

What might not have been readily apparent, even to the seasoned Gilbert collector, would be whether this was to be an instrumental album, in whole or in part, especially with Gilbert being a more than passable lead vocalist on his own work. Thankfully, it spans the entire Dio catalog, from Sabbath to Rainbow to solo career.
#YOUTUBE ROCKY BALBOA MUSIC FULL#
“The Dio Album,” as one may guess, is a big CD full of Dio tunes. Much like Rocky Balboa still having a bunch of “junk in the basement” to get out in 2006, Paul Gilbert still has some stuff in his metaphorical Portland basement, and the first thing to see the light is a whole lot of Dio. Big fame, who treated us to “Twas” in time for Christmas 2021.


One such artist was Paul Gilbert, of Racer X and Mr. Many artists even revisited the “Christmas Album” well, which had run pretty dry since the era of Andy Williams and Karen Carpenter. While much of this has been the recording of covers no one asked for, a lot of said tributes ended up actually being somewhat cool, and giving the listening community some new things to enjoy. This has often been accomplished via the creation of content outside the usual routines and rhythms. As the world slowly emerges from the weirdness of the last three years, one can recognize that many, if not most, artists found creative ways to mitigate a reduced touring schedule.
