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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It's a shame that now Sabbath (and Ozzy in particular) have become household names again with the advent of the reunion of the classic lineup, Ozzfest and "The Osbournes" (d'oh!) that Messrs Iommi and Butler have decided to disown any other incarnations of Sabbath and remark that for them the original lineup was the only one that could "cut it". Sure there have been some pretty bad ones (Glenn Hughes and Ian Gillan to name two rather baffling choices as front men) but I would argue that drafting Dio and Appice into the band perhaps enhanced the musical ability of the group. Maybe the band should have formed under a diferent name but it's fair to say that this live offering is a tremendous chronicle of this group's first outing (they reformed in 1992 with the "Dehumaniser" album). The best cuts on this album for me are "Children Of The Sea", "Heaven And Hell" (complete with elongated and brinking on pretentious solos by Iommi) and, my personal favourite from this reincarnation, the ultra heavy "Sign Of The Southern Cross". So why not a five star album. Well "Paranoid" and "War Pigs " just sound wrong with Dio singing and the liner notes look suspiciously similar to those of "The Mob Rules". However for all those anti-Dio Sabbathites, maybe it's a chance to be a little more open-minded and appreciate just how good this incarnation was
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Myself, I think the mix is fine as far as the band goes but a crowd would have been nice! For this, I dock a star. Trackwise, it is a faithful representation of the set on the US-leg of the 'Mob Rules' tour.
First time this was released in the UK on CD they dropped 'War Pigs' (or 'Warpigs', as they had it) so as to fit onto a single CD at a price we fans could afford. Eeh, thanks, mister!
The remaster was in an era of longer CD running times, so 'War Pigs' returned. However, this was at the expense of most, if not all, of RJD's chat. To hear this album as originally released on vinyl, get the 2CD US Warner Bros version. (For info, even the original cassette release swopped sides 2 & 3 of the vinyl so as to give equal running-times, rather than Vertigo having to pay for a more expensive tape!)
First time this was released in the UK on CD they dropped 'War Pigs' (or 'Warpigs', as they had it) so as to fit onto a single CD at a price we fans could afford. Eeh, thanks, mister!
The remaster was in an era of longer CD running times, so 'War Pigs' returned. However, this was at the expense of most, if not all, of RJD's chat. To hear this album as originally released on vinyl, get the 2CD US Warner Bros version. (For info, even the original cassette release swopped sides 2 & 3 of the vinyl so as to give equal running-times, rather than Vertigo having to pay for a more expensive tape!)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This was Black Sabbath's first official live album, recorded while touring in support the band's second album with Ronnie James Dio, "Mob Rules". The track-list is good, although it ommits several classics like "Snowblind", "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" and "Turn up the Night". "Live Evil" contains a great selection nonetheless, and Dio puts a new perspective on Ozzy-era songs like "War Pigs", "Black Sabbath" and "NIB". The rest of the band are also on top form, with a drum solo by Vinnie Appice, and a long guitar solo during "Heaven and Hell" by Tony Iommi. The aforementioned track is the centrepiece of the setlist, to which Sabbath return to at the end of "The Sign of the Southern Cross" and "Paranoid".
However, a few complaints about this album must be said. While the band themselves have been captured in full flight, the crowd is barely audible. This is evidenced especially during "Heaven and Hell", when Dio lets the crowd participate. This is a great idea, but they can't be heard! For this reason, it doesn't have a good live feel to it; you can't picture yourself being at this gig like you can on Iron Maiden's "Rock in Rio", for example.
The other complaint is: where are song introductions? Dio barely talks to the crowd on this one. This can be answered by the fact that when remastering the album and putting it all onto one CD (the original was split onto two CDs), all in-between song talking had to be cut out, and "Fluff" reduced to a mere nine seconds of audible sound. I'd have been willing to pay an extra few quid for a full concert! My advice would be if you can get hold of the 2-CD version, then do, it must be better than this.
If you want a decent live album, then look elsewhere. But if you're interested in hearing Mr Dio singing Ozzy-era Sabbath, then this album delivers in loads aplenty.
However, a few complaints about this album must be said. While the band themselves have been captured in full flight, the crowd is barely audible. This is evidenced especially during "Heaven and Hell", when Dio lets the crowd participate. This is a great idea, but they can't be heard! For this reason, it doesn't have a good live feel to it; you can't picture yourself being at this gig like you can on Iron Maiden's "Rock in Rio", for example.
The other complaint is: where are song introductions? Dio barely talks to the crowd on this one. This can be answered by the fact that when remastering the album and putting it all onto one CD (the original was split onto two CDs), all in-between song talking had to be cut out, and "Fluff" reduced to a mere nine seconds of audible sound. I'd have been willing to pay an extra few quid for a full concert! My advice would be if you can get hold of the 2-CD version, then do, it must be better than this.
If you want a decent live album, then look elsewhere. But if you're interested in hearing Mr Dio singing Ozzy-era Sabbath, then this album delivers in loads aplenty.
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AVERAGE LIVE ALBUM.
This was a missed opportunity,having seen Sabbath with Dio at the Glasgow Apollo 1980 i was well aware how great they were live,sadly this overproduced disc fails to recreate... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr Blackwell
this is "live Evil"
My first real rock album as a kid was Heaven and Hell. I was lucky enuff to be able to listen to the record on a great amp and turntable speakers set up. Read more
Published on 16 Feb 2010 by Mr. Johnny Sanchez
Life After Ozzy
I should lay my cards on the table on the Dio v Ozzy debate. My personal opinion (for what it's worth) is that Sabbath under Ozzy were, as most people know, hugely influential on... Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2009 by I. A. McFarlane
Amazing performance, just shows why dio is one of the best vocalists...
Despite the pretty bad production (i hardly ever care about the production but here it's very noticeable) this is excellent. Read more
Published on 31 July 2008 by MrMetalheadO'Hagan
brilliant live, shame bout hevean and hell
this is a gr8 live performance, black sabbath mk11 at there best.
it starts with E5150, which builds up to the blistering paced neon knights. N.I.B. Read more
it starts with E5150, which builds up to the blistering paced neon knights. N.I.B. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2005 by tristan
Hiteth and misseth
Ok let us first agree that Dio is a good singer. Let us now agree that it is a sacrilage to let him sing Ozzy's songs! Talk about slaughterment! Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2003
Black Sabbath? Surely not?...
Well, its the album that caused the dissintegration of Sabbath as it was. The Ronnie James Dio era is often forgotten by Sabb fans, but for me Dio is a much stronger singer. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2003
Buy It At This Price
Although this is a great album, it would be even better if they hadn't put 'Paranoid' and other Ozzy songs on this since they're just not quite the same without him. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2000
The only live Black Sabbath album that does them justice
From the title you know what you are in for when you buy this. A series of Sabbath's best tracks from both the Ozzy and Dio era's which were performed on "The Mob Rules"... Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2000
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