could give Greta Van Fleet a run for their money

[wellREDman]

more children doing Classic rock, the singer has quite a voice on her, although she does seem to be channeling Anne Wilson in her prime

[Basvarken]

I don't hear Ann Wilson.
To me it sounds like she's trying very hard to sound like Ronnie James Dio. And ruining her vocal cords while doing so, because she's forcing an overdrive in her voice that is not naturally there.
I'd love to hear her sing in her own voice. The lady can obviously sing.

[wellREDman]

even better, shes the bass player usually
I think that's her natural voice as she sounds like that on all the other songs, unfortunately the original stuff they do doesn't seem as inspired as their covers
I wasnt grabbed by the guitarist on the Dio tune but I really like his take on sandman using pinched harmonics

[Basvarken]

even better, shes the bass player usually

That's fantastic. The best singers are always bass players.

I think that's her natural voice

In that case, I wonder how she sounds when she orders a loaf of bread at the bakery store 

[Grog]

They were just competing on World's Best with James Cordon. They made it to the second round & lost, not by much if I remember correctly.

[uwe]

more children doing Classic rock, the singer has quite a voice on her, although she does seem to be channeling Anne Wilson in her prime

Never the strongest Dio composition, I agree with Rob, it's too forced. Maybe you need to be grown up a little to do Dio credibly.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

Never the strongest Dio composition, I agree with Rob, it's too forced. Maybe you need to be grown up a little to do Dio credibly.

It's too plodding, just a collections of the right riffs but no groove whatsoever. It works on the Metallica cover because Metallica IS a plodding groove built around Lars' innumerably edit-comped drum tracks, but Dio's original had the finesse of a velvet glove giving a prostate exam.  Slowing it down just the fraction that it is in the video removes the good kind of music tension and replaces it with bad tension.

[Basvarken]

That Benedictum version is horrible! Talk about plodding! Geez

[uwe]

I still like his more mature Elf work best:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7Ms3vS-yDk&index=2&list=PLOtylfD3ZrnQ_tI9spvmQ7eTMuODYxF_v







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAWxZqM_bTQ&list=PLOtylfD3ZrnQ_tI9spvmQ7eTMuODYxF_v

With every band that followed Elf (Rainbow, Sabbath, Dio) he narrowed down his style more, lyrically, vocally and musically. I thought that so unneccesary - he was good at being versatile and putting his stamp on everything he sang.

[uwe]

It was such a relief/highlight hearing him sing something like that in 1999 (I was at the gig in the RAH), after decades of this heavyhanded, one-dimensional dungeons & druids & dragons stuff.





Good Decent backing band too.

I love Man On The Silver Mountain, Stargazer, Heaven & Hell, Gates of Babylon & Egypt as much as anyone, but it got a bit much after a while.

[Dave W]

Now here's an up and coming young band, that guy on the far left has some cool dance moves. 

[uwe]

But is it country, Dave?

Now you know why band mate Ian Gillan named him smooth dancer:





He learned throwing his characteristic shapes (later on ripped off by Yngwie)













while playing with Lord Sutch who forced his underage, shy guitarist to develop a stage persona.





He only learned from the best:





But of course there was also an early talent in him for making himself look good:

[Basvarken]

He dances just like a girl who has to pee.   

[gearHed289]

With every band that followed Elf (Rainbow, Sabbath, Dio) he narrowed down his style more, lyrically, vocally and musically. I thought that so unneccesary - he was good at being versatile and putting his stamp on everything he sang.

Yeah, I loved him with Rainbow and Sabbath, but by the time he started his solo career, he was like a cartoon version of himself.

[slinkp]

I still like his more mature Elf work best:

That first one is quite nice but something about the melody and delivery brought back a memory