Top 5 Live Performancs of Ronnie James Dio

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Top 5 live performances of Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio) as ranked on DigitalDreamDoor http://forums.nutsie.com/index.php When I say 'top performances' I am referring to the vocals performed throughout the entire song, not just the isolated clips I am presenting. I am just showing the main/key/most impressive parts of the song for the sake of time. If you are curious or like what you hear I highly suggest checking out the tracks in their entirety to get a true feel for the vocals.

Also, unlike the guitar videos, I was present for the creation of these list, so I can better defend/justify the choices and ranking.

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• ronnie
• james
• dio
• rainbow
• digitaldreamdoor
• live
• vocals
• in
• germany
• utrecht
• zurich

[ricardoleony]

No STARGAZER?? i dont believe in this :P

[zorland876]

@ricardoleony He's never replicated that performance completely live.

[carlosmarrasca]

This version of Mistreated isn't from the Live in Munich

[zorland876]

@carlosmarrasca No...It's from Live in Germany.

[aussiejamesdio]

Great video.

Interesting that "On Stage" is not featured where he was soaring on the 2 "Live in Germany" songs featured, not to mention Kill The King and Still I'm Sad.

His vocals on Pain are awesome but top 5?

Anyway thanks for posting this and I am sure all of us Dio fans will have different opinions but one thing is most impotant. GET WELL RONNIE!!!

[zorland876]

Kill the King was brought up, but was decided that it wasn't quite top 5. Pain was my input, I thought it showed his incredible power, especially when considering that a) he soars even with the bad audio quality and b) he was 51 at this time, so there's a testament to his voice's longevity.

Thanks for the comment, I'm really proud of these lists :)

[blase777]

every Dio performance was TOP

[MrPoe]

Perfect selection. Highlights the Dio controlled growl while at the same time demonstrating his incredible vocal range.

[DavidKinner]

Any chance you could do one of these, or just the studio ones for Dan Mccaferty of Nazareth?

[coltsuperocean10]

@ricardoleony ...good call.Ronnie was brilliant on Rainbow Rising.

[Seahawkwes]

I like the Original version or Jack Black's version.

[95holydiver]

It's awesome to see pain in that list. Strange Highways is one of the most underrated Dio Albums and my favourit of course :) Rock on!

[MaidenDio252]

I could listen to him all day

[ricardoleony]

stargazer is one of the most superbss performances of rock history

[wtglb]

I would have chosen the "Catch the Rainbow" version from the Live in Munich '77, much better vocals. And I disagree, Dio owned "Mistreated", and again the '77 version is much better. I would also have chosen "I" from the 2007 Radio City Music Hall performance, magnificent!