Dio VS Bruce Dickinson

I'm The Stranger · Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 136 Location: USA

I love both Iron Maiden and Dio (and Black Sabbath and Rainbow), but narrowing the bands' down to just the singers is like pulling either a molar and an incisor out of a mouth. Dio is the ever important, heavy, pounding molar in my odd analogy, and Dickinson the sharp, chopping incisor. With the way songs are written in Dio (the band) the singing is very prominent, necessary and, indeed the focus of the music apart from the guitar solo is on the singing. In Maiden, all the instruments are cranked up a few notches, instrumentals and extended guitrar solos are expected, and the singing is more of a spice than a foundation of most Maiden songs.

1 vote for Dio.
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Peke · Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:20 pm Post subject:

Both singers are my great favorites. My great idols!
I dare to call Ronnie and Bruce my legends of metal Cool

My vote for Ronnie. Bruce and Ronnie they both can sing nice ballads and metal. Differents between them is quite small, but they turn this to Ronnie....

Listen Rainbow eyes and from other side Don´t talk to stranger.. Ronnie has more harmony and other hand more that "hellish" power, dark sound, killing, smashing... Wink

If Bruce sings aswell as nowadays at the age of 60´s then I say that Bruce is better... until then My vote for Ronnie.

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Lady of the Lake · Joined: 19 Oct 2004 Posts: 224 Location: TOULOUSE, France

Drain you · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 41

My favorite music is Dio and Iron miaden, but Dio sings better then bruce. It is close ,they are the best vocalists, but Dio is just better, in my opinion Wink

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Fiona · Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 8

WoooW....difficult! dificult question...I was madly in luv with the ground that Bruce walked on in the 80's and also saw Dio in the 80's...Seeing Ronnie the other night in Glasgow his voice and show was amazing...he totally amazed me...both these guys are rock gods..and treat their fans well...I raise my glass to both of them and thank them for their fantastic music.... Very Happy

Tyler Durden · Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:09 pm Post subject:

I like the both of them - they're both as awesome as each other in their individual styles.
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MetalMatt6 · Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 33 Location: United states

I was just thinking about this the other day, and i can't pick a batter singer. This is the best singers comparison ever! Easilly the two best metal vocalists, Imagine a Dio/Maiden concert!

masterx1059 · Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 35

I respect Iron Maiden and Bruce just as much as any band, but he isn't in the same league as Ronnie. I mean, Bruce's style is unorthodox and an aquired taste, while Ronnie can be enjoyed and respected by any fan of metal.

Owen Culshaw · Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 72 Location: Southampton/England

Neoglas · Joined: 01 Nov 2005 Posts: 38 Location: Swansea, UK

Bruce has a better range but Ronnie never lets his limitations affect him vocally (well, not to my ears yet). But after hearing Bruce tackle "Rainbow in the Dark" and forgetting the lyrics I have to say that Ronnie come out on top. No offence to Bruce, who is a world class singer.

It's also great that the two of them are good mates. With all the trouble Maiden had at Ozzfest all I could say to my non-Sabbath loving friends were "This would never have happened if Ronnie was the Sabs singer"...Also, wearing my H&H T-shirt to my last Maiden gig got me some nods of respect from Maiden's staff.

Iron Morgoth · Joined: 07 Nov 2004 Posts: 52 Location: Heaven and Hell

DIO!!

Though both are my favorite vocalists.
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Harr Steevis · Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 82 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

doublemonday · Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 11 Location: Portland, Oregon

This is a foolish question.....since Bruce comes off as a wanker on stage, I'll go with DIO every time!

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PurplePixie · Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 123 Location: Elemental Kingdom

I'm listening to Iron Maiden as I type this, but NO ONE EVER IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND could be a better singer than Ronnie Dio!!!

I love Maiden and they do define metal, but Dio's the best singer I've ever heard and ever will hear. I like deep gruff voices a lot more than "screamers" like Dickinson, although Bruce is the only singer for Maiden for me. He does have a huge stage presence and is passionate about his performances. But this is the Dio forum and I should think most people on here would be biased towards the little man with the big voice. I am.

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