1398 - Dio Caught in the Middle 1983

After short but successful stints in Rainbow and Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio recruited bassist Jimmy Bain (ex-Rainbow), drummer Vinny Appice (ex-Sabbath), and young guitar hotshot Vivian Campbell to form Dio. Although Dio’s throaty, melodramatic heavy metal voice is clearly the band’s centerpiece, Campbell delivers killer riffs and blazing guitar solos throughout, while Appice and Bain formed a relentlessly galloping rhythm section. "Holy Diver" was an awesome album, "Caught In The Middle" is a extremely catchy, groovy mid-paced numbers featuring some excellent guitarwork from Vivian Campbell.