Dio concert review; June 9th, 1997 by Steve Mignardi

The following is a review of a Dio show on the fourth North American leg of Angry Machines tour, originally e-mailed to me.

From: hlydiver@netcom.ca
Subject: DIO@EMBASSY IN LONDON ONTARIO CANADA
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 08:08:58 -0400

IT'S 7:30 A.M AND I'M JUST ABOUT TO HAUL MY ASS INTO BED.BUT I'M GOING TO DO THIS REVIEW NOW WHILE THE SOUNDS OF LAST NIGHT ARE STILL POUNDING IN MY HEAD.

THE BAND GOT REALLY SCREWED AT THE BORDER LAST NIGHT BY MICKEY MOUSE...I MEAN CANADA CUSTOMS.THE WANNA BE PRICKS THEY ARE.BUT THATS ANOTHER TIME ANOTHER RAMPAGE.

I GOT TO THE CLUB ABOUT 6:30 P.M AND SHIT IS THIS PLACE EVER SMALL,CAPACITY 600. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY A SELL OUT FOR SURE.NO FEAR MATES THIS IS AN EXCELLENT CLUB. THESE ROCKERS IN LONDON PUT US LAME ASS PEOPLE IN TORONTO TO SHAME.LONDON ROCKS.RONNIE MENTIONED THAT DURING SHOW.IN MY REVEIW OF THE CLEVELAND SHOW I MENTIONED THAT I THOUGHT THE SET HAD CHANGED...IT HAS NOT.I ASKED RONNIE AND HE CONFIRMED IT. THE OPENING ACT WAS A LOCAL BAND BY THE NAME OF S F G. GREAT SHOW THEY PUT ON AND A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS(LOVE THEIR ATTITUDE...FUCK YOU, HAD TO BE THERE TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONE)

THE BAND DIO IS JUST ROCKING BIG TIME RIGHT NOW.TO BAD FOR THE FANS THE TOUR IS COMING TO AN END.

I SAW RONNIE BEFORE THE SHOW AND HE SOUNDED A LITTLE RASPY BUT NO EVIDENCE OF THAT ON STAGE, AGAIN HIS VOICE WAS AS STRONG AS EVER AND THE GREAT FANS OF LONDON TRULY SHOWED THEIR APPRECIATION.TRACY G,VINNY,AND LARRY WERE AGAIN FANTASTIC(SEE MY CLEVELAND REVEIW,SO I DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF).VINNY WAS PLAYING ON A SCALED DOWN VERSION OF HIS NORMAL KIT DO TO THE STAGE SIZE.

THE OWNER OF THE EMBASSY IS A LOVELY LADY NAMED HELEN AND HER SON(HARLEY?)RUN THIS PLACE AND HAVE A GREAT CUSTOMER BASE AND GOING BY THE POSTERS ON THE WALL THEY HAVE SOME GOOD UPCOMING SHOWS.IF YOUR IN LONDON MAKE SURE TO GO OUT AND SUPPORT THIS CLUB.

THANKS TO WILLIE AND RONNIE AND THE REST OF THE CREW FOR LETTING ME DO SOME SECURITY IT WAS GREAT FUN.

ALTHOUGH THIS TOUR IS COMING TO AN END BE SURE TO WATCH FOR THE LIVE DIO ALBUM COMING OUT IN JAN/98? FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER STUDIO ALBUM FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER TOUR(HOPEFULLY).YOUR SUPPORT IS WHAT KEEPS ROCK'N'ROLLS GREATEST BAND COMING TO A SMALL CLUB NEAR YOU.FUCK THE BIG ARENA SHOWS,UP CLOSE AND PERSONNAL IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE (so i loaded up the truck and i moved to beverly)I'M TIRED.TIME FOR BED.

CHEERS
STEVE MIGNARDI(TORONTO)
hlydiver@netcom.ca
P.S I THINK (HOPE)SCOTT MADE IT OUT OF CANADA SAFLEY THIS TIME.