Dio
At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987
Niji Entertainment - 2010
The first release from the company created in the wake of Ronnie James Dio's passing, Niji Entertainment is the 2 disc live recordings of Dio in his solo incarnation at the rather famous Castle Donington Festival.
You'll find two full concert performances here and you can't go wrong with either show. It is kind of expected that when you hear a live concert that Ronnie James Dio is performing that he will sound fantastic, and that is obviously the case here once again.
The quality of the sound recordings here is magnificent. The band sound great, the crowd noise is there but never overwhelms the actual performance.
The song selections from the solo Dio era weren't classics at the time but along with the Rainbow and Black Sabbath cuts, they've all become Dio concert staples.
And the packaging for the release isn't skimpy either. You get two replicas of the all access backstage passes from the two shows, the artwork posters for each show are recreated on the disc holder sections and an interesting essay about the performances.
About the only thing I can say remotely negative about the set is that while it is a pretty great collection from a historical angle, it is otherwise, just another live release from Dio of which there have been quite a number of them over the years. Being a fanatic fan of Dio myself, that is okay. However, for those less devoted to the music of Ronnie, a live release with songs they've heard both the studio and many live versions of already might be asking a bit too much.
Grade: A Minus
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