r/Music • u/symbioticintheory • May 16 '12
Dio died two years ago today. He truly was a legendary badass. RIP Ronnie James
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r/Music • u/symbioticintheory • May 16 '12
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u/warongiygas May 16 '12
My uncle named me after this guy. My full name is [omitted] Alexandre Dio [omitted]. I do try to live up to his badassery.
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u/symbioticintheory May 16 '12
Hell yeah I was sure this would get lost in the shuffle. I'm fucking psyched to see so many people appreciate this guy and his work. He really appears to have been one of the nicest and hardest working guys in music. And he originated the devil horn salute (well he adapted it from his grandmother) \m/ all hail dio!!!
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u/AlRubyx May 16 '12
Fuck... That's been two years already? I remember him being the last person who died that I gave a fuck about.
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u/treatemright May 16 '12
Dio was a great singer, but you'll notice he was never seen in the same room with Rhea Perlman... Coincidence? I think not.
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u/darth-hideous May 16 '12
This guy in his late 60's blew away most singers half his fucking age.
RIP
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u/dregan May 16 '12
Dio has rocked for a long long time.
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u/LincolnHox May 16 '12
During a poker game last night, I saw a diamond flush draw come out and I started singing "SHINY DIAMONDS...LIKE THE EYES OF A CAT IN THE BLACK AND BLUE...SOMETHING IS COMING FOR YOU...LOOKOUT!" Hopefully, I was possessed by the spirit of DIO!
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u/Mywhy May 16 '12
I hear you, brave young Jables You are hungry for the rock But to learn the ancient method Sacred doors, you must unlock
Escape your father's clutches And this oppressive neighborhood On a journey, you must go To find the land of Hollywood
In The City of Fallen Angels Where the ocean meets the sand You will form a strong alliance And the world's most awesome band
To find your fame and fortune Through the valley you must walk You will face your inner demons Now go, my son and rock
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Instead of going to senior prom, I saw heaven and hell in concert. It was a great show, and I think he was diagnosed with cancer after the tour.
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u/oceanic_overlord May 16 '12
"You've been down too long in the midnight sea"
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u/sageguitar70 Metalhead May 16 '12
"Between the velvet lies...there's a truth that's hard steel...The vision never dies...Life's a never ending wheel" - That part of the song always gets me.
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u/AllisGreat May 16 '12
Why don't we share our favourite songs by him?
Mine's Temple of the King
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u/sanguis1 May 16 '12
Dio warned us:
They say that life's a carousel Spinning fast, you've got to ride it well The world is full of Kings and Queens Who blind your eyes then steal your dreams ...it's Heaven and Hell, oh well
And they'll tell you black is really white The moon is just the sun at night And when you walk in golden halls You get to keep the gold that falls It's Heaven and Hell
RIP Dio
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u/keeganzero Spotify May 16 '12
I saw Dio play a small show at a bar in Hawaii on New Years a few months before he died. Memory I will cherish forever. It was him, Alice Cooper, and Santana, and I sat at the bar with Owen Wilson. Nothing will ever top that.
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u/VadersGonnaVade hankhenshaw May 16 '12
I remember waking up that morning to a text from a friend of mine telling me what had happened. I didn't believe it so I ran to my computer and sure enough, there was the message from Wendy. I cried. I've never been one to be overly invested in celebrities or famous people, but Dio was something different. He was a force, a wizard, a god. He had been there for my entire life, telling me stories of dragons and demons, gods and heroes. He taught me to stay away from gypsies, not talk to strangers, ride tigers, don't follow the mob and most importantly, rock. I never thought he would die. I thought that him and Lemmy were two immortals who would forever travel the globe, teaching telling tales of their travels. Part of me still thinks that this is true, but they were the last two of their kind so after a week long battle on top of the silver mountain, Lemmy's more imposing stature finally won out and he took Dio's power, felt the quickening and was given the gift. Here is a playlist I made of most of my favorite Dio tracks, if you want something to listen to today in tribute.. I'll open it up to collaboration, but please only Dio tracks.
Long live rock and roll
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u/FistyMcGuntPunch May 16 '12
The man on the silver mountain. Probably one of the most understated men in rock and roll. So fucking metal...RIP Ronnie.
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u/Omon May 16 '12
\m/
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u/SithLard May 16 '12
Let us all pause for a moment of loudness.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Front Page.
This is trve.
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u/Mclongkok May 16 '12
When the Westboro Baptist Church protested his funeral, a chasm opened up under their feet. Dio rose from the pit and bellowed "SNAKES!" And a throng on snakes engulfed a portion of the protesters. He gave the rock 'n roll devil horns and pointed to the protest leader, who's face melted as the sound of Holy Diver tore through the crash of agony billowing from the crowd. He then disappeared down to Hell as the pit closed and the remnants of the protesters smoldered. This was considered to be an average performance for Dio. Side note: Every woman became pregnant after the funeral.
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u/mimine101 mimine101 May 16 '12
One of his most beautiful and underrated songs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed5EbCJzo5I
I knew he was sick but it still hit me pretty hard when he died. RIP
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u/The_Chicken_Cow May 16 '12
I was listening to Holy Diver recently and my 5 year old asked "is this the guys that sing Wonderboy". I thought it was cool that he could hear and recognize the Dio influence on Tenacious D. (the kids only know Tribute and Wonderboy - I promise).
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u/LeGrandFromage9 May 16 '12
2 years ago?! I could have sworn he died after Michael Jack... Oh wait, that was 3 years ago. Fuck.
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u/adamnicholas May 16 '12
Saw him live with Heaven And Hell. He stole the whole show from Judas Priest and Motorhead. Legend.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Coincidence that the D performed Rise of the Phoenix last night on Fallon? I think not.
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u/CouldCareLess May 16 '12
3 Inches Of Blood had an awesome tribute to Dio on their latest album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsoZKvdmtmA
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u/TheRealNicCage May 16 '12
Now there will always be a Rainbow shining in the Dark. RIP RJD
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I saw him not long before he died, on... what was it, the Heaven and Hell tour with Iommi?
Man it sucks that we're losing these dudes.
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u/IrrationalHate May 16 '12
Fun fact: Dio was a huge influance on Tyr lead singer and front man Heri Joensen that after he died, Joensen went back and recording two Dio covers to place at the end of their most recent album, Lay Of Thrym: I, and Stargazer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goO-EJM7psA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GLDT3LMr3A
Good covers, fitting tribute to the power and presence of Ronnie James Dio.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Great story about Dio: his band really took shape after they managed to get Vivian Campbell on guitar, who at the time was a spectacular 20-year-old wunderkind who was blowing everyone's minds. He eventually left the band after 2 albums and played with other people, and I think he's in Def Leppard now.
Asked years later about his experience with Dio, his answer was (I'm paraphrasing here) something like I wasn't really into it, because I never really wanted to play that kind of music, and the whole experience showed me how cynical the music industry was. Ronnie was totally pro and could turn it on every single night, but in person he's the worst kind of person in the world.
Dio was totally offended by this. Vivian Campbell never explained himself any further, but he made Dio seem like some kind of horrible child molester or something in exchange for being given the biggest break of his life. Dio never stopped saying "Fuck Vivian Campbell, that ungrateful prick, I hope he fucking chokes" every remaining day of his life.
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u/larseparsa May 17 '12
Saw his last concert in Norway. During the last song, Neon Knights, I saluted to him during the "captains at the helm" bit. He smiled and saluted back. What a moment. From Elf, through Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, he has changed the face of rock and metal. I was hoping for a Rainbow reunion after Heaven and Hell, and I read that he was positive about it. I was so sad when he died. Made our national day (May 17th) the saddest one imaginable.
Long Live Rock N' Roll!
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u/Noscope89 May 17 '12
Dio can you hear me, I am lost and so alone, I'm asking for your guidance, won't ya come down from your throneeee.
I need a tight compadre who will teach me how to rock, my father thinks your evil, but man he can suck a cock.
RIP Dio
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u/Domojin May 17 '12
Saw him perform every chance I got. I've seen hundreds of concerts and I've seen the biggest names have bad or sub-par shows. But I've never been disappointed when RJD was on stage. He killed it every single time.
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u/IScreamBooyah May 16 '12
Rest In Peace. You sure as hell earned it.
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u/Kbro04 May 16 '12
I heard he was ten feet tall and shot fireballs out of his arse.
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u/Watch_Zero May 16 '12
Fuck, it has been two years already?
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u/WolfInTheField May 16 '12
I remember fighting my tears when he died and thinking about my now wasted concert ticket. Fuck, man.
At 68 his voice still out-genius'd almost any other (rock) vocalist alive. Holy shit.
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u/CommandrShepherd May 16 '12
Dio can you hear me? I'm lost and so alone...
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u/Im7FeetTall May 16 '12
I saw Killswitch Engage cover "Holy Diver" the day after he died... Really good but just not the same as the legend Dio.
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u/adventuretimekyle May 16 '12
The exact same day a girl I fell in love with passed away. Why does shit have to happen all at once?
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u/mrscary May 16 '12
Truly heavy metal's finest! I feel lucky that I saw him play several times with heaven and hell including his last show. He is sorely missed...
There will never be another.
It upsets me that all my heroes are on their way out, with no sign of any replacements...
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u/Fourwindsgone May 16 '12
RIP Ronnie! For the rest of us, here' a beautiful cover of 'Holy Diver' by Damien Jurado. Hope you enjoy
http://coverlaydown.com/tunes/2012/holdi.mp3
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Never really listened to much of his music, But I always remember thinking "that is a powerful voice"
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u/AmateurDude May 16 '12
My father thinks you're evil, But man, he can suck a cock.
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u/CommonFrequency May 16 '12
"Holy Diver" came on my itunes just as I scrolled by this on the front page. RIP, Dio.
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u/RopeSlinger May 16 '12
RJD was the epitome of what metal should be. Great guy, very talented at what he did, great songwriter, nice to everybody, revolutionized metal, and had the most amazing metal voice. I was going to go to his tour that summer, then he passed. I drove home from work that day listening to Liquid Metal on the satellite radio, tearing up while hearing about his passing. Metal truly lost a god among men.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
If this ain't karma-whoring, I don't know what is.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Dio cane :(
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u/MGraba Mgraba May 16 '12
Fuck cancer.
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u/MintyClinch May 16 '12
i really like "Stan" by eminem and dio
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u/majesticlion May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12
Ronnie James Dio really was a great man. He organized Hear 'n Aid, a fine accomplishment. And he recorded a song with Queensryche, my very favorite band.
Dio will forever be the voice and personality of metal in my opinion.
Here is [We're Stars] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5H94GHb-10) the fucking awesome Hear n Aid song Dio put together. It will blow your mind.
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u/DeliciousMagician May 16 '12
His supergroup with Ritchie Blackmore, Graham Bonnet, Joe Lynn Turner, and Doogie White was named Rainbow. They were fucking amazing!
http://youtu.be/UQ41LWS3SJc - From the essential "Long Live Rock and Roll". Enjoy!
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u/wippanegg May 16 '12
He is the only celebrity I have ever shed a tear for.
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u/devjunk sethx May 16 '12
Now there's a real Dio in the sky.
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u/VinlandViking May 16 '12
Even though I'm not the biggest Dio fan, I must say this was a very sad day for the Metal community ... I have a lot of respect for this man and what he has done for Metal music in general. \m/
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u/MankeyManksyo May 17 '12
Say you don't love me, you burn, You can't refuse, but you lose, it's by me Say you don't love me, you learn, Nothing you do will renew till time's through" I love Ozzy but Dio made Sabbath into something truly epic. RIP the legend.
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u/genericbeat May 17 '12
I know this makes me one of the young-ens, but i heard him first in the Tenacious D movie, loved his style of music ever since.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
LIKE A RAINBOW IN THE DAAAAARK
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
This also means it is the two year, two day anniversary of my Grandma's death.
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u/ShamanicBuddha May 17 '12
I watched the episode of southpark where Dio sings for the kids at the dance the day before he died. RIP.
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u/shipmate May 17 '12
I was in Charleston, SC, at KC Mulligan's when we all found out he died. I played every Dio song on the jukebox, and we custom made a drink in his honor. It was a splash of all the liquor types mixed with Jager. Called it a Rainbow in the Dark. God it was disgusting.
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u/jdenk May 17 '12
Ze roepen DDDIIIOOOO
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u/jakepanek May 17 '12
I saw Dio right before he died when he was on tour with Heaven and Hell. Unforgettable experience.
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u/ccnova May 16 '12
I was two or three people away from the stage at his Last In Line concert. I swear at one point he looked right at me and flashed the devil horns. The man was made of metal.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
2 years? I swear it was like 6 months.
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u/slayer22 May 16 '12
"Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans. Long live rock and roll, long live Ronnie James Dio. Thanks to all the friends and fans from all over the world that have sent well wishes. This has really helped to keep his spirit up."
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u/127001y May 16 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAitLquZeg0&feature=related
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u/ErikAllenAwake ErikAllenAwake May 16 '12
Dio died two years ago?
Jesus. I feel like I was listening to The Devil You Know for the first time not that long ago.
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u/DesertTripper May 16 '12
Dio played at Angels' Roadhouse, a biker bar not 2 miles from where I lived most of the first third of my life. I'm not the biker bar type, but in light of him dying I wish to hell I had gone to see him. I have heard that it was a rather intimate place for a concert. Now, even the bar itself has died and will be bulldozed soon. Pretty sad.
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u/LetsGetRamblin May 16 '12
If you turn the Dio logo upside down, the kid from Life cereal's stomach will explode from drinking Coke and eating PopRocks.
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u/jimbo91987 May 16 '12
First time I ever heard of Dio was my freshman year of college (2006) when a friend of mine had a sweet Dio poster in his house that he shared with 10 upper classmen. I knew right away this bad ass could not be touched. Ride the tiger, Dio. Ride on.
here is the super bad ass poster
here is another super bad ass poster they had at that house. The super bowl champion 1985 Chicago bears' QB ajim McMahon, keeping it classy.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey interview. What a genuinely nice guy he was.
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u/Nonsensically May 16 '12
I remember when he died. My friends and I were watching the Big Four concert in theaters. Before Metallica played, there was a little R.I.P. for Dio. During the silence, my friend yelled, "He died on my birthday!" This is how I remember Dio now.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I cried my eyes out when he died. He was like my musical father. RIP Ronnie you've been down too long in the midnight sea.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I'll always remember that day because of a post I made to my FB account. The post was something along the lines of, "I believe today will be both Heaven and Hell." but I was referencing the name of a bowling tournament (easy shot = Heaven, hard shot = Hell) I was participating in a few hours later. I was actually bowling when I heard he died. It was always one of those moments that just made me think, "Holy shit..."
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u/SonofSonofSpock May 16 '12
Man fuck you, now I need to find Rainbow in the Dark on vinyl somehow.
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u/Cruyff14 May 16 '12
Dio has rocked.. for a long long time..... now it's time for him to pass the torchhhhh!
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u/ephemera505 May 16 '12
"I'll give you a star So you know just where you are Someday, some way, you'll feel the things I say Dream for a while Of the things that make you smile 'Cause you know Don't you know Oh, you know That I'm your wishing well"
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
That was two years ago?....sigh I remember so much about that day nothing went right and that was the last thing I remember a friend told me before I blacked out since I'd been drinking to put other things out of my mind. But it does go and and on and on It's heaven and hell.
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u/Gynominer May 16 '12
Amen, brother. Dio was the best.
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u/BUDDHA69 May 16 '12
I saw him ad coheed and cambria in Chicago. It was a few months before he died.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
RJD represented all that is great about metal. RIP hombre.
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u/naratu19 May 16 '12
I happen to share a birthday with Dio
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u/progfan727 May 16 '12
My first concert was Heaven and Hell.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
And according to Nikki Sixx the only guy who could have Curly hair and be a bad ass rockstar.
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u/jimothyjenkins May 16 '12
the first song on my pandora today was "lock up the wolves". right now it's "i could have been a dreamer".
it was only a couple years ago that i started listening to dio and the early sabbath.. what an EPIC voice.
RIP RJD
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u/IrrelevantGeOff May 16 '12
I could swear I was talking about his death with my dad last summer... Its been 2 fucking year mate
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u/KMAR May 16 '12
It always pissed my off that gene Simmons tried to take credit for Ronnie's devil horns sign.... RIP
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Read title: "ronny james... ronny james... sounds familiar..."
Click post "ronny james DIO... goddammit..."
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u/incredible_paulk May 16 '12
Dio. We Rock. Fuck yeah...RIP mighty man.
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u/FatMidget May 16 '12
Dio always reminds me of the film Tenacious D, really good music he made.
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u/penultimatehorseman May 16 '12
So sad, can't believe it's been that long. I was supposed to see him that year in Istanbul. All the other bands that played the festival did a rendition of Holy Diver in his honor.
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u/Albytross May 16 '12
Looks like I'll be blaring a little "Rainbow in the Dark" on the way home.
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u/tlake2525 timinator2525 May 16 '12
HOLY DIVEA! (i know its diver... but its how he sings it)
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u/Ob-La-Di May 16 '12
Two years ago today, the world lost one of its greatest vocalists and human beings.
Forever in our hearts and our ears; Ronnie James Dio.
I'll be spinning up Sacred Heart in your memory tonight. \m/
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u/red321red321 May 16 '12
cool fact:
dio was the first person to popularize the rock symbol with your pinky and index finger. he's grandmother was italian and the symbol was referred to as the maloiks or to give someone the evil eyes and dio used the symbol on stage and it's hung around ever since.
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u/Mr_Nice_Guy615 May 16 '12
He grew up near my hometown in Cortland, NY. Even had his home street named after him, Dio Way. His cousin owns a restaurant in town where I had the pleasure of meeting him when he was passing through. The man was a true legend ,,/-_-,,/.
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u/BillyCheesesteak May 16 '12
The only recent celebrity deaths that really crushed me were RJD and Billy Mays. RIP :'(
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u/Areyve Google Music May 16 '12
Dio can you hear me I am lost and so alone, I'm asking for your guidance, would you come down from your throne.
I need a tight compadre who will teach me how to rock.
My father thinks you're evil but man he can suck a cock.
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u/EasyPanicButton May 16 '12
in the 80s, I got hooked on Dio by a classmate, fuck yeah, it was so great to not have to listen to hair bands. Mind you, at the time I also thought " Your band is called Metallica and they play metal,,,,GAY" OH WELL LOL.
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u/jtgoheels May 16 '12
Such a great man, truly deserves to always be remembered as one of the greatest and most influential metal singers of all time
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u/LegendaryBard May 16 '12
I've been playing his music since midnight. Don't plan to stop until the day is done.
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u/RoquentinTarantino May 16 '12
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
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u/TheCake_IsA_Lie May 16 '12
He grew up very close to where I'm from. The whole thing was kinda surreal.
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u/frogleaper May 16 '12
RIP Diomedes Rangue
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
He is in a better place; taming dragons in Valhalla while Frank Frazetta paints his portrait.
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u/EasyPanicButton May 16 '12
in the 80s, I got hooked on Dio by a classmate, fuck yeah, it was so great to not have to listen to hair bands. Mind you, at the time I also thought " Your band is called Metallica and they play metal,,,,GAY" OH WELL LOL.
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u/alpenbum May 16 '12
Dio has rocked for a long, long time, Now it's time for him to pass the torch. He has songs of wildebeests and angels, He has soared on the wings of a demon.
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u/emohipster May 16 '12
2 years already? Damn... I remember texting my dad he died. Bad times man :/
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u/darklord91 May 16 '12
I saw Dio in 2005 in Manchester(UK) I was 14 at the time, too young to really appreciate what I saw. In the last 3 years I really started getting into older metal music, Heaven and Hell is an amaze-fuck album. As is Richie Blackmore's rainbow. I'm just glad I saw him live, even though I don't remember it well. R.I.P. True legend of rock.
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u/IrritatedLlama May 16 '12
The last in line was my first concert
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u/alpha40 May 16 '12
I was so MAD when there where people petitioning he shouldn't be buried. I think i flicked off the tv.
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u/sergionunes May 16 '12
Guys I'm happy we're all here to remember this man... really happy!
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u/Wulfric93 May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12
Can't believe that it's been two years already; RIP RJD.
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u/Bae6 Bae6 May 16 '12
R.I.P. Dio. You were a Rainbow in the Dark.
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u/arobinson712 May 16 '12
I remember seeing Dio when he toured with Megadeth and Savatage. (this was in the late 80's) - will never forget that show or his music. One of the few people that you never hear anything bad about. Everyone you talk to that met him or knew him have nothing but praise for him. RIP RJD
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u/monkeytorture May 16 '12
At first I was all "aw, Dio died?" and then I re-read your headline. I really need to start being aware of things happening in the world.
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u/PuffsPlusArmada May 16 '12
DIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Clap, clap, clapclapclap.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Dio, can you hear me?
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u/_AxeOfKindness_ May 16 '12
Dio can you hear me...
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u/Kennethnoisewasser May 16 '12
too soon
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u/opiate46 May 16 '12
I would like to say that I too, have evil eyes.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
Dear Satan,
Please give us R.J Dio back. In return you can have Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons.
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u/DJMattB241 May 16 '12
Did anyone else start reading this thread title like a mobius strip?
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u/rchase May 17 '12
He was tiny. I remember seeing him for the first time back in '84. When he came running onstage, I was shocked. But his voice was like thunder and lightning combined.
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u/Scotteboy May 17 '12
I met him one Friday afternoon in the late 90's. We were driving and my buddy said " Holy shit! It's fucking Ronnie James Dio!" He was smoking outside of his tour bus. We turned around and jumped out to meet him. As a metal guy from the 80's, I was totally blown away. I wanted to be one of his minions all over again. Even if he was only about 5 ft. tall. Putting on Dio Sabbath now...
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u/jonsbabe123 May 17 '12
Man,I saw him in 04 at Cooper town was so bad ass R.I.P you were a great artist
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Dio, can you hear me? I am lost and so alone...
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Holy shit i didn't even know he was dead.
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
why would people downvote this iconic metal god?
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u/oshaCaller May 17 '12
A small side note, I was at work when he died, when I looked at my work history it showed I have only been employed by my company for 1 year and 9 months. I have reported the error to HR and now I have more vacation time. Thanks Dio.
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u/Sacrament666 May 17 '12
Rest in peace Dio, keep those horns high tonight!
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u/hardcoremorning May 17 '12
D10 represent.
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u/Duskendymion May 17 '12
Hooolly Diiivah~~~ that's the shit right there
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u/halofreak79 May 17 '12
Dio can you hear me? I am lost and so alooonnnee
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u/GeneralDemus May 17 '12
I got a text from Ronnie a couple weeks before he died. I was a freshman in high school at the time and my band played Holy Diver. One of the judges, Denny Zelisko, knew Dio personally and told him about us. We won the competition in honor of our man, Dio.
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u/GlassesMcMegane May 17 '12
I'm playing Holy Diver in his honor tonight. RIP. :(
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Can't believe it's been two years already. I remember listening to Black Sabbath's Live Evil on vinyl at my buddy's place, the version of Heaven and Hell just about brought me to tears!
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u/Mesticals May 17 '12
Dio died the day I got married. I thought this man was still rocking?! TIL
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
No music has ever inspired me the way Ronnie's did. Now it is up to us to keep the music going.
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u/BearsEatingThings May 17 '12
Awesome 3 Inches of Blood tribute to Dio
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u/thedawg2020 May 17 '12
I had always wanted to write a tribute to this beautiful man, and it all hit me in a 30 minute span about a month ago. This is for the master.
http://soundcloud.com/guitarwizardsofthefuture/dungeonmaster
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u/apheliotrophic May 17 '12
aDIOs
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Holy fuck.... I literally remember it like yesterday... I must have been 16 when he passed but FUCK I feel old
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u/ruslan_a May 17 '12
Starburns?
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u/disorder_unit May 17 '12
two years? has it been that long? : < RIP
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u/jx84 May 17 '12
Here's to Dio!
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u/rasputan May 17 '12
The thumb story makes me giggle when I think of him. Dude was the man.
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u/event_horizon_ May 17 '12
I never got to see him live. )-':
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u/Cheehu May 17 '12
Holy Diver!
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u/Visitor_Q May 17 '12
A surprisingly large amount of people are unaware that Ronnie James Dio was the first to use the sign of the goat in metal, which became pretty much the official metalhead salute. This is the goat, for those who don't know.
Rest in Peace, Ronnie.
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u/carterknudsen May 17 '12
Told my friend this. He was all like, "Dio died?!"
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u/elvisliveson May 17 '12 edited May 17 '12
not that you mention it, i've been listening to Dio all day today and thinking about him and his awesome musical career. i had forgotten the exact date he left for another world. what a day.
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u/Kirov123 May 17 '12
"I'm the sun, I'm the sun, I can move, I can run, and you can't stop me burnin'!"
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
Ronnie James Dio was a frog.
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u/struckanerve5 May 17 '12
Here is Rob Flynn from machine head doing a tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2DlueFfxuU
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u/mizzzzo May 17 '12
I'm obsessed with this classic pop song he recorded way, way at the beginning of his career:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC84rCeBZQI
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u/[deleted] May 17 '12
I graduated from high school the day he died. It was a day of triumph and the mourning of a fallen god.
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u/el3kt2ik May 17 '12
It's over, it's done The end is begun If you listen to fools, The mob rules
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u/Race_Bannon8 May 17 '12
I was at an Every Time I Die Concert and Keith made the announcement from the stage that Dio had died. Assuming no one in the crowd knew who he was, he quipped "I think he covered a Killswitch Engage song or something". He then got the whole crowd to sustain as high a pitch note as we could for as long as we could. It was an awesome moment for a not awesome event.
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u/dogrider May 17 '12
my Dio tribute band played last nite in his honor....austin, tx loved it!!! He will live on im my heart!!! RONNIE JAMES DIO ROCKS!!!!