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Ed.) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jun-15-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1998 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........cd1: 10 cd2: 11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.ronniejamesdio.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Dio Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Dio┤s Inferno The Last In LiveLabel : Niji ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ One aspect of the live CD that is often ignored ║ │ │║ is it's function as a testimonial to the ║ │ │║ artist's ability to put on a great show. It is ║ │ │║ not a substitute for being at the concert, nor ║ │ │║ does it contain the visual aspect that a DVD ║ │ │║ would, but it is a piece of history preserved ║ │ │║ for the sake of those who could not view the ║ │ │║ tour in question. In the field of putting on a ║ │ │║ great show, Dio has never waivered, even as he ║ │ │║ enters his 60s he is still going on as strong as ║ │ │║ ever. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ However, even the greatest of performances can ║ │ │║ be tainted if the play itself is not of the ║ │ │║ highest caliber, and here lies the flaw in this ║ │ │║ album. This is taken from the trough of Dio's ║ │ │║ fall from significance in the realm of music ║ │ │║ (before the resurgence that occurred with ║ │ │║ Magica's release), the Angry Machines tour. As ║ │ │║ such, we have two tracks from Dio's weakest ║ │ │║ release, accompanied by an overloaded collection ║ │ │║ of early work from the first 2 studio albums and ║ │ │║ Ronnie's past work with Rainbow. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Although all parties in question perform well, ║ │ │║ the lack of anything new or fresh on here is ║ │ │║ quite disappointing, though not unexpected. If ║ │ │║ you replaced the Angry Machines songs and ║ │ │║ "Jesus, Mary and the Holy Ghost" with songs from ║ │ │║ the Sacred Heart album, you would have the exact ║ │ │║ same set list that can be found on the Sacred ║ │ │║ Heart video. All of this screams out a single ║ │ │║ message, Dio is considered a has been and thus ║ │ │║ is limited to playing only the classics. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ One advantage to this CD, however, is that ║ │ │║ because of Tracey G's radically different ║ │ │║ approach to soloing and his highly dark sound we ║ │ │║ get a radically different take on many of the ║ │ │║ older Dio material. "Holy Diver" and "Heaven and ║ │ │║ Hell" sound much more doom oriented than on any ║ │ │║ other live compilation containing these ║ │ │║ classics. "The Last in Line" has a more agitated ║ │ │║ sounding solo, probably because it's a difficult ║ │ │║ solo to pull off so Tracey retailored it to fit ║ │ │║ his own style. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Out of all the material covered on here, the ║ │ │║ material off the "Holy Diver" and "Last in Line" ║ │ │║ albums are the strongest. The two best songs on ║ │ │║ here are "Straight through the Heart" and "We ║ │ │║ Rock". By contrast, the Rainbow material and ║ │ │║ "Heaven and Hell" are performed quite poorly. ║ │ │║ "Man on the Silver Mountain" is played way too ║ │ │║ damn fast, and up until Doug Aldrich joined the ║ │ │║ band for the Killing the Dragon tour, they never ║ │ │║ lived up to the dramatic studio version of ║ │ │║ Heaven and Hell. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The newer stuff is a mixed bag, owing mainly to ║ │ │║ inconsistencies between the 2 albums that Tracey ║ │ │║ G had played on before hand. "Jesus, Mary, and ║ │ │║ the Holy Ghost" is a stand up performance, well ║ │ │║ worthy of being the opener of the show. "Double ║ │ │║ Monday" is not bad, it's one of the less ║ │ │║ disjointed and confused songs off of Angry ║ │ │║ Machines. "Hunter of the Heart" is an utter bore ║ │ │║ fest, owing completely to it just being a lousy ║ │ │║ song. You could have Tony Iommi play this song ║ │ │║ and it would still suck. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In conclusion, I can't really give this live ║ │ │║ album a strong recommendation because of the ║ │ │║ large number of alternatives out there, ║ │ │║ particularly in the video format. The release ║ │ │║ onto DVD of footage from the tours of the first ║ │ │║ two albums would be preferrable to this, ║ │ │║ although more recent fans of Dio should probably ║ │ │║ pick up "Evil or Divine" on DVD. This CD may ║ │ │║ find a home with core Dio fans who liked Tracey ║ │ │║ G's playing style, but it's recommended audience ║ │ │║ is not large by any standard. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ - CD1 [ ] │ │ - [ ] │ │ 01 - intro [01:37] │ │ 02 - jesus, mary & holy ghost [03:28] │ │ 03 - straight through the heart [05:48] │ │ 04 - don't talk to strangers [06:03] │ │ 05 - holy diver [05:00] │ │ 06 - drum solo [04:02] │ │ 07 - heaven and hell [07:30] │ │ 08 - double monday [03:18] │ │ 09 - stand up and shout [04:09] │ │ 10 - hunter of the heart [05:16] │ │ - [ ] │ │ - CD2 [ ] │ │ - [ ] │ │ 01 - mistreated catch the rainbow [10:12] │ │ 02 - guitar solo [03:39] │ │ 03 - the last in line [06:54] │ │ 04 - rainbow in the dark [04:56] │ │ 05 - the mob rules [03:37] │ │ 06 - man on the silver mountain [02:11] │ │ 07 - long live rock 'n' roll [04:14] │ │ 08 - we rock [05:42] │ │ 09 - after all (the dead) (bonus track) [06:30] │ │ 10 - i (bonus track) [05:26] │ │ 11 - interview with ronnie james dio (bonus tra [06:04] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [105:3] min │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘