Dio - Sacred Heart Audio CD

A fair review of the Dio "Sacred Heart" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Dio reviews here, or go back to the Dio tabs.

Dio Band: Dio
Title: Sacred Heart
Rating:
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: King of Rock and Roll 2: Sacred Heart 3: Another Lie 4: Rock 'n' Roll Children 5: Hungry for Heaven 6: Like the Beat of a Heart 7: Just Another Day 8: Fallen Angels 9: Shoot Shoot

Great Album Cover
If I'm accusing him of pulling an AC/DC, at least with them, they still have memorable songs even if they sound the same from album to album. I guess this is typical Dio, but apparently does not really break new ground for him. I can't blame Mr. Dio for not wanting to fix something that isn't broke, but I wish he could have come up with some better songs.

When I first got this album, it was a gift from a friend when I was stationed in Turkey in the 80's. Though the album cover was great, the music just didn't seem to live up to the graphics.

As I just recently burned this to CD to play on my long commute to work, I find that a few careful listens reveal the songs to be much better than I first remembered. They are all good, but even after several listens, not all that memorable.

There is no one cut that really stands out for me, though overall, I could listen to it over and over again without too much grief. It's just missing a certain spark.

Still, recommended for Dio fans.
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great metal cd
its very good not one bad song on the whole cd. this was my first dio cd. very good sound, great songs. not a bad cd to add to your metal collection. .


OBVIOUSLY RIPPED FROM AN ALBUM
IT MUST HAVE BEEN BOOTLEGGED FROM AN ALBUM ONTO A CD. THIS IS A GREAT RECORDING, EXCEPT THE COPY I GOT FROM AMAZON SOUNDS LIKE A CRACKLING RECORD ALBUM WHEN I PLAY IT. I SHOULD SEND THIS IN TO THE RECORD COMPANY ALONG WITH MY BOOTLEG COPY OF DREAM EVIL WHICH IS ALSO A POOR ATTEMPT AT BOOTLEGGING A COPY AND SEE WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THEM.


The Last in Line?
I have to say the commercialism of this album doesn't bother me as much as most people. This was the last album featuring the original lineup and started the decline of Dio's solo material. There are a lot of pretty good songs but not really any classics on here. Vivian Campbell is being pushed in the background on this one as Dio's electing to use more keyboards, I guess to get that "Rainbow in the Dark" hit, making the album not as heavy as the first two. My main issue with this album is the horrible high treble mix that was prevalent at the time. Maiden's "Piece of Mind" also suffered from this. I would love to have this record remixed at some point to correct this.


Just Terrible
Great vocals but just terrible lyrics and the guitar work just doesn't measure up. Dio's last album with Vivian Campbell. This is where Dio's mystery lyrics get just downright annoying: meaningless and generic. 'Last In Line' is the last good album Dio made: avoid 'Sacred Heart' and everything released afterwards as it just doesn't measure up in music and the 'magic' lyrics just get cheesier and cheesier. Dio's best stuff is with Sabbath and Rainbow really. He also did two great tracks with Kerry Livgren on 'Seeds of Change': 'Living for the King' and 'Mask of the Great Deceiver. ' That's something you wont hear anywhere else, Dio singing Christian rock! .


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