Ronnie James Dio - 1942-2010

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MacLeod
MacLeod Posts: 14,358
edited May 2010 in The Clubhouse
This is a huge loss for heavy metal. One of the godfathers.

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2010/05/metal-icon-ronnie-james-dio-dead-at-67.html
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
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    He had a great voice. Rest In Peace Ronnie.
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  • yepimonfire
    yepimonfire Posts: 256
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    one of my favorite metal vocalists :( this is sad.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,259
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    67 ?!?!

    Ronnie James Dio was about the only person who, IMO, could have stepped into Ozzy's shoes and kept Sabbath working.

    I've linked this video before, but here's one for RJD: "Neon Knights"


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    Sal Palooza
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  • j allen
    j allen Posts: 363
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    Good night, sweet prince.
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  • Jetmaker737
    Jetmaker737 Posts: 1,005
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    Very sad. I had to sit down and listen to Heaven and Hell after hearing the news.

    :(
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
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    2 outstanding performances:

    The Last In Line

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    Stand up and Shout

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,094
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    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    67 ?!?!

    Ronnie James Dio was about the only person who, IMO, could have stepped into Ozzy's shoes and kept Sabbath working.

    Sorry to see he passed...
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
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    Have to agree with mrbigbluelight above...no small shoes to fill there!

    RIP RJD!

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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
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    Rest in peace. We will continue to celebrate his career with some amazing albums.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
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    I'm sure he was cool but his music was awful.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 49,794
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    Who?
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,572
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    I was a big fan back in the 80's! Remember seeing them and Megadeth at the Omni in Atlanta on the Dream Evil tour. Sorry to hear of his passing.
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
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    RIP Ronnie.
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
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    Dio was one of the first concerts I went to. very sad
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,480
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    Damn :( RIP Ronnie.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
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    RIP Mr. Dio, you put on some amazing performances.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,079
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    No one could replace Ozzy and I thought the Ronnie James Dio Sabbath was lesser than original Sabbath. That being said, I enjoyed him in Rainbow and enjoyed his solo stuff. He had a unique, powerful voice and was a pretty good frontman.

    RIP.
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  • fossy
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    RIP Ronnie......One of the best memories of him was in the early 90's & they played the pecan street festival on 6th street........just a fantastic show & a very crazy crowd......that was when they just started the "noise" ordinance here in Austin ...... they unplugged him cause he went past the ordinance time.......... he was hotter than hell....... they had the riot police close at hand & quickly dispersed the crazy rock & rollers ......

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  • vc69
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    Keiko wrote: »
    I don't know if there's any truth in this, but I had heard his voice was so powerful in some recording sessions, he actually broke the microphones. He definitely sang with authority.

    Pure BS

    RIP RJD...you are a legend!
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
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    The only reason I know who he is is from the Pick of Destiny and soundtrack. Jack Black has got some serious vocal talents himself.
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  • Toolfan66
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    Keiko wrote: »
    Saw him here at the Blaisdell back in the 80s during his Sacred Heart tour. Dropped a hit of vitamin A and was completely tripping to the pyrotechnics and the dragon battle sequence. It's a wonder I ever survived that decade.

    Ditto, Ditto, and Ditto. Awesome show!!!
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
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    One of the best song's ever written


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  • kuntasensei
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,259
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    MacLeod wrote: »
    2 outstanding performances:
    The Last In Line
    Stand up and Shout

    "The Last In Line" is a monster example of anthem rock at its finest. Good call.

    Heiney9 wrote:
    No one could replace Ozzy and I thought the Ronnie James Dio Sabbath was lesser than original Sabbath. That being said, I enjoyed him in Rainbow and enjoyed his solo stuff. He had a unique, powerful voice and was a pretty good frontman.

    I agree with that totally. The Ozzy/Tony Iommi combo was the best, IMO.
    Heck, they defined heavy metal for me.
    RJD did an excellent job of representing himself, though, and rocked for a long, long time. He done good. :)
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
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    Ronnie James Dio =-- stepped up when ozz man went down----the result was Heaven & Hell
    One of the best R &R cd's ever made

    somebody wake me up from this nightmare..............
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
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    I'm at a loss for words. RIP...
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
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    The Heaven and Hell "Live at Radio City Music Hall" from 2007 shows Ronnie at his best. He could still hit the high notes at his age. I've been listening to his music all day. We will miss him badly.
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