london@oddjob.UUCP (David London) (07/26/85)
<> > This brings me to Dio's guitarist, Vivian Campbell. Dio has fronted some > good guitarists namely Ritchie Blacmore and Tommy Iommi but, Campbell > blows these guys away. His guitar solo during "Heaven and Hell" really > impressed me. Does anyone know anything about him? I've never heard of > him before Dio but I'm sure he played somewhere. If anyone has any info > or knows of any other vinyl he appeared on, it would be greatly appreciated. > Joseph M. Dakes While I don't have a discography, I'll second this opinion. I first saw Dio (with Campbell) about a year and a half ago on one of those Friday night rock shows (taped live). I was amazed by Campbell. He's fast, clean, not too many pyrotechnics (i.e. finger-tapping, whammy-barring). Quite impressive. In the last 6 months or so, he has been discovered by the guitar-playing world, having had articles about him in Guitar Player and Guitar World. You can certainly find a complete discography in the interview in Guitar Player. (As an aside, one of his idols is Rory Gallagher, another great (<- I don't use this word indiscriminately) Irish guitar player. Any other Gallagher fans out there?) David London ..!ihnp4!oddjob!london