The dio years is a 2007 compilation cd of material from recordings made during vocalist ronnie james dio s tenure in the band. Of all the legendary heavy metal singers, ronnie james dio was the greatest of them all. Vocalist ronnie james dio had just finished his first tenure in black sabbath, whose drummer, vinny appice, he took with him to put together his own band. Born ronald james padavona on july 10, 1942 in portsmouth, new hampshire, he fronted a holy trinity of iconic bands rainbow, black sabbath and dio. Metal xmas includes many of the same artists on the rjd tribute album, ronnie james dio. As of 11032009 it has been certified gold by the riaa, having sold more than 500,000 copies in the us. Find ronnie james dio song information on allmusic. Find ronnie james dio discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Born as ronald james padavona in cortland, ny, on july 10th 1942. The cd contains remastered tracks taken from the studio albums heaven and hell 1980, mob rules 1981, and dehumanizer 1992, as well as a live version of the song children of the sea taken from the live album live evil 1982. Ronnie james dio biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Ronnie james dio is the greatest rock singer that has ever lived on the planet earth since the beginning of time.
Stand up and shout writtenby jimmy bain, ronnie james dio 3. The dio years is a 2007 compilation cd of material recorded by black sabbath during vocalist ronnie james dio s tenure in the band. Ronald james padavona july 10, 1942 may 16, 2010, known professionally as ronnie james dio or simply dio, was an american heavy metal singersongwriter and composer, and was also known for popularizing the sign of the horns in heavy metal. The cd contains full album length, remastered tracks culled from all three studio albums. Metal hits is a compilation album by the heavy metal band dio and was released in 2005 by rhino flashback records. Best ronnie james dio songs top ten list thetoptens. Ronnie james dio nombre real ronald james padavona.
After two albums with black sabbath, ronnie james dio left in 1982 and formed dio with fellow sabbath band mate vinny appice on drums. Multiinstrumentalist and heavymetal mainstay ronnie james dio built up a hefty back catalog over the decades, with a career that spans vocalizing for rainbow, black sabbath, and of course, his own group, dio. Fittingly enough, a young ronnie james dio provides the goblinlike frontman presence required by the increasingly baroque blackmore. By the dawn of the 70s, their name was shortened to simply elf with dio focusing on lead vocals fulltime, and changing his name to ronnie james dio and a record deal came their way, with exdeep purple bassist roger glover producing. Every ronnie james dio album ranked, 101 every ronnie. Sure, like any best of, there are songs missing, but overall this is a very, very good grouping of songs throughout dio s entire career. Perhaps the first example of dragon rock a style perfected by bands like iron maiden and dio in the early to mid80s was ritchie blackmores rainbow, a rather pretentious 1975 collection from the guitarists first postdeep purple project.
Every ronnie james dio album ranked from worst to best louder. This russian 2disc compilation of the late, great ronnie james dio has a complete and excellent collection of his best tunes. The best of dio as that one has a song he and his band did titled hide in the rainbow which was used as a soundtrack for the 1986 film iron eagle. The ronnie james dio story compilation 320kbps tracklist. Download discografia dio 19832012 the book of downloads. It is a followup to the very beast of dio, a compilation album released in 2000 featuring tracks from dio s first six studio albums and live ep. Ronnie james dio a tribute to ronnie james dio this is. Jan 10, 2019 with this album, ronnie james dio made black sabbath great again. Elf, was a bluesrock band founded in 1967 in cortland, new york, united states by singer and bassist ronnie james dio ronnie padavona, keyboardist doug thaler, drummer gary driscoll, and guitarists nick pantas and david rock feinstein dio s cousin.
Dio is a dutch hip hop artist 1 dio was an american heavy metal band led by vocalist legend ronnie james dio, who formed it in 1982 after leaving black sabbath. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Although ronnie claimed that his intention was to form a band and not a solo project, he remained the only continuous member and the prime creative force in the band throughout its lifespan. As a side note, if you pick up the mp3, you also get a bonus track, buried alive, by jasta. Dio had the greatest voice in metal and wrote some pretty cool lyrics on his way to spurring on what is considered to be dragon rock. Classic heavy metal band formed by ronnie james dio, headbanging icon and perennial frontman elf, rainbow, black sabbath. This album also marks schnells final appearance with dio. If youre a ronnie james dio fan, this is a must have. Heaven and hell, mob rules, dehumanizer, and the live album live evil. From the album holy diver, remastered in 2005 by rock candy records.
Download holy dio a tribute to ronnie james dio ano. The very beast of dio is the second greatest hits collection cd from the american heavy metal band dio. Rock candy records has not sued youtube, so youtube has no right to delete this video. So high at the beginning, yet so powerful towards the end.
The band was orignially called the electric elves, but was shortened to the elves, and finally elf in 1969. Gypsy writtenby ronnie james dio, vivian patrick campbell 3. In an interview, available on the special edition rerelease of holy diver, dio states that he never intended to begin a. Zakk wylde celebrates 20 years of black label society.
All three rainbow albums showcase his pipes and his great lyrics and blackmores. Apart from this compilation, i would also strongly recommend the 1992 compilation diamonds. Its from executive producer wendy dio, honoring the late great ronnie james dio, died may 16, 2010. It features former rough cutt members craig goldy and claude schnell, and includes the singles all the fools sailed away and i could have been a dreamer. Holy diver is the debut studio album by american heavy metal band dio, released in 1983. Ronnie james dio we rock greatest hits 2004, 2cd, cd. Dream evil was dio s last album to feature murray on the cover and also the last to feature drummer vinny appice until the 1993 album strange highways. Overall, the very beast of dio is a very good compilation to start off with if youre new to dio. Ronnie james dio discography free mega completa hits. Ronnie james dio is an icon his music and words will live on forever. He is considered one of the greatest heavy metal singers of all time and is known for his fantasybased lyrics and sword and sorcery image.
Dio was a heavy metal band formed by singer ronnie james dio and drummer vinny appice in 1982 following their depature from black sabbath. Dio was an amercian heavy metal band led by vocalist legend ronnie james dio. Ronnie james dio biography, albums, streaming links. Dream evil is the fourth studio album released by the american heavy metal band dio, on july 21, 1987. As of 11032009 it has been certified gold by the riaa, having sold more than 500,000 copies in the us a followup to this compilation was released on october 9, 2012. Ronnie adopted the surname dio sometime in the early 60s, taking inspiration from mobster johnny dio. And for all the power and glory in rainbow rising and holy diver, this was, for heavy metals greatest singer, his defining statement.
Welcome to, and today were counting down our picks for the top 10 ronnie james dio songs. The dio years is a 2007 compilation cd of material recorded by black sabbath during vocalist ronnie james dios tenure in the band. He has one of the most distinctive and greatest voices in music. Caught in the middle writtenby ronnie james dio, vincent appice, vivian patrick campbell 4. The roster was completed by his former band mate from rainbow, jimmy bain, on bass and by the young guitarist vivian campbell. Listen free to dio we rock greatest hits holy diver, we rock and more. Jan 10, 2020 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. This cd covers his career from his early days up until his death in 2010. Although his trademark tales of dungeons and dragons may have singlehandedly inspired spinal tap more specifically, taps overblown epic stonehenge, ronnie james dio was unquestionably one of heavy metals most talented and instantly identifia. The vocals in this song were unbelievably beautiful. Dio holy diver link mega download album full album. Ronnie james dio discography free mega completa hits download. He had a pretty great career going from rainbow to sabbath and then a solid solo career.