Ronnie James Dio Just Passed Away

[pete00000]

Listening to "Rainbow eyes", I finally burst into tears. Thank you for the music, Ronnie... I just can't stand the thought that it's over. My thoughts are with Ronnie's family and close friends. Thanks to all you people on this forum sharing your thoughts and your tributes.

I guess I am not the only one who got all choked up listening to the music. It was hard at first. I am starting to listen a little more and find myself singing some tunes. I still get a little misty. Memorial Day weekend some friends are coming over and we are having our own Dio tribute - some drinks, listen to nothing but Dio and tell some war stories from shows we have seen and share some memories that are attached to the music.

[DiosSword]

I'm listening to Dehumanizer right now.

I've been listening to the man's voluminous body of work ever since he died. Whether with Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio or even Elf's blues-rock, it is amazing how consistent he was. Some of his albums were better than others, but to my ears he never made a bad album.

I, too, get choked up at times. His musical and lyrical visions have been such a major part of my life that it is difficult for me to say goodbye to him.

[NibRules]

Hard to believe that he is now gone, the man who has always been there. These are very sad days. Rest in peace Ronnie and thank you for those enjoyable moments that you have brought to my life.

[Intothevoid]

Listening to "Mob Rules" again.

And in further celebration, I put all these Dio songs in my iPod.

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow:
Man on the Silver Mountain
Catch the Rainbow
Temple of the King
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves

Rainbow Rising: Whole Album

Long Live Rock & Roll:
Long Live Rock & Roll
Lady of the Lake
L.A. Connection
Gates of Babylon
Kill the King

Heaven and Hell: Whole album

Mob Rules:
Turn Up the Night
Voodoo
Sign of the Southern Cross
The Mob Rules
Country Girl
Slipping Away
Falling off The Edge of the World

Dehumanizer:
Computer God
After All (The Dead)
Letters from Earth
Time Machine
Too Late
I
Buried Alive

The Dio Years: All 3 new songs from that one

TDYK:
Atom & Evil
Bible Black
Rock & Roll Angel
Follow the Tears
Breaking Into Heaven

Dio

Holy Diver: Whole album

The Last In Line:

We Rock
The Last In Line
Breathless
I Speed at Night
One Night In the City
Evil Eyes
Mystery
Egypt (The Chains Are On)

Sacred Heart:

The King of Rock & Roll
Sacred Heart
Another Lie
Rock N' Roll Children
Hungry for Heaven

Dream Evil:

Night People
Dream Evil
Sunset Superman
All the Fools Sailed Away
I Could Have Been a Dreamer
When a Woman Cries

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Also just added Over and Over.

[pete00000]

Listening to "Mob Rules" again.

And in further celebration, I put all these Dio songs in my iPod.

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow:
Man on the Silver Mountain
Catch the Rainbow
Temple of the King
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves

Rainbow Rising: Whole Album

Long Live Rock & Roll:
Long Live Rock & Roll
Lady of the Lake
L.A. Connection
Gates of Babylon
Kill the King

Heaven and Hell: Whole album

Mob Rules:
Turn Up the Night
Voodoo
Sign of the Southern Cross
The Mob Rules
Country Girl
Slipping Away
Falling off The Edge of the World

Dehumanizer:
Computer God
After All (The Dead)
Letters from Earth
Time Machine
Too Late
I
Buried Alive

The Dio Years: All 3 new songs from that one

TDYK:
Atom & Evil
Bible Black
Rock & Roll Angel
Follow the Tears
Breaking Into Heaven

Dio

Holy Diver: Whole album

The Last In Line:

We Rock
The Last In Line
Breathless
I Speed at Night
One Night In the City
Evil Eyes
Mystery
Egypt (The Chains Are On)

Sacred Heart:

The King of Rock & Roll
Sacred Heart
Another Lie
Rock N' Roll Children
Hungry for Heaven

Dream Evil:

Night People
Dream Evil
Sunset Superman
All the Fools Sailed Away
I Could Have Been a Dreamer
When a Woman Cries

---------- Post added at 05:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:26 AM ----------

Also just added Over and Over.

Hungry For Heaven - Does anyone remember when it was featured on the soundtrack of some cheesy 80's movie? This was prior to its official release. I went to see that awful movie twice just to hear an 8 second clip of the song.

[Mental Vortex]

Hungry For Heaven - Does anyone remember when it was featured on the soundtrack of some cheesy 80's movie? This was prior to its official release. I went to see that awful movie twice just to hear an 8 second clip of the song.

The movie was "Vision Quest". Never seen the movie,, but I do have the soundtrack. And it's not on a format you might think...



This is a scan of my copy I provided to the 8-Track Heaven site. The fifth song on the list is "Hungry for Heaven". More than likely this is the last time Dio (or possibly any member of the Sabbath tree) appears on 8-track.

[devilmaycare]

The movie was "Vision Quest".

Also known as "Crazy For You" in a lot of countries...

[RedPuma]

After few weeks... I still feel I lack of the sky or the sea. I still cannot believe it happened.
I made my condolences in the FaceBook page, the day after He died.
I feel... His Voice and His Artt will live on...
Goodbye Dio.

[Vol4onVol10]

R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio- The Man on the Silver Mountain.
I don't really think that I can possibly express my sadness regarding this loss. Dio has been a part of my musical 'diet' for 2 years now (in Sabbath, Rainbow and solo). He has been consistent throughout his entire career, and was at his best when he left us.

R.I.P. The King of Rock and Roll

[Hellstar 14]

Sorry Im late DIO was one amazine voice in all Metal history and he well deeply will be missed from all metal heads till eternity!!

This is for the momory of RONNIE!!!