

The writing couldn’t have been more on the wall if had come from a can of spray paint. tour saw an obviously knackered band frequently upstaged by their opening act – a young, electrifying California outfit with a devilish circus performer for a frontman and a terrifyingly good guitarist in their ranks: Van Halen. When it was released, the album struggled, and a U.S. “Oh yeah, going nicely,” he’d tell them, knowing that in the next room his bandmates were getting busy achieving fuck all. Too much booze and drugs (and in relative terms, for this to be a standout problem in late-’70s Sabbath is quite the thing), not enough focus on work, winding up the rest of the band in the studio, Ozzy had become a drag on a band already struggling.ĭuring the making of 1978’s Never Say Die! album, morale was at a low, inspiration was in even shorter supply, and Tony Iommi would be forced to lie to the faces of record company people asking for updates. He’d already actually quit once, and returned soon after, but this time it was for good.
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Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra (1999), Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy (2001), The Soundboard Series (2001).Various Artists: Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper (1999), Not the Same Old Song and Dance: A Tribute to Aerosmith (1999), We Wish you a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year (2008).Pat Boone: In a Metal Mood: No More Mr.
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Finding the Sacred Heart – Live in Philly 1986 (2013).Evil or Divine – Live in New York City (2005).The Last in Line (1984) US Platinum UK Silver.Holy Diver (1983) US 2× Platinum UK Silver.

One track, an alternate take of "The Mob Rules"Ī box set containing all the Dio era Black Sabbath albums Heavy Metal: Music from the Motion Picture Various Artists compilation, includes a live version of "Hoochie Koochie Lady"īoth Carolina County Ball and Trying to Burn the Sun albums on one CDįor more details, see Rainbow discography Studio albums Yearįor more details, see Black Sabbath discography. Various Artists compilation, includes a live version of "Rockin' Chair Rock 'N' Roll Blues"īoth Carolina County Ball and Trying to Burn the Sun albums on one CD, minus the song "Happy" Recorded live at Domino's Restaurant, Cortland, New York on Febru New Italian lyrics set to the music of "Mr. Released as "Ronnie Dio and the Red Caps" Ronnie didn't sing lead vocals on either of these tracks

A complete discography with lyrics can be found here. Some of his early appearances on 45 rpm singles are collected on several volumes of the LP series The History of Syracuse Music, released in the 1980s. This is a list of Ronnie James Dio releases. Dio waving the " sign of the horns" at a Heaven and Hell concert, 2007
