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I have most of the tony martin era black Sabbath and I think Headless Cross is a good 80's Sabbath album along with the 2 DIO Sabbath albums. despite the production being kinda bleh. Born Again is a good solid album. Heaven & Hell is a masterpiece and Mob Rules is a giant leap. my favorites tunes from sabbth are Sign Of the Souther Cross, Loney Is The Word, Children Of the Sea, Digital Bitch, Trashed, Headless Cross I forgot to mention Seventh Star the album was suppose to be Tony Iommi's solo album Heart Like A Wheel rocks and in for the kills kicks ass.

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Ill stick with Born again as the best Sabbath album, Ozzys singing doesent do it for me anymore, used to really like them ten years ago or so but cant stand him anymore. Gillan is absolutely superior in that sense in my opinion, followed by the Dio era. Tony Martin sounds to weak/cheasy for my taste. have a hard time liking those albums even if the rest on them sounds good. A singers voice can ruin it for me easy.

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Tony Martin's vocals isn't bad. he does have sort of a hard rock singing more then a metal singing voice. as for sound like Dokken is stupid and comparing him to Bach is crazy. however, he does sometimes sound like Coverdale on a very tracks like "Feel Good To Me" from TYR album. my only suggestion for Martin era Sabbath is Eternal Idol and Cross Purposes. forbidden is a the last of the Martin era Sabbath and the weakest. TYR isn't bad but felt the stuff was leftovers from Headless cross accept for "Feels Good To Me" a power ballads that is kind in the same leage as "No Stranger To Love" from the Seventh Star album. both sound very commercial and sound like whitesnake rejected those tunes. they're good songs but out of place. I refuse to call Tony Martin a poor man's Dio because it would be unfair to say so. Headless Cross sounded like it could have been a great DIO era Sabbath if Ronnie was singing on it especially the title track

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Black Sabbath is the most wicked band in history, summoning the demons with their tri-chords. The sweet rebellion of youth. Hail Satan, and pass the forbidden ritual herb. God hath said, "do not smoke the bud of that one plant" lest ye fall from grace. And Sabbath travelled through time to corrupt Eve with Sativa. Eve could resist a slithering serpent, but not the dark lord Ozzy. And she partook of the sticky flower, "Heaven sounds like a bore. Hell awaits." And Satan said, "Let there be wicked music to inspire the darkness and non-conformity in youth." And it was bad ass.

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Black Sabbath I - classic and climatic Paranoid - probably best album (war pigs, iron man are the best) Master of Reality - has some good songs Vol. 4 - nothing really interesting Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - good Sabotage - heavier and with many great songs Technical Ecstasy - interesting cover art Never Say Die - last one with Ozzy and quite good Heaven and Hell - fist and the best one with Dio then I have a big gap Dehumanizer - underrated, great strong and heavy album thats my colection

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