Ronnie once said about Tony Iommi, "A great guitarist will write 2 maybe 3 iconic riffs in their lifetime. Tony writes 2 or 3 a day."

Dio's voice on this album is just so damn powerful. He was the best of the best.

@Mrnewoutlook

7 ай бұрын

🤘

@seelenwinter6662

6 ай бұрын

he was not best of the best... there are a few great, great voices outside, but he was one of the greatest... and that over so many years... thats really rare...

@Mrnewoutlook

6 ай бұрын

@@seelenwinter6662 That's what I always say, one of the best

@mezykin

15 күн бұрын

Dio's vocals could bring a tear to the eye of anyone

Dio is on the Rushmore of greatest vocal performances I've ever seen. I'm blessed to have seen him live!

@johnstokes4054

17 күн бұрын

I got to see him way back in 1985.🤘

@camsnow9822

16 күн бұрын

@@johnstokes4054 I saw him with Motorhead & Iron Maiden

@metalmike570

9 күн бұрын

Iron Maiden - Sign of the Cross - Rock in Rio kzread.info/dash/bejne/eHaV0Ldmcauzoco.html

This and Falling off the Edge of the World are my two faves on the album.

@michaelmellum4318

2 жыл бұрын

RIP Ronnie James Dio....bought this the day it came out. Long live

@MrManfly

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmellum4318 this was the last Sabbath album I ever bought ! This and Heaven and Hell are some of the best work Dio ever did !!

@michaelmellum4318

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrManfly check out the Tony Martin era....the eternal idol....the headless cross... and cross purposes. You won't be disappointed

@michaelmellum4318

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrManfly listen to ancient warrior off the eternal idol album. Then fivfrom there. Keep in touch

@gitaneVYS491R

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, two fantastic songs. Still listen to Mob Rules lp quite often.

Fun fact, the reason this album sounds so damn good is it was produced by Martin Birch, the same guy who did all of Iron Maiden's classic 80s albums.

@crusheverything4449

2 жыл бұрын

Not to mention Early Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Whitesnake and Rainbow, among many, many others! He had the Midas Touch, for sure!

@aldersmoke1

2 жыл бұрын

@@crusheverything4449 Yep, the fact that he did Machine Head and Rising made him gold even before the Maiden years. Everything he mixed still holds up today.

@Nissardpertugiu

2 жыл бұрын

He did heaven and hell too

@Stefan-

2 жыл бұрын

He was a true master, he did all the Rainbow albums with Dio and the two first Black sabbath albums with Dio and all the Deep purple albums in the 70´s and many more from other artists. Rock I Peace !

@onerays

2 жыл бұрын

The G.O.A.T. , he is truly missed...

My favorite Sabbath album. Dark and heavy. All killer, no filler.

"Don't live for pleasure, make life your treasure" ...Best line ever!

Dios voice is unique and unmistakable , saw him many times - sabbath , Dio , heaven and hell band. met him , hung out. when he died I attended his funeral. his lyrics are very deep and mean something different to each person who hears them IMO. Dio will live on forever.

40yrs ago??? I remember buying this on vinyl when it first came out. Still one of my favourite albums. "Long Live Ronnie James Dio."

@fittrege2778

2 жыл бұрын

The guy passed already.

@C0zyDunt

2 жыл бұрын

@@fittrege2778 I know, but his music lives on.

@firestorm755

2 жыл бұрын

Scary how time flies, yes I bought it on vinyl too a very long time ago!!

@crusheverything4449

2 жыл бұрын

@@firestorm755 - My best bud, who was like an older brother, bought me Mob Rules and Diary of a Madman for my birthday in November, 1981. (The two records were actually released the same week - not that there was a rivalry or anything!) He passed away in 1986, but I can feel him right next to me when I play that stuff, which is still in my regular rotation. R.I.P., Rob and Ronnie.

@niceneasy2987

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! Actually the very first album I ever bought and I still love it. In my opinion one of Sabbath”s very finest.

First time I heard Ronnie James Dio, I was hooked. One of those iconic, easily identifiable voices. I would put him in a class with Freddie Mercury.

@AlfW

2 жыл бұрын

I think Freddie's voice has more range and is even more distinguishable, also he was more innovative as a musician and experimented way more. But I totally agree to your first and second sentence.

@ronnienose8608

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlfW Well Ronnie rarely used falsetto like Freddie did, but live Freddie would quite often not go for the high note like on the original, whereas it was rare for Ronnie to not go for the highs. He also had more power than Freddie. Freddie was certainly a more innovative musician but I do feel that Ronnie was slightly ahead as a vocalist, definitely more exciting. Dio also had such control over his voice, but it took Mercury a while to tame his naturally fast vibrato. Roger Taylor didn't rate Freddie's voice on at least the first and possibly second Queen albums due to that lamb-like vibrato.

@METALSCAVENGER78

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlfW You are wrong on so many levels. Dio had 4 octaves vocal range, Mercury 3.Dio 's career precedeed that of Beatles, starting in 1957.

@mikephillips8810

2 жыл бұрын

Queen are my favourite all time band so naturally Freddie's voice is going to be up there for me. But I'm also a huge Sabbath, and RJD fan. I first saw Sabbath on this tour. Dio blew us all away. He has the greatest metal voice of all time. In fact someone said his voice is the sound of metal. I agree. Hard to compare directly with Freddie as apart from Queen's earlier, 'heavier' years, they sang very different styles.

@roxylindholm5179

2 жыл бұрын

Hard to compare those two. Both are my all time favorites. Ronnie was the better singer. Freddie was more inventive.

Probably my favorite Black Sabbath song. "Eight miles high, about to fall, and no one there to catch you!"

@kforcer

2 жыл бұрын

Based on your KZread name, have you heard Tredegar's '1066'? I think you'd dig it.

@gregdasilva7430

Жыл бұрын

@@kforcer I love that line also. Highlight of the song

The last 2 songs on that record are master pices from the beginning to the end. Falling off the edge of the wolrd and over and over you must hear them... long live Ronnie James Dio

@doomfable3378

2 жыл бұрын

The whole album is amazing and Over and Over is a fantastic way to close out the album.

@MetalGeek464

2 жыл бұрын

Tony gets down right dirty on Over and Over.

@fittrege2778

2 жыл бұрын

Over and over is all about Tony Iommi's solo guitar mastery.

@geneabrego9759

2 жыл бұрын

best 2 songs on that album by far!!!

@barrymccann6782

2 жыл бұрын

@@MetalGeek464 he sure does also on turn up the night and heaven hells lonly is the word

Always love hearing Geezer Butler's bass playing. This song especially stands out IMO. A powerful song!! "Lonely is the Word" from Heaven and Hell is another great Dio/Sabbath song.

@Sequencer

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Lonely Is The Word is a bomb and that haunting solo a masterpiece.

@rockwithjerry

2 жыл бұрын

You got that right!! Geezer is always so inventive. The 2 "Dio" albums are my favorite Sabbath albums.

@smogproductions9974

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sequencer Its my favorite guitar work from Iommi. :)

@crusheverything4449

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve heard it said that Geezer IS bass and I have no argument, whatsoever!

@barrymccann6782

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please do lonly is the word

You need to do “Falling Off The Edge Of The World” because it will blow you away too.

@C0zyDunt

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. "Seems like desperate measures, but sometimes, it's got to be done."

@Stefan-

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, its one of my favourites.

@joaobabler1584

2 жыл бұрын

love this one

@NewEnglandReptile

2 жыл бұрын

Yessssssssss!!!!!! Just amazing!

@daario4278

2 жыл бұрын

And country girl and over and ovee

You have THE master of guitar riffs and a master of vocal in the same song. With a huge rhythmic section, you got a fantastic heavy metal song. Thanks Doug for your great comments about it.

@runtwer5700

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot the master of bass riffs...

@johnnymata3159

2 жыл бұрын

A Great Album And A Great Tour! 1982 At The Long Beach Arena, Ca. The Outlaws Opened, That's Right A Southern Rock Band Opened And Kicked Ass! Thanks Doug, I Always Appreciate Your Professional And Technical Input On Your Videos.

@Stefan-

2 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the master on the drums, i love the playing of Vinny Appice and of course the others as well.

@EtoDemerzelSpaceBurial

2 жыл бұрын

@@runtwer5700 bass god and master lyricist

@gfinetti6124

2 жыл бұрын

You have THE master of vocal as well.

"The Power of Black Sabbath and Ronnie James Dio". Yes, yes it is.

Ronnie was the absolute best voice in the history of metal music. He had everything in his vocal arsenal. Softness, Brutality, and everything in between. Not to mention the flawless and truthful interpretation. Every single word coming through his mouth had a deep meaning and his delivery was second to none.

@ramsestoo

2 жыл бұрын

No, Ronnie was NOT the absolute best voice in the history of metal music. He was the absolute best voice in the history of music

@luamoliveira3467

9 ай бұрын

@@ramsestoo Ronnie, in addition to singing in the baritone and tenor range, he is also capable of doing female voices, at the beginning of this song he is clearly singing with a soprano voice, I heard him also do a contralto voice on his first albums at the beginning of his career, The versatility and power of vocal manipulation he has on his vocal instrument is truly impressive.

Sometimes I can't help but to get misty eyed hearing RJD.

@cango5679

Жыл бұрын

agree... this song makes me weep of joy. amazing

@teijaflink2226

Жыл бұрын

I have heard him so many times but still his voice manages to blow me away when I hear certain noter, it's just so beautiful you want to weep and then the exitement and joy I feel when I hear him. He's obviously great but still I sometimes wonder what is it with Dio that makes me feel this way and not with many other great singers or artists.

@cango5679

Жыл бұрын

@@teijaflink2226 he could sing with a perfect balance of power and softness, in a tone that was otherworldly. Sustenance for the soul....

@HellBrYnger

3 ай бұрын

i wish i would've seen him live, by the time he passed i was 16, just getting into metal and letting my grow out

Dio, one of the best vocalist in Rock/Metal RIP Ronnie James Dio

@phitoman6964

2 жыл бұрын

He is not one of, he IS THE best

@hipnofago2102

2 жыл бұрын

@@phitoman6964 Rob Halford confuses me in this decision/affirmation.

@SJ-ty5rw

2 жыл бұрын

Also one hell .. of a great lyricist . I don't even think Geezer was on his song writing level .

@phitoman6964

2 жыл бұрын

@@hipnofago2102 yeah I Know he is metal god, and for me Painkiller is top3 metal albums ever,but Dio...his name says for itself

@claudiuroman2475

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah man. Dio lives forever in his songs. The king of metal.

There's a Tony Martin era of Black Sabbath vocals too. A very gifted singer as well.

@mickblack3291

Жыл бұрын

Pffft.

@PaulyV56

Жыл бұрын

TYR Album as good as this IMHO

@Cacodemonia

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Headless Cross is criminally overlooked.

@chrisbanks6659

10 ай бұрын

TYR & Headless Cross are effing awesome. Not bad vocals from an ex cab driver!!!!

Falling off the Edge of the World is from that album. A masterpiece!!

@archibaldsalyards926

2 жыл бұрын

Go find a more recent live version of “Falling” shortly before Ronnie passed. Vinnie kills it!!!

Dio is the reason I'm a "Heavy Metal" fan. He was the first one that I heard and it all started from him. While he is now gone, his music and his voice will live on forever. That's the great thing about musicians, the music they created will never disappear. Long live Ronnie James Dio (and Neil Peart).

One of the really really GREAT Dio era Sabbath songs!

@joaobabler1584

2 жыл бұрын

Dio's voice is amazing in this song.... so much passion

"Over and Over" from this album is amazing. I never see anyone recommend it, but damn if it isn't awesome!

@AnthonyEmery1970

8 ай бұрын

best line ever written is in that song - 'too many flames, with too much to burn - and life's only made of paper'

I get goosebumps EVERY TIME i hear this song; one of the best albums by one of the best bands, and singers of ALL TIME!!!

From the same album, “Falling Off the Edge of the World” is a must & one of the best all time Sabbath songs that goes under the radar of most yet deserves a visit to a Metal Monday! 💪🏻🎶🤘🏻 Another superb reaction! 👍🏻

@lstarrtna4288

2 жыл бұрын

Crux decusata

Vinny Appice is a very musical drummer. He keeps it super heavy while creating parts that support the music and add another layer of musicality if you listen a little bit harder. He plays in the angles and spaces so well.

Guys and Doug, don’t forget that this was MASTERFULLY produced by Martin… BIRCH (as for H’n’H). Personally, I never ever heard anything as better produced as those songs from Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules, even tough I’ve been trying to ever since! Hail Birch productions (any Maiden fans arounds?). Being eleven in 1981, we were definitely blessed for the rest of ours lives by Tony, Gzr, Ronnie, Vinnie, Geoff and Martin. Thanks mates!

@sergejmiladinovic1181

2 жыл бұрын

Birch, the foundational godfather of metal production: Deep Purple, Rainbow, Sabbath, Maiden! (And still a truckload of others like Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake, Blue Öyster Cult...)

@sepulveda67

2 жыл бұрын

When I first listened to the album, Vinnie's drum sound was very unique. I wondered if they recorded the drums without any bottom heads, and unprocessed.

@jarkkokyntaja4073

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Martin Birch and Maiden´s Piece Of Mind. Man that record is sounding GOOD !

@Durango958

2 жыл бұрын

Martin Birch was an absolute master at his craft. I'm blown away each time I listen to the albums he produced. H&H in particular: It's hard to believe it was recorded in 1980! It still has a incredibly modern and well engineered sound. Comparatively, most other metal albums of the time sound like they were recording hobos screaming in plastic buckets, through a phone. Not all of them, obviously (for instance, I think Tom Allom was doing a pretty good job, too, although it may sounds a bit more dated by today's standard, but not that much), but Birch really was second to none.

@johnosullivan7467

2 жыл бұрын

Amen. Martin mixed and produced so many epic Metal albums. He did every Maiden album from Killers to Seventh Son. God rest his soul!

Ozzy left and the band soldiered on with two absolutely classic albums with Dio, Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules.

@tobystephens5499

2 жыл бұрын

He didn’t exactly leave, he was kicked out lol

Love Bill Ward. Forever. DEFINED the genre. But Vinnie's more bombastic, massive approach really fit this album well and especially this song.

@elinino5275

2 жыл бұрын

I love Bill too. He was more of a swing drummer. Vinny is from the school of carmine(his bro) and John Bonham. I.e., HEAVY! 🤘

@archibaldsalyards926

2 жыл бұрын

Vinnie is a beast on this album!!! And such a kind, funny, and talented artist!

@wjatube

Жыл бұрын

I agree Vinnie changed everything on this album and was a great start for Dio's solo career as well.

@bobbyddrums1566

8 ай бұрын

Man I get so sick and tired of people repeating Bill was a swing drummer.Ya everyone and their brother has heard this from Bill and other sources .Well Vinny ain't no swing drummer and he's driving Sabbath like a boss .Best Sabbath line up ever Ozzy is talentless and made this band a joke .

"Falling Off the Edge of the World". "Country Girl" and "Over and Over" are other great songs from Mob Rules......

Black Sabbath saved my life when I was in a rut, metal genres including rock and roll in general sounds spiritual to me, that helped me in the later years to filter and navigate the urban jungle.

'Mob Rules' is such an incredible record. Sabbath with Dio and Ozzy brought out the best in each other in '80/'81 delivering 4 absolute masterpieces.

@a.fredscullard162

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!!! Heaven & Hell, Mob Rules, Blizzard of Oz & Diary of a Madman! Bought all of these amazing albums on disc & listen to them on a regular basis! Great music lasts forever, period.

This may be my favorite Black Sabbath tune of all time. Sheer power and all cylinders firing furiously.

Doug continues to be my favorite music react person I've seen on KZread. It was brief, but your breakdown of the math behind the composition was great. Heard all the time growing up in music classes that "music has lots of math in it" but the only example they ever gave was strings making notes and being halved and such. Knowing how you use math to do the actual composing is far more interesting, and makes a lot of songs make more sense. Basically Doug I'm saying thanks for teaching me more about music than my music teachers ever did when I was a kid lol.

@twelveeighteenofficial7487

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a huge theory nerd, so I love listening to Doug break these songs down. I'm jealous of his perfect pitch though. I learned relative pitch in theory classes (mnemonic practice) but being able to identify what the I chord actually is, unless I have a guitar or piano there to pound it out, not happening.

Toni Iommi tuned his guitars down partly to help him with reducing the tension of the strings. He is missing two fingertips on his fretting hand, so it was difficult for him to play for long periods using false fingertips in standard tuning. It also helps the music sound "heavier" which was, and still IS, a major part of their sound.

@meganhelvering9578

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this insight, I wasn’t aware of that. Incredible to still be able to play so well with 2 missing fingertips on your fretting hand.

@Broccoli_Highkicks

2 жыл бұрын

@@meganhelvering9578 Yeah, he lost two of his fingertips in an industrial accident working in a sheet metal factory. He crafted his own prosthetics out of plastic and leather, but during long concerts the guitar strings would start to cut through the prosthetics and draw blood. To be fair, if Tony hadn't had that accident, he might not have developed a style centered on downpicked power chords, and heavy metal might not have developed as we know it today. Necessity truly is the mother of invention... Perhaps it was a price worth paying for becoming rock royalty.

@jackolson8775

2 жыл бұрын

@@Broccoli_Highkicks All true! And amazing! **also, he did this on his LAST DAY of work before leaving on tour.(maybe with Jethro Tull ? ) Either way ,it truly is an amazing story. Tony studied Django Reinhardt after that, who also was missing fingers on his fretting hand.,

@mrtyreus0

2 жыл бұрын

Would down tuned metal have happened in an alternate universe where Iommi retained his fingertips? I think we can all thank Tony for his ultimate sacrifice and his ingenuity to overcome and innovate.

@user-it1ju6br7p

2 жыл бұрын

@@Broccoli_Highkicks if had not that accident maybe could be even better who knows?the guy is a true legend even without two fingers up there with the best who had all their fingers

The sign of the Southern cross is a melodic masterpiece. R.I.P Ronnie

I saw Live to Dio and Sabbath on last Tour with "Heaven and Hell"...Yes Doug, Black Sabbath change his name to Heaven and Hell... you need to react "Falling off the Edge of the World" LIVE!

And that’s what they mean by “HEAVY metal”!

@metalmike570

9 күн бұрын

Iron Maiden - Sign of the Cross - Rock in Rio kzread.info/dash/bejne/eHaV0Ldmcauzoco.html

Sabbath are unique. Their music has real character and magnifies the heaviness and yet so melodic it's frightening. Not many bands have the balls to create music of this ingenuity and craft. Great musicians who rocked my world 🌎.

Doug, please listen to "When Death Calls". It's a marvellous Black Sabbath song with Tony Martim on vocals. Masterpiece.

@pentagrammaton6793

2 жыл бұрын

And a guest solo by Brian May. :)

@GChris-ny8fp

2 жыл бұрын

@@pentagrammaton6793 Nice little fun fact dude, didn't know

@wardka

2 жыл бұрын

When the chorus and that MASSIVE slow riff returns (I think with a gong) after the faster part I just about need a shower and a change of clothes. So, yes. I'd love to see a reaction to WDC. I doubt Doug will dig the lyrics though. It gets a little dark.

@mutate34

2 жыл бұрын

@@wardka Even Iommi complained in his auto-biography that Martin's lyrics for that album were too dark.

@dawidgarstecki8553

2 жыл бұрын

@@mutate34 Personally, I think those dark lyrics are a kind of trademark of this album.

On the 1982 live album called Live Evil they played a 12 something version of Heaven & Hell, continued over into Sign of the Southern Cross and ended with Heaven & Hell. App. 20 min. Exceptional. Live Evil are a palindrom. Can be read from both sides. Go listen to Falling of the Edge of the World from the Mob Rules album. One of the best Black Sabbath songs ever

Would love to hear Country Girl sometime. One of my favoites

Dio is my favorite singer ever

Dio is still probably the greatest of the vocalists ever in the Rock world. This is a fantastic song as are all of them on the Heaven and Hell album and others from those early sessions of Dio with Sabbath. Pure Class

After listening to from years and years I find myself always amazed of how fu**ing good he is!

SOTSC is a classic - Dio and Iommi were brilliant together

The sincere joy on your face when it gets heavy was the same as mine.

This is one of those songs that can never be too loud. Thank you so much for explaining why the riff is so awesome. It's heavy, but there's something hopeful about it too. I belive you are spot on about the message in the lyrics: "Look to the stars and sail steadily on."

No one writes riffs like Tony Iommi. Legend!

The intro makes me cry. Ronnie is my Hero.

Check out the Live Evil version of this where they merge into Heaven & Hell. Gives me chills just thinking about it it's that epic!

@masonb9788

2 жыл бұрын

I had a friend that saw the Live Evil tour. He said he got serious chills.. like a darkness fell over the whole place..

@firestorm755

2 жыл бұрын

Dead right that is epic!

@barrymccann6782

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and the solo fits so well and is my favorite solo of all time a shame not many people know about it love see a reaction to that

@farn451

2 жыл бұрын

@@barrymccann6782 i think my favourite Sabbath solo is Lonely is the Word. That song is so achingly beautiful

@barrymccann6782

2 жыл бұрын

@@farn451 then youve seen the live version of that song by heave and hell its epic

Seen Dio many many times live growing up. he was ALWAYS on point.

One of my favorite Sabbath songs. Hey guys do this: Wait for a stormy day. - seriousley - Open all the windows in your house to have that big stormy wind chill, play this song up as loud as you can and lay down on the ground. Let it roll all over you. You will never forget this experience.

Keep going. You clearly recognize quality music without prejudice, Doug. Really appreciate your input.

I was lucky enough to see Black Sabbath twice on the Mob Rules tour. Dio was amazing live. His ability to rise above the thunder of the band live was something to behold.

This song still sounds every bit as good as it did back when I first heard it in 8th grade in 1983. Thank you for the excellent analysis and insightful commentary, Doug.

For Metal Mondays you really must examine some UFO just a magnificent band and their 79 live album Strangers in the Night is up there if not above all those great 70’s live albums. So many tracks to choose from but would start with Rock Bottom. Michael Schenker’s virtuoso solo is a joy to behold. Envoy some UFO Doug…

One of the many Sabbath offerings that evokes an emotional response. Epic and brilliant.

One of the best songs ever written!

Please check out the last song "Over and Over" on the album Mob Rules. One of my favorites. Mournfully beautiful with awesome guitar.

I freaking LOVE Ozzy era Sabbath - but even I have to admit this is far beyond. Ronnie and Vinny (who reminds me of John Bonham) really take Sabbath to a whole new level.

Ronnie James Dio is a master of vocals. I know there will NEVER be another like he. The man gives me chills every time i listen to him and I've been listening to him since I was 13 in 1983 and his music never gets old.

This song is a brilliant masterpiece! Along with Heaven and Hell, this is the best Black Sabbath song.

Such a great follow-up to Heaven and Hell. The synths underneath so haunting. This whole album is a punches you in the gut and Iommi stretches your reality. 40 years, damn I'm old.

First time hearing this song and I love it!! Thanks for showing me this Sabbath song.

@Silber7

2 жыл бұрын

The two Sabbath albums eith Dio 'Heaven and Hell' and 'Mob Rules' are both amazing and everyone remotely fan of the genre should hear all of them :)

One of the best songs written by this iteration of Black Sabbath. This song for me is inspiring and beautiful! A lot of people are horrified by this song, a brilliant song for sure! LOL!

You couldn’t help but make the official Black Sabbath” stank face! Great job Sir.

I feel like this a "hidden" gem in Sabbath's discography despite being one of their best.

I couldn't click on this one fast enough. Mob Rules and Heaven and Hell are fantastic albums with epic Ronnie James Dio vocals. Really well written songs and great musicianship by Tony, Geezer and Vinnie!

When I saw these guys live, this was THE BEST song of the show to me!!! The did this flawless!!!!!!

Doug I was in High school when this came out. I was a Dio fan from Rainbow and it jus Kicked ass Black sabbath and Dio together. heaven and hell and mob rules Tore it up to the max !

You NEED a Sabbath Week....with all the Black Sabbath Singers!!! jajajaja

I love the classic Ozzy material, but Ronnie made Sabbath a better band. This album is a masterpiece. Same with Heaven and Hell. Just brilliant.

@gabrielmorath6252

2 жыл бұрын

I agree it’s not as like plodding as most people think sabbath as

@awesomebeard1973

Жыл бұрын

The Ronnie albums are just a different style you like better, not a better band.

@BeemWeeks

Жыл бұрын

@@awesomebeard1973 I stand by what I said.

@awesomebeard1973

Жыл бұрын

@@BeemWeeks cool. Music taste is subjective. Godbless

@BeemWeeks

Жыл бұрын

@@awesomebeard1973 Indeed. Take care.

Another example of the perfect rock or metal song, again featuring Ronnie James Dio. Not only was he the best rock and metal singer EVER, but he also brought out the best from whoever he worked with. Black Sanbath were at their peak with him (including as “Heaven and Hell”) and so were Rainbow. RIP, Ronnie.

I counted 4 wows and one wooooaaaah in the first bit of the song. Spot on! A masterpiece, and great video as well thanks Doug.

Nice reaction! When Doug looks like he's sniffing a stinker you know he likes the music :-D How about Rainbow's Long Live Rock 'n' Roll for a Metal Monday?

@meganhelvering9578

2 жыл бұрын

I think it might be fun to design a Doug stank face t-shirt :))

@kevinz8930

2 жыл бұрын

Some more from Rainbow would be excellent. Stargazer is a masterpiece. Gates of Babylon is phenomenal. Tarot woman. Light in the black. Still I'm sad live from Rainbow on stage album.

@larryserpas4665

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinz8930 I still listen to it, today in fact and that solo, especially when the keyboard goes through the key changes still gives me neck chills>

@larryserpas4665

2 жыл бұрын

Gates of baby that is

@tobykok8788

2 жыл бұрын

@@meganhelvering9578 That would definitely be FUN! :-)

Just watching you discover this song is absolutely amazing. I've been listening to that album since I was 12. That's 40 years. Great show. Thank you!

These songs are eternal.

I was 9, my uncle moved from my grandparents and told me I could use whatever he left behind, including a stack of albums. One album was Mob Rules. I was familiar with the Paranoid album and Long Live Rock N Roll by Rainbow, but Mob Rules really moved me. This whole album is amazing from front to back. Hope you get to check out more soon, Doug!

Good one, Doug. Its Vinnie App'-i-see. Its very cool you enjoyed this, there is a huge library of Ronnie James songs that are uplifting (with a twist, usually). Ronnie was very much an advocate for thinking for yourself & believing in yourself.🤘🏼

@jackolson8775

2 жыл бұрын

....also, the title track lyrics: " if you listen to fools, the mob rules!" Yeah, thats pretty relevant today, isn't it?

@wardka

2 жыл бұрын

And the weird thing is, his brother Carmine Appice pronounces it in a completely different way (I've forgotten how exactly).

@lauraurrestarazu7612

2 жыл бұрын

@@wardka Vinnie explains how to pronounce his surname here kzread.info/dash/bejne/g2x2qMqwj7vacbg.html

Thank you for doing this one Doug. This song and RJD grabbed me when I was 12 years old and have never let me go, I'm 52 now. RIP Ronnie!

The subtler songs from this and the previous album are still on my playlist. Lonely is The Word and Over And Over still touch me after all these years.

Its now 1 o'clock at night, but this gives me the urge to listen to the album all night long. Bought the original in 1981. A gem. And together with Voodoo, Falling, Lonely and Mob Rules my all time favorite on this album. Glad you picked this one Doug. From The Netherlands, a great Day! Hope you see the Signs🤟🏻😎🤟🏻

Simply epic! Please continue with analysing Dio masterpieces: Heaven & Hell, Falling of the edge of the world, children of the sea, lonely is the word, die young from Sabbath. Stargazer, gates of Babylon, catch the rainbow are the epics from the Rainbow years… Timeless epic rock that is getting better with age!

@donniestewart5379

2 жыл бұрын

Throw in All the fools sailed away and Egypt,the chains are on

What’s better - the bass riffs, the drums, tony as heavy as ever or Ron unleashing his onslaught? This entire album is a masterpiece. So was heaven and hell. Ozzies first 2 solo albums at the same time were spectacular too. Addition by subtraction

Arguably, the "best" classic metal album production combined with performance and skills EVER. This and H&H.

i loved the live version 2008 at the radio city hall Ronnie was about 66 & still sounded awesome .

Mob Rules, title track, is also one of their best from this album.

I love this guy the daily Doug the way he describes everything from a professional standpoint but still enjoys just The Melodies In The Experience you get from listening to it is amazing

Mob rules is one of my favorite albums. Dio was great with Sabbath.

Oh ... that bass line.. damn! Butler, you are beast!

The constellation of the Southern Cross is the one depicted in the Brazilian Flag !

@eduardoluisbaptista3297

2 жыл бұрын

Only one of them. There are others...

I think Ronnie's greatest and most under rated vocal performance is on Over and Over on the Mob Rules album.

Brilliant,black Sabbath encourage me every minute of every day ,I am 65 Sunday 21st November ,still rocking since I was 17

8 miles high about to fall and no one there to catch you dripping molten metal

my favorite Sabbath`s album with Dio is Dehumanizer. Dio is insane there

@aldersmoke1

2 жыл бұрын

With you 100%.

Awesome! Still love "Fairies Wear Boots" just because it's a fun song 😁

I seen this tour live and have never forgotten it either, we had 4 concert venues in our town growing up and usually had 4 or 5 different concerts to go to throughout the year .. I miss them days.

A unique voice created music with one of two unique guitar players in the history of Metal Music