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Recorded between 1983 & 1994. Includes liner notes by Martin Popoff.
The first domestically available Dio anthology (following the 1994 German import Diamonds), Rhino's The Very Beast of Dio is jam-packed with 16 tracks taken from the band's seven Warner and Reprise albums (spanning the years 1983-1994). Which is to say, it's an excellent overview of the band's career, especially given the unevenness of some of their albums. Ronnie James Dio honed his metal chops singing lead in both Rainbow and Black Sabbath, and his own band is sort of a reflection of both: the sinister, medievally gothic elegance of the former, and the crushingly heavy, doom-laden riffs of the latter. That combination, plus solid songwriting, made Dio's best work some of the most invigorating British metal of the '80s, and those qualities are best concentrated here. ~ Steve Huey
Digitally remastered by Bill Inglot.
Compilation producers: Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio, David McLees.
Engineers include: Angelo Arcuri, Guy Chabernau, Tony Platt.
Personnel: Ronnie James Dio (vocals, keyboards); Rowan Robertson, Vivian Campbell (guitar); Claude Schnell, Jeff Pilson, Jens Johansson, Jimmy Bain (keyboards); Vinny Appice, Simon Wright (drums).
Audio Mixers: Mike Fraser; Nigel Green; Tony Platt.
Audio Remasterer: Bill Inglot.
Recording information: Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO; Granny's House, Reno NV; Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA; San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA; Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA; Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, CA.
Photographer: Neil Zlozower.
Personnel: Ronnie James Dio (vocals, keyboards); Vivian Campbell, Craig Goldie, Tracy "G" Grijalva, Rowan Robertson (guitar); Jeff Pilson, Jimmy Bain (keyboards, bass); Claude Schnell, Jens Johansson (keyboards); Teddy Cook (bass); Vinny Appice, Simon Wright (drums).
Producers: Ronnie James Dio, Tony Platt, Mike Fraser.
Very Beast Of Dio Music Review Average Rating: (4.1 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews dio the real deal
brilliant underated this is a must have if you like it hard and not thrash this is the one for you
Submitted by grassfrog2006 (ballarat australia) 
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 Average Metal
This compilation contains average-quality music. The best songs on here are good but not great. The worst songs on here are boring but not terrible. There is about a 50/50 split between "good" and "bad" songs on here. This is definitely not Ronnie James Dio's best work. The music he put out with Black Sabbath on the albums "Heaven & Hell" and "Mob Rules" is far superior to the songs on this compilation. The material Dio recorded with Rainbow is better than this, too. Unfortunately, the stuff Dio came up with while in his own band, Dio, is probably the worst of his career.
Submitted by CD_Music_Freak (Earth)
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Hey, whoa, guy from Italy, hold your horses!
Dio probably has the coolest metal voice of all time, and Holy Diver is one of the coolest songs of all time. Don't knock Dio! He's a bad-a!
Submitted by Russell (Joshua, TX, USA)
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Repetitive and annoying songs once you listened at them you will note that the only great song inside is "HOLY DIVER"
Submitted by The Music Expert (ITALY)
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The Voice
He did it in concert and it continues via albums such as this!
Submitted by Adrian (Adelaide, South Australia)
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