[kj] Ronnie James Dio R.I.P.

[Rob Horan]

Saw Sabbath on that tour as well, in Sydney, was the loudest gig I've
ever been to...RIP indeed..

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Sent: 16 May 2010 22:24
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: [kj] Ronnie James Dio R.I.P.

Dio passed away this morning after a 6+ month battle with stomach
cancer.

I've always liked Dio's stuff in Rainbow, Black Sabbath and at least the
first 3 solo albums he did in the 80's.  I actually prefer
Black Sabbath w/Dio over the Ozzy era.  I saw him on Black Sabbath's
original Heaven and Hell tour in 1980 as well as his "Holy
Diver" solo tour (which was pretty Spinal Tappish).  I lost interest in
his solo work after that but when I saw him open for Iron
Maiden around 2003 I was really impressed with his set and how well his
voice still sounded and kind of got back into his stuff.  It
was a real treat to catch Heaven and Hell early on their reunion tour a
couple years ago.

T.B.

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