Dio concert review; April 29th, 1997 by Steve Butz

The following is a review of a Dio show on the third North American leg of the Angry Machines tour, originally e-mailed to me.

From: Steve Butz (sleve@epix.net)
Subject: Village Nightclub 4/29
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 1997 23:34:14 -0500

Here's a review of Dio's stop at the Village Nightclub in Lancaster, PA on 4/29. I've seen Dio in the big arenas three times, then twice at the Village, which is a small club that holds about 500 people. It's amazing seeing such a talent up close. His voice sounds stronger than ever--I wonder how he can still belt it out after all these years!

I feel like the man is still out to rock hard and provide a top quality show. He covered his tracks, too, playing a little something from Rainbow as well as Sabbath. Following is a list of songs played:

• Jesus, Mary and the Holy Ghost
• Stand Up and Shout
• Don't Talk to Strangers
• Straight Through the Heart
• Holy Diver
• Heaven and Hell
• Institutional Man
• Hunter of the Heart
• Mistreated/Catch the Rainbow Medley
• We Rock
• Last in Line
• Rainbow in the Dark
• Mob Rules
• Man on the Silver Mountain
• Long Live Rock and Roll

Hearing some of the Rainbow stuff was like taking a dive back into the past. Excellent Jamming/Excellent Sound. If I had to pick the biggest treats, they were Mistreated, Man on the Silver Mountain, Holy Diver and Heaven and Hell. You can really tell ronnie is still having an incredible amount of fun!

Steve Butz
Lancaster, PA