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Dio is the better singer by a long shot.

Dio is a "better" singer but I can't take more than one song's worth of that voice. I could listen to Danzig sing all day, at least on anything from the first Misfits recording through to Danzig IV. Dio also may have had better bands on a technical level, but I'd much rather hear The Misfits, Samhain or the original Danzig lineup.

AttackChimp wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:25 pm Singing? Oh fuck, that's easy. RJD. Dude can actually sing. Brick Boy is a hack douche.

Better fromtman? Danzig. Gotta give it to him there.

losthighway wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 6:13 pm Dio is a better singer (love Rainbow and his Sabbath tenure). Danzig has more good records.

Y'all had better call somebody...

Same goes for the first verse here....



I get the guy not being for everyone, but the idea that Dio is "Head..."/"Shoulders..." better than him as a singer is a stretch.

M.H wrote: Wed Jan 29, 2025 3:01 pm Pint-sized egomaniacal powerhouses. Thinking today about their MANY similarities.

A few years back I woulda shilled for Glenn unhesitatingly, but I've really been getting into Rainbow and Dehumanizer of late which makes it a closer call for me; though I have also recently cracked Danzig 4 after 20yrs of writing it off as pretentious (it's great: I am idiot).

What say you?

As for what I say?

You done snoozed on THE pint-sized powerhouse...

I’ve always loved the pseudo-nostalgia indulged by David Lynch, The Cramps, and some of Glenn Danzig’s bands—that “nostalgia” for the 1950s as refracted through hazy childhood memories, when everything is mysterious; rockabilly coming through the speaker of a transistor radio; EC comics; and monster movies watched while half-asleep at 3:00 AM.

With The Misfits, it’s like Danzig took the Ramones formula but turned the dial from “Motown girl group” to “Sun Studios.”

Dio? Whatever.

The Misfits in their original run made some of my favorite music ever, the singing was definitely a big part of why. I also enjoy the early Danzig records, Lucifuge in particular.

I don't care for the type of music Dio made. Even Black Sabbath became a regular heavy metal act when he joined. Seemed like the better human being? Still won't listen to his music.

Is David Yow Italian?

Wood Goblin wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:18 am
Dio? Whatever.

Boo!

Look out!

Rainbow with RJD: excellent
Sabbath first-run with RJD: excellent (including the badass Live Evil)
First two Dio records: excellent
Sabbath's Dehumanizer: not bad

If you're not a metalhead, I can understand the disdain for some of this stuff.