Dio still has it ;)!

[bassist 4 life]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pn57Hx5coEE

wow, he is the best god damn metal singer on this planet. The guy is like 60 something . His voice is still powerful.

I recommend checking out this DVD, every single person does a great job at what they do, Geezer and RJD are amazing there.Set list is amazing too!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8vwnBmXwcAo

children of the sea, great basswork

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KJgRDKxV5pw

^ die young

[bassist 4 life]

Bump!

[BassSurfer]

Jesus.... hes 65!!! and listen to this.... its amazing.. wow.. is all i can say..

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

These guys kick ass. Thank you for the links, Ali!

[Waspinators]

Dio kicks so much ass. He's been in the music business since '57 and shows no sign of slowing down. A true legend.

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

BTW, I think that Tony Iommi looks better than ever.

[bongomania]

Dio is legendary and awesome. About his age, I have read reports that he may actually be over 70! Apparently the age he gives on his website, which is quoted in many bios, matches his driver's license but doesn't match his birth certificate. He is ageless anyway!

[bassist 4 life]

Haha, theres alot of debate about his age.

"There is a long-standing dispute regarding Dio's age. His most likely birth year is 1942. Dio himself has said in the past that he was born July 10, 1949 and, at other times, outright refused to give the year of his birth. The general consensus is that the 1942 date is probably correct, due to the following:

The United States Library of Congress copyright searches for both Ronnie James Dio and Ronald James Padavona material both return listings invariably citing the 1942 birthdate.

He was in his first band in 1958, which means that if the 1949 date were correct, he would have been 9 years old. This would be unlikely, but not impossible. (Dio has also said that he started his first group around age 10). According to classmates from his high school, and reportedly also a yearbook, which is available in the reference section of the Cortland City Library show a Ronald James Padavona graduated from Cortland High School in 1960. He would have graduated high school a few days before his 11th birthday if he was born in 1949. He was also his senior class president and was voted most popular. His first band photos, with "Ronnie and the Red Caps" from ca. 1960 or 1961[1], are also widely circulated on the Internet. In the photo, he looks to be somewhere in his mid teens, and probably older than the 12 years old he would have been, if the 1949 birth date were correct.

British-born/Australian-based singer Graham Bonnet, who replaced Dio in Rainbow, has disputed the age difference between Ronnie and he. Bonnet was born September 23, 1947. However, in a 2005 interview, while discussing guitarist and former bandmate, Ritchie Blackmore, Dio said that Ritchie "isn't that much younger" than him. Blackmore was born in 1945. Online public records searches (done in 2005) list Dio as 64 years old under the name "Ronald Padavona" and as 57 years old under the name "Ronnie James Dio". Another search shows a "Ronald and Wendy Padavona" in Studio City, CA (presumably a business address), ages 64 and 58 (as of February, 2006), which would fit with the assumed birth years of 1942 and 1947 for Dio and his wife, Wendy. This also suggests that Dio's legal name is still Ronald Padavona. Interestingly, Blackmore has said that Ronnie is younger than him at other times, although this could easily be attributed to Dio's maintaining a false birth date that Blackmore (and others who know Dio) assumed was correct. In an article on Black Sabbath in an issue of Circus magazine ("Black Sabbath Pray For Brighter Days") in the spring of 1982, Dio's age is listed as 33. This would seem to support a birth date of 1948, since the interview appeared before Dio's July birthday. Again, if Dio had been giving an incorrect date of birth for years, it's not out of the question that this number is also wrong.

As a result, most of Dio's fans agree that the 1942 date is the most likely the correct one. The 1949 date is second most likely. 1944 is another possible date, and 1947, 1940, 1939, and even 1937, but there is no real evidence to back these dates up. The age of Ronnie and his son also builds the case for 1942, although a 20 year age difference was not that rare in the 1960s. In one interview, Dio was very emphatic about the 1949 year, saying, "Well, I was born in '49, and I never told anybody anything other than that." It is assumed that he may have taken on the alias Ronnie James Dio at this time, and that his real date of birth was, in fact, in 1942."

from wikipedia


god that scream is amazing.

[SMASH]

Dio is in his mid-60's and Dio does indeed RULE !!!

I saw this tour - first show of the tour I think - and his voice sounded a bit fresher than on this recording. I was about 15 ft. in front of Geezer and everything was crystal clear & the band totally dominated.

Fans should also check out the Live in London and Live in NY Dio DVDs from his solo tours filmed during the past 5-10 years. Bain and especially Sarzo do an excellent and clearly audible job on bass, and his guitarist is phenominal. Great set lists & performances, even if you don't dig the latter-day solo material.

Long live rock'n'roll, and long live Dio !!

[rockern]

And Heaven & Hell (Black Sabbath) is going to record a studio album next year!!!!

[bassist 4 life]

Seriously??

Dio said that hes releasing an album next year.

Dio is pretty much my idol, i have to meet him before he dies.

Hes a really intelligent person.

some more for you guys

Lady Evil : http://youtube.com/watch?v=76ztr5xLE2U

Sign of the southern cross (geezer uses a wah here) : http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_Cfch-6BE

^ the main riff has to be one of the most crushign riffs of all time.

and of course, Neon Knights : http://youtube.com/watch?v=YIJ7Ytd5s-A

[Don W]

Originally Posted by rockern

And Heaven & Hell (Black Sabbath) is going to record a studio album next year!!!!

Yeah I just read about that the other day, can't wait to hear it. I caught the Heaven and Hell tour twice and they were great both times. Dio's voice is a strong as ever.

Here's a link to the news on Black Sabbath's Official site if anyone wants to read more.

Part 1

Part 2

[infect]

Man.. the band's great and all, but everytime I see him I wanna hold him down and shave his skullet off