I had completely forgotten I found a copy of Holy Diver at the end of 2022 and had already blogged about it. I would have bought this as a tradeable anyway, so that's what it will end up being.
I gave the disc a listen before I even realized I had already covered the album on the blog, so without the bias of reading or remembering my old work, I can say my thoughts about the album are exactly the same. I can give myself a pat on the back for consistency, I guess. So yeah, first 2 tracks and "Rainbow in the Dark" are the strongest songs, and the middle of the album gets kind of weak. The recurring melody from the intro from "Shame on the Night" is kinda neat, so while I wouldn't call it one of the best tracks, it's probably one of the more interesting middling ones.
The band were capable of crafting some fantastic individual tracks, but I think the first two Dio albums fall short of reaching the sheer excellence of old Priest/Maiden/Saxon/etc. in terms of being all killer, no filler. Ironically I feel this is also the case for Sabbath (regardless of singer) and Ozzy's solo stuff as well. In some ways, I wish the material of the first two Dio albums had been amalgamated into one excellent album instead of two pretty good ones.
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