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Angry Machines [Import]

Dio | Format: Audio CD
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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The grand wizard of classic rock. A poet of hope for the downtrodden. The single most important vocal technician in the history of heavy metal. All of these accolades have been garlanded upon the royal roar known as Ronnie James Dio.

He was born on July 10, 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and raised in upstate New York and once said that he would have preferred playing for the ... Read more in Amazon's Dio Store

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  • Audio CD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Japan
  • ASIN: B000006Y89
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Angry indeed 6 July 2006
By Dr. Robert A. Josey VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
This is a gem of an album. It has a deliberately stripped down production style which is highly effective. It only works against the music on the two tracks 'Stay Out Of My Mind' and 'This Is Your Life'. The former has a brilliant middle-section which needs a stronger, lusher 'Rainbow'-type arrangement. The latter begins with a grand piano and a real sense of Dio-esque life-affirming-questioning epic. But the powerful orchestration and guitar riffs never arrive. Maybe that is part of the statement, I don't know.

Lyrically, Ronnie James Dio is the most underrated song writer on the planet. I know of no other writer who mixes such a potent blend of allegory and realism. The guy is a genius and I totally love what he does. There is deep compassion, social commentary ('Big Sister' is as vicious a swipe as you'll ever hear against the all-prevailing tyranny of the Nu Political Correctness)and biting existentialist wit in his songs, as well as a literary aesthetic. It's staring you in the eyes every time, and a lot of people just don't get it.

Some of the riffs here are deliberately mutated into '90's type grunge chords, the song 'Black' in particular (of course it was made in 1996)and it is admirable to see Dio showing how he and the band can be as experimental as the best of them. There are killer riffs on 'Institutional Man' and 'Hunter Of The Heart'.

'Angry Machines' is a great addition to the Dio canon - which one day is going to be universally recognised as one of the most vital and classic in rock history.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Legend of Legends! 5 Sep 2012
By Mr. G. K. Warnock
Format:Audio CD
I think the one star reviews,don't really give this album enough credit!O.k it is not Dio's best album,but it certainly oozes with everything Dio!I would rate this album at 3.5 / 4 stars,so i'm giving it 5 stars to try and lift the rating to a more deserved level!\m/ R.I.P \m/
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4.0 out of 5 stars It takes a few listens to get into 6 Nov 2010
By Mister Smith
Format:Audio CD
On first listen, Angry Machines may seem like a major disappointment, considering how fantastic Strange Highways was. However, if you listen to it a few more times you'll find that Angry Machines is actually a neat little record. True, there are less good ideas here than on Strange Highways, and Dio's voice has a weird effect to it that makes it sound just a tad mechanical (though considering the album title this may have been more than a tad intentional), but it's an album that delivers the goods nonetheless. Institutional Man may sound dirgy at first, but it sums up the album perfectly: sinister, paranoid and menacing. Hunter of the Heart and Golden Rules are both great numbers, the former probably the best song on the album, whilst Don't Tell the Kids, Black and Double Monday keep things running smoothly (the opening chord of Black, in particular, will definitely wake you up). Dio's voice is still on fine form (as it was up until his untimely death in May), belting out the tunes as passionately as ever. The weakest track - and arguably the only weak track - is, without a doubt, Stay Out of My Mind: clocking in at roughly seven minutes, it's just too long for its own good. This is Your Life is a bit of a strange end to the album, too: it's a lovely song, but a piano ballad is hardly the most conventional way to end such a heavy album - then again, Dio never was a band for convention! In the end, though, Angry Machines is a great album; and even if this was Dio at his weakest, as some might suggest, it's a testament to the man who really could do no wrong.

Check out:
Black
Hunter of the Heart
Double Monday
Golden Rules

Avoid:
Stay Out of My Mind
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pleased
This item was dispatched promptly and arrived in good time, exactly as it was described in the listing. Overall, I was very pleased.
Published 1 month ago by Mark Burrows
2.0 out of 5 stars God Hates Heavy Metal
The title of this review refers to the bonus track only available with the japanese issue of this album. Read more
Published 17 months ago by ratmonkey
5.0 out of 5 stars dio is god!
some say this may not be the best dio album however it still is better than most others long live rock and roll!
Published 23 months ago by C. Palmer
1.0 out of 5 stars Angry Times
Angry Machines is a total disaster of an album made during a difficult time in Dio"s life. Musically terrible and lyrically well "angry" really was the only blackspot of the... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2010 by B. Swales
3.0 out of 5 stars Deep And Brooding
Im afraid to say not a great album from Dio.Sound quality and production very good as what you would expect from Dio. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2008 by AJ
2.0 out of 5 stars I just couldn't get into this
I have always rated Dio and have albums from Elf right through to Heaven and Hell Live - I had the pleasure of seeing them at Manchester and it just so clearly illustrated how... Read more
Published on 23 May 2008 by Mr Robert John Newton-Howes
4.0 out of 5 stars saved by the band
If you like 'strange highways' you will like this. Angry machines has its weaknesses, mostly in the lyrics and melodies, but its strength lies in the collaboration between the... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2004
2.0 out of 5 stars An unusually weak album from Dio.
This was Dio's second album with ex-World War III guitarist Tracy G. Their first album together 'Strange Highways' was in my opinion a very strong effort which represented a newer... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2000 by "strat110"
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