Mob Rules - Black Sabbath Reviews

The second Dio album is commonly regarded as the necessary twin to 'Heaven and Hell,' but is a little disappointing when contrasted directly with its predecessor for sounding, at best, exactly the same, and at worst, worse. The experimental side of the last album is still present here, most notably in the prominence of keyboards in track three ...  Read the complete review

The fans that disowned Sabbath when Ozzy left made a big mistake, or rather two big mistakes, the first was missing out on Heaven And Hell and the second was missing out on this, the follow-up. It was released in 1981 and still sounds excellent today. Bill Ward, the drummer, checked into rehab again so he was replaced by Vinnie ...  Read the complete review

Mob Rules is often forgotten because of Sabbath's previous album, Heaven and Hell which is considered much better. This is unfair since it is one of the bands best although fans of the Ozzy era and not Dio may disagree. Ronnie James Dio is on vocals and does a fine job both writing lyrics and singning, his voice puts Ozzy's to shame. ...  Read the complete review

'Turn Up the Night', 'Mob Rules' and 'Falling Off the Edge of the World' are extremely fast and deadly tracks that really do showcase some of Dio and Iommi's finest moments performing together. 'Voodoo' and 'Country Girl' are both hard rock wonders but slower in tempo, the former track making it onto the ...  Read the complete review