Classical Composer Reacts to The Sign of the Southern Cross (Black Sabbath) | The Daily Doug Ep. 265
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In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, I'm listening to The Sign of the Southern Cross by Black Sabbath. The song is from Mob Rules, their 10th album, celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. This is as much fun as I've had on a Metal Monday in a while...a great track with a great message and powerful singing! Enjoy.
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Ronnie once said about Tony Iommi, "A great guitarist will write 2 maybe 3 iconic riffs in their lifetime. Tony writes 2 or 3 a day."
Dio's voice on this album is just so damn powerful. He was the best of the best.
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he was not best of the best... there are a few great, great voices outside, but he was one of the greatest... and that over so many years... thats really rare...
@@seelenwinter6662 That's what I always say, one of the best
Dio's vocals could bring a tear to the eye of anyone
AMEN. I'm 75 and he still gives me chills. @mezykin
Dio is on the Rushmore of greatest vocal performances I've ever seen. I'm blessed to have seen him live!
I got to see him way back in 1985.🤘
@@johnstokes4054 I saw him with Motorhead & Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden - Sign of the Cross - Rock in Rio
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This and Falling off the Edge of the World are my two faves on the album.
RIP Ronnie James Dio....bought this the day it came out. Long live
@@michaelmellum4318 this was the last Sabbath album I ever bought ! This and Heaven and Hell are some of the best work Dio ever did !!
@@MrManfly check out the Tony Martin era....the eternal idol....the headless cross... and cross purposes. You won't be disappointed
@@MrManfly listen to ancient warrior off the eternal idol album. Then fivfrom there. Keep in touch
Same here, two fantastic songs. Still listen to Mob Rules lp quite often.
"Don't live for pleasure, make life your treasure" ...Best line ever!
My favorite Sabbath album. Dark and heavy. All killer, no filler.
"The Power of Black Sabbath and Ronnie James Dio".
Yes, yes it is.
Dios voice is unique and unmistakable , saw him many times - sabbath , Dio , heaven and hell band. met him , hung out. when he died I attended his funeral. his lyrics are very deep and mean something different to each person who hears them IMO. Dio will live on forever.
Fun fact, the reason this album sounds so damn good is it was produced by Martin Birch, the same guy who did all of Iron Maiden's classic 80s albums.
Not to mention Early Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Whitesnake and Rainbow, among many, many others! He had the Midas Touch, for sure!
@@crusheverything4449 Yep, the fact that he did Machine Head and Rising made him gold even before the Maiden years. Everything he mixed still holds up today.
He did heaven and hell too
He was a true master, he did all the Rainbow albums with Dio and the two first Black sabbath albums with Dio and all the Deep purple albums in the 70´s and many more from other artists. Rock I Peace !
The G.O.A.T. , he is truly missed...
Probably my favorite Black Sabbath song. "Eight miles high, about to fall, and no one there to catch you!"
Based on your CZcams name, have you heard Tredegar's '1066'? I think you'd dig it.
@@kforcer I love that line also. Highlight of the song
Always love hearing Geezer Butler's bass playing. This song especially stands out IMO. A powerful song!! "Lonely is the Word" from Heaven and Hell is another great Dio/Sabbath song.
Absolutely! Lonely Is The Word is a bomb and that haunting solo a masterpiece.
You got that right!! Geezer is always so inventive. The 2 "Dio" albums are my favorite Sabbath albums.
@@Sequencer Its my favorite guitar work from Iommi. :)
I’ve heard it said that Geezer IS bass and I have no argument, whatsoever!
Yes please do lonly is the word
Ronnie was the absolute best voice in the history of metal music.
He had everything in his vocal arsenal.
Softness, Brutality, and everything in between.
Not to mention the flawless and truthful interpretation.
Every single word coming through his mouth had a deep meaning and his delivery was second to none.
No, Ronnie was NOT the absolute best voice in the history of metal music. He was the absolute best voice in the history of music
@@ramsestoo Ronnie, in addition to singing in the baritone and tenor range, he is also capable of doing female voices, at the beginning of this song he is clearly singing with a soprano voice, I heard him also do a contralto voice on his first albums at the beginning of his career, The versatility and power of vocal manipulation he has on his vocal instrument is truly impressive.
40yrs ago??? I remember buying this on vinyl when it first came out. Still one of my favourite albums.
"Long Live Ronnie James Dio."
The guy passed already.
@@fittrege2778 I know, but his music lives on.
Scary how time flies, yes I bought it on vinyl too a very long time ago!!
@@firestorm755 - My best bud, who was like an older brother, bought me Mob Rules and Diary of a Madman for my birthday in November, 1981. (The two records were actually released the same week - not that there was a rivalry or anything!) He passed away in 1986, but I can feel him right next to me when I play that stuff, which is still in my regular rotation. R.I.P., Rob and Ronnie.
Same here! Actually the very first album I ever bought and I still love it. In my opinion one of Sabbath”s very finest.
You need to do “Falling Off The Edge Of The World” because it will blow you away too.
Agree. "Seems like desperate measures, but sometimes, it's got to be done."
Yep, its one of my favourites.
love this one
Yessssssssss!!!!!! Just amazing!
And country girl and over and ovee
Sometimes I can't help but to get misty eyed hearing RJD.
agree... this song makes me weep of joy. amazing
I have heard him so many times but still his voice manages to blow me away when I hear certain noter, it's just so beautiful you want to weep and then the exitement and joy I feel when I hear him. He's obviously great but still I sometimes wonder what is it with Dio that makes me feel this way and not with many other great singers or artists.
@@teijaflink2226 he could sing with a perfect balance of power and softness, in a tone that was otherworldly. Sustenance for the soul....
i wish i would've seen him live, by the time he passed i was 16, just getting into metal and letting my grow out
First time I heard Ronnie James Dio, I was hooked. One of those iconic, easily identifiable voices. I would put him in a class with Freddie Mercury.
I think Freddie's voice has more range and is even more distinguishable, also he was more innovative as a musician and experimented way more. But I totally agree to your first and second sentence.
@@AlfW Well Ronnie rarely used falsetto like Freddie did, but live Freddie would quite often not go for the high note like on the original, whereas it was rare for Ronnie to not go for the highs. He also had more power than Freddie. Freddie was certainly a more innovative musician but I do feel that Ronnie was slightly ahead as a vocalist, definitely more exciting. Dio also had such control over his voice, but it took Mercury a while to tame his naturally fast vibrato. Roger Taylor didn't rate Freddie's voice on at least the first and possibly second Queen albums due to that lamb-like vibrato.
@@AlfW You are wrong on so many levels. Dio had 4 octaves vocal range, Mercury 3.Dio 's career precedeed that of Beatles, starting in 1957.
Queen are my favourite all time band so naturally Freddie's voice is going to be up there for me. But I'm also a huge Sabbath, and RJD fan. I first saw Sabbath on this tour. Dio blew us all away. He has the greatest metal voice of all time. In fact someone said his voice is the sound of metal. I agree. Hard to compare directly with Freddie as apart from Queen's earlier, 'heavier' years, they sang very different styles.
Hard to compare those two. Both are my all time favorites. Ronnie was the better singer. Freddie was more inventive.
The last 2 songs on that record are master pices from the beginning to the end. Falling off the edge of the wolrd and over and over you must hear them... long live Ronnie James Dio
The whole album is amazing and Over and Over is a fantastic way to close out the album.
Tony gets down right dirty on Over and Over.
Over and over is all about Tony Iommi's solo guitar mastery.
best 2 songs on that album by far!!!
@@MetalGeek464 he sure does also on turn up the night and heaven hells lonly is the word
Falling off the Edge of the World is from that album. A masterpiece!!
Go find a more recent live version of “Falling” shortly before Ronnie passed. Vinnie kills it!!!
I get goosebumps EVERY TIME i hear this song; one of the best albums by one of the best bands, and singers of ALL TIME!!!
You have THE master of guitar riffs and a master of vocal in the same song. With a huge rhythmic section, you got a fantastic heavy metal song. Thanks Doug for your great comments about it.
You forgot the master of bass riffs...
A Great Album And A Great Tour! 1982 At The Long Beach Arena, Ca. The Outlaws Opened, That's Right A Southern Rock Band Opened And Kicked Ass! Thanks Doug, I Always Appreciate Your Professional And Technical Input On Your Videos.
Dont forget the master on the drums, i love the playing of Vinny Appice and of course the others as well.
@@runtwer5700 bass god and master lyricist
You have THE master of vocal as well.
Dio is the reason I'm a "Heavy Metal" fan. He was the first one that I heard and it all started from him. While he is now gone, his music and his voice will live on forever. That's the great thing about musicians, the music they created will never disappear. Long live Ronnie James Dio (and Neil Peart).
One of the really really GREAT Dio era Sabbath songs!
Dio's voice is amazing in this song.... so much passion
Dio, one of the best vocalist in Rock/Metal RIP Ronnie James Dio
He is not one of, he IS THE best
@@phitoman6964 Rob Halford confuses me in this decision/affirmation.
Also one hell .. of a great lyricist . I don't even think Geezer was on his song writing level .
@@hipnofago2102 yeah I Know he is metal god, and for me Painkiller is top3 metal albums ever,but Dio...his name says for itself
Fuck yeah man. Dio lives forever in his songs. The king of metal.
There's a Tony Martin era of Black Sabbath vocals too. A very gifted singer as well.
Pffft.
TYR Album as good as this IMHO
Absolutely. Headless Cross is criminally overlooked.
TYR & Headless Cross are effing awesome. Not bad vocals from an ex cab driver!!!!
"Over and Over" from this album is amazing. I never see anyone recommend it, but damn if it isn't awesome!
best line ever written is in that song - 'too many flames, with too much to burn - and life's only made of paper'
Vinny Appice is a very musical drummer. He keeps it super heavy while creating parts that support the music and add another layer of musicality if you listen a little bit harder. He plays in the angles and spaces so well.
Ozzy left and the band soldiered on with two absolutely classic albums with Dio, Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules.
He didn’t exactly leave, he was kicked out lol
From the same album, “Falling Off the Edge of the World” is a must & one of the best all time Sabbath songs that goes under the radar of most yet deserves a visit to a Metal Monday! 💪🏻🎶🤘🏻
Another superb reaction! 👍🏻
Crux decusata
The sign of the Southern cross is a melodic masterpiece. R.I.P Ronnie
Guys and Doug, don’t forget that this was MASTERFULLY produced by Martin… BIRCH (as for H’n’H). Personally, I never ever heard anything as better produced as those songs from Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules, even tough I’ve been trying to ever since! Hail Birch productions (any Maiden fans arounds?). Being eleven in 1981, we were definitely blessed for the rest of ours lives by Tony, Gzr, Ronnie, Vinnie, Geoff and Martin. Thanks mates!
Birch, the foundational godfather of metal production: Deep Purple, Rainbow, Sabbath, Maiden! (And still a truckload of others like Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake, Blue Öyster Cult...)
When I first listened to the album, Vinnie's drum sound was very unique. I wondered if they recorded the drums without any bottom heads, and unprocessed.
Yes, Martin Birch and Maiden´s Piece Of Mind. Man that record is sounding GOOD !
Martin Birch was an absolute master at his craft. I'm blown away each time I listen to the albums he produced. H&H in particular: It's hard to believe it was recorded in 1980! It still has a incredibly modern and well engineered sound. Comparatively, most other metal albums of the time sound like they were recording hobos screaming in plastic buckets, through a phone. Not all of them, obviously (for instance, I think Tom Allom was doing a pretty good job, too, although it may sounds a bit more dated by today's standard, but not that much), but Birch really was second to none.
Amen. Martin mixed and produced so many epic Metal albums. He did every Maiden album from Killers to Seventh Son. God rest his soul!
"Falling Off the Edge of the World". "Country Girl" and "Over and Over" are other great songs from Mob Rules......
And that’s what they mean by “HEAVY metal”!
Iron Maiden - Sign of the Cross - Rock in Rio
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This may be my favorite Black Sabbath tune of all time. Sheer power and all cylinders firing furiously.
Black Sabbath saved my life when I was in a rut, metal genres including rock and roll in general sounds spiritual to me, that helped me in the later years to filter and navigate the urban jungle.
'Mob Rules' is such an incredible record. Sabbath with Dio and Ozzy brought out the best in each other in '80/'81 delivering 4 absolute masterpieces.
Totally agree!!! Heaven & Hell, Mob Rules, Blizzard of Oz & Diary of a Madman! Bought all of these amazing albums on disc & listen to them on a regular basis! Great music lasts forever, period.
I saw Live to Dio and Sabbath on last Tour with "Heaven and Hell"...Yes Doug, Black Sabbath change his name to Heaven and Hell... you need to react "Falling off the Edge of the World" LIVE!
Love Bill Ward. Forever. DEFINED the genre. But Vinnie's more bombastic, massive approach really fit this album well and especially this song.
I love Bill too. He was more of a swing drummer. Vinny is from the school of carmine(his bro) and John Bonham. I.e., HEAVY! 🤘
Vinnie is a beast on this album!!! And such a kind, funny, and talented artist!
I agree Vinnie changed everything on this album and was a great start for Dio's solo career as well.
Man I get so sick and tired of people repeating Bill was a swing drummer.Ya everyone and their brother has heard this from Bill and other sources .Well Vinny ain't no swing drummer and he's driving Sabbath like a boss .Best Sabbath line up ever Ozzy is talentless and made this band a joke .
Dio is still probably the greatest of the vocalists ever in the Rock world. This is a fantastic song as are all of them on the Heaven and Hell album and others from those early sessions of Dio with Sabbath. Pure Class
On the 1982 live album called Live Evil they played a 12 something version of Heaven & Hell, continued over into Sign of the Southern Cross and ended with Heaven & Hell. App. 20 min. Exceptional. Live Evil are a palindrom. Can be read from both sides. Go listen to Falling of the Edge of the World from the Mob Rules album. One of the best Black Sabbath songs ever
Dio is my favorite singer ever
SOTSC is a classic - Dio and Iommi were brilliant together
Doug, please listen to "When Death Calls". It's a marvellous Black Sabbath song with Tony Martim on vocals. Masterpiece.
And a guest solo by Brian May. :)
@@pentagrammaton6793 Nice little fun fact dude, didn't know
When the chorus and that MASSIVE slow riff returns (I think with a gong) after the faster part I just about need a shower and a change of clothes. So, yes. I'd love to see a reaction to WDC. I doubt Doug will dig the lyrics though. It gets a little dark.
@@wardka Even Iommi complained in his auto-biography that Martin's lyrics for that album were too dark.
@@mutate34 Personally, I think those dark lyrics are a kind of trademark of this album.
No one writes riffs like Tony Iommi. Legend!
Sabbath are unique. Their music has real character and magnifies the heaviness and yet so melodic it's frightening. Not many bands have the balls to create music of this ingenuity and craft. Great musicians who rocked my world 🌎.
Toni Iommi tuned his guitars down partly to help him with reducing the tension of the strings. He is missing two fingertips on his fretting hand, so it was difficult for him to play for long periods using false fingertips in standard tuning. It also helps the music sound "heavier" which was, and still IS, a major part of their sound.
Thank you for this insight, I wasn’t aware of that. Incredible to still be able to play so well with 2 missing fingertips on your fretting hand.
@@meganhelvering9578 Yeah, he lost two of his fingertips in an industrial accident working in a sheet metal factory. He crafted his own prosthetics out of plastic and leather, but during long concerts the guitar strings would start to cut through the prosthetics and draw blood.
To be fair, if Tony hadn't had that accident, he might not have developed a style centered on downpicked power chords, and heavy metal might not have developed as we know it today. Necessity truly is the mother of invention...
Perhaps it was a price worth paying for becoming rock royalty.
@@Broccoli_Highkicks All true! And amazing! **also, he did this on his LAST DAY of work before leaving on tour.(maybe with Jethro Tull ? ) Either way ,it truly is an amazing story. Tony studied Django Reinhardt after that, who also was missing fingers on his fretting hand.,
Would down tuned metal have happened in an alternate universe where Iommi retained his fingertips?
I think we can all thank Tony for his ultimate sacrifice and his ingenuity to overcome and innovate.
@@Broccoli_Highkicks if had not that accident maybe could be even better who knows?the guy is a true legend even without two fingers up there with the best who had all their fingers
Would love to hear Country Girl sometime. One of my favoites
The intro makes me cry. Ronnie is my Hero.
The sincere joy on your face when it gets heavy was the same as mine.
Doug continues to be my favorite music react person I've seen on CZcams. It was brief, but your breakdown of the math behind the composition was great. Heard all the time growing up in music classes that "music has lots of math in it" but the only example they ever gave was strings making notes and being halved and such. Knowing how you use math to do the actual composing is far more interesting, and makes a lot of songs make more sense.
Basically Doug I'm saying thanks for teaching me more about music than my music teachers ever did when I was a kid lol.
I'm a huge theory nerd, so I love listening to Doug break these songs down. I'm jealous of his perfect pitch though. I learned relative pitch in theory classes (mnemonic practice) but being able to identify what the I chord actually is, unless I have a guitar or piano there to pound it out, not happening.
After listening to from years and years I find myself always amazed of how fu**ing good he is!
This is one of those songs that can never be too loud.
Thank you so much for explaining why the riff is so awesome. It's heavy, but there's something hopeful about it too. I belive you are spot on about the message in the lyrics: "Look to the stars and sail steadily on."
One of my favorite Sabbath songs. Hey guys do this: Wait for a stormy day. - seriousley -
Open all the windows in your house to have that big stormy wind chill, play this song up as loud as you can and lay down on the ground.
Let it roll all over you. You will never forget this experience.
Check out the Live Evil version of this where they merge into Heaven & Hell. Gives me chills just thinking about it it's that epic!
I had a friend that saw the Live Evil tour. He said he got serious chills.. like a darkness fell over the whole place..
Dead right that is epic!
Yes and the solo fits so well and is my favorite solo of all time a shame not many people know about it love see a reaction to that
@@barrymccann6782 i think my favourite Sabbath solo is Lonely is the Word. That song is so achingly beautiful
@@farn451 then youve seen the live version of that song by heave and hell its epic
I feel like this a "hidden" gem in Sabbath's discography despite being one of their best.
This is my favorite song from the Dio era. I've been fortunate to have seen him sing live with Sabbath.
Seen Dio many many times live growing up. he was ALWAYS on point.
Ronnie James Dio is a master of vocals. I know there will NEVER be another like he. The man gives me chills every time i listen to him and I've been listening to him since I was 13 in 1983 and his music never gets old.
Please check out the last song "Over and Over" on the album Mob Rules. One of my favorites. Mournfully beautiful with awesome guitar.
I freaking LOVE Ozzy era Sabbath - but even I have to admit this is far beyond. Ronnie and Vinny (who reminds me of John Bonham) really take Sabbath to a whole new level.
For Metal Mondays you really must examine some UFO just a magnificent band and their 79 live album Strangers in the Night is up there if not above all those great 70’s live albums. So many tracks to choose from but would start with Rock Bottom. Michael Schenker’s virtuoso solo is a joy to behold. Envoy some UFO Doug…
This song is a brilliant masterpiece! Along with Heaven and Hell, this is the best Black Sabbath song.
One of the best songs written by this iteration of Black Sabbath. This song for me is inspiring and beautiful! A lot of people are horrified by this song, a brilliant song for sure! LOL!
Another example of the perfect rock or metal song, again featuring Ronnie James Dio. Not only was he the best rock and metal singer EVER, but he also brought out the best from whoever he worked with. Black Sanbath were at their peak with him (including as “Heaven and Hell”) and so were Rainbow. RIP, Ronnie.
One of the best songs ever written!
I was lucky enough to see Black Sabbath twice on the Mob Rules tour. Dio was amazing live. His ability to rise above the thunder of the band live was something to behold.
This song still sounds every bit as good as it did back when I first heard it in 8th grade in 1983. Thank you for the excellent analysis and insightful commentary, Doug.
One of the many Sabbath offerings that evokes an emotional response. Epic and brilliant.
You NEED a Sabbath Week....with all the Black Sabbath Singers!!! jajajaja
Such a great follow-up to Heaven and Hell. The synths underneath so haunting. This whole album is a punches you in the gut and Iommi stretches your reality. 40 years, damn I'm old.
First time hearing this song and I love it!! Thanks for showing me this Sabbath song.
The two Sabbath albums eith Dio 'Heaven and Hell' and 'Mob Rules' are both amazing and everyone remotely fan of the genre should hear all of them :)
Keep going. You clearly recognize quality music without prejudice, Doug. Really appreciate your input.
You couldn’t help but make the official Black Sabbath” stank face!
Great job Sir.
I love the classic Ozzy material, but Ronnie made Sabbath a better band. This album is a masterpiece. Same with Heaven and Hell. Just brilliant.
I agree it’s not as like plodding as most people think sabbath as
@@awesomebeard1973 I stand by what I said.
@@awesomebeard1973 Indeed. Take care.
The best songs of Black Sabbath are on the 6 first albums : with Ozzy : 1970 - 1975
Period.
@@pinanti Great albums, each and all. Classics. I stand by what I posted.
I couldn't click on this one fast enough. Mob Rules and Heaven and Hell are fantastic albums with epic Ronnie James Dio vocals. Really well written songs and great musicianship by Tony, Geezer and Vinnie!
Mob rules is one of my favorite albums. Dio was great with Sabbath.
What’s better - the bass riffs, the drums, tony as heavy as ever or Ron unleashing his onslaught? This entire album is a masterpiece. So was heaven and hell. Ozzies first 2 solo albums at the same time were spectacular too. Addition by subtraction
Just watching you discover this song is absolutely amazing. I've been listening to that album since I was 12. That's 40 years. Great show. Thank you!
Simply epic! Please continue with analysing Dio masterpieces: Heaven & Hell, Falling of the edge of the world, children of the sea, lonely is the word, die young from Sabbath. Stargazer, gates of Babylon, catch the rainbow are the epics from the Rainbow years… Timeless epic rock that is getting better with age!
Throw in All the fools sailed away and Egypt,the chains are on
8 miles high about to fall
and no one there to catch you
dripping molten metal
Mob Rules, title track, is also one of their best from this album.
I was 9, my uncle moved from my grandparents and told me I could use whatever he left behind, including a stack of albums. One album was Mob Rules. I was familiar with the Paranoid album and Long Live Rock N Roll by Rainbow, but Mob Rules really moved me. This whole album is amazing from front to back. Hope you get to check out more soon, Doug!
Thank you for doing this one Doug. This song and RJD grabbed me when I was 12 years old and have never let me go, I'm 52 now. RIP Ronnie!
The subtler songs from this and the previous album are still on my playlist. Lonely is The Word and Over And Over still touch me after all these years.
The constellation of the Southern Cross is the one depicted in the Brazilian Flag !
Only one of them. There are others...
Its now 1 o'clock at night, but this gives me the urge to listen to the album all night long. Bought the original in 1981. A gem. And together with Voodoo, Falling, Lonely and Mob Rules my all time favorite on this album. Glad you picked this one Doug. From The Netherlands, a great Day! Hope you see the Signs🤟🏻😎🤟🏻
The amazing Ronnie James Dio. Best rock/metal singer and front man
Rest in Power
When I saw these guys live, this was THE BEST song of the show to me!!! The did this flawless!!!!!!
And some individuals claim that Black Sabbath are not the Kings of Metal - how can this be: This song in-and-of itself can erase that misconception.
100%. As always, the proof is in the music. 🤘🏼😎
Nice reaction! When Doug looks like he's sniffing a stinker you know he likes the music :-D How about Rainbow's Long Live Rock 'n' Roll for a Metal Monday?
I think it might be fun to design a Doug stank face t-shirt :))
Some more from Rainbow would be excellent. Stargazer is a masterpiece. Gates of Babylon is phenomenal. Tarot woman. Light in the black. Still I'm sad live from Rainbow on stage album.
@@kevinz8930 I still listen to it, today in fact and that solo, especially when the keyboard goes through the key changes still gives me neck chills>
Gates of baby that is
@@meganhelvering9578 That would definitely be FUN! :-)
He hears Dios voice, he's like WOW. "THEY AINT MESSIN AROUND:"
Hahahah love it
These songs are eternal.
I counted 4 wows and one wooooaaaah in the first bit of the song. Spot on! A masterpiece, and great video as well thanks Doug.
Good one, Doug. Its Vinnie App'-i-see. Its very cool you enjoyed this, there is a huge library of Ronnie James songs that are uplifting (with a twist, usually). Ronnie was very much an advocate for thinking for yourself & believing in yourself.🤘🏼
....also, the title track lyrics: " if you listen to fools, the mob rules!" Yeah, thats pretty relevant today, isn't it?
And the weird thing is, his brother Carmine Appice pronounces it in a completely different way (I've forgotten how exactly).
@@wardka Vinnie explains how to pronounce his surname here czcams.com/video/Q8BFhw_XtAU/video.html
my favorite Sabbath`s album with Dio is Dehumanizer. Dio is insane there
With you 100%.
@3:55 "Do not adjust your sets, ladies and gentlemen... The power of Black Sabbath and Ronnie James Dio is coming to you."
Doug I was in High school when this came out. I was a Dio fan from Rainbow and it jus Kicked ass Black sabbath and Dio together. heaven and hell and mob rules Tore it up to the max !
I love this guy the daily Doug the way he describes everything from a professional standpoint but still enjoys just The Melodies In The Experience you get from listening to it is amazing
I think Ronnie's greatest and most under rated vocal performance is on Over and Over on the Mob Rules album.
The heaviest riff known to mankind.....The Sign Of The Southern Cross.
In the Southern Hemisphere it was the guiding stars for sailors Sail Away