Think back to a time when you were young and just discovering everything "cool" about rock and roll. Did this period of time involve dragons, fire and denim? There was a point in the late 70's/early 80's when Ronnie James Dio was about the coolest motherfucker out there. He was small, elf-like and had a penchant for playing with swords. His live show was always over the top, but in the best possible sense. He simply longed to give his audience more.
"R.J.D." will undoubtedly be most remembered for his track "Holy Diver" which contains some of the weirdest lyrics in 80's hard rock:
Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Because, as you know, when riding a tiger, you want to make sure his stripes are visible, but also that's he participates in good hygiene.
Dio also popularized the use of the "devil horns" hand gesture which now represents any and everything "metal" or "bad ass." Thousands of drunken heavy metal concert goers have this man to thank.
Dio passed away a few days ago, reportedly from stomach cancer that he'd been battling for some time. The heavy metal community and the world in general should mourn this loss.
4 comments:
Dio Sucks
I'm with my little savage friend on this one!
You have to appreciate his stage theatrics though. Sure, it was a little cheesy, but it was such an elaborate, heavy production. You gotta give them man props for effort!
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