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Jorn Lande is certainly no stranger to the music of Ronnie James Dio, having regularly covered his songs live in concert. You can find a couple of them on his "Live In America" album. He's also made no secret of his admiration for the man, regularly citing him as a major influence in interview. However, I am the only one who finds the haste in which his new "Dio" album was released a tad on the unseemly side? After all, Ronnie James Dio would still have been warm to the touch when Jorn and his band finished this up.
Anyway, regardless of that, there is still an album of Dio covers to consider, although it does start off with a new, self-penned, track - 'Song For Ronnie James'. And there is no doubt it's a heartfelt tribute, as Jorn sings of the loss of a legend, liberally quoting from Dio lyrics and musically lifting from the genre Dio helped create.
If anything the song selection shows just how much of a fan Jorn Lande was, as most of the songs steer clear of the hits, as for every 'Stand Up And Shout' and 'Don't Talk To Strangers', there's a 'Lord Of The Last Day' and a 'Night People'. Jorn Lande has always had a tremendous rock voice, and he really does handle the material well. But the simple fact is, he's not Ronnie James Dio, in the same way he wasn't David Coverdale when he did his stint with Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden and Neil Murray in The (Company Of) Snakes.
He goes back as far as Rainbow for a turn on 'Kill The King' and Black Sabbath for 'Lonely Is The Word', before closing with a live version of 'Straight Through The Heart', which may well be the version from the aforementioned "Live In America". There's also a video clip for 'Song For Ronnie James' included as a bonus. The band are all excellent and under different circumstances I probably would have really enjoyed this, as the performances and musicianship is exemplary.
However, if this album was really "recorded with the sole purpose of honouring the man and wizard Ronnie James Dio", as Jorn says, then how come none of the profits are going to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund? Even a token gesture would have removed some of the unsavoury taste from my mouth.
Anyway, regardless of that, there is still an album of Dio covers to consider, although it does start off with a new, self-penned, track - 'Song For Ronnie James'. And there is no doubt it's a heartfelt tribute, as Jorn sings of the loss of a legend, liberally quoting from Dio lyrics and musically lifting from the genre Dio helped create.
If anything the song selection shows just how much of a fan Jorn Lande was, as most of the songs steer clear of the hits, as for every 'Stand Up And Shout' and 'Don't Talk To Strangers', there's a 'Lord Of The Last Day' and a 'Night People'. Jorn Lande has always had a tremendous rock voice, and he really does handle the material well. But the simple fact is, he's not Ronnie James Dio, in the same way he wasn't David Coverdale when he did his stint with Micky Moody, Bernie Marsden and Neil Murray in The (Company Of) Snakes.
He goes back as far as Rainbow for a turn on 'Kill The King' and Black Sabbath for 'Lonely Is The Word', before closing with a live version of 'Straight Through The Heart', which may well be the version from the aforementioned "Live In America". There's also a video clip for 'Song For Ronnie James' included as a bonus. The band are all excellent and under different circumstances I probably would have really enjoyed this, as the performances and musicianship is exemplary.
However, if this album was really "recorded with the sole purpose of honouring the man and wizard Ronnie James Dio", as Jorn says, then how come none of the profits are going to the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund? Even a token gesture would have removed some of the unsavoury taste from my mouth.
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Astonishingly, it seems people have a few quibbles about the 'morality' of releasing this tribute album, so close to Ronnie's recent death.
There is no way this should be interpreted as a cynical cash-in. The music is simply TOO GOOD. If it was a CD of B-list bands, then perhaps, yes, THAT would be a cash-in. But let me clarify: Each song here is a crisp, powerful, and immaculately delivered work of utter devotion, a tribute by one man to his hero and inspiration.
I can't remember what caught my attention about this album in the first place. I only own one Dio album ( Holy Diver ), due to its 'classic' status, and was contemplating adding a couple more to the collection. And as for Jorn Lande, well, he's been so ubiquitous in Euro-Metal over the past decade, that simply for that reason, I thought, 'he's probably a bit too ordinary'. ( I have mostly listened to Black Metal and then Industrial during the past decade ). So you can't accuse me of being a die-hard fan of either musician.
However, I found a fan video of Jorn's version of 'Stand Up And Shout' on Youtube ( look it up ) and that's what sold it to me. The crushing riffs, pounding drums, and Jorn's incredible voice, are utterly convincing. I then looked up the version of 'Lord Of The Last Day', which sounded so much like Alice In Chains, the purchase went straight into my Amazon basket immediately. The album manages the miraculous feat of being both faithful to the originals, and yet at the same time, sounding as fresh as if Jorn had just written the material himself, last week.
With each successive track ( starting with the rousing Jorn-penned track, 'Song For Ronnie James' ), you will come to the same conclusion that I did: You simply cannot argue with this level of committment.
There is no way this should be interpreted as a cynical cash-in. The music is simply TOO GOOD. If it was a CD of B-list bands, then perhaps, yes, THAT would be a cash-in. But let me clarify: Each song here is a crisp, powerful, and immaculately delivered work of utter devotion, a tribute by one man to his hero and inspiration.
I can't remember what caught my attention about this album in the first place. I only own one Dio album ( Holy Diver ), due to its 'classic' status, and was contemplating adding a couple more to the collection. And as for Jorn Lande, well, he's been so ubiquitous in Euro-Metal over the past decade, that simply for that reason, I thought, 'he's probably a bit too ordinary'. ( I have mostly listened to Black Metal and then Industrial during the past decade ). So you can't accuse me of being a die-hard fan of either musician.
However, I found a fan video of Jorn's version of 'Stand Up And Shout' on Youtube ( look it up ) and that's what sold it to me. The crushing riffs, pounding drums, and Jorn's incredible voice, are utterly convincing. I then looked up the version of 'Lord Of The Last Day', which sounded so much like Alice In Chains, the purchase went straight into my Amazon basket immediately. The album manages the miraculous feat of being both faithful to the originals, and yet at the same time, sounding as fresh as if Jorn had just written the material himself, last week.
With each successive track ( starting with the rousing Jorn-penned track, 'Song For Ronnie James' ), you will come to the same conclusion that I did: You simply cannot argue with this level of committment.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Jorn realy do pull this off. Jorn lande's vocals are superb and amazingly similar to Ronnie James. There is a compliment as not many can match him for power and grace. The group has also manage to capture the songs well and bring an up to date rendition of the music. Though I still love the origonals and would recomend any who don't know Dio to check out the early years themselves. All albums are worth the purchase. I am very imptressed with Jorn and can see the influences in his music I look forward to hearing more from him both as Jorn and in collaberations with others such as Ayreon and Aventasia all graced with his excellent vocals. The music lives on in those Ronnie influenced long live Dio.
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