One of the bands I grew up on in the early 90s was DIO. And today I learnt that Ronnie James Dio is no more. He passed away on May 16 2010. Cancer.
I still can’t believe it. I have been playing DIO songs non-stop for the past 8 hours in office now.
I must admit, I never really noticed him that much when he was in Black Sabbath and Rainbow. And then came the song that really really really made me go wow and move into this whole Metal genre – Holy Diver.
One of the first albums (read: cassettes that are manually rewind using a reynold’s pen so that we can save the battery life on our walkman) I ever bought was “Diamonds: The very best of Dio”. I feel in love with each and every song.
I don’t wanna say much in this post. I just feel sad knowing that the person who had shown me so much is now at the Otherside... Rest In Peace Ronnie. I’ll never forget how much you have changed me. Rock forever \m/ Cheers.
Below are some of my favourite Dio songs. Do enjoy them in this hour of darkness.
Holy Diver
Rainbow in the dark
Sacred Heart
Don’t talk to strangers
Rock and roll children
Hungry for heaven
