Finding the Sacred Heart: Live in Philly 1986 captures
Dio's heavy metal antics in full swing in a live performance at the Spectrum in Philadelphia on June 17, 1986. Although
Dio are touring to promote the mediocre Sacred Heart album, the show is a classic of the era, full of lasers, explosives, and a massive robotic dragon overlooking the stage. Along with songs taken from
Ronnie James Dio's previous time in
Black Sabbath and
Rainbow, material stems from the first three
Dio albums, and it's a high-quality listening experience all around. The music side is good, but ideally, the video is worth owning because it contains one of the finest visual moments in hair metal. During the five-minute breakdown of "Sacred Heart,"
Ronnie James slays the roaring dragon with a giant light saber. Glorious. ~ Jason Lymangrover