Pretty much everything I said about Holy Diver I could say about the group's sophomore effort The Last in Line. I had this rated slightly lower, and have now put them on equal footing again. This is meat and potatoes heavy metal. 'Egypt' even introduces some mild complexity. Want a perfect example of basic 80s metal to play for your friends and relatives? Here you go.
Ownership: LP: 1984 Warner Bros. Single sleeve. A familiar tale by now. Bought this when it came out, then ultimately tired of this kind of metal, and sold it off. Bought the CD many years later for the price of a pack of gum, and thought it better than I remembered. And then the original LP is offered back to me in perfect shape for dirt cheap. OK, I'll buy it again lol. From the same local dealer as the others. I'll probably sell it again at some point, but we'll give it some space in the near term.
3//14; 7/29/19; 8/22/22 (new entry)
I agree on both albums. For me, Dio's voice is one of the greatest in the genre. He's special!
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