EVIL LIVE-Discussion

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Released December 1982
Recorded 23–24 April, 12–13 May 1982 in Seattle, Dallas and San Antonio
Track Listing
E5150
Neon Knights
N.I.B.
Children Of The Sea
Voodoo
Black Sabbath
Iron Man
Mob Rules
Heaven And Hell
The Sign Of The Southern Cross/Heaven And Hell (continued)
Paranoid
Children Of The Grave
Fluff
The first UK CD release omitted "War Pigs" (or "Warpigs" as it was titled in the explanation for its cutting, printed on the rear of the tray-insert), so as to fit onto a single CD. The 1996 UK remaster restored this track but cut much of the stage banter, so as to again fit onto a single CD: this reduced the 'live' feel of the recordings.
In the US Warner Brothers released a 2CD set, which matched the running-order of the vinyl. Each of these WB CDs came in its own jewel-case, complete with artwork, rather than a 2CD jewel-case.

Band
Ronnie James Dio – vocals
Tony Iommi – guitar
Geezer Butler – bass guitar
Vinny Appice – drums
Geoff Nicholls – keyboards

PowerKnight · Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 58 Location: The Castle Tower

The real highlight has to be Heaven and Hell the title track, here it took a whole new dimension with Ronnie using the ad-lib and improvisations and taking this song into territories Sabbath had never been in before. Something Ozzy couldn`t muster and this as far as I am concerned is the definitive Heaven and Hell track performed live from out of the whole lot. I`m yet to hear any better than this, like Rainbow`s Stargazer live and Zeppelin`s Dazed And Confused live it`s of the very highest calibre period. PowerKnight Twisted Evil

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DioInfinitum · Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 262 Location: Denver, CO

I totally agree... Ozzy couldn't muster anything even close to Dio's super olympian singing on this album. Still not as good as the Rainbow live tracks to me, but I love this album.

Ahhhh, what would the 70s and 80s metal have turned out like if Ozzy had never been, and Dio were hired by Sabbath in 1970? A metal head can dream. I'm sure that's exactly what happened in some alternate universe. Wink

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PinkLedRushDio · Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 191

Very controversial album, I enjoy most of it, but I do think it definitely could have been better. Dio does a good job on some of the Ozzy tunes here, but others it just doesn't go for me. I'll be getting Hammersmith soon so I can compare. I have a feeling it will be a bit better. Great live album that everyone should own though.
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The Masterstroke · Joined: 20 May 2010 Posts: 57

I first heard most of the old Sabbath material on this album sung by ronnie.When I heard it later by Ozzy it was like a cold shower .Why is Ozzy in showbiz ? Anyone of us could sing like Ozzy, but noone like Ronnie.

PinkLedRushDio · Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 191