at one time reported to be the uncle of xpt's own Gen Padova

Ronnie James Dio was a legend. I played the shit out of my Dio tapes back in the 80's and his songs are always on my ipod today.

Holy Diver
Rainbow in the dark

The guitarist really kills it on the solo in the live vid.

When I was in High School I wore out a tape of the album "Dream Evil".

Did she get more sympathy for a fake dead uncle or for her fake cancer??

so wtf is a holy diver?

Shit I since Redgoat mentioned it, I think I saw a show like that too, in at the Arts Center in Holmdel. I only went to see Motorhead, and was drinking too long in the parking lot and missed most of their set.

I saw him once solo (Holy Diver tour, once with Blackmore's Rainbow and once with Sabbath. He was a heckuva a little showman.

I've got a Kerry Livgren (Kansaa} solo Christian album that RJD sang on two cuts. Fantastic work.

I had heard he was sick, but was doing well enough he was going to tour starting August. The guy is like 68 years old.

I heard on Octane on XM this afternoon that his wife said he wasn't dead. Haven't reasearched it other than here.

He was a real talented guy who has a big in the soundtrack of my late teens. I have at least 10- 15 Dio songs on my iPod, too.

Fucking sad. Grew up with his music. Damn it. He's a LEGEND.

R.I.P. Ronnie.

Ten years ago I would have bet everything I own that he would outlive Ozzy.

"Holy diver... get away, get away, get away."

Gee Ronnie, thanks for the advice. But I just can't fucking get away from your song. R.I.P.

I went to a Black Sabbath concert when he was the lead singer. R.I.P., Mr. Dio.

NUTCASES TO PROTEST DIO’S FUNERAL

We’ve been flooded with e-mails this morning from fans who have been outraged to learn that the Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Dio’s public memorial service on May 30.

It makes sense. God doesn't like fags, so he poisoned Dio's stomach w/cancer in between causing hurricanes, earthquakes and military casualties.

This is kind of related:

If you folks want an interesting and modern metal documentaries check out:

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)

and

Global Metal (2008)

Both are highly recommended.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmbuHKuyDRc&feature=related

Gen is freaked out. A mainstream publicist contacted her offering to set up some media interviews (for a small fee). They claim that Westboro protested because Dio has a niece who does porn ... Gen.

It's uncanny how closely Phelps resembles Max Hardcore, especially when he's wearing a cowboy hat. Phelps looks even crazier, though... Max could pass for a sane guy because, AFAIK, he doesn't have that loony light shining in his eyes.

unlistenable fags. axl would have gone MIA for three hours past their start time and izzy would be too scared of coke to leave his dad's place in IN. the only band supposedly not just raped off stage by a lies-era guns was metallica during their black album tour.

not my favorite band, but slash seems to have an immense respect for him, the guy from megadeath and ONLY FOR JOE PERRY BECAUSE PERRY'S AGENT BOUGHT HIM HIS FIRST NEW SUITCASE. some kids from the hill school's dad figured we'd be sufficiently insulated at his suite so yeah, i caught them at the peak of ego.

BUT most of what you'd actually remember and listen to today and not laugh was basically from 88-9 when they still could find axl on a given week, adler understood those pedals near his feet did a noise thing at that stage and slash, dizzy and izzy were banging a good amount of horse.
shit like 14 years and civil war were all shot out of a motivated axl over a narrow window and their rythm and lead guitarists essentially may have been as solid as any two as a sum of parts. axl'd write lyrics and they were in sync with each other they'd hammer something out.

no, there wasn't a real page-talent there but slash and keith are very good and probably simply enjoy playing more than the freaks because they both can still sound better maybe than anyone but that guy years ago....

play like pantera and you're lame-fast and clean behind some screaming's not very difficult for WHITE MEN to do if they picked up an instrument early.

stray from what you're supposed to do-play dirty, sleazy but noticably talented blues-based riffs because every solid lead either did or does.

actually, leonard glass is technically more badass than sabbath or kiss because he's smart, unable to sustain interpersonal relations but tags a talented 50=max actress now and when oliver stone and trent reznor needed to make the greatest single compilation ever, he's featured heavily. can't remember much but ugly poor people screaming and bleading, but breaking snoop, sweet jane, southwestern tribal chanting over sadly the guy who could do it in reznor's studio skill at the time, some l7, and bob dylan signed on too and just buy the fucking thing, i just needed to remind you it's still that fucking good. like, ten-fifteen years later the names reznor and stone pulled then got exclusive tracks that were anything but mailed in, even from dylan isn't shabby.