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Dio - Dream Evil Audio CD

A fair review of the Dio "Dream Evil" 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: Dream Evil
Rating:
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Night People 2: Dream Evil 3: Sunset Superman 4: All the Fools Sailed Away 5: Naked in the Rain 6: Over Love 7: I Could Have Been a Dreamer 8: Faces in the Window 9: When a Woman Cries

Dream Evil, DIO
Still one of my favorites. Great Dio album. Strong vocals and guitars. Better than Sacred Heart. Dio's last really good album.


Great Album


Dream Evil is a great example of his expanding from the start with his earlier albums. I've always been attracted to Ronnie's leather-lunged voice, and he knows how to belt out rock with the best of them. Here, his singing seems to be a bit more laid back, more mellow, but still with a lot of balls.

There is some excellent guitar playing in here as well as great keyboards by Claude Schnell.

My favorites are I Could Have Been A Dreamer and Dream Evil.

Highly recommended.
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D
the worst Dio album of all time. thats hard to say being the big Dio fan that i am. . was disappointed, what can i say. . . . .


Dio Rebounds From Sacred Heart With "Dream Evil"
), pop-metal compositions ("Shoot Shoot", "Hungry For Heaven", "Mystery", "Rock And Roll Children"), and an overly elaborate stage show (Ronnie James Dio battling a dragon!). After 1985's "Sacred Heart", the ensuing tour, and the 1986 release of the "Intermission" EP, Dio had released four recordings in four years, and seemed to have "jumped the shark" in terms of repetitive lyrical content (dungeons, dragons, fire, stone, rainbow, etc. Not to mention that original Dio guitarist Vivian Campbell, a wonderful player, defected in 1986. What would become of Dio?

The answer comes in the form of this dark, slightly decelerated collection of songs featuring new Dio sideman Craig Goldy, previously of Rough Cutt and Giuffria. "Dream Evil" is a sophisticated Dio record that is more than the sum of its parts, with songs that are all at least very solid, some spectacular, and certainly the most impressive Dio collection since 1983's seminal "Holy Diver".

The mood of the album is dark, with little reprieve, beginning with "Night People", the album's standout track; a furious bit of machine-gun riffing and effective keyboards from Claude Schnell. "Dream Evil" features a guitar riff that is first cousin to that in Rainbow's "Man On The Silver Mountain", a mid-paced rocker. "Sunset Superman" carries a ferocious groove, while "Overlove" is a fast track with a thirty-second opening showcasing Craig Goldy's ability to play it fast and fluid.

The songs that begin to veer toward pop territory, "All The Fools Sailed Away", "Naked In The Rain", "I Could Have Been A Dreamer", and "When A Woman Cries", are all cut short of that point either thematically or musically, leaving tracks that ache with regret and anguish.

Individual performances are all excellent on this record, with RJD delivering his typical, high-caliber metal vocals, Craig Goldy turning in an impressive debut (although his playing certainly lacks something of Vivian Campbell's pyrotechnics), Jimmy Bain and Vinny Appice ably locking down the rhythms, and Claude Schnell supporting all of it behind the scens with tasteful, unobtrusive keyboard work. The only track that sounds dated perhaps is "When A Woman Cries", the one song in which keyboards are featured prominently and lend that peculiar "80s" quality.

In summary, if you're a fan of classic heavy metal, or a Dio fan who hasn't yet purchased "Dream Evil", do so now! If you're new to Dio, this is a good place to start, as well. At Amazon "Dream Evil" is currently priced under $6. 00, which you just can't beat.


dio,heavy metal legend
great lyrics, thundering sounds throughout, very good cd. great cd if you like heavy metal.


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