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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: toro on May 16, 2010, 12:15:18 AM
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https://www.metalinsider.net/news/ronnie-james-dio-passes
RIP
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:metal :metal :metal
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The article got taken off, goddammit second lettrer of the alphabet.
but i hope this is a serious case of trolling
EDIT: the whole page is down
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The article got taken off, goddammit second lettrer of the alphabet.
but i hope this is a serious case of trolling
EDIT: the whole page is down
Just did a google search of latest pages about his death, and it seems quite a few places are talking about it, and many people have said they've confirmed it, but with no reliable links as sources... but it seems odd that RJD's website is down...
-Marc.
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https://www.facebook.com/siriusxmliquidmetal
https://www.rockedition.com/news/rip-ronnie-james-dio-passes-away/
FUCK
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I dunno. Any actual sources?
I hope it's not true, but I wouldn't be surprised.
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.................
No.
I'm beginning to feel a lump in my throat.
This shit better not be true.
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I can't find anything confirming this that is reliable.
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No.
I'm beginning to feel a lump in my throat.
This shit better not be true.
I hope it's not
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Guys, he's almost 70 with cancer, it's going to happen sooner or later.
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Yeah, we know that.
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Guys, he's almost 70 with cancer, it's going to happen sooner or later.
But it's always sad
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I know, sad is fine, but some of you guys are acting really shocked.
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So fucking what? There's no need to instill panic and sadness if its not warranted. Yes, he is 67 and sick. But he was actively performing live up until last year. The guy is strong and has outlasted a lot of people.
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I know, sad is fine, but some of you guys are acting really shocked.
I'm not shocked. It's just the fact that...he wasn't finished yet. The prospect of him never touring with Heaven and Hell again, or making another album, etc. is kind of hard to swallow.
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So fucking what? There's no need to instill panic and sadness if its not warranted. Yes, he is 67 and sick. But he was actively performing live up until last year. The guy is strong and has outlasted a lot of people.
Oh I agree that this shouldn't be posted until it's confirmed.
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RIP, I didn't know he was older than Ozzy!
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Dude adami, we all knew it was gonna happen eventually but it doesn't make it any easier. I can't believe he's actually dead...
RIP
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https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/292080 (https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/292080)
Might be a hoax...I certainly hope so.
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What the fuck? What kind of sick bastard would do something like that?
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https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140115
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Good to see confirmation.
Toro - better change the subject, swearing is not allowed in thread titles - brush up on the rules
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Fucking images board :tdwn
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Glad - although Wendy's statement isn't very promising. I'm not religious, but for Dio, I will pray.
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That's...a big relief, but also very fishy. Makes me wonder how the rumor got started.
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Didn't we do this last week with Peter Steele?
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Didn't we do this last week with Peter Steele?
No, we didn't post a fake article about Pete Steele dying.
As far as I know.
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What the fuck? What kind of sick bastard would do something like that?
You do realise that you're asking this kind of question on the internet, right?
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What the fuck? What kind of sick bastard would do something like that?
You do realise that you're asking this kind of question on the internet, right?
Exactly. They attempt this kind of thing basically every week with some random celebrity, they just managed to be mildly successful with it this time.
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Holy shit, i was beginning to get really scared!
Thank god...
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Wow, all this is really indicating that he has taken a turn for the worse, especially Wendy's statement. We were all so confident after his last interview, so this is a big shock. Hang in there Dio, we are all praying for you. :(
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Jesus Christ, I got scared.
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Jesus Christ, I got scared.
Yep
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Jesus Christ, I got scared.
this and I therefore will "kill" the person that posted that idiotic rumour on the internet
I apologize for my foul language
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Jesus Christ, I got scared.
Me too, I felt a huge relief when I reached the bottom of the thread.
I know Internet has rather loose boundaries and greatly increased tolerance for many things, but I wonder how fucked up someone has to be to find this funny.
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Jesus Christ, I got scared.
Me too, I felt a huge relief when I reached the bottom of the thread.
I know Internet has rather loose boundaries and greatly increased tolerance for many things, but I wonder how fucked up someone has to be to find this funny.
this sort of thing should be sanctioned
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its been confirmed
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140129
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Whoa what? Didn't they just confirm that he was alright like a day ago?
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https://www.ronniejamesdio.com/
Message from Wendy Dio
Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever.
- Wendy Dio
RIP :(
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Damn! :'(
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Whoa what? Didn't they just confirm that he was alright like a day ago?
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Well... fuck.
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God dammit.
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what the..
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The blabbermouth survery is too busy, and wkiml's link is different from the one posted earlier, so I really hope the situation hasn't changed...
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https://www.ronniejamesdio.com/
Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private good-byes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all. We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever.
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RIP
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The page loaded for me, this is what it says:
Wendy Dio, wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away.
"Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all.
"We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us.
"Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss.
"Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever."
It was only a month ago that Dio, 67, spoke about his battle with cancer with the Artisan News Service on the "black carpet" of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place on April 8 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. When asked about how he had been feeling since he was diagnosed with the disease late last year, Dio said, "Well, I feel good and bad at times. It's a long process. Chemotherapy is a... I never realized what a difficult thing it was to go through. It's a real cumulative effect — the more you have, the more it piles up on top and it takes longer and longer to get over it. I find it very difficult to eat. I don't like to eat anyway, so I guess that's OK. But I know I have to. But this makes it very, very hard. But if you're determined to beat it, then you have to go with what you believe is going to beat it for you, and in this case it's that. I go to a great hospital in Houston called M.D. Anderson, which I think is the best hospital in the world, I have the best doctor in the world, Dr. Ajani, who I really trust and I really believe in, so I think I've done all the right things. It makes me feel positive about my life and positive that there is a lot more of it to live."
Earlier this month, HEAVEN & HELL canceled its summer tour plans in Europe due to Dio's treatment for stomach cancer. The band said in a statement that Dio wasn't "well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time."
Ronnie James Dio had performed with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and his own band DIO. Other musical projects included the collective fundraiser "Hear 'n Aid". He is widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He was most recently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also included former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first and only studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009.
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Really? Holy what the fuck...
RIP Dio. :( :( :(
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RIP
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Time to play Holy Diver.
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RIP
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Well, he's gone. Wow. :(
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The fake report is very odd now.
RIP King of metal.
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RIP Dio.
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Dio's site is giving Service Unavailable errors now, then occasionally refreshing. They must be getting pummeled.
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This is what the Blabbermouth article said:
Wendy Dio, wife/manager of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:
"Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45 a.m. [on Sunday] 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away.
"Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all.
"We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us.
"Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss.
"Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever."
It was only a month ago that Dio, 67, spoke about his battle with cancer with the Artisan News Service on the "black carpet" of the Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place on April 8 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. When asked about how he had been feeling since he was diagnosed with the disease late last year, Dio said, "Well, I feel good and bad at times. It's a long process. Chemotherapy is a... I never realized what a difficult thing it was to go through. It's a real cumulative effect — the more you have, the more it piles up on top and it takes longer and longer to get over it. I find it very difficult to eat. I don't like to eat anyway, so I guess that's OK. But I know I have to. But this makes it very, very hard. But if you're determined to beat it, then you have to go with what you believe is going to beat it for you, and in this case it's that. I go to a great hospital in Houston called M.D. Anderson, which I think is the best hospital in the world, I have the best doctor in the world, Dr. Ajani, who I really trust and I really believe in, so I think I've done all the right things. It makes me feel positive about my life and positive that there is a lot more of it to live."
Earlier this month, HEAVEN & HELL canceled its summer tour plans in Europe due to Dio's treatment for stomach cancer. The band said in a statement that Dio wasn't "well enough to tour this summer. We hope that everyone understands and want to thank fans and industry colleagues for their continuing support at this time."
Ronnie James Dio had performed with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and his own band DIO. Other musical projects included the collective fundraiser "Hear 'n Aid". He is widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He was most recently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also included former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first and only studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009.
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A sad day for music. RIP.
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noooooooooo
RIP Dio
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I was supposed to be seeing Heaven & Hell at Bloodstock in August. Was bummed when they had to pull out because of Ronnie's health, and this just makes it worse. A huge loss for metal. Condolences to Wendy, his family and friends. Rest in peace. :(
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So sad right now...
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HOLEY DYE-VAH
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I refuse to believe this until Ronnie's site is running again and I can read it myself. Too many conflicting reports right now.
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I refuse to believe this until Ronnie's site is running again and I can read it myself. Too many conflicting reports right now.
Believe it.
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:slayer: Like a Rainbow in the Dark :slayer:
RIP.
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I refuse to believe this until Ronnie's site is running again and I can read it myself. Too many conflicting reports right now.
Believe it.
I refuse to believe this until Ronnie's site is running again and I can read it myself. Too many conflicting reports right now.
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Still loads for me. Either way: https://img175.imageshack.us/img175/171/diow.jpg
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I refuse to believe this until Ronnie's site is running again and I can read it myself. Too many conflicting reports right now.
Any conflicting report is due to the rumor that was from a few days ago. All the reports since this morning have been confirming it.
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Well then...
fuck
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He was an amazing live frontman. He even looked at me front row singing a song with Heaven and Hell.
RIP :(
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Wow. I'm stunned. :omg:
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Anyone else find it strange that there was a false rumor about his death 1 day before he died?
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Wait, what?!
Shocked, relieved, and then shocked again?
I am truly heartbroken... :(
RIP Ronnie :(
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Anyone else find it strange that there was a false rumor about his death 1 day before he died?
Yea I'm sure whoever actually started it feels like a big prick now...
.. Actually probably not.
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Anyone else find it strange that there was a false rumor about his death 1 day before he died?
Probably someone at the Hospital leaked his really weak health status and said that they let him go to die on his bed.
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That sucks. RIP.
RIP Ronnie James Dio...one of the greatest of all time
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RIP
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Anyone else find it strange that there was a false rumor about his death 1 day before he died?
Reminds me of how someone posted Chris Benoit's wife's death on Wikipedia a couple of hours before cops even found their bodies. Weird.
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Anyone else find it strange that there was a false rumor about his death 1 day before he died?
Reminds me of how someone posted Chris Benoit's wife's death on Wikipedia a couple of hours before cops even found their bodies. Weird.
There's only one logical explanation for these things.
Time Travel.
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Rest in peace
you will be missed
we have lost a big one today
lets all honor him by listening to his music that he created with passion and love
Save a cold one for us up there Ronnie
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GREAT SCOTT! RIP Dio :(
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RIP Dio. He was a man with a voice like no other.
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Rest in peace Ronnie James Dio. :'( :hefdaddy :heart :2metal:
Too bad I never got to see him live.
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RIP.
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RIP
I guess the tenacious D song is finally true...
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Dio was the man.
RIP.
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Merged the topic in GD with the one in here... kept it in here because it is music related.
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:( :( :( :(
RIP to one of the greatest singers ever!
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RIP Ronnie James Dio
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RIP
I guess the tenacious D song is finally true...
Which one?
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I cannot believe it...
All I can say is rest in peace...
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:'(
Rest in Peace Dio.
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Now it's really true RIP RJD
keep on rockin wherever you are Dio :metal
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RIP
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His music will live on like a rainbow in the dark. :metal
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RIP Dio
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Sitting in the dark listening to his music and burning a candle for him.
RIP Dio, king of metal.
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RIP
I guess the tenacious D song is finally true...
Which one?
Dio
Dio has rocked for a long, long time,
Now it's time for him to pass the torch.
He has songs of wildebeasts and angels,
He has soared on the wings of a demon.
It's time to pass the torch,
You're too old to rock, no more rockin' for you.
We're takin' you to a home,
But we will sing a song about you.
And we will make sure that you're very well taken care of.
You'll tell us secrets that you've learned. Raow!
Your sauce will mix with ours,
And we'll make a good goulash baby.
Dio, time to go!
You must give your cape and scepter to me.
And a smaller one for KG.
Go! Go! Dio! Dio!
RIP
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This sucks. Listening to Heaven & Hell/Black Sabbath/Dio for the rest of the day.
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Sad Sad Sad!!!!! :( :( :(
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Wow. This sucks. :sadpanda:
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Heavan finally has the frontman they needed.
RIP Dio, and thanks for all the beautiful music. :'( :metal
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"In the heat and rain
With whips and chains
To see him fly
So many die
We built a tower of stone
With out flesh and bone
To see him fly
But why, it don't rain
With all our chains,
Did so many die
Just to see him fly
Look at my flesh and bone
Now look, look, look, look
Look at this tower of stone
I see a rainbow rising
Look there on the horizon
And I'm coming home
Coming home, I'm coming home"
RIP
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This sucks. Listening to Heaven & Hell/Black Sabbath/Dio for the rest of the day.
Don't forget Rainbow! That's my favorite band he was in.
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From the MP forums
https://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/m2537971.aspx
HEAVEN (AP) - With the sad passing of Ronnie James Dio, rumors are already circulating throughout the psychic metal community of a new "metaphysical super-group" in the afterlife.
With John Bohnam on drums, Randy Rhodes and "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott on guitars, Cliff Burton on bass, and newly acquired front man, metal legend Ronnie James Dio, the new group - HEAVEN IN RUINS - will soon be unleashing musical chaos and mayhem to send angels and loved ones scurrying for cover.
Since the time-consuming slowness and heaviness of physical matter is no longer a factor, songwriting and recording will be instantaneous. In fact, their short-awaited debut album, "WHERE'S THE FIRE & BRIMSTONE?!", has just been released. Like, just a few minutes ago. Seriously.
A brief tour of the entire known universe will comme-- I mean, is already underway. Stops include Betelgeuse, the center of the Milky Way, the Horsehead Nebula, the Oort Cloud, and a couple of quasars.
Elvis Presley was unavailable for comment.
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NP: Sabbath - Neon Knights
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Damn. It's a shame because he was truly the voice of metal, and the stuff he did with Black Sabbath in the 80's, 90's, and today (H&H) eclipse most of what they did with Ozzy. Now, I'm really glad I caught Heaven & Hell last summer, just to hear that amazing ST song live at least once in my life--or one more, as I caught Dio opening for Maiden in 2003.
RIP Ronnie, you are truly missed.
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It's truly a sad day for the music world, but at least his songs will live on.
I'm going to go put on Rising and crank it to 11.
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RIP RJD. :(
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"I'm a shadow shining ever bright."
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Took these at the Providence Civic Center..June 18, 1986
(https://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z246/TACPics/Dio1.jpg)
(https://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z246/TACPics/Dio2.jpg)
(https://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z246/TACPics/Dio3.jpg)
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That's the shit man, thanks for sharing. :tup
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RIP RJD
Not only one the great voices in metal, but one of the great people. He was so gracious with his time in interviews, an open person and great ambassador of metal, and he gave us the enduring symbol of metal, :metal
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There's really nobody else in music that has provided me with as much joy as he has. No matter how bad a day I might be having, I can always put on Stargazer and find myself elated 8 minutes later.
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:( RIP.
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R.I.P.
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Woooow, RIP...
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Very sad...RIP :(
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:'( R.I.P. Dio. You were a true example of Metal's culture.
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RIP RJD. Thanks for the music.
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what a voice! even in his old (er) age, he sounded great
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Cancer Research
https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119807034718490#!/group.php?gid=119807034718490&v=info
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RIP Dio
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I'm sure he's looking up at us all from his new throne.
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I'm sure he's looking up at us all from his new throne.
wait what
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There's really nobody else in music that has provided me with as much joy as he has. No matter how bad a day I might be having, I can always put on Stargazer and find myself elated 8 minutes later.
This. What a song that song is. It's pure musical magic.
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The greatest voice in metal. He will be missed. :(
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RIP Ronnie... :(
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Wow, this is heartbreaking. One of my absolute favorite vocalists, and a genuinely nice, hardworking musician who deeply cared for his fans.
Rest in peace Ronnie... I hope you're slaying dragons in heaven right now :(
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RIP Dio :(
:metal
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RIP. I am going to play Holy Diver and spin Heaven and Hell tonight in his honor.
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Uploading everything Dio-related to my MP3 player right now.
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Metal lost a legend today.
Thanks for all you have done, Mr. Dio. Rest in peace.
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My condolences for his family and the fans. I'm just feeling mind-blown at the moment, I remember the solo in Lonely Is The Word and it just might describe the life he lived and the music he made. From Elf to the invention of the devil horns, right through to Heaven & Hell, he made good music for us. I'll be getting more of his music for sure now. And what a charming fellow he was too, pretty much the ambassador of metal. I'll definitely be missing Ronnie James Dio.
1942 - 2010 R.I.P.
\m/
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There's really nobody else in music that has provided me with as much joy as he has. No matter how bad a day I might be having, I can always put on Stargazer and find myself elated 8 minutes later.
This. What a song that song is. It's pure musical magic.
Its amazing. I'm just ashamed I 1. learned about it from DT's cover and 2. Never really giving Rainbow/Heaven & Hell the listens they deserved because I'd "eventually get around to it" despite Stargazer's kickassery.
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I was really disappointed to hear this. Rest in peace, Dio.
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R.I.P. Dio :'(
You will be missed.
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Quite a few people have made statements thus far. It's pretty cool to see how well liked and respected he was amongst his peers.
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx (https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/index.aspx)
"Ronnie, your voice impacted and empowered me, your music inspired and influenced me, and your kindness touched and moved me. Thank you.
"Much love."
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Can't believe he is dead... :sadpanda:
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Suffice to say, I was shocked too hear this today. I know all of us have "Musical landmarks" in our lives. I've had 3.... #2 was when I was in the Navy in '81 and bought Rainbows "Live on Stage" on vinyl. From that point on, music took on a whole new direction for me. The sheer power...intensity...and passion which illustrated Ronnie's vocals were astounding. I haven't felt like this since the day I heard John Bonham died.
I just popped in the Rainbow Munich '77 DVD. Next will be Heaven and Hell's DVD...... after that we'll play it by ear.
Today you Caught the Rainbow Ronnie.... thank you for the decades of sharing your musical soul with me brother.
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The entire first page of Blabbermouth is musicians talking about dio.
Pretty magical.
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Suffice to say, I was shocked too hear this today. I know all of us have "Musical landmarks" in our lives. I've had 3.... #2 was when I was in the Navy in '81 and bought Rainbows "Live on Stage" on vinyl. From that point on, music took on a whole new direction for me. The sheer power...intensity...and passion which illustrated Ronnie's vocals were astounding. I haven't felt like this since the day I heard John Bonham died.
I just popped in the Rainbow Munich '77 DVD. Next will be Heaven and Hell's DVD...... after that we'll play it by ear.
Today you Caught the Rainbow Ronnie.... thank you for the decades of sharing your musical soul with me brother.
Kind words :angel:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDItgSfVZ7g
This was filmed under a year ago. At the age of 66 the man had a voice, a stage presence, a carisma and a kindness to him most metal musicians only can dream of.
He gave us over 40 years of fantastic music that will never be forgotten.
Rock in peace grandfather of metal :metal
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Glad I got to see the legend live before he passed. RIP.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDItgSfVZ7g
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Rest in peace, Ronnie.
You were a true legend.
This is the saddest day in the history of metal.
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I am still in absolute shock about this. Heavy metal will never ever be the same, it has lost an important piece of its puzzle, that it will never get back.
I read this this morning and needless to say, my day at work was not productive at all. I was dazed and numb, with my eyes welting up numerous times. As I sit here now and listen to tracks like Die Young and Heaven and Hell, I remember back about 12 years ago when I discovered Heaven and Hell and the meaning of heavy metal. The man's voice hooked me and has never let me go. I still feel exactly the same as I did as a teenager discovering this amazing music.
His whole discography was from the gods and it simply isn't fair that he has been taken from us already. He will forever be an immortal. I can never look at heavy metal the same. Heavy metal in a way, is dead.
NP: Lonely is the Word
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Listening to some classic Rainbow now, Man On The Silver Mountain :'(
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I am still in absolute shock about this. Heavy metal will never ever be the same, it has lost an important piece of its puzzle, that it will never get back.
I read this this morning and needless to say, my day at work was not productive at all. I was dazed and numb, with my eyes welting up numerous times. As I sit here now and listen to tracks like Die Young and Heaven and Hell, I remember back about 12 years ago when I discovered Heaven and Hell and the meaning of heavy metal. The man's voice hooked me and has never let me go. I still feel exactly the same as I did as a teenager discovering this amazing music.
His whole discography was from the gods and it simply isn't fair that he has been taken from us already. He will forever be an immortal. I can never look at heavy metal the same. Heavy metal in a way, is dead.
NP: Lonely is the Word
Great post. And that song is just wonderful. I had that album on earlier tonight and I thought there was gonna be more, so I put on Mob Rules immediately.
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I am still in absolute shock about this. Heavy metal will never ever be the same, it has lost an important piece of its puzzle, that it will never get back.
I read this this morning and needless to say, my day at work was not productive at all. I was dazed and numb, with my eyes welting up numerous times. As I sit here now and listen to tracks like Die Young and Heaven and Hell, I remember back about 12 years ago when I discovered Heaven and Hell and the meaning of heavy metal. The man's voice hooked me and has never let me go. I still feel exactly the same as I did as a teenager discovering this amazing music.
His whole discography was from the gods and it simply isn't fair that he has been taken from us already. He will forever be an immortal. I can never look at heavy metal the same. Heavy metal in a way, is dead.
NP: Lonely is the Word
Great post. And that song is just wonderful. I had that album on earlier tonight and I thought there was gonna be more, so I put on Mob Rules immediately.
Thanks mate. The magic from these two albums is unmatched. It just makes me sad. It's shocking. Such a gracious, kind, respectful human being did not need to be taken like this. It makes me sick with the amount of scum that walk the earth forever, what has happened to this great man just makes me ill.
At least Dio knew how much of a legacy he left. Until his last day he had his head held high and died with so much dignity. Life just isn't fair.
Dio has died for our sins.
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I am still in absolute shock about this. Heavy metal will never ever be the same, it has lost an important piece of its puzzle, that it will never get back.
I read this this morning and needless to say, my day at work was not productive at all. I was dazed and numb, with my eyes welting up numerous times. As I sit here now and listen to tracks like Die Young and Heaven and Hell, I remember back about 12 years ago when I discovered Heaven and Hell and the meaning of heavy metal. The man's voice hooked me and has never let me go. I still feel exactly the same as I did as a teenager discovering this amazing music.
His whole discography was from the gods and it simply isn't fair that he has been taken from us already. He will forever be an immortal. I can never look at heavy metal the same. Heavy metal in a way, is dead.
NP: Lonely is the Word
Great post. And that song is just wonderful. I had that album on earlier tonight and I thought there was gonna be more, so I put on Mob Rules immediately.
Thanks mate. The magic from these two albums is unmatched. It just makes me sad. It's shocking. Such a gracious, kind, respectful human being did not need to be taken like this. It makes me sick with the amount of scum that walk the earth forever, what has happened to this great man just makes me ill.
At least Dio knew how much of a legacy he left. Until his last day he had his head held high and died with so much dignity. Life just isn't fair.
Dio has died for our sins.
I wish I had paid attention to more of his music, I was gonna get the rest of the Rainbow stuff he was on but I got carried away with other music. I only have the debut. So far I got Holy Diver and it's great! I didn't expect this sort of sound and approach to metal. Dehumanizer is still awesome, have had that for a while :metal
I wonder what Iommi is going to do without Dio, I really would like him to continue and my best wishes go out to Tony's Dio-less future as well .
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Crimson Sunrise, I'm with you on On Stage, especially Catch The Rainbow..a phenomenal performance.
Dio is on 3 of my Top 25 albums...Heaven & Hell, On Stage, and Holy Diver.
The thing that I will always remember about Dio is the sincerety with which he addressed an audience. All bands say stuff like "it's great to be here" and all that, but with Dio, you always felt the genuineness in his words.
One of my favorite tracks here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj3mKYASycg&feature=PlayList&p=43B0B84C9680679C&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=19
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Shit. Going to have to go home tonight and listen to "Rainbow Rising" waaaay too loud.
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RIP DIO. Maybe the purest heavy metal voice ever. So many imititators that could never do him justice.
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If Heaven & Hell wanted to continue, they could get Ripper Owens. I'm serious.
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Saw Heaven & Hell in concert 2 years ago with Megadeth. Had pit passes and what a show! Had no idea he was sick. Rock on RJD :metal :hefdaddy
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I saw H&H 4 or 5 times and DIO countless times. It's been disappointing watching his voice go slowly over the years. He always sounded great, but it was hard not to notice the years catching up with him if you'd seen him 25 years ago. The last time I saw him was with Priest and Motörhead last year, and was the best the man's sounded since 1985. The guy was truly born again hard. I'm pretty happy it worked out that way, since from my standpoint, the last memory I have was him belting out Children of the Sea and Sign of the Southern Cross like it was 1982 again.
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Yeah, he went out on top. The Devil You Know was easily his best performance since Lock Up The Wolves.
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I saw H+H at the Theater at MSG last year and was floored by the power and finesse in his voice. Hard to believe that was only just a year ago. :sadpanda:
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Very sad.
RIP Ronnie!
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If you want to leave your condolences on his Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRonnieJamesDio
And this is from 'That Metal Show' showing how AWESOME Dio was in life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM-tIhONY4k
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Thanks ED! He was the BEST!
Maybe Bosk can come up with a Dio emoticon!
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If anyone comes up with a good one. I did a quick search for dragons, but didn't find anything cool. If anyone else finds anything good, let me know.
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TBH, I never really cared for any of Dio's music, whether on his own or with the other bands with whom he has been associated. But by everything I've ever read about him, and interviews I've seen with him, he was always very humble and well-spoken, and always came across as a genuinely good guy. Also, his impact on the world of metal cannot be overestimated, whether or not I liked it.
RIP
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We already have an emoticon that salutes Ronnie James Dio quite well. :metal
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We already have an emoticon that salutes Ronnie James Dio quite well. :metal
I was just about to post the same thing. Maybe just the horns could be :dio
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(https://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/guitarcozmo/horns.gif)
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We already have an emoticon that salutes Ronnie James Dio quite well. :metal
I was just about to post the same thing. Maybe just the horns could be :dio
Dio was never a headbanger. Plus, you need the horns on both sides. And if you really want to get it right, the arms need to be bent.
(https://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/439207160_a0dda22863.jpg)
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Although I've never owned any of his material, and have only a cursory knowledge of his musical contributions, I have seen him on several metal documentaries and countless interviews, and thought him to be the most perfect ambassador to metal. His universal acceptance by all metal fans and musicians (can't think of another individual who reaches that level) speaks for itself. I always enjoyed hearing his sentiments on music, and his ever positive and mild mannered attitude always brought legitimacy to metal that I feel 'outsiders' would receive well. A true loss to music, and to metal in particular.
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Crimson Sunrise, I'm with you on On Stage, especially Catch The Rainbow..a phenomenal performance.
Dio is on 3 of my Top 25 albums...Heaven & Hell, On Stage, and Holy Diver.
The thing that I will always remember about Dio is the sincerety with which he addressed an audience. All bands say stuff like "it's great to be here" and all that, but with Dio, you always felt the genuineness in his words.
One of my favorite tracks here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj3mKYASycg&feature=PlayList&p=43B0B84C9680679C&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=19
I agree Tac... That version of Catch the Rainbow is so ....soul wrenching. Add to that the sheer power of Mistreated and Still I'm Sad...man......just phenominal. I loved what all the folks (musicians) were saying about him on blabbermouth. Obviously he was the Ambassador of Metal, hard...yet eloquent and mild mannered at heart.
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We already have an emoticon that salutes Ronnie James Dio quite well. :metal
I was just about to post the same thing. Maybe just the horns could be :dio
Dio was never a headbanger. Plus, you need the horns on both sides. And if you really want to get it right, the arms need to be bent.
(https://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/439207160_a0dda22863.jpg)
It's the thought that counts. We're not nitpickers here.
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Yeah, he went out on top. The Devil You Know was easily his best performance since Lock Up The Wolves.
He was incredible on Lock up the wolves, I think that album had his best performance EVER. Although he rules on every release he's ever sung on, even the Elf works. :)
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Lock Up the Wolves is a vastly underrated album. It's a shame he didn't continue with Rowan Robertson, but since he left to do the fantastic De-Humanizer, I guess it worked out for the best. It's just too bad that after that, he moved on with Tracy G. Lock was great and Magica was great, but the two albums in between were crap.
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RIP Dio
It's sad to see such a person pass, no matter what the circumstances :(
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Lets all honor him by listening to his music
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I have all his stuff from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow up through Last in Line, and I also have Dehumanizer. I should really get more of his solo albums.
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My first Dio experience was Rainbow Rising, on 8-track. :metal
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As silly as this sounds, I'm really glad that the story reporting his death was on the front page of Yahoo for a few hours. I almost didn't expect Yahoo to consider it important enough to be front page material when you take into account all the other BS celebrity news commonly seen there. Brought a smile to my face cause it just goes to show how wide-reaching and influential he was not only in metal, but in all of pop culture.
And if you've been checking Blabbermouth since his death, you'll see an overwhelming amount of musicians from all sorts of rock and metal bands paying tribute. Really comforting to see how well-loved he was by everyone.
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There's really nobody else in music that has provided me with as much joy as he has. No matter how bad a day I might be having, I can always put on Stargazer and find myself elated 8 minutes later.
This. What a song that song is. It's pure musical magic.
Just listened to it for the first time having forgotten that DT covered it. Holds up excellently for a 34-year old song. Must've been brutal back in '76.
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It has somehow reached me now already, yesterday I was in a state of complete shock, couldn't believe it... He should have stayed around for longer, there's not a single bad thing anyone could possibly say about him. One of the most influential musicians ever, and a great person wherever I've read about him, or what he was saying...
Rest in peace...
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Dear Ronnie,
I just got off stage in Zagreb. I was met with the news that you've passed on. I'm kind of in shock, but I wanted you to know that you were one of the main reasons I made it onto that stage to begin with. When I first saw you in Elf, opening for Deep Purple in 1975, I was completely blown away by the power in your voice, your presence on stage, your confidence, and the ease with which you seemed to connect to 6000 Danish people and one starry-eyed 11 year old, most of whom were not familiar with Elf's music. The following year, I was so psyched when I heard the results of you joining forces with my favorite guitar player. You guys sounded so right for each other and I instantly became Rainbow's #1 fan in Denmark. In the fall of 1976, when you played your first show in Copenhagen, I was literally in the front row and the couple of times we made eye contact you made me feel like the most important person in the world. The news that you guys were staying in town on your day off somehow embedded itself in my brain and I made the pilgrimage to the Plaza Hotel to see if I could somehow grab a picture, an autograph, a moment, anything. A few hours later you came out and were so kind and caring... pictures, autographs and a couple minutes of casual banter. I was on top of the world, inspired and ready for anything. Rainbow came to Copenhagen a couple more times over the next few years and each time you guys blew my mind, and for a good three years were my absolute favorite band on this planet. Over the years I've been fortunate enough to run into you a half dozen times or so and each time you were as kind, caring and gracious as you were in 1976 outside the hotel. When we finally got a chance to play together in Austria in 2007, even though I may not have let on, I was literally transformed back to that little snot nosed kid who you met and inspired 31 years earlier and it was such a fucking honor and a dream come true to share a stage with you and the rest of the legends in Heaven and Hell. A couple of weeks ago when I heard that you were not going to be able to make it to the Sonisphere shows that we would be sharing this June, I wanted to call you and let you know that I was thinking of you and wish you well, but I kind of pussied out, thinking the last thing you needed in your recovery was feeling obligated to take a phone call from a Danish drummer/fan boy. I wish I'd made that call. We will miss you immensely on the dates, and we will be thinking of you with great admiration and affection during that run. It seemed so right to have you out on tour with the so-called “Big Four” since you obviously were one of the main reasons that the four bands even exist. Your ears will definitely be burning during those two weeks because all of us will be talking, reminiscing and sharing stories about how knowing you has made our lives that much better.
Ronnie, your voice impacted and empowered me, your music inspired and influenced me, and your kindness touched and moved me. Thank you.
Much love,
Lars
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Yeah 73109 posted that in the tallica thread. Very honest and touching.
I got Rising by Rainbow today, or is it called Rainbow Rising? However, I'm looking forward to hearing it as soon as I get the time.
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Yeah 73109 posted that in the tallica thread. Very honest and touching.
I got Rising by Rainbow today, or is it called Rainbow Rising? However, I'm looking forward to hearing it as soon as I get the time.
You have made an essential purchase. Don't forget to keep checking Dio's solo work; Last in Line, Sacred Heart, Lock Up the Wolves, Magica, Killing the Dragon, the list goes on.
I saw a rainbow at work in the distance today, I stared at it, smiled and remembered the God that has been taken away from us.
(https://dmme.net/pix/interviews/dio1.jpg)
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Yeah, he went out on top. The Devil You Know was easily his best performance since Lock Up The Wolves.
He was incredible on Lock up the wolves, I think that album had his best performance EVER. Although he rules on every release he's ever sung on, even the Elf works. :)
I never understood why Lock Up the Wolves was so underrated, amazing record.
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Since yesterday I got Holy Diver, The Last In Line and now Rising. Very cool stuff!
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Since yesterday I got Holy Diver, The Last In Line and now Rising. Very cool stuff!
Excellent!!! Keep going my friend. You will not be dissapointed!
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Transatlantic paying a spontaneous tribute to Dio ;D
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140256
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Probably the most well-spoken comments about Dio I have seen from Dave Meniketti of Y&T:
I feel the necessity to say something about Ronnie to my friends here on this forum. At this current moment in time this is very difficult for me as I'm extremely saddened by the news of his passing so I may not so eloquently say exactly what I feel, but here it is, just the same.
Though I can only speak of Ronnie as an acquaintance, his impact on me has been one of positivity and I will forever remember his spirit. This is not simply because he has been so kind to me over his career, but because he has reinforced the feelings I have for the way one should lead their lives as an entertainer and as a man.
His talent speaks for itself, but his kindness to his fans and commitment to his art was exceptional. This man, with such an amazing and uncanny voice that had lasted for his entirety, has taught me a few things about how to be selfless, yet frank and unapologetic about life as a public figure and artist. As I have witnessed, Ronnie, no matter how tired, would greet every fan with true sincerity and complete attention, never belittling them, nor seeming to show any trace of being impatient with the commitment that comes with being a star.
When I think back as Y&T started our first of many shows on tour together for the Meanstreak record in 1983, I remember my feelings about hearing his voice for the first time. We had just walked into the hall as Dio was sound-checking. I had made it half way across the concert hall, looking for our backstage room as he started to sing. I stopped in my tracks and looked back in amazement as this incredibly huge voice bellowed out from the PA speakers. I was both taken aback and incredibly intimidated by his ability. Absolutely astonished, is all I could feel.
Since that time, the band had become friends with the Dio bunch and have had many interactions throughout the years after.
I remember when we were recording our Contagious CD how the guys were across the parking lot rehearsing and we would each hang out at each others places. I remember the full bar, in a road case, that Ronnie had for their rehearsals and thought "how cool is that". I remember Vinnie selflessly coming in the studio to help Jimmy work out how to play the beat to LA Rocks when he was having trouble with the groove.
And I mostly remember how Ronnie had entrusted me to be the first singer on the "Stars" single for the Hear N' Aid project. His guidance as I sang the track was both knowledgeable and respectful, always in control and always a gentleman. I have many more personal memories that I will keep to myself, but suffice it to say that this man was a true star.
I terribly mourn the loss of him and celebrate him to the highest. We have all lost a legendary vocalist and, as far as I'm concerned, a fine man beyond reproach. For myself, I have lost what I considered a true friend in what can often be a cut-throat and unfriendly business. Long live Ronnie James Dio.
-Dave Meniketti
https://www.meniketti.com/vforum/showthread.php?t=30955
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That's very poignant, and I really liked the comments Lars Ulrich made.
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From IcedEarth.com:
I just wanted to write a note about Ronnie James Dio and how much I will miss him.
Ronnie was the most genuine person I've ever met in the music industry. I think we've all had run-ins with our childhood heroes, and sometimes it can be a disappointing experience. This was definitely not the case with Ronnie, he was a wise, kind, and special person, and a dear friend that will be greatly missed.
Rest in peace brother, your spirit and music will continue to inspire generations to come.
Jon Schaffer
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I find it ridiculous that half of the people I talk to are sad about his death, but have never listened to any of his music.
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I find it ridiculous that half of the people I talk to are sad about his death, but have never listened to any of his music.
I knew who dio was, I've heard a bunch of his stuff. However, I don't own any of his albums from any of his bands, and I've never seen him live. But just because of that, doesn't mean I don't recognize his history, who he was and what he accomplished. I can have immense respect for the man without being a die hard fan.
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I find it ridiculous that half of the people I talk to are sad about his death, but have never listened to any of his music.
I knew who dio was, I've heard a bunch of his stuff. However, I don't own any of his albums from any of his bands, and I've never seen him live. But just because of that, doesn't mean I don't recognize his history, who he was and what he accomplished. I can have immense respect for the man without being a die hard fan.
And that is the case with me as well. I've only heard a handful of songs, but I completely respect what he did for music. However, the people I am referring to are the ones who this Lil Wayne is the greatest thing to ever happen to music, then get all sad when someone they've barely heard of dies.
By the way, I wasn't referring specifically to people in this thread or on this forum, just people i know.
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Oh. Then I dunno, no clue why they'd be sad if they dunno who he is. But it's nothing to get upset over.
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I find it ridiculous that half of the people I talk to are sad about his death, but have never listened to any of his music.
He was a good person and a metal legend. No matter what kind of metal you listen to, Ronnie James Dio is probably partially responsible.
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I find it ridiculous that half of the people I talk to are sad about his death, but have never listened to any of his music.
He was a good person and a metal legend. No matter what kind of metal you listen to, Ronnie James Dio is probably partially responsible.
Especially metal about elves. :metal
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I find it ridiculous that half of the people I talk to are sad about his death, but have never listened to any of his music.
I knew who dio was, I've heard a bunch of his stuff. However, I don't own any of his albums from any of his bands, and I've never seen him live. But just because of that, doesn't mean I don't recognize his history, who he was and what he accomplished. I can have immense respect for the man without being a die hard fan.
Pretty much this. Plus, it would be silly to deny that he had a great voice, even if you only heard "Holy Diver" on the radio.
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I appreciate the comments from Dave Meniketti and Jon Schaffer.
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Dave Menekitti is pure class. Geezer's words brings tears to the eyes;
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140298
"It's impossible to express in mere words the relationship Ronnie and I, Wendy and my wife Gloria had. He was much more than a friend, fellow musician, band mate. If I have a soul, then he is part of it. I truly believe God, fate, destiny, whatever it's called, brought us together again in 2006, after not seeing each other for 14 years, to do one final tour, which turned into three major tours and an album. We were having a blast together, enjoying each other's company more than we had ever done before, talking about maybe doing one more album, when fate intervened again. We were planning on doing a two- or three-part North American tour, after having toured South America and Europe in spring/summer 2009, but on the first leg of the North American tour, Tony's [Iommi] hand ligaments were in a bad way, Vinny's [Appice] shoulder became dislocated, and Ronnie was having terrible stomach pains. We decided to cut the tour, get healthy, and carry on the following year. Tony and Vinny had successful procedures to fix their ailments, but Ronnie's stomach pains were worsening. I saw him at the Dio Halloween party, but he wasn't drinking, unusual for Ronnie who liked his tipple. He was telling me he had made an appointment with a specialist, to see what it was.....
"Wednesday, 12th May 2010.
"Wendy invited Gloria and I to lunch in Santa Barbara. A few close friends of Ronnie and Wendy, Omar, Simon, Paul, Tim, and Diana, had dropped by. Ronnie had no appetite whatsoever — the disease and the chemotherapy were taking an immense toll. As usual, we talked sports and had a laugh together — it would be the last time. That night, I had a beautiful email from him, that I will treasure forever. I sent him an email saying I'd see him during the following week.
"Friday, 14th May 2010.
"Wendy called to say she had taken Ronnie to hospital. The pain had become unbearable. We got to the hospital around 2 p.m. The doctor eventually sedated him. More and more friends were coming to visit — we took it in turns to hold Ronnie's hand, and whisper our thoughts to him. Wendy wouldn't leave his side — she stayed curled up on his bed the whole night. Gloria's assistant, Debi, kept her company. I emailed Tony to prepare him for bad news.
"Saturday, 15th May 2010.
"There was no mistaking Ronnie's room. There were around 25 to 30 friends outside his room. We knew the end was imminent. We all wanted to say our goodbyes. It was a day filled with tears and reflection. In the evening, the chaplain came, and we all gathered around Ronnie's bed and prayed. Ronnie wasn't going easily. At 11 p.m., most of us left, leaving Wendy her privacy to say her last farewell. The devastation was palpable.
"Sunday, 16th May 2010.
"7.46 a.m. As we were preparing to leave for the hospital, Gloria called Wendy to see if she wanted a coffee or any breakfast — she broke the sad news. Ronnie had just passed away.
"Wendy Dio has been a true saint through all this. She has been with Ronnie every step of the way. Her courage has amazed us all. Even as I write, she is ensuring Ronnie has the finest send-off possible. God bless you, Wendel.
"Most people who were there for those last days chose to keep their thoughts private. I wanted to keep my thoughts private, too, but I've been overwhelmed by emails, and requests from the media and fans for comments.
"I can truly say I've never known anyone to have such loyal, loving friends, fans, and family as Ronnie. He really was a special person, blessed with a unique voice and presence. He loved his fans — he would stay meeting and talking to them until the early hours of the morning.
"One of my fondest memories of him comes from last year, at the Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth. He noticed my sister and her husband at the side of the stage. During our opening song, he took the time to go over and hug them. Just a little thing like that made him special to me.
"Of course his music will live on forever, as will his influence.
"I have never seen so many tributes from so many musicians and fans, so many good wishes, no cynicism, just pure love and appreciation for a great man.
"God bless you, Ronald — thank you so much for the wonderful memories."
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King Diamond's words I like also.
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140218
"It's with a heavy heart that I pay my respects to Ronnie James Dio.
"What an amazing singer and entertainer.
"Throughout my career, he has always been in my top 10 list of vocalists. The mystery and emotion in his vocal style always lured me in for more.
"Unfortunately, I never had the pleasure to meet him in person, but, fortunately, I did have the extreme pleasure of experiencing his uncanny frontmanship in concert so many times I can't even count it. I saw him with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and almost had one of my wishes fulfilled when HEAVEN & HELL asked KING DIAMOND to go on tour with them in the USA last year. Unfortunately, my back problems prevented that dream from coming true.
"I always had the highest respect for him and he will forever have his music playing in my home.
"My deepest sympathy goes out to Ronnie's family.
"I wish you a safe journey to the other side."
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Amazing messages from these guys. Geezer's is my favourite thus far. I was thinking of my favourite guitarist yesterday and he's Iommi, definitely, and I've never had such a guitarist impact me on my personal playing either, so I'm looking forward to his message too :tup
Geezer's also one of my favourite bassists. It's hard to think of favourites for me.
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Tony's is a lot shorter and to the point.
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140174
"Yesterday 16th May my dear, dear friend Ronnie James Dio passed away at 7.45am L.A. time.
"I've been in total shock; I just can't believe he's gone.
"Ronnie was one of the nicest people you could ever meet. We had some fantastic times together.
"Ronnie loved what he did, making music and performing on stage. He loved his fans so much. He was a kind man and would put himself out to help others.
"I can honestly say it's truly been an honor to play at his side for all these years.
"His music will live on forever.
"Our thoughts are with Wendy Dio [Ronnie's wife/manager] who stood by Ronnie until the end. He loved her very much.
"The man with the magic voice is a star amongst stars, a true professional.
"I'll miss you so much, my dear friend."
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I had read Tony's statement...quite moving, but Geezers just about made me cry here at work.
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Amazing stuff.
Along with Iron Maiden and UFO, Dio was the soundtrack to my high school life and further. Many great days and nights in the summers of 84 and 85 hanging out and Dio was what we were listening to. Dio's message really spoke to us, and even back then it was clear we were experiencing something special. I made sure I savored every moment because I knew they would come in handy when I needed a pick me up later in life. I've spent a lot of time these last few days reliving those moments.
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One of Dio's last recordings:
https://www.bravewords.com/news/139190
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RIP Ronnie.....Thank you for the music and for sharing that wonderful and powerful voice with us all.
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https://www.cracked.com/blog/for-dio-the-only-appropriate-tribute/
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https://www.cracked.com/blog/for-dio-the-only-appropriate-tribute/
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Watching Rainbow Live In Germany 77 now. I would also like to mention how much Cozy Powell is missed.
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https://www.cracked.com/blog/for-dio-the-only-appropriate-tribute/
Wow, that's incredible... Dio would definitely have approved :metal
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Tony's is a lot shorter and to the point.
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140174
Well I appreciate this too :angel:
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Watching Rainbow Live In Germany 77 now. I would also like to mention how much Cozy Powell is missed.
Watched that at the shop today. It's interesting seeing Dio sing Mistreated, since it's not really the sort of thing you expect from him. He sounds great on it, though. Of the various DVDs I have with Dio, it's probably my favorite, though it's honesly a little too much Blackmore wankery for my taste.
I'm alright with Cozy. The guy was a machine, but it seemed like his bag of tricks was kind of small. He was always rock solid, but never spectacular (except in the degree of his solidness).
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Watching Rainbow Live In Germany 77 now. I would also like to mention how much Cozy Powell is missed.
Watched that at the shop today. It's interesting seeing Dio sing Mistreated, since it's not really the sort of thing you expect from him. He sounds great on it, though. Of the various DVDs I have with Dio, it's probably my favorite, though it's honesly a little too much Blackmore wankery for my taste.
I've always loved Ritchie Blackmore's wankery (see my Favorite guitar player thread) and could never get enough of it. That said, I think one of the key differences between Rainbow and Deep Purple was that, Blackmore's Rainbow never had the keyboard wizardry of Jon Lord to balance it all out. The man in black always ended up taking over the Rainbow show, whereas in the old days with DP, he had to duke it out with Lord on the wankery front, which resulted in a lot more interest and fireworks in the music itself.
I'm alright with Cozy. The guy was a machine, but it seemed like his bag of tricks was kind of small. He was always rock solid, but never spectacular (except in the degree of his solidness).
I agree, Cozy Powell didn't seem to offer much as a technical player, but he did have that unmistakable signature sound... one of the heaviest drummers I've ever heard.
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Watching Rainbow Live In Germany 77 now. I would also like to mention how much Cozy Powell is missed.
Watched that at the shop today. It's interesting seeing Dio sing Mistreated, since it's not really the sort of thing you expect from him. He sounds great on it, though. Of the various DVDs I have with Dio, it's probably my favorite, though it's honesly a little too much Blackmore wankery for my taste.
I've always loved Ritchie Blackmore's wankery (see my Favorite guitar player thread) and could never get enough of it. That said, I think one of the key differences between Rainbow and Deep Purple was that, Blackmore's Rainbow never had the keyboard wizardry of Jon Lord to balance it all out. The man in black always ended up taking over the Rainbow show, whereas in the old days with DP, he had to duke it out with Lord on the wankery front, which resulted in a lot more interest and fireworks in the music itself.
I'm alright with Cozy. The guy was a machine, but it seemed like his bag of tricks was kind of small. He was always rock solid, but never spectacular (except in the degree of his solidness).
I agree, Cozy Powell didn't seem to offer much as a technical player, but he did have that unmistakable signature sound... one of the heaviest drummers I've ever heard.
Very good observation about Blackmore and Lord. My problem is that I'm a pretty marginal Blackmore fan, and Dio was one of my very favorite people in the industry. I recognize that Rainbow was Blackmore's gig, but watching that concert it kind of came across as a Blackmore concert with 4 backing guys like some motown house band.
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As I entered this thread "Night People" came on. :metal
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I've been listening through Dio's stuff in the car on my way to and from work the past couple of days. I forgot how much amazing music the man's lent his vocals to. The run of albums from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow through Last in Line is just so amazing. In those 7 albums worth of music, there's maybe 3 or 4 filler or mediocre songs total. :metal
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Shit like Stargazer, Neon Knights, Heaven And Hell, Children Of The Sea, The Sign Of The Southern Cross, etc. is amazing.
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The Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Dio's funeral...absolutely disgusting. >:(
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140446 (https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140446)
I just hope they don't disturb what will be a very sad day for many people and I hope people give them a piece of their mind as well.
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The Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Dio's funeral...absolutely disgusting. >:(
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140446 (https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140446)
I just hope they don't disturb what will be a very sad day for many people and I hope people give them a piece of their mind as well.
Huh picketing a funeral full of metal heads...smart :neverusethis:
I hope no one puts up with those stupid fucks. They really need to be taught a lesson, too bad no matter what happens they'll never learn. So I'll settle for a savage beating.
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Fuck Westboro Baptist Church. Not just this plan to picket Dio's funeral, just in general.
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/God-give-us-Ronnie-James-Dio-back-and-you-can-have-Justin-Bieber/127387550607311?v=wall&ref=mf
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What bastards. I don't think they'll be able to picket his funeral. I didn't read all of the report but I came across the Isaiah thing and that was just monkey shit.
:rollin @ the facebook.
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That's just sad....if these inbred bastards show up. Some of the Blabbermouth responders had the right idea. It would be awesome too get 100 or so guys with boom boxes pretty much surrounding these ass clowns. My twist would be instead of those boom boxes pounding out Dio, they should pound out some serious Christian Metal like Deliverance, Saint, Exodus and Bloodgood. :metal :metal
Here's a sampling of Deliverance.... I defy anyone to say this isn't some kick you in the face Metal :yarr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljPHcjhqhh8
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The Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Dio's funeral...absolutely disgusting. >:(
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140446 (https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140446)
I just hope they don't disturb what will be a very sad day for many people and I hope people give them a piece of their mind as well.
Those Westboro jackasses didn't even get his real last name right. Dio never claimed to be a devil-worshiper (in fact, he sang Christian lyrics on a Kerry Livgren album!), I don't believe his band members have never worn "pentagons" (I'm guessing they mean pentagrams), and what's this bit about encouraging Sorcery? What the hell is wrong with these people? What happened to the commandments about lying or bearing false witness?
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The Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Dio's funeral...absolutely disgusting. >:(
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140446 (https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140446)
I just hope they don't disturb what will be a very sad day for many people and I hope people give them a piece of their mind as well.
Those Westboro jackasses didn't even get his real last name right. Dio never claimed to be a devil-worshiper (in fact, he sang Christian lyrics on a Kerry Livgren album!), I don't believe his band members have never worn "pentagons" (I'm guessing they mean pentagrams), and what's this bit about encouraging Sorcery? What the hell is wrong with these people? What happened to the commandments about lying or bearing false witness?
Devil worshiping = sorcery = equal the Horns :metal = old thing his grandmother(?) used to do to ward off evil spirits or "the evil eye". Black sabbath have worn pentagrams; this is all enough for those fucktards.
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I don't believe Sabbath ever wore pentagrams. They generally wore large cross necklaces, if I'm not mistaken.
edit: Like this:
(https://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z146/heisenplanck/black_sabbath_black_and_white.jpg)
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I don't believe Sabbath ever wore pentagrams. They generally wore large cross necklaces, if I'm not mistaken.
I could also be mistaken, I just recall seeing. Meh these idiots don't need an excuse, I'm surprised they haven't called him homosexual.
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They also claim, based on their misspelling of his real last name, that he's related to Gen Padova, who is a well-known porn actress according to Wikipedia. Where do they get off outright lying about him like that?
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They also claim, based on their misspelling of his real last name, that he's related to Gen Padova, who is a well-known porn actress according to Wikipedia. Where do they get off outright lying about him like that?
Does anyone no for sure? He very well could be. It's not like it would tarnish his name to be related to a porn star. Huh her first anal seen was a DP lol
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Her last name is "Padova", his last name is "Padavona"... not the same. :P Also, their relation would be noteworthy enough to include on her wikipedia page, if it were true.
edit: Also, I agree, it wouldn't necessarily tarnish his name to be related to a porn star. It just irritates me that these supposed Christians are outright lying, breaking their own commandments, in order to condemn another person as a sinner.
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Those little devils and their pitchforks. Somethings bound to go down if they do head out
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I honestly hope that the WBC aren't met with violence at Dio's funeral... that will only feed their martyr complex.
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I honestly hope that the WBC aren't met with violence at Dio's funeral... that will only feed their martyr complex.
This especially. The anti-protest group with a bunch of boomboxes blasting Dio/Rainbow/Sabbath/etc. would be a good counter though.
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Yeah, that would be far preferable :D
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I feel ashamed that they call themselves christians.
There is a really good counter to them, I'm trying to remember what it was though, i'll edit my post when I find it, was really clever.
edit: I remember now, basically they protested some Uni for some reason, and one guy starting taking collection for charities that are exactly what WBC hate, right next to the WBC picket. Nice twist there.
Also, I remember at another uni some guy had a sign saying "gay for fred phelps" which made me laugh.
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I feel ashamed that they call themselves christians.
There is a really good counter to them, I'm trying to remember what it was though, i'll edit my post when I find it, was really clever.
Go back in time and make sure they were never born?
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(https://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z146/heisenplanck/black_sabbath_black_and_white.jpg)
This poster is on my wall right behind my monitor which I happen to be looking at right now.
And I agree with you all, FUCK THE WBC.
EDIT: Nevermind
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edit: ok, on second thought, never mind...
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Jorn - To Release Dio Tribute Album: https://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=11123
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I didn't read through the 7 pages but my cousin linked this to me on facebook Dio in a doo wop band from the late 50's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmbuHKuyDRc
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A great link, King!
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A great link, King!
I NEVER knew this. It blew me away!!
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Yeah, Dio has a lot of miles on him. Consider that he turned 18 in 1960!! He's older than my parents!
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:rollin :rollin
That was hilariously amazing.
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Yeah, Dio has a lot of miles on him. Consider that he turned 18 in 1960!! He's older than my parents!
The running joke for my family was that my dad was the drummer for Cheap Trick(My dad was a spitting image of Bun E. Carlos) and he told us that when we went to bed he left for the show! :D
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Yeah, Dio has a lot of miles on him. Consider that he turned 18 in 1960!! He's older than my parents!
The running joke for my family was that my dad was the drummer for Cheap Trick(My dad was a spitting image of Bun E. Carlos) and he told us that when we went to bed he left for the show! :D
That's awesome!
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Wow, none of you guys knew Dio did some doo-wop before he got into rock music?
https://www.padavona.com/
There are a ton of photos and downloadable recordings on there from his early years.
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I had heard one or two songs, but could never find much more. Now, obviously, there seem to be a ton of them available.
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I was aware of it, and as much as I love Dio, I was just never moved to try and find it. I had seen pictures before.
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Im still down about losing Mr.Dio :'(
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I'm really eager to see if the WBC actually shows up tomorrow.
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I'm seriously considering going to the Memorial service tomorrow. I've been to way too many funerals, but not a big public memorial...so! What would be appropriate attire for this?? Ideas??? What would YOU wear???? Also...would taking a camera be insensitive?? Thanks.
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Your best metal attire. You know he's getting buried in his best dragon slaying outfit. Dio wasn't any poseur.
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You know who I feel bad for? Scott Warren.
This guy worked with Dio up until his last tour with Heaven and Hell. When they took a break, he filled in for Josh Silver of Type O Negative on a string of US dates they did in the Fall. This was the last tour for BOTH frontmen of the band. :-[
I'm betting he feels cursed.
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If I lived near LA I would go to the memorial. Also,
Damn fuckwads...
https://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/30/dio.memorial/index.html?hpt=T2 (https://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/30/dio.memorial/index.html?hpt=T2)
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If I lived near LA I would go to the memorial. Also,
Damn fuckwads...
https://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/30/dio.memorial/index.html?hpt=T2 (https://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/30/dio.memorial/index.html?hpt=T2)
This. You have no clue how enraged I was upon reading that this cult like group of religious nut-jobs is actually planning on doing such a thing. I mean, it's not like I put it past them to do something so...disgustingly cruel. But seriously? People just want to grieve and remember a man who is, to many, a hero among us mortal men (for example, my father. Ronnie James Dio is one of my dad's personal hero's. And he took it rather badly upon hearing the tragic news)
Sick. Just sick.
On a lighter note, during the monthly video broadcast I help work on and put out to the entire school, I added a little tribute at the end of the broadcast, right before the credits. It was a picture of Dio, with text I added which read "Dedicated to: Ronnie James Dio (1942 - 2010) Your heaven is our hell". Unfortunately, due to copyrights I couldn't add a snippet from a Dio song to go along with it, but I suppose a moment of silence was just as effective.
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On a lighter note, during the monthly video broadcast I help work on and put out to the entire school, I added a little tribute at the end of the broadcast, right before the credits. It was a picture of Dio, with text I added which read "Dedicated to: Ronnie James Dio (1942 - 2010) Your heaven is our hell". Unfortunately, due to copyrights I couldn't add a snippet from a Dio song to go along with it, but I suppose a moment of silence was just as effective.
:2metal: :hefdaddy
I'll tell my friends who are camping (I can't go unfortunately) to burn something in his memory.
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Wow, I just saw this..Tranatlantic doing a quick Dio trib with MP on Bass/Vocals! :metal :metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWSNwyM1ohE&feature=PlayList&p=35135269F11D244C&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=1
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:lol I didn't know Neal could play drums that well.
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Dio Tribute Concert on July 24th
https://www.black-sabbath.com/news/2010/06/ronnie_james_dio_tribute_concert_announced.html
Today I'm proud to bring to you the details of the Ronnie James Dio tribute concert that have just been announced. Heaven & Hell have issued a press release (shown below) of the one off tribute show they're doing for Ronnie. It will be held on Saturday July 24, 2010 at the High Voltage Festival in London.
This actually was a gig that Heaven & Hell had planned to play with Ronnie, but it was canceled with the rest of the dates a few weeks before Ronnie died. It apparently has been revived, and there's some details available now as to what's going on for this gig. This will be billed as "Heaven & Hell", and the lineup will be:
* Tony Iommi - Guitar
* Geezer Butler - Bass
* Vinny Appice - Drums
* Glenn Hughes - Vocals
* Jorn Lande - Vocals
:metal
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I was thinking Chris Cornell would actually be a perfect fit for such an endeavor.
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I was thinking Chris Cornell would actually be a perfect fit for such an endeavor.
Chris Cornell? really? I think he's terrible! :lol
I'd rather see Tony Martin. He could do an awesome Children Of The Sea.
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I'm glad they got Jorn. I wouldn't think of anyone else
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At least they didn't get Russ Allen who surely would've slurped his way through Dio's beautiful vocal lines.
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I'm really surprised they DIDN'T go with Tony Martin, as he's been on the most Black Sabbath material next to Ozzy :P
Maybe they approached him and he refused.
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I was thinking Chris Cornell would actually be a perfect fit for such an endeavor.
Chris Cornell? really? I think he's terrible! :lol
I'd rather see Tony Martin. He could do an awesome Children Of The Sea.
Chris Cornell's absolutely fantastic. I don't think he would really fit that well with this style of music, though.
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@TAC: Please explain your blasphemy toward Russell Allen.
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I was thinking Chris Cornell would actually be a perfect fit for such an endeavor.
Chris Cornell? really? I think he's terrible! :lol
I'd rather see Tony Martin. He could do an awesome Children Of The Sea.
Chris Cornell's absolutely fantastic. I don't think he would really fit that well with this style of music, though.
I spent 2 or 3 weeks after his demise watching all the Dio/Rainbow/Sabbath concerts I could scare up. During this period, I thought often that Chris Cornell would sound real good singing various bits.
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@TAC: Please explain your blasphemy toward Russell Allen.
Well, it's a matter of personal preference, really. One of my major problems with Sym X, but especially Allen, is that there is just no soul or warmth to them, and I just don't connect with his voice, emotionally. I'm not saying has can't sing or anything like that. He IS very talented.
In fact, whenever I have ever listened to Sym X, an especially on Paradise Lost (which I love BTW), I have always thought that Sym X would be so much better with Dio singing.
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I have no problem with Glenn Hughes taking over some of the vocals...saw his solo band March 2009 and he played a few DP songs that would have put Coverdale to shame..( he actually mentioned it before preforming them...saying David doesnt play them anymore because he can't sing them anymore)
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Jorn is a great choice, he will do Dio and the boys very proud, an amazing talent!
Hughes is a great choice aswell. All three albums he has done with Iommi are phenominal!!
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Ozzy would be great...
no?
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Nah his voice is absolutely terrible on stage.
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Just got back from a Sacred Oath gig... they played "Don't Talk To Strangers" as the first encore. :metal
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Well,
Apparently he's going back on tour, as a hologram... WTF
https://www.metalsucks.net/2016/12/29/dio-hologram-tour-planned-for-2017/
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HE RECORD LABEL NEED THEY MONEY YA KNOW WHAM SAYN
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I watched "Tenacious D and the Pick of a Destiny" the other day. Such a great RJD cameo.
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Well,
Apparently he's going back on tour, as a hologram... WTF
https://www.metalsucks.net/2016/12/29/dio-hologram-tour-planned-for-2017/
I don't like it.
*ONE* special occasion such as Wacken, it's fine. But a whole tour based on that idea... just no.
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I wish they stopped calling it a hologram. It's just a Pepper's Ghost.
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Well,
Apparently he's going back on tour, as a hologram... WTF
https://www.metalsucks.net/2016/12/29/dio-hologram-tour-planned-for-2017/
I don't like it.
*ONE* special occasion such as Wacken, it's fine. But a whole tour based on that idea... just no.
Agreed.
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On the one hand, I can picture how it could be done quite tastefully. They could treat it as a retrospective with a variety of guest singers, and have the, uh, Pepper's Ghostic Dio appear for only a handful of songs introducing each era. That could actually be alright. Have It open the show with Kill the King then have guests sing one or two more Rainbow songs. Have It appear for Sign of the Southern Cross, then back with the guests. On and On and On it goes.
On the other hand, seeing the thing say thanks to the audience didn't sit well with me because of the earnestness RJD conveyed. There was a sincerity with him. He was the most gracious musician I've seen, and it never came across as thanks for the cheque. He was genuinely grateful. This is more of a cash grab, which is exactly the thing that Dio would have hated.
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So true Bart. Dio made me feel like he was speaking to me, my crowd. It was an impressive talent he had. He seemed genuinely thankful.
On the No Prayer tour, Bruce Dickinson goes, "How you doing, Rochester?". Problem was, we were in Providence. :lol
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I'm still curious how they pull that stuff off.
I mean, I assume the hologram is based on live recordings? If so, the actual live band has to play perfectly in sync to a pre-recorded live vocal track. However, since the live vocal track was not to a click or anything, how do they sync it up perfectly?
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Well, even if the live vocal does not respect the studio tempo, it still respected the tempo of the song while it was being played live, I know nothing about click track but I don't think it's impossible to, uh, "reverse engineer" a click from a live song, once you figure out the tempo it was played.
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Well, even if the live vocal does not respect the studio tempo, it still respected the tempo of the song while it was being played live, I know nothing about click track but I don't think it's impossible to, uh, "reverse engineer" a click from a live song, once you figure out the tempo it was played.
It's really damn near. Since they're not playing to a steady tempo live. It would take forever to figure that out.
They probably end quantizing it all to a more standard click.
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I'm still curious how they pull that stuff off.
I mean, I assume the hologram is based on live recordings? If so, the actual live band has to play perfectly in sync to a pre-recorded live vocal track. However, since the live vocal track was not to a click or anything, how do they sync it up perfectly?
Well they certainly had that issue at the start at least..................the first example of the Dio hologram in concert had Craig Goldy miming guitar to what was clearly the sound from the Evil or Divine live DVD which featured Doug Aldrich on guitar. Presumably the hologram was based on that gig too.
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From a technological perspective, not that crazy difficult. First, create a click track that follows the original performance. Then, use audio/video stretching software to straighten out the tempo so the drummer can play to it during live performance.
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Well,
Apparently he's going back on tour, as a hologram... WTF
https://www.metalsucks.net/2016/12/29/dio-hologram-tour-planned-for-2017/
I don't like it.
*ONE* special occasion such as Wacken, it's fine. But a whole tour based on that idea... just no.
My thoughts also.
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I'm interested to see what this is all about. I don't know Dio, but I can't imagine he would be overly cool with this.
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On the one hand, I can picture how it could be done quite tastefully. They could treat it as a retrospective with a variety of guest singers, and have the, uh, Pepper's Ghostic Dio appear for only a handful of songs introducing each era. That could actually be alright. Have It open the show with Kill the King then have guests sing one or two more Rainbow songs. Have It appear for Sign of the Southern Cross, then back with the guests. On and On and On it goes.
On the other hand, seeing the thing say thanks to the audience didn't sit well with me because of the earnestness RJD conveyed. There was a sincerity with him. He was the most gracious musician I've seen, and it never came across as thanks for the cheque. He was genuinely grateful. This is more of a cash grab, which is exactly the thing that Dio would have hated.
My buddy Jim saw the Dehumanizer tour in Hartford at the Bushnell Theater, and he stood outside the bus in the empty parking lot in Hartford, in the cold signing EVERYTHING that fans put in front of him. Jim said he was there for a good 45 minutes, and made sure everyone had their moment. Can't put a price on that.
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On the one hand, I can picture how it could be done quite tastefully. They could treat it as a retrospective with a variety of guest singers, and have the, uh, Pepper's Ghostic Dio appear for only a handful of songs introducing each era. That could actually be alright. Have It open the show with Kill the King then have guests sing one or two more Rainbow songs. Have It appear for Sign of the Southern Cross, then back with the guests. On and On and On it goes.
On the other hand, seeing the thing say thanks to the audience didn't sit well with me because of the earnestness RJD conveyed. There was a sincerity with him. He was the most gracious musician I've seen, and it never came across as thanks for the cheque. He was genuinely grateful. This is more of a cash grab, which is exactly the thing that Dio would have hated.
My buddy Jim saw the Dehumanizer tour in Hartford at the Bushnell Theater, and he stood outside the bus in the empty parking lot in Hartford, in the cold signing EVERYTHING that fans put in front of him. Jim said he was there for a good 45 minutes, and made sure everyone had their moment. Can't put a price on that.
When he died Blabbermouth had a thread where they relayed stories from other musicians and industry folk, and there were hundreds of those stories. I remember one from a limo driver about how he tried to take RJD to the back loading area only be told to take him back to the front. People were standing in line in the cold and as he put it "I'm not going to pretend I didn't see those people." Got out up front and walked to the back glad-handing and posing for pictures in the cold. Dude loved and appreciated his fans and for that reason I don't think he'd dig this empty gesture.
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I worked with a guy who met him at an airport and said he was totally cool.
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Yeah he always seemed like the real deal and truly did appreciate his fans.
Speaking of Dio, hopefully this year they can rerelease the Hear N Aid sessions. Sounds like a new cd and DVD are in the works at some point per Wendy