes).
Tracks:
1. Stand Up And Shout
2. Holy Diver
3. Gypsy
4. Caught In The Middle
5. Don't Talk to Strangers
6. Straight Through The Heart
7. Invisible
8. Rainbow In The Dark
9. Shame On The Night
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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Applerill
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Age: 31
Location: Chicago 
- #2
- Posted: 11/12/2015 21:07
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I remember really being meh about this album in high school, though my opinions of Heaven & Hell and Dehumanizer have risen since. Should I give this another chance?
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RockyRaccoon
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Age: 34
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- Posted: 11/12/2015 21:18
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| Applerill wrote: | | I remember really being meh about this album in high school, though my opinions of Heaven & Hell and Dehumanizer have risen since. Should I give this another chance? |
If you like those albums, absolutely.
This is, in my opinion, one of the best albums RJD was ever involved with. Very few weak tracks, "Stand Up And Shout", "Holy Diver", "Straight Through The Heart", "Rainbow In The Dark", if I was putting together a greatest hits of Ronnie James Dio, all of those would be on it
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badseed
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Age: 36
Location: FL
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- Posted: 11/12/2015 21:28
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| RockyRaccoon wrote: | If you like those albums, absolutely.
This is, in my opinion, one of the best albums RJD was ever involved with. Very few weak tracks, "Stand Up And Shout", "Holy Diver", "Straight Through The Heart", "Rainbow In The Dark", if I was putting together a greatest hits of Ronnie James Dio, all of those would be on it |
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.
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poppmusic
Location: Fullerton, CA
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- Posted: 11/12/2015 21:48
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| Applerill wrote: | | I remember really being meh about this album in high school, though my opinions of Heaven & Hell and Dehumanizer have risen since. Should I give this another chance? |
I like both of those albums much better than this one. It's hard for me to take this seriously, for whatever reason.
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craola
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- Posted: 11/12/2015 21:57
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that album cover is pretty bad. it doesn't do much to endorse the music.
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- Posted: 11/12/2015 21:59
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| craola wrote: | | that album cover is pretty bad. it doesn't do much to endorse the music. |
Nah, it's badass.
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RockyRaccoon
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Age: 34
Location: Maryland
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- Posted: 11/13/2015 01:49
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| 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)
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- Posted: 11/13/2015 13:09
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| badseed wrote: | | His best Rainbow and Sabbath albums were loads better. |
This. Even though I agree with the quality on this album being what it is, Dio's solo career just lacked something musically I guess. Voice of a God but the members around him just didn't do much for me.
Like in Sabbath he has Iommi and Butler, Rainbow he has Ritchie, Cozy, etc....
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RockyRaccoon
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- Posted: 11/13/2015 13:27
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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 Ward and Cozy (though I think both are probably better, but not by leaps and bounds).
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