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Dio is a heavy metal band formed by big-voiced Ronnie James Dio, in 1982, after his stint with Black Sabbath. The original line-up was Dio with Vinny Appice (drums), Vivian Campbell (guitar), and Jimmy Bain (bass). Claude Schnell was brought in after the first album so that Dio could be released from keyboard duties to concentrate on vocals.
Review: THE BAND (over the years): Ronnie James Dio (vocals, keyboards), Vivian Campbell (guitar), Tracy Grijalva (guitar), Craig Goldie (guitar), Rowan Robertson (guitar), Jimmy Bain (bass), Jeff Pilson (bass), Teddy Cook (bass), Claude Schnell (keyboards), Jens Johansson (keyboards), Vinny Appice (drums), Simon Wright (drums).
THE DISC: (2000) 16 tracks in chronological order clocking in at approximately 78 minutes. Included with the disc is an 18-page booklet containing a 15-page band intro with numerous photos, song titles/credits, what songs came from which albums, and original album cover artwork of each of Dio's releases over the years. This compilation covers the Dio solo years from 1983-94. Digitally remastered sound. Label - Warner Bros / Rhino.
ALBUM REPRESENTATION: Holy Diver (4 songs), Last In Line (3), Sacred Heart (4), Intermission (1 - live), Dream Evil (2), Lock Up The Wolves (1), Strange Highways (1).
COMMENTS: A great compilation here, though far from complete. A double-disc would have been better suited to cover these solo albums (there is a double-disc collection called "Stand Up & Shout - The Dio Anthology" 2003 with 29 tracks - but, it covers his entire career including Elf and Black Sabbath). Every track on "Beast" is deserving... except perhaps "Man On A Silver Mountain" which is a song written by Dio when he was with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (a great song, but just seems oddly out of place here)... but at only two-and-a-half minutes long, it's forgivable. I noticed three questionable calls here, in 1. - no songs from "Angry Machines" (1996) or "Magica" (2000). "The Beast Of Dio" was released in October of 2000, and "Magica" was released in March of 2000... so it was possible to include something from "Magica" here. As bad or weird as these two albums might have been, at least one song from each should have been included; 2. - the generous selections from "Sacred Heart" (4)... one or two songs too many in my opinion; and 3. - glaring omissions of some classic Dio tracks - i.e. "Egypt (The Chains Are On)", "Wild One", "One Night In The City", "Don't Talk To Strangers", "Jesus, Mary & The Holy Ghost", and perhaps one of my all-time favorites of his "Evilution". Maybe Dio will get another chance to make a 'Best Of' double-disc featuring ALL his solo works - including "Angry Machines", "Magica", and his more recent "Killing The Dragon" (2002) and "Master Of The Moon" (2004). As for "Beast" - not a weak tune on the disc. 7 of the songs here are from "Holy Diver" and "Last In Line" - early Dio's masterpieces. The original line up of guitarist Vivian Campbell, bassist Jimmy Bain, and drummer Vinny Appice have proved to be both classic and timeless. "Beast" is a nice intro to Ronnie James Dio, though far from complete
Tracklisting:
1. "Stand Up And Shout"
2. "Holy Diver"
3. "Rainbow In The Dark"
4. "Straight Through The Heart"
5. "We Rock"
6. "The Last In Line"
7. "Mystery"
8. "King Of Rock And Roll"
9. "Sacred Heart"
10. "Hungry For Heaven"
11. "Rock 'n' Roll Children"
12. "Man On The Silver Mountain (Live)"
13. "Dream Evil"
14. "I Could Have Been A Dreamer"
15. "Lock Up The Wolves"
16. "Strange Highways"
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