Quote:
Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?
Is now a good time to say that I've never been impressed by Dio's solo stuff and to me it's always sounded like dumbed down versions of stuff he did in Rainbow & Sabbath?
|
Leaving out the first two albums, and maybe one or two others, I'd agree with that tentatively. Dio's voice and presence were so overpowering that yeah, you could substitute some of his Dio work with Sabbath or Rainbow, but I feel Campbell's guitar work on the first two/three albums give it that edge of difference. I agree that Ronnie lost his way after "Sacred heart", and it was a long time before he found the path back. I mean, "Angry machines"????
But I feel it's almost impossible to fault "Holy diver" or "The last in line", and anyone that does is either lying or doesn't appreciate proper classic heavy metal.