Ronnie James Motherfucking Dio!!!!

Nobody is more metal than RJD...NOBODY. Ozzy's more Rock 'N' Roll, Rob Halford is....well, you know. Lemmy might've had a shot, but then came that unfortunate quote of his claiming that he liked Ozyy better post-Sabbath than he did whilst Ozzy was fronting Sabbath - and that's just dumb.

So, we are left with lil' ol' Dio. Even though I gave up on him sometime around 1990, Dio continues to amaze me, especially since he is humping 50 now and still has the pipes to pull off the classics...if you've heard his most recent DVD, you know of what I speak.

Anyway, I came across a good Dio boot and an audio rip (both from the 80s-era Dio) and figured they warranted a post here on the Fetus. Do enjoy.

First up is the audio rip to the Dio video (as in VHS) "A Special At The Spectrum" from 1984...the tracklist for this bad boy is:

1) Stand Up And Shout
2) Don't Talk To Strangers
3) Mystery
4) Egypt
5) Heaven And Hell
6) The Last In Line
7) Rainbow In The Dark
8) Mob Rules
9) We Rock
I killed this (see the Venom post above)

Second up is a 1983 Bootleg from Vrendenberg...the set list for this would be:
1) Intro
2) Stand Up And Shout
3) Straight Through The Heart
4) Shame On The Night
5) Children Of The Sea
6) Holy Diver
7) Drum Solo
8) Stargazer
9) Heaven And Hell
10) Guitar Solo
11) Heaven And Hell (reprise)
12) Rainbow In The Dark
13) Man On The Silver Mountain
14) Startstruck
15) Man On The Silver Mountain (reprise)
16) Evil Eyes
17) Don't Talk To Strangers

As you can see, this is right before "The Last In Line" and thusly concentrates on Dio's earlier and pre-solo materials...

I killed this (see the Venom post above)