Back in 2005 I wrote:
Heaven and Hell is an album I bought upon release and really enjoyed due to the high energy and Dio’s always great vocal approach. Not much has changed my opinion, and the title track still rules.
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My rating hasn't changed much in those 43 years either. As I've stated recently on Technical Ecstasy this is where Black Sabbath realized they were part of the burgeoning metal movement. The prior two albums proved they weren't quite sure where they fit in the music world, even though they could be considered the inventors of the style - or least the band that popularized it. The reality is Sabbath came out of the UK blues boom (with some leftover psychedelia) and the distortion was due to Iommi's hand injury more than anything else. The best inventions are usually accidents. Buffalo Wings anyone? Or Sticky Notes... Anyway with tracks like 'Die Young' and 'Neon Knights' it's pretty clear the Sabs were ready to amp up the speed as well as the heaviness. Arguably their last truly great album.
Ownership: LP: 1980 Warner Bros. Single sleeve with great artwork. Purchased from a local store here in the Springs (2020) for less than online rates (still not cheap though). This was the usual PPR story - dumped the LP for the CD and back again.
1980; 2005; 2006; 1/31/23 (LP 4.4); 3/29/23 (new entry)
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