This is the compilation album brought out to commemorate the three albums of the Dio era.
While it would be foolish to argue over the inclusions, when you are only drawing material from three albums and still leaving out great songs, you know you are on a good thing.
Most interest from this album comes from the three new songs written by Dio and Iommi and recorded by them and Butler and Appice – “The Devil Cried”, “Shadow Of The Wind” and “Ear In The Wall”. All three are good solid additions to the legacy, though it is interesting to notice how the balance shifts without the input of Geezer into the writing process. While I think all three are just great songs, "Ear In The Wall" is my favourite - just a little bit more up-tempo than the other two, and this is where the band sounds at its best.
Bring on the new album in 2008!!
Rating: Impossible not to give it full marks. 5 / 5.
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