Ah man, that sucks. He was one of heavy metal's pioneers. RIP Dio.

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I'd heard he was ill when a concert tour was canceled but I must admit surprise that he is gone so quickly.

 

I never realized how old he was; he was 68. Pretty good life, still too young to pass.

 

Man, I'm so sad right now. One of the best concerts I've ever been to was a RJD concert in 2001 @ the House of Blues in Orlando. He was perfect. He sang his *** off, nothing sloppy with the high vocals or anything. I'm glad I got to see him live at least once. Thanks for the music Ronnie, you will be missed, you were the best metal vocalist of all time.

 

I'm completely devastated.

I don't want this to sound overly corny, but in 1976 a very impressionable teenager just starting his musical career heard an album called Rainbow Rising, and it formed the basis in which he'd look at melody and lyric writing throughout his entire career.

34 years later, he still looked up to the shortest man in rock & roll.

R.I.P. Ronnie. There will never be another like you. Your voice, your class, your magick...they can never be duplicated or replaced.

Long Live Rock & Roll and long live Ronnie James Dio. :cry:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXRfusUGd5I"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXRfusUGd5I[/ame]

 

I just heard this a few moments ago...

Every interview I ever saw he was a genuine nice guy. Super intelligent and focused. What a talent, gone too soon.

Horns up and listen to "Heaven and Hell" seems like a very good idea.

 

He was diagnosed with stomach cancer about 6 months ago FFF...makes it all the more sad for me since that's the same thing that killed my dad.

 

Rest in peace Ronnie. Thoughts and prayers with his wife Wendy and family.

http://www.tmz.com/2010/05/16/ronnie-james-dio-dies-black-sabbath/

Got the link courtesy of Brother Cedar Phin at FH.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCTbvJdZ8a8&feature=related"]YouTube- Dio - Caught In The Middle[/ame]

 

Sorry to hear that brother. Breast cancer killed my mom two years ago.

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nebGIkr5UO0&feature=related"]YouTube- Dio - Don't Talk To Strangers[/ame]

 

Very sad....
Dio was a big part of my musical upbringing.
I still remember the day Holy Diver came out and how blown away I was. Not to mention Heaven and Hell being one of the greatest heavy metal records of all time.
I've seen him live many times including with the Sabs.
heavy metal lost one of it forefathers.....he will be missed. :sad:

 

He wasnt that nice a guy. I lived in LA for a couple of years and I knew a 14 year old girl he tried to date rape. She was able to get away because she started screaming. He was a bit of a twisted puppy but still a great singer. The Roman Polansky of metal lol

 

I hope everybody that listens to metal remembers Ronnie James Dio. I hope they realize that if it wasn't for him, they wouldn't be listening to what they are currently enjoying. This guy set the standard for vocals and musical styles that are still getting used today, and will continue to be used for years to come. Everytime you hear a Five Finger Death Punch song, or Korn, or Godsmack, or any of those bands, they pay homage to this guy. He's one of the reason's they're around. This guy's music got me through high school, and was the soundtrack to a lot of good times, blasting around town raising hell as a teenager. When I think of good times, I think of Ronnie James Dio, and when I think of a great concert experience I think of the same person, and I'm eternally grateful for that. He left me with memories and music that I can pass on to my family.

 

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Yea, that sounds like something that was written by a sick puppy. :pity:

 

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZktrrqT1A0"]YouTube- Hear N' Aid- "Stars[/ame]

 

What a bummer. I loved Dio. Such a shame. RIP Dio \m/

 

I don't believe the date rape story.

RIP, RJD.

The vision never dies
Life's a never ending wheel.

 

Sorry FFF...

 

I didn't know he was sick or that he was that old. I guess I should have guessed the age though as long as he has been in the music bizz.

I sympathize with all that mentioned family with cancer in this thread. I lost my uncle to prostate cancer and my mother to lung cancer. it's a horrible disease with treatments as bad or worse than the disease. Although my father survived prostate cancer and is cancer free over 10 years now.

I feel for Dio's family and friends knowing that cancer touches so much more than just the one that actually has it. Dio is at peace his pain ended but his family carries the memories of his final painful moments.

R.I.P. Dio and thank you for your music.

 

this is my memory of Dio in those early days
a young Vivian Campbell on guitar ( the guy blew me away back then)
Jimmy Bain on bass
Appice on drums
a forgotten gem from the first solo record

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwX8yF8k0ls&a=AdeTJtR1sD0&playnext_from=ML"]YouTube- Dio - Don't Talk To Strangers Live[/ame]

 

Enough about Adam's story. You all have the option to believe it or not. I personally dont see Adam as a liar so I see no reason not to believe it.

 

greatest metal singer EVER!!!! R.I.P. RJD

 

Holy Diver blew me away too. I shredded that cassette from continuous play back in the mid eighties. I felt so empowered when I listened to his music.

I hope he is in a better place.

 

One last thing to clear up what might be taken the wrong way.

I never said Adam was a liar. He wasn't there and didn't see anything, so he's going on what was being told to him.

He believed what his friend told him, which is admirable. However, there isn't a shred of evidence to support her story.

But I never said he was a liar.

AND

That's very nice of whoever modded this thread to remove my DEFENSE of the man, but leave the original post slandering him. If you're going to remove the argument, remove what started it. It's a thread about his death, take away the accusation.

 

i agree, like with the michael jackson thread about him dying was a cluster **** of bad mouthing and accusations (i believe you and i pagan were some of the most defending him and his death) so i agree with you about the original post being removed. That thread blew up......dont want this one to as well.

RIP RJD

 

:guitar:

the only dio song i know

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqn34CGO-1U"]YouTube- Dio-Holy Diver LIVE[/ame]

 

And there's no shred of evidence to support your argument. He has someone's word, whether you believe it or not. You have an opinion which you've reiterated over and over. There's a huge difference. You believe you're standing up for someone who you feel is a friend which is admirable too but when you go off on a tangent that is why it was deleted. And for the record the staff as a whole felt it was to be removed, not just me. Im not going to take away the accusation because its not an accusation. He is telling me and you this is what happened and like I said you have the option to not believe it.

 

I first heard him of him when he replaced Ozzy in Sabbath. Loved his work with Rainbow and his solo stuff. I believe he was the person who started this "Devils Horn" look with his fingers.

Used by everyone now.

 

To chime in vs. the whole rape vs. didn't rape thing..

there are a lot of musicians (who are all but human) who have done many a thing the majority of us wouldn't dream of doing. some of us have done things like it and some of us have not.

the man just died. regardless of what he did in his life he is now being judged by the universe accordingly. the music is what's really important here, and the impression he has made with it on those who care. if he raped someone i'm sure he's getting what he deserves. if he didn't then he won't. i can't say one way or the other, but largely to me it's not important and it's only as big a story as it is because of the name attached. unfortunately rape happens all the time yet the majority of it isn't reported...

not to go all mod or anything just trying to keep the peace in the thread/forum.. i don't really know too much about dio except holy diver which i posted above and that he toured with sabbath at one time, so my opinion of what he did with his personal life outside of music probably has less of a bearing than those who really know the man's accomplishments, but music is a far reaching tool that stretches the ability for people to tolerate or forgive people for their transgressions.. especially in death..

if they even did anything at all.

or something.

 

Go off on a tangent?

My original reply was to counter the claim, and then he kept asserting that it was a fact.

How can you say it's not an accusation when he's calling the man a rapist? Geez...I guess that's what these forums have boiled down to now huh? You can slander someone and it stays, but Goddess forbid you defend the man...then you're "going off on a tangent."

And for the record, he didn't "tell us what happened". He told us what a friend of his said happened, hours after it allegedly happened, and who chose to go tell her friends instead of the authorities. A 14 year old girl who - in Dio's 50 year career - happens to be the ONLY one he supposedly did this to. Millions of women at countless thousands of shows, and this girl is the only one he attempted to rape!

He calls Ronnie a rapist, a 'twisted puppy", and the "Roman Polansky of metal" and it's left on the thread. I didn't "just have an opinion". I defended him by saying I've met the man, know people who KNOW the man, and provide facts that debunk his claim, and it's deleted.

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One of my first concerts was RJD on the Last in Line tour, Rough Cutt opened up for him. It was a hell of a show, lasers, mechanical dragon....I'll miss you Ronnie you were one of my favorite vocalists.

 

Accusation or not I feel it has no place in a thread where fans are saying goodbye to someone that touched their lives musically. I posted my goodbyes before reading through the thread and I think it's a real shame that an argument of an alleged incident has tainted it. IMO every post relating to the incident, this one included should be stricken from the thread.

 

Brothers and sisters let's take some time enjoy the life of Ronnie James Dio that was.:wink2:

 

sorry but you and the staff as a whole made a huge mistake on this one
if you remove the mud slinging and allow everyone to talk about his music and his life then the argument would have never happened
then you blame pagan for going off on a tangent
the real tangent was calling Dio a rapist
you believe that story from a 14 year old girl as told by poster 25 years or so later
you are gullible my friend :up: