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Dio

posted 12 years ago by leetron
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A very enjoyable movie. I'm an old metal head (be 50 next year) from way back (most of my collection is on vinyl) and loved seeing all my "heroes" in one place (Lemmy!!). The only thing - it was just heartbreaking to see Dio. I didn't see this movie for the first time until just this week, seven years after it was released and almost three years since he passed, and it just killed me to think that he was probably already sick when this was shot, but probably didn't know it yet. It pisses me off and makes me sad all at the same time.

On a happier note, I really liked it when the guy making the movie went to Dio's house for a follow-up interview and was just gobsmacked to be there. You could read it plain as day on his face right after he walked in the front door: "I don't *beep* believe it, man! I'm in Dio's HOME!!"

anyway, I miss RJD - wish he could have stuck around a little bit longer.

Rest In Peace, brother.

[–] YouveBeenZapped 11 years ago

RIP DIO NEVER FORGOTTEN \m/

[–] JackSparrow92 11 years ago

Say what you like about Rolling Stone, but their eulogy of RJD was pretty beautiful:

"It wasn't just his mighty pipes that made him Ronnie James Dio — it was his moral fervor...what always stood out was Dio's raging compassion for the lost rock & roll children in his audience. Dio never pretended to be one of the kids — he sang as an adult assuring us that we weren't alone in our suffering, and some day we might even be proud of conquering it."

Particularly cool is the fact that these very personality traits came through in Sam Dunn's interviews with him.

RIP sir...

[–] Danimal_77 10 years ago

I highly doubt Dio was sick when this was shot (2004). Dio was still healthy until probably at least 2007, maybe even 2008 (they made it public in 2009). He died in 2010. I doubt he would have lived for 6 years with stomach cancer (untreated).

[–] henrimaine 9 years ago

I just learned from this thread that Dio has passed away. Too bad. I used to like him in the 80s. And I listen to his albums quite frequently. But somehow this sad news has not reached me. :(