Heaven And Hell | 
 enlarge | Artist: Black Sabbath
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Rating:  217 reviews
Sales Rank: 19429
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 075992337229
UPC: 075992337229
EAN: 0075992337229
ASIN: B000002KKS
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Neon Knights | | • | Children of the Sea | | • | Lady Evil | | • | Heaven and Hell | | • | Wishing Well | | • | Die Young - Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath | | • | Walk Away | | • | Lonely Is the Word |
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After kicking vocalist Ozzy Osbourne out of the band in 1978, Black Sabbath knew they would have to strike back with a powerful record if they were to retain their credibility. They recruited Elf vocalist Ronnie James Dio, whose melodramatic vibrato shuddered with menace, and in 1980, they released Heaven and Hell, their most potent offering since Master of Reality. Faster and more theatrical than Sabbath's earlier oeuvre, Heaven and Hell features the dynamic seven-minute title track, which builds from a lazy throb to a high-octane roar, and the dynamic "Die Young," which segues from an uptempo saunter to a flamboyant midsection strangely reminiscent of Queen. Although the album helped build Sabbath a younger, more enthusiastic fan base, Dio only remained with the band for one more studio album, after which Sabbath's star slowly began to fade. --Jon Wiederhorn
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Album - But Not Their Best November 25, 2008
Master of Taste (Los Angeles, CA)
I think that this album is solid. As much as I love Ozzy, Dio is damn good on this. You just have to think of this as a different band. Anyone who likes Sabbath should enjoy this album.
 Long Overdue Remaster October 31, 2008
RKL (Asheville, NC)
It's amusing that Warner Bros. has chosen to remaster the Black Sabbath/Dio titles first. That being said, this title was a good one but not spectacular. Aside from the well-known tracks, the others come off as
fair. Good performances to be sure and an impressive debut for Dio. The remastering however sounds like a straight-normalise-the-volume-levels job to me. There is plenty of bass but the high end is lacking. I was
hoping for some better overall clarity in the vocals. Personally, I always thought this was a muddy recording. I wonder if the U.K. remaster sounds any different. The booklet is average with liner notes/credits but no lyrics. And where are the bonus tracks? 8 tracks/40.12.
 Wonderful album that's remastered by Rhino .... October 27, 2008
bass boy (Arkansas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The remastering, to my ears, sounds very close to the 1998 Castle (and 2004 Sanctuary) import version. It sounds really good, but to me, it's not light years above the Castle/Sanctuary remastering job from 1998. If you have the Castle versions, I don't know if I would invest in the new remasters. They sound a lot alike, to my ears. Now I love Sabbath, and I'm not dissing on Rhino. It's just that the remastering sounds similar to the 98 remastering job. I've heard Live Evil and it is nice to have the whole 2-LP set on Rhnio's version now.
It's odd that some people claim that Bill Ward's drums were "buried" on the previous CD versions of "Heaven and Hell." They sure weren't on the Castle/Sanctuary remasters, and they aren't here. Ward's drums thump. I am so glad Ward played drums on this album, as he is my favorite Sabbath drummer. Appice is good, but Ward is the top Sab skin-hitter.
Heaven and Hell,The greatest classic of the decade. October 26, 2008
A. Acosta (Honolulu,Hawaii USA)
heaven and Hell,by Black sabbath is one great album that everybody should listen too.when you are high on anything,it will put you in a trance.I admit,this for sure.Greatest artist forever.WE SALUTE YOU BLACK SABBATH.five stars all the way too heaven and hell///////////////////
Anyone have an opinion on the remaster sound? October 16, 2008
Derek G. Sundstrom (San Diego)
I'm looking to buy this remaster with a release date of Oct. 7th 2008. Everyone seems to want to be Cameron Crowe in their reviews. Anyone want to give an opinion on the quality of the remaster? Unless you're 15 years old, the Dio/Sabbath albums are not new to you. The debate is decades old. Let it die. Is this a quality remaster? Is there anyone out there?
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