Agreed on Dehumanizer. It's interesting to ponder what another Martin album would have sounded like had the original line-up not reunited.
Well, Iommi is remastering it so perhaps it'll be reassessed when the new mix comes out. I still contend that Forbidden is far from a bad album. The thing with that album is that it's good, but not as strong as the Martin albums that came before, especially coming right after an album like Cross Purposes. Plus it was more-or-less recorded as a contractual obligation and Martin wasn't even sure if he was still an official member of the band during the sessions because of all the rumblings of a reunion with Ozzy, Geezer and Bill. All things considered, I think they still managed to put out a solid album.
I bet he just couldn't. He was never as good singer as Dio was. I can totally understand why people chooses Ozzy, but Dio was far superior as a singer and he could sing most of Sabbath's catalogue with ease. I was lucky enough to see him perform with Heaven and Hell. For his age, he was still head and shoulders above most heavy metal singers out there.
Definitely up there, wouldn't say he was a better vocalist than RJD from a technical standpoint though. But i also cant imagine RJD pulling off Child in Time.
Rod? As in Rod Stewart? Lulz. You're joking right?
im kind of in the same boat as far as comparing both of them go. I would without a doubt take any of my favorite Deep Purple songs over anything from Dio Sabbath. Its not even close for me tbh.
what do you think of Perfect Strangers? One of my favorites from them. I think its muuuch better than Who Do We Think We Are and anything they did with the Mark IV lineup.
