Intermission (Dio album)

Intermission
Live album by Dio
Released June 1986
Recorded December 6, 1985 at San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California
Genre Heavy metal
Length 34:20
Label Warner Bros.
Vertigo
Producer Ronnie James Dio
Dio chronology
The Dio E.P.
(1986)
Intermission
(1986)
Dream Evil
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Kerrang! [2]
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Intermission is a live album released by Dio in 1986 on the label Vertigo Records in Europe and Warner Bros. Records in North America. The live songs were recorded with Vivian Campbell during the first leg of the Sacred Heart tour. Craig Goldy replaced Campbell, and the band wanted something to represent the new lineup, so they recorded "Time to Burn" with him, and it was added to the album. The band resumed the Sacred Heart tour in support of this album.

The band had featured on many radio-broadcasts but fans who had been hoping for a double-live album were somewhat disappointed with this release, especially as the guitar-parts of the now-departed Campbell seem low in the mix. The original UK release came with a postcard-pack.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "King of Rock and Roll" (Ronnie James Dio, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain, Vinny Appice) – 3:24
  2. "Rainbow in the Dark" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 6:10
  3. "Sacred Heart" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 6:10
  4. "Time to Burn" (Dio, Craig Goldy, Bain, Claude Schnell, Appice)  – 4:24
  5. "Rock 'N' Roll Children"/"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"/"Man on the Silver Mountain" (Dio)/(Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)/(Dio, Blackmore) – 9:38
  6. "We Rock" (Dio) – 4:34

Charts

Album

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 UK Album Charts
1986 Intermission #70 #22

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Dio Intermission review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/intermission-r5832/review. Retrieved 2011-09-07. 
  2. ^ Dickson, Dave (10 July 1986). "Short Intermission". Kerrang!. 124. London, UK: United Magazines ltd.. pp. 19. 

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