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halabalushindigus 
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Joined: November 05 2009 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 1438 |
 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
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assume the power 1586/14.3 |
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Vibrationbaby
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Joined: February 13 2004 Status: Offline Points: 6898 |
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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Nightfly
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 01 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3659 |
Posted: May 17 2010 at 12:55 |
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What very sad news. R.I.P Ronnie, you were one of the best.
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FusionKing
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Joined: December 28 2009 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 522 |
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.
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"Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself" - Sartre
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vastila
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Joined: August 23 2006 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 1 |
Posted: May 17 2010 at 13:37 |
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Thank you, Dio, for shaping a part of me! Rest in peace!
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steve j
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Joined: September 30 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 164 |
Posted: May 17 2010 at 16:13 |
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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
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Mellotron Storm
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Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 14059 |
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 www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net |
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
"Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
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SMSM
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Joined: July 15 2005 Status: Offline Points: 212 |
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. |
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J-Man
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Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
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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The T
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493 |
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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J-Man
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Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: May 17 2010 at 18:58 |
What the hell is that supposed to mean? |
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J-Man
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Joined: August 07 2008 Location: Philadelphia,PA Status: Offline Points: 7826 |
Posted: May 17 2010 at 18:58 |
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Whoops.... Teo beat me to it.
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Kashmir75
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Joined: June 25 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1029 |
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.
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Hello, mirror. So glad to see you, my friend. It's been a while...
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halabalushindigus
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Joined: November 05 2009 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 1438 |
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
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assume the power 1586/14.3 |
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jammun
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Joined: July 14 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3449 |
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.
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Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
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The T
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493 |
Posted: May 17 2010 at 20:46 |
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halabalushindigus
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Joined: November 05 2009 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 1438 |
Posted: May 17 2010 at 20:57 |
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I made no sense whatsoever, apologize
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assume the power 1586/14.3 |
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Atavachron
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65644 |
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.
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b_olariu
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Joined: March 02 2007 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 5536 |
Posted: May 18 2010 at 04:04 |
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R.I.P - he was one of my heroes from my youth and still is. He remains without doupt a major musician in history.
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Cactus Choir
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Joined: July 26 2008 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 1043 |
Posted: May 18 2010 at 07:39 |
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RIP Ronnie - the little man with the Big Voice.
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"And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!"
"He's up the pub" |
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