Random metal related thoughts

[Bürggermeister]

Ray Gillen. He left shortly before the release was due so The Cat came in and copied him note for note.

No way. So who is better?

For me, the Gillen version shades it, but I always had a lot of time for Badlands, the lad had an amazing voice. The Martin version is class but there are still a few bits of Gillen in there which weren't cut out of the final version.

[jobrok1]

Ray Gillen. He left shortly before the release was due so The Cat came in and copied him note for note.

No way. So who is better?

Martin gets my vote. But I had been listening to him sing those songs since my teens. Didn't even know about Ray Gillan till decades later.

I kind of thought I knew all of the main points of 80s Sabbath member roller coaster absurdity. Then this comes along.

Yeah!
The post-Dio years weren't too kind to Iommi.
Martin was on the shortlist previously but Gillan got the gig. But he jumped ship before the release to start Badlands. Took Eric Singer with him, too. But his final drum parts were in the bag so made it onto the album.
Gillan's vocals were solid too. Not sure if he hadn't finished or Iommi just wanted the same singer for the albums touring cycle, so got Martin in last minute.

It was all meant to be, in my opinion. Cause we got Cozy Powell joining the mix soon after and then Headless Cross and Tyr. Two of my favourite Sabs albums.

Even though Martin came back after Dehumanizer, I read in an interview with him that he was even brought in to demo some of those albums tracks when Dio was wavering during the recordings.
He has a tape of it, but knows they'll never be made public.

[The Heretic]

Bands really do need to stop giving the middle finger in publicity photos, their Mums wont approve