cragginshred77
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good read overall. Way too much 60's history and not enough Sabbath and Dio band stories. Wendy had his scribbled notes and inserted her own but lets face it one would buy the book to hear about the era we know him from.
Most interesting part was the refuting of Vivian's claims that he was paid $200 a week. They said $1,700 whether they worked or not. Big difference. Wendy claims to have receipts too, and pointed out Viv bought a Ferrari. Why would Viv say that? RJD's claim was that at the end of the last tour with Viv a lawyer contacted Dio on Vivivan's behalf with a 'double my pay and give me a % of the band or else' notice. That was the end for Vivian Campbell in the Dio camp
According to interviews in the past couple of years with Vivian in wake of the band Last in line, he says the above poor payment with unkept promises led to a falling out and that he wanted nothing to do with the Dio music he helped make until Dio passed.
Other interesting tid bits from the book, Dio says he wrote the music for Holy diver and Jimmy Bain wrote a lot of the other songs or introduced riffs that became songs. I assumed Vivian wrote the majority of the music. I knew Jimmy had written the Keyboard melody to Rainbow in the dark and always saw him as a pick/8th note player but had no idea what a songwriting role he had in the band.
Last book note Dio says 'I am Not a satanist and the priest on the holy diver cover was meant to be thought provoking -is what you see really true?
All I know is I saw him live 2x and in the song Heaven and hell he had this lengthy deal where he concluded it telling a light that shone from above 'go away I'm going to burn with all of you and you and you'..... I flipped him off and said no you will Not'! Loved the music but that crap was not for me.
Back on point good read and I do believe them about paying the boys.
good read overall. Way too much 60's history and not enough Sabbath and Dio band stories. Wendy had his scribbled notes and inserted her own but lets face it one would buy the book to hear about the era we know him from.
Most interesting part was the refuting of Vivian's claims that he was paid $200 a week. They said $1,700 whether they worked or not. Big difference. Wendy claims to have receipts too, and pointed out Viv bought a Ferrari. Why would Viv say that? RJD's claim was that at the end of the last tour with Viv a lawyer contacted Dio on Vivivan's behalf with a 'double my pay and give me a % of the band or else' notice. That was the end for Vivian Campbell in the Dio camp
According to interviews in the past couple of years with Vivian in wake of the band Last in line, he says the above poor payment with unkept promises led to a falling out and that he wanted nothing to do with the Dio music he helped make until Dio passed.
Other interesting tid bits from the book, Dio says he wrote the music for Holy diver and Jimmy Bain wrote a lot of the other songs or introduced riffs that became songs. I assumed Vivian wrote the majority of the music. I knew Jimmy had written the Keyboard melody to Rainbow in the dark and always saw him as a pick/8th note player but had no idea what a songwriting role he had in the band.
Last book note Dio says 'I am Not a satanist and the priest on the holy diver cover was meant to be thought provoking -is what you see really true?
All I know is I saw him live 2x and in the song Heaven and hell he had this lengthy deal where he concluded it telling a light that shone from above 'go away I'm going to burn with all of you and you and you'..... I flipped him off and said no you will Not'! Loved the music but that crap was not for me.
Back on point good read and I do believe them about paying the boys.
I think I remember that bit, he’s just playing on the “better to rule in hell than serve in heaven” theme of Milton’s Paradise Lost, but the song itself is more about seeing through the lies of the world (politicians, religion, authority) that “blind your eyes and steal your dreams”. Rebelling against authority etc…
