Black Sabbath - Born Again

1983

Two words to describe this. Fantastic and Weird. This album is weird. It's the best Black Sabbath album...after like, six other ones, but this is totally unique. It's hard to get into, but there's always something there... nagging at you... and it's weird.

Heaven and Hell - The Devil You Know

2009

This plods and chugs along. It's got Dio singing and Iommi riffing. This is comparable to Black Sabbaths' 1992 release Dehumanizer. Really it's nothing like  80's Heaven and Hell or Mob Rules from 1981. Same line up. This is an above average metal album, certainly nothing great...I don't know though, anything that has Dio singing really puts it out of reach of most. I never pull this out to listen to it. If I tried harder maybe I could get into this, but it really feels like an above average album with non memorable songs. It's like I have to do the work here.

Black Sabbath - Forbidden

2018

     Flat, low energy. Flat production. 

 It was the last album of a four album deal. Sabbath was not happy with the record company. They didn't think they put enough effort in promoting the previous albums. They also brought in the Body Count guys. Tony Martin didn't know if Ice T was gonna be on the one song or all of them! Martin also heard that Sabbath was gonna do a reunion with Ozzy. Martin wasn't invited to band meeting at the time. So, it sounds like you know, bad vibes all around at the time of recording this. Also I read recently, Iommi want to remix and re-release this album. He said the songs are good

      I read that after Sabbath finished recording they were just gonna give it to Ice T to see what he wanted to do. So, that's another thing going through Martin's mind when he was recording his vocals...as well as a talks Ozzy reunion.  

Black Sabbath - The Eternal Idol

1987

Right out of the gate I notice the style of the singer doing things very much in the style of Dio, he mellows out on that over the course of the album. Does more of the classic rock Deep Purple style singing.I've listened to this in the past out of curiosity. I'm about half way through it right now. I don't mind it so much, but there's nothing so much memorable about it. I mean after each song is over, I can't even think of anything that stood out about it, or why I should return to it and listen to it again in the future. 

I'm still listening though.

Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer

Not a memorable song on here, but it rocks when I listen to it. Plus its got Dio so you can't complain.

Black Sabbath - 13

2013

I haven't cared about Ozzy since around the time Bark At The Moon came out. This is a good Sabbath record.

Sabbat - Sabbatrinity

2011

Thrash that's really not doing much for me.

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Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer

This album is a mush biscuit. Once in a while something stands out to grab your attention, but the rest of the time I feel like I'm just waiting it out.

The songwriting is the biggest problem, along with the weird production and annoying drum sound. At least it's got Dio and Iommi and Geezer. Didn't Geezer write most of these songs and have a lot to do with the production? Was that this album?

This came out in 1992 and it sounds like they're trying to hang in with where metal was at in '92.

All these songs are heavy, dark and heavy. I don't think anyone was accusing Black Sabbath of selling out when this album was released.

Nothing memorable happening here. I listen to it once in a while. Dio is Dio you know. Barely above average tunes and Dio brings it up to a B-. Barely.

Black Sabbath - Never Say Die

Not their best, but after you've listened to your other Black Sabbath albums for the one millionth time you could check this one out. The last with Ozzy. Of the original eight albums with Ozzy there's at least six others you want to check out before this one. If I had only a thumbs up or a thumbs down to choose from, I would have to go with the tumbs down. You know, overall as an album.