Album Rating: 5.0

THERE MUST BE

SOMEWAY TO SEE

DIAMONDS OUT OF THE RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN





that part is eargasmic

Album Rating: 5.0

Kill the King is still one the most metal songs ever

Album Rating: 4.5

Rainbow Eyes GOAT

Album Rating: 5.0

whole album is

Album Rating: 4.5

To this day, Gates of Babylon is the song that I remember most vividly where I was, with whom and my reaction the first time I heard it. m/

Album Rating: 4.0

Gates of Babylon and Rainbow eyes are so amazing, it's unbelievable

Album Rating: 4.0

Bands classic material is a solid 4 thing. Rising could be a 4.5 though

Album Rating: 4.0

SLEEP WITH THE DEVIL AND THEN YOU MUST PAAAAAAAAAY



Classic band with classic songs

Album Rating: 5.0

I'M

STREET WALKIIIIIIIIIIIING

Album Rating: 4.5

Honestly Dio was just a fucking gift to the world, let alone metal. So many people should have died so he could have lived.

Album Rating: 3.0

Personally this band are so weird to hear now, in a good way. It’s like listening to a ‘best of’ compilation of deeply nostalgic classic rock through a different lens - some of their material wasn’t even ‘Rainbow’ to me, because I couldn’t pinpoint it definitively being them. (Context: heard a ton of Rainbow ‘2nd hand’ in my youth via my mum in particular).



P.S. Gates of Babylon is fire.

Album Rating: 3.0

The album is fine, but Gates kicks in and takes it up like 3 levels at once - until that point it seems a little uninteresting compared with the last 2 albums.

Album Rating: 3.5

good album yea

Album Rating: 5.0

"(Context: heard a ton of Rainbow ‘2nd hand’ in my youth via my mum in particular)."



your mom rules hard

Album Rating: 3.0

Yeah she does, anyone who digs Opeth is good by me, ha. Just could’ve maybe realised earlier that 70s rock wasn’t just for old folk. Stupid teenage biases.



Having said that the title track is catchy, but in that ‘annoying chorus playing constantly in your head forever’ kind of way which makes me never want to hear it again. I guess having heard in 2nd hand many times before isn’t helping.

Album Rating: 5.0

"I guess having heard in 2nd hand many times before isn’t helping."



That's probably it. It's supposed to be the hit anthem from the album so I think it fits. Catchy and uplifting. Sensitive to Light and L.A. Connection are the only songs in here which aren't a 5 for me

Album Rating: 3.0

Not that big on L.A. Connection either. Gates/King though? Damn impressive. I just think the first two albums are more consistent, in fact it’s hard to find fault with Rising at all, unless you find the brief length to be particularly irksome.

Album Rating: 5.0

I think this one has some quite underrated material tho.



Lady of the Lake imo has one of the best vocal performances of Dio

The Shed is hard riffing and pounding. Like what you'd listen to if you wanted to feel like a badass walking on the streets

And Rainbow Eyes is a beautiful, heart felt ballad that shows how Dio could pretty much sing anything

Album Rating: 3.5

L.A. Connection is bad cuz he says title a milion times

Album Rating: 5.0

Not bad, just kinda repetitive. Vocals still rule and the backing piano fits pretty well