ALBUM OF THE WEEK # 144 DIO - HOLY DIVER (30TH ANNIVERSARY) - Classic Rock Bottom2024-03-29T00:28:57Zhttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/forum/topics/album-of-the-week-144-dio-holy-diver-30th-anniversary?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAn amazing album still to thi…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2013-03-09:6060463:Comment:812302013-03-09T16:57:15.960ZJonhttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JonCStephenson
<p>An amazing album still to this day. I bought this when I first heard "Rainbow In The Dark" and was hooked. Then I bought "The Last In Line" and that was it. I just couldn't stand that album and have never bought another Dio album. Does that make me a bad person?</p>
<p>This album I never get tired of, one of the top debut metal albums of all time, in my book. No filler at all. </p>
<p>An amazing album still to this day. I bought this when I first heard "Rainbow In The Dark" and was hooked. Then I bought "The Last In Line" and that was it. I just couldn't stand that album and have never bought another Dio album. Does that make me a bad person?</p>
<p>This album I never get tired of, one of the top debut metal albums of all time, in my book. No filler at all. </p> I'm gonna check out the new a…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2013-03-08:6060463:Comment:815062013-03-08T20:05:55.003ZRJhog (Admin)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>I'm gonna check out the new album when it comes out and the two remasters as well. Reviews on Amazon are good, but no samples to check out.</p>
<p>I'm gonna check out the new album when it comes out and the two remasters as well. Reviews on Amazon are good, but no samples to check out.</p> Interestingly enough, Aldrich…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2013-03-08:6060463:Comment:812192013-03-08T19:51:32.371ZScotthttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Scott
<p>Interestingly enough, Aldrich is the guitarist (and co-songwriter) on Whitesnake's two most recent albums (Good to be Bad and Forevermore)</p>
<p>Interestingly enough, Aldrich is the guitarist (and co-songwriter) on Whitesnake's two most recent albums (Good to be Bad and Forevermore)</p> Cool! Thanks for the link. An…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2013-03-08:6060463:Comment:812182013-03-08T19:46:58.607ZGordon Williamshttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/GordonWilliams
<p>Cool! Thanks for the link. And I am definitely interested in checking out this new band. Aldrich is a strong writer, as well.</p>
<p>And maybe I need to edit my post's a little better...TWO spelling mistakes on my post above! Oh, the shame...the shame!! <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
<p>Cool! Thanks for the link. And I am definitely interested in checking out this new band. Aldrich is a strong writer, as well.</p>
<p>And maybe I need to edit my post's a little better...TWO spelling mistakes on my post above! Oh, the shame...the shame!! <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p> Funny you should mention Doug…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2013-03-08:6060463:Comment:813062013-03-08T19:35:43.041ZRJhog (Admin)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>Funny you should mention Doug Aldrich. He has a band named Burning Rain that has an album coming out in May. I've never heard them at all, but I saw <a href="http://www.melodicrock.com/index1.php" target="_blank">this</a> on melodicrock.com today. Sounds like it's worth checking out.</p>
<p>Funny you should mention Doug Aldrich. He has a band named Burning Rain that has an album coming out in May. I've never heard them at all, but I saw <a href="http://www.melodicrock.com/index1.php" target="_blank">this</a> on melodicrock.com today. Sounds like it's worth checking out.</p> I never got on this thread ea…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2013-03-08:6060463:Comment:815032013-03-08T18:42:38.605ZGordon Williamshttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/GordonWilliams
<p>I never got on this thread earlier because I bought this on vinly when it first came out. Recorded it onto cassette, so I could listen to it while in the car. Have had it on CD for many years...and it's still in medium rotation.</p>
<p>For me, this is a top 25 album of all time. Of all time! That's how good I think it is. Rainbow InThe Dark is the only song I've gotten tired of over the years (still a great tune, though). My favorites from this are "Invisible" (one of my top songs of all…</p>
<p>I never got on this thread earlier because I bought this on vinly when it first came out. Recorded it onto cassette, so I could listen to it while in the car. Have had it on CD for many years...and it's still in medium rotation.</p>
<p>For me, this is a top 25 album of all time. Of all time! That's how good I think it is. Rainbow InThe Dark is the only song I've gotten tired of over the years (still a great tune, though). My favorites from this are "Invisible" (one of my top songs of all time!!) and "Straight Through The Heart". But every track is great.</p>
<p>On a side note, the Dio live in concert DVD of this is outstanding. It was shot on a night when the band did the entire album during the show, in the correct running order as well. There are other songs on the concert DVD, but "Holy Diver" is played completely. I believe it was a 20 or 25 year Holy Diver anniversary show.</p>
<p>Doug Aldrich is the guitar player on that DVD, and after seeing it, that is when I realized Doug is one of the top guitar players anywhere. Ane even though Vivian Campbell is an awesome player, Doug Aldrich is even better. Definitely an awesome concert DVD.</p> You should check out Magica,…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2013-03-04:6060463:Comment:808242013-03-04T17:39:16.809ZScotthttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Scott
<p>You should check out Magica, that's a cool one as well!! The way I hear it, was that he was working on Magica Part 2 at the time of his death, wonder how far he got! </p>
<p>You should check out Magica, that's a cool one as well!! The way I hear it, was that he was working on Magica Part 2 at the time of his death, wonder how far he got! </p> I didn't like Dio when this c…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2013-03-04:6060463:Comment:810112013-03-04T16:50:03.427ZRJhog (Admin)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>I didn't like Dio when this came out. No real reason, he just wasn't on my radar. I have only recently gotten into his music, including Sabbath and Rainbow in the last few years. But I will say that I wish I would have known better, I missed a lot of great material back then.</p>
<p>I didn't like Dio when this came out. No real reason, he just wasn't on my radar. I have only recently gotten into his music, including Sabbath and Rainbow in the last few years. But I will say that I wish I would have known better, I missed a lot of great material back then.</p> It's a classic, and I loved i…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2013-03-04:6060463:Comment:810082013-03-04T14:35:49.054ZNiels (Mod)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Niels
<p>It's a classic, and I loved it, when it was released, and yes, I remember when I bought it. I bought it in may '83, the same day I bought "Piece Of Mind". But where "Piece Of Mind" took a few listenings, this album I got pretty tired of rather fast, and the next few Dio-albums I bought, had the same effect on me. There were a good line-up on this album: To me, Vivian Cambell is The Dio-guitarist, and I will never really accept him as a member of Leppard. Vinnie Appiece is great, and should…</p>
<p>It's a classic, and I loved it, when it was released, and yes, I remember when I bought it. I bought it in may '83, the same day I bought "Piece Of Mind". But where "Piece Of Mind" took a few listenings, this album I got pretty tired of rather fast, and the next few Dio-albums I bought, had the same effect on me. There were a good line-up on this album: To me, Vivian Cambell is The Dio-guitarist, and I will never really accept him as a member of Leppard. Vinnie Appiece is great, and should had been the replacement for Bill Ward in today's Sabbath. Jimmy Bain was Dio's old pal from Rainbow, and made this a complete Rainbow/Sabbath-lineup with a young promising guitarist, just like the ones Ozzy had in his bands."Last In Line" was a dissapoinment, because only the title-track was good imo. The last one I bought was "Dream Evil" (wasn't it called that?) in ...'86-'87, and I don't even think, I heard more than side 1, and only once. But this one is a true classic, and I might just buy a deluxe-version, if it is worth the price. I will probably only listen to it once or twice, though. I know, a lot of you thinks Dio's albums are great, but I don't. Dio made the best albums together with Rainbow and Sabbath. And what's with that rainbow? Why does he put a rainbow in the lyrics in so many of his songs. "Dongeons and Dragons"? Nah, I'm too old for this shit. </p> I just threw up in my mouth .…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2013-03-03:6060463:Comment:807692013-03-03T22:26:38.425ZScotthttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Scott
<p>I just threw up in my mouth .... <img src="http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/ucsycybersmiley/27.gif"/></p>
<p>I just threw up in my mouth .... <img src="http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/ucsycybersmiley/27.gif"/></p>