Ronnie James Dio has issued quite a few live albums and videos since departing from Black Sabbath in the early '80s, but as evidenced by its title, 2006's Holy Diver Live is a bit different. Dio revisited his 1983 solo debut, Holy Diver.
Recorded at the Astoria in London on October 22, 2005, the double-disc set also includes a second disc comprised of highlights from Dio's Rainbow and Black Sabbath days, as well as a pair of tracks from another strong early solo release, 1984's The Last in Line.
Dio is in fine voice all these years laterr as evidenced by such standouts as "Rainbow in the Dark," "Holy Diver," "Heaven and Hell," and "Tarot Woman." And headbangers worldwide have to be happy whenever the woefully underrated Dio/Sabbath-era gem "Sign of the Southern Cross" gets an airing on-stage.
Despite guitarist Craig Goldy not performing on this night (due to an arm injury, Doug Aldrich took his place), Holy Diver Live is quite possibly Dio's finest live album yet -- from both a performance and set-list standpoint.
~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
Disc 1
1.
Stand Up And Shout
2.
Holy Diver
3.
Gypsy
4.
Caught In The Middle
5.
Don't Talk To Strangers
6.
Straight Through The Heart
7.
Invisible
8.
Rainbow In The Dark
9.
Shame on the Night
Disc 2
1.
Tarot Woman
2.
Sign of the Southern Cross
3.
One Night In The City
4.
Gates of Babylon
5.
Heaven & Hell
6.
Man On The Silver Mountain
7.
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
8.
We Rock
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