I saw Dio in 1994 in Buffalo (Cheektowaga) New York at a club out by the airport, which I think was called blind melons at the time. Small club, packed house. My buddies and I dosed and got right up front. Being so close and being able to see every expression on the man’s face while he belted out the lyrics was amazing. No effects, no tapes no fucking sing along to a vocal track. a transcendent evening with a whole lot of shenanigans including getting roughed up by the gaggle of bouncers in the parking lot around 1 AM after a pretty good Alice In Chains cover band finished up. Does anybody remember this show?
The thing I want to ask though is for opinions on which is the best live vinyl release. I’m looking at a few on eBay including 1983, 1987 and a triple LP that includes the entire holy diver album.
Which one has the best sound quality and if they are equal, is one possibly a better show than the others?