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Track Listings
| 1. Neon Knights |
| 2. Lady Evil |
| 3. Heaven And Hell |
| 4. Die Young |
| 5. Lonely Is The Word |
| 6. The Mob Rules |
| 7. Turn Up The Night |
| 8. Voodoo |
| 9. Falling Off The Edge Of The World |
| 10. After All [The Dead] |
| 11. TV Crimes |
| 12. I |
| 13. Children Of The Sea |
| 14. The Devil Cried |
| 15. Shadow Of The Wind |
| 16. Ear In The Wall |
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I have 95% of Sabbaths output with Ozzy and R J Dio, only missing Dehumaniser and Technical Ecstasy, and enjoy both camps equally. They both have their distinctive qualities and strengths.
This compo fills in a few gaps in the Dio side of things. For a start 3 new tracks which follow on from the Dehumaniser tracks as if they were recorded a couple of months later and not at least a decade. Ronnies voice is still as good as ever, amazing!
The upside of this collection is the sound quality of the remastering. Rhinos boffins really eek out every detail. I have the remastered cds that came out from Castle a couple of years ago and was not happy with the sound of the Dio era material. This redresses that problem completely.
The downside is the sound that Iommi has chosen to hammer out of his guitar on the later tracks. It has a strange overdriven sound that comes across as muffled and drowns out Geezer in places. A small quibble, but one worth mentioning.
I had a good laugh at the lyrics to Ear in the Wall this morning on the way to work, so that was a good start to the day.
Worth getting to hear the first 9 tracks as they ought to be heard.
This compo fills in a few gaps in the Dio side of things. For a start 3 new tracks which follow on from the Dehumaniser tracks as if they were recorded a couple of months later and not at least a decade. Ronnies voice is still as good as ever, amazing!
The upside of this collection is the sound quality of the remastering. Rhinos boffins really eek out every detail. I have the remastered cds that came out from Castle a couple of years ago and was not happy with the sound of the Dio era material. This redresses that problem completely.
The downside is the sound that Iommi has chosen to hammer out of his guitar on the later tracks. It has a strange overdriven sound that comes across as muffled and drowns out Geezer in places. A small quibble, but one worth mentioning.
I had a good laugh at the lyrics to Ear in the Wall this morning on the way to work, so that was a good start to the day.
Worth getting to hear the first 9 tracks as they ought to be heard.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Though it's Ozzy you usually associate with the voice of Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio has had a huge impact on getting Black Sabbath back on track when they were in dire need of a lead singer. And man oh man what an impact this has been! You can see it clearly on this CD that will blow your mind away with its unquestionable strenght and energy. It just ROCKS!
When it comes to voice, Dio betters Ozzy in style - a thing he clearly shows on this CD. Even the slower tracks (mostly characteristic for the original Sabbath) like Lonely Is The Word, Falling Off The Edge Of The World sound more... natural and honest, I guess. Plus, they have so much feel and power in them. And muscle as well as sheer speed are two things that the Dio years of Sabbath excelled in. Neon Knights, The Mob Rules, TV Crimes, Ear In The Wall etc. You name it. This CD clearly is a great addition to the Sabbath compilations' catalogue. Go on and get it. You won't be disappointed.
When it comes to voice, Dio betters Ozzy in style - a thing he clearly shows on this CD. Even the slower tracks (mostly characteristic for the original Sabbath) like Lonely Is The Word, Falling Off The Edge Of The World sound more... natural and honest, I guess. Plus, they have so much feel and power in them. And muscle as well as sheer speed are two things that the Dio years of Sabbath excelled in. Neon Knights, The Mob Rules, TV Crimes, Ear In The Wall etc. You name it. This CD clearly is a great addition to the Sabbath compilations' catalogue. Go on and get it. You won't be disappointed.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
At long last the Dio era of Sabbath gets its long overdue recognition. Prior to Dio's arrival Sabbath were on a down hill slope, personally I've always regarded the first 4 Sabbath albums with Ozzy, as the only ones worth getting, the following lps were a bit of a let down. Let's not beat around the bush here, when Dio arrived, he breathed new life into Sabbath. This compilation is definitive proof of that, yeh it was fashionable to critcise Dio's interpretation of Ozzy songs, personally I've always loved Dio's version of war pigs on the live evil album.
There will always be a divide with Sabbath fans as to who is the greater of the 2 vocalists, personally I've always loved Dio, the energy and power of his voice and lyrical imagination fired Sabbath to new musical heights and had Iommi's guitar sounding extremely evil and heavy (check out Dehumanizer and you'll see what I mean), the 3 bonus songs are worth the price of this cd alone, can't wait to see them on the H & H 07 tour, long may they reign!!!
Hopefully this compilation will put a stop to the crticism that plagued the Dio years for so long and shed light on what was a truly underated era of Black Sabbath music!!!
There will always be a divide with Sabbath fans as to who is the greater of the 2 vocalists, personally I've always loved Dio, the energy and power of his voice and lyrical imagination fired Sabbath to new musical heights and had Iommi's guitar sounding extremely evil and heavy (check out Dehumanizer and you'll see what I mean), the 3 bonus songs are worth the price of this cd alone, can't wait to see them on the H & H 07 tour, long may they reign!!!
Hopefully this compilation will put a stop to the crticism that plagued the Dio years for so long and shed light on what was a truly underated era of Black Sabbath music!!!
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great album
The first time i heared black sabbath was probably in about 1983. i remember someone lending me a Black Sabbath single,Heaven and Hell was on one side and Die young was on the... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ad
Dio Black
This collection of Dio's time with Black Sabbath is superb and servies to illustrate his vocal talents.
Half of the album comes from Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules. Read more
Half of the album comes from Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Duncan McDonald
Sabbath the Dio Years
Having liked Dio's own material and been a fan of him in Rainbow, I wasn't sure how I had missed him in Black Sabbath. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Cosmichumbug
Sabbath's second golden period
Everyone knows about Sabbaths' heyday with Ozzy,there was a second coming with Dio,this is a glorious compilation of that era,tracks 1-9 are absolute perfection,and with the 3 best... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mr Blackwell
The Dio Years
This compilation seemed a little unnecessary given the amount of Sabbath greatest hits packages out there over the years - but this one had the interest of compiling solely Dio era... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Azz McMahon
Dio Years - The Best
Just like the tour an excellent CD of the best songs with additional live bonus tracks. Definitely worth buying for any Dio fan.
Published on 26 Dec 2008 by Fiz
I was so shocked when i heard this!!!
I borrowed this of one of my friends and it blew me away everything about this album is amzing Dio's vocals Iommis guitar playing, the drumming, the very clear bass & the lyrics. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2008 by MrMetalheadO'Hagan
Best Sabbath, best Dio
I have not bought this album yet - but I intend to just for the new bonus tracks that don't appear on the other 3 (studio) albums from the Dio era. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2007 by Dozza
The heavenly years
This compilation is a great list of songs from the period that RJD was singing in black sabbath and it really shows how great his stint was with them producing classics like heaven... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2007 by [randy]
Where's Geezer Gone?
Nice compilation but a word about sound quality.
This latest remaster has brought out the low frequencies much more but conversely this just means more kick drums which... Read more
This latest remaster has brought out the low frequencies much more but conversely this just means more kick drums which... Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2007 by Mr. K. Mitchell
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