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Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: gregduboc on May 16, 2010, 02:42:08 PM

Sad news (http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37180773/ns/today-entertainment/), I am a huge fan of his voice...
 
Greg

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: mike1762 on May 16, 2010, 03:18:27 PM

I'm a huge fan as well, but I didn't even know he was ill.  That voice was the epitome of Heavy Metal.

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: crobbins on May 16, 2010, 06:29:10 PM

Rest In Peace.

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: dannobasso on May 16, 2010, 08:19:43 PM

A big loss for many fans all over the world. He has been making his great voice heard for many years and still sounded great. He was also a class act always. Humility and appreciation for his fans was always the impression I got. The Mob Rules is one of favorite songs of all time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riSwLDznuGU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riSwLDznuGU)

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: hieronymous on May 16, 2010, 09:06:15 PM

I'm bummed, but he left a great metal legacy. I really like the recent Heaven and Hell concert DVD - basically the Dio version of Black Sabbath, playing and sounding GREAT! Definitely a huge loss. I don't normally post on these kinds of threads, but I'm really feeling this one...
 
I've never heard this song before or seen the video, but I like it! Found it posted on another forum:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI9up-pHwkk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI9up-pHwkk target=_blank)
 
(Message edited by hieronymous on May 16, 2010)
 
(Message edited by hieronymous on May 16, 2010)

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: adriaan on May 17, 2010, 01:33:44 AM

Glorious voice!
 
Roger Glover & Guests' Love is all was a huge hit in the Netherlands, reaching #1. It actually replaced the horrid Una Paloma Blanca of the George Baker Selection (whose earlier hit Little Green Bag shot to fame in recent years through a Tarantino film).
 
Ah, to be 9 or 10 again! Uh, well, much like my son is these days. Together we put up a couple of shelves in the garden shed yesterday.
 
Here's the Wikipedia page on The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Butterfly_Ball_and_the_Grasshopper%27s_Feast_(album)), the concept album that originally featured Love is All.
 
(Message edited by adriaan on May 17, 2010)

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: mikedm on May 17, 2010, 09:07:06 AM

I enjoyed Ronnie in all of his musical incarnations. He always brought a poetic sensibility to each band. The first Rainbow album is still one of my favorites.

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: alembicfan on May 17, 2010, 10:49:59 AM

Rest in Peace,Ronnie

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: tmoney61092 on May 17, 2010, 03:06:03 PM

huge loss to the music world, R.I.P. Ronnie
 
~Taylor

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: darkstar01 on May 18, 2010, 12:25:40 AM

i think we'd be missing something if we didn't point out that, in addition to his awesome musical contributions to metal, he pretty much single handedly gave us this:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/80134.jpg)
 
rip dio.

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: souza_lima on May 18, 2010, 09:39:36 AM

They were coming to Brazil and canceled the tour saying Dio got to care a throat's cancer just a month ago. What happened?
 
I'm not a Metal fan, but I can't understand why our local news wrote so little about his death and  carrer...
 
Rip Dio!

Title: RIP Ronnie James Dio
Post by: alembic83 on May 21, 2010, 08:29:15 AM

RIP, Dio...He also played bass in some of his early bands! He will be missed!