I can't think of the original Black Sabbath albums in seventies without Ozzy Osbourne but Dio is the best metal singer ever and trillion times better than Ozzy.
"The world is full of kings and queens. Who blinds your eyes, then steals your dreams." Dio has never been as current. All hail the King 🤘 btw: you NEED to react "Falling Off the Edge of the World" (next BS Dio's album "The mob Rules) is a fucking masterpiece.
Sabbath had many singers during their career, just for the record Sabbath = Tony Iommi. • Ozzy • Dave Walker (Joined for some weeks in 1978, but (thank god) Ozzy returned) • Dio (He recorded 3 amazing albums with the band: HAH (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Dehumanizer (1992) • Ian Gillan ( He just recorded one album called Born Again, amazing album released in 83) • Dave Donato (Stayed few months during 1984) • Glenn Hughes (He recoded a Tony Iommi solo album, but days before the release, the album was turned into a Black Sabbath album, wich is "Seventh Star" in 1986) • Ray Gillen (Fabulous singer, sadly didn't stay too long, he joined after the fifth concert of the Seventh Star tour in 1986, he recorded an album called "The Eternal Idol" in 87, but left the band before the release, with led the band to find another person to rerecord the vocals and release the album) • Tony Martin (The most underrated era of Sabbath, he joined the band in 87, rerecorded all the vocals for "The Eternal Idol" and stayed till 1987-1991 then 1994-1996, recorded INCREDIBLE albums: Eternal Idol, Headless Cross (1989), Tyr (1990), Cross Purposes (1994) and for most people the worst Sabbath album (I love it) Forbidden in 1995) Also Judas Priest singer Rob Halford sang for the band live in some ocassions: 1992 when Dio left the band due to Sabbath opening for Ozzy, and in 2004 when Ozzy was sick.
There are some versions of The Eternal Idol songs (maybe the whole album?) with Ray Gillen floating around out there (or probably, here). Tony Martin was great, though! Headless Cross is a classic in my book, and despite how half-assed 'Idol' sounded, I kinda love it.
This is easily Black Sabbath's best album, and probably the best Heavy Metal album, bar none. Check out the other tracks, they're all bangers -- especially 'Lonely is the Word', which boasts one of Tony Iommi's best ever guitar solos, imho.
This is literally Dio, with a few former members of Black Sabbath, it's totally different, Black Sabbath is Ozzy, Bill, Geezer and Tony, 4 lads from Birmingham England 1968-1978, Anything else besides those 4 is not Black Sabbath, And for you to think this is better than, Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master Of Reality, Vol 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage, It literally hilarious, it really is funny, But yeah anyway, They really should of changed the name of the band once Ozzy was no longer in the band, Dio is literally a top 5 vocalist of all time, But he is not Black Sabbath, Yeah, Ozzy doesn't have the best vocals, But he has a very unique and haunting voice, which is perfect for Black Sabbath, Ozzy is and always will be the one and only voice of Black Sabbath.
@@FariesWearBoots The joke is on you, sunshine. Check out the label to this album, I think you'll find it's by Black Sabbath. The other members of the band agree with me, not you, they also think its by Black Sabbath. So, I stand by my comments. :-)
@@RosaLichtenstein01 Lol, you have to be foreign right, you definitely aren't British are you? Only British people understand real music, Black Sabbath ext, And for you to say that is the best "Black Sabbath" 🥴🥴 album LMFAO, just proves how clueless you really are, Never ever listen to, Or even try and talk about Black Sabbath ever again, do you understand, Okay good 👍🏻.
It's such a challenge to let go of something that's so comforting and comfortable for you. You want to be open to the change, but you have no idea how it's going to turn out, so there's caution as well. Then the song begins and you start getting pulled into it and not know where you're going. Then a breakdown happens, and this is why it can be so emotionally purging. It's so cool because hearing a song like this just changes us, especially if we open up to it. Thank you for your sensitive reaction. Much respect. 🙏🌺
Hell yeahhhhh, Dio rules!! Also, you might want to check out the 'Live Evil' album, it has Dio singing a lot of songs originally sung by Ozzy, and i'm telling you, they are epic!!
I bought Black Sabbath’s debut album on release in 1970. I’ve heard and seen everyone who was “ big” in the 1970’s and since. This song is one of the greatest ever recorded. Fact. You’ll enjoy the whole album when you reach it chronologically. Stay safe. Stay happy. Stay you. Best wishes from 🏴 England.
There’s an official Dio documentary that was released last year but only recently on video/streaming. I’ve been looking everywhere for it - seems there’s no Oz release (yet?) but it’s clearly widely available everywhere else. Anyway if I ever get to watch it I’ll let you know… if I remember lol
Just search for "Dio dreamers never die" here on TH-cam and you will find it, i have watched it here, its great, i got to know things about Dio that i didnt know although ive been a huge fan since the 80´s and know a lot..
Just LOVE that you really am a FAN and feel.....I would give reaslly much to be able to loisten to this kind of music.....FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!! Mind blowing.
I dont think they even intended calling it Black Sabbath in the beginning but that it was the recordlabel that wanted, it makes quite a difference to have a known "brand" to sell rather than something new so its understandable. I think the Tony Martin era is reallt great as well, way less known and very underrated.
Great to see such heartfelt - and physical - reactions to music. I'm hoping you can also be at the forefront of the backlash against 'The Pausers'. The time has arrived for 'The Listeners'.
I'd recommend the band Heaven And Hell, which is this line up but without the Black Sabbath name (legal issues). Their only album is "The Devil You Know" and was recorded about a year before Dio died. It is a stellar piece of work. Check out the song "Bible Black", and you won't believe it's the work of a 69yo man dying of stomach cancer.
Black Sabbath is a band that reinvented itself a few times. Dio's era is a different band than Ozzy's, personally, I like Ozzy's better, however Dio's is no joke. An excellent band full of incredible music.
My personal favourite post-Osbourne era album by Sabbath is album from 1986 that called 'Seventh Star' with Glenn Hughes on vocals. My favourite Sabbath album with Ozzy is, maybe, 'Technical Ecstasy' from 1976. Among albums with Dio I love much more album from 1992 'Dehumanizer', and also highly reccomend you their great album from 2009 that called 'The Devil You Know'.
Just gonna leave this here (because I’m a big fan of this era) H&H: Children of the Sea, Die Young, Lonely is the Word Mob Rules: The Mob Rules, Falling off the Edge of the World The Devil You Know: Bible Black, Follow the Tears - any of these pls
You really need to listen to some old Alice Cooper (70s-80s)/ I would recommend "Welcome to my nightmare" album. Even if you don't do any reaction video on it or any Alice Cooper song, I think you should listen to Alice in general, especially his older stuff. Something tells me you will love it.
I'm sorry to tell you this I went to see Black Sabbath with Dio and this song blew me away just sitting so close to Toni watching him play them cords and it was at The Tennis Centre Melbourne
By 1979, the original Black Sabbath w/ Ozzy Osbourne was not working in the studio creatively... the band was burnt out by drugs, alcohol and a decade of touring. The last album 'Never say die!' was a commercial failure in 1978 and Sabbath found themselves upstaged on tour every night by a young Van Halen opening for them. Black Sabbath had a working pattern: Tony Iommi (guitar) came up w/ the riffs... Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums) would jam on the riff and a song would come about... Ozzy would hear the music and come up w/ vocal melodies for the song, and Geezer would write lyrics to Ozzy's vocal melodies... Sabbath started as a dark, doom-sounding heavy rock band and that established their sound and career in the early 1970's. But by 1976, Iommi and Butler wanted the band to have a modern approach on the album 'Technical ecstasy'... Ozzy hated the record and ended up leaving Sabbath briefly after the tour... the album failed to sell gold. Iommi recalled that the band made a mistake trying to adapt to the musical trends that were heading towards disco and punk rock... Ozzy came back for the 'Never say die!' album in '78 and it was another commercial failure. Ozzy recalled it was a bad album by any critique The thing w/ Ozzy is that if he finds a track boring to him, he won't sing on it... Bill Ward had to record vocals to a few songs by the end of Ozzy's years in Sabbath... In 1979, the band worked for weeks and had no songs finished... Tony Iommi was frustrated w/ Ozzy's input and unwillingness to engage creatively w/ his music... Ozzy was frustrated that the band hated everything he sang on. Finally, Tony Iommi met vocalist Ronnie James Dio at an L.A. bar and they decided to try work together... Iommi played him a song and Dio immediately had a melody and lyrics for it - 'Children of the Sea'. Iommi told Bill Ward that Ozzy was fired from Black Sabbath and Ronnie James Dio was coming in to work on new music for Black Sabbath... Geezer Butler was so upset that he quit the band briefly and Bill Ward was no longer interested either... Geezer came back to the band and was relieved that he did not have to write lyrics for the band anymore - Dio was an accomplished lyricist. Bill Ward agreed to play drums on the album, but he left as the 'new' Black Sabbath started touring in 1980... Vinny Appice (drums) joined Sabbath on tour and did the next album 'Mob rules' in 1981. Ronnie James Dio wanted Black Sabbath to be that dark, heavy band again that shocked the world in 1970... so, his first Sabbath album 'Heaven and Hell' was a return to the heaviness and riffs of early Sabbath, but w/ Dio on vocals... It worked and Black Sabbath had their first platinum selling record since 1973, but it sounded so different from the original Black Sabbath. After Ronnie James Dio left Sabbath in 1982, it seemed like a good idea to hire Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan to replace Dio in Sabbath in 1983... It didn't work beyond the 1 album and tour... 'Born again' was the album w/ Gillan and the mixes were messed up so the audio was rather muffled to Sabbath's dismay... On tour, Ian Gillan needed a lyric book onstage to sing Ozzy's Sabbath songs because he couldn't connect w/ them lyrically. Ozzy Osbourne was depressed for months after he was fired from Black Sabbath... but Sharon Arden (who became his wife) was able to arrange a new band and launch Ozzy's solo career in 1980... Randy Rhoads (guitar) was his first guitarist and the music that Ozzy heard from Randy was exciting and new... The guitarist taught guitar and had patience while working, so he would play Ozzy his ideas and if Ozzy was impressed, he would engage creatively and come up w/ vocal melodies and ideas for songs... Bob Daisley (bass) was tasked initially w/ writing lyrics. That was how 2 albums - 'Blizzard of Ozz' and 'Diary of a Madman' were written and recorded in 1980. It turned out that Ozzy's concentration disorder was a blessing in a way because if a song was not exceptionally good musically, Ozzy would get bored and dismiss it.. Ozzy's solo records were faster and more appealing than Sabbath's classic music and he quickly sold more copies than Black Sabbath in the 80's.
So glad you got to this (and in your own time and not because you bowed to pressure from mugs like me)! 😎 it's an absolute masterpiece and a perfect storm of talents. The entire album is a masterpiece. You've got some real treats ahead of you!
The vocalist is the bridge between the audience and the music, it's what draws us in. So it's understandable that we grow attached to one particular singer. But the change happens for a reason, it's not just random. It's because the previous incarnation of the band has run its course and become dysfunctional, and that's certainly what happened here. But not to worry, we ended up with the best of both worlds, because in 1980 Dio joined Sabbath while Ozzy went solo with Randy Rhoads on guitar. And both groups were amazing. I wouldn't trade that for a continuation of Ozzy Sabbath, which there was zero chance of anyway. And by the way, the rot also set in with Di'anno and Maiden. Some people think that if Paul had stayed, they would have continued to produce classics year in year out and been even more successful than they were with Bruce, but that's simply delusion. Paul wanted out and the band wanted him gone, so there's no version of reality where he would have stayed and made it a success. Bruce was the best thing that ever happened to them.
I felt the same at the change, but this and "sign of the southern cross' made me think there was life after Ozzy. Now Ozzy proved General Pattons saying, 'success is measured by how high you bounce AFTER you hit rock bottom'.
Tony Iommi feels exactly the same way as you. Heaven & Hell is a different entity .. so much so, that Tony eventually would not play any Ozzy tracks of Black Sabbath during any of the tours featuring Dio. The live concerts are on dvd and are brilliant ! This album is now a classic in it's own right.
Ronnie would be proud to know his music will never die , he was right when he said Metal never Dies was lucky enough to meet both him n lemmy 11 times or so over 30 years Sing me a song, you're a singer Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil The devil is never a maker The less that you give, you're a taker So it's on and on and on, it's Heaven and Hell Oh well The lover of life's not a sinner The ending is just a beginner The closer you get to the meaning The sooner you'll know that you're dreaming So it's on and on and on, oh, it's on and on and on It goes on and on and on, Heaven and Hell I can tell Fool, fool Oh, ooh Yeah, yeah, yeah Well, if it seems to be real, it's illusion For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer And it's on and on On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on They say that life's a carousel Spinning fast, you've got to ride it well The world is full of kings and queens Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams It's Heaven and Hell, oh well And they'll tell you black is really white The moon is just the sun at night And when you walk in golden halls You get to keep the gold that falls It's Heaven and Hell, oh no Fool, fool You've got to bleed for the dancer Fool, fool Look for the answer Fool, fool, fool Michael Butler / Ronnie Dio / Tony Iommi / William Ward
I first heard this in GTA4. It was being played on the radio as I was driving around, so I decided to get it for my personal stereo. I've also got it on my PC. It's interesting that you got off on the ending. You know what instrument that is, don't you? It's a lute, a medieval version of a guitar. A truly original way to finish off a heavy rock track. th-cam.com/video/eGrUJvWYR90/w-d-xo.html About the only other rock band to ever use a lute in their music that I know of are Steeleye Span, but that's only because they're a folk rock group.
When Ronnie James Dio replaced Ozzy in Black Sabbath it wasn’t just a case of a band replacing a singer and carrying on like before, it was a complete re-invention of the band and I maintain to this day that Ronnie Dio was the only man who could have done it at that time.
There is not many beating R J Dio in singing. I think he was doing great at the BS-albums he did and the song suited him very well. I think he's the best for the heavy songs, even the older. Listen to 'Black sabbath' and 'Children of the grave' from the 'Live evil' album... however, in songs as 'Paranoid', 'War pigs' e.t.c. Ozzy rules.
Heaven and Hell is a great album, you should go back to the beginning and listin to Black Sabbath their self titled first album and first track Black Sabbath funnily enough.
Great reaction Kira. As you like your metal, can I suggest a band you will probably not be aware of? The Ukrainian black metal band Lucifugum. Any of their 20 albums are worth it. They started out as a groups but are now just a married couple.
This album has killer tracks called die young, children of the sea, and neon knights.
I recommend you give it a listen.
I can't think of the original Black Sabbath albums in seventies without Ozzy Osbourne but Dio is the best metal singer ever and trillion times better than Ozzy.
Yes Dio is best
Thats true
Early Ozzy was amazing.
After 40 years listening Heavy Metal, from Hard to Black/Death even. To me Heaven and Hell is the greatest album in Metal history. No doubts.
I don't know about a trillion times better, but he is the greatest metal singer. 'The Voice of Metal' as others have said.
"The world is full of kings and queens. Who blinds your eyes, then steals your dreams." Dio has never been as current. All hail the King 🤘
btw: you NEED to react "Falling Off the Edge of the World" (next BS Dio's album "The mob Rules) is a fucking masterpiece.
Sabbath had many singers during their career, just for the record Sabbath = Tony Iommi.
• Ozzy
• Dave Walker (Joined for some weeks in 1978, but (thank god) Ozzy returned)
• Dio (He recorded 3 amazing albums with the band: HAH (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Dehumanizer (1992)
• Ian Gillan ( He just recorded one album called Born Again, amazing album released in 83)
• Dave Donato (Stayed few months during 1984)
• Glenn Hughes (He recoded a Tony Iommi solo album, but days before the release, the album was turned into a Black Sabbath album, wich is "Seventh Star" in 1986)
• Ray Gillen (Fabulous singer, sadly didn't stay too long, he joined after the fifth concert of the Seventh Star tour in 1986, he recorded an album called "The Eternal Idol" in 87, but left the band before the release, with led the band to find another person to rerecord the vocals and release the album)
• Tony Martin (The most underrated era of Sabbath, he joined the band in 87, rerecorded all the vocals for "The Eternal Idol" and stayed till 1987-1991 then 1994-1996, recorded INCREDIBLE albums: Eternal Idol, Headless Cross (1989), Tyr (1990), Cross Purposes (1994) and for most people the worst Sabbath album (I love it) Forbidden in 1995)
Also Judas Priest singer Rob Halford sang for the band live in some ocassions: 1992 when Dio left the band due to Sabbath opening for Ozzy, and in 2004 when Ozzy was sick.
Metal = Tony Iommi
All metal finds it's roots in the missing fingertips of this one man.
Glad to see some love for Tony Martin.
@@BATTIS94 I saw Tony Martin in a band called The Alliance in about 1985 supporting Magnum in Bradford - they were pretty good
There are some versions of The Eternal Idol songs (maybe the whole album?) with Ray Gillen floating around out there (or probably, here). Tony Martin was great, though! Headless Cross is a classic in my book, and despite how half-assed 'Idol' sounded, I kinda love it.
This is easily Black Sabbath's best album, and probably the best Heavy Metal album, bar none. Check out the other tracks, they're all bangers -- especially 'Lonely is the Word', which boasts one of Tony Iommi's best ever guitar solos, imho.
This is literally Dio, with a few former members of Black Sabbath, it's totally different, Black Sabbath is Ozzy, Bill, Geezer and Tony, 4 lads from Birmingham England 1968-1978, Anything else besides those 4 is not Black Sabbath, And for you to think this is better than, Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master Of Reality, Vol 4, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Sabotage, It literally hilarious, it really is funny, But yeah anyway, They really should of changed the name of the band once Ozzy was no longer in the band, Dio is literally a top 5 vocalist of all time, But he is not Black Sabbath, Yeah, Ozzy doesn't have the best vocals, But he has a very unique and haunting voice, which is perfect for Black Sabbath, Ozzy is and always will be the one and only voice of Black Sabbath.
@@FariesWearBoots 💯 I love Dio but you're correct with this Ozzy is the one and only voice of Black Sabbath
@@FariesWearBoots The joke is on you, sunshine. Check out the label to this album, I think you'll find it's by Black Sabbath. The other members of the band agree with me, not you, they also think its by Black Sabbath. So, I stand by my comments. :-)
@@FariesWearBootswow, talk about blinkered. Been dealing with your sort for the last 40 years
@@RosaLichtenstein01 Lol, you have to be foreign right, you definitely aren't British are you? Only British people understand real music, Black Sabbath ext, And for you to say that is the best "Black Sabbath" 🥴🥴 album LMFAO, just proves how clueless you really are, Never ever listen to, Or even try and talk about Black Sabbath ever again, do you understand, Okay good 👍🏻.
Once I heard Dio in an interview telling that he wanted the lyrics in the album to be MAGICAL.
I trully think that he achieved that...
Sabbath is the only band that i heard. That can make Metal sounds so beautiful.
It's such a challenge to let go of something that's so comforting and comfortable for you. You want to be open to the change, but you have no idea how it's going to turn out, so there's caution as well. Then the song begins and you start getting pulled into it and not know where you're going. Then a breakdown happens, and this is why it can be so emotionally purging. It's so cool because hearing a song like this just changes us, especially if we open up to it. Thank you for your sensitive reaction. Much respect. 🙏🌺
Hell yeahhhhh, Dio rules!! Also, you might want to check out the 'Live Evil' album, it has Dio singing a lot of songs originally sung by Ozzy, and i'm telling you, they are epic!!
War pigs
The world is full of kings & queens, who blind your eyes & steal your dreams.......🤘
I bought Black Sabbath’s debut album on release in 1970. I’ve heard and seen everyone who was “ big” in the 1970’s and since. This song is one of the greatest ever recorded. Fact. You’ll enjoy the whole album when you reach it chronologically. Stay safe. Stay happy. Stay you. Best wishes from 🏴 England.
The Black Sabbath era with Tony Martin is also recommendable. Check the Headless Cross.
There’s an official Dio documentary that was released last year but only recently on video/streaming.
I’ve been looking everywhere for it - seems there’s no Oz release (yet?) but it’s clearly widely available everywhere else.
Anyway if I ever get to watch it I’ll let you know… if I remember lol
Just search for "Dio dreamers never die" here on TH-cam and you will find it, i have watched it here, its great, i got to know things about Dio that i didnt know although ive been a huge fan since the 80´s and know a lot..
Just LOVE that you really am a FAN and feel.....I would give reaslly much to be able to loisten to this kind of music.....FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!! Mind blowing.
I dont think they even intended calling it Black Sabbath in the beginning but that it was the recordlabel that wanted, it makes quite a difference to have a known "brand" to sell rather than something new so its understandable. I think the Tony Martin era is reallt great as well, way less known and very underrated.
Fantastic tune. Great album too. Enjoy 😊
'Lonely Is The Word', the closing track, will be your jam Kira.
4:43 you can't jumpcut through that transition 😮 that was borderline criminal
Great to see such heartfelt - and physical - reactions to music. I'm hoping you can also be at the forefront of the backlash against 'The Pausers'. The time has arrived for 'The Listeners'.
I'd recommend the band Heaven And Hell, which is this line up but without the Black Sabbath name (legal issues). Their only album is "The Devil You Know" and was recorded about a year before Dio died. It is a stellar piece of work. Check out the song "Bible Black", and you won't believe it's the work of a 69yo man dying of stomach cancer.
Dio is the one !!! 🤘🥰👍
Black Sabbath is a band that reinvented itself a few times. Dio's era is a different band than Ozzy's, personally, I like Ozzy's better, however Dio's is no joke. An excellent band full of incredible music.
My personal favourite post-Osbourne era album by Sabbath is album from 1986 that called 'Seventh Star' with Glenn Hughes on vocals.
My favourite Sabbath album with Ozzy is, maybe, 'Technical Ecstasy' from 1976.
Among albums with Dio I love much more album from 1992 'Dehumanizer', and also highly reccomend you their great album from 2009 that called 'The Devil You Know'.
Just gonna leave this here (because I’m a big fan of this era)
H&H: Children of the Sea, Die Young, Lonely is the Word
Mob Rules: The Mob Rules, Falling off the Edge of the World
The Devil You Know: Bible Black, Follow the Tears
- any of these pls
Beautiful voice. R.I.P. Ronnie
Another differnce here is Geezer wrote all the lyrics when Ozzy was singing now Dio writes all the lyrics
You really need to listen to some old Alice Cooper (70s-80s)/ I would recommend "Welcome to my nightmare" album. Even if you don't do any reaction video on it or any Alice Cooper song, I think you should listen to Alice in general, especially his older stuff. Something tells me you will love it.
I'm sorry to tell you this I went to see Black Sabbath with Dio and this song blew me away just sitting so close to Toni watching him play them cords and it was at The Tennis Centre Melbourne
By 1979, the original Black Sabbath w/ Ozzy Osbourne was not working in the studio creatively... the band was burnt out by drugs, alcohol and a decade of touring. The last album 'Never say die!' was a commercial failure in 1978 and Sabbath found themselves upstaged on tour every night by a young Van Halen opening for them.
Black Sabbath had a working pattern: Tony Iommi (guitar) came up w/ the riffs... Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums) would jam on the riff and a song would come about... Ozzy would hear the music and come up w/ vocal melodies for the song, and Geezer would write lyrics to Ozzy's vocal melodies... Sabbath started as a dark, doom-sounding heavy rock band and that established their sound and career in the early 1970's.
But by 1976, Iommi and Butler wanted the band to have a modern approach on the album 'Technical ecstasy'... Ozzy hated the record and ended up leaving Sabbath briefly after the tour... the album failed to sell gold. Iommi recalled that the band made a mistake trying to adapt to the musical trends that were heading towards disco and punk rock... Ozzy came back for the 'Never say die!' album in '78 and it was another commercial failure. Ozzy recalled it was a bad album by any critique
The thing w/ Ozzy is that if he finds a track boring to him, he won't sing on it... Bill Ward had to record vocals to a few songs by the end of Ozzy's years in Sabbath... In 1979, the band worked for weeks and had no songs finished... Tony Iommi was frustrated w/ Ozzy's input and unwillingness to engage creatively w/ his music... Ozzy was frustrated that the band hated everything he sang on.
Finally, Tony Iommi met vocalist Ronnie James Dio at an L.A. bar and they decided to try work together... Iommi played him a song and Dio immediately had a melody and lyrics for it - 'Children of the Sea'.
Iommi told Bill Ward that Ozzy was fired from Black Sabbath and Ronnie James Dio was coming in to work on new music for Black Sabbath... Geezer Butler was so upset that he quit the band briefly and Bill Ward was no longer interested either... Geezer came back to the band and was relieved that he did not have to write lyrics for the band anymore - Dio was an accomplished lyricist. Bill Ward agreed to play drums on the album, but he left as the 'new' Black Sabbath started touring in 1980... Vinny Appice (drums) joined Sabbath on tour and did the next album 'Mob rules' in 1981.
Ronnie James Dio wanted Black Sabbath to be that dark, heavy band again that shocked the world in 1970... so, his first Sabbath album 'Heaven and Hell' was a return to the heaviness and riffs of early Sabbath, but w/ Dio on vocals... It worked and Black Sabbath had their first platinum selling record since 1973, but it sounded so different from the original Black Sabbath.
After Ronnie James Dio left Sabbath in 1982, it seemed like a good idea to hire Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan to replace Dio in Sabbath in 1983... It didn't work beyond the 1 album and tour... 'Born again' was the album w/ Gillan and the mixes were messed up so the audio was rather muffled to Sabbath's dismay... On tour, Ian Gillan needed a lyric book onstage to sing Ozzy's Sabbath songs because he couldn't connect w/ them lyrically.
Ozzy Osbourne was depressed for months after he was fired from Black Sabbath... but Sharon Arden (who became his wife) was able to arrange a new band and launch Ozzy's solo career in 1980... Randy Rhoads (guitar) was his first guitarist and the music that Ozzy heard from Randy was exciting and new... The guitarist taught guitar and had patience while working, so he would play Ozzy his ideas and if Ozzy was impressed, he would engage creatively and come up w/ vocal melodies and ideas for songs... Bob Daisley (bass) was tasked initially w/ writing lyrics. That was how 2 albums - 'Blizzard of Ozz' and 'Diary of a Madman' were written and recorded in 1980. It turned out that Ozzy's concentration disorder was a blessing in a way because if a song was not exceptionally good musically, Ozzy would get bored and dismiss it.. Ozzy's solo records were faster and more appealing than Sabbath's classic music and he quickly sold more copies than Black Sabbath in the 80's.
So glad you got to this (and in your own time and not because you bowed to pressure from mugs like me)! 😎 it's an absolute masterpiece and a perfect storm of talents.
The entire album is a masterpiece. You've got some real treats ahead of you!
Killer album from start to end! Now is time for the Martin era Sabbath, you gonna love it
Dio was a blood transfusion for Sabbath ! He motivated the other band members to do it better.
Big impact !
The vocalist is the bridge between the audience and the music, it's what draws us in. So it's understandable that we grow attached to one particular singer. But the change happens for a reason, it's not just random. It's because the previous incarnation of the band has run its course and become dysfunctional, and that's certainly what happened here. But not to worry, we ended up with the best of both worlds, because in 1980 Dio joined Sabbath while Ozzy went solo with Randy Rhoads on guitar. And both groups were amazing. I wouldn't trade that for a continuation of Ozzy Sabbath, which there was zero chance of anyway.
And by the way, the rot also set in with Di'anno and Maiden. Some people think that if Paul had stayed, they would have continued to produce classics year in year out and been even more successful than they were with Bruce, but that's simply delusion. Paul wanted out and the band wanted him gone, so there's no version of reality where he would have stayed and made it a success. Bruce was the best thing that ever happened to them.
The Whole Album is So Good! Practically all their Dio albums are deserving of at least one listen in your lifetime.
I felt the same at the change, but this and "sign of the southern cross' made me think there was life after Ozzy. Now Ozzy proved General Pattons saying, 'success is measured by how high you bounce AFTER you hit rock bottom'.
Perfection
Tony Iommi feels exactly the same way as you. Heaven & Hell is a different entity .. so much so, that Tony eventually would not play any Ozzy tracks of Black Sabbath during any of the tours featuring Dio. The live concerts are on dvd and are brilliant ! This album is now a classic in it's own right.
Dio with sabbath I think were the best years. Great song but you should do the live version.
Yeah, its always the same, this song is soo good.
Ronnie would be proud to know his music will never die , he was right when he said Metal never Dies was lucky enough to meet both him n lemmy 11 times or so over 30 years
Sing me a song, you're a singer
Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil
The devil is never a maker
The less that you give, you're a taker
So it's on and on and on, it's Heaven and Hell
Oh well
The lover of life's not a sinner
The ending is just a beginner
The closer you get to the meaning
The sooner you'll know that you're dreaming
So it's on and on and on, oh, it's on and on and on
It goes on and on and on, Heaven and Hell
I can tell
Fool, fool
Oh, ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well, if it seems to be real, it's illusion
For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life
Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer
And it's on and on
On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on
They say that life's a carousel
Spinning fast, you've got to ride it well
The world is full of kings and queens
Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams
It's Heaven and Hell, oh well
And they'll tell you black is really white
The moon is just the sun at night
And when you walk in golden halls
You get to keep the gold that falls
It's Heaven and Hell, oh no
Fool, fool
You've got to bleed for the dancer
Fool, fool
Look for the answer
Fool, fool, fool
Michael Butler / Ronnie Dio / Tony Iommi / William Ward
Totally different singers , Ozzy the true Sabbath singer, Dio awesome but more Rainbow singer , both legends ❤️
I first heard this in GTA4. It was being played on the radio as I was driving around, so I decided to get it for my personal stereo. I've also got it on my PC. It's interesting that you got off on the ending. You know what instrument that is, don't you? It's a lute, a medieval version of a guitar. A truly original way to finish off a heavy rock track.
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About the only other rock band to ever use a lute in their music that I know of are Steeleye Span, but that's only because they're a folk rock group.
They are a very different vibe with Dio, as some point you'll have to get into Rainbow and see the overlap, especially as Cozy was 8n both bands.
❤❤❤❤
Just glad to be in a universe where I got to hear Ozzy, Dio and Tony Martin sing for Sabbath.
All great in their own way, but Dio's my fave 🤘
When Ronnie James Dio replaced Ozzy in Black Sabbath it wasn’t just a case of a band replacing a singer and carrying on like before, it was a complete re-invention of the band and I maintain to this day that Ronnie Dio was the only man who could have done it at that time.
There is not many beating R J Dio in singing. I think he was doing great at the BS-albums he did and the song suited him very well. I think he's the best for the heavy songs, even the older. Listen to 'Black sabbath' and 'Children of the grave' from the 'Live evil' album... however, in songs as 'Paranoid', 'War pigs' e.t.c. Ozzy rules.
Heaven and Hell is a great album, you should go back to the beginning and listin to Black Sabbath their self titled first album and first track Black Sabbath funnily enough.
THE BOSS DIO DIO DIO
we can solve the vocalist issue with 4 simple words... "Tony Iommi is Black Sabbath"
Enjoy 👍
Black Sabbath 1968-eternity🤘
Dio magic and best voice, Dio legend and father heavy metal 😎
Great reaction Kira. As you like your metal, can I suggest a band you will probably not be aware of? The Ukrainian black metal band Lucifugum. Any of their 20 albums are worth it. They started out as a groups but are now just a married couple.
Full album pls!!!!
Great album. Dio rules🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼💜
i was feeling this reaction until she mentioned Paul di Anno, then she gained a suscriber
Great album all the way through, but we might as well call them Black Rainbow at that specific point.
Gotta do "Children of the Sea"
And now crazy train
Streetwalker by Elf Next?
For some reason I prefer The Mob Rules ..The Sign of The Southern Cross, .
100%
Sugestão: Buried Alive do Black Sabbath de 1992.
Ozzy suits black sabbeth more then dio in my opinion
Dio is better singer on Ozzy he can sing so many tipe of song ,blues,,yazz,brodway,aand more ❤
Listen to ozzy on his own you will be amazed
Can hardly hear it? Turn it up.
next up Radiohead- In Rainbows
sorry, but chopping that song into pieces, skipping the hell out of it is quite a sin and a painful for every Dio fan. R.I.P
I didn't know I had OCD until I experienced this skipping here. I'll leave a like for the thoughts expressed, but I won't be back.
Copyright dude.
Are fortnightly uploads the norm now? 😭
Como trocar apenas o vocalista muda o som da banda. Parece mas é diferente 😂
Se oye muy bajito
Hiphop please
fuk music just come to my country pleaaaaseeee
love sabbath
sabatthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh