The passage quoted above from After All (The Dead) describes this album quite well, I think what did they do with the band's soul? It indeed seems to be 'lying there busted'! This passage probably also reflects how Tony Martin must have felt when he was kicked out of the band. Vocalist Tony Martin was thrown out of the band as were all of the progressive tendencies of the Tony Martin-era. Tony Iommi wanted to gain more mainstream recognition so he decided to make radical changes in both the line up and the musical direction of the band. However, they were not very commercially successful. The much underrated Tony Martin-era was in my opinion musically very successful. 'What do they do with your soul, Is it just lying there busted, When did you lose all control, Is there someone to be trusted?' Posted Tuesday, Octo| Review this album | Report (Review #146560) I'm hesitant in terms of rating : one or two stars ? Three out of ten really. If oneĮxcludes "The Eternal Idol", this album is their poorest score in the UK charts so far: it will reach the 28th spot. Just on par with most of their work after "Sabotage" (1975). This album is not as bad as "Headless Cross" (their nadir really). Great riff of course but almost no killing soli liked he used to play. "I"Īnd "Buried Alive" do belong to the poorest "Sabbath" output. But the last two tracks are just unbearable. It is not a great song but "Sabbath" has already produced worse than that. "Too Late" is a bit different : it starts almost acoustic and has a crescendo building structure. The super heavy metal in all its splendour. It sounds as a lethal weapon which could destroy anything on earth. Dio is yelling all the time and it is all too boring at the end. "Time Machine" illustrates this fact brilliantly. Another of the good songs from this album (which won't feature that many). Great guitar work, strong riff but even melodic at times. It's a pity because a song as "Master Of Insanity" really suffers from this. Sounds as if he is forcing his voice all the way through. I am not really charmed with Dio's work here. The straight and easily accessible hard-rock is performed this is my fave. "After All" and "Letters From Earth" are perfect examples of this heavy come-back but the latter is pretty weak. At least "Sabbath" will renew with the heavy genre which they almost forgot since "Born Again" released in 1983 Dio is back for this release, but it won'tīe a masterpiece. Made in E.U.Let's be honest : the late eighties / early nineties are not really the best of "Sabbath" years. ℗ & © 2019, 1992 Reprise Records, a Warner Music Group Company. This reissue ℗ & © 2019, 1992 Reprise Records, a Warner Music Group Company. The set also features six rare live tracks recorded at Florida's Sundome at the beginning of the 1992 Dehumanizer tour. © 2019 Reprise Records, a Warner Music Group Company. All tracks published by Phobia Music / Niji Music / Valallen Music, except "Time Machine" published by Famous Music Corporation "Die Young", "Children Of The Sea" & "Neon Knights" published by Muggins Music Inc. Track 2-3 from the original soundtrack to Wayne's World. Track 2-9's printed duration is 5:23.īonus CD features rare 1992 live versions of "Die Young," "Children Of The Sea" & "Neon Knights"ĭisc Two: Tracks 2-1, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6 & 2-8 from "Master Of Insanity" (CDEIRS-DJ-180). 8-panel Digipak with a clear tray on each of the two central inner panels, plus a 16-page bookletĪ few tracks have actual durations that differ more than five seconds from the durations printed on the release.
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