Post Dio Sabbath Records? Which are best?

D-Man · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Holland

This isn't really a Dio thread, but I'm curious what you guys think of the post Dio Sabbath records. I've only heard Born Again, which had some pretty heavy tracks. What about Headless Cross? Can anybody list their favorites (or least favorites) from this period? Thanks.

Rimax · Guest

I like Eternal Idol very much, thats my favourite album besides the albums with Dio

Great tracks like Nightmare, Eternal Idol, Shining....

Just a great album!

screaming_4_priest · Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 294 Location: u.k

Born Again with Ian Gillan is awsome but the production was awfull.

The Eternal Idol albem is defintly worth a listen

Forbidden is ok

The Headless Cross is pretty good.

trust sabbath is mostley only worth listning to with Ozz or Dio other than that nothin really speceil in the song writing any way but still alot of tallent.
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GEORDIE · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 101

the stuff right after Dio was terrible....Born Again and Seventh Star both suck major ass. However, once Tony Martin was brought on, things got good (minus Forbidden). Here are my favourites from each Martin album:

Eternal Idol:
Glory Ride
Hard Life To Love
The Shining
Nightmare

Headless Cross:
Headless Cross
When Death Calls
Black Moon
Kill In The Spirit World

TYR:
The Law Maker (Awesome Solo)
Valhalla
The Sabbath Stones
Heaven In Black

Cross Purposes:
I Witness
Cross Of Thorns
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
What's The Use

Forbidden:
Nothing

you get your hands on those songs and you'll be in good shape.

screaming_4_priest · Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 294 Location: u.k

I wouldent go as far as saying Born Again sucked major ass.
there is some really great songs on that albem the band just got screwed.
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D-Man · Joined: 15 Mar 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Holland

Which was the album with the man and woman smeared with mud so they looked like statues? Any good?

screaming_4_priest · Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 294 Location: u.k

That The Eternal Idol albem.

yes its defintly a great Listen my fav song is the opener The Shining.

But Ancient Warrior, and Born To Lose are great as well.
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ManOnTheSilverMountain_DP · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 1419 Location: Rome, Italy

My favourite Post-Dio Sabbath album is The Eternal Idol but I love all the other albums too. Well, if I'm not wrong, nobody here talked about Seventh Star, the Sabbath album with Hughes... it's a great (and underated) album, with some heavy blues inside... I can't belive it's so underated! Very Happy

Magic!

Mario
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Magica Dragon · Joined: 19 Jan 2007 Posts: 626 Location: England

I only own Born Again (hoping to get Seventh Star soon) but for me it is second only to Heaven & Hell. Better than Paranoid in fact. Such a shame Gillan didn't stick around......

agentalbert · Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 606 Location: San Antonio, TX

I think Born Again is the only one worthy of the Sabbath name.

I do enjoy Eternal Idol and 7th Star, but they sound more like 80's arena rock. Some good stuff, but not up to Sabbath billing. I guess Headless Cross has a few decent tunes. I think TYR and Cross Purposes are mostly weak. Forbidden is really, really, awful. Just dreadful.