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Premetto che adoro Ronnie James Dio, che è cantante dal grandissimo carisma nonchè un poeta fuori dal comune, e Antonino Iommi resta comunque uno dei più grandi chitarristi viventi, questa insulsa antologia altro non è che l'ennesimo pietoso tentativo di lucrare sul nome Black Sabbath, e ha fatto benissimo Bill Ward a dissociarsi da questa iniziativa. Fosse almeno stata fatta a regola d'arte, dico io! Sul valore di canzoni come l'epica Neon Knights, la fighissima Lady Evil, la mostruosa Heaven And Hell, la stupenda Die Young e la poeticissima Lonely Is The Word non si discute, costituiscono il meglio, la creme de la creme di quel capolavoro assoulto chiamato Heaven And Hell, uscito nel 1980 e che rappresenta uno dei capitoli più esaltanti della saga dei Sabs. I dolori cominciano subito dopo: Mob Rules è un gran bell'album, sicuramente sottovalutato, ma le 4 canzoni che sono state inserite in questo best di certo non invogliano a riprenderselo: ganzissima l'opener Turn In The Night, impreziosita da un riffone vagamente punk, molto bella anche Falling Off The Edge Of The World, trasposizione in musica di uno dei migliori testi del nosto folletto italo-americano, ma francamente Voodoo e The Mob Rules sono davvero fiacche e insulse, imperdonabile il fatto che siano state scelte a discapito di due capolavori come Country Girl e Over And Over, per non parlare di The Sign Of The Southern Cross!! La nostra brava raccolta contiene anche 3 canzoni estratte da Dehumanizer del 1992, un onestissimo disco heavy metal ma niente più, per il quale il nostro caro Iommi ha fatto l'imperdonabile stronzata di scaricare malamente Tony Martin, lo Sciamano del Sabba, il più grande cantante mai passato dalla corte del baffuto giutar hero. I pezzi in questione sono il singolo TV Crimes, molto orecchiabile ma che stufa in fretta, la gradevole ma banale I e la stupenda, intensa ed esoterica After All (The Dead) e Computer God, l'unico vero capolavoro del disco non è stato inserito, altro errore madornale che disincentiva dall'acquisto dell'album. Bellissima invece la perfetta esecuzione di Children Of The Sea dal tanto vituperato Live Evil del 1982, ma a mio avviso se volete un live davvero strepitoso dei Black Sabbath dovete puntare con decisione su Cross Purpouses Live. Davero brutti, noiosi e fiacchi i 3 inediti Ear In The Wall, The Devil Cried e Shadow Of The Wind, a livelli anche peggio di Forbidden.
In conclusione consiglio caldamente a RJD di raddrizzare la sua carriera solista, visto che dopo il visionario e stupendo Angry Machines del '96 non ha fatto altro che proporre dischi sempre più banali e involuti, e in quanto a Iommi sto ancora aspettando che faccia un nuovo album con Geezer Butler, Bill Ward e Tony Martin. In conclusione non comprate The Dio Years, neanche se siete fans sfegatati.
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01 Neon Knights (03:52)
Oh no, here it comes again
can't remember when we came so close to love before
Hold on, good things never last
nothing's in the past, it always seems to come again
again and again and again
Cry out to legions of the brave
time again to save us from the jackals of the street
Ride out, protectors of the realm
captain's at the helm, sail across the sea of lights
Circles and rings, dragons and kings
weaving a charm and a spell
Blessed by the night, holy and bright
called by the toll of the bell
Bloodied angels fast descending
moving on a never-bending light
phantom figures free forever
out of shadows, shining ever-bright
Neon Knights!
Neon Knights! all right!
Cry out to legions of the brave
time again to save us from the jackals of the street
Ride out, protectors of the realm
captain's at the helm, sail across the sea of lights
again and again, again and again and again
Neon Knights!
Neon Knights!
all right!
03 Heaven and Hell (06:58)
Sing me a song, you're a singer
Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil
The devil is never a maker
The less that you give, you're a taker
So it's on and on and on, it's heaven and hell
Oh well
The lover of life's not a sinner
The ending is just a beginner
The closer you get to the meaning
The sooner you'll know that you're dreaming
So it's on and on and on, oh it's on and on and on
It goes on and on and on, Heaven and Hell
I can tell
Fool, fool
Oh uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well if it seems to be real, it's illusion
For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life
Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer
And it's on and on, on and on and on and on and on and on and on
They say that life's a carousel
Spinning fast, you've got to ride it well
The world is full of kings and queens
Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams
It's heaven and hell, oh well
And they'll tell you black is really white
The moon is just the sun at night
And when you walk in golden halls
You get to keep the gold that falls
It's heaven and hell, oh no
Fool, fool
You've got to bleed for the dancer
Fool, fool
Look for the answer
Fool, fool, fool
05 Lonely Is the Word (05:51)
It's a long way to nowhere
And I'm leaving very soon
On the way we pass so close
To the back side of the moon
Hey join the traveler if you got nowhere to go
Hang your head and take my hand
It's the only road I know
Oh! Lonely is the word, yeah yeah yeah!
I've been higher than stardust
I've been seen upon the sun
I used to count in millions then
But now I only count in one
Come on, join the traveler
If you got nowhere to go
Hang your head and take my hand
It's the only road I know
Yeah, Lonely is the word
Got to be the saddest song I ever heard
Yeah, Lonely is the name
06 The Mob Rules (03:15)
Close the city and tell the people that something's coming to call
Death and darkness are rushing forward to take a bite from the wall, oh
You've nothing to say
They're breaking away
If you listen to fools...
The Mob Rules
The Mob Rules
Kill the spirit and you'll be blinded, the end is always the same
Play with fire, you burn your fingers and lose your hold of the flame, oh
It's over, it's done
The end is begun
If you listen to fools...
The Mob Rules
You've nothing to say
Oh, They're breaking away
If you listen to fools...
Break the circle and stop the movement, the wheel is thrown to the ground
Just remember it might start rolling and take you right back around
You're all fools!
The Mob Rules!
07 Turn Up the Night (03:42)
A rumble of thunder, I'm suddenly under your spell
No rhyme or reason, or time of the season, but oh well
The darkened deliver, I shake and I shiver down your soul
You know what to cover, I think for another it's a story told
So get a good hold, yeah
Regiment fooled you, you thought that you knew who you are
A simple equation, that's the relation, but that's gone too far
A time of suspicion, a special condition that we all know
So let it all go!
Turn up the night!
Turn up the night!
Turn up the night, it feels so right!
Nighttime sorrow, taken like a pain
Black will not become a white, it's all the same
Evil lurks in twilight, dances in the dark
Makes you need the movement, like a fire needs a spark to burn!
A rumble of thunder, I'm suddenly under your spell
No rhyme or reason, or time of the season, but oh well
The darkened deliver, I shake and I shiver down your soul
So get a good hold, yeah
Turn up the night!
Turn up the night!
Turn up the night, it feels so right!
Turn up the night!
Turn up the night!
If it feels right
Turn off the light!
Turn up the night!
08 Voodoo (04:34)
Say you don't know me, you'll burn
You can refuse, but you'll lose, it's by me
Say you don't want me, you'll learn
Nothin' you do will be new, 'cause I'm through
Call me a liar, you knew
You were a fool, but that's cool, it's all right
Call me the Devil, it's true
Some can't accept but I crept inside you
So if a stranger calls you
Don't let him whisper his name
'Cause it's Voodoo, oh!
Fade into shadow, you'll burn
Your fortune is free, I can see it's no good
Never look back, never turn
It's a question of time 'till your mine and you learn
So if a stranger sees you
Don't look in his eyes
'Cause he's Voodoo!
Say you don't know me, you'll burn
You can refuse, but you'll lose, it's by me
Say you don't want me, you'll learn
Nothin' you do will be new, 'cause I'm through
Voodoo!
Bring me your children, they'll burn!
Never look back, never turn!
Cry me a river, you'll learn Voodoo!!
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