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?
Re: Rock singer-dome: Danzig vs Dio
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 3:06 pm
by Krev
I love everything Glenn did through Danzig III, but Ronnie could scream the paint off walls. Both nice guys, surprisingly. Too hard to vote.
Re: Rock singer-dome: Danzig vs Dio
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 3:23 pm
by jfv
I know more Danzig than Dio so I should not vote.
I love early Misfits.
I'll leave it at that.
EDIT: stupidity removed
Re: Rock singer-dome: Danzig vs Dio
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 3:39 pm
by rsmurphy
RJD has more range in any way one could consider, plus, he seemed like an affable gentleman. A real mensch.
RJD
still rules
Re: Rock singer-dome: Danzig vs Dio
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 3:45 pm
by Kyle Motor
I vote Dio just cuz I think he's cooler. He's on records going back as far as 1958 when he was still a teenager. He basically rode with rock music from doo-wop & guitar instrumentals onward until he died. Every account I've read says he was very well-liked and a nice guy.
Love some early Misfits, and Danzig's vocals really make 'em. Don't know much of their later stuff, or much of his solo work. All I know is he acts like a tough guy and makes REALLY bad movies now.
Re: Rock singer-dome: Danzig vs Dio
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 3:46 pm
by penningtron
RJD has pipes but his music stinks. Misfits/Samhain/Danzig I all the way.
Re: Rock singer-dome: Danzig vs Dio
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:25 pm
by AttackChimp
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.
Re: Rock singer-dome: Danzig vs Dio
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 4:52 pm
by ErikG
RJD is a legend but The Misfits and Samhain were a formative influence for me and I enjoy Glenn's music more.
In the cage match of tiny Italian men Mr. Anzalone takes it.
Re: Rock singer-dome: Danzig vs Dio
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 6:13 pm
by losthighway
Dio is a better singer (love Rainbow and his Sabbath tenure). Danzig has more good records.
Re: Rock singer-dome: Danzig vs Dio
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 8:05 pm
by adriansnergleman
I got to see the RJD version of Black Sabbath on the Live Evil tour and it was like the arena was being struck by a hammer.
His Rainbow albums and the first two under his own name are pretty righteous as well, and I recently made the happy discovery of his early 70s boogie band Elf, which is a hoot.