Dio slamming Viv

[nateb]

I hate to burst all of your bubbles, but Vivian rules and always has. He is a way better guitar player than any of you will ever be. He is technically better than Iommi or Blackmore. Dio is one of the best singers ever, but he needs to pay up the money he scammed not just from Viv but from many other people during his now defunct career. Oh, and Def Leppard rules too. Pyromania is the second most perfect record EVER made, after Boston's first. Here's a little Viv for you to enjoy with some kind words from Ronnie James who. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCszTnkdN4w

Not to fork this thread one more time because, this thread hasn't gone all over the map already. Anyone find it funny that it was Neil Schon that probably kicked ass over all those guys? :ROTF:

-Nate

[markD]

totally!!!

[dg]

Yep, I was going to comment on that too, but figured there was no point in posting in this thread.

[MartinBarre]

From an interview with Campbell. The guy who's never managed to write a decent riff for Leppard yet.


Was it hard filling the shoes of Steve Clark?

Yes and no. On a musical level, no, not at all. On a personal level, yeah.
Those guys had never worked with anyone other than Steve.

How can someone be in a band over ten years and not know about someone like Pete Willis? And if it was so easy to replace Steve Clark musically how come Viv's never written a song like "Switch 625" or "Gods Of War", or a solo like the one in "Armageddon It"? How come he's done fuck all, in fact, if it was so easy?
Maybe it was just easy in terms of picking up a paycheck for doing jack shit. Dio knows what he's talking about - Viv's a tool.

[xenophobe]

Vivian was a great guitarist back in the day... I saw him live for Holy Diver twice, Last in Line and Sacred Heart... he was a great performer. I also saw his first tour with Whitesnake and while I didn't care for them, he did shred well.

Since then? Sorry. Nothing interesting.

And I know you can hate ACDC, and say what you will but come on... Some of you little kiddies are just too young... High Voltage to Back in Black? ACDC ruled the 70's with hard rock while Black Sabbath was considered the best at what they do, and comparing either of these cutting edge bands (for the time) against the music they opened the doors for in the 80's is just plain stupid.

And FWIW, Ozzy, Iron maiden and Judas Priest ruled heavy metal in the 80's... Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Poison, etc... those were GLAM METAL bands, not heavy metal.

[åron]

...get over your SG Angus...its a lame guitar!


Alex

Riiiight... Tell that to Pete Townsend, Frank Zappa, Eric Johnson, George Harrison, Greg Allman, Jimi Hendrix, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson, Derek Trucks and Duane Allman.

Good grief, man... pick your battles.