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Sacred Heart [VHS]

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Ronnie James Dio has treated all of his thousands of fans to a spectacular laser light show, and feirce operatic heavy metal. Every minute of this video is great, not to mention the towering fire breathing dragon, the huge crystal ball, and fighting knights! Dio's voice is soaring and strong like always and guitarist Craig Goldie rocks like no other. Enjoy the action, any real heavy metal fan would buy this video!

I HAD THE PRIVILEDGE OF BEING AT BOTH CONCERTS AND SEEING BOTH VIDEOS.THE SACRED HEART VIDEO WAS MORE PEICED TOGETHER OTHER THAN THE CONCERT BEING FROM START TO FINISH.THE STAGE SHOW IS SPECTACULAR AND RONNIE IS IN TOP FORM,BUT FROM A GUITARISTS POINT OF VIEW,GRAIG GOLDY IS NOT VIVIAN CAMPBELL.HOWEVER,IF YOU ARE A TRUE DIO FAN THIS VIDEO IS AN EXCELLENT ONE AND YOU CAN'T GO WRONG FOR THE PRICE.

This is a great Dio video, quite extraordinary really. The film wouldve been almost perfect if some things couldve been different. The laser show was extraordinary though I wont deny that. And i honestly enjoy this video as much as I enjoy the videos by maiden ect. but this shouldve been more organized. Like Vinny Appice one of the greatest drummers of all time, he did a fine job and went smoothly with the songs, but he didnt give it alot of effort the entire time he is just hitting the snare and isnt doing the same outstanding drumwork he usually does. At least not on alot of songs, and Jimmy Bain's bass needs to come up alot more. I mean you can hardly even hear it, like on heaven and hell that song is just full of bass most of the time and you can barely even hear it. And claudie schnell shouldve done more keyboard work on sacred heart, it was still good but it could have been better. As for Craig Goldy he was just quite extraordinary and replays the songs exactly the same way vivian campbell did, some even better.But they didnt play enough songs off sacred heart, they only played 3 live which were sacred heart, king of rock&roll,rock&roll children, and well you get to hear hungry for heaven with the credits but still wouldve been better to watch them play it. They shouldve also played just another day and fallen angels. And yes rock&roll children is an amzingly deep song, I dont know why anyone would think its ridiculous, its absolutely perfect. Its all in all a great video I think the first time you see it you will be amazed but after a few times you start noticing the flaws more, but yes it is a metal classic and is worth having. Long Live Rock&Roll!!!

This DVD starts off good enough, with a great version of King of Rock and Roll, but then it just gets too synthesizer heavy. The rare A Special from the Spetrum video blows this away in terms of heaviness and song selection. Rainbow in the Dark is good as always but where is We Rock and The Mob Rules? Dio's 2003 Evil or Divine DVD is way better than this. The biggest reason to get this would be for the stage show which Dio won an award for. Most bands don't have cool stage shows like this any more. Why wasn't the concert footage of Hungry for Heaven shown rather than the song just being played during the end credits? Look for the import We Rock DVD which includes half of the Special from the Spectrum show and part of another concert from 1983, both with Vivian Campbell on guitar.

Unbelievable...the songs, the stage show...dude, I'm talking dragons, orbs, lit up swords, smoke and gauntlets!!! The most metal thing I have ever witnessed, I envy anyone who saw this in the flesh!!! Dio sounds as good today as he did then...so metal!!! Just a plain ol' good time. Show this to your non-metal friends and they won't believe what they've been missing! Satan bless Dio, he is the real deal, from Rainbow to Sabbath, he has done no wrong, and this dvd is proof of that. Oh, if I could live in a time machine, for all our metal heroes are indeed reaching their end...

I haven't seen the DVD , but this looks like it's the DVD version of the video tape. This is from a 1986 concert at the Philadelphia Spectrum. It's awsome, Dragons, swords, great music.. typical DIO!!!!!!
UPDATE
I now own this and it is better than I thought. It contains a recent Interview with RJD and guitarist Craig Goldy

I don't know why Dio always does this at concerts. Does he not ever think that fans might want to hear a live version of a song in its entirety? Holy Diver and Rock'n Roll children are ruined because they are not played through in their entirety, but rather, they are placed into a "medly" with other songs. What a shame. I actually think Craig Goldie sounds way better on this DVD than he does on the "Intermission" CD, which was lacking in guitar tone. Intermission was another example of fragmented versions of songs. A message to Dio and management: release a live DVD or CD with all the best live versions of Rainbow in the Dark, Holy Diver, Egypt the Chains are On, Evil Eyes, Caught in the Middle etc. Yes, Caught in the Middle is one of the best. Surely it must have been played live at some point? Skip all the Black Sabbath covers that we've now heard about a billion times. Maybe re-release and remaster some of the stuff with Vivian Campbell, as well. Don't the fans deserve it? It could be a win-win situation.

this dvd is a must have for any dio fan, i love watching early dio footage and this show's you when the legandery dio was at his peak. playing arena's and seeing when he had the world in the parm of his hand.

I've never seen Dio perform live before, but this performance was absolutely astonishing. All DVDs and concerts I've seen of him are top quality. He is a true metal icon and none can match his singing and performing talents.

The lighting effects and stage setup is really good, though I think he had better stages during other tours, but hey I guess the dragon gives this concert the more points.

There are some amazing solos by Craig Goldy, and the lighting effects done when Dio does the vocal solo for Heaven and Hell were spellbinding.

The version of Rock N Roll Children was really good, and if you weren't too happy with the sorta pop sound it had on the studio album the you'll probably like this version, especially the intro. It was also good to see Time To Burn on the concert as it is a great song and this'll be the only time you'll probably see it live unless he plays it again on an upcoming tour, but I doubt it.

This video is an excellent stage show, combining hard driving HEAVY METAL jams with the most spectacular and technical stage show ever. I highly recommend this to any rocker for there collection. This video also shows a young and hot guitarist up and coming Craig Goldie. Rock on.