“Look inside of yourself, you might see someone you don’t know…” – DIO.
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Anytime someone utters the name “Ronnie James Dio”, almost immediately one is transported to another dimension ruled by magic and fantasy; a place where wizards conjure spells and help angels to protect the castle from the dragons of the realm with clean tigers and shiny diamonds.
“Ride the carousel and cast a magic spell…” – Rainbow.
Throughout his career, whether it was with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath or his solo band, RONNIE JAMES DIO always supplied a generous dosage of magic, mysticism, and fantastical medieval imagery to Metal, describing (with sublimely, diametrically opposed metaphors) the mysteries and lessons of life that we must face, like dragons that must be slain and conquered in order for the kingdom to survive and thrive.
“So, bring an exorcist, a wizard and The Holy Ghost...” - Black Sabbath.
Call your D&D friend down at the Help Desk and order some more relaxer, crank up the black lights, grab your sword and a charm blessed by a virtuous witch and JOIN US as we sample the catalogue of one of the most powerful, distinctive, and legendary voices in the whole of the realm of the Kingdom of Metal.
HAIL to Ronnie James Dio!
Holy Diver
The Last In Line
Sacred Heart
Heaven And Hell
Live Evil
Mob Rules
Killing the Dragon
Show Notes:
(00:00): – Ron’s doing the intro LIVE from the Rib Lounge / The most magically favorite Metal ICON in all of Metaldom: RJD (Ronnie James Dio was a #BLESSING!! #HAIL and #R.I.P. to one of the most powerful voices in all of Metaldom) / He brought #Mysticism #Wizards #Castles # Magic and #Dungeons & #Dragons to #Metal (#cleantigers and #shinydiamonds) #onmicburp / The gradual refinement of Ronnie’s sound from Elf through Rainbow, Black Sabbath and through to his solo career with Dio. / ***Check out Sam Dunn’s (#samdunn #tellyouwhat #psilocybin #rub “Metal Evolution” series and “Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey”)
(05:17): - #itllbethere / ELF – Hoochie Koochie Lady (with a #tangentional shoutout to #cheers and #women that are #handsome which means they used to jam with some dudes): can you hear all that early vocal potential? / Ronnie’s Roots (old school doo-wop style…very un-metal; albeit tangentionally related) / Don’t leave out James! / Dio’s age (that was always weird…why was it a mystery?) / 05/16/2010 (Relaxer sub bunker under the original Metal Nerdery Under Construction studios) / 07/10/1942 (You’ve gotta try “Padavona’s Pasta”; Milley HIGHLY recommends it!) / #dontdenythepowerof #RJD / Holy Diver (#perfectaccidents and #divineintervention)
(12:00): – Padavona’s granny was a forward-thinking woman / a quick plug from Milley regarding his new pasta line coming out this fall!! #diolini #postcovid #saladbar #tour #QreatorOwnPasta Mental Linquine Southeastern Tour / #R.I.P. #WKLS / Rainbow – Man on the Silver Mountain (#backwagon #backtracking not to be confused with #backshadowing): The “starting point” for many of us (and also a tangentional shoutout to #DeepPurple and #ritchieblackmore) / Stargazer (***RAINBOW RISING = Future Album Dive***): #bolth #dreamtheater and #metallica covered #stargazer It has a killer #stonervibe (NOBODY ELSE sounds like RJD) / Run with the Wolf (There’s a hole in the sky…#reverse #backshadowing #reverseshadowing) / From Rainbow to Black Sabbath: Children of the Sea (#liveevil edition. Get your #mistymorning #here from #thisguy) /*** HAIL to #tenaciousD for giving so much attention to the power of Ronnie James Dio! *** Neon Knights (#killeropener) / a moment of our best “Ozzy” impressions (Heaven and Hell? Or Mob Rules? ***YOU MAY CHOOSE ONE!! Not #bolth!!! TELL US ON FACEBOOK and IG***)
(23:36: Black Sabbath (Falling off the Edge of The World from “Mob Rules” #40yearsold #stillfuckingawesome #waitforit #DONOTturnitoffnow (It’s kinda pre-Reign in Blood Reign in Blood) / #grower #deepcut #vaginaboner) That’s a BUSY riff! / Heaven & Hell from Heaven & Hell (check out our 1980 episode as it’s tangentionally related…also listen to Rime of the Ancient Mariner… I can hear the #tangentionalality between #bolth) Wait, is #flatulence also #punishment? Or #flatdulation (aka being adored by farts)
(29:55): (If you listen to fools…) The Mob Rules (#ohcmon) / The Sign of the Southern Cross (also from Mob Rules…#1981 #ronniejameswilson) that Stoner vibe is more apparent to me now! (Thank you for that, Billy!) / #eightmileshigh / STAND UP AND SHOUT (Dio: Holy Diver) #readthoselyrics very #NWOBHM and kinda Thrashy even / Shame on The Night (#hellhound #softintro) Dig that fucking album cover (ESPECIALLY with headphones and #relaxers) / ***If you do NOT own Holy Diver, you should REALLY reconsider continuing to live your life without owning it. GO BUY IT!!*** #shitturdballs #blacklightposters #skyvapes.
(40:38): The Last In Line (***go check out the music video***) / We’re off to #thewitch… / Parallels in Dio’s lyrics (#peanutbutter & #chocolate is like #pizza and #mexican ) / I speed at Night (feel the Priest/Motorhead vibe #highwaymetal ) #frozenated is a word #letitgo / Breathless (also from Last In Line) / The loss of momentum after Last In Line (from Sacred Heart through Dream Evil) #weall graduated and moved on to heavier shit (into the thrash…#thankyou #RJD for HELPING to build the bridge to good classic #medicalnerdery / Just Another Day (Sacred Heart) kinda #thrashish / Dio’s faster songs vs the slower songs (#softintro on Sunset Superman (Dream Evil)) Ronnie’s vocals were always very #theaterofthemind / ***DID ANYONE SEE THE DIO HOLOGRAM TOUR!?!? Tell us on the socials (FB & IG) and indicate which relaxer (if any) you enjoyed during attendance *** / The “technical” name for the #vagina (#doorsclosed) Clots in the Velvet Room: (Matt’s upcoming standup comedy album) ***PLEASE LEAVE US SOME POSITIVE 5-STAR RATINGS, KUDOS, KOMMENDMENTS AND KONDIMENTS IN THE MAIL SACK metalnerdery@gmail.com and or MESSAGE US on the FB and the IG *** The “various members” / Wait…whaddya mean!?
(55:34): More modern Dio: Killing The Dragon (The #Exciter reference #definitely #skynet) / ***CHECK OUT THAT ALBUM COVER TO “KILLING THE DRAGON” ***) #vivid #lyrical #imagery ***Check out the Video for “Push” with Tenacious D opening…*** #youreonalist / We hope you enjoyed the Dio Sampler; Big #HAIL to Ronnie James Dio #RJD #caprisuns and #nutterbutters and #metalnerderyASMR #shinydiamonds (#whoops)