When I first heard the new album it was like the background noise was too heavy but after a few plays I got used to it, worth persisting with but not a touch on Heaven and Hell orginal album.
> Absolutely agreed.
>
> > On the 2007 Heaven and Live DVD: before every other song
> > it's "This song is from [insert title here], this one..."
> >
> > But really, I love Dio. For me, the important point is
> > that he still sings great. Who cares that he's nearly 70,
> > still rocks the horns ( \m/ ) and sings about dungeons and
> > dragons and wizards and demons and rainbows most of the
> > time? Metal is mostly image anyway, and I doubt he takes
> > any of it too seriously. Being un-metal is very metal.
> >
> >
> > > Dio cracks me up, though - the guy claims to have
> > > invented the "devil horns" metal sign, he's been rocking
> > > for something like 40 years, he's more or less associated
> > > with that unique brand of metal that loves Satan (to those
> > > who don't know any better), he looks a bit like the crypt
> > > keeper these days, and, in between songs, when he chats
> > > with the crowd, you might think you were at a Wayne Newton
> > > show. He's extremely polite and mild mannered, like
> > > something out of a Vegas lounge act. "Good evening,
> > > Boston. Its great to be here tonight. You're a wonderful
> > > audience. This next song is off of (insert album name
> > > here). We hope you like it.."
> > >
> > > Very incongruous. Very UN-metal. But funny.
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