Ronnie James Dio's first album with
Black Sabbath gets everything right from beginning to end. The Iommi/Butler/Ward sound is less doomy than the
Ozzy era but no less melodic.
Ronnie's voice projects more than
Ozzy ever could; that opened up new avenues for
Sabbath to venture down. Lyrically it's more
Dio than
Sabbath, but I fail to see that as a criticism. It's produced by master knob-twiddler Martin Birch, who finds the perfect pitch and balance to give everyone equal footing. Albums rarely achieve such perfection. H+H is a classic.
Songs of Note:
Children Of The Sea;
Heaven And Hell
5 endings are just beginnings out of 5
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