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Dio - The Last In Line (1984) [2012 Audio Fidelity AFZ 146] RE-UP

Date: 23 Jun 2013 02:25:17

The Last in Line is the second studio album by heavy metal band Dio, released on July 13, 1984. It is the first Dio album to feature former Rough Cutt keyboardist Claude Schnell.

Following the extremely warm reception given his self-named band's well-deserving debut album, Holy Diver, Ronnie James Dio figured there was no point in messing with a winning formula, and decided to play it safe with 1984's sophomore effort, The Last in Line – with distinctly mixed results. Although technically cut from the same cloth as those first album nuggets, fist-pumping new songs like "We Rock," and "I Speed at Night" curiously went from good to tiresome after just a few spins (a sign that the songwriting clichés were starting to pile up…read on); and the otherwise awesome, seven-minute epic, "Egypt (The Chains Are On)," inexplicably lost it's strikingly sinister main riff halfway through, in what sounds like a mastering snafu of some kind. On the upside, more dramatic, mid-paced numbers such as the title track, "One Night in the City," and "Eat Your Heart Out" – as well as the driving "Evil Eyes" – delivered enough compelling riffs and melodies to outweigh Ronnie's once endearing, but now increasingly troublesome repetition of words like "rainbow," "fire," and "stone" in seemingly every song. Finally, the distinctly more commercial pairing of heavy rocker "Breathless" and the power ballad/single "Mystery" gave undisguised notice (along with the slightly sleeker production throughout and more generous keyboards from new member Claude Schnell) of Dio's intention to broaden their audience by tapping into the rising tide of pop-metal. This would bring dire circumstances on their next album, Sacred Heart, but despite the telltale signs of decline cited above, anyone who loved Holy Diver will likely enjoy The Last in Line nearly as much. Reviewed by Eduardo Rivadavia allmusic.com

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Track Listing:

01. We Rock
02. The Last In Line
03. Breathless
04. I Speed At Night
05. One Night In The City
06. Evil Eyes
07. Mystery
08. Eat Your Heart Out
09. Egypt (The Chains Are On)

Album Released: July 13, 1984

Audio Fidelity CD Released: November 27, 2012

DR Log

foobar2000 1.1.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
log date: 2012-11-14 00:21:34

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DR11 -1.74 dB -14.22 dB 4:36 01-We Rock
DR11 -1.29 dB -14.64 dB 5:47 02-The Last In Line
DR10 -0.83 dB -13.58 dB 4:09 03-Breathless
DR10 -0.36 dB -12.77 dB 3:22 04-I Speed At Night
DR11 -0.66 dB -13.98 dB 5:24 05-One Night In The City
DR10 -0.38 dB -12.34 dB 3:39 06-Evil Eyes
DR10 -1.31 dB -13.71 dB 3:59 07-Mystery
DR11 -1.29 dB -13.95 dB 3:49 08-Eat Your Heart Out
DR11 -1.24 dB -15.17 dB 7:00 09-Egypt (The Chains Are On)
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR10

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Channels: 2
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Codec: FLAC
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