Hot Takes on Sidechat | Ozzy wasn’t the best Black Sabbath vocalist, in part because his skill as a singer got way better during his solo work. Similarly, track for track and as a whole, 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭 is Sabbath’s best record.

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Ozzy wasn’t the best Black Sabbath vocalist, in part because his skill as a singer got way better during his solo work. Similarly, track for track and as a whole, 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘭 is Sabbath’s best record.

Anonymous 4w

HEAVEN AND HELL IS THEIR BEST ALBUM IVE BEEN SAYING THIS

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Anonymous 5w

Honestly I don’t think this should be a hot take. Ozzy himself even admitted in his book Last Rites that he became a better singer after he left. And I think you could make the case that Heaven and Hell is one of the best metal albums of all time, not just Sabbath’s best. It definitely helped that, unlike Ozzy, Ronnie was a writer so you get more depth and a wider range of lyrical styles.

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izzy_the_hamster 5w

It’s also when Tony started getting really experimental with his guitar. It’d come back later on with Seventh Star and The Eternal Idol, but it is absolutely fantastic on Heaven and Hell. Faster stuff sure, but also balada and some wicked pace changes. Not to mention Ronnie had a huge stage presence if you look at video from back then and, by the time he was kicked out, Ozzy was so strung out that he looked like a windup toy for a lot of their live shows.

Anonymous

#2 4w

like ozzy is iconic but if we’re looking at the music

Anonymous

#2 4w

Exactly! I love Ozzy and he’s absolutely an icon of metal, but good lord Ronnie’s voice was something else. For someone who never took a single vocal lesson to have that much raw power and talent is mind boggling. Absolutely ridiculous range too, with softer stuff like his early work or his tracks on Butterfly Ball. If you haven’t seen the Dreamers Never Die documentary from 2022 you absolutely should. Really well made from both a film and metal standpoint. It’s up on YouTube for free I believe.

Anonymous

#2 4w

Really glad that some of his really early stuff from the Red Caps/Prophets days is finally starting to make its way onto mainstream streaming platforms. One of my brags is that I did get to see him live with Heaven and Hell in 2009 when I was 7. Family friend had tickets but couldn’t go so my dad ended up taking me. Weird to think that it ended up being one of his last shows even though nobody knew it at the time.