Probably the loveliest of Tony Iommi’s acoustic solo pieces, sprinkled across Black Sabbath’s albums, “Fluff” is likewise the most “robust” in composition. Whereas true interludes like “Embryo,”“Orchid” and “Don't Start (Too Late)” sound like studio knock-offs, distractedly capture...
Like many young, naive musicians, Black Sabbath learned the harsh reality of the music business early in their career. They’d signed with manager Patrick Meehan and his company World Wide Artists at the dawn of the ‘70s. The band’s first five albums –Black Sabbath(1970),Paranoid(1970),...
Like many young, naive musicians, Black Sabbath learned the harsh reality of the music business early in their career. They’d signed with manager Patrick Meehan and his company World Wide Artists at the dawn of the ‘70s. The band’s first five albums –Black Sabbath(1970),Paranoid(1970),...
After impressive yet brief runs with Rainbow and Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio pulled off the hat trick with the Dio band, making his entrance with the vaunted ‘Holy Diver.’ The title track and the synth-charged “Rainbow in the Dark” are the obvious standouts, but the rest of the...
Geezer, Ozzy recently commented that his biggest regret about Black Sabbath's history is that Bill Ward wasn't there at the end. And you've been part of some of the band's biggest albums, have left the group and returned. Reflecting on your own personal history with Black Sabbath, is ...
Geezer, Ozzy recently commented that his biggest regret about Black Sabbath's history is that Bill Ward wasn't there at the end. And you've been part of some of the band's biggest albums, have left the group and returned. Reflecting on your own personal history with Black Sabbath, is ...
Before teaming up with terminated Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Daisley performed with Ozzy’s eventual replacement, Ronnie James Dio. The bassist played on Rainbow’s third album, ‘Love Live Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ delivering grooving lines that drove Ritchie Blackmore’s pioneering guitar...
Ozzy Osbourne has been at the vocal front of so many of metal’s most legendary albums, but even the Prince of Darkness has some stinkers to his name. The biggest black mark is unquestionably 2007’s ‘Black Rain.’ The last to feature guitarist Zakk Wylde, it also saw producer Kevin ...
50. Black Sabbath, 'Mob Rules' (Warner Bros, 1981) With Black Sabbath fully resurrected from their mishaps of the late ‘70s, Tony Iommi and crew continued on the newfound success with Ronnie James Dio at the helm. ‘Mob Rules’ is the first album without drummer Bill Ward, who was rep...
sang for Rainbow, who should be under consideration. And he led his own band that was pretty impressive too. With his amazing vocal range, "devil horns" hand gesture, relentless onstage energy and more than 47 million albums sold, isn't it time the Rock Hall honored the eternal Dio?