Another vote for Sign Of The Southern Cross.

Please do Stargazer when Dio was with Rainbow who have another of great songs

Dio is the GOAT

From this album, the song Children of the Sea. One of my all time favorite Sabbath songs including the early stuff. Iommi KILLS it on that song.

recorded end of 79-early 80, released April of 80. Dio had spent a few years with Rainbow so he was pretty well known in the day. I was 16 when this came out and have been hooked on DIO every since. His solo career and concert tours are legendary. Check out live from the spectrum in 1984 or 1986, you'll see what I mean. 5'-2" giant. I never heard it on the radio.

At the time with Dio, Ozzy was pushed out of the band beforehand. The drummer, Bill Ward, decided to leave halfway through their tour, so he was replaced by Vince Appice. I think Dio had the perfect voice, and Ozzy was a great showman, but his voice does work for Sabbath. Dio's songs with Sabbath were mostly darker and slower-paced. If you want to hear more of Dio, try the song Kill The King by Rainbow, a faster-paced song that I think Coach may enjoy. Also, the song many people say is the best is Stargazer, also by Rainbow.

No comparison. Ozzy can't hold dio's jock strap.....Dio rules all !!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

All Black Sabbath's albums were great. Heaven And Hell, The Mob Rules, Dehumanizer, You must listen to them, and later you'll change your minds. Beside, don't forget to their albums when they change the band's name to "Heaven And Hell" and they produce Two albums "The Dio Years" with three new songs, and the full album "The Devil You Know".

Neon Nights, was another radio ready song from this album...You'll love it.

I think Tony's best playing was with Ronnie. Heaven and Hell, Mob Rules, and some select songs from Dehumanizer and The Devil You Know are filled with some of Tony's best riffs and solos.

Do believe this was 1980. Ronnie James Dio did two albums with Sabbath before going out on his own with DIO. He came back in to Sabbath later on, then went back on his own and ended with Heaven and Hell which was essentially Black Sabbath before he unfortunately passed away. Ronnie had been doing music since way back in the 50's as a Doo Wop band believe it or not. This was and still is played on rock stations. Some of DIO's most popular songs are Holy Diver, Rainbow in the Dark, Last in Line and We Rock. Don't Talk to Strangers is my fav. Before Black Sabbath he sang in Richie Blackmores Rainbow. Ronnie had the best metal vocals ever.

And Dio is known as 'The Godfather of Metal'. And introduced the metal horns.

Imagine what WE went through in 1980 when we first heard this. It was quite a shock, but I loved it on first listen in 80. This was far better than the last 2 Black Sabbath albums (Technical Ecstasy, Never Say Die were to me, stinkers) I was blown away by this album, the song writing, the performances, and RJD.(RIP) Besides it's only one song you've heard from RJDs stint in Black Sabbath. Try Sign Of The Southern Cross from the Mob Rules album. A heavier guitar you'll never hear. Fun reaction.

This is not serialized metal. This is the beginning of modern metal. 1980 , kick ass song

hi Coach! Another good reaction, as usual. I have a suggestion for you, another Black Sabbath song with Dio singing. It's called The Sign of the Southern Cross. To me, it has the sound of old school Sabbath but without Ozzy's voice. A very good song, in my opinion, one I think you will enjoy.

Dio was simply one of the greatest vocalists/singers period, whether that's in metal or not. You really should go listen to more of his work in Sabbath, his work with Rainbow and his solo material. Such a huge loss to the rock metal world.

Another big difference between Ozzy and Dio Sabbath is Geezer Butler’s and Dio’s lyric writing

"Neon Knights " from this recording is in my top 5 metal songs of alll time.🤘

To me, I just see it as Sabbath got a new singer & excelled into even greater heights. To my ears.

As primarily a bass guitarist steeped in classic rock and metal, I’ve played this song live in bars and clubs so many times. The song always got a positive reaction.

I was shooting pool in a buddies basement one afternoon and he started playing an album. I didn't know what it was and I wasn't really paying attention. After the third song I finally had to ask him who this band was. Sort of sounded like Black Sabbath but it really had me confused. I was loving it. Went down to the record store and bought it on the way home.

Dio tiny guy (5'4", 1.67m), 10 foot voice. He was amazing, started recording in a band called Elf way before this.

Rainbow is where Ronnie James Dio did his best work in songs like Stargazer.

Dio is the G.O.A.T🤘🤘🤘🤘

DIO WAS GOD! you are listening to the greatest metal singer ever❤

Dio is the GOAT he was back with Black Sabbath just before he died only Ozzy wouldn’t let them use the name so they went by the name of Heaven and Hell and it was a great album.

"This is more mellow..." Dio: "Hold my beer."

As many have mentioned, you have to do "Sign of the Southern Cross".

Don't give up on the old stuff, you still have to hear "Hand of Doom", and "Warning", "Children of the Grave", and "Lord of This World", etc.

Another great Black Sabbath song with Dio as lead singer is Children of the Sea.

Some of what you hear is Martin Birch producing this album. That’s where the polish comes from

You don't get the harp at the end of a song titled 'HEAVEN AND HELL'?!

If you ever watched the animated movie 'Heavy Metal' then you may be familiar with the song 'The Mob Rules'.. another Black Sabbath song with Dio at the helm.

Grew up on Ozzy, Dio, Black Sabbath in high school. Still have those t shirts

Children of the Sea is a great song from this album. I enjoy your reactions. Keep up the good work.

Ozzy needed help which he got from his wife-to-be and the group was reenergized by Dio. Win-win for us all in the long run

Black Sabbath without Ozzy is still Black Sabbath mainly because of Tony Iommi. Iommi is the father of heavy metal and Black Sabbath and without him, there wouldn't be metal, Ozzy or Sabbath.

Keep in mind it doesn't 'sound 80s' just because it was made in the 80s. it's one the first metal albums that does 'sound 80s,' released in the first year of the decade.

Hey guys. You should check out Dio when he was in Rainbow. Many great songs to pick from. Check out Stargazer and you'll hear why Ronnie is considered one of the best singers.

Dio is actually a god father of the genre having a career that predates the beatles in 1958. Rob halford and bruce dickinson have both gone on record saying that dio was their inspiration and their "rock god"

Answering your question about Ozzy? He was let go by other members of Black Sabbath. Because he had serious addictions affecting the band. Ozzy went on his solo career starting out with his "brother", late great guitarist, Randy Rhoads. Dio was with another band prior joining Black Sabbath, Band was Rainbow with Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple fame. RJD started out in late 1950's singing Doo-Wop music in groups. Then mid to late 60's, Ronnie James Dio joined Elf then Electric Elf or Elves. Ritchie Blackmore, guitarist/founder of Deep Purple put DP on break (disbanded). He founded Rainbow. Dio joined Rainbow until he went to Back Sabbath. Then he went to solo career until his untimely death in 2010.

I saw them on this tour, this particular song went on for ages. And it was magnificent. The last track on the album is something else. Not much Dio but lots of Tony (Lonely Is The Word).

this was released april 1980 and yes it was on the radio, 15 year old me went to the concert and had the t-shirt. definitely not ozzy i didn't learn to appreciate ozzy till much later in life. it was a way for sabbath to survive the change in music people were into partying not into heavy rock

The reason for the difference in sound is the change in songwriting style. Ozzy's melodies were based on singing the riffs Toni Iommi would play on guitar. Given that Iommi was/is the GOAT of riff-writing and that Ozzy's voice was so distinct that he could sing with it while still being clear and distinguishable, this was a great recipe for success. However, it does make the sound a bit harsher and more compressed. By contrast, Dio's melodies were sung on chords, which allowed more musical room for the guitar and bass to breathe, leading to a more classically beautiful sound (which is where I think y'all are getting the feelings of sanitized or mellow from). There's no wrong answer as to which version one prefers; it all comes down to personal preference. I was very much an Ozzy-era guy when I was younger, but the more I listened to the Dio-era stuff, the more it grew on me to the point where I prefer the Dio-lineup now. It's all great though; no such thing as bad Black Sabbath, IMO.

Yeah, this was a complete reinvention. This was the first Sabbath album I heard, so for me, I prefer this stuff. Ozzy is a character singer (that's not a bad thing), but Dio is a proper singer.

As great a vocalist as he was, I don't really associate his sound with Black Sabbath. Usually, Blackmore's Rainbow comes to mind first. He did introduce the malocchio during the Sabbath era which endured and transcended all the way to Dreamcatcher's Scream.

Dio is the singer and frontman standard bearer of Rock/Metal. His own stuff is awesome too. “Rainbow In the Dark” is one that you might have heard. His music with Richie Blackmore and Rainbow is great. There are some Dio ballads that are amazing. “Rainbow Eyes”, “Catch the Rainbow”, are two great ones.

Ian gillan from deep puple was lead singer for awhile after dio

I remember that once Dio said (asked about Ozzy and their bad relationship) "i will start respecting him, when he finally will learn to sing as good as i can". Loved how sassy he was when it came to ozz 😂 Dio def wins with his singing, his abilities and stage performance, but Ozzy is legacy of Black Sabbath (even though i prefer Dio era much more)

i was in school when this came out, and yes it was played on some radio stations. those were what we used to call "album rock" radio stations. back then, if you wanted to hear hard rock or metal, those were the only stations that played it -- but it was usually part of a programming format that included southern rock, progressive, some punk / new wave, etc. it was only in a few big cities where there was enough of a market to support an all hard rock / metal station --- and a lot of those stations went under, or changed to other formats, by the end of the 1980's

RJD Far superior to Ozzie Osborne.

Ozzy was a druggie/alcoholic before this time, and became controlled by the daughter of a notorious manager/record producer of the 70s. Having seen him solo in the 80s i thought he was an embarrassment by 85, and never seen him again after

El mejor vocalista de todos los tiempos Reaccionen a sus canciones en vivo saludos

Ozzy was fired. There were a lot of forces behind that including his out of control addictions, dysfunctions, Sharon's father Don Arden wanting to push him out, and the band themselves not wanting to work with him anymore. You mention this song is more "mellow". I assure you if you would bother to listen to more than just one song during the Dio era of Sabbath, you would find they had very hard rocking songs with him. I'd dare to say that the Dehumanizer album they did with Dio in 1992 was one of the heaviest since Ozzy's departure.

Ozzy is Not Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi is and always will be Black Sabbath. Ozzy was fired for being constantly drunk and on drugs

Чтобы оценить всю мощь голоса Дио и то, каким он был фронтменом , надо смотреть живые выступления

One of my favorite Sabbath songs

That was another way of saying pick up your cross

Rest in Peace R.J.D. The Greatest Singer in Metal Bar none we love Ozzy too! Although Ozzy was more for his nuttiness. Also Ozzy was fired thanks.

OK...i was there when they changed singers...saw Dio 2 tines...out of the hundreds of shows i was at, Dio stands on top...the KING OF ALL SINGERS hands down...don't know to add..........

You've got to see the live version.

Not to diminish Ozzy at all because I've always loved Black Sabbath but Dio is the absolute king of the stage.

This version of Sabbath spawned a lot of the euro-metal styles. This came out in 1980. They became a lot structured with Ronnie on vocals. By this album the acid finally wore off.This is my favorite Sabbath line up all day. I think it was win win for Sabbath and Ozzy. Ozzy had a great solo band and put out a few amazing- albums and Sabbath's carer would be revised with one of the greatest metal singers ever.

Of courses it's got and 80's sound. It was from 1980.

Ending is part of the original song.

You can only trust yourself and the 1st 10 Sabbath albums.

I love Ozzy, but Dio is the GOAT of heavy metal & this is the best Sabbath album.

Went on a 6month drinking bender in a hotel until Sharon found him and saved him

Recorded at the Begees house.

Listen to Stargazer (Rainbow) and you'll understand the talent of Jame Ronnie Dio. Put it in now and I'd listen to it over and over.

This is from my favourite BS album (very different to Ozzy era which I don't like and more like Rainbow where dio came from). Also love the Tony Martin era which is very different again - Headless Cross album especially good.

I am a Dio fan all the way. Ozzy is great but I really like him better when he left Black Sabbath and went solo. I know I know that is sacrilege for a lot of people. Everyone has the right to love the music that moves them. Great video. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I don't know how one can appreciate the excellent hard rock that it is using earphones,even if they are good earphones

Dio went through the whole " BAN IT!" He's a devil worshipper or satanic panic along with everyone else who happened to be singing about various religions and faiths and philosiphy's and yes the medevil mandolin your hearing at the end was a aprt of the original. No in the begining it did NOT get a lot of radio play.It's not mellow it sounds like OPERA which Dio's voice is perfect for. Ozzy's voice is rough and UNTRAINED Dio has has training. That's the polished sound your getting. DIO could do OPERA, without a microphone and while he may not be able to fill modern style stadiums with his voice, old style OPERA theaters you could still hear him at the back of the house without one. Ozzy ( while I love him too ) could not do that and sound pitch perfect. BOTH were good in their own right it just hit different and arguably the subject matter is slightly different which will change the tone.

Ozzy was done. He left the band twice during the recording of the previous two albums, then pretty much mailed it in. Sabbath would have died had they not made the change. Getting kicked out was the best thing that could have happened to Ozzy. His solo career was/is immense. If it matters, Iommi has stated he could do things musically with Dio that was impossible with Ozzy.

For me when it comest to Dio, i found that his music became better as i slowly went back in time over the years. I Started listening to Dio somewear between 2010 and 2012, and at that time i mostly listen to the 80's and some of the 90's material. Some years later i discovered that before the 80's he also was the vocalist in a band called Rainbow and as i listened to that band, i found that i enjoyed some of the songs more then the 80's material. Where I am at now is a band called ELF, Which i started listening to last year. And at the moment my favouritte album that i've ever heard with Dio Is: Trying to burn the sun, by ELF which was released in 1975

Hello! I think that Dio was at his best in Rainbow. Their tandem with Ritchie Blackmore (one of the founders and leading guitarist of Deep Purple) was a unique one - Blackmore's music and Dio's lyrics just found each other. If you want to hear Dio at his height, I highly recommend you to listen and react to Mistreated (Live in Munich 1977) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abiZfa6mvtzdYKc.html You won't regret. It's a Deep Purple song, but Dio sings it differently and extremely beautifully.

Yes, this production is different from their outputs with Ozzy. A bit more polished. I think it's good that this differ a lot from their earlier stuff. Dio is a very technical singer, always sounding great. Ozzy are more bluesy, and original in his tone. It helps digesting the different styles if you think of the two lineups as different bands. Both great in their own way.

Sabbath has had many great singers, it's called evolution. Anything with Tony Iommi on lead is Sabbath!

The story was Ozzy was drinking so much the band had no choice but to replace him in 1979, and When Sharon Osbourne became his manager she worked hard at getting him sober enough to function and do his solo album he has had back slides here and there but he has been able to perform for the most part without canceling shows or missing weeks in the studio. Have you heard Ozzy sing Black Sabbath "Changes" ? That is the song that to me showed Ozzy's voice the best.

Ozzy was kicked out of Black Sabbath due to his out of control Cocane dependency and Dio was kicked out of Rainbow for not wanting to become a total sell out

After you explore Dio sabbath next comes Tony Martin sabbath another great singer

It was played on the radio a little bit but radio has never really played a lot of Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath's great versatility was due to the lead guitarist Tony Iommi's creative genius. He is also the one who hired the other band members. Ian Gillan from Deep Purple followed Dio and then the criminally underrated Tony Martin, and they all were great. Ozzy was fired for not pulling his weight due to excessive drug use. I suggest When Death Calls from the Tony Martin era. Also, Symptom of the Universe and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath from the Ozzy era are excellent. The Devil Cried from the Dio era is outstanding.

This song with Dio may sound to you as something from the 80's radio, partially because most singers in the 80's wanted to sound like Dio and not Ozzy. I hope you continue to explore Dio's importance and brilliance and many thanks for your content.

Ozzy was bats, drugs, and demons. Ronnie James Dio was a 20 sided dice of dungeons and dragons. Warlocks, Queens, and gold. Both fit well with Black Sabbath sound. We all know Ozzy but check out Dio, his solo career. Rainbow in the Dark, Last in Line, Holy Diver, Stand up and Shout.

For metal fans like me, this album with Dio in Sabbath was like a Christmas present, because shortly after Blizzard of Oz came out, and we essentially got two great bands that were arguably better than those who preceded them. Some of what you're calling polished is of course technical, but it is also a product of maturity in the musicians themselves, and an expression of what they wanted to be doing and produce. By this time, Sabbath could dictate its own sound, allowing the band to move in the creative direction they wanted to. This wasn't an air play album, but it did get out there in spits and spurts, and we heard it, and we bought it.

Im actually a little surpriced to hear that Dio didnt make and impression on you since he in my opinion at least is just that kind of singer that would make you go wow and in many peoples and also famous metal singers/artists he is the greatest metal singer of all time and has influenced many many singers. Black sabbath with Dio is a bit like a different band and i think they even intended to call it something different but the record company wanted the proven brandname. The dynamics certainly changed since Dio wrote all lyrics, before almost all lyrics were written by the bassplayer and Dio could also write music and had played bass for many years in bands before while also singing, Ozzy didnt write much in Sabbath, i think he did vocal melodies mainly.

"it's not Ozzy" No it is not... It's way better than Ozzy. And don't get me wrong... I love Ozzy.

LONG LIVE RJD \m/

70s Sabbath defines 70s metal, 80s Sabbath defines 80s metal.

Black Sabbath is not Black Sabbath without OZZY. Dio is good but Black Sabbath is OZZY!

Ozzy was not the lyricist in Sabbath (the song lyrics had been primarily written by Geezer Butler - the bassist). When Dio joined - after having left Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow - he took-on most all the lyric responsibilities during his tenure in Sabbath. There are 2 camps - Ozzy and Dio but Dio is by far the superior vocalist between the 2. Preferences related to style is another conversation to be had

Ozzy left because he was doing to many drugs.. Tony talked about it in an interview.. Tony got upset because Ozzy started going back stage during the guitar solos and wouldn't come back in time so it left the band stranded where they had to improvise until he came back... Fortunately Ozzy got his act together eventually... The other issue they had is the band was always trying to reinvent themselves and Ozzy wanted to just keep pumping out the original sound they started with... Eventually Tony agreed that Ozzy was probably right in that argument...

You mean Ozzie's voice is distinct to Black Sabbath but Ronnies voice is Quite distnct also. Yes different but it goes on and on and on... Also Ozzy has had a Stellar cereer. He has been kickin' Ass his whole musical life. R.I.P. Ronnie , Music can not ever forget you. The Passion was Real.

I actually really like Dios voice, especially on some of his solo-stuff and in Rainbow (a group he had with Ritchie Blackmore from Deep Purple), but Sabbath with Dio is just something else than Black Sabbath. To me Sabbath has always been with Ozzy, so I pretty much regard this as a different group (even though they share the name). Not worse or anything like that, just something completely different. It was fun watching your reaction!

Yes better technology, Dio voice

I agree it's different but to me equally great. There's Ozzy Black Sabbath and then Dio Black Sabbath. I'm 56 and my first concert was Black Sabbath when I was 14 with Dio singing. Ozzy was kicked out due to his behavior resulting from substance abuse. He was really bad at the time and they chose to move on with Dio. The Dio Era was great as well. Im a little partial to the Ozzy Era because I grew up on it. RIP Ronnie James Dio

Check out Dio's and Ozzy's solo work. It may be fun for the two of you to branch out and experience the direction of their careers. You'll enjoy the divergence. Songs from Dio I recommend are Holy diver, Last in Line, and Don't Talk to Strangers (Live). Others can recommend the best of Ozzy's catalog.

Great reaction checkout a young family band that recently did an update to this song which has gone viral the lead singer is a big Fan of Ronnie James Dio there version is a bit harder the band is Liliac