Awesome Album!
I'm so glad that I not only saw Dio a few times as a kid but also as an adult a few yrs back when he toured one last time with Sabbath.
IMO his voice was absolutely one of the Best Heavy metal voices of all time.
The little guy could scream and scream clearly.
I know you all love his music but I can vouch for the man himself.
I live 20 miles south of where Ronnie grew up in a small city in Cortland N.Y.
Many of his family still live there so he would come home during downtime often.
My in Laws also lived there so I'd often find myself there on Sundays.
There is a local Diner that he often went to for Sunday Brunch and thru the yrs I'd seen him there a handful of times.
In a rather large diner full of Blue hairs who really don't have a clue who the F&ck he is I'd always snicker to myself that's DIO you idiots.
There is plenty of signed memorabilia throughout the Diner not any of the darker stuff just his pic lots of signed posters..concert shots etc.
Under many of the glass table covers he signed and wrote a small note.
He was always polite always willing to talk about his music.
And hey how many can say they walked down a buffet line with Dio.
The last time I saw him there he was commenting about he wasn't exactly in love with his last solo Album and I told him sorry I might not have that one.
He being a smart ass loudly said Why the Hell not .. I almost dropped my plate..
He laughed
I was like give me a break I have almost every one of your Albums and I've seen you 4 times..look around the diner..if you find someone in the dining room that has even one of your albums I'll buy your lunch...he laughed.
Great performer even a better person.