This song is so underrated. Headless Cross is an album that needs more love in general.

@Sinic818

8 жыл бұрын

yesssss!

@johnsomfleth9167

7 жыл бұрын

always been one of my favorites. Tony Martin era does not get enough respect

@Miyuru_W

7 жыл бұрын

agreed!

@alicarryme

6 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@albertotrujillo7924

6 жыл бұрын

It's a great álbum.

Cozy Powell on the drums and Tony Martin on vocals. 👍

@user-wq4lh5fw3q

Жыл бұрын

Neil Murray on bass as well

You know something? It is possible to like Black Sabbath álbuns with Ozzy, Dio, Gillan, Hughes and Martin. Don't tell anybody, it's our secret!

@SEiMEi_EXiSTS

3 ай бұрын

A secret that's safe with everyone in ths comment section lol

Tony Martin sounds INCREDIBLE here! What an absolute beast.

@angryalanrants9574

3 жыл бұрын

Yea... totally. Lol Not hitting ANY of his high notes. Not even remotely trying and shamming his way through the chorus. Lol

@kakolykia

3 жыл бұрын

He doesn't even bother to reproduce his section as it was on studio recording.

@ukilledmydog

3 жыл бұрын

@@angryalanrants9574 he was really sick on this tour.. so considering he sounds amazing.. check him out now if you want to see awful

@perstromberg1491

2 жыл бұрын

He sounds like shit compared to the album.....

@starfthegreat

2 жыл бұрын

@@angryalanrants9574 in his defence, in Moscow they played two shows a day during the clod Russian winter. So I kinda can understand Martin's poor performance here. If you want to hear him sound better check out the bootlegs

Pure awesomeness. Tony Martin is a true artist. A great singer!

@ryanbillings3605

4 жыл бұрын

This is better than ozzys vocals

@marioburku-drummer

7 ай бұрын

Oh man....😂😂😂😂

Tony Martin, my favorite Sabbath head, you deserve so much more man. I will cheer for the day when your albums get remastered for all to consume

@evilstranger6983

3 ай бұрын

I came from the future to say that this happened

@AgusVilla1.

19 сағат бұрын

He's getting it now! Well deserved Tony, you wrote such amazing songs!!

Headless Cross= pure magic. Tony Martin's era of Black Sabbath is very underrated and this album is one of the best albums ever made. The song is amazing it has so much atmosphere in it. I really love Sabbath, Coven, Cloven Hoof carried it on for awhile. A lot of bands disappear after a smash. Go back in time to 1969 and 1970 Sabbath released two worldwide huge ones BLACK SABBATH and PARANOID and they are landmarks, masterworks, brilliant. I think this era carried on great from that era and also the wonderful era of Dio. I will never get over the loss of RJD. It broke my heart and still does. He is one of the best and you can hear the influence he had on the band with Tony Martin's vocals which carry that era on a bit. One thing, though, Tony couldn't or didn't reach for and hit the high screams in the studio version. That's really a shame, but he does sing the lower range and middle range brilliantly.

@xBaphomet666x

6 жыл бұрын

I made a video stating the same opinion. Headless Cross is probably the #1 Underrated Black Sabbath and Heavy Metal album ever. And don't get me started on how criminally underrated Tony Martin is.

@ryanbillings3605

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah losing Ronnie was fuckn rough.Its still depressing ten years later,But this is a kickass album given by Sabbath.

Gran vocalista. Tony martin. Excelente

A powerful voice,, 👍👍👍👍

In the future, year 2024, Tony Martin finally is recognised.

Listen for the feet as they pound the land to a tune of thunder Watch as the legions ride again to a fate of death or torture At the Headless Cross, at the Headless Cross \m/

Bass line under drums is perfect.

This is one of my favorite Black Sabbath songs, and the album, my favorite one. I love each of the Sabbath's albums.

The BEST Sabbath singer... With all due respect to Ozzy, Ronnie and the guys from DP... And one of the greatest singers EVER! I had the privilege of seeing him live in 2007, he simply blew my mind. Long live Tony Martin

@anatoly_edeltau-kolm

Жыл бұрын

Я согласен! 👍 Я ходил на их концерт в 1989 году, это было прекрасное выступление, и Тони Мартин - лучший 👏

@acarbonbasedlifeform70

Жыл бұрын

@@anatoly_edeltau-kolm завидую)) Я был слишком мал, чтобы на концерты ходить))

@anatoly_edeltau-kolm

Жыл бұрын

@@acarbonbasedlifeform70 , мне было 14 лет) В том году в нашу страну приезжали Yngwie Malmsteen & Joe Lynn Turner, Black Sabbath, Skid Row, Cinderella, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne, Bon Jovi, Scorpions.. Отличное было время!

@matthewjohn8704

2 ай бұрын

Define best.

Cozy powel fantastic

Был на этом концерте. Прилетал на самолете специально. Круто. Коззи тоже хорош был. ( Усть- Каменогорск любит хороший РОК!

For those of you complaining about pre-recorded vocals, that part has a harmony, and it wouldn't sound right sung by just one voice. And AFAIK a single man cannot sing 2 melodies at the same time.

@bikiniatol4606

6 жыл бұрын

JazzMan Rob Halford would make it sound just fine live.

@SausageBap666

4 жыл бұрын

fucking cop out

@bptmbptm

4 жыл бұрын

it doesn't matter!!! it's a great performance!!

@angryalanrants9574

3 жыл бұрын

Tell that to Bruce and Halford, the ripper, ozzy, Barlow, .. i mean seriously.. was that a real excuse ?

@TacianoCanassa82

3 жыл бұрын

Totally right who is complaining about that or your comment just didn't know how music and harmony works.

This music is a Masterpiece!

man he really sounded so much better here than the cross purposes tour 1994!

@TacianoCanassa82

3 жыл бұрын

He was sick in that tour and the never canceled a concert because of that. A true hero for his fans.

@matthewjohn8704

2 ай бұрын

True. Saw them in Newport wales and was obvious he was not on song. Admire the show must go on attitude.

To all of you who think that this is a bad singing, just have in mind that Martin sang for 20 consecutive days, two concerts a day, on this Russia tour. He was amazing in the 80's, but obviously something happened to his voice in the 90's. He pushed himself too hard, I think.

@bojanbelic957

7 жыл бұрын

His singing is good. Accurate in tonality, and dynamic, only the bridge before chorus, in original he sang up in octave. But he improvised in lower range and it is fine... For anyone who dont know the process of recording, Dio,Plant, Gillan, everyone, sings a 10, 20, versions of a song or a chorus, and the producers picks the best.For example Graham Bonnet, great singer, never achieved in Alcatraz live versions to sing the same octaves as in studio. Plant very rarely sang -there walks a lady we all know as it was recorded.

@rattailtony2900

6 жыл бұрын

I heard that he had throat surgery in the early 90s, and something went wrong during it. That could explain why his singing declined afterword.

@albertotrujillo7924

6 жыл бұрын

He was a great singer.

@ThibautKurt23

5 жыл бұрын

He was sick during the Cross Purposes tour and had a throat infection, but anyway he sung all the gigs. That is when he lost his voice. On the forbidden album his voice his rougher and he avoid hitting high notes. On the following tour he is merely ok. After this he was good in studio and just ok on tours.

@starfthegreat

4 жыл бұрын

There's an amateur video of Sabbath performing in the Netherlands in 1990, imo his best live performance. Shame that his most famous concert isn't the one where he gave his best performance

I love this song, incredible album. One of the very best.

Cozy was amazing!!!!!!!!!!

Black Sabbath is Tony Iommi!

He flakes out on the one note I looked this up for :(

@matthewjohn8704

2 ай бұрын

Bit rough mate. Sometimes it’s not on based on night before etc. btw not a fan of him in general but vocals are the hardest instrument to use if unwell or off song

I saw this tour at De Montfort Halls, Leicester. Magic

Had they called the band who made this album "Headless cross" instead of Black Sabbath, everybody would be regarding this as one of the top 10 heavy metal of all time, but the brand name association spoiled it, this is lesson why rebranding is important sometimes.

Love the albums with Tony! The Headless Cross, Tyr and also Cross Purposes are magnificent! Best voice beneath Ronnie!

The HEADLESS CROSS AND THE ETERNAL IDOL are two great album's his other work with SABBATH is good all of SABBATH album's are kick ass ROCK AND ROLL. I got to see TONY with SABBATH about six times he always put on a good show .I seen OZZY AND DIO over six times but under ten and with OZZY about ten not counting he's solo career they were all good for me OZZY then DIO then Tony . I am glad to have seen my favorite band .LONG LIVE ROCK my FRIENDS

I could never work out why the critics gave tony martin such a hammering!!! fine singer / looked the part / good onstage / that lineup and albums were very good - saying he had all the charisma of a jar of worms is just plain wrong - he and that line up are worthy of reinvestigation/ rehabilitation - they just wouldnt give him the time of day

Espectacular!!!

Great singer

Great voice

what a singer, one of the few people on whom mullet actually looks perfect... and 3rd day beard, and the voice...

Awesome song and album!

Love tony..from Malaysia with love

the backing vocal is Geoff Nicholls

@jorgearevalo4135

5 жыл бұрын

tambien usaban samplers...

@dennissweeney6774

3 жыл бұрын

He is considered the fifth man and what talent TONY IOMMI knows talent because of his great talent .

Tony is just WOUAH 💕WOUAH 💥today 2021, pleasure listening him🔥Perfectly ‼️🙏that is Music‼️🤷‍♀️🎵And Singers, Ronnie, Glenn, Ray, Tony, Ian🔥❤️Fans Russie🙏oh, yes💥🎵vidéo 👍ok, great🎶Thanks🤘

Это круто!

Ozzy made 7 dislakes... Best lineup and album!

@10DKJUMP

5 жыл бұрын

👍

@griiseknoen

5 жыл бұрын

Eternal Idol is the best in my book.

@TacianoCanassa82

3 жыл бұрын

You're right man!

@Carl0309

3 жыл бұрын

Ozzy? What are you smoking? This is Tony Martin.

@draganvukotic4267

3 жыл бұрын

@@Carl0309 Read comment again,man.

An incredible lineup of Sabbath. Im not sure why it gets lost in the Sabbath catalogue

Amazing

great song

Actually Cozy is the one who makes the song live and Tony Iommy of course. Cozy's energy makes the song sound better. He is lead all the time and because his playing the songs rises. And that is why Dio didn't like Cozy, Dio had a high ego.

@IM-M

3 жыл бұрын

It is true

@petteritolonen2354

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Cozy was great drummer.

This was an excellent album...it featured Tony Martin when he could still sing...he had the range back then but slowly had to ad lib and it became less impressive...I loved all the albums with him singing but live he was lacking...I'm 66yrs old and a musician myself so I know all aspects of making an album but it's the live concerts that sold those albums...I've toured with many bands over the years but like my anonymity these days...met Tony and liked him immensely and I know him well enough that he would agree with me..peace

Probably influenced by RJD, great singers both. Dio is/was special thou. R.I.P RJD!

When Sabbath was great 🤘

Awesome.

ÓTIMO

Neil Murray killing it on bass. Cozy Powell killing it on drums. Tony Martin hitting zero high notes. Letting the audience hit all the high notes because he cannot. He sings well, but, steers clear of any of those high notes live.

@loouuni He sounded great in 1994 too, case is the 'Cross Purposes Live' video, was shot when Martin had a cold. He wanted to postpone the shooting of a concert video, but as often in Sabbath's history, the record company etc. was working against them, and wouldn't allow it.

Я был на этом концерте в Олимпийском.Класс!Только вот звук был не очень хороший(мощности для такого зала явно не хватало)

Best shouter ever!!!!!!

why only 257? That's just wrong, this video is great!

Cool as wellknown

The best

Still Brilliant ✌

мой любимый трек у саббатов

Happy hell Birthday master COZY POWELL 🎂👏👏👏🥁🤘⛓️❤️🙌🙌🙌Immortallllll

Foda!!!!

Such an awesome song... on the CD record. Hearing that the live performance has vocal playback is so sad. 4:06

canta pra caralho 🤘

why does he ALWAYS puss out on the Headless Cross highs ? ..come on man

Look through the people, and on through the mist To the hill of the headless cross Where all witches meet, on a night such as this And the power of darkness is host They come face to face, eye to eye, soul to soul With and Angel that fell from the sky Borne on the air, the screams and the wails Of the masses appointed to die Listen for the feet as they pound the land to a tune of thunder Watch as the legions ride again to a fate of death or torture At the Headless Cross, at the Headless Cross From the first evil night, when a black flash of light Cut the crucifix half to the ground There's been no escape from the power of Satan On a nation so brave and so proud Listen for the feet as they pound the land to a tune of thunder Watch as the legions ride again to a fate of death or torture At the Headless Cross, at the Headless Cross How do you feel, when the locks refuse the key And the master is calling your name Does the luck of the charm, really keep you from harm? Does the talisman protect you from pain? Listen for the feet as they pound the land to a tune of thunder Watch as the legions ride again to a fate of death or torture At the Headless Cross, at the Headless Cross From the first evil night, when a black flash of light Cut the crucifix half to the ground There's no escaping the power of Satan On a nation so brave and so proud Listen for the feet as they pound the land to a tune of thunder Watch as the legions ride again to a fate of death or torture, oh no, oh At the Headless Cross, at the Headless Cross At the Headless Cross, oh, at the Headless Cross Where will you run to? At the Headless Cross Look, to the Headless Cross

Best era of Sabbath

Yo no se que len a Ozzy, tal vez la payasada, Tony inmenso 🤘🤘

Holy Shite!

very good song. and sounds like white sabbath :-) tony sings well but not doomy, but healthy :-) tony wrote many good songs. his songwriting skill is special. i like his songs and almost his album i have. original sabbath is good but i also like dio and martin. anno mundi, lawmaker, jerusalem, headless cross, black moon, i witness, cross of thorns, i wan't cry for you, and more!

Мартин - лучший вокал Блэк Саббат!!!

@evgenisacharov1461

6 жыл бұрын

полностью согласен!!!

@user-pn2tk3zu7w

6 жыл бұрын

Согласен чувак 🤝

@user-tc3xn9pb3r

5 жыл бұрын

Полностью согласен! Но здесь что то он подкачал

@vivianpurple3263

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-tc3xn9pb3r Чувак ! Ето же ТУР , множество концертов в живую подряд .

@user-tc3xn9pb3r

4 жыл бұрын

@@vivianpurple3263 Это да... Понимаю.

Cozy😢

sick performance, too bad the audio not give it justice

Clearly RJ Dio was a great influence to Tony Martin.

@markzuelch7452

2 жыл бұрын

Almost invariably there are high and low end performances on each Sabbath album regardless of material or line-up. Then comes along... ...a masterwork of thematic elements each and all playing seemlessnessly to, for and with each other that creates and gives us a cohesive unit that neither wants or needs anything else from anywhere else. This is what we have in "Headless Cross", a song and album both that say meet us and hear us on our own terms. There is nothing wanting on nor in any element of this masterstroke of both the song nor the album. It is also the rare album that particularly shines as a must-hear, start to finish, in headphones. The mix is genuinely that good. If you haven't been turned onto a good Sabbath album lately, then this is the one.

@SilverTounge85 ah okay good to know ;)

Black Snake or white sabbath ??

I loved this guy when he was on X-Files and Californication.

@borisvandruff7532

5 жыл бұрын

Set Abominae Jesus Christ, he really does look like David Duchovny.

Martin should have just sung that "Heeeaaadleeess croooooss" part himself. Otherwise a good performance.

" When the night Satan's Visit "

Nice backing vocals!??

@kevinmahoney5618

6 жыл бұрын

They sound like they are playback from the album, actually

Nichols

EM 94 Martin ainda estava ,então o Dio voltou depois

@wesleyferreira9371

7 жыл бұрын

Osmanir Bispo não mano, o Dio voltou em 1991, e com o Sabbath eles lançaram o álbum Dezumanizer, Tony Martin voltou para a banda em 1994 e ficou até a volta do Ozzy em 1997

Guitarist's name anyone??

Эх, такие верха там на студийке прописал перед припевами (и в них), а на лайве даже близко повторить не может. :(

@vivianpurple3263

4 жыл бұрын

Ничего удивительного ! Живь|е концерть| - ето и аппаратура другая , и переездь| , и количество концертов в турне , и настроение и усталость и тд и тп .

Oh no, Tony Iommi was high again

So, who sings "the headless cross" line? 🤔

@danielthenorwegianguy

3 жыл бұрын

Geoff Nichols, The Keyboard player. He had to do it, cause Tony Martin couldn’t duplicate the note live

@emersondmalfa

Жыл бұрын

It's a pre-recorded tape

@GorditoCrunch343

Жыл бұрын

​@@danielthenorwegianguy Wrong, Tony Martin could do it, as demonstrated here. kzread.info/dash/bejne/maya17ipZdSqZLQ.html

oh boy he couldn't pull it off live. Tuned down a half step and he didn't sing any of the high stuff that you hear on the record. He avoids the high parts with the excuse of letting the audience sing. Shame cause he sounds so great on the CD

@G2648875

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel MacFarlane funny how everyone moaning about the live vocal never complain about the doubling of rhythm guitar under lead solos in studio recordings of bands with only one guitarist.

@Thegamer10113

7 жыл бұрын

Daniel MacFarlane the studio version is in Eb not E standard

@ponline3170

6 жыл бұрын

Daniel MacFarlane amazing how a studio can mix a voice to sound good then it's shown for what it's worth live

Is there any video on the whole internet where Tony actually sang the chorus high notes or at least tried to? OK, forget about the chorus, did he ever sing live the wonderful part (on original notes) : ".. Of the masses appointed to die..."? That's all I ask.

@gtamaniak2145

5 жыл бұрын

Look at the live version of a solo tony martin live cover of headless cross. He's got a backing singer there who sings the high notes.

@fratersam2148

Жыл бұрын

No. I've searched the Internet high and low for live versions of this and he never hits or even attempts to hit the high notes. It's always a prerecorded excerp from the album or something backing singer. On every KZread video you get someone in the comments say he was sick on this gig/tour but the real reason is he was able to do it once in the studio but it was just too high for his voice to risk trying to hit it live

@kerriloid_

3 ай бұрын

Live in Hammersmith Palladium 1989.

@mcclausky

3 ай бұрын

@@kerriloid_ Thank you!!

@kerriloid_

3 ай бұрын

@@mcclausky kzread.info/dash/bejne/maya17ipZdSqZLQ.htmlfeature=shared he the hits high notes in "when death calls", and "devil and daughter". Phenomenal show

quien hace los coros?

@emersondmalfa

Жыл бұрын

pre-recorded tape

Nunca alcanzo los tonos del disco de estudio como dio y ozzy

@javiersebastianmartinsuare483

9 жыл бұрын

mario santiago Ozzy no alcanza los altos y bajos de los discos de estudio desde la gira del disco "Sabotage" (1975-76), debido a la agresividad y altas inflexiones vocales de las canciones Ozzy se arruino la voz..El mismo lo dice en su autobiografia , es por eso que tambien odia dicho album

@manuelzuluaga2535

8 жыл бұрын

+mario santiago Ozzy nunca alcanzó nada, además su voz es demasiado básica, no hay punto de comparación con el gran Tony.

@jorgearevalo4135

5 жыл бұрын

ridiculo decir esto pones a Ozzy que no canta una mierda y lo poco que canta es completamente plano como ejemplo de alcanzar las notas altas como en estudio cuando es sabido que hace bajar las tonalidades de las canciones para poder cantar y ni asi.

A stand up microphone would suot him better. The handheld ones look awkward

do you know any other respecting word apart AWESAME, lamer?

Is this when Black Sabbath went glam for a while?

@wickedlateok1697

5 жыл бұрын

sofakingdrunk66 definitely not glam. More power metal or traditional heavy metal.

He is really good in videos. But a bit awkwatd live. Thy need to gove him a stand up microphone. Something to hold on to. This handheld microphpne ruins the look

94 Monsters of Rock, Martin crapped all songs. Too bad, because - Bill and Geezer were there.

he couldn't hit his studio notes in 1989...too bad... detracts severely

кто это за чудо ?

the high harmony is satan, hiding behind the curtain, he sings all the high parts of most metal bands, except poison, cuz they suck, see?

@parla2640

6 жыл бұрын

Vinny Angell ... best comment of all time!!!

@mattheweldredge9880

6 жыл бұрын

Vinny Angell Poison is not metal so Satan doesn't worry about them.

A back track all the way back then?? I'm super disappointed.

Tony completely slacking here. Doesnt even come close to the higher notes at all. And whats with the pre recorded chorus line? He's not even trying. But if you watch him live he has NEVER done the high notes. I think once he was out of the studio he couldn't do it

@TacianoCanassa82

3 жыл бұрын

You're wrong mate, look for Sabbath Stones live....and you will change your mind.

Good performance. But he is not doing ANY of the higher pitch vocals.... When you are there, you are there for it....especially live shows. not good

Studio version is far far better.

I don´t Understand: if you can´t sing this song live, on stage...why the hell you sing it on studio absolutely amazing. Don´t sign on studio that never sing on stage.

@justinclark8867

3 жыл бұрын

If you mean the "headless cross" part during the chorus. That was from keyboardist Geoff Nicholls, who was behind the curtain during this tour.