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A diminutive yet larger than life and remarkably stalwart knight of the heavy metal round table who could silence a sold-out arena with a single note and then elicit a thunderous roar with the flash of a horned hand, the late Ronnie James Dio is as worthy of veneration as any metal god, and this 2014 tribute album, which was organized by his wife Wendy and raises money for his own Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, offers up 14 reasons why. Tribute albums can prove problematic, especially when they forgo emotional narrative for name recognition, or when participating artists spend too much time trying (too hard) to subvert the songs, but Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life succeeds by remaining true to its source material. This approach can also backfire by descending into karaoke, but each cut here is delivered via the full-blooded ferocity of friends, family, and (famous) fans, so it never feels phoned in. In fact, some of the performances, like Anthrax's ferocious take on Black Sabbath's "Neon Knights" and Metallica's ambitious medley of "A Light in the Black," "Tarot Woman," "Stargazer," and "Kill the Kingare" are so dialed in that they induce whiplash -- even Tenacious D, who built a career (albeit a comedy one) out of unabashed Dio worship, spend less energy debasing "Last in Line" with a "Stairway to Heaven"-inspired recorder arrangement and more time delivering the meat of it like it was the closing song of a last chance battle of the bands set. Sure, there are some limp moments (Rob Halford and a cast of past and present Dio members, despite their best efforts, just can't seem to locate the power source on "Man on the Silver Mountain"), but for the most part, This Is Your Life rocks the fu#k out, and it's a testament to RJD's talents as a molten metal scribe that instead of sticking their necks out and screaming "hey, look at me!", everybody pretty much sticks with the program.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Tony Iommi, Composer, Lyricist - Terence Butler, Composer, Lyricist - Ronnie James Dio, Composer, Lyricist - Anthrax, MainArtist - Thomas Ward, Composer, Lyricist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2013 Anthrax Partnership LLC
Tenacious D, MainArtist - DIO, Composer - Campbell, Composer - Bain, Composer
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2014 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Tony Iommi, Composer - Terence Butler, Composer - Ronnie James Dio, Composer - Adrenaline Mob, MainArtist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2013 Adrenaline Mob
Satchell, FeaturedArtist - Corey Taylor, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Roy Mayorga, FeaturedArtist - Vinny Appice, Writer - Ronnie James Dio, Writer - Jimmy Bain, Writer - Vivian Campbell, Writer - Christian Martucci, FeaturedArtist - Jason Christopher, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2014 Roadrunner Records Inc.
Howard Benson, Producer - Stephen Marcussen, MasteringEngineer - Paul DeCarli, Digital Editor, AdditionalEngineer - Mike Plotnikoff, Producer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Ronnie James Dio, Writer - Halestorm, MainArtist - Arejay Hale, Producer, Drums - Joe Hottinger, Producer, Guitar - Josh Smith, Producer, Bass - Lzzy Hale, Producer, Guitar, Vocals - Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki, AdditionalEngineer - James Stewart Bain, Writer
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Blackmore, Composer - DIO, Composer - Biff Byford, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Motorhead, MainArtist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. 2014 ℗ 2013 UDR GmbH/Motörhead Music/Militia Guard Music
R. Blackmore, Writer - R.J. Dio, Lyricist, Writer - Scorpions, MainArtist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2013 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Vinny Appice, Writer - Ronnie James Dio, Writer - Jimmy Bain, Writer - Vivian Campbell, Writer - Doro, MainArtist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. 2014 ℗ 1999 Doro Pesch
Stephen Marcussen, MasteringEngineer - Howard Jones, Lead Vocals - Ronnie James Dio, Writer - Greg Fidelman, Producer - Killswitch Engage, MainArtist - Adam Dutkiewicz, Producer, Guitar, Backing Vocals, MixingEngineer - Mike D'Antonio, Bass Guitar - Joel Stroetzel, Guitar - Justin Foley, Drums - Wendy Dio, ExecutiveProducer - Robbie James Dio, Composer
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2006 The All Blacks B.V.
Ronnie Dio, Writer - Glenn Hughes, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Ritchie Backmore, Writer - Craig Goldy, FeaturedArtist - Simon Wright, FeaturedArtist - Scott Warren, FeaturedArtist - Rudy Sarzo, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2013 Niji Entertainment Group, Inc.
Tony Iommi, Composer, Lyricist - Terence Butler, Composer, Lyricist - Ronnie James Dio, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Bain, Vocals, MainArtist - Brian Tichy, Vocals, MainArtist - Oni Logan, Vocals, MainArtist - Rowan Robertson, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2013 Niji Entertainment Group, Inc.
Jeff Pilson, FeaturedArtist - Rob Halford, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Blackmore, Composer - DIO, Composer - Vinny Appice, FeaturedArtist - Doug Aldrich, FeaturedArtist - Scott Warren, Female Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2013 Niji Entertainment Group, Inc.
Powell, Writer - Blackmore, Writer - DIO, Writer - Metallica, MainArtist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2013 Blackened Recordings, Inc.
DIO, Writer, MainArtist - Ronnie James Dio, Composer - Vinnie Appice, Composer - Tracy Grijalva, Composer - Grijalva, Writer
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 1996 Niji Entertainment Group, Inc.
Butler, Writer - DIO, Writer - Iommi, Writer - Jasta, MainArtist
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2013 Stillborn Records
Album review
A diminutive yet larger than life and remarkably stalwart knight of the heavy metal round table who could silence a sold-out arena with a single note and then elicit a thunderous roar with the flash of a horned hand, the late Ronnie James Dio is as worthy of veneration as any metal god, and this 2014 tribute album, which was organized by his wife Wendy and raises money for his own Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, offers up 14 reasons why. Tribute albums can prove problematic, especially when they forgo emotional narrative for name recognition, or when participating artists spend too much time trying (too hard) to subvert the songs, but Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life succeeds by remaining true to its source material. This approach can also backfire by descending into karaoke, but each cut here is delivered via the full-blooded ferocity of friends, family, and (famous) fans, so it never feels phoned in. In fact, some of the performances, like Anthrax's ferocious take on Black Sabbath's "Neon Knights" and Metallica's ambitious medley of "A Light in the Black," "Tarot Woman," "Stargazer," and "Kill the Kingare" are so dialed in that they induce whiplash -- even Tenacious D, who built a career (albeit a comedy one) out of unabashed Dio worship, spend less energy debasing "Last in Line" with a "Stairway to Heaven"-inspired recorder arrangement and more time delivering the meat of it like it was the closing song of a last chance battle of the bands set. Sure, there are some limp moments (Rob Halford and a cast of past and present Dio members, despite their best efforts, just can't seem to locate the power source on "Man on the Silver Mountain"), but for the most part, This Is Your Life rocks the fu#k out, and it's a testament to RJD's talents as a molten metal scribe that instead of sticking their necks out and screaming "hey, look at me!", everybody pretty much sticks with the program.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:42
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Metal
© 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. ℗ 2014 Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund. Under exclusive license to Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. All Rights Reserved. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company.
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