This album was not meant to be a BS album, just a Tommi Iommi album, but the label forced Iommi to have it under Black Sabbath banner. "BS featuring Tommi Iommi" says on the cover - it's ridiculous

Taking the album for what it offers and considering the things above, it's a really good album, Glenn Hughes performance was great. Seventh Seal is in my humble opinion miles better than the previous album (Born Again that featured Ian Gillan on vocals).

What you said is true, but that doesn't mean it's a good album either way. Quite mediocre. Everything after Mob Rules with the exception of Headless Cross, Cross Purposes and Dehumanizer has for the most part, sucked. A couple of alright songs here and there, but besides that, no.

Written by vezzy on 15.07.2010 at 19:35

What you said is true, but that doesn't mean it's a good album either way. Quite mediocre. Everything after Mob Rules with the exception of Headless Cross, Cross Purposes and Dehumanizer has for the most part, sucked. A couple of alright songs here and there, but besides that, no.

that just goes to show how much tastes differ. I think maybe if it didn't say Black sabbath on the cover, people would not have been so confused and would have received it differently and more positively.

This album is very underrated here I must say

Great album. Easily Sabbath's 3rd best.

Fuck, why is this rated so low? Pure hard rock/AOR goodness, and with an awesome vocalist.

Written by Yaniv on 11.01.2013 at 15:01

Well, actually as an album is not all bad but the name Black Sabbath is on it so that why the disappointment of not typical BS.

the record company put the name Black Sabbath on it without Tony's approval. Tony wanted it released just under his own name since it had and has nothing to do with Black Sabbath

The lamest thing is that it says "Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi"

Good album, some very good moments such as "Seventh Star", "No Stranger To Love", "Danger Zone" or "Turn To Stone". Very low rating, another Sabbath album way underrated just like Born Again

It is awesome, well it was like Tony Iommi feat BS , or his solo album so , actualy this was good, much better then Dio and specely Gillan(even I have nothing against both singers) but T martin's voice bring this album, smething it was maybe perfect for late 80's half long hair ''love story 80's fashion'' time, My fav song is ''No Strange To Love'' maybe because all knows Dio voice, Gillan, all was played at radio, TV, and so on but his vocals was more underground, c mon if he wont eb at BS he woulkd be like Blaze Bayley in Wolfsbane and Tom Owens in Winters Bane, nobody would know those singers, IMO BS name make T Martin famose, but still it dont change a fact this album is good, maybe keyboards made it some kind a awesome, BS need to risk at that time, they did , changed sound and it worked

Written by Bad English on 21.07.2013 at 20:06

but T martin's voice bring this album,

Tony Martin does not sing on this album. The vocalist here is Glenn Hughes.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 21.07.2013 at 20:37

Written by Bad English on 21.07.2013 at 20:06

but T martin's voice bring this album,

Tony Martin does not sing on this album. The vocalist here is Glenn Hughes.

shit my bad. but still I doesnt mean album is good, mo metter what vocalist, I enjoy it a lot

The album rules...is not bad at all...amazing vocals by Glen Hughes, Iommi's guitar killing like always.

I feel like this album is hella underrated

Written by [user id=126528] on 09.07.2015 at 05:41

I feel like this album is hella underrated

I agree , IMO all after Dio till dehuminzier era albums are underrated

I enjoy listening to this one every now and then. Solid songwriting at times and good vocals by Hughes. Danger Zone and Angry Heart are really catchy.

The bonus disc however is the real reason to listen to it. The Hammersmith Odeon material with Ray Gillen on vocals is pure gold, even if the sound is crap the way he belts out The Mob Rules and Die Young sends shivers down my spine. Nothing against Tony Martin but I would loved to have heard Ray Gillen on a couple of Sabbath records.

I find this one to be underappreciated, it deserved a better fate.

With only one original member participating in this album, and yet another new direction and sound, you can understand why so many critics considered this to be a flop, but to me It's far from being a bad album, there are some really good tracks on here, with the stands outs for me being "Danger Zone", "Angry Heart" and the title track.

It's also brimming with top quality riffs and amazing solo's. The sound, style, and songwriting may be far from their best work, but Iommi is on top form once again, showing his talented guitarwork, which is the highlight of this album for me.

Hughes wasn't exactly Dio, Gillan, Martin, or a frontman performer such as Ozzy, but he was still a very good vocalist, and did the job well.