Mob Rules
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- This article is about the Black Sabbath album Mob Rules. For the German Power Metal band, see Mob Rules (band).
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| Studio album by Black Sabbath | ||
| Released | November, 1981 | |
| Recorded | 1980 | |
| Genre | Heavy metal | |
| Length | 40:25 | |
| Label | Warner Brothers | |
| Producer(s) | Martin Birch | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Black Sabbath chronology | ||
| Heaven and Hell (1980) |
Mob Rules (1981) |
Live Evil (1982) |
Mob Rules is Black Sabbath's tenth studio album, released in 1981 following the success of Heaven and Hell. The title track appeared in the animated motion picture Heavy Metal. The lyrical themes are dark, notably on tracks such as Sign of the Southern Cross and Falling off the Edge of the World. It is the first album to feature Vinny Appice on drums, who replaced original member Bill Ward. This led to Ozzy Osbourne bitterly dubbing the line-up "Geezer and the three Wops".
It is rumoured that the cover art for this album contains a heavily-disguised message that reads "KILL OZZY," a reference to former Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, with whom then Sabbath were beginning a longstanding feud. It is apparently located toward the bottom of the picture, on the ground, written in a dark, crimson colour. However, the message is barely legible, and it is widely believed that the purported text is coincidental. link
The Live Evil album was recorded on the Mob Rules tour.
[edit] Track listing
- "Turn Up the Night" – 3:42
- "Voodoo" – 4:32
- "The Sign of the Southern Cross" – 7:46
- "E5150" – 2:54
- "The Mob Rules" – 3:14
- "Country Girl" – 4:02
- "Slipping Away" – 3:45
- "Falling Off the Edge of the World" – 5:02
- "Over and Over" – 5:28
All songs written by Geezer Butler, Ronnie James Dio and Tony Iommi All lyrics written by Ronnie James Dio
[edit] Credits
- Ronnie James Dio - vocals
- Tony Iommi - guitar
- Geezer Butler - bass guitar
- Vinny Appice - drums
with
- Geoff Nicholls - keyboards
| Black Sabbath |
| Ozzy Osbourne | Tony Iommi | Geezer Butler | Bill Ward |
| Dave Walker | Ronnie James Dio | Vinny Appice | Ian Gillan | Bev Bevan | David Donato | Glenn Hughes | Dave Spitz | Eric Singer | Ray Gillen | Tony Martin | Bob Daisley | Jo Burt | Terry Chimes | Laurence Cottle | Cozy Powell | Neil Murray | Bobby Rondinelli | Mike Bordin | Geoff Nicholls |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Black Sabbath | Paranoid | Master of Reality | Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | Sabotage | Technical Ecstasy | Never Say Die! | Heaven and Hell | Mob Rules | Born Again | Seventh Star | The Eternal Idol | Headless Cross | Tyr | Dehumanizer | Cross Purposes | Forbidden |
| Live albums: Live Evil | Cross Purposes Live | Reunion | Past Lives |
| Compilations: We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll | Under Wheels of Confusion | The Sabbath Stones | Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978 | Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) | Greatest Hits 1970-1978 |
