Just went to his gravesite the other day... what a surreal feeling to have stood inches away from this legend.. If you’re in Los Angeles, and would love to pay your respects to this man, he’s buried at Forest Lawn cemetery!
Seriously man... I wish I was financially able to go to LA ... I would give all respect to one of the biggest heroes in the Metallic Hall of Fame: Ronnie has written the soundtrack to so many great and bitter moments in my life.... I would really like to say: Thank you. Other than that, I'm happy enough to have shaken his hand twice: Rainbow '76, The Sabbs a little later, and a conversation with him on the Holy Diver tour. I'm sure, he realized that I adore him.
Hell yes! RJD is the best singer in metal history, big influence on both Rob Halford & Bruce Dickinson. Massive Iron Maiden fan here but even Bruce said Dio is the best, Vivian Campbell was a beast of a 🎸 player back in the day too 🤘
Dio is, in my opinion the only metal muscician that TRANSCENDED music. He is not only the best metal vocalist, but of the best muscicians of all time. He brings MAGIC. Hes on par with michaem jackson if you ask me
I got to meet Dio, he was small guy, It was amazing to see that voice come from someone so tiny, he was a giant on stage and I can never forget what an absolutely nice guy he was. He chewed out a guy who was pressuring him to go. He told him not to bother him until everyone got their pic, autographs, or questions in. Amazing singer, performer and person.
I had the privilege of seeing Dio live on three occasions. Once when he was frontman for Sabbath, again early on in his solo career. Again, maybe 5 years before he passed. His presence on stage was that of a 7 ft Giant! I’ve never seen a performer that could hold and captivate a crowd like Ronnie James! Keep rocking the Dio, brother! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Dio had more stage presence in his hands than most singers so in their whole bodies. So much so he single-handely made the "metal horns" gesture a thing... which weren't horns really.. it's called the "maliok" (Malocchio) the "evil eye" when it's pointed at someone it's a curse... sort of an old superstition his oldschool Italian grandmother had. When the fingers are pointed upward, guards against the evil eye.. which is was the sign he was doing to the crowd.. and it took off ... becoming known as "the metal horns". Ronnie wasn't as athletic as Bruce Dickinson.. he wasn't running around the stage and jumping off platforms or doing David Lee Roth spin kicks.. but his gestures, expressions and stances really helped sell the story, emotion, and straight up power of his songs. That and he had "the voice".. immense power, depths of soul.. and complete control over every note.
@@TheAdventuresofTNT Ronnie popularized the metal horns, but it was first seen in rock music on Coven's 1969 album, Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls. Click on this link & then click on "More Images" underneath the photo of the album cover. You can "Zoom In" in the upper right hand corner after clicking on "More Images." www.discogs.com/Coven-Witchcraft-Destroys-Minds-Reaps-Souls/master/286734 The earliest use of the metal horns in entertainment that I've been able to find is in the 1955 film, "Guys and Dolls." Sky Masterson flashes the metal horns late in the film, during the musical number 'Luck Be a Lady.' It's at 3:44 of this video: ua-cam.com/video/BmEwtWBte84/v-deo.html \,,/_(-,-)_\,,/
@@TheAdventuresofTNT I found an earlier use of the metal horns in the 1949 film, The Dark Past. This is 6 years before Guys and Dolls. It's during the dream sequence. Here it is beginning at 39:13 of this vid: ua-cam.com/video/TY9z4_JwQZs/v-deo.html \,,/_(-,-)_\,,/
I saw him with Heaven& HEll (the band) in 2009 and I still remember HEaven&Hell (the song) as if it was yesterday. He was 67. Didn't matter, still a force to be reckoned with.
I'm sitting here in philly 1 20 this morning watching this. Can't ask for more. Seen dio many times and shook his hand once at a show. Incredible. Peace out
Ronnie was never a flashy singer. He never did crazy vocal runs or displayed a super wide range. He was all about pure power, emotion and the wonderful color of that voice of his.
One thing that I didn’t know until recently, despite being a Dio fan, by the time Ronnie went solo he’d already amassed 30 years of stage/live performance experience! A master of his craft! Nice reaction vid thanks brought back good memories! Check out Geoff Tate with Queesryche doing operation mindcrime a metal opera for all intents!
I saw DIO live back in '89 or '90...RJD fought a F*ing fire breathing DRAGON, live, on stage! It was EPIC! I was slightly...altered that night for sure, but there was definitely a dragon, & Dio definitely had a fire sword. And that was after watching Savatage & Megadeth! Hell of a show that one! 🤘😎 (Btw, I'm sure someone has told you before, but if you didn't know...Dio was the person that made the 'devil horns' hand sign so popular. He's the one that started it.)
@@maryannerazzano7692 Sho nuff stuff. Ronnie said he learned it from his *ITALIAN* grandmother. He talked about walking with her on the streets when he was a little boy and she would use it against any passersby she didn't like the looks of. Such a great story. You Italians have such a rich culture.
@@jtinnac1895 I think its hilarious how superstitious they are, probably not as much as many Asians r, but still, very superstitious! Probably b/c of alot of witchcraft being practiced in Sicily t/o th centuries
Even the largest bands in the world metal wise put him on a Shelf all by himself. Because of his stage presence his intelligence. Also his ability to work a crowd. And there is no voice out there in many opinions nearly as good because he could voice and you could understand all the lyrics that he says because it was pure
Watching Dio live was like magic. You stood among a crowd of thousands, and you felt he was singing only and only for you - and everyone else felt the exact same thing. The world, music and art is lessened with his passing.
This video brings me great joy! I love watching people love RJD, he rode the dragon, and left us with stars and rainbows ,MASSIVE presence, huge vocal talent, small in stature, HUGE AS A TITAN!!!
T, you really should do the song “I” from the Black Sabbath album Dehumanizer. Dio rejoined them for this album after making his mark as a solo artist. It contains one of my favorite lyrics, but I won’t say what it is.
I've been really getting back into Dio a lot over the last year since I started discovering reaction videos. Dehumanizer is a gem. I know it didn't achieve high commercial success, but that might be due to where the music was headed back in 1992. Grunge was being pushed and was gaining popularity. But that whole album is amazing. So many timeless masterpieces. In addition to "I", there are: Computer God Letters from Earth Master of Insanity Sins of the Father Too Late *a personal favorite Buried Alive
Ronnie, Bruce and Rob are all equally brilliant on stage. They all have their unique stage presence. Dio is more theatrical but they are the 3 best ever to grace the stage.
Dio was the master storyteller and although a small stature oh, he always believed in performing with big gestures and hand movements told stories of wizards, warlocks dragons and medieval stuff one of the best concerts I've ever seen when I saw him in the early 80s
"All the Fools Sailed Away": There's perfect harmony In the rising and the falling of the sea And as we drift along I never fail to be astounded by the things we'll do for promises And a song
One of my favorite songs from Dio solo. As impressive as Dio was during the 80's, you would lose your freaking mind with "Mistreated" from Rainbow - live in Berlin '77. It's around, have the DVD, amazing concert but Dio as a singer goes a whole new level with this song. Having Richie Blackmore as your guitarist doesn't hurt either. :)
I'm not a patreon but I am a Dan... but I'm glad to see someone appreciate the true masters of metal vocals like Peter Steele, and Ronnie James Dio, Etc... I tried watching other channels lately but everybody wants to pause every damn 10 seconds. So I watch your Channel all the time and I'm glad you don't do that. A lot of these channels don't realize the proper way how to do this. The fact that most people watch reaction videos because they already know and love the song and just want to hear it and watch their favorite UA-camrs react to it. You set up the song and the artist, you listen to it in its entirety, and then when it's over you comment critique or whatever else you want to chit-chat about. That's why I like TNT
Dio came up with the "Devil horns" and the whole metal-world embraced it. It ess something he got from his Italian grandma if my memory is correct. It was a way to give someone the evil eye.😊
I was going to recommend a few Dio songs, but fact is you can blindly pick almost anything from his solo career - there are no bad ones. Outside of his solo stuff though, you might want to listen to Kill the King from his days in Rainbow (or Stargazer and Light in the Black). Lot of under-rated gems on the album Mob Rules from his time in Black Sabbath as well.
Wow!!!! What a voice! All around fantastic!! All those people in the audience didn’t know how cool that was back then I don’t think. Man how cool it be to go back in time and be there?
Hey T !! Check out these Dio songs that you might not have heard yet. Man on the Magic Mountain & Long live Rock and Roll when he was with Rainbow. Children of the Sea, Lady Evil, The Mob Rules, Sign of the Southern Cross & Vodoo with Black Sabbath I got to see Dio twice .. ( once with Black Sabbath on the Mob Rules tour in 1981, and then again in January 1988 at the old Montreal Forum with Megadeth & Savatage as the opening acts .... Dio has always been awesome live, He's the consumate Showman. He sings from the heart with so much honesty & soul .
First time i heard this man sing i was about 16 years old, and me and my friends couldnt believe how good he was, after that we loved drink some beer and listen to this music.
You have definitely been turned into a metal head! HAHA! Love it! To be fair, I've got Judas Priest, Krokus and Scorpions CD's mixed in with my 50cent and Ti HAHA!
The guitarist was Vivian Campbell, he took over the guitar part for the Late Steve Clark of Def Leppard after he passed away. Most of the hits from the “Dio” solo work came from his guitar work. Really enjoyed your reaction. I love seeing how music can speak to everyone no matter what you know about the artist. Btw, Dio pretty much invented the Devil horns in Rock and roll, Gene Simmons of KISS says he did but we all know the truth! RIP DIO 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
💙💙💙 Dio was a huge part of my HS days in the mid 80s. Intelligent man who wrote songs thar made you ponder Saw him live in 86 and that voice was huge and pure filling the stadium 🏟 of 20k like he wasn't even trying hard
Please react to stand up and shout by dio live in 1984. The only problem with it is that Dio forgot the first verse so he sang the second verse twice but it's a super energetic preformance. And if you want to hear dio when he was really young react to An angel is missing by ronnie dio and the redcaps (the song was made 3 years before the Beatles first album came out just to give you an idea of how long dio was in the music industry)
Top 3 best rock/metal vocalist ever, plus such stage presence for a 5'4 guy, his voice I'd define as powerful and melodic at the same time Btw, great musicians in the band, Craig Goldie excelled in the guitar solo, Vinnie and Jimmi on top form in the rythm section and Claude putting nice touches on the keyboards, I love Dio lml lml
I ordered this VHS in the 90's. I wore it out! This music is so great. I love DIO so much. To see you jammin' on this, Tee is just rad. And you're right, when ya sing w/ yer hands, you're good.
This was filmed a the second leg of The Sacred heart tour 1986 . First leg was guitarist Vivian Campbell but this leg was with guitarist Craig Goldy . Goldy is amazing as is Dio . I recommend Holy diver from this same show
KING DIO !!! ....was an absolute honor every time to have seen and met him live. FUN FACT : Ronnie James Dio Padanova was singing in DooWop style 4 piece groups back in the era 1958-1964 RONNIE AND THE PROPHETS ;)
I have seen Dio close to a dozen times, starting back with Last In Line tour. Doesn’t matter where your seats were, he made you feel like you were in the front row.
I was in the first row center, and it was crazy. Craig Goldy was spectacular. We were trippin so when the flames would fire off you instantly sweated. The first leg of the tour was opened by Queensryche, Rage For Order. Then after eu tour they came back and did the filming only Accept was the opening band. When it was over the 1st 20 rows of seats was flattened to the ground.
no maiden fans should be offended. Bruce cited Ronnie as an inspiration. Theyre two diff acts. But dio physically was a minimalist n more vocal. Bruce id say was reg vocal best he could but more physical for w.e reason . Dio is the true King.
Dio rocks. On your own time, you should look up interviews with him, specially when he talks about his Grandmother. He was a pioneer and i am glad i listened to him during my teenage years. Edited to add this cause I forgot Thanks Dan for that suggestion
Awesome to see you experience so many points in this legend's career. Imagine being in that crowd, man. Those concerts were amazingly fun, but one had a tendency to smell like a foot when they were done; they were hotter than a MOTHERfucker!
Ronnie is a God, an S-tier monster, the final opponent for any singer, doubtlessly! But the whole line-up is increddibly brilliant on this one. Turn a great Heavy Metal track into an thrashy Epic Metal hymn.
Yeah man, Ronnie was effing awesome! Something in his voice so familiar. Like you've heard it your whole life even if you're hearing it for the first time.
Everybody say he is the best Heavy Metal singer, but in my opinion there's nobody better than him in all genres, he was the best singer of his generation.
Thank you for jamming ❤Ronnie James Dio, I seen him three times in concert he was so good I seen him with Black Sabbath too But when he went solo he was the Best Ever💯🤘 Another great song is Rainbow in dark also Holy Diver and Last in line🎧📀👍🤘💯 You'll love them ❤ Love your show 🌟 Rock on and Rock hard 🤘
Just went to his gravesite the other day... what a surreal feeling to have stood inches away from this legend..
If you’re in Los Angeles, and would love to pay your respects to this man, he’s buried at Forest Lawn cemetery!
What a priveledge!
I met him when he was back with black sabbath in 2007. What a awesome character.
Seriously man... I wish I was financially able to go to LA ... I would give all respect to one of the biggest heroes in the Metallic Hall of Fame: Ronnie has written the soundtrack to so many great and bitter moments in my life.... I would really like to say: Thank you. Other than that, I'm happy enough to have shaken his hand twice: Rainbow '76, The Sabbs a little later, and a conversation with him on the Holy Diver tour. I'm sure, he realized that I adore him.
Ronnie James Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford = God Tier
Hell yea!
Don't Forget Geoff Tate!
Klaus Maine 🤟
Myself! Best singer ever!😀
Exactly, in that order ❤
Hell yes! RJD is the best singer in metal history, big influence on both Rob Halford & Bruce Dickinson. Massive Iron Maiden fan here but even Bruce said Dio is the best, Vivian Campbell was a beast of a 🎸 player back in the day too 🤘
This isn´t Viv in this live version though, it´s Craig Goldy
I get the impact on Bruce but how could DIO be a big influence on Rob Halford since Rob was first ?
Agree both Bruce a Rob in an interview revealed that even they look up to Dio
Yeah Vivian Campbell during guitar golden age.
Dio is, in my opinion the only metal muscician that TRANSCENDED music. He is not only the best metal vocalist, but of the best muscicians of all time. He brings MAGIC. Hes on par with michaem jackson if you ask me
For me it is him and Richie Blackmore.
I got to meet Dio, he was small guy, It was amazing to see that voice come from someone so tiny, he was a giant on stage and I can never forget what an absolutely nice guy he was. He chewed out a guy who was pressuring him to go. He told him not to bother him until everyone got their pic, autographs, or questions in. Amazing singer, performer and person.
Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, but Dio is the best heavy metal singer.Ronnie, we are missing you so much .RIP
I agree 100%, he has that VOICE....that'll last thru the ages!! Noone can compare!!
never apologize for speaking the truth brother
@@Zionsol777 Thank you .
I agree. Dio was a big influence on me with music and being a musician and I had the honor to meet him once and it was an honor.
No arguments here.
Ronnie was only 5'4" but his voice was GIGANTIC!
I had the privilege of seeing Dio live on three occasions. Once when he was frontman for Sabbath, again early on in his solo career. Again, maybe 5 years before he passed. His presence on stage was that of a 7 ft Giant! I’ve never seen a performer that could hold and captivate a crowd like Ronnie James! Keep rocking the Dio, brother! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Dio had more stage presence in his hands than most singers so in their whole bodies. So much so he single-handely made the "metal horns" gesture a thing... which weren't horns really.. it's called the "maliok" (Malocchio) the "evil eye" when it's pointed at someone it's a curse... sort of an old superstition his oldschool Italian grandmother had. When the fingers are pointed upward, guards against the evil eye.. which is was the sign he was doing to the crowd.. and it took off ... becoming known as "the metal horns". Ronnie wasn't as athletic as Bruce Dickinson.. he wasn't running around the stage and jumping off platforms or doing David Lee Roth spin kicks.. but his gestures, expressions and stances really helped sell the story, emotion, and straight up power of his songs. That and he had "the voice".. immense power, depths of soul.. and complete control over every note.
Masterfully explained. Thank you for this.
@@TheAdventuresofTNT Ronnie popularized the metal horns, but it was first seen in rock music on Coven's 1969 album, Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls. Click on this link & then click on "More Images" underneath the photo of the album cover. You can "Zoom In" in the upper right hand corner after clicking on "More Images." www.discogs.com/Coven-Witchcraft-Destroys-Minds-Reaps-Souls/master/286734
The earliest use of the metal horns in entertainment that I've been able to find is in the 1955 film, "Guys and Dolls." Sky Masterson flashes the metal horns late in the film, during the musical number 'Luck Be a Lady.' It's at 3:44 of this video: ua-cam.com/video/BmEwtWBte84/v-deo.html \,,/_(-,-)_\,,/
@@TheAdventuresofTNT I found an earlier use of the metal horns in the 1949 film, The Dark Past. This is 6 years before Guys and Dolls. It's during the dream sequence. Here it is beginning at 39:13 of this vid: ua-cam.com/video/TY9z4_JwQZs/v-deo.html \,,/_(-,-)_\,,/
I saw him with Heaven& HEll (the band) in 2009 and I still remember HEaven&Hell (the song) as if it was yesterday. He was 67. Didn't matter, still a force to be reckoned with.
You got to check out his whole "Holy Diver" album. Not one bad song on it.
🖤🖤🖤
Yep preach on brother
I grew up on that 1982? Thank you. Always got you man, Got work tomorrow my work is on par with him helped me through super hard times, much love!
Thanks Dan!
Agreed, I was just about to put it on here at home. 😁🤘
If you want to hear Dio's best vocal range, listen to him sing with Rainbow on the song "Stargazer". Truly epic!
I'm sitting here in philly 1 20 this morning watching this. Can't ask for more. Seen dio many times and shook his hand once at a show. Incredible. Peace out
Love it!! I saw Dio only once. Black Sabbath reunion probably around 2009. Amazing stage presence...so glad I got to see him!
@@jesuspantel2920 Awesome I saw Dio at every show since the Mob Rules tour in Philly
Ronnie was never a flashy singer. He never did crazy vocal runs or displayed a super wide range. He was all about pure power, emotion and the wonderful color of that voice of his.
What a SUPER loss to Metal. ..R.I.P.. Ronnie James..I had front row seats to the Black & Blue Concert in the old Capital Center in D.C. in 1981.
Great evaluation.. I loved the mullet comment as I owned a LEGENDARY mullet with only partial spike that transitioned to beautifully layered hair.
One thing that I didn’t know until recently, despite being a Dio fan, by the time Ronnie went solo he’d already amassed 30 years of stage/live performance experience! A master of his craft! Nice reaction vid thanks brought back good memories! Check out Geoff Tate with Queesryche doing operation mindcrime a metal opera for all intents!
And record
His first record was 1957 i believe
Bro you gotta check out The Last In Line by Dio. Love the guitar work and his vocals there so much
I saw him live at the Bolixie civics center back around 1985. Hands down the best concert i ever went to.
If you like Dio, check him out singing "Gates of Babylon" with Rainbow.
I saw DIO live back in '89 or '90...RJD fought a F*ing fire breathing DRAGON, live, on stage! It was EPIC! I was slightly...altered that night for sure, but there was definitely a dragon, & Dio definitely had a fire sword. And that was after watching Savatage & Megadeth! Hell of a show that one! 🤘😎
(Btw, I'm sure someone has told you before, but if you didn't know...Dio was the person that made the 'devil horns' hand sign so popular. He's the one that started it.)
One of the greatest songs about the illusion of happiness ever
Some of the best metal guitarists came out of the 80's. Dio also makes any band badass.
Dio started the devil horn sign. He said it got it from his grandmother (evil eye). After that everyone did it. LMAO
Yup. Called it the "maloik"
It's TRUE. I'm Italian. It's to prevent the mallochio which means evil eye
@@maryannerazzano7692 Sho nuff stuff. Ronnie said he learned it from his *ITALIAN* grandmother. He talked about walking with her on the streets when he was a little boy and she would use it against any passersby she didn't like the looks of. Such a great story. You Italians have such a rich culture.
@@jtinnac1895 I think its hilarious how superstitious they are, probably not as much as many Asians r, but still, very superstitious! Probably b/c of alot of witchcraft being practiced in Sicily t/o th centuries
@@gizzy2403 Hey that's an interesting point I had not thought about. I understand also much the same with eastern European cultures (Russian/Slavic).
Best voice in heavy metal and stage presence. Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did.
Even the largest bands in the world metal wise put him on a Shelf all by himself. Because of his stage presence his intelligence. Also his ability to work a crowd. And there is no voice out there in many opinions nearly as good because he could voice and you could understand all the lyrics that he says because it was pure
Watching Dio live was like magic. You stood among a crowd of thousands, and you felt he was singing only and only for you - and everyone else felt the exact same thing. The world, music and art is lessened with his passing.
This video brings me great joy! I love watching people love RJD, he rode the dragon, and left us with stars and rainbows ,MASSIVE presence, huge vocal talent, small in stature, HUGE AS A TITAN!!!
Yes yes yes! More DIO!!!
"The Last in Line," & "Holy Diver," are must-listen songs!!! 🤘😎😁
T, you really should do the song “I” from the Black Sabbath album Dehumanizer. Dio rejoined them for this album after making his mark as a solo artist. It contains one of my favorite lyrics, but I won’t say what it is.
For dude. So far, Dio is killin tha game
If you wanna do a deep dive with Dio, check out Stargazer when he was with Rainbow.
@@OverkillVA Rainbow with Dio was always amazingly good.
That is a badass tune. I second the motion.
I've been really getting back into Dio a lot over the last year since I started discovering reaction videos.
Dehumanizer is a gem. I know it didn't achieve high commercial success, but that might be due to where the music was headed back in 1992. Grunge was being pushed and was gaining popularity.
But that whole album is amazing. So many timeless masterpieces. In addition to "I", there are:
Computer God
Letters from Earth
Master of Insanity
Sins of the Father
Too Late *a personal favorite
Buried Alive
Dio one and only. The band is also fucking awesome.
Ronnie gave me hope when I was a lost teenager....and I love maiden too..shout out to ozzy and dave mustaine
Ronnie, Bruce and Rob are all equally brilliant on stage. They all have their unique stage presence. Dio is more theatrical but they are the 3 best ever to grace the stage.
Dio was the master storyteller and although a small stature oh, he always believed in performing with big gestures and hand movements told stories of wizards, warlocks dragons and medieval stuff one of the best concerts I've ever seen when I saw him in the early 80s
Rainbow Stargazer when Dio fronted Rainbow is a must !!!
"All the Fools Sailed Away":
There's perfect harmony
In the rising and the falling of the sea
And as we drift along
I never fail to be astounded by the things we'll do for promises
And a song
Dio Forever
One of my favorite songs from Dio solo. As impressive as Dio was during the 80's, you would lose your freaking mind with "Mistreated" from Rainbow - live in Berlin '77. It's around, have the DVD, amazing concert but Dio as a singer goes a whole new level with this song. Having Richie Blackmore as your guitarist doesn't hurt either. :)
I love that song, need to hear it --thanks for pointing the way 👍
Dio was one of the greatest, a True Metal God. Glad to hear you sing his praises.
That keyboard player IS the 80s personified. I'll bet you he was also a cyborg ninja who drank Tab cola because he was that 80s.
Awesome vid bro! Dio got me through high school (82-86) and I was lucky enough to catch him live in 1984 and 1986. His live shows were incredible!
Little guy, big voice. The Last In Line has always been my favorite song by him. What's up man? Hope you're doing well😁
Yes, indeed. Everything is fine. Thanks for asking. Hope all is well in your world, bro!
@@TheAdventuresofTNT I'm great man, on vacation! Enjoy the day
Yup. Ronnie was known to say to people surprised by his diminutive size, "it's not the size of your pencil, it's how big you can write your name."
I'm not a patreon but I am a Dan... but I'm glad to see someone appreciate the true masters of metal vocals like Peter Steele, and Ronnie James Dio, Etc... I tried watching other channels lately but everybody wants to pause every damn 10 seconds. So I watch your Channel all the time and I'm glad you don't do that. A lot of these channels don't realize the proper way how to do this. The fact that most people watch reaction videos because they already know and love the song and just want to hear it and watch their favorite UA-camrs react to it. You set up the song and the artist, you listen to it in its entirety, and then when it's over you comment critique or whatever else you want to chit-chat about. That's why I like TNT
such a large voice in such a small guy.. one of the best
I saw the Holy Diver tour Queensryche was opener awesome.
Dio came up with the "Devil horns" and the whole metal-world embraced it.
It ess something he got from his Italian grandma if my memory is correct. It was a way to give someone the evil eye.😊
Dio was murderous back then. Saw them on that tour.
An amazing singer, saw him when he sung for Black Sabbath 1980, Heaven and Hell tour.
RJD was a giant. I love how you mentioned his stage presence, which is so true. Yet his height was 5'1"
Dio will always be around, in his music. RIP to this legend. You want a big stage presence, try Motley Crue, Wild Side!
Don't let em inside your mind no.. run run run away gooooo
I was going to recommend a few Dio songs, but fact is you can blindly pick almost anything from his solo career - there are no bad ones. Outside of his solo stuff though, you might want to listen to Kill the King from his days in Rainbow (or Stargazer and Light in the Black). Lot of under-rated gems on the album Mob Rules from his time in Black Sabbath as well.
"Sign of the Southern Cross" is a great example. Dark and heavy.
Wow!!!! What a voice! All around fantastic!! All those people in the audience didn’t know how cool that was back then I don’t think. Man how cool it be to go back in time and be there?
Hey T !! Check out these Dio songs that you might not have heard yet.
Man on the Magic Mountain & Long live Rock and Roll when he was with Rainbow.
Children of the Sea, Lady Evil, The Mob Rules, Sign of the Southern Cross & Vodoo with Black Sabbath
I got to see Dio twice .. ( once with Black Sabbath on the Mob Rules tour in 1981, and then again in January 1988 at the old Montreal Forum with Megadeth & Savatage as the opening acts .... Dio has always been awesome live,
He's the consumate Showman.
He sings from the heart with so much honesty & soul .
First time i heard this man sing i was about 16 years old, and me and my friends couldnt believe how good he was, after that we loved drink some beer and listen to this music.
Hell yeah....Im gonna build me one of those BC Rich Warlocks like that white he he is playing man lol
Im so fuckin lucky to have seen these guys back in the 80s. Please take me back there and leave me
You have definitely been turned into a metal head! HAHA! Love it! To be fair, I've got Judas Priest, Krokus and Scorpions CD's mixed in with my 50cent and Ti HAHA!
Scorpions #1 🤟🤟
The guitarist was Vivian Campbell, he took over the guitar part for the Late Steve Clark of Def Leppard after he passed away. Most of the hits from the “Dio” solo work came from his guitar work. Really enjoyed your reaction. I love seeing how music can speak to everyone no matter what you know about the artist. Btw, Dio pretty much invented the Devil horns in Rock and roll, Gene Simmons of KISS says he did but we all know the truth! RIP DIO 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
💙💙💙 Dio was a huge part of my HS days in the mid 80s. Intelligent man who wrote songs thar made you ponder
Saw him live in 86 and that voice was huge and pure filling the stadium 🏟 of 20k like he wasn't even trying hard
DIO spoke truth with power and that in any era is Legendary
Please react to stand up and shout by dio live in 1984. The only problem with it is that Dio forgot the first verse so he sang the second verse twice but it's a super energetic preformance. And if you want to hear dio when he was really young react to An angel is missing by ronnie dio and the redcaps (the song was made 3 years before the Beatles first album came out just to give you an idea of how long dio was in the music industry)
Top 3 best rock/metal vocalist ever, plus such stage presence for a 5'4 guy, his voice I'd define as powerful and melodic at the same time
Btw, great musicians in the band, Craig Goldie excelled in the guitar solo, Vinnie and Jimmi on top form in the rythm section and Claude putting nice touches on the keyboards, I love Dio
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I ordered this VHS in the 90's. I wore it out! This music is so great. I love DIO so much. To see you jammin' on this, Tee is just rad. And you're right, when ya sing w/ yer hands, you're good.
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Love the breakdown and take, honest and right on time
This show was recorded at the Philly Spectrum.. And I was there! So cool when they released a video of this show later in the year..
This was filmed a the second leg of The Sacred heart tour 1986 . First leg was guitarist Vivian Campbell but this leg was with guitarist Craig Goldy . Goldy is amazing as is Dio . I recommend Holy diver from this same show
Goldy's live tone was straight up ripping! - 6:42 - Just listen to how crunchy & thick that guitar amp sounds.....Whoa!! Vintage metal tones!
Good voice. Great performer. Did you also hear the bass in the mix? Holy shite
Soooo good!
Unparalleled stage presence
KING DIO !!! ....was an absolute honor every time to have seen and met him live.
FUN FACT : Ronnie James Dio Padanova was singing in DooWop style 4 piece groups back in the era 1958-1964
RONNIE AND THE PROPHETS ;)
I saw him in '84 in Chicago. Awesome performer.
I have seen Dio close to a dozen times, starting back with Last In Line tour.
Doesn’t matter where your seats were, he made you feel like you were in the front row.
I was in the first row center, and it was crazy. Craig Goldy was spectacular. We were trippin so when the flames would fire off you instantly sweated. The first leg of the tour was opened by Queensryche, Rage For Order. Then after eu tour they came back and did the filming only Accept was the opening band. When it was over the 1st 20 rows of seats was flattened to the ground.
Damn, they were good. Glad I saw them live so many times in the 80s.
dio was one of a kind he could mesmorize an audience like nobody else glad i experienced both him n lemmy
I got to see him a couple years before he passed, the voice was still there.
You said it!!! The stage presents from the old bands are sick.
no maiden fans should be offended. Bruce cited Ronnie as an inspiration. Theyre two diff acts. But dio physically was a minimalist n more vocal. Bruce id say was reg vocal best he could but more physical for w.e reason .
Dio is the true King.
Dio rocks. On your own time, you should look up interviews with him, specially when he talks about his Grandmother. He was a pioneer and i am glad i listened to him during my teenage years.
Edited to add this cause I forgot
Thanks Dan for that suggestion
The best version of this song is from a performance in 1983 in Holland. Check out the live version of The Last In Line at The Spectrum in '84.
Listening to Dio live is like listening to their LP. So much passion
I love to see people still talk about the good old music 🎶 🎵 ⏹️ I grew up with. 🥳🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Awesome to see you experience so many points in this legend's career. Imagine being in that crowd, man. Those concerts were amazingly fun, but one had a tendency to smell like a foot when they were done; they were hotter than a MOTHERfucker!
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Your one of Dio's desiples now, welcome. I'm a Maiden fan since 1980 I love Maiden but I agree with you 100%. Dio is the man.
Much deeper meaning will be realized. Going forward old rock groups knew a truth that is hidden from us
Love Dio - glad to saw him Live - thanks for react on that Sound
Ronnie is a God, an S-tier monster, the final opponent for any singer, doubtlessly! But the whole line-up is increddibly brilliant on this one. Turn a great Heavy Metal track into an thrashy Epic Metal hymn.
Yeah man, Ronnie was effing awesome! Something in his voice so familiar. Like you've heard it your whole life even if you're hearing it for the first time.
Everybody say he is the best Heavy Metal singer, but in my opinion there's nobody better than him in all genres, he was the best singer of his generation.
Falling Off the Edge of the World should be your next Dio/Sabbath reaction.
Saw Ronnie James Dio twice. Once in the 80s and again in 2005ish when he Mottorhead opened for Iron Maiden. Dio always delivered it hard!!!!!
🤟😝🤟 2022 and still loving Dio (yet I keep on talking to strangers).
Man this live version is better than the studio version and that guitar solo is just awesome!
Saw this tour live, the man was larger than life!
Hi i saw Ronnie sing this song live from the Holy Diver Tour in 1983 in Corpus Christi, Tx i won a couple of tickets from the local rock station.
Wow who said Dio was losing his voice as he got older. That honestly isn't true . Star til the end. 😀🤘🤘
I love this track this is INCREDIBLE
Thank you for jamming ❤Ronnie James Dio, I seen him three times in concert he was so good I seen him with Black Sabbath too But when he went solo he was the Best Ever💯🤘 Another great song is Rainbow in dark also Holy Diver and Last in line🎧📀👍🤘💯 You'll love them ❤ Love your show 🌟 Rock on and Rock hard 🤘
DIO JAM SESSION? fuck yes