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ROCK AND ROLL! => Black Sabbath => The Dio Years => Topic started by: Jack the Stripper on September 05, 2020, 10:12:19 PM

Title: Most Underrated Deep Cuts From The Dio Era
Post by: Jack the Stripper on September 05, 2020, 10:12:19 PM

Ok we’ve done the original era so time to list what you think are the most underrated deep cuts from the Dio era of Sabbath/Heaven & Hell and what is it you enjoy about them?

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Title: Re: Most Underrated Deep Cuts From The Dio Era
Post by: KiloDeltaCharlie on September 06, 2020, 01:01:48 PM

Without so many songs to choose from I don't think there are so many underrated than with the Ozzy Era. But I think I would go with:

Wishing Well
Over & Over
Too Late
Buried Alive
Rock n Roll Angel
& Neverwhere

Title: Re: Most Underrated Deep Cuts From The Dio Era
Post by: Charger on September 06, 2020, 01:06:37 PM

Majority to Dehumanizer was very underrated up until the final reunion. Only then did the album start to get the love it rightfully deserved all along.

But if I'd have to pick one from each album I'd say

Lady Evil
Over And Over
TV Crimes
Ear In The Wall
Rock 'n Roll Angel

All of those songs should have been live staples...granted Lady Evil finally got a real showing during the first leg of H&H tour, but still as it is much better song than Wishing Well or Walk Away it deserves a place here.

Title: Re: Most Underrated Deep Cuts From The Dio Era
Post by: Jack the Stripper on September 07, 2020, 03:48:45 AM

For me “Slipping Away” has always been an underrated deep cut. Just has such a great rhythm and groove to it, killer heavy ass riff, great drum fills and I love the back and forth soloing from from Tony & Geezer and Ronnie’s melody lines are underrated in their self.

Another one I’ve always felt was extremely underrated and as deep a cut as you’ll get is “Letters From Earth” It’s the closest sounding song to the original era the Dio era ever sounded and probably the only song from the Dio era I can actually imagine Ozzy singing on. Especially the line “I’m only sending Letters from the earth”. The song particularly the intro just  has a bit of a Snowblind vibe to it to me albeit it’s a slightly faster tempo.

Title: Re: Most Underrated Deep Cuts From The Dio Era
Post by: Charger on September 07, 2020, 05:46:47 AM

Damn...

I was 50 50 on Slipping away vs Over and Over and Letters From Earth vs TV Crimes. :D

Title: Re: Most Underrated Deep Cuts From The Dio Era
Post by: Zzzptm on September 08, 2020, 09:16:56 AM

Slipping Away for sure. It's got such a fun shuffle in the rhythm and that bass-guitar interplay is icing on the cake.