6/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
The second album in Mk. I formation closes with a cover of an Ike and #TinaTurner song intruduced by "Also sprach Zarathustra":
🎵 River Deep, Mountain High by #DeepPurple
💿 The Book of Taliesyn (1968)
▶️ https://song.link/y/LXAdpyKD-lI
Overall the album is a step up from their debut and gets a solid 3 out of 5.
Ranking:
1. The Book of Taliesyn 3
2. Shades of Deep Purple 2.5
7/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
In June of '69 #DeepPurple release their third album within 10 months.
Their self titled album opens with signature Ian Paice drums:
🎵 Chasing Shadows
💿 Deep Purple (1969)
▶️ https://song.link/y/C272VPp8m4Y
Neil Armstrong hast not set foot on the moon yet.
Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne form #BlackSabbath
8/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Deep Purple (the album) only has one cover song on it (Lalena by Donovan) which is also the weakest track on the record if you ask me.
Why Didn't Rosemary on the other hand is the first one where I thought that its typical #DeepPurple song. It has all their trademark elements and could easily be featured on later albums.
🎵 Why Didn't Rosemary?
💿 Deep Purple (1969)
▶️ https://song.link/y/E0al-MezlTg
9/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
With Deep Purple #DeepPurple drive furhter down the hard rock road.
I'd say it is a is a really good album: 3.5/5
The album closer however, the epic three-part classic rock suite "April", deserves a much higher rating. I honestly haven't heard it before and I am in love!
🎵 April
▶️ https://song.link/y/RaMmBH3pYxY
Mk. I is over. Are you ready for some significant changes?
Ranking:
1. Deep Purple 3.5
2. The Book of Taliesyn 3
3. Shades of Deep Purple 2.5
10/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Pouring rain, thunder, an inverted tritone.
Enter Black Sabbath.
The genre founding and defining riff opens what many consider the first ever #HeavyMetal album - myself included.
"What is this, that stands before me?"
It is the root from which metal will develop in all its beautiful genres.
🎵 Black Sabbath
💿 #BlackSabbath (1970)
▶️ https://song.link/y/b_EcPEuHvag
11/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
The infamous tritone, also known as the Devil's interval is an element widely used in classical music.
This is where I see parallels with #DeepPurple, who used classic songs and themes throughout their first three albums.
Did this influence #BlackSabbath? You tell me, I have no idea, but at least it sounds feasible.
Meanwhile on track 2, Black Sabbath switch from doom to blues rock:
🎵 The Wizard
💿 Black Sabbath (1970)
▶️ https://song.link/y/ftKNGzh7t94
12/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
I listended to this album plenty, but this is the first time that I really appreciate Geezer's bass playing. It stands out, especially on Evil Woman, which is one of two covers on the album (the other one is Warning).
Sleeping Village is all over the place - in a good way. Doomy riffs, fast paced, almost jazzy parts but blues rock at heart.
🎵 Sleeping Village by #BlackSabbath
💿 Black Sabbath (1970)
▶️ https://song.link/y/Za4YaV1x_dw
13/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Here's a question:
Does Wicked World close #BlackSabbath's debut album?
Here's another question:
Is Black Sabbath a GOAT tier album?
I'd say no.
It is a landmark album and a masterpiece though, which translates to 4.5 out of 5 on my scale.
Ranking:
1. Black Sabbath 4.5
Bonus question: shall I do a combined Sabbath and Purple ranking? Shall I post my ranking only in the end?
https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_l7sDmWvP2VNWTdhZ453bIhVOBGeNh8lJU
14/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
In May of '69 #DeepPurple dismissed Rod Evans and Nick Simpler because they wanted to head in a heavier direction.
The were replaced by Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, Mark II - the most iconic Deep Purple lineup -was born.
And boy, they really added a lot of heaviness to their music.
But was it heavy enough to challenge Black Sabbath?
🚨 Spoler alert: Yes it was.
🎵 Speed King
💿 Deep Purple in Rock (1970)
▶️ https://song.link/y/W_jfHvcAXRY
15/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Deep Purple in Rock features a song called "Child in Time", but of course you know that.
Honestly, it doesn't really get much better than this.
Oh what an absolute king of a song this is. 🎸👑
🎵 Child in Time by #DeepPurple
💿 Deep Purple in Rock (1970)
▶️ https://song.link/y/UEjAaLu8Dhs
16/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
"Deep Purple in Rock" is fantastic.
Be it Speed King, Flight of the Rat, Hard Lovin' Man or Child in Time, this album is packed with greatness.
It is as good as it gets and therefore it deserves the perfect score:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Now, is this the first ever metal album? Honestly, I don't care, just enjoy it. 🤘
🎵 Hard Lovin' Man
💿 Deep Purple in Rock (1970)
▶️ https://song.link/y/1BoLgLGRyIc
Ranking:
1. In Rock 5
2. DP 3.5
3. Book of Taliesyn 3
4. Shades of DP 2.5
17/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
While #DeepPurple started their somewhat slow into the heavier realms, #BlackSabbath started with a bang! 💥
And it took them only 7 months to make another bang.
Paranoid!
War Pigs is probably my favourite Ozzy era Sabbath song. It also is the opener of the album:
🎵 War Pigs / Luke's Wall
💿 Paranoid (1970)
▶️ https://song.link/y/zVY--knsDc4
18/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
It shall be mentioned that #Paranoid also features Paranoid, which is #BlackSabbath's most famous song, of course. And despite it being played to death this song is so good it can't be played to death.
🎵 Paranoid
💿 Paranoid (1970)
▶️ https://song.link/at/i/1533659669
What I wonder though: why is Ritchie Blackmore running through woods like a maniac armored shield and a neon samurai sword while wearing a helmet, yellow pyjamas and blue underpants on the album cover? 🤔
19/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Listening through Paranoid (again), I realised that this is the first "pure" metal album on my journey.
Yes, #BlackSabbath has lots of metal on it, same as #DeepPurple in Rock, but neither of them are pure metal. Although I have to say In Rock came pretty close, closer than Black Sabbath IMHO.
But overall, this doesn't matter, it's just a detail.
Here's some doom:
🎵 Hand of Doom
💿 Paranoid (1970)
▶️ https://song.link/y/o6HmfTdwYZg
20/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
BlackSabbath's #Paranoid is a GOAT tier album, it is as simple as that.
There is not a single weak track on it, it is perfect and deserves a perfect score:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#DeepPurple and #BlackSabbath really delivered in 1970!
Ranking:
1. Paranoid 5
2. Black Sabbath 4.5
https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_lhrQQKBwL-MndIQ077Jq-4eKiq5oo-hJw
21/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Two GOAT tier albums in a row. Can #DeepPurple and #BlackSabbath keep the level up?
In July '71 Deep Purple release their 5th studio album, #Fireball. It is their second album in Mk. II formation.
🎵 Fireball
💿 Fireball (1971)
▶️ https://song.link/y/NwMRYOONsOA
Following the success of Deep Purple in Rock, egos developed which led to tensions within the band.
22/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
The UK version of #Fireball had "Demon's Eye" as track no. 3. The US version had "Strange Kind of Woman".
Why? #DeepPurple recorded Demon's Eye last, however they had an upcoming US tour and didn't manage to put the song on the album in time. So they chose a song they already had and put it on the US version.
I guess this also explains why the US version was released before the UK version.
🎵 Demon's Eye
💿 Fireball (1971)
▶️ https://song.link/y/VoREMTRNAX0
23/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
I love Fools. The song of course. Easily my favourite on this rather experimental album. Just listen to Ritchie Blackmore's guitar work:
🎵 Fools
💿 Fireball (1971)
▶️ https://song.link/y/6grqwx-9X2A
24/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
#Fireball is a bit all over the place. #DeepPurple were rushed to make an album right before their US tour, that's why it lacks a bit of a common theme. Heck, with Anyone's Daughter it even has a country song on it.
Regardless, this is still a great album!
Easy 4/5
Also: this was the first album #KingDiamond bought as a kid.
Ranking:
1. In Rock 5
2. Fireball 4
3. DP 3.5
4. Book of Taliesyn 3
5. Shades of DP 2.5
https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_nRt2N44IpSbnrPbwlgCwxsWlRTztMQZ4M
25/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Between the US and the UK release of #DeepPurple's Fireball, #BlackSabbath released "Master of Reality" in August of '71.
And it starts with a cough 😷
🎵 Sweet Leaf
💿 Master of Reality (1971)
▶️ https://song.link/y/aXpKtZbHhQI
26/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Please know that I am by no means a #BlackSabbath or #DeepPurple expert. There are plenty of albums I never (conciously) listened to and shockingly #MasterOfReality is one of them.
So one of the main reasons why I am doing this journey is to fill the gaps and find gems.
And oh boy did I find one! How good is Children of the Grave?
🎵 Children of the Grave
💿 Master of Reality (1971)
▶️ https://song.link/y/1NN67EzOFO4
27/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Wait a minute, is this really Ozzy singing?
🎵 Solitude
💿 Master of Reality (1971)
▶️ https://song.link/y/1NN67EzOFO4
28/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Why does Into the Void sound so familiar? Ah, Kyuss, that's why!
Overall #MasterOfReality puts me in a tricky position. Don't get me wrong, the album is a masterpiece, an easy 4.5/5.
But! Do I like it more than Black Sabbath? 🤔
Yes, but...
If I had to choose one, it would still be BS I guess.
Ranking:
1. Paranoid 5
2. Master of Reality 4.5
2. #BlackSabbath 4.5
🎵 Into the Void
💿 Master of Reality (1971)
▶️ https://song.link/y/-R5XnrZn47Q
29/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
March 30th 1972:
The world famous and universally beloved #Czech footballer Karel Poborský is born in Třeboň, Czechoslovakia.
#DeepPurple release their 6th studio album named after the american metal band Machine Head. Or something like that.
Anyways, #MachineHead opens with a bang:
🎵 Highway Star
💿 Machine Head (1972)
▶️ https://song.link/y/_hJEyDOn6Ho
30/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Dö dö dööö
dö dö dödööö
dö dö döööö dö döööö
This right there is the single most iconic riff in rock and metal history and nothing comes close.
Yes, there are better riffs, more sophisticated riffs, more brutal riffs. But not more iconic and I am not even gonna start to argue about that.
🎵 Smoke On The Water by #DeepPurple
💿 Machine Head (1972)
▶️ https://song.link/y/1L3XxUxEb6U
31/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
The third album in Mk. II formation is the third great one. A masterpiece even.
4.5 out of 5
It doesn't quite reach Deep Purple in Rock, but what does?
Ranking:
1. In Rock 5
2. Machine Head 4.5
3. Fireball 4
4. DP 3.5
5. Book of Taliesyn 3
6. Shades of DP 2.5
Now please excuse me, I'll be space truckin'
🎵 Space Truckin' by #DeepPurple
💿 Machine Head (1972)
▶️ https://song.link/y/Xt9W_tf32dQ
32/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
#BlackSabbath album number four is called "Vol. 4".
What else but a typical heavy but catchy Tony Iommy riff opens this album, which is considered an underrated one by many.
🎵 Wheels of Confusion
💿 Vol. 4 (1972)
▶️ https://song.link/y/LOF4R8Om8VE
33/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
The first time I ever listened to Snowblind was somewhere in the early 2000s and it was a cover version by System of a Down.
The original by #BlackSabbath is much much better though:
🎵 Snowblind
💿 Vol. 4 (1972)
▶️ https://song.link/y/z2bYZobEQ4g
34/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
#BlackSabbath Vol. 4 gets a 4. Out of 5 that is.
While it is great, it doesn't quite reach Master of Reality level and towards the end it gets a bit long. But this is critizism at a very very high level.
My favourite song was probalby the opener, Wheels of Confusion.
Oh and I decided that I like Master of Reality better than Black Sabbath.
Ranking:
1. Paranoid 5
2. Master of Reality 4.5
3. BlackSabbath 4.5
4. Vol. 4 4
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35/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
With Who Do We Think We Are #DeepPurple leave the metal path for good. Bluesy, partly jazzy hard rock is on the menu.
It sounds good. Not more, not less.
3.5 out of 5
This is also the final album of the legendary Mk. II formation. Two egos collide, Gillan leaves.
Ranking:
1. In Rock 5
2. Machine Head 4.5
3. Fireball 4
4. DP 3.5
5. Who Do We Think We Are 3.5
6. Book of Taliesyn 3
7. Shades of DP 2.5
🎵 Woman from Tokyo
▶️ https://song.link/at/i/724382359
36/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is #BlackSabbath's 5th studio album.
They got heavier and doomier with each album and it looks like this one will continue this path.
#SabbathBloodySabbath starts with such a heavy riff, it must weight as much as a Mastodon.
🎵 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
💿 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
▶️ https://song.link/us/i/785231829
37/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Riffs riffs riffs! 🎸
...but also the first time that I thought: "that's a filler" (looking at you Sabbra Cadabra).
The title track and Killing Yourself to Live are standout tracks, the rest is good.
#BlackSabbath gets 3.5/5 for #SabbathBloodySabbath
Ranking:
1. Paranoid 5
2. Master of Reality 4.5
3. BlackSabbath 4.5
4. Vol. 4 4
5. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3.5
🎵 Killing Yourself to Live
💿 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973)
▶️ https://song.link/at/i/1440228490
38/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
If you have two big egos in a band, one of them leaves eventually.
Only three years after Ian Gillan joined #DeepPurple he is leaving them again together with bassis Roger Glover.
Mk. II is over, but its legacy will live.
Enter Mk. III:
David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes join the band. They release #Burn in 1974.
🎵 Burn
💿 Burn (1974)
▶️ https://song.link/y/jgbf03MJyS4
39/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Hey wait a minute... this is straight up Funk! 🕺
🎵 You Fool No One by #DeepPurple
💿 Burn (1974)
▶️ https://song.link/y/ne7vBIqhKdk
40/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
I listened to #Burn before, but this time it really clicked. It is absolutely great, a masterpiece: 4.5 out of 5
Ritchie Blackmore's guitar work is something else 🔥 🎸
So far I can tell that #DeepPurple influenced heavy, speed, neoclassical and even power metal.
Ranking:
1. In Rock 5
2. Machine Head 4.5
3. Burn 4.5
4. Fireball 4
5. DP 3.5
6. Who Do We Think We Are 3.5
7. Book of Taliesyn 3
8. Shades of DP 2.5
41/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Next up is #Stormbringer which is intrudoced by a hard rock opener followed by a funk song:
🎵 Love Don't Mean A Thing by #DeepPurple
💿 Stormbringer (1974)
▶️ https://song.link/y/7eDJ9k6rIGY
Fun fact: all Mk. III albums were released in 1974
42/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
David Coverdale and Glenn Hughs are exceptional vocalists and their interplay on #Stormbringer is a feast for the ears.
This is the funk album of #DeepPurple, although I think it is not as good as Burn, still a good album though: 3.5/5
Ranking:
1. In Rock 5
2. MH 4.5
3. Burn 4.5
4. Fireball 4
5. Stormbringer 3.5
6. DP 3.5
7. WDWTWA 3.5
8. Taliesyn 3
9. Shades 2.5
Just like that, Mk. III is over and we're heading into troubled water.
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43/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Listen all y'all, it's a SABOTAGE!
Studio album number 6 and the rifflord Tony Iommy opens #Sabotage with another signature riff.
🎵 Hole in the Sky
💿 #Sabotage (1975)
▶️ https://song.link/y/KZiuHXFB-Hc
Ozzy sounds amazing!
And I love the album cover, but... what is Bill Ward wearing under these red tights? 🤔
44/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
#BlackSabbath up the tempo on #Sabotage did they just invent speed doom?
Am I crazy or did they borrow the riff from Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy" here? 🤔
🎵 Symptom of the Universe
💿 Sabotage (1975)
▶️ https://song.link/y/u1sOO_tERSU
45/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Am I going insane or does #Sabotage deserve the perfect score?
#BlackSabbath did everything right here, they needed a bit of a refresh after Sabbath Bloody Sabbath and this was it!
Sabotage was Sabbath's most expensive album, it was worth every penny!
Here, have your perfect sore:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ranking:
1. Paranoid 5
2. Sabotage 5
3. Master of Reality 4.5
4. BlackSabbath 4.5
5. Vol. 4 4
6. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3.5
🎵 Am I Going Insane?
▶️ https://song.link/y/gi-pVq1lHko
46/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Ritchie Blackmore leaves #DeepPurple and forms #Rainbow where he meets a singer.
This leaves Deep Purple without Gillan and Blackmore. Can this actually work?
The new Mk. IV formation releases an album called Come Taste The Band, which sounds like they're begging fans to givethem a chance.
🎵 Lady Luck
💿 Come Taste The Band (1975)
▶️ https://song.link/y/nYeL9RFDfVE
47/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
So how did Mark IV taste?
Hm... well the album is solid and not bad at all, however it has nothing that makes me wanna listen to it again. This translates to a 2.5/5 on my rating scale.
Ranking:
1. In Rock 5
2. Machine Head 4.5
3. Burn 4.5
4. Fireball 4
5. Stormbringer 3.5
6. DP 3.5
7. WDWTWA 3.5
8. Taliesyn 3
9. Come Taste The Band 2.5
10. Shades 2.5
In July 1976 #DeepPurple breaks up.
🎵 You Keep On Moving
▶️ https://song.link/y/wo0gK7s40w8
48/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
#BlackSabbath go pop with #TechnicalEcstasy
Doom is gone. I don't like it, simpe as that.
2/5 best I can do.
Also: what is this album cover supposed to be?
Also2: What's with all the "dirty wom(a,e)n" songs in the 70s? It is the best song on the album though.
**UPDATE**: after a re-listen, I'll bump the rating to a 2.5
🎵 Dirty Women
💿 Technical Ecstasy (1976)
▶️ https://song.link/at/i/1193799482
Ranking:
I am on mobile so no ranking, but Technical Ecstasy is dead last.
49/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Technical Ecstasy was a letdown, but never say die, right?
While #DeepPurple is split up, #BlackSabbath keep touring and making albums. In 1978 Austria beats Germany in the football world cup and Black Sabbath release "Never Say Die".
The opener sounds like a poppy rock'n'roll song. meh...
🎵 Never Say Die
💿 Never Say Die (1978)
▶️ https://song.link/y/NwH9Vkpi2gw
50/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Never Say Die is straight up pop rock. It doesn't sound bad, it is actually quite enjoyable.
But probably not as enjoyable as the lads of #BlackSabbath found cocaine.
🎵 Shock Wave
💿 Never Say Die (1978)
▶️ https://song.link/y/ONsbhA5ZATk
51/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
I found Never Say Die very entertaining. It is actually quite good. Much much better than Technical Ecstasy.
Easy 3.5 out of 5.
But now, things change drastically. Ozzy is released of his duties at #BlackSabbath
Is it forshadowing that it's not #Ozzy's vocals on the closing track on #NeverSayDie?
🎵 Swinging the Chain
▶️ https://song.link/y/e3c5U6Z_Y3Y
52/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
#DeepPurple's Ritchie Blackmore meets #Dio, forms #Rainbow and releases 2 fantastic albums.
#Ozzy gets thrown out of #BlackSabbath and starts a successful solo career.
Sabbath are looking for a new singer. They find #Dio and release Heaven And Hell.
I'd argue that Sabbath are now a completely new band.
Heaven and Hell for sure is their best song, it has everything 🤘
🎵 Heaven and Hell
💿 #HeavenAndHell (1980)
▶️ https://song.link/y/RVUK2rtAkJE
53/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
#Dio is one of the GOATs.
#BlackSabbath are GOATs.
The album #HeavenAndHell is a masterpice, but not GOAT tier album. The song, however, is one of the GOATs.
4.5 out of 5.
Ranking:
1. Paranoid 5
2. Sabotage 5
3. Heaven and Hell 4.5
4. Master of Reality 4.5
5. BlackSabbath 4.5
6. Vol. 4 4
7. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3.5
8. Never Say Die 3.5
9. Technical Ecstasy 2
https://album.link/y/OLAK5uy_nzF9Ue_YryHIpQKHCEM1ghxEF4M0wswBQ
54/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
While #DeepPurple is still inactive, #BlackSabbath release their second album with #Dio called "Mob Rules".
🎵 Turn Up the Night
💿 Mob Rules
▶️ https://song.link/y/6YWquoCigok
The second track - "Voodoo" - is the most 80s song ob Black Sabbath so far.
55/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
With #Dio Black Sabbath changed drastically. They became a very melodic heavy metal band, some call it epic doom.
Ozzy Sabbath is really heavy.
Dio Sabbath is really beautiful.
🎵 The Sign of the Southern Cross by #BlackSabbath
💿 Mob Rules (1981)
▶️ https://song.link/y/PAl468o1F8s
56/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
If you listen to fools
The mob rules!
🎵 The Mob Rules by #BlackSabbath
💿 Mob Rules (1981)
▶️ https://song.link/y/efuFB5x_Lfk
57/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
While Black Sabbath are falling off the edge of the world, here's a hot take for you:
Dio Rainbow > Dio Sabbath
Do you agree?
🎵 Falling Off the Edge of the World
💿 Mob Rules (1981)
▶️ https://song.link/y/IuLAFZLNbZU
58/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
There is no doubt that #MobRules is a great album. But it doesn't quite reach Heaven and Hell. 4/5
Ranking:
1. Paranoid 5
2. Sabotage 5
3. Heaven and Hell 4.5
4. Master of Reality 4.5
5. BlackSabbath 4.5
6. Vol. 4 4
7. Mob Rules 4
8. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3.5
9. Never Say Die 3.5
10. Technical Ecstasy 2
And just like that, #Dio's Sabbath era is over.
🎵 Over and Over
▶️ https://song.link/y/QWTNXWtrp7o
59/n
I am now halfway through my #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
We are now in 1983 and this is a wild year in the #DeepPurple and #BlackSabbath cosmos:
🐺 Ozzy releases "Bark at the Moon"
🤿 Dio releases "Holy Diver"
🍌 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow release "Bent Out Of Shape"
But what really blows my mind is:
After a night of heavy drinking, (Deep Purple's) Ian Gillan commits to Black Sabbath in February 1983.
They release "Born Again", which will be up next on my journey.
60/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
So after a night of heavy drinking Ian Gillan joins #BlackSabbath after he was reluctant at first.
Born Again opens with a song about heavy drinking.
Coincidence?
I think not!
🎵 Trashed
💿 Born Again (1983)
▶️ https://song.link/y/qvIoRApFfi8
61/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Can you imagine Freddie Mercury fronting Slayer?
Ok, bad example, Freddie would pretty much nail it everywhere.
But imagine Ozzy on Pink Floyd. That won't work, wouldn't it?
Ian Gillan is a legend and some of his vocal performances are unreached (Child in Time). But his vocals didn't really work with the #BlackSabbath sound, which is the overall problem with #BornAgain.
Here it works though:
🎵 Digital Bitch
💿 Born Again (1983)
▶️ https://song.link/us/i/40458865
62/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Born Again is often seen as one of the weakest #BlackSabbath albums. The problem is the mismatch Gillan x Iommi, it didn't really work.
The album still is good though, but it could be so much better: 3.5/5
Ranking:
1 Paranoid 5
2 Sabotage 5
3 Heaven and Hell 4.5
4 Master of Reality 4.5
5 BlackSabbath 4.5
6 Vol. 4 4
7 Mob Rules 4
8 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 3.5
9 Born Again 3.5
10 Never Say Die 3.5
11 Technical Ecstasy 2
63/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
It is 1984 and #DeepPurple are back! And not just "any" Deep Purple. It was the iconic Mark II with Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Jon Lord, Ian Paice.
How come?
Gillan wasn't happy with #BlackSabbath
Lord and Paice weren't happy with #Whitesnake
Blackmore wasn't happy with #Rainbow
Polygram offered a shit ton of money and Deep Purple made Perfect Strangers.
🎵 Knocking At Your Backdoor
💿 Perfect Strangers (1984)
▶️ https://song.link/y/-INu83mrf9w
64/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
#PerfectStrangers is a very 80s album but still sounds very much like Deep Purple. Just #DeepPurple in the 80s 😂
Oh, and I think Tobias Forge listened to this album a lot when he worked on #Impera with #Ghost.
🎵 Perfect Strangers
💿 Perfect Strangers (1984)
▶️ https://song.link/y/z6Y4_jigI-4
65/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
If you own the 1999 remaster version of #PerfectStrangers or if you stream it, then the instrumental 10 minute epos closes a fantastic comeback album.
No, it is not as good as In Rock or Machine Head, but it is fucking great! 4/5
🎵 Son Of Alerik
▶️ https://song.link/y/CwnXADa5cj8
#DeepPurple Ranking:
1 In Rock 5
2 Machine Head 4.5
3 Burn 4.5
4 Perfect Strangers 4
5 Fireball 4
6 Stormbringer 3.5
7 DP 3.5
8 WDWTWA 3.5
9 Taliesyn 3
10 C. Taste the Band 2.5
11 Shades 2.5
66/n #DeepSabbath #Metaljourney
Next up on my journey is #BlackSabbath's 12th studio album "Seventh Star", which was actually not supposed to be a Sabbath but an Iommi solo album.
Following Ian Gillan, another Ex-#DeepPurple vocalist joins Sabbath: Glenn Hughes.
🎵 In for the Kill
💿 Seventh Star (1986)
▶️ https://song.link/y/4Indeupd6cc
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