I really love the way you bring your show to us , I could watch you all day, love the reviews,, all of it, great Sabbath show, I'm gonna buy it.

I’ve got my copy haven’t had a chance to listen to it yet, but all versions of Black Sabbath are my favorites, I’ve always thought that Tony Martin was one of Black Sabbath’s best singers along with Ozzy & Dio of coarse. I know it’s gonna be awesome!!

Sometimes I feel guilty about the small collection of DCs I have, but I watch these videos and it goes away.

The CDs should have been put in jewel cases and included the original sleeve artwork and lyrics.

Excellent recap on the bands history...

It's a great box set but it could have been even much better. 😎👍 Tony Martin era is my favorite so I'm really glad for this release but it should have included "The Eternal Idol", "Cross Purposes Live" and dvd/blu-ray with music videos, live concerts etc. also some demos, live songs and other extra stuff. 🤘 😎🤘 Still thrilled about this box set and enjoying it. 🔥🔥🔥

Thanks for the review 🎉as a result I just purchased this box set 😊 and also purchased the Alcatraz box set that you bought to my attention 🎉….sincerely appreciate it ❤

I actually don't have any of the Tony Martin albums. Will definitely get this. Nice review. Have a good weekend 💿🎶

Tony Martin Era is awesome

This box set looks so fucking cool, I ordered my copy somewhere in March but still haven't got it. Hopefully I don't have to wait too long. It would be cool if Cross Purposes Live will be released or the outtakes and unreleased stuff as well. Tony Martin is such an underrated singer, he needs way more credits.

I have been appreciating the Forbidden album more now with this new remix, it sounds so much better now and the songs are actually pretty good, Tony Martin's era was amazing

Loved Sabbath for many years, but I guess like many folk, these albums passed me by. BUT, wow, some amazing tracks with crushing Iommi riffs!!! Very happy with my new box set 🤘. And Tony Martin has some set of pipes!

Excellent review and history lesson. Thank you for you detailed review .Black Sabbath is my all time favorite band of all time for over 40 years now but i never really got into Tony Martin. I think it is time to give it another chance thanks again.

Great review. I love the Tony Martin era of Sabbath and am so glad to see these amazing albums getting some love all these years later. Too bad the fans didn’t appreciate them when they were first released.

I’m new to your channel but I LOVE it! I’ve been binging your videos at Sound Exchange they’re my favourites. Adam

Love Martin era ,.box set is very cool and i joy a lot

As a streamer this is the 1st time I'm listening to the albums. Cross Purposes is the best (so far). Kinda perfect actually. Tony sounds a bit like RJD. Actually a lot.I was going to give Forbidden a miss but after watching this video it's back in the queue. Rock on.

Great video- I brought headless cross and TYR on vinyl off a market stall quite cheap - when I got them home they were a bit warped so I put them in my vinyl shelves to flatten - fast forward 9(!)years and I dug them out following Phil Aston’s review - they are now perfectly flat and I was surprised how good they are as albums - I’d urge all sabbath fans who might have ignored these albums to give them a go - and your music room looking very good now ❤

I just ordered mine yesterday.Great review.

Looking forward to receiving my copy.

Pretty good video, never watched you before but your clear, concise and interesting....

Thanks for this informative unboxing. Really happy that they remixed Forbidden and can’t wait to hear it! Happy the Martin years are getting some love.

Brilliant review

Great review and historical Info. about a band that I have loved since I was in high school ('70-'74) and have followed ever since. It is great to see that the material from their "unpopular" era(s) is being appreciated and recognized. I also was curious about the title( no mention of Tony Martin's name) . I do have the original versions, but I am curious if they are going to release the "Forbidden" remix as a single disc ???

Back in the day, I was amazed at the Tony Martin era Sabbath. I know my peers did not like it because of Ozzy and Dio. I was more opened minded. Martin was a great singer and the band was moving forward. "Forbidden" is under rated. I still listen to all five Martin era discs. Black Sabbath is one of those rare bands that has never put out a really terrible album.

I think the new remixed albums sound so much better and as a long time Black Sabbath fan I think looking back over history it is clear to me that Tony Martin is the best singer the band ever had because of his voice and range he is the only one who could sing any song on all 19 albums.

I've finally ordered the CD set this evening. So excited!! ✌🤘😍

Got mine today. Love it! The Forbidden remix is incredible. Cozy would be proud.

Thanks for the history Brendon, I really enjoyed that.

Mine is coming from Amazon today. I can’t wait!!!

I think we all know that Sharon Osborne owns 50% of Black Sabbath because we know that Ozzy can’t take a crap without Sharon‘s permission

The new mix of Forbidden is immense! It sounds absolutely amazing! I loved the original but the new Tony Iommi mix is 🔥

Got mine yesterday and its exceptional

Great video dear, thanks!

Great review.

Hi, from 🇧🇷! Great box!

Phil Aston did a great interview of Tony Martin on his "Now Spinning" channel that might answer some of your questions. Cool interview to check out. Cheers.

Tony Martin is my favourite Sabbath singer, his recent solo album is exceptional.

Tony Martin era is my fave. Really the only era i listen to.

Wow you learn something new everyday. I never knew Rob Halford sang with Black Sabbath, I wonder if there's any bootlegs. Looks like a good box set, thanks for the video.

Great job breaking down the late 80s-90s band history which is such a confusing and convoluted period! Quite frankly, I've always thought of it as a something other than "Black Sabbath" because it was! A bunch of Iommi solo albums with a somewhat steady vocalist. At any rate I'm happy to finally discover this period thanks to the box and there is indeed some very good quality music here. I am disappointed though, that there are no lyrics in the CD set.

Need to get this box set, looks and sounds amazing based on what I’ve heard on Apple Music!

Black Sabbath is my favorite catholic rock band 🤘✝️🦇

Great video. Sadly Headless Cross is faulty on Apple Music, there had been some inquiries already. They might look into that, Type O Negative ran into similar problems. 7 out of 9 songs just cut off after 2-3 minutes. The title track is already removed, I guess next week it'll be properly fixed. The boxset is sold out everywhere online and especially local stores but Tony Martin already confirmed that it's not a limited edition and they never anticipated the demands. I always wanted these albums but even 9 years ago Headless Cross was at least $24. Also in Europe the box set is almost twice the price than in North America... But that's often been the case. I'm just glad these three wonderful albums (and Forbidden, which is okay to below average - sounds great, but at least half of the songs don't move me) are available.

nice to meet you~Brendon~ beautifful ,later! ;))

Just got my copy today.

Of all Super-deluxe edition of Black Sabbath-albums I think Volume 4 and Technical Ecstacy was the best because of all outtakes and live-material, hardback book and everything. Then Sabotage got a great concert, and Live Evil was a missed opportunity (they could have done something like "No sleep 'til Hammersmith" or "Strangers in the night" instead with many concerts collected).

I generally agree that there should be a box that covers all the releases after Heaven and Hell, but the Dehumanizer CD is in the "Rules of Hell " box set so we are covered there. Cross Purposes Live is not included , at least from what i gather, because Sharon has the rights to the Ozzy era songs preformed on that record, and Born Again is going to be remastered separately. Hopefully this one gets the multi-CD treatment that some of the other records got. I'm overall disappointed that there is no treasure trove of unreleased material, but i will be getting this for the remasters. Especially Forbidden. Sheesh! 😂 great video!

Doesn’t make sense that there are no lyrics in the cd version, yet they are included in the vinyl box.

We need some demos of David danato ( later formed white tiger with mark St. John ex kiss member ) danato was set to be the lead singer of Black Sabbath look for a issue of Karang magazine for the danato promo shots and interviews with the band and he did some limited demo work with Black Sabbath hopefully one day we will get this on a box set the demo tracks danato did with the band ( now passed away and forgotten) but a great vocalist check out the white tiger LP debut the only LP they made -- Anthony ( queens New York City )

I don't have any of the Tony Martin releases - so I'm going to go out an pick this one up. I haven't been able to find any of the originals for a decent price.

Solid box set on vinyl and CD; only negatives are that the book is soft and not hard bound an no Japanese tracks for vinyl customers, lastly no reproduced liner notes / inner sleeves for CD customers. Still I like many didn't have the Martin albums because they were extremely hard to find even the smaller marketed labels that got the rights to the albums. All in all though 5/5 for me the negatives are nothing to me , I am vinyl guy and getting these on Vinyl is great. Vinyl sounds awesome , liner notes are reproduced so that you can properly read them and lastly you do get the poly sleeves and not just paper sleeves to protect the vinyl as well. Forbidden finally sounds properly finished, TYR probably didn't need a remastering but it always sounded as it should and Cross Purposes is solid sounding as well and one of my favorite Martin era albums. Martin Box Album Rankings for ME - 1- Headless Cross 2- Cross Purposes 3- TYR 4- Forbidden Forbidden is still the weakest album of the four here however guitars & drums have returned w/ Iommi taking the helm at the mixing table. At last it sounds like a Sabbath album very similar to 13 in guitar tone. As far as Idol not being included I am fine with that it has already had a repressing's & cd re-releases previously in select markets. These above are the true Martin era albums and I picked them up and you should to. They definitely will grow on you quickly when you sit down and listen to them.

Mine Is on the way. 😊

I just listened to the new mix of forbidden and it sounds like the guitar parts were re-recorded by Tony iommi. If he didn’t do that, then he had to have used different takes of his guitar and the drums to put together a new mix. If that’s the case, it’s a different recording of the album. I could be wrong, but I think it’s a much needed improvement in the production and it feels like a new album.

Don't know if you have already seen tony Martin's interview with Phil aston..Tony Martin explained why cross purposes live is not on here ..he also explains he has a lot of unreleased tracks that they couldn't put on here because of rights to the black sabbath name which tony dont have...sharon and ozzy have the rights to the name...so they cant release new or unreleased material under the sabbath name.he explains all of this...the three bonus tracks on this format have always been available in one format or another....anyway check out phil aston interview with tony Martin....keep up the good work Brendon

the martin era is a must. for all the hate that 'forbidden' received, i still prefer the original version to the remixed one because the keyboards make the title track so much more alive.

Hopefully we will get some releases from the sound board like other bands have done

I have to correct you on something here. The Tony Martin era was never supposed to be reissued back then, Tony Iommi never promised it. I got to interview Tony Martin, he told me that Sharon Osborne never saw him as an official member of Black Sabbath, she was the reason why his era never got reissued, at least until now. There is proof in that statement, especially as Ray Gillen's recording's of the Eternal Idol got a reissue, Tony Martin's didn't. If that isn't politics then I don't know what is.

Brendon, any thoughts on if/when they might simply sell each of the individual remastered albums as stand alone CDs in jewel cases?

Hand down ,HEADLESS CROSS ,ITS REFRESHING TO HEAR IT WITH TODAYS TECHNOLOGY, TONY MARTIN DESERVES MORE ACKNOWLEDEMENT. THANKS T IOMMI..

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I'd love it but how much will Tony get from these sales? I don't want to finance Sharon.

That's because Eternal Idol is owned by Warner Bros and they put a deluxe remaster of that out about 10 years ago so it's available

They should have remixed headless cross also it would sound a lot better

Far too dear in Ireland - 151 USD to buy in a shop and 121 USD to buy from Amazon with shipping Only interested in Headless Cross, hopefully will be released on its own in due course

One CD missing! Everyone says it covers the Tony Martin years! No, Eternal Idol is missing! But I love ya man, greetings from Germany!

I got the vynil box set. I'm happy with it, I started liking this version about 10 years ago. Been a fan ever since. I hate they left out eternal idol. Tony Iommi tried to change the name of the band but, management said no.

I think that they do soft-back books more often now (Hawkwind, Bob Dylan etc.) but the price is still high, and it makes me a bit disapointed. When you pay like a 100 euro/dollar/pounds I expect not to get just some CDs and a soft backbook. That feels cheap... And greedy... Anyway, good job with your channel! 🙂

I've tried really hard to get into these albums, but honestly I can't for the life of me figure out why so many seem to suddenly be liking any of these. But, I'm glad they now at least sound a bit better for all who appreciate them.

I wanted to make sure I understood you. When you line these up with the paranoid, vol4, sabatage etc box sets they are all the same dimensions? I was looking at taking the plunge but the sabbath paranoid cd box set is through the roof expensive. Do you know why?

If I had to give my opinion I think under the band name Heaven and Hell: The Devil you Know is still black sabbath even if the name is different and I feel as though that album is Black Sabbath’s heaviest album

For Tony Martin completists check out The Giuntini Project II.

Seven star in my opinion should be reissued as Tony Iommi solo album as it was originally intended

My personal favorite Black Sabbath singer is Ozzy!!

Ok, here's my opinion on why there isn't any demos, live material, etc. Simply because the Martin era was the least accepted. Perhaps the BMG/Rhino weren't willing to go all out. Think of the set as a way to test the waters. If it does well enough, they may be willing to re-release with more extras. Considering I have heard they may release Cross Purposes Live if this does well, that may be the case. Right now, they just wanted to get the albums back out. My initial impression of the Forbidden remix is that the drums, bass, and guitars sound better. I think they went too far, though. Stripping out the keyboards, using alternate takes, etc was completely unnecessary.

60 $ in the u.s in Europe 120 eur for the vinil 90 for the cd

I really like the remastering/remixing they did on them but noway i am paying regular CD prices on crappy carboard sleeves.

The eternal idol is not because it's on a different label and it's a license issue according to tony Martin plus he said eternal idol has already been re issued a few years back...that's what he explained the other day on Phil Aston now spinning magazine channel

On this new box set with Tony Martin Ozzy Osbourne is making 50% of all sales of that boxer since he's 50% owner of the name he's making a lot of money

I'm happy with this set. All the comments on why is this and that not in it are obvious when common sense is initiated.

Those 3 aongs are not unreleased. They were Japanese bonus tracks so that’s why they can be included. The Osbournes won’t let any unreleased stuff out.

My understanding is cross-purposes live album is not owned by IRS records but is owned by Emi records

I wish they would of made it just a little more tight so it doesn’t just fall out lol 😂

I think I'll pass as I have all the, Martin Era albums on cassette and cd already. I saw the un-boxing and I was disappointed with the cheap cardboard sleeves.

The only way they can put out that other material would be under a different name

Cross Purposes Live not included in my opinion. The release includes Martin singing Ozzy and Dio era songs. With Ozzy (Sharon) owning 50 percent of Sabbath would more than likely never let something be released under the Black Sabbath name with someone else singing Ozzy songs.

My friend got the vinyl version and it doesn't have the bonus tracks.

How much is this in the US? Its £99 here in UK, that’s £50 too much in my opinion

Those ‘96 Castle remastered cds aren’t the best sounding Brendon. Much prefer the original first issued CDs. There is a 1990 Japan cd for ‘Born Again’ that sounds great.

I think the IRS label is completely out of business

Here in England this costs £95 which for me is grossly overpriced for a 4 cd boxset. I am a fan of the Tony Martin era but I won't be buying this boxset unless it comes down in price later on.

Cd box dont lyrics booklet ... Lp box dont bonus tracks... wrong

THIS CD AND ANOTHER CD ETERNAL IDOL DELUXE EDITION WILL BE HOPEFULLY HERE BY FRIDAY 😮.. VOLUME 4, SABOTAGE TECHNICAL ECSTASY DELUXE EDITIONS F'n ROCK AND IT IS NOT JUST BLACK SABBATH AC⚡DC ALL OF THE BETWEENZ Z•Z TOP DELUXE EDITIONS WELL WROTH HAVING Weed Me

0:59 Unfortunately the box is not come to my doorstep or postbox because there are delivering problems by the wholesale or how it's called in english. No online record shop or physically record shop in the Netherlands can deliver the box. And I preorder it weeks ago very disappointing 😞

Where is the Cross Purposes Live Album?

"Dominai"?

Sorry, I should watch videos to the end before commenting! Thats to you!

The set you unboxed isn't $60....more like $160 on Amazon. The set with just the CDs is about $60

It's in Latin - DominEE

Sharon pulling the strings and ruining everything.