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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Dio - Evil Or Divine Live In New York City + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-05-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2009 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........15 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.ronniejamesdio.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dio Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Evil Or Divine Live In New YorLabel : Spitfire ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The year was 2003 and Dio had been riding high ║ │
│║ on the waves of a Metal Renaissance that began ║ │
│║ in Europe and has gradually been working its way ║ │
│║ into the states. The subsequent tour following ║ │
│║ the successful and musically inspired album ║ │
│║ ôKilling the Dragonö yielded an amazing set of ║ │
│║ performances, one of which I was lucky enough to ║ │
│║ personally witness from the 12th row at the Star ║ │
│║ Lake Pavilion in Pittsburg where they Co- ║ │
│║ Headlined with the Scorpions and Deep Purple ║ │
│║ (the last tour with Jon Lord on the keys I might ║ │
│║ add). For those of you who didnÆt manage to ║ │
│║ catch any of those shows, this DVD is a good ║ │
│║ substitute for the original experience, though ║ │
│║ obviously not quite as exhilarating. ║ │
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│║ One of the advantages that Ronnie Dio had on ║ │
│║ this tour over previous ones is that he had the ║ │
│║ most technically and musically proficient set of ║ │
│║ musicians behind him ever. Bassist Jimmy Bain ║ │
│║ holds the bottom of the arrangement strongly, as ║ │
│║ he has consistently done since he and Dio began ║ │
│║ their collaboration in Rainbow. Drummer Simon ║ │
│║ Wright puts on a hell of a technical display ║ │
│║ during his allotted solo time, making one wonder ║ │
│║ how he managed to keep those insanely simple ║ │
│║ beats when in AC/DC without having a breakdown. ║ │
│║ Scott Warren proves apt to the task of playing ║ │
│║ all keyboard parts previously handled by the ║ │
│║ likes of Jens Johansen and Claude Schnell. But ║ │
│║ the true technical wizard of the bunch proves to ║ │
│║ be Doug Aldrich, whose interpretations of the ║ │
│║ various solos coined by DioÆs previous ║ │
│║ collaborators is rivaled only by his amazingly ║ │
│║ varied display during his own solo sections, ║ │
│║ hitting upon such contrasting styles as ║ │
│║ Classical, Rock, Jazz, and Blues. ║ │
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│║ The collection of songs on here draw from nearly ║ │
│║ every era of DioÆs solo career except one, the ║ │
│║ Tracey G years, which is fitting as any metal ║ │
│║ artist would rather forget the era that those ║ │
│║ songs were written in, regardless to how good or ║ │
│║ bad each one was. The classics such as ôHoly ║ │
│║ Diverö, ôWe Rockö and ôRainbow in the Darkö are ║ │
│║ all handled well, though ôThe Last in Lineö ║ │
│║ steals the show as always. The Magica material ║ │
│║ is done mostly well, although DougÆs ║ │
│║ interpretation of the main riff to ôFever ║ │
│║ Dreamsö is a little bit sloppy. The newer ║ │
│║ material is in good order, ôRock and Rollö being ║ │
│║ the highlight as it contains a brilliant aside ║ │
│║ on free speech by Ronnie before it gets started, ║ │
│║ as well as a stellar vocal performance. ║ │
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│║ Some rather pleasant surprises that appeared on ║ │
│║ here include a revamping of the set list, which ║ │
│║ has changed little since the tours of the first ║ │
│║ two Dio LPs. They have opted to drop the ôLong ║ │
│║ Live Rock and Roll/Man on the Silver Mountainö ║ │
│║ medley, which I personally was never really fond ║ │
│║ of as both of those songs would tend to be ║ │
│║ butchered in that format. ôHeaven and Hellö is ║ │
│║ performed a lot closer to its original album ║ │
│║ version, which is another welcomed change as the ║ │
│║ whole ôBig Black Shape/Little White Shapeö ║ │
│║ interlude got old shortly after the Sacred Heart ║ │
│║ tour. We do have a medley in the form of ôEgypt ║ │
│║ (The Chains are on)/Children of the Seaö, which ║ │
│║ is not a bad match and brings back two songs ║ │
│║ that have not enjoyed a lot of play in recent ║ │
│║ years. ║ │
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│║ The extras on this DVD include a rather humorous ║ │
│║ music video of ôPushö, featuring Tenacious D ║ │
│║ doing a funny version of ôHeaven and Hellö and ║ │
│║ Ronnie throwing his own brand of comedy into the ║ │
│║ mix. The fact that this video didnÆt enjoy much ║ │
│║ play on any of the various Music Video stations ║ │
│║ is telling about the moronic nature of the ║ │
│║ mainstream and its various media outlets, but ║ │
│║ for the perspective DVD shopper this purchase ║ │
│║ would be a key to liberating itself from the ║ │
│║ simpleton steeped airwaves. The behind the ║ │
│║ scenes footage is also interesting, as is the ║ │
│║ interview where Ronnie gives a brief ║ │
│║ retrospective of his career and his ║ │
│║ philosophical viewpoints. ║ │
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│║ Implied in the release of this DVD is a plain ║ │
│║ yet subliminal message, ôGET OFF YOUR ASS AND ║ │
│║ BUY THISö, it is directed at all fans of Dio old ║ │
│║ and young. After 17 years there is a new version ║ │
│║ of the Dio live experience on the video medium ║ │
│║ and it is sure to please. To those of you who ║ │
│║ thought that Dio was a has been and that he ║ │
│║ would hang it up at the turn of the millennium, ║ │
│║ may you suffer and die listening to the audio of ║ │
│║ this DVD being played at full blast by your ║ │
│║ neighbors knowing just how wrong you were. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Killing The Dragon [05:07] │
│ 02 - Egypt/Children Of The Sea [07:56] │
│ 03 - Push [03:54] │
│ 04 - Stand Up And Shout [03:36] │
│ 05 - Rock and Roll [05:12] │
│ 06 - Don┤t Talk To Strangers [05:49] │
│ 07 - Man On The Silver Mountain [02:24] │
│ 08 - Guitar Solo [09:07] │
│ 09 - Long Live Rock And Roll [04:15] │
│ 10 - Fever Dreams [04:09] │
│ 11 - Holy Diver [05:07] │
│ 12 - Heaven And Hell [06:38] │
│ 13 - The Last In Line [05:44] │
│ 14 - Rainbow In The Dark [05:05] │
│ 15 - We Rock [05:14] │
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│ Total Length : [79:17 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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