Ronnie James Dio: Difference between revisions

* [[Berserk Button]]: Vivian Campbell. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOwZBo8FQvo Observe.] He starts ranting at about 45 seconds in.

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: He was normally a pretty nice, calm guy... until you pissed him off. See [[Berserk Button]].

* [[Catch Phrase]]: The words "LOOK OUT!" show up in a ''lot'' of his songs.

* [[Cool Old Guy]]: He was 38 when he first sang for Black Sabbath and 67 when he toured for the last time.

* [[Everything's Better with Rainbows]]: There's always a mention of rainbows in his music.

** He WAS the vocalist of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.

** He sang on couple of songs on Roger Clover's ''The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast'' album.

** He also sang background vocals on Big Band version of "Holy Diver" on Pat Boone's ''In a Metal Mood'' album.

* [[Black Sheep Hit]]: ''Rainbow in the Dark'' is one of his most well-known songs, but after recording it, Dio thought that it sounded too "pop", and would have destroyed the tape, if the other band members had not talked him out of it. He later warmed a bit up to the song, eventually using it as one of his signature songs.

* [[Break Up Song]]: "As Long As It's Not About Love" from ''Magica''.

* [[Epic Rocking]]: "Egypt (The Chains Are On)", "All the Fools Sailed Away", "Lock Up the Wolves", "Strange Highways", "Stay Out of My Mind" and "Eriel".

* [["I Am" Song]]: "I Am" from ''Master of the Moon''. Also, "I" from ''Dehumanizer'', contributing that page's quote.

* [[Music/Instrumentals|Instrumentals]]: "Magica Theme" from ''Magica'' and "Annica" from the limited edition of the album.

* [[Mascot]]: Demonic Murray, who is always giving the horns.

* [[Nightmare Dreams]]: ''Dream Evil's'' title song and album artwork.

* [[Power Ballad]]: "All the Fools Sailed Away", "This is Your Life" and "As Long As It's Not About Love"

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