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Frankly, it's all very boring. The lyrics are no better, he writes about gnomes, trolls, dark elves and evil forests. It's obvious the guy played D & D (Dungeons & Dragons ) in the early 80's and probably has an oujia board in his closet. His voice is excruciatingly annoying, he whines through all the songs and then there are the corny guitar solos that make me want to puke. On one song they are even bold enough to add keyboards like a bunch of other crap 80's metal bands that didn't know where to go music wise. Most metal heads think this junk is classic but its not worth your time, that is, if you are a truly sane person.
September 17, 2008 | | Strong Follow Up to Holy Diver | |
You can tell Dio was trying to use Holy Diver as a template for this album and for the most part he succeeded. It starts off with a good up-tempo track "We Rock" and then leads into the title track which is one of Dio's best songs. There are a few missteps like "Breathless" and "Mystery" which keep it a notch below Holy Diver but it's still a fine 80's metal album.
September 7, 2008This might be one of his most favored albums/cds but it is not my favorite.There are songs on here that I just "get through".While it is essentail Dio is not his best,IMHO. The songs on here are the typical Dio flavor and must be owned for some of the classics.
However, I recommend "Lock Up The Wolves" even more than this.LUTW offers even more of Dio on it as Dio's best vocals are on it and every track just shines.
I bought this to replace a stolen Cd.Kind of funny how Dio's stuff is also the music that is most stolen from me.:(
August 29, 2008 After the warm reception accorded their debut, Dio decided to play it safe with their 1984 sophomore effort, "The Last in Line" -- with mixed results. The in-your-face energy of the band's debut is dulled by a sleeker production job, with generous keyboards from new member Claude Schnell. And Ronnie James Dio's once-amusing Dungeons and Dragons lyrics begin sounding disturbingly repetitive, with the words "rainbow," "fire," and "stone" seemingly present in every song. Cuts like "We Rock," "Breathless," and "I Speed at Night" go from good to grating surprisingly fast, and the seven-minute epic "Egypt (The Chains Are On)" inexplicably loses it's awesome main riff halfway through. The band score some points with the driving "Evil Eyes," the theatrical "One Night in the City," and the solid title track, but the intended hit single "Mystery" is simply horrible. Still, despite the obvious signs of decline, anyone who enjoyed Dio's debut will certainly find much to like here.
April 9, 2008Last good album by Dio and the last good collaboration with Vivian Campbell on guitar. Great vocals as usual and some memorable songs like 'We Rock' and 'Last in Line.' 'I Speed at Night' is good too but most of the other songs are pretty forgettable. Dio's mystery lyrics just get old after a while. I'm sure Dio himself doesn't know what the hell he's singing about half the time! 'Last In Line' is the last good album Dio made: avoid Sacred Heart and everything released afterwards as it just doesn't measure up in music and the 'magic' lyrics just get cheesier and cheesier. Dio's best stuff is with Sabbath and Rainbow really. He also did two great tracks with Kerry Livgren on 'Seeds of Change': 'Living for the King' and 'Mask of the Great Deceiver.' That's something you wont hear anywhere else, Dio singing Christian rock!
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