So, Which Sabbath Do You/Did You Prefer?

[WEHJR68]

I preferred the Dio era myself, not that the Ozzy era wasn't awesome too, of course. Fav songs?

Ozzy - Snowblind

Dio - Country Girl

 

[sam_in_cali]

Dio. Children of the Sea.

TBH, I’ve been listening to a lot of the Tony Martin-era albums lately. They are really good too.

 

[Murdog]

Both! I guess if I had to pick though, Ozzy.

 

[StratUp]

Ozzy. Gotta go original on this one.

 

[Gridlock]

I’ve seen both. I saw Van Halen (on their first album and tour) open for Black Sabbath. Both bands were great but I think VH was better that night.

I saw Dio with Black Sabbath years later and that was probably the better of the two Sabbath shows.

Still, both versions were great.

 

[StratoMutt]

I like the earlier stuff best.

Heaven and Hell was a fine LP.

 

[circles]

Whatever line up it was for Master Of Reality.

 

[Chmason85]

Dio easily, Neon Knights!

 

[stratnutz]

All of the line up changes of Sabbath are impressive
but I think the first 3 albums were the most classic

 

[Frank Roberts]

So, Which Sabbath Do You/Did You Prefer?​

How did you know I'm in a city full of Seventh Day Adventists?

 

[StratoMutt]

Whatever line up it was for Master Of Reality.

Original with Ozzy. Great LP.

 

[Beerevermore]

Ozzy all day every day! Can’t stand Dio. Never liked his voice. Too look at me I’m a metal singer.

 

[Butcher of Strats]

Ozzy for sure but post Sabbath Ozzy too.

 

[WhiteWabbit]

This is Black Sabbath!!

 

[davidKOS]

So, Which Sabbath Do You/Did You Prefer?​

How did you know I'm in a city full of Seventh Day Adventists?

I'll go with Sunday, but I'm Catholic.

My wife is Jewish, she went for Saturday.

I did have the first couple Ozzy version Black Sabbath records, though, as a young teen.

 

[Dadocaster]

Ozzy for mojo, Dio for pipes.

 

[crankmeister]

I heard a Dio song on the radio once a couple years ago. I thought it was one of the worst songs I ever heard. When I got home and looked it up, I learned that Dio was actually a big thing. But I thought it was terrible. I could describe why, but that’s not really necessary. Ozzy is Sabbath to me.

 

[Mouse]

I prefer the version with Iommi

If forced to choose I prefer the Ozzy era but damn if the Dio era didn’t breathe new life into that band; particularly after the dreck that was Technical Ecstasy. I’m happy to have both along with some of the post-Dio releases.

 

[TimJ]

I’d go for Ozzy.

Both are great in their own way, but I kind of prefer the doomy monolithic vibe of the original line-up.

For an Ozzy song, I’ll pick Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (very tempted by Supernaut too, but it’s a bit “happy”).

For Dio, it’s got to be Mob Rules.

I liked all of the original Ozzy albums, but agree that they did get a bit lost towards the end, and Dio was the kick up the backside they probably needed, even if (to my mind) they lost a little bit of what made them great in the first place with him on vox.

 

[Stratoman10]

I’ve seen both. I saw Van Halen (on their first album and tour) open for Black Sabbath. Both bands were great but I think VH was better that night.

I saw Dio with Black Sabbath years later and that was probably the better of the two Sabbath shows.

Still, both versions were great.

I saw that tour too. VH absolutely wiped the floor with BS. Kinda sad really. Sabbath was a train wreck at the time

But for the topic at hand I have to go Ozzy era Sabbath. The first four albums are freaking gold