DIO / Offenbach 1983 / 1CDR

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Along with Japan … No, West Germany loved RAINBOW in the 70’s with a passion that could be said to be more than that. Introducing a new excavation live album where you can experience the best of Ronnie James Dio who has returned to his country.
It is “November 30, 1983 Offenbach performance” that is imbued with such a work. It is a superb audience recording recorded in the first act of the glorious world tour “HOLY DIVER Tour” where Ronnie played an independent role. Speaking of DIO in 1983, official items such as the live album “AT DONINGTON UK” performed by MONSTERS OF ROCK and the video “LIVE ’83 / Reincarnation” performed by Utrecht are symbolic. In addition to them, let’s confirm the position of the show from the schedule at that time.

● 1983
“May 25,” HOLY DIVER “released”
・ July 23-August 12: North America # 1 (11 performances)
・ August 20: MONSTERS OF ROCK ’83 (UK) ← * Official
・ October 1-25: North America # 2 (23 performances)
・ October 30-December 6: Europe (25 performances) ← ★ Coco ★
・ December 10-31: North America # 3a (15 performances)
● 1984
・ January 4-7: North America # 3b (3 performances)
“Production of” THE LAST IN LINE “”

This is DIO from the debut to the production of “THE LAST IN LINE”. Most of the tour was spent in North America, which will determine the future of the band, but in the meantime, Europe, which enthusiastically supported Ronnie with RAINBOW / BLACK SABBATH, is also a circuit. The Offenbach performance of this work was the 22nd performance at the end of the “Europe” leg. In addition, the Utrecht performance that became the official video “LIVE ’83 / Reincarnation” was “December 4th”, and this work was also the concert two before that.
This work recorded at such a show is a new excavation master who jumped out of “G.Mann”, which has recently monopolized the topic of HR / HM collectors. Speaking of “G.Mann”, Gary Moore’s “MONSTERS OF ROCK 1984 (Zodiac 439)” and ACCEPT’s “MONSTERS OF ROCK 1984 (Zodiac 436)” are the leading press recordings. Although it is a new prestigious, this work is the latest bullet. It seems that it is not the recording of “G.Mann” himself because it is the 1st Gene Master, not the original, but the quality is not so bad as to detract from the fame of the new prestigious, but it is wonderful to make it shine even more dazzlingly.
Anyway, it’s clear, neat, powerful and vivid. I don’t make a mistake on the sound board in terms of timbre, and I also inhale the real enthusiasm. However, they are not a sense of distance. The core can jump straight into the vivid like a laser beam, and thanks to the crystal clear air feeling, the details are clear even in the fine parts. Vivian Campbell’s machine gun picking is shot one by one with a clear outline, and Vinny Appice’s tom roll is three-dimensional so that the structure of the kit can be seen, Jimmy Bain is like a bead. You can see that they form a groove in a row. Ronnie’s vocals go beyond the level of a single word or nuance of the lyrics, and are ultra-realistic in the dimension of breathing that is poured into the microphone.
Speaking of the audience of “HOLY DIVER Tour”, the super-famous board “RJD 1983 (Langley Deluxe 014)” continues to reign on the throne, but this work is as good as that legendary title … , The beauty of the neat sound is definitely superior. It is a shocking new excavation that jumped into the most promising candidate for the “No. 1 recording decision battle” at the same time as its appearance.
The brilliant sound is drawn by the full show of “HOLY DIVER Tour”, which is said to be “the best tour in Ronnie’s history” among enthusiasts. The set itself conforms to the basics of the tour, but it is also a good opportunity, so let’s organize it here.

● Classics (5 songs)
・ Rainbow: Stargazer / Man on the Silver Mountain / Starstruck
・ Sabas: Children of the Sea / Heaven and Hell
● DIO (7 songs)
・ Holy Diver: Stand Up and Shout / Straight Through the Heart / Shame on the Night / Holy Diver / Rainbow in the Dark / Don’t Talk to Strangers
・ Others: Evil Eyes

… And it looks like this. The old nest RAINBOW / BLACK SABBATH number keeps the role of holding down the key points, and is centered on 2/3 of the debut work “HOLY DIVER”. “Evil Eyes”, which may or may not be done depending on the day, is also a song of the 2nd album, but at this point it was also released as a single B-side song.
And the performance of spinning that set is amazing and numb! Longing !! Ronnie, who was a romantic and smooth singing style in RAINBOW, opened his eyes to aggression with BLACK SABBATH. The peak of such “Oni no Uta” is “HOLY DIVER Tour”, and if you look good, it will look like RAINBOW, and if you scream, it will be on the verge of anger. What’s more, if you put both ends on a free improvisational melody and say the size of the swing that goes back and forth in an instant … Until today, there are many followers who are said to be “Ronnie”, but there is no other singer who is so flexible and has no liking for any vocalization. No, even Ronnie himself, who began to show a margin of success the following year, hadn’t sung so far. You can experience the reason why it is said that “Ronnie in 1983 is special” with superb sound.
Rather than “Ronnie of stylistic beauty”, “Ronnie of heavy metal”. “HOLY DIVER Tour” was full of the charm of “Challenger Ronnie” who went to capture the world with his own music / band. It is the birth of a masterpiece that will reign over the “Odins New Throne”. It was introduced from the Shades label with the expectation of discovering the Omoto master, not the 1st gene, but the content / quality is a new masterpiece of complete press grade. Please experience it to your heart’s content!

★ The best audience recording of “November 30, 1983 Offenbach performance”. HR / HM collector As a new excavation master of the “G.Mann” collection that monopolizes the topic, it is clear, neat, powerful and vivid. The core can jump straight into the vivid like a laser beam, and thanks to the crystal clear air feeling, the details are clear even in the fine parts. Machine gun picking is a dimension of breathing where each grain is shot with a clear outline and vocals are also poured into the microphone. This is a new excavation album of the new champion of the tour, where you can experience the singing of the song god, who is said by enthusiasts to be “Ronnie is special in 1983”, with superb sound.