Ronnie James Dio RIP
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Topic: Ronnie James Dio RIP
Posted By: Tony R
Subject: Ronnie James Dio RIP
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 14:54
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Vocalist Ronnie James Dio has died after a battle against stomach cancer. 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 Dio came to prominence after joining Rainbow and also went onto to record with Black Sabbath and the offshoot Heaven and Hell. One of the great rock vocalists he will be sorely missed. Stargazer: http://www.progarchives.com/mp3.asp?id=3254 - http://www.progarchives.com/mp3.asp?id=3254 |
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 14:55
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I was just about to write this. RIP, you will be remembered. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 14:58
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Terrible, absolute awful news. R.I.P. |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:00
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Oh gosh. I can't believe this. Just a few days ago I was wondering how he was feeling, and now this... I am really overwhelmed with sadness. Thought I'd live to see my second favourite vocalist of all time perform live one day. Rest in peace, Ronnie - forever in our hearts!  ------------- Property of Queen Productions... 
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:01
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RIP great man - I missed the chance to see you on stage. Your voice will be remembered |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:03
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Wow, what sad news.... Rest in peace Ronnie ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:06
I am devastated . The whole thing brought back memories
of my mom's illness and passing, only a few years ago. We were lucky to
see him perform last year with Heaven and Hell. He seemed such a force
of nature... I just can't believe he's gone.
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:07
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Guess he passed the torch. RIP dude.
------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:24
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sad news .i had the fortune to see him live a couple of years ago and even meet him after the show and he was a really nice down to earth guy and take his time to talk to every fan there and threat them like friends Rest in peace Ronnie..your voice will live forever in our hearts . ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:34
| Thank you for the great music! RIP. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:42
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Oh my god, I didn't know he was sick. One of the most reliable hard rockers, especially in mid-80s when metal seemed to be on its last legs, those first two Dio albums were a bright spot after Randy Rhoads had died and the NWoBHM was coming to a close. Saw him with Sabbath for Mob Rules, in 1983 for Holy Diver, again in '84 for The Last in Line and then the small Angry Machines tour. RIP |
Posted By: rpe9p
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:42
I was going to make a similar joke (I assume you are referencing the tenacious d song)
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zappaholic wrote:Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:46
| What a sad news! He was one of the greatest heavy rock voice ever. RIP |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 15:57
| Shocking news, I hadn't realised he was that ill. One of the all time great rock vocalists. |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 16:09
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Sheeyit. I just got back from church, turned on the news, and this is what greeted me. What a shame; I, like so many others, had no idea that he was ill. RIP Mr. Dio, thanks for the music. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: Rivertree
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 16:12
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 16:21
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really sad news. The world of music (and not only metal) has lost a GREAT voice.
------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 16:48
Playing Rainbow's Stargazer 
RIP to one of the most important singers in metal music  ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 16:48
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Oh. Rest in peace, you legend. You will be missed.  ------------- |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 16:50
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R.I.P. Ronnie. Catch the Rainbow for me...
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Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:02
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Goodbye to one of the greatest metal vocalists of all-time, you will be sorely missed.
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:07
Remember "love is all". (And maybe ELF but I don't know this band at all). Seriously I hope all music lovers (not only metalheads) admire his UNIQUE voice. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: Anirml
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:12
 If i hadn't found Dio's music I doubt I would be listening to prog today!
Rest in peace Ronnie! ------------- 
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Posted By: TheLastBaron
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:17
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I will truly miss this gifted singer, songwriter and all around cool guy. Dido to whoever said a great loss for music as a whole. truly one of the greatest voices ever. His work with Rainbow, Black Sabbath and solo career contained some really good albums.
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:27
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Rest in peace master! One of the greatest metal vocalists, rock vocalists, vocalists of all time. A little guy with gigantic voice, who overpowered mammoths much bigger than him. RIP Ronnie James Dio! And this, metal's universal sign, was his idea (adapted from the Italian sign for "malochio" -evil eye-). We will always carry his torch in concerts whenever we do the metal sign. ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:28
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Terrible news. His contribution to rock music was huge and will never be forgotten.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:28
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Amazing vocalist, the band "Heaven and Hell" has been rated by many as amongst the best heavy metal albums of all times. One of my favorites. I saw his live show in Minneapolis about 1989, when Geezer joined him onstage (the beginning of what would become Heaven & Hell, the band). RIP, Ronnie, and thanks for the very cool music & lyrics! This cat was in bands since the late 1950's, check out his Wikiepedia bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:45
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Oh wow. Huge shock to me, I never knew he was fighting cancer. Ronnie James Dio RIP |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 17:50
You are correct sir.
/listened to Holy Diver and Heaven And Hell this afternoon
//damn, what a voice that guy had
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Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 18:23
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"Rising" was my very first heavy rock album ... RIP Ronnie.
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Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 18:52
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I do not forget a momentary impact that still listens to "Stand Up And Shout". It is very regrettable news. He is correct and a legend. Rest In Peace. |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 19:14
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Wow. This shocked me greatly. Had no idea he was even sick. How awful.
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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 19:17
| Rest in peace Ronnie, you will always be remembered. |
Posted By: Dorsalia
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 19:57
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Ronnie James Dio, the vocalist of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Heaven and Hell, among others, passed away today after a six-month battle with stomach cancer. http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/ - http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/ ------------- "Es ist übrigens unmöglich, eine Meinung zu haben, ohne dass es unerfreuliche Überschneidungen gibt. Die Grünen sind für den deutschen Wald, die NPD ebenfalls." |
Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 20:08
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Very sad!!! ------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
Posted By: Dorsalia
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 20:14
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His voice was unique.
------------- "Es ist übrigens unmöglich, eine Meinung zu haben, ohne dass es unerfreuliche Überschneidungen gibt. Die Grünen sind für den deutschen Wald, die NPD ebenfalls." |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 20:18
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RIP Ronnie - and
Long live rock and roll. Let's all continue stargazing for this legend.
Metal, nay, Music will not be the same without him.
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Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 20:39
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Totally shocked, i can't believe. RIP -------------  |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 21:03
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 21:26
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Shocking news of another great gone. R.I.P Ronnie ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 21:43
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We shared the same birth date and i'll never forget the summer of 1981 when i played that "Heaven And Hell" cassette all that summer driving around the beach. What a voice ! I remember Kim Mitchell talking about him a couple of years ago, talking about playing in the same Swedish festival and watching him up close and not believing how great he could sing even after all those years.He hadn't lost a thing. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 22:17
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...for some reason, I was looking around YouTube for Dio stuff a few days ago (I didn't even know RJD had cancer!), and I found this gem... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miAxxNZhn64 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miAxxNZhn64
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 22:18
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Saw RJD on the innaugral Rainbow tour in 1976. He was fantastic. Here are two of my favorite vocals from RJD. They are from Kerry Livgren's Seeds of Change album in 1980: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_duMj9dRJ4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r8fGmf66VI&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r8fGmf66VI&feature=related ------------- 
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Tursake
Date Posted: May 16 2010 at 23:19
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RIP
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Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 00:09
| I've already heard about this... I almost cried. |
Posted By: Ahmadbarqawi
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 01:34
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What a terrible loss, the news of his passing hit me like a hard brick in the face, coincidently i have been listening to the songs "Wishing Well" & "Rainbow Eyes" by Black Sabbath and Rainbow respectively for the past 2 weeks,
Now, listening to the ending of Stargazer, Dio's closing lines have a profound impact on me:
"Time is standing still He gave back my will Going home I'm going home My eyes are bleeding And my heart is leaving here But it's not home Take me back He gave me back my will Going home I'm going home My eyes are bleeding And my heart is leaving here But it's not home But it's not home Take me back, take me back Back to my home" ------------- {Flashlights shade shrunken views Of a red demon’s foxtrot in brews Guns & flowers crown morning news Panic-stricken guilt now ensues} |
Posted By: jplanet
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 01:38
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Horrible news. And just as he was entering a whole new and brilliant phase of his career with Heaven and Hell. I had the good fortune of seeing him three times with Heaven and Hell - at Radio City Music Hall, Jones Beach, and Madison Square Garden. He was phenomenal - a uniquely gifted singer and intelligent person - he treated his fans like they were intelligent, also. An inspiration to know that at 67, you can still rock with the best of them - and still be one of the best of them... ------------- https://www.facebook.com/ShadowCircus/" rel="nofollow - ..::welcome to the shadow circus::.. |
Posted By: Bonnek
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 02:31
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I am shocked and saddened, and won't play anything but Dio today. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 02:34
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Back from holiday & this hits me like a hammer... I thought he was fighting back & winning against the stomach cancer
RJD was a truly gifted vocalist & writer with one of the most distinctive voices in heavy rock; Elf, Rainbow, Sabbath, Solo, Heaven & Hell... 
One of rock's genuinely gifted men gone - short in stature, huge in voice, you will be missed. RIP Ronnie ------------- 
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 02:45
| RIP Ronnie, thanks for the music! |
Posted By: progmetalhead
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 02:46
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Posted By: Tuonela
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 03:22
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RIP Ronnie...
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Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 03:35
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 04:14
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It's a pity I had chance to see him in concert in Poland but I just had exam and couldn't go... Ehhh now I wish I chose concert back then....
Rest in Peace Ronnie! It was surely one of the best rock singer I've ever listened to. -------------  
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Posted By: boo boo
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 05:22
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Total bummer, at first when he was reported dead it wasn't true. My brother told me this the other night but it turned out to be a hoax, but then some hours later he really did die.
RIP Ronnie, Ride the Tiger. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingboobs/?chartstyle=LastfmSuicjdeGirls" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 06:58
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Adieu l'artiste..........; et merci pour la musique
RIP RJD ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: EatThatPhonebook
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 07:01
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One of the greatest metal singers You will be remembered forever, Ronnie! LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL!!
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Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 07:35
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Oh man... I had heard that he had cancer. But I thought he'd pull through. RIP, Ronnie. You were one of the greats. By conincidence, I was listening to the Holy Diver album just a while ago, before I heard this awful news.  ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 08:45
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I got an email this morning that told me the news. I came here to update the RJD has cancer thread, but I see that the news was already here. I happened to be listening to a mix tape this morning which included Man On The Silver Mountain. While listening to it I wondered how he was feeling and made a mental note to check and see if there was any news. Unfortunately, it is very sad news. My condolences to Wendy and all of his friends and family. ------------- 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 08:51
Indeed! He had such a great and characteristic voice! And he invented the sign!"He's the king of Rock n Roll" - King of Rock n Roll, from DIO's "Sacred Heart" He sure is, or was!  |
Posted By: halabalushindigus
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 09:57
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Listening to "Last In Live" Dio's Inferno with Tracy G on guitar, Dio is sooo nice to the audience always saying "Thankyou, no no thank You!!. I an so sorry that he is gone
Rip ------------- assume the power 1586/14.3 |
Posted By: Vibrationbaby
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 10:21
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What a shock. He was very articulate and humble for a metal man. RIP.
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 12:55
| What very sad news. R.I.P Ronnie, you were one of the best. |
Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 12:57
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Very sad indeed. Found out late last night. As a vocalist, I find it a great shame when my heroes transcend to the greater cosmos. Hope he's happy somewhere out there. R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio. ------------- "Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself" - Sartre |
Posted By: vastila
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 13:37
| Thank you, Dio, for shaping a part of me! Rest in peace! |
Posted By: steve j
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 16:13
| Dio - a small man with an enormous talent. Seen him on the Heaven and Hell tour last year or maybe the previous year. I remember a Black Sabbath concert - Heaven and Hell tour I think where they played twice in one night at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff when the sold twice the number of tickets - that's the kind of person Ronnie was, he wouldn't let any one down. Truly amazing talent. He will be well missed. RIP |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 16:28
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I keep hearing the same thing over and over from musicians that he worked with,and that's how nice he was to the fans and people in general. Some touching tributes from OPETH"s Akerfeldt and others. See http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net - www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: SMSM
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 16:28
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He was not a progressive rock artist, but a great performer and singer who could have been a great prog artist if he had chosen to enter this genre.
\m/ RIP \m/
P.S. The devil horns were originated by RDJ and others in jest and to poke fun at certain people like Al Gore's wife, Tipper, who were claiming Heavy Metal musicians were Satanists.
That act alone should get him a seat in heaven
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Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died Sunday, according to a statement from his wife and manager. He was 67.Dio revealed last summer that he was suffering from stomach cancer shortly after wrapping up a tour in Atlantic City, N.J., with the latest incarnation of Black Sabbath, under the name Heaven And Hell. "Today my heart is broken," Wendy Dio wrote on the singer's website, adding he died at 7:45 a.m. Sunday. "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," Wendy Dio continued. "We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us … . Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever." Dio rose to fame in 1975 as the first lead singer of Rainbow, the heavy metal band put together by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, who had just quit Deep Purple. Replaced OzzyDio then replaced legendary vocalist Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath in 1980 with the critically acclaimed album Heaven And Hell, considered by many critics to be one of the finest heavy metal albums of all time. His on-again, off-again tenure with Black Sabbath touched off an intense debate among fans as to which singer was the true essence of the band — a discussion that lasted until his death. 'He possessed one of the greatest voices in all of heavy metal.'—Twisted Sister guitarist Jay French He also enjoyed a successful solo career with his self-titled band, Dio, in between his three stints with Black Sabbath (1980-82; 1992; and 2007-2009), when the band toured as Heaven And Hell, to differentiate it from Osbourne-led versions of Sabbath. Many of his most memorable songs revolved around the struggle between good and evil and he also drew heavily on medieval imagery in songs like Neon Knights, Killing The Dragon and Stargazer. "He possessed one of the greatest voices in all of heavy metal, and had a heart to match it," said Twisted Sister guitarist Jay French, whose band toured with Dio since 1983, and was to do so again this summer at European rock festivals. "He was the nicest, classiest person you would ever want to meet." Dio organized an all-star charity collaboration in 1986 called Hear N Aid to raise money for famine relief in Africa. His solo hits included Rainbow In The Dark, The Last In Line and Holy Diver. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 16:35
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RIP man... one of the best singers in heavy metal!
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 18:52
WTF? Oh, I get it, metal man are gorillas with no brain... You're quite inmature for a 47 year old man... -------------
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 18:58
What the hell is that supposed to mean? -------------
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 18:58
Whoops.... Teo beat me to it. 
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Posted By: Kashmir75
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 19:00
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He wasn't too old to rock (in his 60s, Heaven and Hell freaking ruled), but he sure was too young to die. RIP Ronnie. ------------- Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while... |
Posted By: halabalushindigus
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 19:03
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give vibration a break. Hey Django Rheinhard was pretty talented...for a two-fingered man ------------- assume the power 1586/14.3 |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 20:41
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Chiming in late here. First, RIP Ronnie. Second, a couple things that struck me today regarding just how widely he was loved and accepted. The local sports station was playing Dio tracks for all their intros and outros to and from commercial breaks. And, my 70 year old neighbor actually mentioned his passing to me. She's a big fan, which pretty much says it all. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 20:46
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Posted By: halabalushindigus
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 20:57
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I made no sense whatsoever, apologize ------------- assume the power 1586/14.3 |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: May 17 2010 at 22:52
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One great thing about his solo albums for me was seeing an unknown Vivian Campbell get such an enviable gig as lead guitarist. I'd been a fan of Viv from his days in Ireland as a Gary Moore follower, his great metal band Sweet Savage (early thrash pioneers), and on to at least two classic records with Dio. |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: May 18 2010 at 04:04
| R.I.P - he was one of my heroes from my youth and still is. He remains without doupt a major musician in history. |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: May 18 2010 at 07:39
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RIP Ronnie - the little man with the Big Voice.
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: May 18 2010 at 14:26
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Extremely shocking and sad news. I am extremely upset. RJD was about the first rock artist I listened to, and I still remember the teenage thrill of buying Rising and listening to that incredible album. When he went to Black Sabbath, they produced just about the ultimate hard rock album of all time. RIP - one day we will listen to you live again and marvel at a true talent in heaven. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: TheCrimsonIdol
Date Posted: May 19 2010 at 06:52
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He was one of the people that got me into 70's and 80's rock, I borrowed Mob Rules and straight away loved 80's rock. R.I.P. Dio.
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Posted By: bsms810
Date Posted: May 19 2010 at 11:16
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RIP...
Thanks for giving us Holy Diver ------------- 'when was the last time you had a girlfriend?' 'I dont look at it as when, I look at it as who...and why' - David Brent |
Posted By: Angel of Death
Date Posted: May 19 2010 at 13:43
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RIP Dio. The world will miss you. |
Posted By: Nightshine
Date Posted: May 19 2010 at 13:57
| Quick, more posts of the same thing for multiple pages! |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: May 19 2010 at 14:11
| http://www.cracked.com/blog/for-dio-the-only-appropriate-tribute/ - FOR DIO |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: May 19 2010 at 16:03
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: May 19 2010 at 16:34
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It's strange that yesterday on TV 'That Metal Show' was going on and it was the episode where Dio was the special guest alongside Geezer Butler. I loved how Ed Trunk and co. gave him so much respect and appreciation.
Rest in Peace Ronnie.
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Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: May 19 2010 at 16:38
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If there is any interest, I have made a poll on the sister site, MMA, for choosing your favorite Dio-headed album http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/active_topics.asp - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/forum/active_topics.asp
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