Opera Singer Reacts to Dio - The Last In Line

[@maggiereneemusic]

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[@helldogbark4900]

Dio - Sacred Heart (Finding The Sacred Heart Live In Philly 1986)

[@andreascala2663]

I always thought that Dio sometimes had the ability to make two notes at the same time ... one perfect pitch and one slightly dissonant ..... as if his voice were doubled ..... I hope to be able to make clear the concept

[@DjurrenArt]

Heyyoo!!! I usually lurk but just wanna say that I was vibing the whole time. xD This may be a little different (hopefully in a good way), but I recently found out about this and would like for you to react to Survive by Wagamama Rakia. Without saying too much, it's worth listening to.

[@markdenning309]

Listen to Elizabeth Zharoff sing before you get all puffed up about Juliard

[@michaelcollins6882]

was wondering why keep calling him murray... that is the great ronnie james dio... may he rip

[@dougjones9698]

Dio is legendary. The greatest voice in metal history.

[@ditsiwt]

Dio wasn't just a once in a lifetime vocalist... He was a once in a century talent.

[@derekmellino8316]

And he did this night after night and never warmed up his voice. He was pure power and one of the greatest of all time

[@APWPaint]

I was there and I actually remember this show. Dio was brilliant. No doubt he went sharp on purpose, it's Dio after all.

[@rexrogers1859]

Exaaaaactlyyyy!!! Couldn't agree more!!

[@waltz9230]

God I wish I was born in the late 60s so I could go see Dio in his prime. I’m only 20 now and discovered dio after he passed away. You’re so lucky you could go to that concert!!!

[@MotownGuitarJoe]

He's like the Jason Bourne of vocalists: he doesn't make mistakes.

[@mousepolice55]

I actually remember this show. When you know, you know.

[@yeahwhatever5436]

@@waltz9230 I got to see him in 76 with Rainbow. He's still with us mate. Just push play.

[@ryant3600]

​Vivian is one heck of a guitarist.. During this era Vivian, Warren, Jake E. Lee.. man such a good time to be young and into guitar. Now Vivian plays for Def Leppard but his old days of shred will never be forgotten.

[@lisaheathcock7924]

Ditto!!! 🤘🤘🤘😎🔥

[@m.ericwatson968]

Ronnie and Viv had their differences, but damn Viv is an incredible player, and early shredder for certain

[@ryant3600]

@@m.ericwatson968 Yes he was. And being a kid back in those days was magical. So much talent, yeah the "glam" image thing looking back got out of hand maybe, but in those days we didn't really care cause that was where the evolution of hard rock was going at that time. But, Randy Rhoads made me want to play, but it was guys' like: Vivian, Jake, George, Mick, Vito, Becker, Gilbert, Nuno, Kendall, Collen, Clark, Smith/Murray that inspired me to keep working at learning the guitar.

[@DrSkeff]

I remember seeing an interview that said he purposely wanted a British guitarist (I know he is from Northern Ireland) having worked with both Ritchie Blackmore and Tony Iommi as he thought they had something to them compared to American guitarists that he had seem to that point.

[@ryant3600]

@@DrSkeff Vivian isn't British

[@hemmerix7687]

dio doesn't just sing, he tells storiesand he tells it to you personally

[@billpoulakis1741]

The most generous live rock singer that ever lived. never held back. Great technique and support. One of a kind.

[@DanJackson1977]

He intends to go sharp at the end.. it's exactly how he does it on the album. DIO knows exactly what hes doing. Hes showing off.

[@DaP84]

What? He doesn't go sharp on the studio version! 🤔

[@evrenyuceturk489]

He invented 🤘 sign. He is timeless legend.

[@ryansheehan9462]

Actual quote from an interview with Ronnie a few years before his death: “if you ask Gene Simmons he’ll tell you he invented it. But Gene will also tell you he invented things like breathing and wearing shoes.”

[@dmj4966]

He started the devil horns as a symbol in rock and metal

[@RasEli03]

He popularised it

[@hvitekristesdod]

He’s extremely improvisational in his live shows. They rarely sound exactly like the album, he always does random shift changes, timing changes, or whatever the heck he wants and it’s great 😀

[@m.ericwatson968]

And Ronnie was a master of stagecraft, he understood how to interact with the audience and project his voice and gestures all the way to back of the venue, he was 5'4" but he could appear mountainous on stage, "The Man on the Silver Mountain"

[@collinnicholasns]

a small man with a giant's voice

[@obiwonton369]

DIO is Power, Diction, Precision, Delivery of Fire & Stone RIP Ronny the Master of the Metal Universe

[@vistarecords4930]

Fourteen years later it still hurts knowing that Ronnie is gone. He would have been 82 this year, as hard as that is to believe. Ronnie was irreplaceable.

[@billtbodger]

It was Dio who started the devil horns salute used in the heavy Rock/Metal world, way back in the Seventies. Live Dio always had so much energy, I saw him numerous times in Sabbath and Solo, he was always a gentleman with the fans and the crew, I still miss the little guy, for me he is one of the top 5 alltime singers in any genre

[@michaelevans1578]

Saw Dio in concert. The opening act was forgettable, but I knew when they shortened the length of the microphone, Dio was coming to the stage. I pushed to the front, the stage exploded, and Dio's voice cracked the sky. One of the best concerts I've ever seen.

[@tonyhao9344]

Its amazing not only how he hits those notes, but the grit and fry he adds to everything. How does that work?? I heard you singing along but completely clean..

[@tomrocks5367]

DIO has said he never had vocal lessons. He credits his technique/discipline to learning how to play the trumpet as a kid. It taught him the proper breathing techniques which he used for his vocals. \m/\m/

[@tonedeafsinger3936]

And he was having a Juilliard scholarship (for a trumpet) although decided to study pharmacy.

[@mamayl8592]

When she reacts to Stargazer her mind will officially be blown. Facts.

[@mikeferris408]

Greatest male metal vocalist of all time! I got to see him in a small bar in the early 90's n he did his holy diver and last in line album in its entirety back to back. And he sounded just as recorded only live! Best show ive ever seen n ive seen 100's of live shows since the late 70's when i was just a lil snapper head.

[@mousepolice55]

Oh my Lord! In a small bar, both albums? I can't even begin to imagine how EPIC that must have been. How where Smh.... shuffles off to go contemplate her whole life and where it went wrong

[@estoy1001]

He had such stage presence as tiny as he was- you put him on stage he's the size of god.

[@jonathanwatson5818]

Liliac- The Last In Line (Ronnie James Dio Cancer Fund Tribute). Wendy Dio herself requested this. Dio's drummer Vinny Appice gave them a longer track. Melody has even done the song Live with Vinny Appice.

[@lorijansen1986]

That's what I came to say! Please check them out!

[@drewjn]

Another has fallen to the majesty of Dio (rightfully so). Glad to see more reacting to him. If possible I think it would be worth comparing his older lives to his earlier ones. It is very interesting seeing his ability and how it changed subtly over the years.

[@misatankosic1001]

True metal never rusts...🤘

[@williamfinney6660]

The greatest of all time. The best thing is playing live and sounding as close to the recording without sounding like it's a recording

[@ilmizarnanda]

Dio=the greatest metal singer ever live

[@quadcamera]

Dio had the best voice in metal.

[@richardschafer7858]

Iconic song from a true master.

[@Mr.Vitality]

This song shows the influence Mario Lanza had on Dio. It reminds me of heroic arias like "Di quella pira".

[@lw3918]

Maggie, check out ELF. This was Dio's first band. The song "Carolina County Ball" is unlike anything else you've heard from him.

[@artotuominiemi4604]

He was better siunger as elvis.

[@theriomrasputin8233]

He was in Ronnie and the Red Caps. Ronnie and the Prophets, before ELF.

[@lw3918]

@@theriomrasputin8233 True. However ELF was a much better band. Musically, financed, and every thing else. It was his first mainstream band.

[@vibingwithvinyl]

@@theriomrasputin8233 In a way ELF was his first band though. It started from The Vegas Kings but slowly evolved into ELF.

[@mustangdebbie56]

I would suggest Nevermore. Or even better Love is All from the Butterfly Ball album.

[@trixiebella]

Great job Maggie. I've really enjoyed the Dio reactions. Another throwback! How fun!

[@derekbowbrick6233]

At 6:52 Dio is "throwing horns", and this was picked up by the metal, and rock and roll fans as their symbol. The how and why and the who I will leave you to find out about, but the symbology goes back eons. P.S. that was an excellent concert tour.🤘🥁🤘

[@yontron3692]

Right??? 🙂and we all vibrate frequencies at each other from the “SPELL”ings that we all learned 🤐

[@t_bone12571]

It's called the "Maloik", and was used to ward off the Evil Eye; apparently Ronnie's grandmother used to use it towards people she didn't like, it obviously made enough of an impression on young Ronnie to employ the Maloik as part of his stage act.

[@damienmaynard8892]

@@t_bone12571 yes! and the shape of the head and horns/ears of the Devil/Demon - Murray? - was an Alsatian/German Shepherd dog he once owned!

[@edwardmunoz7853]

Fkn Gene Simmons tries to take credit for this. FU Gene 😂

[@XixesOM]

Dude was 5'4" but had the voice of a giant. Love him. He's from Portsmouth NH, just a few miles from where I live.

[@donsavignano4396]

Ronnie James Dio was one of a kind. Born in NYC standing at 5"3' with a powerful voice standing much taller. We miss you and never forgotten RIP

[@ryannelson2542]

Dio is legendary and always will be for ever more, unlike some opera singers we might know lol.

[@iwanagung005]

Ronnie James Dio is the best vocalist.

[@JoeStanek-vu7rl]

Ian Gillan is close.

[@Deadwood1919]

One of the Dio tours I got to see live. He is an awesome showman, and the vocals were still great live.

[@sweetmandolynsurbanfarm7188]

When this tour came to Mesa Amphitheater here in the Valley of the Sun I was a teenager obsessed with Dio. I'll never forget the Giant Snake head on center stage that opened with smoke pouring out and then Ronnie followed. What an entrance.

[@claytargets]

The later the tours, the shorter the songs got as his playlist got longer. I was fortunate to see many times in the 80s.

[@ThomasTallant]

@maggie just so you know, every time you make the horns, the "rock symbol" as you say, know that Dio started it. Gene Simmons tries to take credit, but Dio will always own it... He also was known as one of the nicest people in metal. 😁

[@maggiereneemusic]

Good to know. Thanks so much! 😊

[@ryansheehan9462]

Actual quote from an old interview with Ronnie James Dio: “if you ask Gene he’ll tell you he invented it, but Gene will also tell you that he invented things like breathing and wearing shoes and so on.”

[@CCrawford522]

@@ryansheehan9462 I always cracked up at that line. RJD was just the greatest.

[@131601]

Fascinating analysis, very cool perspective from a opera pro ! Great job !

[@lordmortarius538]

"The splits" is what we call the POWER STANCE :D The devil horns is a thing he got from his Italian grandmother who used it as a sign to ward off evil. He thought it looked cool and started doing it on stage, and the rest is history.

[@SMenkveld]

"And I like this drummer, too.." Of course you do... because "this drummer" is the legendary Vinnie Appice.

[@samhouston1979]

fun fact… the remnants of the band in this video put out 2 cds as the band “Last in Line”

[@likeabird5654]

When Dio was five years old, his father decided that he should play an instrument. Dio chose the trumpet. "The next day I started music lessons - four hours of practice every day until I was seventeen." "I wanted to be a rock-n-roll musician, but it was such a wonderful training for me, because you sing the same way you play, you do it from your diaphragm, there’s a proper technique to do it."

[@likeabird5654]

Maybe 10:58 was inspired by playing lip bends on trumpet.

[@likeabird5654]

Quotes from online sources.

[@StevanOutdoor]

Dio (RIP) really could sing. He also sang that song 'Love is all' and sang with Black Sabbath for a while. He was one of the great ones.

[@russlanders6518]

Most amazing voice in rock

[@alfredoolivares3369]

Dio is legendary,,,,,,,

[@christopherdavidson4382]

I had the pleasure of seeing Dio on his Last In Line Tour (I'm pretty sure it was anyway) in Cleveland. It was his first tour with Vivian Campbell on guitar and Vivian was incredible live. Of course Dio was tremendous as he and Bruce Dickinson are arguably the greatest metal singers ever. Seeing them both live and in their primes is something that I will always be grateful for and remember.

[@mousepolice55]

I never got to see Dio. It's one of my bigger regrets. I've seen Maiden 3x their shows are events and always so so good. I actually cried tears of joy the 2nd time i saw them as it was 24 years nearly to the day after my first show in 87. I imagine Dio's shows feel different. I saw ozzy in 88? No rest for the wicked tour anyway. We were about as far away from the stage as you can get. I mean like nose,eyes & ears bleeding section. But. I could feel his energy. I have seen a whole lot of shows and I've never ever felt anything like that before or since. I can still remember how it felt. It was almost like magic. Literally I could feel his energy. I always imagined a Dio show might evoke the same feeling. He was a small dude but you didnt see him as small. he had so much power in his voice and a commanding stage presence that made him seem like a giant.. I wish I could have seen him live. His music got me through some real rough times and I would have loved to been able to expierience live, the music& the artist that was my security blanket, wise friend, entertainer, sea captain and constant companion. RIP good sir and thank you.

[@christopherdavidson4382]

@@mousepolice55 I've seen Iron Maiden twice 37 years apart and they were pretty awesome both times

[@StephanHeinemann1]

Best Rock Voice ever existed 🤘

[@serp9425]

Dio is simply The GOAT keep going,nice reaction

[@bobbigboss111]

You said at the end he's so good!!!! Come on, he is so excellent. He is the King of all Rock singers. Ask them all. He start singing on the 50's. His history are full of approvements and developings and achievements. Search and listen to his early songs until 2010. Rock on Maggie. You are amazing and lovely.

[@briarpatch720]

RJD is Power. his vocals are truly incredible Interesting fact, that "rock sign" you mentioned @ 6:54 originated from rjd, actually his grandmother. according to rjd his grandmother was highly superstitious and that "rock sign" with the pointing and pinky finger pointing up (palms out) is supposed to block evil curses and if you point it at another person then you are sending them an evil curse. RJD was the first to flash it in concert and it just took off

[@jaysinlsavage50]

Brings tears of joy to my eyes watching you rock out to Dio, who is one of my favorite singers, all time.

[@collinnicholasns]

that first transition always sends shivers through me,

[@zenistfpv]

I can say from experience the reason for the long continuing splits is simply to get some air circulation down below... under those lights there are rivers running down his legs all set.

[@tacoma50]

What people forget is RJD was about 5 foot a couple tall but his size hid one of greatest talents ever!

[@artotuominiemi4604]

Best Singer al time

[@dariobritos5504]

Please...Iron Maiden "The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" live

[@davidkneitel1840]

Ronnie James Dio... five foot nothing of pure awesomeness. 🤘🏻😊🤘🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@jeremybrown7075]

Not been subscribed very long but I'm loving your channel. Dio never had any kind of vocal training but he played trumpet as a child which is why he has such great breath support he was in several teenage doo wop bands in his teens and went on to front some of the most iconic bands in history and made them all better than before he is my all time favorite performer of all time and he is the one who brought the 🤘🤘 into the music world it is an old symbol he adopted from his old Italian grandmother it is protection against when someone gives you the evil eye

[@stjohntownsend3019]

Saw them on this tour in Oxford, at the start Vivian Campbell ran to the front of the stage put his foot on the monitor, promptly slipped fell over and wrecked his guitar.

[@mikenolan8044]

Another hit premiere! Good video, good reaction goo editing. 🥁

[@maggiereneemusic]

Thanks so much! 😀💖🎉

[@bryanforis1839]

When you listen to music live it’s most singers have back singing from a box 📦 that helps them with a double or triple the voice

[@Stefan-]

This is all Dio though, not the fakery of many of todays artists, Dio was the real deal and often sounded even better live than on the album, i have witnessed it in person.

[@bernardcarpenter6949]

I'd seen this tour. Oakland Coliseum. Dokken opened. Great times.

[@-.NYX.-]

Oh Well done Mags! Funny how back in the day, metal were looked down upon my opera, but so many like Dio, too those skills in completely unexpected territory. ART vs Dogma in my opinion. I am so happy you did this one dear ♥

[@echomanechoman78]

I saw this tour, front row, about a week before this show. My ears rang for 3 days.

[@rothed16]

Sure you do realize he is singing a concert that last a good 1 1/2-3hours. No clue at this point in the concert this song came in, but as great as he is Live you do need to here the studio version too. It's in my Workout playlist.. Edit. Go listen to Lilac. They do a great cover of this

[@cheyannemarcum2050]

I love your channel!!!

[@markdenning309]

Do you know Elizabeth Zharoff? Listen to how she picks his voice and technique. Listen to the Gates of Babylon by Rainbow and you'll really hear his mastery. He was one of the best.

[@peterbaarman612]

The brand he shows with his fingers is "The Devil" The brand that he himself, Dio" by the way, started with.

[@KenMinor-ek1xs]

The guitar player is Vivian Campbell who went on to play with def lepard

[@ewertoncassiano4764]

it's always a pleasunt to watch Dio. His voice mixed vibrato and drive perfectly.

[@thomasmarti5856]

Ms Maggie i am glad we brought you back to the right side. Have a great holiday :)

[@TributeHurrikane]

I was lucky enough to watched him live in 1990 along with Stryper, in Irvine Meadows Orange County California, what a Concert that was!!!!

[@StephanHeinemann1]

And he screamed the whole Arena away.18.000 people 😮

[@donnikubbitz2146]

The "Rock Symbol" brought toy uo by Ronnie James Dio-circa 70's. He legit brought that to rock/metal.

[@jamessummerlin9516]

I saw him on the Sacred Heart tour in 1984, great voice and show.

[@mikehannah3565]

Dio also was the frontman for Black Sabbath on the Heaven and He’ll album

[@tjworker5482]

My first song of Dio on our way to football practice 🤭 I was “we are off to the witch!” What?!!!!

[@tjworker5482]

My friend in our neighborhood introduced us football 🏈 players to this song. He listened to it at 5’9 and smashed people. Dio helped him! Get crazy! On defense and offense! You wouldn’t believe it!

[@ronnieskynyrdfan458]

The drummer , Vinnie Appice never gets enough credit for his hard driving chops…

[@TJLil001]

I saw that tour, I remember that stage set up. .

[@KenMinor-ek1xs]

His voice turned him into a giant

[@williamtardy8137]

You should check out something Dio put together in the mid 80's. He had a project that had musicians from multiple bands of that time. Probably around 50 people. It was his answer to the "We are the world"group. It was the metal communities way to help world hunger and peace. You had some of the best vocalist of that time. Dio, Rob Halford, Geoff Tate, Don Dokken and others. Also multiple guitarist. It even had about a 7 minute guitar solo. It was called Hear'n Aid and the song was We're Stars.

[@lisamarie1157]

To clear up a fact that the original name for the Dragon instead of " Murry" his Real Name is MURALASEE...He was the Dragon that RJD Fought in the Sacred Heart Tour back in the 80's.

[@lvonankel6152]

Come to Norway, I'd love to see you perform live. What a voice. So awesome. 🤘 You Rock 🤘 And, yes: Vinny Appice is a god on drums. You should do Heaven and Hell Live with Heaven and Hell. That guitar solo by Tony Iommi.....omg. Rock On 🤘

[@pollynicklas5220]

I think the guitarist is "doing the splits" due to Ronnie's height difference - he was only 5'4"!!!!

[@scottgudal945]

When we stand with our legs like that is what I call "Settling in".

[@TheDanlovejoy]

"that ended too soon" thats how most of us feel about Dios time here on earth.

[@brians4122]

Did you know he was only 5'3" tall and 110 lbs all that power in a small package !!!

[@68pointbreak]

One of my favorite songs. I need to find my black and white dio shirts when I was back in high school

[@ericwyatt3646]

Last in Line was my first DIO live show

[@blodekont5458]

8:12 Vivian Campbel on the bakkelite ukelele... after Dio he joined Def Leppard

[@ROCKGRINDER12]

I had the chance to see "Ronnie James Dio" with his own band "Dio" 4 times and once with Black Sabbath (2007 UK tour), and unfortunately, the rumours of Ronnie James going back to RAINBOW (my most beloved and favourite band of all times ... obviously only with Ronnie James Dio on vocals, Ritchie Blackmore on guitar and Cozy Powell on drums) never materialized as Dio died in May of 2010, so that dream to see my most beloved epic heavy metal band RAINBOW never materialized (I have all live albums of RAINBOW) and few very rare live ones .............. RONNIE JAMES DIO, the little giant with the voice of thunder that runs with the wolves, like a light in the black and keeps on shining like the "Rainbow In The Dark".

[@StephanHeinemann1]

DIO is the Metal 🤘 God 💫

[@ravenrock541]

I would truly like to hear you sing this song. Seriously. With heart.

[@mikevalam5515]

Your perfect reactor opera singer to judge Dio and a fan of you

[@lisamarie1157]

If anyone is curious..the Dragon.."Murry" his real full name is MURALASEE..Js