Black Sabbath – The Eternal Idol – 1987 I do not like this new vocalist. Tony Martin sounds like a cross between Rob Halford and David Coverdale, incorporating the worst of both singers. Maybe he’ll grow on me. I dunno. The opening track, The Shining is certainly the most epic Continue Reading
Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Dio – Dream Evil
Dio – Dream Evil – 1987 At this point I have to say: Whatever metal has transformed into, it’s not pretty, it’s not fun, it’s kind of boring. It’s the same thing over and over and over again. No wonder it was killed so easily by, well, musicians who wrote Continue Reading
Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Whitesnake – Whitesnake
Whitesnake – Whitesnake – 1987 This is it for this part of the Listening Post. By this I mean that this corollary, this offshoot branch of the Purple Sabbath saga is ending here. There are many more Whitesnake records but my intention was never to follow them to their conclusion, Continue Reading
Listening Post: Purple Sabbath – Deep Purple – The House of Blue Light
Deep Purple – The House of Blue Light – 1987 Workmanlike, at best, this second record by the Mark II version of Deep Purple is actually my favorite of their post “Smoke on the Water” records. It’s no Fireball and it’s definitely no Machine Head but the band is in Continue Reading