Dio / Giants of Rock Festival 1987 / 2CDR

Dio / Giants of Rock Festival 1987 / 2CDR / Shades
Hameenlinna, Finland 15th August 1987

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DIO in 1987 launched the masterpiece “DREAM EVIL” aiming to restore the RAINBOW color and embarked on the last world tour in his heyday. A treasured master of master craftsman “Per-Erik” who can experience the best full show full of rare songs including “Stars” is now available.
“August 15, 1987 Hameenlinna performance” is imbued in this work. It is a superlative audience recording when appearing at the late Finnish famous festival “GIANTS OF ROCK FESTIVAL”. This work is a new masterpiece of the 80’s with rare songs, performances, and quality. There are so many points that I’m at a loss as to where to start, but there’s no point in being lost, so let’s start from the show position as usual. Let’s start with “DREAM EVIL Tour”.

● 1987
《“DREAM EVIL” to be released on July 21》
・August 1: Appearance at a charity concert
・August 15-September 5: Europe #1 (10 performances) ← here
・October 4: Appearance at Japan Aid 2
・ November 9-December 15: Europe #2 (27 performances) ← * Official AT DONINGTON UK etc.
・December 28-31: North America (3 performances)
● 1988
・ January 1-March 26: North America (64 performances)

This is DIO in 1987/1988. Speaking of “DREAM EVIL Tour”, the official work “AT DONINGTON UK (1987 edition)” and the winning press masterpiece “HAMMERSMITH TRILOGY 1984, 1986 & 1987 (Shades 301)” reign as a symbol, The professional shot/SBD set “DREAM COLLECTION 1987-1988 (Shades 798)” is also a big classic. The appearance of “GIANTS OF ROCK FESTIVAL” of this work was “Europe # 1”, which was earlier than any of them, and it was a concert that was the first day of a real world tour (by the way, the previous charity concert was our “ CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT (Power Gate-193)”).
This work, which vacuum-packed such a first stage, is truly super and superb. It is a branded product that has been digitized directly from the original master of the master “Per-Erik”, who was sung as a Nordic magician. . The factor is probably… No, absolutely, the environment of the outdoor festival. The environment of “GIANTS OF ROCK FESTIVAL” is similar to “MONSTERS OF ROCK”, with a special stage set up in a large park rich in nature. Therefore, there are no walls or ceilings that reflect sound, and the PA sound is picked up directly as it is.
In fact, the sound of this work has a completely zero-distance feel. If you have experienced “DREAM COLLECTION 1987-1988”, you may know the leaked soundboards from Germany and France, but it is as awesome as that super-direct feeling. Effects are applied to Ronnie’s vocals such as “I Could Have Been A Dreamer”, but even the echo condition is super vivid.
The full set of the valuable “DREAM EVIL Tour” is depicted with such super direct sound. As mentioned above, the symbol of this tour is the official work “AT DONINGTON UK (1987 edition)”, and in terms of length, the Paris performance SBD of “DREAM COLLECTION 1987-1988” is the most famous. Let’s organize the set while comparing both.

●Dream Evil (5 songs)
・Dream Evil/Naked In The Rain/I Could Have Been A Dreamer (★★)/All The Fools Sailed Away/Sunset Superman (★)
● Classics (12 songs)
・Vivian era DIO: Stand Up And Shout (★)/Holy Diver/Rainbow In The Dark/The Last In Line/We Rock (★)/Rock ‘n’ Roll Children
・Sabbath: Neon Knights (★)/Heaven And Hell/The Mob Rules (★)
・Rainbow: Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll/Man On The Silver Mountain
・Other: Stars (★★)
* Note: “★” marks are songs that cannot be heard in the official “AT DONINGTON UK (1987 edition)”. In particular, the “★★” mark is a song that is not even in the Paris performance SBD of “DREAM COLLECTION 1987-1988”.

… and it looks like this. DIO has a lot of medley format, so the number of songs is just a reference. Although it is not listed above, it is also worth listening to the variety of play that seems to be the first day, such as incorporating a theory of “Temple Of The King (!)” And “Children of the Sea” in “The Last In Line” on this day.
And the selection that goes beyond the realm of play is also full of special feelings. No matter what you say, the “DREAM EVIL” number is delicious. Five songs, which are more than half of the album, have been played on a large scale, and “I Could Have Been A Dreamer”, which has no sound board, is extremely rare.
Also, surprisingly, “Neon Knights” is also a big point. Although it is a major representative song of Ronnie era Sabbath, “DREAM EVIL Tour” is the first time that DIO entered the regular set. Craig also inserts a sharp solo that is completely different from Tony Iommi, and the sprinting feeling increase version is bitten. And the biggest thing to listen to is the masterpiece “Stars” of the charity project “HEAR ‘N AID” that will be shown at the end. It will also be shown in the DIO version sung by Ronnie alone.
“Even so, it has a tremendous direct feel.” Even the presence of a large audience is thin, and if this is a modern show, you would have thought IEMs. In this work, you can experience a full set of valuable “I Could Have Been A Dreamer” and “Stars” with such a sound board barefoot sound. A work of DIO fan luck that strikes the true value of the “DREAM EVIL Tour” that tends to be underestimated. Please enjoy it to your heart’s content!

★ Superb audience recording of “GIANTS OF ROCK FESTIVAL performance on August 15, 1987”. The taste of an outdoor festival with zero response is fully opened, and anyway, the thick core is powerful, and it thrusts in front of you with super details down to the smallest details. A full set of “DREAM EVIL” numbers including the extremely rare “I Could Have Been A Dreamer” and the band version “Stars” with a super direct feeling like a direct sound board with a completely zero distance feeling. You can experience the super best.

Shades 1672