Search - Dio - Sacred Heart: The DVD on DVD

A Stunning Masterpeice!

06/24/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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!"

Very soaring, very magical

eddiesbloodbrother | The edge of the world | 12/30/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"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!!!"

I love Dio, but I don't love this.

LeBronze James Dio | Toledo, OH (USA) | 11/25/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"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."

Forget Spinal Tap, check THIS out!!!

D. Galante | watchcity, Ma | 05/18/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"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..."