Micah Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 This morning stomach cancer took one of the greatest rockers that have ever lived from us. Rest in peace Ronnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 One of the great heavy-metal voices of all time. (Back when you had to have pipes to sing metal!) Gonna hit iTunes and look up his stuff. There wre alot I used to hear at friends houses growing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 (edited) Heavy dude... Edited May 16, 2010 by JThompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 Damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caspian_45 Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 RIP We still have his music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 He was the last in line..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 (edited) Got to see him in concert here in Dayton, OH way back in 1986. Lights, lasers, giant mechanical dragons the breathed smoke and fire ..... and a kick ass rock n roll show on top of it all! Certainly one of those concerts you wish you remembered more of it! RIP RJD Edited May 17, 2010 by Chris Keen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan 45 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I like the old Dio stuff, but this one cracks me up! Go to 2:08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Lost his hold on the magic flame... RIP RJD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cultldr Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 This morning stomach cancer took one of the greatest rockers that have ever lived from us. Rest in peace Ronnie First concert Dio fronting Black Sabbath on the Heaven and Hell tour in Seattle at Memorial Stadium. RIP \m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 :devil: :devil: :devil: Devil horns seemed like the right thing to do. 67 way too young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 RIP Ronnie. You could SING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinj308 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Bummer. Watching him on youtube now. Glad he lasted longer than most in his game. Definitely missed. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Di Vita Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 This is a tragedy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffwalsh Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 He didn't look bad in the Tenacious D movie. He will be missed. Always my favorite song writer as a teenager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 \m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.E.Anglin Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 One of my top 10 favorites, will miss him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Catch the rainbow, RJD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogiebb Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 always liked DIO....RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3quartertime Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 This morning stomach cancer took one of the greatest rockers that have ever lived from us. Rest in peace Ronnie First concert Dio fronting Black Sabbath on the Heaven and Hell tour in Seattle at Memorial Stadium. RIP \m/ That was my first rock n roll concert. Caught it in Dayton, OH. I think late 79 or early 80. I admit I didn't like Dio so much as a replacement for Ozzy. But, I grew to like his stuff. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegirl Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 RIP, one of the greatest rock and roll voices ever. Off to listen to Neon Knights again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameplayer Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 RIP RJD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 \m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 (edited) That was my first rock n roll concert. Caught it in Dayton, OH. I think late 79 or early 80. I admit I didn't like Dio so much as a replacement for Ozzy. But, I grew to like his stuff. RIP He blew the doors off Ian Gillan. After losing Ozzy, RJD was the best front man Black Sabbath could ever could hope to find. How ironic was it that he was referred by Ozzy's future wife, Sharon. The front man for a band like Black Sabbath needed to be larger than life. And Ronnie was that kind of guy. He gave Black Sabbath new life. They had always had a "mythical/magical" image to them before (Fairies Wear Boots / Iron Man / The Wizard) but Dio enabled them to delve a little deeper into that image. Pioneering the "Metal Horns" hand gesture may be what he is most remembered for. And many people will dispute that without Ozzy how could they still call themselves "Black Sabbath" but the albums that they wrote while Ronnie was with the band were truly worthy of being called Black Sabbath albums (Heaven and Hell / Mob Rules / Live Evil / Dehumanizer) if not only because of the music, then certainly for the album artwork. As much as he was a part of Rainbow, and later his own enormously successful solo career, Ronnie James Dio will forever be living legacy of Black Sabbath. \m/ Edited May 18, 2010 by Chris Keen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Guy Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 "The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams. It's Heaven and Hell." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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