Awesome to see so many Strange Highways fans pop up! And if you still haven’t listened to it, give it a chance you stubborn fucks it’s the heaviest one.
No way is it the heaviest. Lock Up the Wolves is definitely a good companion album to Strange Highways . Lock Up the Wolves delivers an ancient evil vibe , and the cover art represents Vainainainomen the Finnish Wizard from the dawn of time . Strange Highways has a futuristic steel buildings , no grass , no tree left beneath forever veiled in gray skies Earth vibe. Angry Machines tried to remove the human element all together . It succeeded to the level that maybe when only our holograms remain we shall truly appreciate the Angry Machines album. For the time being the best Dio albums are the first 4 . My personal favorite song is Lock Up the Wolves. The best album covers are 1. Master of the Moon , 2. Lock Up the Wolves , 3. Dream Evil , 4. Holy Diver , 5. Last In Line , 6. Angry Machines , 7. Strange Highways , 8. Kill the Dragon , 9. Magica , 10 . Sacred Heart . The first 5 are all equally good in their own ways . 5 , and 6 are alright , number 10 is the only bad Dio album cover , it's a great album . If Murray would of graced the sleeve of Sacred Heart instead of the goofy dragon record sales would of probably doubled
Bring down the rain is probably my favorite off the album. Would love to see a top 10 dio songs list sometime in the future. How you ranked megadeth with the tier system was really cool!
Dio got his start it music before metal was even a thing. Hell, almost before rock was even a thing. He did like 50s doo wop music and shit when he was young. Crazy.
First time I saw Dio was Dec 87 (still have the ticket) at Hammersmith Odeon. In Metal especially at that time support bands would try to make a name for themselves by upstaging the main band. Maiden had famously done it to Priest on the British Steel tour leaving Halford fuming in Kerrang. So the main band would do everything to make sure the support band would not do this, giving them an inferior sound system , poor mixing by the engineer, a lame lighting and so on. When the Dio show started the support band Warlock came out, they were at their peak having just released True as Steel. Instead of having the poor support band show they had everything, sets, lighting to the level of a main act, unheard of in this era, and they were blinding, the best performance by a support band I've seen to this day, and better than most main bands. I remember thinking as I watched this, Dio you've fucked up, you can never top this. How wrong I was, Do not only topped them, but even mentioned during to performance of how he wanted the fans to have the best quality show, nodding to the fact he helped Warlock be at their best with total confidence they wouln't outclass him. Arrogance and talent in equal measures, Dio summed up.
Wendy Dio had an estate auction in New York. She sold a LOT of his property. Luckily, we wound up with some of the original Marshall cabs used on the Holy Diver Tour and Dream Evil tours. They are currently located in Neosho, MO. If you are interested in classic Dio Memorabillia, I thought is would be a good historic point to make.
This is easily the best retrospective episode yet!! I have been a huge massive fan of Ronnie James Dio since 1988 at barely 10 years old. I love everything that he has done in his career. I only got two chances to see Ronnie which was 1998 on the Angry Machines tour with Love/Hate , and in 2002 on the Killing The Dragon tour with Scorpions and Deep Purple. I got to meet Ronnie in 1998 on my first time seeing him , and to this day he is still the greatest musician that I have ever met. His reputation on being great to the fans big time is true. I still hate that he has been gone over ten years , and it still doesn't feel real. I agree with you that albums like Dream Evil, Killing The Dragon, and especially Strange Highways are PHENOMENAL albums. I also agree with you about the holograms. To each their own, but I want to see a real live show. Ronnie James Dio got to be in three LEGENDARY bands , and made timeless music with Rainbow,Black Sabbath, and Dio. Not many musicians have, and that is how amazing Ronnie was. The one thing that I am really happy for Ronnie is that he did get to end his career with the band that he always wanted to with which is Black Sabbath. Even though it was called Heaven And Hell, it was still Black Sabbath. I remember seeing old interviews with him from the past and being asked how he wanted to end his career, and he always said with Black Sabbath. I really enjoyed this episode, and sorry for the really long reply. I love Ronnie James Dio that much, and I know that I am not the only one.
It is great to hear a retrospective that gives Strange Highways the props it deserves. Criminally underrated - I go on to think it is actually the best album in the Dio catalogue. “Bury my bones on the moon! If you never should find me it would be too soon!”
Geezer Butler was doing the devil horns sign in 71-. He revealed in an interview that he confronted Ronnie for kind of stealing it . Though Geezer said he saw Aleister Crowley using it and got it from there.
Probably my favorite retrospective. Strange Highways is amazing album. Like I earlier told I'm gen X so I was there when Holy Diver came out. Yes I was just a kid but somebody has that tape and I fell in love. When Last In Line came out I was thinking that this is probably greatest band ever. I found his Rainbow and Sabbath stuff back then too and was blown away. I love first four Dio albums so much. There's fillers but I don't care. That voice is so powerful. I love his later albums too and I never skip songs from any Dio album. And yes Glen Hughes is amazing. That's why found myself digging Black Country Communion. I do check new bands. "Newer" bands that I love are High On Fire, Toxic Holocaust, Vektor,Tribulation, Power Trip, Mastodon, Ghost, Black Breath and Electric Wizard. Havok is pretty good too. Appreciate your time and work for doing this. RIP Ronnie James Dio! Cheers from Finland, Petri
I used to talk to Ritchie Blackmore often since he visited this bar in my town a lot, and he really talked so fondly about Dio, and kinda regretted losing from Rainbow.
Very cool!!! I named my dog: FreeFlights Catch THe Rainbow -- her daughter is named: FreeFlight's Magica, their aunt Ronnie is: FreeFlight's Ronnie James Dio
I've been a Ronnie James Dio follower for the years of Man on the silver mountain till the final trilogy cd that came with a little portfolio history about his early days w elf and most of what I missed out on with descriptions of filling me in tonight of the stuff I didn't click with and the fact of my life at the time time was almost complete disaster and my relationship with my soul mate of 10 years I loved from the morning we met till even the moment she and her patients left in final vision ad to say goodbye for now..but I couldn't help while listening to this incredible send off like no other person ever about my innermost child feelings I admit I still was clinging to at my age of 59. While checking out much of the footage for the past 2days on the TH-cam community on Ronnie yours was the final one I put on last night while cleaning up my place with my cat. But I definitely want to thank you for taking the time to put this together with your personal words especially with what you spoke about commenting on everything from good to bad! God bless you for helping me to move on in a more positive future at the age of 59 sir.
Yes. Strange Highways. It is one of the most vitriolic, cynical metal albums ever....and I'm including black and death metal bands. There is something endearing about a happy singer going from 'dreams and rainbows' to pitch black pessimism. And from Angry Machines, I used a line from "This is Your Life" as my high school yearbook quote.
I'm a die hard Dio's fan and alway will ...... and all I gotita say is ......Great vídeo !!!!!!..... Ronnie will always live in our hearts..... !!!. He's the king of rock 'n' roll.
Vivian Campbell in the the Dio days is hands down one of the best guitar players to have ever lived. every lead on Holy Diver is just amazing. The riffs were different than anything out at the time, just a great album.
Dude, I just have to take a moment and thank you for the awesome content that you put out. Thanks to you I've broadened my music taste and got to know and appreciate albums from bands that I didn't know or appreciate fully and that's amazing from me. Thanks a bunch for your awesome work!
Two of my very fav Ronnie songs are on this album! Jesus, Mary & the Holy spirit AND Holywood Black! I watch those vids at least once a day, LOL, that's my fav Dio shirt he wears in them. My all time favorite song from Ronnie and just number one of all time - all music is ... CATCH THE RAINBOW !!!
Great video man. Saw Dio at the Beacon theatre in NY on the Holy Diver tour when I was 16. Incredible show. My friends and I recorded a bootleg that he still has and still sounds pretty good considering it was recorded on cassette almost 40 years ago!
Thanks for the excellent analysis. I have made this comment on other channels, but here goes- I was lucky enough to see Ronnie 3 times solo, and twice with Heaven and Hell. I saw him in Hamilton, ont, with Iron Maiden, late 90's. My buddy made his way to the stage, and handed Ronnie his hat. Ronnie put it on, and continued singing. So, that's the kind of guy he was.
DIO was highly interested in getting John Sykes aboard when he was putting the band together. However, Sykes was still playing with Thin Lizzy and working on the "Thunder and Lightning" record. I always felt if Randy Rhoads did not tragically die in the plane crash and he would have left Ozzy, Ronnie would have potentially connected with Randy to do a record in the 80's or 90's.
I wonder if John would have fared better with Ronnie than Coverdale , much as I’d like to have heard that album I can’t see that relationship lasting much longer than the Whitesnake one did
I highly doubt Ronnie would have let his ex wife Wendy use the ''Holy Diver'' song for that shitty car commercial a few years back. Dio was against commercial things and would never agree to have his music play on commercials but dead men can't talk.
Love the Holy Diver dream story bro... really cool ... I saw Ronnie and Vinnie on Mob Rules Tour with Sabbath in 1982 at Greensboro Coliseum ... Ronnie was dressed in a mid evil type jester smock and curled toe boots .. Magic, just magic.. yes , Dio was the epitome of mid evil type metal...and as a drummer myself , I just idolized Vinnie's style and did my best to emulate it .. little sidenote , check out the drum roll on Last in Line were just as the phrase ,"your the throw before the toss " is uttered , the drum roll is spot on and you can just see a stone being thrown in your mind ... awesome.. also , not going to be dishonest, at the time Ronnie was starting to shine in metal with Mob Rules and the first Dio albums , the early 80's, acid was making a resurgence in the States and well , let's just say the whole Dio experience was like so "enlightening"... but regardless of mind altering , Dio altered your mind in itself... great review , and you really have the perfect descriptions of the Dio discography ... better than guys my age have attempted .. Godspeed
Pfft. Ronnie ain't dead. After killing the dragon he locked up the wolves then traveled down strange highways where he ended up becoming Master of the Moon where he still reigns supreme over heavy metal to this day.
My top 10 Dio songs ever: 10.Man on the silver mountain (Live) 9.Sacret Heart 8.Mystery 7.King of Rock & roll 6. Stand Up & Shout 5. Don't Talk 2 Strangers 4.We Rock 3. Last inline 2.Holy Diver 1.Rainbow in The Dark
@@paulklimo2396 Magica, I think has too much of the "computer voice." It sounds silly. Like if that had been released in 1975 it might have blown people's minds. So Strange Highways. I think that's Tracy G? Anyway, I miss Dio that's for sure.
Completely agree about the hologram. Made me sick. Ronnie would have hated it. He didn’t like being told what to do. Now they’ve turned him into a puppet with no strings. I was forced to see it at an event. I had to walk out. It was rather hard to be polite to Simon. Never really liked Goldy.
Just caught this great job, Dio is my favorite singer of all time and Vivian Campbell is my favorite guitarist doing everything but def Leppard they waste his talents. But I saw Dio over 15 times I saw his first 4 tours at the spectrum in Philly and countless other tours and with sabbath and heavan and hell at the end. Ive also met Ronnie a couple of times and he would always take the time to sign autographs and take pictures with his fans..all his concerts were amazing but my favorite was the last in line tour in Philly 1984 with vivian doing his solo on heavan and hell it was even better then the 86 special from the spectrum which I was at, craig Goldy could never replace viv. And I also thought Doug Aldrich was great check out his 2005 live video with dio doing gates of Babylon classic stuff thanks for this brings back alot of memories for me.
Lock Up the Wolves, and Dream Evil are 2 of the absolute best albums ever recorded. Sunset Superman and the song Lock Up the Wolves are the greatest songs ever recorded
Rule number one: never let your girlfriend or wife do stuff with the band. Wether it is managing, doing creative desissions or playing with the band. It did not work with the Beattles, did not work with Black Sabbath and it does not work with Dio. And now Wendy is proffiting from the hologram tour of her ex-husband.
What you just said is so factual it’s not even funny, I lived through and saw it first hand… women involved with men’s bands always leads to its downfall, no disrespect to women, it’s just the way it is
I kinda like Sacred Heart, I only love Sacred Heart, Like the Beat of a heart, King Of Rock N' Roll and rock and roll children. Love your guys videos ! Keep it up !!!!
Makes me sad you didn’t like the hologram. I myself would be overjoyed if I could see it live, since I never had the chance to see Ronnie when he was still alive unfortunately. Something is better than nothing, I guess you’d like it more if they just had him on the mega screen or something like that.
WOW. GREAT EXPOSE. SPECIALLY FOR A YOUNG GUY... DUDE YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE... Hard enough to get anyone today to know who ANY of these groups even are..... GREAT JOB....
I loved this video about Ronnie! I fell for Ronnie in 2019. So, being a new fan, I know so little about past Dio. I did hate the hologram thing. Figured it was just Dio's divorcee lying and trying to make a buck off him. She lied about being his widow, why not twice? I suspect she was the cause of all the fighting between Ronnie and the Sabs, Viv & everyone else. Dio even called her a staulker in an old vid. Ive grown to love Ronnie with all my heart and my own Hell is... I'll never get to see him play or meet him. I do believe he is in Heaven waiting for us, he was too good not to be there
Hellllllllll yeahhh dio my favorite band been a fan since 1984 met dio twice once in 2003 and 2004 he was the coolest guy. In my book dio never made a bad album but I feel angry machines was rather weak but it has some good songs but not his best. I'm glad you brought some love for strange highways and sacred heart love those albums very underrated along with his last album master of the moon people only seem to like the first 2 dio albums why I have no idea every dio is a diamond. Dude I thought I was the only one who thought in dreams was awesome no one really gives master of the moon any credit much less in dreams that's my favorite song from that album. Oh man dude thank you for saying what I've been saying since it came out that this is your life tribute album sucks especially halfords cover of man on the silver mountain sucked hard. Most of the bands on that album are nu metal and nu rock and I hate nu metal and music of today slipknot is not heavy metal or bands like them to me it's blender music. And your right about the hologram took the words right out if my mouth I'm so glad I got to see dio live when he was here and meet him 2 times. Dio band is my favorite and always will be and when I want to remember dio I have his music which I listen to on a daily basis along with all heavy metal priest and maiden and accept 24 hours a day. Dude I thought you would be like every dude your age today a wanna be metal head most people your age don't get it but you do I lived it as it happened and still going strong but your alright in my book great job on this dio retrospective great job man. One word to describe dio legend and as long as we listen to his music he will live forever. Cause legends never die we miss you so much Ronnie thank you for the music we rock. R I P Ronnie James Dio. Dio never sold out he stayed true to heavy metal his whole life. Just like me heavy metal til then end.
I'm 25 I wanted to see the hologram out of curiosity since I never saw him live but it was canceled because the theater they where booked to played couldn't accommodate the equipment and in hindsight I really didn't miss much.
No no no no, Magica in my opinion is the most unique album Ronnie ever composed, I implore you to give it another chance, Pay attention to the lyrics and to the music, I feel like it’s literally telling you a story, Craig Goldy might have sound like Ritchie Blackmore but I can assure you that other guitar gods do a lot worse of a job emulating their guitar heroes, the solo in Fever Dreams is one of the greatest metal solos of ALL TIME, As Long As It’s Not About Love it’s probably the most original, heartwarming and unique songs Craig and Ronnie ever composed, it’s one of their greatest with a friggin masterful guitar work, that song, yes, that song brings me to tears almost every time I listen to it, I just wish more people would appreciate the ingenious work of vocals, keyboards and guitar work this album has to offer. I would take the Craig Goldy albums over Tracy G and Rowan Robertson any day. Kill me. Have a good day sir. Loved your video.
I saw Dio once in 09 with Heaven and hell at Knebworth in England . Couldn’t wait to see them at their own show rather than a festival set , sadly that didn’t happen . That set was perfect though to the point it was like they’d booked the most evil weather they could to come in just as their intro tape started !
I'm going to confess something. Craig Goldy Dio is my favorite Dio. Dream Evil, Magica, Master of the Moon are my 3 favorite Dio. I love all Dio, but after the Goldy stuff, I love Lock Up The Wolves and Killing The Dragon. I love then Holy Diver and Last In Line. Then I must say Heaven and Hell is my all time favorite Dio/Black Sabbath album. Then Mob Rules, then The Band Heaven and Hell, then Strange Highways and Angry Machines, then Dehumanizer, and lastly, Rainbow and Elf and anything else.
King of Rock n' Roll is actually about Ozzy Osbourne, Dio said this in one of his album liner notes. A clue is the lyric ''bad boy, always on the cover''.
LOOOONG Time Dio fan (since elf days) NFW Strange Highways is the “best album” it was an attempt at a cross over to more “grungier” sound Top Three Holy Diver Mob Rules Dream Evil
Anyone else notice the parallels between DIO's first two solo albums and Ozzy's first two solo albums? Both are brilliant, bulletproof, arguably the 2nd of both could be claimed to be slightly better, both were supposed to be "Bands", but it doesn't matter. DIARY OF A MADMAN and LAST IN LINE to me are bedrock, the foundation of taste metal. I know Ozzy wins on the mainstream recognition aspect, But DIO and ultimately Vivian Campbell's guitar work give it a damn good run. Viv is not held in the same esteem as Rhoads, and maybe that's how it should be, but he is amazing on that 6 string. Always heard SACRED HEART was weak from keyboards and in fighting, but I played it last week and Viv's guitar work, or should I say particularly the solo's, are some of the best he ever did. Distinct in its phrasing and delivery. Oh yeah, and I love LOCK UP THE WOLVES. Rowan deserves love and respect.
Awesome to see so many Strange Highways fans pop up! And if you still haven’t listened to it, give it a chance you stubborn fucks it’s the heaviest one.
It's my favorite Dio album, great tour too.
No way is it the heaviest. Lock Up the Wolves is definitely a good companion album to Strange Highways . Lock Up the Wolves delivers an ancient evil vibe , and the cover art represents Vainainainomen the Finnish Wizard from the dawn of time . Strange Highways has a futuristic steel buildings , no grass , no tree left beneath forever veiled in gray skies Earth vibe. Angry Machines tried to remove the human element all together . It succeeded to the level that maybe when only our holograms remain we shall truly appreciate the Angry Machines album. For the time being the best Dio albums are the first 4 . My personal favorite song is Lock Up the Wolves. The best album covers are 1. Master of the Moon , 2. Lock Up the Wolves , 3. Dream Evil , 4. Holy Diver , 5. Last In Line , 6. Angry Machines , 7. Strange Highways , 8. Kill the Dragon , 9. Magica , 10 . Sacred Heart . The first 5 are all equally good in their own ways . 5 , and 6 are alright , number 10 is the only bad Dio album cover , it's a great album . If Murray would of graced the sleeve of Sacred Heart instead of the goofy dragon record sales would of probably doubled
LOVE Strange Highways. It is in my top 4 DIO records. Such an underrated gem.
Bring down the rain is probably my favorite off the album. Would love to see a top 10 dio songs list sometime in the future. How you ranked megadeth with the tier system was really cool!
Wendy Dio did a interview on Talk is Jericho, . She has a hologram show planned.
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Grew up on DIO..OZZY..MAIDEN..I've loved DIO in every band he's sang in
Finally someone who appreciates Strange Highways
Its ok. Very heavy for sure, but lacks melody.
@@DAMON409 I think that was the point 😆
@@hank35682 the quality of the songs went down after holy diver. Lack of melody is never a goal.
@@DAMON409 for you, everyone likes different things
@@DAMON409 I happen to like both and strange highways is slightly better then holy diver imo
This channel doesnt get the credit it deserves.
Dio got his start it music before metal was even a thing. Hell, almost before rock was even a thing. He did like 50s doo wop music and shit when he was young. Crazy.
First time I saw Dio was Dec 87 (still have the ticket) at Hammersmith Odeon. In Metal especially at that time support bands would try to make a name for themselves by upstaging the main band. Maiden had famously done it to Priest on the British Steel tour leaving Halford fuming in Kerrang. So the main band would do everything to make sure the support band would not do this, giving them an inferior sound system , poor mixing by the engineer, a lame lighting and so on.
When the Dio show started the support band Warlock came out, they were at their peak having just released True as Steel. Instead of having the poor support band show they had everything, sets, lighting to the level of a main act, unheard of in this era, and they were blinding, the best performance by a support band I've seen to this day, and better than most main bands. I remember thinking as I watched this, Dio you've fucked up, you can never top this. How wrong I was, Do not only topped them, but even mentioned during to performance of how he wanted the fans to have the best quality show, nodding to the fact he helped Warlock be at their best with total confidence they wouln't outclass him. Arrogance and talent in equal measures, Dio summed up.
Wendy Dio had an estate auction in New York. She sold a LOT of his property. Luckily, we wound up with some of the original Marshall cabs used on the Holy Diver Tour and Dream Evil tours. They are currently located in Neosho, MO. If you are interested in classic Dio Memorabillia, I thought is would be a good historic point to make.
The coolest tribute to Dio I saw was when I saw Motorhead in 2015, there was a guy there who had a battle vest with only Dio patches on it.
This is easily the best retrospective episode yet!! I have been a huge massive fan of Ronnie James Dio since 1988 at barely 10 years old. I love everything that he has done in his career. I only got two chances to see Ronnie which was 1998 on the Angry Machines tour with Love/Hate , and in 2002 on the Killing The Dragon tour with Scorpions and Deep Purple. I got to meet Ronnie in 1998 on my first time seeing him , and to this day he is still the greatest musician that I have ever met. His reputation on being great to the fans big time is true. I still hate that he has been gone over ten years , and it still doesn't feel real. I agree with you that albums like Dream Evil, Killing The Dragon, and especially Strange Highways are PHENOMENAL albums. I also agree with you about the holograms. To each their own, but I want to see a real live show. Ronnie James Dio got to be in three LEGENDARY bands , and made timeless music with Rainbow,Black Sabbath, and Dio. Not many musicians have, and that is how amazing Ronnie was. The one thing that I am really happy for Ronnie is that he did get to end his career with the band that he always wanted to with which is Black Sabbath. Even though it was called Heaven And Hell, it was still Black Sabbath. I remember seeing old interviews with him from the past and being asked how he wanted to end his career, and he always said with Black Sabbath. I really enjoyed this episode, and sorry for the really long reply. I love Ronnie James Dio that much, and I know that I am not the only one.
It is great to hear a retrospective that gives Strange Highways the props it deserves. Criminally underrated - I go on to think it is actually the best album in the Dio catalogue. “Bury my bones on the moon! If you never should find me it would be too soon!”
Don't talk to strangers gives me chills great video
Geezer Butler was doing the devil horns sign in 71-. He revealed in an interview that he confronted Ronnie for kind of stealing it . Though Geezer said he saw Aleister Crowley using it and got it from there.
Coven did it first. In 1969
Dam..I've been wrong all these yrs..thanks.. appreciate it
The most info about Dio I've heard. Well done.
Probably my favorite retrospective. Strange Highways is amazing album. Like I earlier told I'm gen X so I was there when Holy Diver came out. Yes I was just a kid but somebody has that tape and I fell in love. When Last In Line came out I was thinking that this is probably greatest band ever. I found his Rainbow and Sabbath stuff back then too and was blown away. I love first four Dio albums so much. There's fillers but I don't care. That voice is so powerful. I love his later albums too and I never skip songs from any Dio album. And yes Glen Hughes is amazing. That's why found myself digging Black Country Communion. I do check new bands. "Newer" bands that I love are High On Fire, Toxic Holocaust, Vektor,Tribulation, Power Trip, Mastodon, Ghost, Black Breath and Electric Wizard. Havok is pretty good too. Appreciate your time and work for doing this. RIP Ronnie James Dio!
Cheers from Finland, Petri
Great Retrospective , I enjoyed your review of each record , Long Live Dio !
I used to talk to Ritchie Blackmore often since he visited this bar in my town a lot, and he really talked so fondly about Dio, and kinda regretted losing from Rainbow.
The fact that you referenced Lion makes me quite happy, totally agree about the hologram by the way
I'm a huge diol fan even named my son Draven dio. Greatest singer that ever lived..lock up the wolves is awesome
Very cool!!! I named my dog: FreeFlights Catch THe Rainbow -- her daughter is named: FreeFlight's Magica, their aunt Ronnie is: FreeFlight's Ronnie James Dio
I've been a Ronnie James Dio follower for the years of Man on the silver mountain till the final trilogy cd that came with a little portfolio history about his early days w elf and most of what I missed out on with descriptions of filling me in tonight of the stuff I didn't click with and the fact of my life at the time time was almost complete disaster and my relationship with my soul mate of 10 years I loved from the morning we met till even the moment she and her patients left in final vision ad to say goodbye for now..but I couldn't help while listening to this incredible send off like no other person ever about my innermost child feelings I admit I still was clinging to at my age of 59. While checking out much of the footage for the past 2days on the TH-cam community on Ronnie yours was the final one I put on last night while cleaning up my place with my cat. But I definitely want to thank you for taking the time to put this together with your personal words especially with what you spoke about commenting on everything from good to bad! God bless you for helping me to move on in a more positive future at the age of 59 sir.
excellent review and yes Strange Highways is underrated love the drumming and guitar playing Tracy and Vinny synched and locked in together
Yes. Strange Highways. It is one of the most vitriolic, cynical metal albums ever....and I'm including black and death metal bands. There is something endearing about a happy singer going from 'dreams and rainbows' to pitch black pessimism.
And from Angry Machines, I used a line from "This is Your Life" as my high school yearbook quote.
I'm a die hard Dio's fan and alway will ...... and all I gotita say is ......Great vídeo !!!!!!..... Ronnie will always live in our hearts..... !!!. He's the king of rock 'n' roll.
Vivian Campbell in the the Dio days is hands down one of the best guitar players to have ever lived. every lead on Holy Diver is just amazing. The riffs were different than anything out at the time, just a great album.
I doubt Campbell wrote the riffs. Dio was a bass player .
Oh yeah I love how Maiden still commits to having a big set on stage
Vivian was the sound of Dio along with Ronnie's vocals, you had a perfect storm.
He was no comparison to Iommi or Blackmore
Dude, I just have to take a moment and thank you for the awesome content that you put out.
Thanks to you I've broadened my music taste and got to know and appreciate albums from bands that I didn't know or appreciate fully and that's amazing from me.
Thanks a bunch for your awesome work!
This guy straight up called Ronnie James Dio "Wish For Rainbows Man"
I'm using that from now on. R.I.P Ronnie never forgotten!
Love the Tracy G era! Two amazing albums. All the albums are amazing. Great review.
Strange Highways is a totally underrated gem
Two of my very fav Ronnie songs are on this album! Jesus, Mary & the Holy spirit AND Holywood Black! I watch those vids at least once a day, LOL, that's my fav Dio shirt he wears in them. My all time favorite song from Ronnie and just number one of all time - all music is ... CATCH THE RAINBOW !!!
Great video man. Saw Dio at the Beacon theatre in NY on the Holy Diver tour when I was 16. Incredible show. My friends and I recorded a bootleg that he still has and still sounds pretty good considering it was recorded on cassette almost 40 years ago!
Thanks for the excellent analysis. I have made this comment on other channels, but here goes- I was lucky enough to see Ronnie 3 times solo, and twice with Heaven and Hell. I saw him in Hamilton, ont, with Iron Maiden, late 90's. My buddy made his way to the stage, and handed Ronnie his hat. Ronnie put it on, and continued singing. So, that's the kind of guy he was.
You don't know how long I have waited for this
I found this channel because I decided to search for Savatage history, now when I see Dio retro video I am so happy I found you guys, great work
DIO was highly interested in getting John Sykes aboard when he was putting the band together. However, Sykes was still playing with Thin Lizzy and working on the "Thunder and Lightning" record. I always felt if Randy Rhoads did not tragically die in the plane crash and he would have left Ozzy, Ronnie would have potentially connected with Randy to do a record in the 80's or 90's.
Randy was doing classical guitar
I wonder if John would have fared better with Ronnie than Coverdale , much as I’d like to have heard that album I can’t see that relationship lasting much longer than the Whitesnake one did
Speaking with such passion about music we love is so right.
He is forever alive in the works he left behind.
Dude! Thank you so much for this! Making Dio proud my man, excellent work!!!
Made my day coming home to this. Your retros are awesome
A thorough and informative tribute to an artistic legend - well done.
Thanks for making the video! As a newish fan this is very informative.
I highly doubt Ronnie would have let his ex wife Wendy use the ''Holy Diver'' song for that shitty car commercial a few years back. Dio was against commercial things and would never agree to have his music play on commercials but dead men can't talk.
strange highways is agreat album just missunderstood
I said on your guy's discord that Strange Highways is my least favorite. I have revisited the album and can now say....I love the album.
great stuff!! and agreed all the way with the hologram thing.
Master of the moon is an amazing album
Dude I was 17 when this came out man !! Loved it, sh**t, saw him few times great persona
what an ambassador of metal, true gentleman
I just discovered Dio and my only regret is not listening to them earlier in life.
You rock!! Love your docs!! Keep”me coming!!!
What a great video essay , thank u dude 👍😘😘
Great work. I was lucky enough to see some of those amazing stage shows. Like the one at the very beginning of your video.
Love the Holy Diver dream story bro... really cool ... I saw Ronnie and Vinnie on Mob Rules Tour with Sabbath in 1982 at Greensboro Coliseum ... Ronnie was dressed in a mid evil type jester smock and curled toe boots .. Magic, just magic.. yes , Dio was the epitome of mid evil type metal...and as a drummer myself , I just idolized Vinnie's style and did my best to emulate it .. little sidenote , check out the drum roll on Last in Line were just as the phrase ,"your the throw before the toss " is uttered , the drum roll is spot on and you can just see a stone being thrown in your mind ... awesome.. also , not going to be dishonest, at the time Ronnie was starting to shine in metal with Mob Rules and the first Dio albums , the early 80's, acid was making a resurgence in the States and well , let's just say the whole Dio experience was like so "enlightening"... but regardless of mind altering , Dio altered your mind in itself... great review , and you really have the perfect descriptions of the Dio discography ... better than guys my age have attempted .. Godspeed
Pfft. Ronnie ain't dead. After killing the dragon he locked up the wolves then traveled down strange highways where he ended up becoming Master of the Moon where he still reigns supreme over heavy metal to this day.
Get that cringe out of here
🖒 Looking forward to the next retrospective. At least _somebody's_ still doing them.
Lol what’s that supposed to mean
God _fucking_ speed, but ain't it been a while? If you catch my drift.
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Awesome work! Keep up with this great videos! Please do s Queensryche one!
My top 10 Dio songs ever: 10.Man on the silver mountain (Live) 9.Sacret Heart 8.Mystery 7.King of Rock & roll 6. Stand Up & Shout 5. Don't Talk 2 Strangers 4.We Rock 3. Last inline 2.Holy Diver 1.Rainbow in The Dark
Great retrospective. And I have even started to give some of his newer stuff a chance to grow on me.
Good for you. I think it is great stuff!! Does not get the attention it deserves. Which do you like?
@@paulklimo2396 Magica, I think has too much of the "computer voice." It sounds silly. Like if that had been released in 1975 it might have blown people's minds. So Strange Highways. I think that's Tracy G? Anyway, I miss Dio that's for sure.
Love the T-Shirt! Master Of The Moon is an AMAZING album.
Went to a small club show after Ronnie died. Before the show they only played Dio songs. Everyone was singing along to the songs.
This is a good retrospect!
Thanks for this video..liked your knowledge of DIO👏🏻🤘🏼
this was great and such a treat in these crazy times, Hail Downfall!
Completely agree about the hologram. Made me sick. Ronnie would have hated it. He didn’t like being told what to do. Now they’ve turned him into a puppet with no strings.
I was forced to see it at an event. I had to walk out. It was rather hard to be polite to Simon. Never really liked Goldy.
Just caught this great job, Dio is my favorite singer of all time and Vivian Campbell is my favorite guitarist doing everything but def Leppard they waste his talents. But I saw Dio over 15 times I saw his first 4 tours at the spectrum in Philly and countless other tours and with sabbath and heavan and hell at the end. Ive also met Ronnie a couple of times and he would always take the time to sign autographs and take pictures with his fans..all his concerts were amazing but my favorite was the last in line tour in Philly 1984 with vivian doing his solo on heavan and hell it was even better then the 86 special from the spectrum which I was at, craig Goldy could never replace viv. And I also thought Doug Aldrich was great check out his 2005 live video with dio doing gates of Babylon classic stuff thanks for this brings back alot of memories for me.
I love this channel ❤
Really enjoyed that.....subbed :-)
Appreciate a young fellow knowing his music
Lock Up the Wolves, and Dream Evil are 2 of the absolute best albums ever recorded. Sunset Superman and the song Lock Up the Wolves are the greatest songs ever recorded
Rule number one: never let your girlfriend or wife do stuff with the band. Wether it is managing, doing creative desissions or playing with the band.
It did not work with the Beattles, did not work with Black Sabbath and it does not work with Dio.
And now Wendy is proffiting from the hologram tour of her ex-husband.
It did not work with Spinal Tap either.
Or Sepultura
Leave it to a woman to break up another killer band..that's why our band doesn't let anyone else in our practices or have anything to do with the band
What you just said is so factual it’s not even funny, I lived through and saw it first hand… women involved with men’s bands always leads to its downfall, no disrespect to women, it’s just the way it is
@@hank35682😂Bitches🤯can’t live with them, can’t live without them😳🤘🖖✌️🎸🥁🎹🎤😎
Finally someone else who appreciates the Transformers Movie
Great vid really enjoyed it very well done cheers
I kinda like Sacred Heart, I only love Sacred Heart, Like the Beat of a heart, King Of Rock N' Roll and rock and roll children. Love your guys videos ! Keep it up !!!!
Be comforted in knowing he left a totally amazing legacy! R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio!🤟🎶💯
Strange Highways is the third best Dio album after Last In Line and Holy Diver.
Another great retrospective 🤘
Makes me sad you didn’t like the hologram. I myself would be overjoyed if I could see it live, since I never had the chance to see Ronnie when he was still alive unfortunately. Something is better than nothing, I guess you’d like it more if they just had him on the mega screen or something like that.
WOW. GREAT EXPOSE. SPECIALLY FOR A YOUNG GUY... DUDE YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE... Hard enough to get anyone today to know who ANY of these groups even are..... GREAT JOB....
I remember getting "Lock up the Wolves" around 1990 on cassette for the artwork alone!👌
This show deserves more subs
I loved this video about Ronnie! I fell for Ronnie in 2019. So, being a new fan, I know so little about past Dio. I did hate the hologram thing. Figured it was just Dio's divorcee lying and trying to make a buck off him. She lied about being his widow, why not twice? I suspect she was the cause of all the fighting between Ronnie and the Sabs, Viv & everyone else. Dio even called her a staulker in an old vid. Ive grown to love Ronnie with all my heart and my own Hell is... I'll never get to see him play or meet him. I do believe he is in Heaven waiting for us, he was too good not to be there
Hellllllllll yeahhh dio my favorite band been a fan since 1984 met dio twice once in 2003 and 2004 he was the coolest guy. In my book dio never made a bad album but I feel angry machines was rather weak but it has some good songs but not his best. I'm glad you brought some love for strange highways and sacred heart love those albums very underrated along with his last album master of the moon people only seem to like the first 2 dio albums why I have no idea every dio is a diamond. Dude I thought I was the only one who thought in dreams was awesome no one really gives master of the moon any credit much less in dreams that's my favorite song from that album. Oh man dude thank you for saying what I've been saying since it came out that this is your life tribute album sucks especially halfords cover of man on the silver mountain sucked hard. Most of the bands on that album are nu metal and nu rock and I hate nu metal and music of today slipknot is not heavy metal or bands like them to me it's blender music. And your right about the hologram took the words right out if my mouth I'm so glad I got to see dio live when he was here and meet him 2 times. Dio band is my favorite and always will be and when I want to remember dio I have his music which I listen to on a daily basis along with all heavy metal priest and maiden and accept 24 hours a day. Dude I thought you would be like every dude your age today a wanna be metal head most people your age don't get it but you do I lived it as it happened and still going strong but your alright in my book great job on this dio retrospective great job man. One word to describe dio legend and as long as we listen to his music he will live forever. Cause legends never die we miss you so much Ronnie thank you for the music we rock. R I P Ronnie James Dio. Dio never sold out he stayed true to heavy metal his whole life. Just like me heavy metal til then end.
Great justification of opinion about the hollogram
I guess I commented here before, glad my opinions remained pretty much the same
Love Dio, thanks for sharing this. Just liked and subscribed!
I just posted a vid unboxing/reviewing some of the recent CD reissues on my channel.
I'm 25 I wanted to see the hologram out of curiosity since I never saw him live but it was canceled because the theater they where booked to played couldn't accommodate the equipment and in hindsight I really didn't miss much.
Ozzy was long gone before Tony hired Dio.
Strange highway one of my favorite albums.
No no no no, Magica in my opinion is the most unique album Ronnie ever composed, I implore you to give it another chance, Pay attention to the lyrics and to the music, I feel like it’s literally telling you a story, Craig Goldy might have sound like Ritchie Blackmore but I can assure you that other guitar gods do a lot worse of a job emulating their guitar heroes, the solo in Fever Dreams is one of the greatest metal solos of ALL TIME, As Long As It’s Not About Love it’s probably the most original, heartwarming and unique songs Craig and Ronnie ever composed, it’s one of their greatest with a friggin masterful guitar work, that song, yes, that song brings me to tears almost every time I listen to it, I just wish more people would appreciate the ingenious work of vocals, keyboards and guitar work this album has to offer.
I would take the Craig Goldy albums over Tracy G and Rowan Robertson any day. Kill me.
Have a good day sir.
Loved your video.
Feed my head is one of my favorite DIO songs
I saw Dio once in 09 with Heaven and hell at Knebworth in England . Couldn’t wait to see them at their own show rather than a festival set , sadly that didn’t happen . That set was perfect though to the point it was like they’d booked the most evil weather they could to come in just as their intro tape started !
The high note in “Stars” is Paul Shortino from Rough Cutt.
That could be as well, what makes you say that?
I'm going to confess something. Craig Goldy Dio is my favorite Dio. Dream Evil, Magica, Master of the Moon are my 3 favorite Dio. I love all Dio, but after the Goldy stuff, I love Lock Up The Wolves and Killing The Dragon. I love then Holy Diver and Last In Line. Then I must say Heaven and Hell is my all time favorite Dio/Black Sabbath album. Then Mob Rules, then The Band Heaven and Hell, then Strange Highways and Angry Machines, then Dehumanizer, and lastly, Rainbow and Elf and anything else.
King of Rock n' Roll is actually about Ozzy Osbourne, Dio said this in one of his album liner notes. A clue is the lyric ''bad boy, always on the cover''.
I had Dio's 1st four albums, I only like the first 2. SUPERIOR HAS SPOKEN!!!1
Well done.
Strange is my favorite. Pain love in London is the absolute best!!
LOOOONG Time Dio fan (since elf days) NFW Strange Highways is the “best album” it was an attempt at a cross over to more “grungier” sound
Top Three
Holy Diver
Mob Rules
Dream Evil
Anyone else notice the parallels between DIO's first two solo albums and Ozzy's first two solo albums? Both are brilliant, bulletproof, arguably the 2nd of both could be claimed to be slightly better, both were supposed to be "Bands", but it doesn't matter. DIARY OF A MADMAN and LAST IN LINE to me are bedrock, the foundation of taste metal. I know Ozzy wins on the mainstream recognition aspect, But DIO and ultimately Vivian Campbell's guitar work give it a damn good run. Viv is not held in the same esteem as Rhoads, and maybe that's how it should be, but he is amazing on that 6 string. Always heard SACRED HEART was weak from keyboards and in fighting, but I played it last week and Viv's guitar work, or should I say particularly the solo's, are some of the best he ever did.
Distinct in its phrasing and delivery.
Oh yeah, and I love LOCK UP THE WOLVES. Rowan deserves love and respect.
And Simon Wright is a good drummer, people knock him because he had an awful drum sound in AC/DC but in Dio he sounded just like Vinny really.
I would love to see u make a retrospective of crimson glory
Jorn s tribute album is the best tribute. This dude idolized dio
Holy Diver - Raiders of the Lost Ark
Sacred Heart - Temple of Doom
The Last in Line - The Last Crusade
Too bad Ronnie is not alive now to do a concept album about pandemics
I remember getting Dio albums from brashes as a kid , ill always love Dio so much