![]() ![]() Where I complained that "Stand Up and Shout" was a bit overrated, "We Rock" fixes the speedy Dio intro song formula to a large degree. Even though in my prior review I mentioned that the Vivian Campbell era lineup was one of the overall weakest in Dio's solo discography, I think "The Last in Line" is far and away the best album Dio's solo band ever made. ![]() Where "Holy Diver" was a quality record the whole way through, but never broke through that ceiling, "The Last in Line" has so many more memorable and consistent songs to it. Much as how I just don't understand how "Heaven and Hell" gets called better than "Mob Rules," I also just do not understand how people consider "Holy Diver" to be a better record than "The Last in Line." This record outstrips the debut in every single comparable way. After the massive success of Dio's debut solo album "Holy Diver," the same lineup would strike again with "The Last in Line" only a year after. ![]()
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