Tribute To R.J.Dio

A Tribute to the voice of Rock

As a teenage metal head I may have spent more time listening to Ronnie James Dio, who died yesterday from cancer, than any other singer. This is partly because he was in so many darn bands—including Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio—but mostly due to the fact that he was just a terrific frontman with an operatic control of his vocal instrument that few have ever matched. There are many people who only know the man from his fondness for flashing “the Devil’s horns” or his cameo in the 2006 Tenacious D movie The Pick of Destiny. However, to a certain section of the metal-loving fraternity, Ronnie James Dio really is a legend.

The singer first came to the attention of rock fans in the mid-’70s as the frontman of Rainbow, the band legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore formed after departing from Deep Purple. Blackmore would gain a reputation as a tough, dictatorial, boss who tended to re-shuffle the Rainbow lineup with each record. But he clearly recognized the value of Dio’s singing and songwriting skills as the vocalist would ultimately grace four Rainbow albums—1975′s Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, 1976′s Rising, 1977′s On Stage, and 1978′s Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll—before he finally departed. Notable Dio highlights from his days with Rainbow include “Man on the Silver Mountain” and “Kill the King,” a hammering showcase for his full-throated howl.

Dio next joined Black Sabbath for two albums: 1980′s Heaven and Hell and the following year’s Mob Rules. Over time it has become accepted rock wisdom that the only Sabbbath worth listening to is one that features a certain John Michael “Ozzy” Osbourne on vocals. That’s just plain wrong. The two Dio-fronted collections are terrific slabs of rock mayhem that in no way disgrace the Sabs’ history.

In 1982, he left the band and formed Dio with Sabbath drummer Vinnie Appice. The group’s debut album, Holy Diver, once again showed Dio on top form and spawned the swaggering single of the same name. Dio-the-band continued to release albums over the next decade. Meanwhile, Dio-the-singer periodically returned to the Sabbath fold. In recent years, the Mob Rules-era lineup—Dio, Appice, guitarist Tony Iommi, and bassist Geezer Butler—toured extensively under the name “Heaven & Hell” and last year released an album called The Devil You Know. If the latter collection was not the finest work of anyone involved, it did very much show that the singer still possessed one of rock’s great voices.

RIP my friend. You will be missed.The Rainbow has finally gone dark.

CD 1

01.Children Of The Sea: Jag Panzer
02.Country Girl: Dan Swano
03.Don’t Talk To Strangers: Blind Guardian
04.Egypt: Doro
05.Gates Of Babylon: Yngwie J. Malmsteen
06.Kill The King: Primal Fear
07.Long Live Rock N’ Roll: Gamma Ray
08.Rainbow Eyes: Catch The Rainbow
09.Sign Of The Southern Cross: Fates Warning

CD 2

01. Heaven & Hell: Enola Gray
02. Holy Diver: Holy Mother
03. Kill The King: Stratovarius
04. Man On The Silver Mountain: Hammerfall
05. Neon Knights: Steel Prophets
06. Shame On The Night: Solitude Aeturnus
07. Still I’m Sad: Alex Rudy Pell
08. Temple Of The King: Angel Dust
09. The Last In Line: Destiny’s End
10. We Rock: Grave Digger

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A tribute to Ronnie James Dio - Jorn - Dio (2010)



Dio is the seventh studio album by Norwegian rock singer Jørn Lande, (released under his stagename Jorn) released in July 2010. The album was recorded as
a tribute to the late Ronnie James Dio and consists of covers of songs from Dio, Black Sabbath and Rainbow, with one original composition written for Ronnie
James Dio. Lande describes the album as a "fine collection of songs that present the music of the Man and the Artist, with a unique twist" and a "sincere
and heartfelt “thank you” to a great and influential Artist" who "has affected my life and career in such a way that without his presence, I would not have
become the artist I am today".
The announcement of the album didn't pass off without critique however, as some fans accused Lande of exploiting the death of Dio.
Frontiers Records President released a statement in which he denies those accusations and explains that the albums has been in the works since spring of 2009.

BAND:................. Jorn
COUNTRY:.............. Norway
ALBUM:................ Dio
TYPE OF ALBUM:........ Tribute
YEAR:................. 2010
GENRE:................ Heavy Metal
Size:................. 122.72 Mb
Quality: ..............mp3, CBR 256kbps

01. Song for Ronnie James 08:08
02. Invisible 05:23
03. Shame on the Night 05:21
04. Push 04:00
05. Stand Up and Shout 03:22
06. Don't Talk to Strangers 04:55
07. Lord Of The Last Day 04:59
08. Night People 04:24
09. Sacred Heart 06:26
10. Sunset Superman 04:55
11. Lonely Is The Word / Letters From Earth (2010 version) 05:27
12. Kill The King 04:03
13. Straight Through The Heart (live) 05:06

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