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Here it is, the new
release of the "Magic Man".
Let's get down to business immediately
and examine each song individually.
"One more for the Road"
is the title of the opening track
and here we go!!! This is a small
but miraculous track that reminds
me of Dio's past and I must say I
was impressed by the good condition
of Dio's voice when I firstly listened
to it. If you ask me, this is the
ideal opening song. The second in
line is the homonymous track, a slow
tempo song with very good vocals again
(editor's note: what the hell is wrong
with you George? We're talking about
Dio here!!!). "Master of the
Moon" is a typical song for Dio's
latest releases.
The follow-up track
is "The End Of the World"
and my mouth formed a big O in surprise
when I heard again Dio's exceptional
voice. Other than that, this is another
typical Dio song with mediocre guitars,
contrary to "Shiver" that
has staccato guitars, an introduction
with piano, a quite interesting, or
inspiring if you like, solo and it's
one of the best and more melodic tracks
of the album. "The Man Who..."
comes next with a very good opening,
mid tempo rhythm and a constant pleasant
atmosphere until the end. "The
Eyes" is also an atmospheric
and "dark" slow tempo song
with very good lead guitars.
The 7th track entitled
"Living the Life" is in
my humble opinion one of the best,
together with the first and the last,
of the album. I daresay this must
be a forgotten song from the "Last
in Line" period. Its heavy metal
rhythm and beautiful solo at the end,
took me back many years. The next
one titled "I Am" has a
good melodic sound and the refrain
reminds me a little bit the period
of "Headless Cross" (just
a little only). The "Death by
Love" that follows has a forceful
introduction and it's once again a
pure heavy metal song with very good
work on the guitar by Goldy.
And we finally come
to the ending track "In Dreams"
that has a majestic epic introduction
and continues in a slow tempo until
the end. It also includes the best
guitar solo of the entire album. By
the end of the listening I was still
wondering how can Dio preserve his
magnificent voice all these years?
If I'm not mistaken he is 63 years
old, although I had the impression
that I was listening to a 30 years
younger vocalist (editor's note: I
told you George, we're talking about
Dio here). This is truly an amazing
achievement from an amazing musician.
Generally "Master
of the Moon" is a slow tempo
album with some fast outbursts, a
very good production but only 46 minutes
duration, which I think is a major
drawback. If I had the opportunity
to add some things in the album, these
would definitely be some more guitar
parts and more fast tempo songs in
order to keep a never-ending interest
to the listener. Nevertheless this
is a good and "secure" choice
for every heavy metal fan and especially
for the die-hard fans of the 80's.
The rest may get a little bored with
"Master of the Moon". I
can't wait for the next release from
the mighty "short-man" and
his band.
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