Black Sabbath Albums Feat. Tony Martin On Vocals
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Topic: Black Sabbath Albums Feat. Tony Martin On Vocals
Posted By: Morningrise
Subject: Black Sabbath Albums Feat. Tony Martin On Vocals
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2011 at 3:08pm
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Black Sabbath's discussions are always about Ozzy or Dio. Tony Martin's era is unfrequently covered. Let's talk about his time with the band. My personal favorite is his debut, The Eternal Idol.
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2011 at 3:13pm
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Uh man it�s been a while. I�ll have to look through my reviews of the albums before I can vote.
It�s definitely my least favorite Black Sabbath era. Uh wait, I almost forgot the two horrible albums that came before the Tony Martin fronted albums. Those are definitely the worst. I actually like some of the Tony Martin led albums. Just not as much as the Ozzy or Dio led ones. ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Wilytank
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2011 at 3:19pm
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Good idea for discussion. On Encyclopaedia Metallum, people say good things about Headless Crosses and TYR, so I'll check those two first. ------------- 
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Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2011 at 3:45pm
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These are some of my favorite tracks of the Black Sabbath album I mentioned to refresh memories. Great stuff.
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 30 Jul 2011 at 9:27pm
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I'm only familiar with a few of the songs from that era that has music videos. Didn't really interest me, though the song Headless Cross is kinda cool. ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: cannon
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2011 at 5:39am
| Like UMUR, it's been a long time since I've pulled out any of these albums. Going on memory it has to be TYR. Not a big fan of the Tony Martin era but none of these releases are near as bad as Born Again. One of the most disappointing releases in my lifetime, so far. I had huge expectations for this album at that time. Ian Gillan coming in as the new vocalist. Hell, this album is going to be fantastic. Awful and is just as the bad as the album cover. |
Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2011 at 3:51am
| The Headless Cross is fantastic!!!! |
Posted By: IndianaJones
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2011 at 5:55pm
Totally underrated stuff, especially here it seems  At least Headless Cross, Tyr and Eternal Idol are fine albums, especially the first two. Sure it's different and to some it isn't the Black Sabbath they enjoy, but speaking of heavy metal in general, the Tony Martin era has some fine offerings. And how could an album full of Tony Iommi's riffing and Cozy Powell's drumming be bad? Martin has a wide range and a powerfull, even a bit Dio-ish sounding voice, and the songs are top notch. Check out some tunes from Headless Cross and Tyr and give the Martin-era a chance! |
Posted By: genghiscon
Date Posted: 09 Nov 2011 at 10:30am
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I feel the first three albums of the Tony Martin era (Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, and Tyr) are really criminally underrated. Cross Purposes and Forbidden are largely filler and pretty poor. Martin really was Sabbaths second best singer they ever had after RJD. The man had great range and sounded good live. Cant say the same for Ozzy. ------------- I got Rock N Roll to save me from the cold, and if thats all there is, that aint so bad. Rock N Roll! - Lemmy |
Posted By: Dominator
Date Posted: 21 Nov 2011 at 11:08am
| Tyr is one of my favorite albums, and Tony Martin's vocals are stellar. |
Posted By: Yog Sothoth
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 12:26pm
| It's been ages since I've heard them but I remember liking TYR. It had some Odin-related stuff in it from what I remember, and one one the songs early on in it was pretty fast. I can't remember much of anything from Headless Cross. I'll have to revisit those albums again. |
Posted By: Kingcrimsonprog
Date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 at 3:52pm
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Never heard one. Until about 2007 I thought that Black Sabbath had broke up when Dio left and never recorded new work. I knew they reunited with Ozzy in the very late 90s, but assumed it was revival from complete Death, not just a line up change. -------------  My Blog: http://kingcrimsonprog.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2011 at 3:40am
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Difficult
decision. I voted for TYR. Tony Martin is a great vocalist and I loved it with Black Sabbath! ------------- 
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Posted By: Pelata
Date Posted: 29 Dec 2011 at 9:44am
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I went with Cross Purposes...amazing album.
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Posted By: Dominator
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2012 at 12:53pm
| I like Cross Purposes too. |
Posted By: Doomster
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2012 at 3:05pm
| Meh. I liked Ozzy's era the best. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2012 at 3:48pm
No love for "Forbidden" eh? ------------- http://www.lyngby-boldklub.dk/" rel="nofollow - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE! https://rateyourmusic.com/~UMUR" rel="nofollow - UMUR on RYM |
Posted By: Dominator
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2012 at 5:41pm
No love. 
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Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2015 at 2:22am
| I haven't listened to the Tony Martin albums in a really long time, it's usually the Ozzy albums when I'm in the mood for BS. I should give them a listen one of these days because I like them. |
Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2015 at 10:18am
| The Headless Cross is a great album. |
Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 15 Nov 2015 at 10:48am
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Headless Cross for me, 'When Death Calls' is one of my favorite Sabbath songs. ------------- If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme |