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BLACK SABBATH Part 7 – The End Of The Story So Far / In Conclusion

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

The first couple of times I listened to Forbidden (1995), the final Black Sabbath album with vocalist Tony Martin, I didn’t think much of it. Martin’s once impressive vocal range wasn’t the same as it had been on earlier albums … Continue reading →

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BLACK SABBATH Part 6 – Musical Chairs And Diminishing Returns In The ‘90s

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

After some pleasant surprises on the last few Black Sabbath albums I revisited (as discussed in my previous post), I was looking forward to finding out whether or not they would continue this trend into the 1990’s. Unfortunately, the three … Continue reading →

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BLACK SABBATH Part 4 – Dio And Gillan Step Up To The Mic

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

When Black Sabbath parted ways with Ozzy Osbourne after 1978’s Never Say Die!, they wasted no time in replacing him with Ronnie James Dio, former lead singer of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow. I was initially introduced to Rainbow via their 1981 … Continue reading →

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