Intermission (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Intermission
Type = Live
Artist = Dio


Released = June 1986
Recorded = 1985 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 34:20
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Producer = Ronnie James Dio
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qyd9kent7q7c link]
Last album = "The Dio E.P."
(1986)
This album = "Intermission"
(1986)
Next album = "Dream Evil"
(1987)

"Intermission" is a live album released by the band Dio in 1986 on the label Vertigo Records and Warner Bros. Records in North America. The live songs were recorded with Vivian Campbell during the first leg of the Sacred Heart tour. Craig Goldy replaced Vivian, and the band wanted something to represent the new lineup, so they recorded "Time to Burn" with him, and it was added to the album. Dio (the band) resumed the Sacred Heart tour in support of this album.

The band had featured on many radio-broadcasts but fans who had been hoping for a double-live album were somewhat disappointed with this release, especially as the guitar-parts of the now-departed Campbell seem low in the mix.

The original UK release came with a postcard-pack.

Track listing

# "King of Rock and Roll" (Ronnie James Dio, Vivian Campbell, Jimmy Bain, Vinny Appice) – 3:24
# "Rainbow in the Dark" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 6:10
# "Sacred Heart" (Dio, Campbell, Bain, Appice) – 6:10
# "Time to Burn" (Dio, Craig Goldy, Bain, Claude Schnell, Appice) – 4:24
# "Rock 'N' Roll Children"/"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"/"Man on the Silver Mountain" (Dio)/(Dio, Ritchie Blackmore)/(Dio, Blackmore) – 9:38
# "We Rock" (Dio) – 4:34

Charts

Album

Personnel

*Ronnie James Dio - Vocals
*Vivian Campbell - Guitar Solos
*Craig Goldy - Guitar on "Time to Burn" & over-dubbed rhythm guitar on the live tracks
*Jimmy Bain - Bass
*Claude Schnell - Keyboards
*Vinny Appice - Drums

External links

* [http://www.black-sabbath.com/discog/intermission.html "Intermission" at Black Sabbath Online]