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Don't Stop Peelieving
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Stomach cancer at 67. I didn't even know he was ill...  Even in his 60's he was on top of his game... here's a Heaven and Hell/Black Sabbath clip from 2007, one of my favorite Dio/Sabbath songs-- Voodoo: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DREAHbPEFquI&h=3ceb0
"Anytime a good book like this is cancelled, I hope another Teen Titan is murdered." --Cobalt
"Anytime an awesome book like S6 is cancelled, I hope EVERY Titan is murdered." --Me
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Not much between despair and ecstacy
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I'm sorry to read this.
I was never of huge fan of Dio's, but he represented the 1980s version of heavy metal better than anyone. "Rainbow In the Dark" will always stand out as one of the high points of that era.
Dio also sang lead on the first three Rainbow albums, and his medieval-themed lyrics helped define that group's early sound.
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Bold Flavors
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Look up 'awesome' in the dictionary and you'll see his picture.
RIP Dio--there are still teenagers today discovering you and head-banging and giving your signature 'horns'.
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he was The Man on the Silver Mountain
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I wasn't a major fan either, but I admired him for never quitting or ending up in the pitfalls that derailed a lot of his contemporaries.
IIRC, he'd been singing in various groups since the late '50s, so his career really did encompass the history of rock 'n' roll.
R.I.P.
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He did a few songs that I liked from way back like Man on the Silver Mountain and I had no idea who he was. Just looked it up. Shame. Bit theatrical for my tastes in performing, but no denying his talent.
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One of a kind, its too bad.
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