Dio - Holy Diver | Singer & Musician Reacts

[@alexthorpe6583]

Last in Line, Rainbow in the Dark, Don't talk to Strangers, Throw Away Children, Straight Though The Heart. Lots of great songs to choose from.

[@KenVance]

Dream Evil, Last in Line, All the Fools Sailed away... etc.

[@jasonfuller2281]

“Kill the King”, “Sunset Superman”, “Man on the Silver Mountain”.

[@Percules_10]

Best singer EVER. Watch his live performance of "Mistreated" on 1977 with Rainbow!

[@martinsv9183]

"Rainbow In the Dark" is also good.

[@pfjk47]

“Last in Line” RULES!

[@rockytheblackdragon]

Dio will never be replaced

[@bardsimpson1404]

Dio actually was a big d and d fan

[@sumonjamal1653]

Ronnie James Dio was 40 years old and out of 2 major bands by that point... Rainbow sacked him in 1979... and Black Sabbath sacked him in 1982 after he was accused of trying to change the mixes of their 'Live Evil' live album... Ronnie took Sabbath's then-drummer Vinny Appice with him to form a new band... Ronnie started writing new songs - he could play bass and keyboards, while he auditioned musicians for his new band Dio... Irish guitarist Vivian Campbell joined the band. Then, Ronnie's collaborator from Rainbow, bassist Jimmy Bain also joined the Dio line-up and more songs came together... Sabbath's label Warner Bros. Records loved the demos and signed Dio immediately. 1983 was an interesting year - Black Sabbath hired Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan and recorded their next album 'Born again'... Original Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne was roaring back w/ success after 2 solo albums and his 3rd album 'Bark at the Moon' was released late that year... But it was Dio that started from scratch and captured a truly exceptional debut album 'Holy Diver' that year, a record that Ronnie produced as well. It was a hit on radio and MTV w/ the singles - 'Rainbow in the dark'... 'Holy Diver'... as well as fan faves like "Don't talk to strangers"... 'Stand up and shout' ... Fans in Europe and America were excited to see the new Dio band and concert ticket sales were exceptional as the band performed Ronnie's songs from Rainbow and Black Sabbath in concert as well...Claude Schnell (keyboards) joined Dio for the tour. The album charted in the US and UK ...and sold gold, eventually 2x platinum in the US. Ronnie Dio said, "It was a very magical time. The right people came together at the right moment."

[@victormagallanes8238]

He left Rainbow

[@sumonjamal1653]

@@victormagallanes8238 Wrong. Ronnie was fired from Rainbow... he was very bitter about that split.

[@victormagallanes8238]

@@sumonjamal1653 Dio quit’s because Ritchie wanted a commercial sound for the band to increase the name of the band in the States and Ronnie wasn’t agree.

[@sumonjamal1653]

@@victormagallanes8238 Yes, Blackmore asked for more commercial songs for Rainbow and Ronnie Dio refused... Thus, Blackmore fired Dio and hired singer Graham Bonnet for the next album 'Down to Earth'... He and wife Wendy Dio had to leave L.A. for Connecticut briefly after he was fired because they were not paid by the band. Wendy Dio confirmed this: "He was fired by Ritchie [Blackmore], because he didn't write more commercial songs." (PS. Not everything u read on the internet is true)

[@sumonjamal1653]

@@victormagallanes8238 Read Ronnie Dio's own words in his autobiography- "Rainbow in the Dark: The autobiography"

[@thenannymoh]

I had my players in a 4 year D&D campaign that followed the content of Dio's song catalogue. They had no idea, and to this day still don't know.

[@Fantomex.]

Iove how big her eyes get when she's excited 😂😂😂 it's like that cat who found out the pink part of the watermelon is the good part 😅

[@maryannerazzano7692]

Dio is such a great frontman , I would suggest watching a live version. Heaven & Hell live from his early years with Black Sabbath is amazing

[@donbergeson6771]

I was 11 when this album came out. I didn’t know who Dio was but my best friend's uncle was visiting from Texas and had this album (cassette). We were all 3 in my backyard and listened to the whole album over and over again while the uncle rolled and smoked the biggest joint I've ever seen. This is tied for the best debut album ever.

[@Christopher-Baltimore]

It’s just simply one of the best.

[@caplondon]

Fun reaction. A classic song from Dio. A great banger! Thanks for sharing. 😊🎉❤

[@juergenstange6844]

I love all of his songs ! With Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath or even Dio. I'm addicted to Ronnie James Dio. 💖 One of my favourites is "Lock up the wolves" from Dio. 🤘😊🎵

[@LuAnneYanni]

Any thing Dio 😮❤ my favorite vocals of all time rip ❤

[@pauljonesesquire]

Some of my Dio faves: with Rainbow, Gates Of Babylon and Rainbow Eyes with Sabbath, Mob Rules, The Sign Of The Southern Cross and solo Stand Up And Shout.

[@C_mao]

Dio - Straight Through the Heart

[@SmedleyDouwright]

Small man with a giant voice.

[@Jamie-lb7eh]

He did so good that sometimes he scared me lol. His voice was magical and when he sang powerfully he put me in the stories he was singing about. Like I went into an existing time! Amazing.

[@Sigma1_969]

I don't believe there are enough words to describe just how good Ronnie was...

[@petenieto1575]

Last in line is a great one by him

[@justitia257]

I love " Heaven and Hell " ..gorgeous Millie

[@kimberlycross9621]

I got this album when it first came out on vinyl and played it front and back over 100 times the first year I had it. The songs I still like the most today are "Invisible" and "Don't Talk to Strangers" but the whole album Holy Diver is awesome!

[@srt8rocketship241]

Rainbow In The Dark-next.

[@Jamie-lb7eh]

The Rainbow In the dark video lol. I like.

[@chrisbricky7331]

Great reaction, Ronnie James Dio was also the lead singer for Black Sabbath for the song 'Heaven and Hell' and was the lead singer for Rainbow for the song 'Man on the Silver Mountain'; Plus his own solo work. So his voice is part of some of the most iconic Metal music there is. D & D was created in the mid 70's in the 1960's he formed the band 'Elf' because of his love for Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit and that predated D & D by half a decade. :) But your feelings were pretty close. Tolkien and other Arthurian tales and Nordic folklore and fairy tales inspired D & D. Thanks for sharing your passion. Please keep sharing. Chris

[@allanbaker3958]

Two more great tracks: -Man on the Silver Mountain. -Losing my Insanity.

[@tonysmith5504]

On a few rare occasions where every song on a album is really good.. dio holy diver is one of them every track slaps

[@smavtmb2196]

This music video might seem a bit cheesy to some people, but still fun and Dio's vocals are amazing. I really suggest Dio's song "Rainbow in the dark" The live performance from 2005 is good qaulity. Even though Dio is in his 60's in that video he still sounded fantastic. However maybe you prefer an earlier performance. Its your choice.

[@realBkay]

Yeah Mills. Depending on how tall u r, u may b taller than him - he was 5’4” (162-ish cm). Dio made 3 albums w/Black Sabbath. 1) Heaven and Hell - Neon Knights - Children of the Sea - Lady Evil - Heaven and Hell 2) Mob Rules - Voodoo - The Sign of the Southern Cross - E5150 (as the intro to Mob Rules) - Mob Rules - Country Girl (its not a country tune) - Over and Over 3) Dehumanizer I have the first 2 but have never listened to the 3rd. The first 2 albums r pretty good.

[@jamesbear7571]

You should do “Killswitch Engages “ version, it’s a a real tribute to Dio!!!

[@argueljeanmichel9897]

I have all the records Dio have ever made in his career, more than 30 LP with live albums, for me it s the best voice ever in history of rock..try with Elf (his first professional group) in 1972 'never more' kzbin.info/www/bejne/en-raWtmdr-NgLM ....with Rainbow 'gates od babylon' video 1978 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXKqq4F9grqLiJY ....with Black Sabbath 'heaven and hell' live video 1980 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4ikmZdqgNCJi7c... and with his own group DIO 'last in line' live 1993 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZmkc6Bmgqhso9U ...I had the chance to see him live 2 times in Paris in 1992 and 1995..........he can sing everything, even on acoustic guitar with Rainbow 'temple of the king' 1975 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ3KkHV7mb2sna8.........If you like I have a lot for you .....

[@erikthompson619]

This version is somewhat truncated, on the studio version the guitar solo is another four bars longer. Fun fact: Dio was in fact also a bass player, so he would be even more of a kindred spirit of yours! Though he only played the bass on one album, the 1972 self-titled debut by his first heavy band Elf. For their second album, they added a bassist to the lineup (the late great Craig Gruber) to allow Ronnie more freedom and mobility as a frontman. He did however keep playing bass during rehearsal jams, particularly during his time with Black Sabbath putting songs together with Black Sabbath's guitarist and main man Tony Iommi. Another fun fact: Ronnie's second cousin and good friend Joey DeMaio is the bassist and leader of arguably the most dramatic, sword-and-sorcery oriented heavy metal band ever - Manowar. Well worth a listen when in D&D mode, I assure you. Essential Dio listening: With Rainbow: "Man on the silver mountain", "Stargazer", "Long live rock'n'roll", "Kill the king", "Gates of Babylon". With Black Sabbath: "Heaven and hell", "Die young", "Neon knights", "Lonely is the word", "Sign of the Southern Cross", "Voodoo", "Country girl" (about the perils of falling in love with a witch!), "Falling off the edge of the world", "Computer God", "After all", "TV crimes", "I". With Dio: "Don't talk to strangers", "Rainbow in the dark", "Shame on the night", "We rock", "The last in line", "Egypt", "Sacred heart", "Rock'n'roll children", "Hungry for heaven", "Dream evil", "All the fools sailed away", "Night people", "Sunset superman", "Naked in the rain".

[@karimhicks8376]

I was so privileged to see DIO, in concert, beginning in 1985: long live the music of Ronnie James Dio! HORNS UP!!! REST UPON THE RAINBOW!!!

[@mrd4785]

Dio played at the South Park school dance in the Monkey Phonics episode about the home schooled kids. If you don't understand this reference, you are missing out on life LOL! 😁 I swear it was Dio's best performance - totally immortalised.

[@briarpatch720]

"Invisible" rocks hard

[@larrym5120]

Such an underrated song. Ronnie was ahead of his time on this one. The first verse is about a young lady that has been suffering from depression from her teens through her twenties. The second verse is about a young man who is afraid to come out as being gay. They both find the solution which is to become invisible, go away, commit suicide. Nobody sang about that stuff then. And yes, it rocks hard

[@iznone]

Dio is great, we have here memorial monument for this guy.

[@jochenburkart8902]

As a DIO Fan and former D&D player i got tears in my eyes because of your reaction.

[@samsonjpedroza]

IF YOU ALL READY DID RAINBOW IN THE DARK, I'LL SEEK OUT YOUR REACTION....LOOK AT "THE LAST IN LINE "

[@metaldon50]

They cut out some of the guitar solo to shorten the video.I highly recommend you find the album cut.Vivian Campbell is an awesome guitarist.

[@SJ-ty5rw]

The guitar player on this album is Vivian Campbell , who later was in Def Leopard . He did his best guitar work in Dio

[@nikosalmpanis-ty3jt]

R.I.P. Ronnie🤘

[@ChrisCrites-yz2iw]

I feel very, very fortunate to have been introduced To Dungeons & Dragons and metal music within a year of each other. In the 1980s i got to play some of the most exciting tabletop games as they were being introduced as well as my gaming groups all were Metal heads. So Dio, King Diamond, Judas Priest etcetera, were all on the turntable in the background throughout those games.

[@sebastianjaderas5080]

Live Dio performance from the 80’s is the best!

[@stevemcgraw2610]

Greatest metal singer all time!

[@Roh_Echt]

I always love "the jump" it causes with people hearing it for their first time; at the beginning. And yours was awesome!♥ The Last in Line is my all-time favorite of his, but this one was always up there with it. This video is a bit "dorky" for me to watch.

[@snowdog03]

Solo cut during video. I prefer the album vers.

[@epifanioanunes21]

I believe it's the opposite: Ronnie James Dio was one of the creators of the style that was shortly after used in composing D&D-style music.

[@kardeef33317]

Last in Line, Rainbow in the Dark, Children of the Sea , Heaven and Hell, Gates of Babylon and one of my favorites Stargazer.

[@SerLoyneOfHousePorter]

The pride of Cortland NY.

[@pmstark10]

This is going into my playlist

[@holgersurray]

The album Holy Diver was published one year after the movie Conan the Barbarian which started a massive wave of "barbarian" in pop culture as You can easily see here. ;-)

[@nathanpark1058]

Dio had a LONG singing career starting with Ronnie and the Prophets in the '50's, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, then he went solo.

[@timlamb-o3d]

Hell yes ! Ronnie Dio ex Sabbath and Rainbow vocalist and one of rocks top vocalist ever. Listen to Don't talk to strangers. About paranoid schizophrenia.

[@venturefar2851]

Millie you are adorable ! I just realized I bet you can do a great Cher imitation. ❤

[@MrTech226]

Millie Here is some stuff from Metal God, Ronnie James Dio, recorded in 1961, years before he went Metal. Ronnie Dio and the Red Caps with Angel is Missing Here is the link to early RJD: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6ibfoiKZZWUgZIsi=P4CFm7RBsYEe6w7h

[@rockunstank8554]

your reaction made my heart swell...

[@kirbyfisk]

my first series of campaigns as a dungeon master were based off of his songs

[@karimhicks8376]

Had no classical background. Began as a trumpet player. His metal bands were ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO, HEVEN HELL. He started the MALOYK; Metal HORNS gesture, or the EVIL EYE, taught to him by his grandmother. Not by the egotistical Gene Simmons. DIO once said, that, if Simmons could, he would try to patent AIR.

[@jeffsikes5312]

YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT LILIAC DIO IS THE SINGERS IDOL SHE DOES HIM JUSTICE THEY COVERD HOLY DIVER THE LAST IN LINE AND ALSO HEAVEN AND HELL WHEN DIO WAS IN BLACK SABBATH .

[@bobabrams4685]

Dio is the best. Check out a cover of this by the band "Liliac", a family band from Georgia. They are fantastic!

[@ftldelay]

The greatest voice in hard rock/metal history!!

[@alfiekelly5914]

Ronnie James is irreplaceable. RIP matey boy. Love your reaction.

[@paulorobertomariano4821]

Ronnie James Dio, Ward Pigs in Black Sabbath

[@BluesJammer69]

Seen him 2 times, out of the 120 or shows i have seen...his 2 stand at the top for me...

[@Dudeamis17]

Oh man suddenly I realized how great Dio would have been as Wolverine

[@nimesleaparicio4413]

Aw man looks like you heard an edited shortened version. They robbed you of part of the lead. That whole album rocks !! RIP Dio

[@mikesmicroshop4385]

Now watch this version! This group was invited by Dio's wife to play a tribute to Dio after he passed away! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYHJf6aVg56he5Y

[@samsonjpedroza]

HOLA HERMOSA ! TRY "RAINBOW IN THE DARK" ONE OF THEIR BEST !!! HAVE A GREAT DAY !

[@mikh9202]

Learn from Dio, hes got amazing technique and skill.

[@ryanmcgrath4979]

Millie, you have got to see this video by Alissa White-Gluz called A Song to Save Us All. It’s on the difficult subject of animal cruelty and exploitation, but the message behind the video is very beautiful.

[@paulschlipf5858]

You need to check out Don't Talk To Strangers by DIO live because you'll see what a story atelier looks like on stage he's one of the best vocalists and stage front men

[@billofalltrades2633]

Have you reacted to the last in line ? A great song.

[@HBC423]

One of my favorites is Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath.. Dio became the singer of Sabbath after Ozzy

[@nickhaswell6011]

Great tune

[@azzzkaban]

The perfect girl to rock back in the 80's 🤟🏼

[@mamayl8592]

Sounds like a Chuck Norris tale. "Dio created DnD!"

[@Mer364]

I’d totally take the fact DnD was created because of Dio.

[@nathanweiss5174]

Fair play with jump scaring us with the intro... most of us were here to see you jump scared anyway... "so sorry, so sorry" riiiiiiight

[@eugeniopaixao4270]

DIO GOAT

[@plantdesigns7889]

Definitely check out the cover by Killswitch Engage

[@MagorzataJanocha]

You look like a clone of my friend whom I should call and you reminded me of that thank you 😂

[@donkfail1]

Yes! Dio invented D&D. :D Then he travelled further back in time and gave Tolkien his first draft of Lord of the Rings before taking a trip another millennia back in time and inspired someone to write Beowulf. Prove me wrong!

[@toby7jolly]

You should listen to Die Young from the Mob Rules album from Black Sabbath. It's one of my favorites of Dio.

[@lemmybonhalen6976]

\m/LONG LIVE RJD \m/

[@R-Mouse2299]

RJD was a master vocalist.

[@larrym5120]

Great song, melody, riff and solo. It really doesn't show off Dio's vocal abilities though.

[@MRxMADHATTER]

RIP R. J. Dio

[@petenieto1575]

I have a new favorite reactor.. you!!

[@jackburton9225]

D&D girl ❤

[@Andrew-d9x]

Please Millie react to the band Armored Saint they tour with DIO in the early years, talk to your brother if he knows this band...

[@DHARMN00]

I'm to old to have a crush, but Damm.... you're cute. That said, the reason for your video and my viewing is the music. Just that, great music. Dio, Rainbow "Man on the Silver Mountain ". Rainbow with Doogie White on vocals "Hall of the Mountain King ". The fact you are so pretty doesn't matter. Let's enjoy amazing music.

[@RafaelGarciaRibeiro]

Try “mistreated” by Rainbow!

[@artsenvi]

Dio is the new Erwin.

[@DionisioAviles-t5v]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@bryanbrady877]

My mother and my wife would thank you if they knew what wou have done for me. You can have any of my songs. What is mine is yours.

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

Hello there hey there

[@BernhardHeiming-pw8xj]

👍👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🫶

[@ronnierodriguez6247]

They cut 1/2 solo

[@stormlantern1274]

Sounds like a Uriah Heap cover band.

[@HectorGomez-rb7gn]

Please a reaction to N.I.B by Black Sabbath or Another Love by Tom Odell

[@BengtLofqvist]

They have cut out a bit of the solo that's bad.