School me on Dio

[MirrorProfiles]

Heard the obvious songs and a smattering of others, but would love some recommendations of his best work or some underrated gems. Can be for any reason (songwriting/vocal performance/musical input from the band etc).

 

[JiveTurkey]

Excellent voice but 1000/1000 I would pick any Halford/Dickenson/Kiske material over his by an absolute landslide. Way too plodding.


For context; my Dio favorites are the Hear N' Aid song, Hungry For Heaven and Turn Up the Night by Sabbath.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

absolute comedy gold in this, Ive read it before but every time I go over it there’s stuff I’ve forgotten about. Must be so much that happened off the record that is beyond belief, legit funnier than Spinal Tap.

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[deathbyguitar]

This one is a gem. I remember hearing this on Pandora in college and it blew me away. Never particularly liked 80's rock (shoot me) but this man's voice blew me away, even in his old age.

 

[JiveTurkey]

This one is a gem. I remember hearing this on Pandora in college and it blew me away. Never particularly liked 80's rock (shoot me) but this man's voice blew me away, even in his old age.

I've never really paid attention to Doug Aldrich but dude is a good player!

 

[MTB1973]

I have always loved this album.

 

[mbenigni]

If you want to hear his voice at its absolute best, you have to go back to the Blackmore-era stuff (and honestly, I'm not all that familiar.) As for underrated material, Mob Rules is often overlooked in favor of Heaven & Hell, but I think Mob Rules is Dio's best album. Sign of the Southern Cross, Falling Off the Edge of the World, Voodoo, Country Girl... so many amazing songs.