Track Listing

1. Turn Up The Night
2. Voodoo
3. Sign Of The Southern Cross
4. E5150
5. Mob Rules
6. Country Girl
7. Slippin' Away
8. Falling Off The Edge Of The World
9. Over And Over

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151536 in Music
• Released on: 1996-01-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered

CD Description
Black Sabbath had put itself back on track both musically and commercially with the 1980 album HEAVEN AND HELL, as the addition of new vocalist Ronnie James Dio was the shot in the arm Sabbath needed. A follow-up was released one year later, MOB RULES, which follows in the same mega-decibel approach as its predecessor. While it is still a vast improvement over Sabbath's final two albums with Ozzy Osbourne (1976's TECHNICAL ECSTASY and 1978's NEVER SAY DIE), it doesn't exactly match the inspired performances and top compositions featured on HEAVEN AND HELL.
The opening track, "Turn Up the Night", kicks off the album with a jolt of electricity, whileother hard rocking highlights include the mid-paced "Voodoo" and the raging title track--the latter would be featured on the soundtrack to the cult animated movie, HEAVY METAL. Another standout was the near eight-minute epic "The Sign of the Southern Cross", which starts as a gentle acoustic composition, before transforming into a classic slice of plodding Sabbath metal. Although Dio had been a major factor in returning Sabbath back from the dead, he would leave the group under less than amicable circumstances after the release of the 1982 live album LIVE EVIL.

Customer Reviews

Dwarf Nebula!
Continuing pretty much where Heaven and Hell left off, Mob Rules is wider in scope than its predecessor, has less to prove, and even sees the return of the classic Sabbath curveball (E5150 being this album's Planet Caravan). Turn up the Night is as intense and brutal as Neon Knights; The Sign of the Southern Cross and Falling off the Edge of the World are from the same loud-quiet-loud school as Die Young, Children of the Sea and Heaven and Hell. Ultimately, this album is marginally less satisfying than its predecessor, but still towers over everything any of its perpetrators have done since.

The Mob Rules
A great Album, ignore those Ozzy freaks who dont think Sabs can rock without the prince of darkness himself.

Great stuff go for it!

Sab Rules!
Along with the Ozzy Osbourne fronted 'Never Say Die', this album with Ronnie James Dio at the helm is severely over-looked.Personally I think this is more rounded and sharper than previous Sabbath/Dio effort 'Heaven and Hell'.Opener 'Turn Up The Night' is the flamboyant kick ass cousin of 'Symptom Of The Universe', 'Sign Of The Southern Cross' is classic Doom Metal, 'Counrty Girl' is a hook laden gem, 'Falling Off The Edge Of The World' is arguably the albums finest moment with Dio in storming form and Iommi at his very,very best, closer 'Over & Over' is mesmirising, slow & heavy.However, the album does contain some unspectacular (if solid) tracks, 'Voodoo' and 'Slipping Away' (Sabbath attempt Leppelin!?) dont quite rival the other songs here.The production is brilliant and Vinnie Appice's drumming is top notch.Out of all the many Sabbath albums I find 'Mob Rules' and 'Never Say Die' their most experimental and enduring work and I return to them more than any other.A great album and fantastically performed.