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3LP Ronnie James DIO
Holy Diver LIVE
Live at The Astoria Theatre, London, October 22nd, 2005
Country of release: England, 2013
Original Released: 2006 (CD only)
Label: Eagle Records/Vinyl Vault
Catalogue number: VV3LP005
Barcode: 5060310150050
Condition Record: Mint
Condition Cover: Mint
Klappcover / Gatefold Sleeve: Ja/Yes
LP ist noch verschweißt / LP IS STILL SEALED !!!
(Photo von meiner eigenen LP / Photo taken from my own copy)
Note on the sleeve: To avoid ugly edits it has been necessary to move the "Holy Diver" segment from it's original place in the show: it now fills LP 1 of this triple live LP.
Tracks Side 1:
1. Stand Up And Shout
(4:34)
2. Holy Diver (4:46)
3. Gypsy
(9:47)
Tracks Side 2:
1. Caught In The Middle
(4:51)
2. Don't Talk To Strangers (5:12)
3. Straight Through The
Heart (4:38)
4. Invisible (5:15)
Tracks Side 3:
1. Rainbow In The Dark
(4:46)
2. Shame On The Night (16:52)
Tracks Side 4:
1. Tarot Woman (6:53)
2. Sign
Of The Southern Cross (3:22)
3. One Night In The City (6:11)
4.
Man On The Silver Mountain (4:16)
Tracks Side 5:
1. Gates Of Babylon (8:23)
2. Heaven
& Hell (11:26)
Tracks Side 6:
1. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (6:15)
The idea of playing
an album through live was perhaps done most famously by Pink Floyd in support of
The Wall, but done more than a decade after the album's release the concept
becomes even more interesting, giving the musicians who worked on it an
opportunity to re-interpret and to bring fresh life to one of their seminal
recordings. To my knowledge, Floyd weren't in the habit of playing The Wall in
the same order as on the album, but Holy Diver is played in the exact same order
as it was set to vinyl in 1983, with the songs flowing into one another and
almost no banter with the crowd to create the most cohesive experience of the
album possible. After that we are treated to what seems like a snapshot of
Ronnie Dio's mid-seventies to mid-eighties career.
Through some of the
set, Ronnie's performance is low and often hoarse. Rather than the operatic
vocal lines with which he graced the studio recording of 'Holy Diver', here the
track sees him using an almost growling moan to sing the lyrics. Two years later
he would be on tour with Heaven & Hell, proving himself capable of singing
as if it was still the '80s, so I can only assume that the less theatrical
performance for this concert was a stylistic decision or a result of
circumstances at the time. For 'Don't Talk to Strangers' and 'Shame on the
Night', he uses a more "classic" Dio voice, as he does for most of the second
half of the concert. His finest moment here is when he unexpectedly opens the
brilliant rendition of 'Long Live Rock'n'Roll' with a section from 'Catch the
Rainbow', one of the most tender and lovely pieces of music he has performed on
and which never fails to get me all misty-eyed and shit. Had I been at the
concert, mind, I would have been gutted that this song wasn't played
through.
Doug Aldrich really shines on a lot of the guitar solos,
particularly for 'Don't Talk to Strangers' and the final two songs, while his
solo on 'Holy Diver' far surpasses Campbell's original. Aldrich isn't quite up
to the task of 'Heaven & Hell' however, with his playing actually sounding
quite messy in parts, and overall thoroughly paling in comparison to the version
released a year later on Live Radio City Music Hall. He also fails to bring out
the bounce and atmosphere of 'Gates of Babylon', although the track is saved by
Simon Wright's spectacular performance.
However, 'Man on the Silver
Mountain', 'Tarot Woman' and 'Sign of the Southern Cross' are all a delight to
hear as well as, of all things, 'Rainbow in the Dark', and then 'Shame on the
Night', which both sound better than they ever did on record. He truly has his
moment with the half-time guitar solo on the end of 'Shame on the Night',
eventually joined by Wright and Sarzo for some rather excellent jamming that
reminds of some of the elaborate Rainbow performances Ronnie was a part of with
Cozy Powell and Jimmy Bain. And then at the end, after a reprise of 'Shame...',
Aldrich fucking nails that 'Holy Diver' riff. What was the problem
earlier?!
One of the things that make Dio-involved concerts such a
pleasure to hear is his handling of his crowds. He's really damn polite. Whether
re-emphasizing how honoured he is to have been part of Black Sabbath or Rainbow,
repeatedly and humbly thanking the audience and promising he really means it, or
in a more touching moment dedicating a song to the late Cozy Powell, Ronnie is
an absolute gentleman.
There is some inconsistency, and although Holy
Diver does in my opinion, probably deserve most of the praise it is given,
something like Dream Evil would have made a better whole-album-played-live
experience. Even with a few stumbles on the guitar, I must confess Aldrich is
usually very impressive, especially considering his being drafted in as an
emergency after Craig Goldy pulled out. Dio, as well as the musicians he was
playing with at the time, present a capable and often exciting performance of
the album, and it did mean that five or six songs barely ever played did get
played. For those looking to get some live Dio songs, this album probably has
the overall best tracklist of the band's three live albums
.(joncheetham88/metal-archives.com)
Ronnie James Dio
- Vocals
Simon Wright - Drums
Doug Aldrich - Guitar
Rudy Sarzo -
Bass
Scott Warren -
Keyboards
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