SteveStrummerUK
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Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
I just pre-ordered Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life from Amazon: UK | USA As befits the man, some really big names have contributed material to this album, and there are some great songs covered: - Neon Knights - Anthrax
- The Last In Line - Tenacious D
- The Mob Rules - Adrenaline Mob
- Rainbow In The Dark (Feat.Jason Christopher, Christian Martucci, Roy Mayorga, Satchel) - Corey Taylor
- Straight Through The Heart - Halestorm
- Starstruck (With Biff Byford) - Motörhead
- The Temple Of The King - Scorpions
- Egypt (The Chains Are On) - Doro
- Holy Diver - Killswitch Engage
- Catch The Rainbow (Feat. Craig Goldy, Rudy Sarzo, Scott Warren, Simon Wright) - Glenn Hughes
- I - Jimmy Bain, Oni Logan, Rowan Robertson, Brian Tichy
- Man On The Silver Mountain (Feat. Doug Aldrich, Vinny Appice, Jeff Pilson, Scott Warren) - Rob Halford
- Ronnie Rising Medley (Feat. A Light In The Black, Tarot Woman, Stargazer & Kill The King) - Metallica
- This Is Your Life - Dio
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/24 14:11:48
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It seems a little short  Sorry.... I might buy this actually. I was a big fan of Dio back in the day, saw them at Newcastle City Hall in 1988 or so. The highlight of the gig was during Craig Goldy's solo when a giant mechanical spider was lowered from the ceiling and he zapped it to death with a laser which came from the headstock of his guitar. I also attribute some of my tinnitus to that gig. I was right in front of the speakers. Couldn't hear properly for a couple of days afterwards.
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/24 23:07:00
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It will most certainly find its way into my record collection. I was a fan of the early albums, up until the Intermission EP.
Sacred Heart didn't age too well imho, but the first two albums are still favorites of mine (though an issue with the high frequencies in the ride cymbal prevents me from enjoying some of the songs - Caught In The Middle being one of the worst offenders).
Maybe I should do my own remaster...
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/24 23:31:48
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... (though an issue with the high frequencies in the ride cymbal prevents me from enjoying some of the songs - Caught In The Middle being one of the worst offenders).
Maybe I should do my own remaster...
Just listened to that...ouch...it's like the aural equivalent of staring at a welding torch.
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/24 23:43:58
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I don't remember Craig having a laser... 
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/25 00:28:36
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I don't remember Craig having a laser...
Really? Oh I do. It's burned into my brain. In fact I've managed to find the whole thing on YouTube, exactly as I remember it (26 years ago!). Watch from about 3:20....
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/25 01:26:29
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Not what I meant. My little trivia: I grew up a couple of streets over from Craig in San Diego and had the chance to play with him in a band for a few weeks late in '84. I bought my first real guitar from him (my best friend was getting lessons from him then passing some of those off to me - another good friend was his drummer). Back then, he didn't have a laser. 
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/25 01:38:08
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Not what I meant. My little trivia: I grew up a couple of streets over from Craig in San Diego and had the chance to play with him in a band for a few weeks late in '84. I bought my first real guitar from him (my best friend was getting lessons from him then passing some of those off to me - another good friend was his drummer). Back then, he didn't have a laser.
Then how in the hell did he deal with those mechanical spiders? Perhaps he carried a giant net around with him.
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/25 01:38:40
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Just watched the video - the laser was pretty dang cool! Argon at that (I used to have lasers when I did lighting for some of the underground parties in L.A. - I still have a couple in storage actually...). Personally, I prefer his melodic guitar work over pure wanking. He could easily keep up with Eddie and Randy on their stuff, but his main influence was Blackmore. The only reason I even got the chance to work with him was because he wanted someone without any ambition to take a lead or be in the spotlight. I would hide way back to his right near my "rented" Marshall stack just playing my backing chords. Couldn't have been happier actually! 
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/25 01:55:52
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This lead is far more what I'm talking about. Way more feel than that other sample. I keep finding videos with him using an Ibanez, but he didn't have one in '84. B.C. Rich maybe? I know he sometimes used a custom made by our drummer, Mike Grove (and so did I - a black flying V - but only on stage). I only got to play a few times with that band because Craig left to start Guiffria which he called more like a Journey/Toto type band (let's just say we were more than a little confused - lol!).
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/25 02:05:26
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I would have given my right arm to play with Craig Goldy back then! My only claim to metal fame was that I was "head hunted" into a thrash band by two of the guys from Blitzkrieg (who wrote the song that was covered by Metallica). I was only 15 at the time and was happily shredding away upstairs in my bedroom one afternoon when in between licks I heard someone banging on the door. There were two of them (think they were brothers) and one of them said he liked my playing and was I interested in joining the band of a friend of his. I said sure, and they drove me down to the practice rooms. I can't for the life of me remember what they were called (Robbie? Steven?) but I remember the singer of the band I was in telling me later that they were in the band that wrote Blitzkrieg, which I thought was really cool.
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/25 02:07:02
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This lead is far more what I'm talking about. Way more feel than that other sample. I keep finding videos with him using an Ibanez, but he didn't have one in '84. B.C. Rich maybe? I know he sometimes used a custom made by our drummer, Mike Grove (and so did I - a black flying V - but only on stage). I only got to play a few times with that band because Craig left to start Guiffria which he called more like a Journey/Toto type band (let's just say we were more than a little confused - lol!).
Wow he sounds a lot more polished in that video. I think a lot of the shredders from back in the day have turned into excellent guitarists over time.
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/25 02:13:23
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/25 02:30:31
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2014/03/25 02:33:35
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I can't for the life of me remember what they were called (Robbie? Steven?) but I remember the singer of the band I was in telling me later that they were in the band that wrote Blitzkrieg, which I thought was really cool.
Excessive Force, a KMFDM side project? (Google is my friend. )
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/25 10:52:19
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sharke
I can't for the life of me remember what they were called (Robbie? Steven?) but I remember the singer of the band I was in telling me later that they were in the band that wrote Blitzkrieg, which I thought was really cool.
Excessive Force, a KMFDM side project?
(Google is my friend. )
Also according to Google, that was in 1993 which is a good decade after the original was released. I think that's a different band entirely.
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2014/03/27 18:33:53
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/03/27 20:43:49
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/04/01 12:08:24
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If anyone's pre-ordered the album from Amazon, check your account or email and you should be able to play and/or download the "AutoRip" mp3 version now. This dropped into my Inbox earlier:  The mp3 versions are all encoded between about 270kpbs and 290kbps so they are pretty decent quality. For some reason, I'd always thought Amazon mp3s were encoded at much lower quality? Anyway, I've just had a listen through, and I have to say this is a truly wonderful album - quite obviously a fitting and heartfelt tribute to Ronnie from everyone involved. Now I can't wait for the CD to arrive Stunning.
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Re: Tribute Album to Ronnie James Dio out soon.
2014/04/01 13:27:46
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As I've mentioned before, everything I load into my media player is at 192 kbps because "I" can't hear any difference from that point up so I save the space. That said, everything I've bought from Amazon is at 320 kbps (so I store the original and convert it down for my media player).
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